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Primary fever
It turns out that I have election fever. I have slowly de-evolved to the point where, in my off time, I am almost exclusively watching politics.
On Saturday I watched the debates on ABC. All four hours of them. Then on Sunday I sat down for the Republican forum on Fox. As a matter of fact, I think I've only missed one televised debate so far this season. I watch CNN, Fox, MSNBC and CSPAN. You'd think I had a relative in the race. It's exciting. The more you listen, the more you realize exactly how big an impact the nominee has on your life. My DH and I have already agreed on sandwiches for dinner tonight so we can watch the New Hampshire primary results. Anyone else out there have the fever? 50 comments from 13 users
posted by
Joty
on Jan 10, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Why, thank you weebles! LOL!! I think $90.00 was the highest I ever paid for a haircut. I actually just heard of his pricey hairdo and read or heard that he promised not to do it again. :o) madkow, if you're nuts, you're in good company!!! posted by
weebles
on Jan 10, 2008 at 02:03 PM
I think Edwards continuing to campaign after his wife's illness would bother me if I hadn't seen so many of the speeches and talks she's given since her was diagnosed. She is truly an amazing woman and has repeatedly supported her husband. If you've never seen her in action, check her out...The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights At the BlogHer Convention And as for the $300 hair cut...well, I suppose I have to come clean. I've had a $250 hair cut on a couple of occasions, and being focused on that is just what I was talking about earlier. Folks have been told that his hair cut should be an issue so that they don't pay attention to what he has to say. JMHO. And joty, should you ever decide to apply for Queen of the World, you can list me as a character reference. posted by
Starbucks1
on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:51 PM
madkow, I thinks thats the cleverest thing you have ever posted,,,:) I like it!
posted by
madkow2747
on Jan 10, 2008 at 12:25 PM
You know, Joty, that's a better way to put it. I couldn't quite put my finger on why I dislike Edwards so much, but I think you got it exactly. I don't respect him, at all. (And he isn't pretty, haha!! He looks like a schmuk!) As much as I dislike what Obama says, I do have some respect for him as a person (from what I know of him). Respect for Hillary? A little, but not a lot. I respect the fact that she's a damn smart woman and she has done quite a bit with her life. I don't so much care who gets in this November because I think the country will be fine regardless. I'm a big believer in the pendulum effect. Lately I've been developing this "bar theory" to figure out what I think of politicians. If I met Edwards in a bar, I'd pay my bill and leave without even finishing my drink. If I met Bush, I'd kick my feet up, tell some dirty jokes, and sneak away when I got bored. If I met Bill Clinton, I'd hang out drinking martinis, and give him a fake phone number when I leave. If I met McCain, I'd let him down a few beers, listen to a few war stories, then sneak away. If I met Obama, I'd listen to him tell some funny stories, but if he started on politics, I'd excuse myself to the little girls room and sneak out the back. I can't figure out Hillary, I think because I can't see her hanging out at a bar. OK, I think I really am going nuts if I actually think about people this way... Joty- go be queen so I don't have to think!! posted by
Joty
on Jan 10, 2008 at 08:58 AM
I'm so tired of the f**king media. I hope they all like the taste of crow... Hillary is beat up and accused of acting like a man, then she gets beat up and accused of acting like a woman. But she got the last laugh in NH didn't she? I lost all respect for Edwards when he chose to continue his campaign when his wife became ill. Oh yeah, and his $300.00 haircut, lol. madkow, he is a pretty boy...does that work for him or against him? I'm telling you guys, I should be Queen of the World!!! posted by
Starbucks1
on Jan 10, 2008 at 08:03 AM
I can't vote for someone who I feel lacks integrity and who cannot unite this country, Hillary is too polarizing a figure, over half the country will not vote for her. she is a divider, and we don't need that, also, news flash, Kerry is supporting Obama, ouch, that's gotta hurt, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/...
posted by
Sparks
on Jan 10, 2008 at 07:23 AM
I have to vote on the issues that are important to me, national health care, the war in Iraq, our national debt, budget, and the over powering bigotry coming from the Republican side. I have no choice but to vote for a Democrat because of these issues. And, if the truth be known, Hillary is bringing Bill with her, and he can get us back into the black, he has gotten out of the red before. Hillary has always wanted health care for everyone.. meaning mostly the middle class who are the only ones actually suffering today. I don't care about baggage, I want the issues I care about dealt with. Therefore Hillary is the best choice I can make since my boy Edwards doesn't stand a chance.
posted by
Starbucks1
on Jan 10, 2008 at 06:48 AM
Vader, I'll try to break it down for you, I am in agreement with all the other people here who don't like Hillary for all the reasons they listed, such as weebles said, I don't like just two families in power for so long, and other people said, I don't trust her, I think shes fake and a liar. but , I also believe all the Facts written about her in many books and the many people who have been around her for years who tell what she is really like, not the warm caring person they are trying to create in the media now. Hillary claims she is running on her experience and her record, well, part of that record is alot of corruption. it's part of her, and if people are in denial of that, then they are only lying to themselves. I choose to believe the truth.so, lets give somebody else a chance at the White house and see how they do.
posted by
gube
on Jan 9, 2008 at 04:51 PM
Madkow thanks for answering my question. Bad vibes and act like a creep is something that i understand, A while back i and a co worker was having a discussion about Bush. I told him that when Bush would smile and hold up his thumb as he squinted at the TV camera i felt that Bush was lieing. My Friend was surprised because he thought when Bush did all that smiling and squinting stuff that Bush was being sincere lol. It's funny how two people can sometimes see two different things.
posted by
madkow2747
on Jan 9, 2008 at 04:32 PM
Gube- they just look and act like creeps :) I don't know, bad vibes, a general sense of hypocrisy and untrustworthiness, something along those lines. Plus I really don't like what either has to say. And I hate that everyone says that Edwards is handsome because I think he's hideous (ooh, low blow!). The only thing I think is interesting about McCain is his military record.When I watch news on TV I usually watch either BBC, CNN, or some French news program (it has subtitles!). As I mentioned in a previous post, I am sometimes forced to watch FOX News, and I cringe then entire time unless it's Cavuto, who I don't mind listening to. I read from LiveScience sometimes too. I like health news a lot for some reason. Kinda weird. Vader- I was an HComm in college too :) posted by
Vader
on Jan 9, 2008 at 04:04 PM
I'm here for a discussion Weebles, unfortunatly an anti-Hillary poster is incapable of discussing anything substantial. I get my information by various sources. Television news sources (MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, ABC, CBS), newspapers, VALID websites, radio (NPR, KFI), Friends, Family, Books, Magazines, (Time, Newsweek, Rollingstone). Worked for a number of LA radio stations. Makes a living on Marketing and Media research. Plus I went to college, studied Communication. Studied how the Media Machine gathers and distributes information. Who owns different media outlets. Studied the art of persusion, debate, propadanda, marketing and rhetoric. Also took coarses in Polictical Science and Religious studies so I could develope my own opinions and make sense of all of the messages we receive on a daily basis.
posted by
Vader
on Jan 9, 2008 at 03:52 PM
I'll address the corruption that was posted by someone else and you cut and pasted Starbucks. What was listed has NOTHING to do with Hillary Clinton's candidacy for president. What you listed has to do with BILL CLINTONS administration. Who are individuals and businesses associated with the Clinton Machine? What are the crimes they plead guilty to? Who fled the country and pleaded the 5th amendment? And to what charges were they being indicted of? Did Hillary plead guilty to anything on this list? No. What does Al Gore’s fundraising or Clinton/Gore fundraising have to do with Hillary Clinton? None of this is substantial information that indicates that Hillary Clinton can not be a good candidate for president. posted by
gube
on Jan 9, 2008 at 03:49 PM
Madkow why do you despise McCain and Edwards?
posted by
weebles
on Jan 9, 2008 at 03:43 PM
O.K., folks, separate corners. I'm looking for discussions, not fights :o)Sounds like a few of you follow politics pretty regularly. Where do you get your news? I've mentioned a few of mine; MSNBC, Fox, CNN, CSPAN. I also read a bunch of web sites, like the BBC News site and OneWorld.net to get more of a global perspective on our process. Where do you find the facts that form your opinion? posted by
Starbucks1
on Jan 9, 2008 at 03:39 PM
Sure I will Joty, with people who are not in denial of facts, why should I waste my time with them? address all the corruption I listed already, then I will respond,,,,
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