mccain

I was going to make a “that one” joke, but I’ve heard quite a few good ones that were much better than what I had in mind. And I don’t know if I want to make light of the disregard displayed (all that dis-ing!) publicly toward one Presidential candidate from another. I’m not naive enough to believe that Obama likes McCain any more than John likes Barack. But he does a better job of hiding it, at least in public when the man’s standing/sitting right there. And people call him elitist!  Standing while Obama was talking was minorly disrespectful.  But on the other hand, I don’t  know.  I’m not making fun of him, but that stool looked uncomfortable for Senator McCain to maintain a posture in.  I don’t think I would have been comfortable in that chair, having short legs also.  Maybe his legs hurt, and he needed to stand a bit.  Like I said, I don’t know.  But pacing while Obama was talking at the end –  I mean, geez.  Even “elitists” like Obama don’t do that.  Not so openly.  That kind of “I’m right, and you just don’t understand” posturing stands in contrast to the “maverick” reaching across the aisle they both brag a lot about.

I guess she doesn’t have one? Among the many questions she dodged last night, this was the most artless. Avoiding questions you don’t want to answer might make for a “good” debater. But after as many as she did, it sounded like she was overly-coached, ignorant, evasive or just plain rude. When asked what her Achilles Heal was, she listed her…strengths. Which leads me to ask: Sarah Palin, do you know what “Achilles Heel” means? After some of the things that came out of her mouth, I think she might not really understand the concept. Among many others.

It confuses me.  Are people really fooled by this stuff? Sarah Palin is not a good speaker.  I’m sorry.  I know; not everyone can be Obama.  But she sounds like Louise on that “Family Guy” episode where she got elected by saying, “Nine eleven,” a lot.  I found myself thankful last week, when McCain announced his choice.  But people in the crowd seemed to be eating that shit up. Ah, ahem, all those ugly white people. Giuliani, your glasses don’t fit, sir.  And that you would call out Obama for “changing his mind” when he’s running against frikkin McCain is laughable, and it only makes you look funny.  But people still ate that shit up.  What is wrong with people? Cindy McCain, lime frikkin green is out this year, hon.  And every year.  You’re not a synchronized swimmer, hon.  Geez.

Everything is so close in the poles but so different in standing that it seems like, no matter what side you’re on and who you think is right, about half of our country is either crazy or stupid.  (I can’t help but think that way when I see people cheer for some of the drivel that they cheer for.)

Or, if you’re watching from the middle or the outside, everyone is crazy or stupid.  Which I somehow find a much more attractive and comforting alternative.

Now we’re all distracted by Sarah Palin and her drama.  Few people are talking about his…flaws right now.  Maybe he’s smarter than we think?

I am honestly trying to not so negative about McCain.  Really.  There is so much that Obama has going for him that it’s not as “necessary” as when we had Lurch running against Stupid Monkey Face last time.  At least, that’s how I feel now.  (Remind I said that in the fall.)

But McCain does a lot of crazy stuff that people ignore because he’s a war hero, because he has “experience,” because he’s a Republican, because he’s old/from another era. While I don’t think too much bashing will accomplish anything, it’s important to realize what the hell this guy really stands for and to understand some of the other-worldly things he’s said and done. Mobtown Shank does a cool comic series on some of these wacky McCain-isms which you should check out.

Grist reported [via General Carlessness] how Johnny M.C. wants to kill the train in America.  Never mind that flying is becoming and bigger and bigger pain in the ass.  Nevermind how expensive taking your own car is.  Never mind how big our frikkin country is.  (And we should definitely not consider the environment!)  Let’s cripple the train, rather than developing it.  Good idea.

Another reason to vote for Obama.

Is Hillary Clinton a crone? Beats me, but I don’t think I could do the “party-line” thing and vote for her. I don’t. I think she would be a terrible President. Yes, I said it. She seems like a pretty mean person to me. Unless, of course, she has always hidden her identity and is, in fact, a cuddly sensation. Now she goes so far in trying to smear the image of the man who’s beating her pant-suited butt that she actually makes fun of him for being a better speaker than she is. This is freshman locker room crap, and I imagine she would do worse to John McCain and prove very bad things about the Democratic party.

And let’s not forget that she was only a Senator for a few years longer than Obama, and the whole Whitehouse experience? Yeah, she didn’t do that, Remember? That was the other Clinton. My wife thinks that claiming credit for something your husband did is very “un-feminist.” I don’t know. I think it’s just lying.

There are some ridiculous things being said about a lot of issues and events this time around, like always. Someone very close to me said he would never vote for Obama because “he says the war was a bad idea, and that dishonors the troops.” I mean no offense, and as I love the guy that said this, but what? Is denying the truth a good way to honor brave people who died? Or making things up after the fact to make the war seem like a good idea to save some people’s careers and the Republican party? I said of someone else we know that she only voted for Hillary because she is a woman (behind her back, of course, because I can be as mean of someone losing a primary — no he di-int). My wife said, “At least she’s voting Democrat.” I don’t care if she’s a Democrat. Voting for your party is something illiterate hicks can do. If she is the best we can do as a party, then, hell, I think I’ll find another party.

Please no hatemail if you are a supporter. I mean, don’t go all Hillary on me.