Comments on: Palin’s Speech

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:18:25 +0000

Shit, and I even *knew* that. I have problems with homonyms. I’m always using the wrong whole. Ba-dum-pah.

By: libhomo

libhomo — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:00:29 +0000

Your instincts are good. She is a homophobic religious extremist and a bloodthirsty warmonger.

By: FI

FI — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:51:22 +0000

Thanks. Never imagined wikipedia would actually have a phrase… and so i didn’t check.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:20:42 +0000

It must be “hear” since one also encounters “Oyez, oyez.”

By: Tin Man

Tin Man — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:48:39 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hear_hear

By: FI

FI — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:01:04 +0000

Can I ask a grammar question that I’m too lazy to Google at the moment? Is it “hear, hear” or “here, here”? I’ve seen the latter twice in the last 24 hours, but I always thought it was the former.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:34:57 +0000

Actually, come to think of it, the Republicans might have a better chance if they keep Palin and replace McCain.

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:33:47 +0000

Yeah…we’ll see. It’s obvious, though, that she was an electoral choice, not a governing choice, and the initial response to Palin in the polls shows a stampede of independents toward Obama. McCain announced he raised $7 million after picking her — and today Obama announced he got $8 million after her speech. I don’t think a reinvigorated evangelical vote will be enough to help McCain; let’s not forget that the war in Iraq is deeply, deeply unpopular — a majority of Americans think it was a mistake even to go in the first place — and McCain is its biggest cheerleader. I’m not saying we should underestimate Palin; she may well be the new Bill Clinton: plainspoken, appealing, hockey-mom next door, full of passion and charisma. She is talented. But let’s not overestimate her appeal, either.

Anyway, it’s all about the numbers. It would be a crazy, suicidal move to throw her overboard now, but if her selection continues to alienate moderates (and there are Republicans and Libertarians out there who accept evolution and want us out of Iraq and aren’t afraid of the homosexual menace) and McCain’s numbers continue to slide…well, I’m not sure we wouldn’t see her graciously bow out citing family needs. I suppose it also depends on what happens with her corruption probe; if she gets indicted in Alaska…?

And, here, here, to Daniel — when she mocked community organizers, my blood boiled.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:44:44 +0000

It’s simple. She is a frightening and loathesome person.

The major Democratic speeches contained criticism of Bush and McCain, but not the nastiness she let loose with.

Plus, she completely dissed and devalued community organizers everywhere.

The woman is slime.

By: homer

homer — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:31:25 +0000

What could Palin’s bio film be about? Her accomplishments are a joke.