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Why the GOP turns me away from voting McCain.
I don't write often these days and I write even less often about politics. With the current political climate I feel it is necessary to tell everyone why I like John McCain but hate the GOP. McCain is an amazing guy, he willingly went to an unpopular war , he has been in the senate for 26 years, and yes he was a Maverick.
The things that bother me most about him is that he has gone away from his old ways. Starting in 2004 and culminating this year. His former glory of being an old school conservative is over. He now panders to the neocon's more than ever. I don't blame him for this, McCain realizes that if he wants to win he has to pander. Even this didn't turn me off to the man completely.
He picks a VP choice that was neocon to the core and more than that has less experience than the man whom he claimed did not have the experience to lead. Again just another pander to his base. As a side note I think it is worth pointing out that Reagan had only 8 years in elected office before becoming president, Bush 6 and Clinton 14. Both the presidential candidate on the Dem side and Vp choice on the Repub side would not be the most inexperienced president we ever had. Although Palin is pushing those limits.
What has the GOP done to turn me away from their ticket? Lies, Damn Lies and Slander. That is the easiest way to say it. They have run an incredibly dirty campaign filled with dubious claims and an undeniable tendency to try and make a mountain out of a molehill. The most recent example is the frankly stupid claim that Obama was referring to Palin, in using the often used and famous saying, "Put lipstick on a pig and it is still a pig." The GOP wants me to believe that Palin now has a monopoly on the word "lipstick" and any mention of the word is an automatic reference to her. It is ridiculous. They also want us to believe that Palin killed the bridge to no where. Again, the GOP insults our intelligence by treating us like lost children who don't know how to critically examine claims. Facts is the problem that the GOP has Facts.
There is still 2 months till the election, there is still time for the GOP to raise our discourse above the lowest levels and to put it in a place where we can have a clear and honest dialog. Alternatively there is still time for the DNC to jump in the mud with the GOP, although Obama has a long way to go and alot of mud to rake.
Posted at 10:48AM Sep 12, 2008 by Dan Benjamin Smart in General | Comments[4]
Aside from the spelling errors (dialogue, not dialog), you must have encountered through your obvious minimal research the numerous DNC websites that just as dirty, if not dirtier, than anything the RNC has done.
It's ridiculous and disingenuous to assert that the RNC is some kind of evil monster who indiscriminately smears.
The fact is that politics is a dirt business. No amount of sanctimonious "you're a meanie" whining will make it less so.
Posted by Matt Hittle on September 12, 2008 at 05:03 PM CDT #
Actually both spelling of Dialog/Dialogue are correct. The first is just less used, but that is besides the point. By the way it may be hard to find the second as it is usually offered at the end of the definition as an alternative.
Your analysis of my comments are simplistic. I do not think RNC is some evil monster, also I do not mean to seem to pretend that the DNC doesn't throw any mud. Not to mention I am not giving any amount of "You're a meanie" whining. It has nothing to do with being mean. It has everything to do with lying to the American people. Lying for personal gain is immoral. Nothing more needs to be said.
Even if the DNC is as misleading as the RNC, which I doubt, it still doesn't detract from the fact that it is immoral to lie to people for personal gain. What people need not do is tow the party line and buy the bull. Even if it won't change politics it makes us all better people when we point out B.S. where it exists.
Posted by Daniel Smart on September 12, 2008 at 09:08 PM CDT #
I just wrote a long, detailed comment, but it was marked as spam because it was over 1000 characters. Lame. I will retype it tomorrow.
Posted by Matt Hittle on September 13, 2008 at 01:50 AM CDT #
Actually one of the reasons I use Dialog instead of Dialogue damn Youtube and your insufferable 500 word count. I look forward to your comment.
Posted by Daniel Smart on September 13, 2008 at 02:20 AM CDT #