Comments on: Obama wins Maine, McCain snuggles up to Bush and Rove http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Mercurial Georgia http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-490009 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:20:30 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-490009 Oh ew. Bring back Kerry/Edwards! Oh ew. Bring back Kerry/Edwards!

]]> by: deep6 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489924 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:42:17 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489924 The last politician to take the high ground was John Kerry circa '03-'04 and look where that got him. Hitting below the belt is survival politics and I wouldn't expect anything less of any politician who's serious about becoming president. Presidents have to be able to sleep at night knowing they've just given the green light to bomb the shit out of major areas in the world, with likely civilian casualties. Like any one of these people is going to give a second thought to a little dirty campaigning. The last politician to take the high ground was John Kerry circa ‘03-’04 and look where that got him. Hitting below the belt is survival politics and I wouldn’t expect anything less of any politician who’s serious about becoming president. Presidents have to be able to sleep at night knowing they’ve just given the green light to bomb the shit out of major areas in the world, with likely civilian casualties. Like any one of these people is going to give a second thought to a little dirty campaigning.

]]> by: Peter, High Sea Lord of the Order of the Golden Rubber Duck http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489915 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:27:23 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489915 The intriguing question to me is whether McCain will take Rove's advice against <i>Huckabee</i>. I can easily see the machine seeing that that is the necessary and obvious first step, especially while the Democratic nomination is in flux, But that would really blow up in their faces (I guess, I've pretty much given up on figuring out how the rank and file Republican will jump). Then again, if you can convince people that torture is patriotism and John McCain is a traitor, you can convince them of just about anything. The intriguing question to me is whether McCain will take Rove’s advice against Huckabee.

I can easily see the machine seeing that that is the necessary and obvious first step, especially while the Democratic nomination is in flux, But that would really blow up in their faces (I guess, I’ve pretty much given up on figuring out how the rank and file Republican will jump).

Then again, if you can convince people that torture is patriotism and John McCain is a traitor, you can convince them of just about anything.

]]> by: PinkyLeftBrain http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489882 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:12:41 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489882 Poor John McCain. He's so desperate to win that he will do ANYTHING to do it. I wouldn't be surprised if he starts getting all racist and 'bubba' in the near future. Making a racist comment might buy him some bitch slapping by the left but it would go far for the 'religious' right 'values voters' who need someone to be in the groove with their hatred and fear. McCain is about to take advice from the most evil genius of political rat-fucking that has ever walked the earth. Rove is to good for a bullet, he's so loathsome, disgusting, vile, hideous and nasty that he is probably the only person that CAN get McCain elected. But John should watch out for a 'Rove blowback' which could actually happen this year. The sheep in the 'religious right' aren't quite as up on things as the left but they realize that they've been swindled and taken for granted by Bush/Rove and might not be so easy to land on the stern of the scow McCain as John thinks. (And I sincerely hope.) But hey, John will do anything to win and obviously Karl's black bag of tricks meets with his approval or he wouldn't be considering it. "Like what Bush has done to America and the world? Vote for McCain." Just think of the further wreckage that John McCain can bring to the world. Say, he doesn't believe in the '<a href="http://www.mockpaperscissors.com/?p=6722" rel="nofollow">rapture</a>', does he? Poor John McCain. He’s so desperate to win that he will do ANYTHING to do it.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts getting all racist and ‘bubba’ in the near future. Making a racist comment might buy him some bitch slapping by the left but it would go far for the ‘religious’ right ‘values voters’ who need someone to be in the groove with their hatred and fear.

McCain is about to take advice from the most evil genius of political rat-fucking that has ever walked the earth. Rove is to good for a bullet, he’s so loathsome, disgusting, vile, hideous and nasty that he is probably the only person that CAN get McCain elected.

But John should watch out for a ‘Rove blowback’ which could actually happen this year. The sheep in the ‘religious right’ aren’t quite as up on things as the left but they realize that they’ve been swindled and taken for granted by Bush/Rove and might not be so easy to land on the stern of the scow McCain as John thinks. (And I sincerely hope.) But hey, John will do anything to win and obviously Karl’s black bag of tricks meets with his approval or he wouldn’t be considering it.

“Like what Bush has done to America and the world? Vote for McCain.”

Just think of the further wreckage that John McCain can bring to the world. Say, he doesn’t believe in the ‘rapture‘, does he?

]]> by: Em http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489878 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:46:04 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489878 "I wish I could quit you" “I wish I could quit you”

]]> by: Samantha Vimes http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489875 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:18:56 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489875 Shorter McCain: "Sure, you have to sign contracts with him in blood, but he does deliver on the deal." Shorter McCain: “Sure, you have to sign contracts with him in blood, but he does deliver on the deal.”

]]> by: latts http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489871 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:41:34 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489871 Oops, sorry about the italics. Bedtime. Oops, sorry about the italics. Bedtime.

]]> by: latts http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489870 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:39:40 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489870 <i>Why in each of those posted shots does McCain look like a baby koala clinging to its mother?/i&gt; He can't lift his arms above his shoulders due to injuries from his POW days. Come to think of it, I can't really imagine a presidential nominee-- or president-- who can't raise his or her arms, wave, etc. No particular reason, I guess, but it's a sort of assumed posture. </i> Why in each of those posted shots does McCain look like a baby koala clinging to its mother?/i>

He can’t lift his arms above his shoulders due to injuries from his POW days.

Come to think of it, I can’t really imagine a presidential nominee– or president– who can’t raise his or her arms, wave, etc. No particular reason, I guess, but it’s a sort of assumed posture.

]]> by: Dan (Fitness) http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489869 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:53:00 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489869 I think my favorite quote on this comes from Fox News: "John McCain says that Karl Rove’s help and advice is welcome aboard the Straight Talk Express." (Huzzah for Obama!) I think my favorite quote on this comes from Fox News:
“John McCain says that Karl Rove’s help and advice is welcome aboard the Straight Talk Express.”

(Huzzah for Obama!)

]]> by: CHV http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489864 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:51:53 +0000 http://pandagon.blogsome.com/2008/02/10/obama-wins-maine-mccain-snuggles-up-to-bush-and-rove/#comment-489864 Why in each of those posted shots does McCain look like a baby koala clinging to its mother? Why in each of those posted shots does McCain look like a baby koala clinging to its mother?

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