In any case, more interesting links for you tonight...
- Here's a transcript of Sarah Palin talking to Katie Couric. This is a different interview from the one she did last week. Just read it. It's unbelievable some of the things she says and how little sense she makes at some times. Unreal. There are people out there who are comfortable with her being one seat away from the Presidency? http://thepage.time.com/palin-interview-on-cbs-evening-news/
- Here's some video of the above mentioned interview where Palin cannot tell Katie Couric what magazines or newspapers she reads to keep up with the issues: http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/
C'mon, people of America? Can you serious want to put her in the position to possibly be President?
- Here's an article that talks about how Palin is just not ready to be in the position that she's been put in. I couldn't agree more: http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1845116,00.html
- OK, enough making fun of Palin for now. She's an easy target.
Here's an article from Time about how frenetic and reactionary McCain has been: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1845150,00.html
Compare this to Obama, who is generally reflective, contemplative, and thinks through a problem instead of just reacting. We need someone who considers options instead of just jumping into the fire like McCain does.
- Here's an article from Yahoo that talks about how Obama has been running some very negative ads about John McCain on the radio: http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080930/pl_politico/14134;_ylt=AmhBPzF8mU0Hgdw4R5fyvktsnwcF
There's a few things mentioned in this article that I think are a little unfair to say about McCain and a few things that are fair enough. Here are a few things mentioned in those ads about McCain:
- One ad says McCain is against abortion. I believe McCain's is Pro-life for the most part, but he does allow exceptions for special cases such as rape or incest.
- Another ad says McCain is against stem cell research. I know this is wrong and McCain has stated he is for stem-cell research. This ad is misleading.
- I've heard the ad mentioned here that talks about a Ferris wheel being built in Iraq. I've been pretty vocal about how I think we should get out of Iraq ASAP (responsibly, of course) so we can start spending the billions being spent there here. We all know McCain is pro-Iraq war.
- Here's an article where a commentator says McCain's picking of Palin for VP was fundamentally irresponsible. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/29/zakaria.sarah.palin/index.html
And people want to trust him to run the country?
- Here's an article that asks the question: Why should anyone trust Joe Biden?: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-why-should-anyone-trust-joe-biden-946127.html
Why? Well, first, I'd feel much more comfortable with him being President than I would Palin. He's infinitely more qualified with decades of experience in our federal government. The gaffes the article points out are just some dumb mistakes he said not flat out lack of knowledge about what's going on in our country. Here's the things talked about:
- 20 years ago he somewhat quoted someone else speech when running for President. He was barbecued for this because he didn't give proper credit to the original speaker. I can't believe such a big deal was made about this that he had to end his presidential bid at the time. This is so minor to me it's ridiculous.
- He said while running for President last year that Obama was not ready to be President. Of course he did! He was his opponent! What would you expect him to say? He was trying to win for himself. I don't hold this against him.
- Now this quote, I have more of a problem with:
" I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, I mean, that's a storybook, man."
This was a less than... uh... a politically correct thing to say. I mean, this was pretty stupid. But, obviously Obama has overlooked it and it wasn't such a big deal as to cost him his Senate seat or anything. Do I like it? No. - He incorrectly said Franklin Roosevelt addressed people on TV during the Depression. Herbert Hoover was president then and TV wasn't used then. But I think this was just a mistake on his part. I don't think this would mean he was trying to deceive anyone or didn't know what he was talking about. This is history, man, not present day issues, where Biden has a lot of knowledge and Palin, so far, has shown she knows very little.
Biden has said some foolish things, but everyone does that at times and their not out there for public displays. People will see on Thursday that Biden knows the issues and can articulate on them proficiently. On the other hand, we have Palin who has said so many dumb, inarticulate things in the few interviews she has granted that it's ridiculous anyone can take her seriously at this point.
- I thought this was a great article from Arriana Huffington asking if McCain still thinks government is the problem following the collapse of Wall Street. This is a great read: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/does-mccain-still-agree-w_b_130417.html
- If you have a chance, check out http://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks. These guys love pointing out the ridiculousness of McCain and Palin and their exaggerations.
- This article talks about how Palin is even losing support in Alaska: http://www.adn.com/opinion/story/541124.html
- Finally, here's an article basically saying that McCain's gambles during this election are not paying off. This is a great read: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/mccains_gambles_not_paying_off.html
That's enough for tonight. Thanks for reading!
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