X-Radiation

Some quotes from John McCain during last night’s presidential debate make me wonder just why he’s holding out on us if he really truly knows how to both fix the economy and catch Osama bin Laden. If he’s such a great American shouldn’t he share his plan with us regardless of his status as a presidential candidate? Oh, wait. He doesn’t want to telegraph anything…

When was the last time anyone used a telegraph !?! McCain is probably old enough to have used one. (yea, I know it’s a figure of speech but still…)

From the debate transcript:
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McCain:

re: Economic Plan:
Is it expensive? Yes. But we all know, my friends, until we stabilize home values in America, we’re never going to start turning around and creating jobs and fixing our economy. And we’ve got to give some trust and confidence back to America. I know how the do that, my friends. And it’s my proposal, it’s not Sen. Obama’s proposal, it’s not President Bush’s proposal. But I know how to get America working again, restore our economy and take care of working Americans. Thank you.

re: Osama Bin Laden:
I’ll get Osama bin Laden, my friends. I’ll get him. I know how to get him. I’ll get him no matter what and I know how to do it. But I’m not going to telegraph my punches, which is what Sen. Obama did. And I’m going to act responsibly, as I have acted responsibly throughout my military career and throughout my career in the United States Senate.

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In his town hall speech in Albuquerque, New Mexico, McCain claimed that he knows “how to win wars” which is absurd. The only war time experience McCain has is from his service during the VIet Nam War. America lost in Viet Nam and McCain’s experience amounts to crashing  five planes, getting captured and spending five years in a POW camp. As to whether or not McCain has acted responsibly during his military and senatorial career, I think that’s up for debate. Just ask the dead sailors burned in the U.S.S. Forestal fire in 1967 or the folks that lost their savings during the Lincoln Savings and Loan debacle.

Debate Transcript

Biden fell into this web spun by Palin’s coaches:

At the introduction:
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PALIN: Hey, can I call you Joe?

Towards the end:
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PALIN: Say it ain’t so, Joe, there you go again pointing backwards again.

“Can I call you Joe?” at the beginning, followed by “Say it ain’t so, Joe.” towards the end is brilliant planning by Palin’s team and I’m surprised the pundits haven’t picked up on it. I’m certain that was coached. The fact that it came off like a cheap attempt to channel Ronald Reagan Vs. Carter in 1980 seems a bit lost on The People.

A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man:

My friend Stephen sent me an interesting article about the meaning of Democracy in Thailand and opinions on the current civil unrest. It’s a good read and puts things in a certain perspective. Westerners should stop expecting Asian democracies to function the same as Western democracies, though from looking at what’s going on in the U.S.A these days I’m not so sure that deomcracy is really functioning in the West either… but hey, it’s the best we’ve got and in Asia they are also working with the best they’ve got.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/topstories/topstories.php?id=130820