BushHumor on September 15th, 2008
But McCain is not Bush. No matter what you think of McCain, you can’t pin that on him. Now Palin? Palin is Bush.
We know nothing about Sarah Palin. Nothing. Which is not anywhere near enough information to elevate her to the position whereby she would succeed McCain if he died in office or suffered a catastrophic illness. At 72 years of age and in questionable health, McCain’s fitness to coach a high school football team would be in doubt, let alone the grueling reality of the presidency of this country.
John McCain is, statistically, more likely to die or suffer some catastrophic illness during his first term than any other man that has sought the office. Who would succeed him? George Bush would succeed him. Someone with no record. No experience. Only question marks. Everywhere. Forget about the fact that Palin looks a lot like a really attractive TV star I know. Underneath all the Tina, she’s George.
BushHumor on September 5th, 2008
Just learned this from CNBC reporter…
Obama’s large 8 million dollar increase in funding was true, however doctored quite a bit. The money raised was actually due to 4 wallstreet monkies hitting the phones after Palin’s speech.
BushHumor on September 4th, 2008
The NYT had such an Obama-unfriendly headline. But now, they’ve friendlied it up. The original headline, “Obama to Dispatch Female Surrogates,” put a picture in my head of Obama releasing an army of programmed fembots.
The new headline, “Obama Camp Turns to Clinton to Counter Palin,” flips the image. It’s not Obama, but the Obama camp — a large, faceless group — and now it’s not a large, faceless group of women, but one particular woman, Hillary. Don’t pin anything directly on Obama, and don’t disrespect women by portraying them as nonindividuals.
And so suddenly, Hillary is the anti-Palin.
Hillary Is… the Palinator.
[ADDED: The image above, pointed to in the comments by Palladian, after I said: Kisses to the reader who Photoshops an image for that. Also, in the comments, was Ruth Anne's invitation: "And while you're photoshopping: Put a buff Sarah Connor body under the Sarah Palin face. No, wait. She's already done that herself."]
So now, let’s read beyond the headlines:
Senator Barack Obama will increasingly lean on prominent Democratic women to undercut Gov. Sarah Palin and Senator John McCain, dispatching Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to Florida on Monday and bolstering his plan to deploy female surrogates to battleground states, Obama advisers said Thursday….
With the McCain-Palin team courting undecided female voters, including some who backed Mrs. Clinton in the Democratic primaries, Obama aides said they were counting on not only Mrs. Clinton but also Democratic female governors to rebut Ms. Palin — and, by extension, Mr. McCain. Those governors include Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.
BushHumor on September 3rd, 2008
Rasmussen polls. And 52% had a favorable opinion of Palin before her speech last night.
Eighty percent (80%) of Republicans say reporters are trying to hurt the GOP vice presidential nominee, and 28% of Democrats agree. Only six percent (6%) of Republicans – and even fewer Democrats (4%)– think the reporting is intended to help her. Most Democrats (57%) think the reporters are being unbiased, but just nine percent (9%) of Republicans concur.
Among unaffiliated voters, 49% say reporters are trying to hurt Palin, while 32% say their coverage is unbiased. Only five percent (5%) say reporters are trying to help her.
I love that people are so skeptical about journalism.
BushHumor on September 1st, 2008
Barack Obama and John McCain are now tied, at 42%, according to a CBS News poll taken over the last 3 days. CBS had the race at 48-40 in a poll conducted over the last weekend. Presumably, Palinosity infuses the new results. Yet why didn’t it have more effect in that 48-40 poll? Maybe it’s not Palin per se, but the attacks on Palin that fired up the support.
Can it be that people really respond to women when they are attacked? It seemed that way with Hillary. Clue to McCain opponents: Be gracious and kind as you undermine confidence in her qualifications and judgments. If you can. Read the rest of this entry »
