| 9/18/2008 6:01:55 AM | Election Observations | | 
anne654
Springfield, MO
age: 54
| I'm a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight.....
If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."
Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers: a quintessential American story.
If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
Name your kids Willow, Trig, and Track: you're a maverick.
Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.
Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating: you're well grounded.
If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.
If your total resume is: local weather girl (sports caster), 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with fewer than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governor of a state with 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.
If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within Protestant churches, you're not a real Christian.
If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married a heiress the next month, you're a Christian.
If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education, including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.
If, while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant, you're very responsible.
If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.
If your husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DUI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.
OK, much clearer now.
I normally stay out of the politcal threads on here, but I thought this one was worth posting
| | 9/18/2008 6:06:36 AM | Election Observations | | swdove
Simms, MT
age: 56
| man it's tough to be human isn't it.
| | 9/18/2008 6:07:31 AM | Election Observations | |
anne654
Springfield, MO
age: 54
| I think that's exactly what this points out, gee, live and let live!
| | 9/18/2008 6:17:35 AM | Election Observations | | 
h82w8
Homer City, PA
age: 56 online now!
| Good one, Anne! Good food for thought. I'm proud of you for having the guts to post this in the 50's group!
~M
| | 9/18/2008 6:19:13 AM | Election Observations | | 
sassysherri
Bedford, IN
age: 51
| I found this one very enlightening as well ..Anne. But it will be another thing that just goes over most of their heads.
Thanks for posting it here though!!
| | 9/18/2008 6:22:34 AM | Election Observations | | 
cricket128
Ocala, FL
age: 56
| Good stuff, Anne...pretty much the bottom line in many ways, eh? Thanks for posting it
| | 9/18/2008 6:22:40 AM | Election Observations | |
h82w8
Homer City, PA
age: 56 online now!
| That's because they believe all that garbage that the "Right Wing" throws out there!
Edit: In response to Sassysherri's post!
[Edited 9/18/2008 6:23:47 AM]
| | 9/18/2008 6:23:25 AM | Election Observations | |
anne654
Springfield, MO
age: 54
| thank you all for your positive comments!
| | 9/18/2008 6:25:48 AM | Election Observations | | robnffc
Calhoun, LA
age: 53
| last time I looked McCain and Obama were running for office of the president. Yet Dems are attacking Palin day in day out. I dont see the same from repubs attacking Biden..because Biden isnt running for office of the president.
| | 9/18/2008 6:35:33 AM | Election Observations | | sailnby
Providence, RI
age: 59
| Maybe because Palin is such a piece of fluff in the tradition of Dan Quale, and Biden is recognized (of course not in election years) by BOTH parties to be the foremost authority on foreign affairs in the entire Senate
| | 9/18/2008 6:37:45 AM | Election Observations | |
cricket128
Ocala, FL
age: 56
| It also could be because of the age difference between McCain and Obama...one is MUCH closer to kickin' the bucket, where therefore the VP would become Pres...Hmmmmmmm
| | 9/18/2008 6:45:26 AM | Election Observations | | 
explorer11
Rolla, MO
age: 62
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| | 9/18/2008 6:45:54 AM | Election Observations | | robnffc
Calhoun, LA
age: 53
| what we have is Obama who will never cross party lines, what we have is McCain who has a history of crossing party lines, what we have is Palin who likely wouldnt cross party lines and what we have is Biden who would cross party lines.
As for Palin and your fluff remark...have you ever stopped to think what you're saying? you do not become governor of any state by being fluffy. Politics is a tough place to be and to survive you have to be tough.
| | 9/18/2008 6:52:23 AM | Election Observations | | 
olhippychik
Tucson, AZ
age: 53
| Just another observation....
The revelation that presidential rival Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) pays his female staff members more than Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill) does his sparked an outburst of indignation from the Democratic presidential nominee.
“It’s not a fair comparison,” Obama complained. “Working for Senator McCain is just a job. My people have the added satisfaction of being included in a once-in-a-lifetime mission to change the world. That’s worth more than money. So, a strict dollar-for-dollar measure isn’t comparable.”
The average pay for each of the 33 men on Obama’s staff was $59,207. The average pay for the 31 women on Obama’s staff was $48,729.91. The average pay for the 30 women on McCain’s staff was $59,104.51. The 16 men were paid an average of $56,628.83.
My people have the added satisfaction of being included in a once-in-a- lifetime mission to change the world..... but it's still paying the men on the "mission" more then women....a lot more! hmmmmm
| | 9/18/2008 6:56:02 AM | Election Observations | | 
atlgarn
Longwood, FL
age: 53
| Another quote of those who feel women to be of less value than men. (the pay comparisons from olhippychick). Hmmmmmmmmmm, "change". Is this to go further back as we were in previous years?
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