Comments on: Donkey Kong: “We Heart Obama” (What Did You Expect?)

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:41:03 +0000

I never jumped on board screaming about Obama's lack of experience, so I don't see me screaming about Palin's, either. I mean Nancy Freaking Pelosi is third in line right now — she's not qualified, either. Meh. Sick of politics already.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:41:03 +0000

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:41:03 +0000

By: My hmphs » Spreading the Link Love

My hmphs » Spreading the Link Love — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:41:58 +0000

[...] Popdose live-blogged Barack Obama’s speech. It has very little to do with music, but it’s funny, and they do mention U2. [...]

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:44:41 +0000

I was shocked by Biden too, but the reason I'm more shocked by Palin is that she embodies everything McCain was assailing Obama about on the campaign trail. So, here, he can adopt a “if you can't beat them, join them” stance which, and I hope this gets some real talktime, plays directly into how this former “maverick” would fall in so deeply with the will of the Bush administration.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:48:13 +0000

Conservatives by and large can't deal with McCain because they consider him to be too liberal. Palin's inclusion on the ticket helps his standing with them a great deal. I'm old enough to remember some of Joe Biden's gaffes in real time, and was shocked at Obama's choosing him. I really was.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:50:52 +0000

I don't know what's more offensive – that McCain's using these generalities or that he thinks that's the only reason some followed Hillary. This SHOULD be called back on him just to crystallize how out of touch he is.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:48:52 +0000

McCain's core base is a contingent of people who see American pain as whining and just want to shove a big sweet lollypop in that mouth to shut it up.

I should have been on top of that one.

By: JonCummings

JonCummings — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:12:55 +0000

Two points to answer Steve: First, Obama wouldn't win Ky. and W.Va. if he were lily-white, and likely neither would Hillary. Second, Ky. and W.Va. combined have 13 electoral votes; Virginia, which Obama won by 29 points and which likely as not will go to Obama in the fall, has that many electoral votes all by itself. Talk to me about states that are vital to the Democrats' prospects, and we can have a conversation about the impact of race.

I don't know if the Bradley effect really pertains at this level of politics, though I imagine there are some people who say they're for Obama who will just stay home. We're so polarized as a nation that I doubt there are people telling pollsters they support Obama when they plan to vote for McCain--and enthusiasm is so low for McCain that enough of his polled supporters likely will stay home to offset any Bradley effect.

Finally, what everyone fails to consider is, #1, the huge enthusiasm gap between Obama supporters and McCain supporters, and #2, the massive registration and get-out-the-vote drive being organized on Obama's behalf that McCain will have neither the funds nor the enthusiasm to match.

I honestly believe that if 12 percent of the electorate is undecided, 11 percent are going to vote either for Obama or nobody/third party. Either way, I just don't see McCain picking the lock on the enormous, nationwide anti-Republican sentiment.

By: 360sound

360sound — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:33:32 +0000

Sarah Palin – the next Monica Goodling..