tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post2566074453266557107..comments2023-10-22T04:57:07.468-04:00Comments on <center>WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS?</center><center> (J.D. Rhoades' Blog)</center>: This Is Why I Love This GuyJD Rhoadeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-85151877277411199832008-08-01T15:11:00.000-04:002008-08-01T15:11:00.000-04:00" . . . that Crazy-Eyes will win because of SOWG."..." . . . that Crazy-Eyes will win because of SOWG."<BR/><BR/>Okay; what's the alternative to sitting back and watching something awful happen? Could it be, oh, maybe, picking up one end of the load and helping to schlep it from here to 1600 Pennsylvania?<BR/><BR/>I don't mean to be snarky, Patrick. We simply can't stand around wringing our hands - like Those People say we always do - when there's work to be done. So if you're a professional communicator, I'll bet there's a volunteer job waiting for you in the campaign somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Here's a recent Orange County bumper sticker message I'd like to see defeated: "It's Not A Democracy, It's A Republic." Let's reframe that sucker RIGHT NOW.<BR/><BR/>I am mortally tired of watching us defeat ourselves.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254009616865862727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-29751030178560037262008-07-31T20:57:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:57:00.000-04:00I have the same fear as Mark, that Crazy-Eyes will...I have the same fear as Mark, that Crazy-Eyes will win because of SOWG.Patrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-59187608845672829482008-07-31T18:43:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:43:00.000-04:00I just keep wondering whether running a smart camp...<I>I just keep wondering whether running a smart campaign is the same thing as governing wisely. </I><BR/><BR/>In order to do the second, you must first do the first.JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-47806179098081832422008-07-31T18:30:00.000-04:002008-07-31T18:30:00.000-04:00Libby, I find myself wondering about JFK's 1960 ca...Libby, I find myself wondering about JFK's 1960 campaign. He's the paradigm of the presidential change candidate, but would his campaign have seemed to observers at the time as weirdly weightless as Obama's campaign sometimes seems now?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, he may be better than McCain, but ...<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> <A HREF="http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</A>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-31858437840093170372008-07-31T17:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:28:00.000-04:00I got a phone call earlier this week from the loca...I got a phone call earlier this week from the local Obama campaign. Ended up getting into an interesting conversation with the volunteer in which I ended up mentioning some things that I didn't like about Obama (McClurkin, FISA, stuff like that), but then I paused and said, "Of course, he's worlds better than John McBatshit." That got a laugh, and the guy said, "Yeah, I know. I used to be a Republican, and I want to still like my former fellow travelers, but McBatshit about sums it up."Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-17804731611246489182008-07-31T17:05:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:05:00.000-04:00I think running a good campaign means Obama surrou...I think running a good campaign means Obama surrounds himself with smart people. And that's half the battle. Realizing your limitations and finding the best people to augment your strengths. No one will find it easy to pull the US out of this malaise, but there is no way he isn't a better choice than McCain. And what it will do to level the playing field. I'll gladly take a chance.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-23844575389004121142008-07-31T16:56:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:56:00.000-04:00Yeah, Dusty.. .I think he will win. And I'll vote ...Yeah, Dusty.. .I think he will win. And I'll vote for him. But I just keep wondering whether running a smart campaign is the same thing as governing wisely. Sure, the alternative sucks, but I have these nagging doubts. I mean, the "change" thing is all air to me. Been there done that..Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693555214699897283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13172818.post-90167458538325678742008-07-31T15:41:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:41:00.000-04:00Well, yeah, he might, although I wouldn't underest...Well, yeah, he might, although I wouldn't underestimate the American voting public's tending to vote for the same old white guy. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm, I may be onto something there: John McCain, SOWG.Mark Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410424046477699059noreply@blogger.com