Hours Before Debate Takes Place, Señor J. Sidney Runs Wall Street Journal Ad Declaring He “Smoked” Barry “O” In Tonight’s Yet To Occur Debate
One time not so long ago, a fellow Christian; this particular one of the “snake oil pastor” variety; tried to sell me on a Biblical passage he construed to mean it’s okay to lie about things yet to occur; “the art of speaking the truth into existence” I believe he called it. He tried to use this very “liberal” interpretation of a couple of Christ’s Words to convince me I could build my eventually ill-fated business (one of those Dot Coms) by “speaking the truth into existence” blatantly lying my butt off to potential clients about the solidity and financial position of my corporation to build sales quicker. This was the only way to lie to people without facing the wrath of God, apparently. “WWJD”? He’d lie of course, but only if He actually believed what He was spouting about was somewhat acheivable according to this Christian acquaintence of mine.
My first thought when The Washington Post’s “The Fix” blogger, Chris Cillizza, helped break the news about the “highly-honorable man of impeccable integrity“, Señor Juan McCain of Arizona Panama, running WSJ ads declaring his debate victory over Barry Obama, was that he must have bumped into the same “snake oil Pastor” I did but fell for the whole sha-bang. Shortly after that initial thought, I remembered Señor McCain already has a spiritual adviser; Rod Parsely, of “America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion [of Islam] destroyed” fame, so that couldn’t be, could it? I think not.
No, dear readers — I’m thinking this was just an honest mistake, like the one he made when he honestly MEANT to suspend all campaign operations until his Keating Five Wall Street buddies were bailed out of the mortgage mess. Or, like the honest mistake he made when he dumped his first, disfigured wife, Carol McCain, for the much wealthier and prettier gal by the name of Cindy. Or, speaking of the latter, Numero Dos wife, Cindy; an honest mistake like the one he made when he bragged to his biker buddies in Sturgis, S.D., his wife would win a topless “biker chick” contest at the Buffalo Chip Saloon. Or, and this one’s my favorite — declaring to the world “Our economy is fundamentally sound” just hours before declaring the economy was screwed — screwed to the point it had slipped into a financial crisis. Honest mistakes, ALL of them. On the other hand, this “McCain Beats O-Bomber In Debate” debacle wasn’t an honest mistake at all.
Nope — I believe this debacle was simply the first “gaffe” made by the Señor McCain- Sarah Palin Paŕa Èl Presidenté team, that’s all.
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Other notable blogger reactions (My personal “faves” — just “snips” — please read in their entirety):
“… They really do believe they “create their own reality,” …
“You have to hand it to the people on the McCain team: Their combined predictive powers are truly amazing. In fact, they’re so good at seeing in the future that they knew John McCain had won tonight’s debate even before he officially announced that he’d be attending. …”
“I wonder if they were going to run the ads even if it was only Obama that showed up? …”
“… This ad apparently was already up and running over at the WSJ, at a time, mind you, during which John McCain’s campaign was still supposed to be suspended. I’m just, I’m flabbergasted. …”
“… that’s McCain for you: arrogant and erratic.”
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6:52 pm on September 26th, 2008 1
Well since the Republicans tend to dwell on make believe they might as well start making believe ahead of time.
8:41 am on September 27th, 2008 2
For the first time perhaps ever we are going to be given a far left and I mean FAAAR Left Liberal congress and now we get to see their version of America shaping up.
Regulation, Legislation and Nannification of America.
Perhaps it is needed. A revolution must occur every so often to keep things on the up and up. Under Clinton and Under Bush we have had the explosion of the Internet only to see it Implode. We have seen the explosion of Wall Street only to see it Implode. We have seen the explosion of the housing markets only to see it implode.
Anyone see a pattern here?
Regulation, legislation and Nannification of America is just around the corner. I however am going to welcome it.
10:27 am on September 27th, 2008 3
I’ve always wondered why anyone or any ideas on the left are viewed by the right as being far left. Is it because we’ve been so far to the right for so long we’ve lost our bearings. When asked whether they are conservative or liberal, slightly more than half of Americans say they’re conservative. When asked whether they hold liberal values on a question by question basis, the vast majority of Americans reveal that they are, in fact, quite liberal. They do think hungry children should be fed. They do want the government to provide health care. They do think there should be a minimum wage. They do think that minimum wage should be enough to pay the bills. They do think there should be a middle class. They do think that middle class should be large enough, strong enough, and rich enough to be the driving force in the economy. They do think the environment needs some protection. They do think children need an education. They do think blacks and women should be allowed to vote. They do think workers should be allowed to organize. They do believe that highways and bridges should be maintained. They do believe poor people deserve representation in court. They do believe that medical marijuana should be legal (at the very least, if not totally legal). They do believe the war in Iraq was wrong. They do believe the media should be balanced. They do believe gays should have equal rights. They do believe women deserve equal pay. They do believe children should not have to work. They do believe companies should be held accountable for their actions. They do believe they have the right to read controversial and even subversive materials. They do believe they have the right to demonstrate peaceably. They do believe in labor laws like the 40 hour work week. They do believe, now more than ever, that the markets need regulation.
The simple truth is that the conservative platform either has been or still is to resist every one of these basic issues, and so many more just like them. The conservative mindset is a total disconnect: “I believe in Jesus and that the Bible is the literal word of God, but that business works best in a Darwinistic fashion, and the more I grab for myself, the more there will be for everyone.”
Jesus was the original Liberal, and if he comes back right now he’ll cast every single conservative into hell.
11:19 am on September 27th, 2008 4
Girardia, I agree. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, the establishment considered Jesus as being a pagan freak preaching sorcery.
One thing is for sure. Obama is not whimp and he’s not afraid of McCain. Foreign policy is McCain’s strength and I just didn’t see where his experience seperated him far enough away from Obama last night to make a huge difference in the polls. Obama understands foreign policy which was most important. He stood his ground and I think that was a plus in the minds of swing voters. McCain looked annoyed. I think last night was a draw but a draw isn’t what McCain needed….especially considering Joe Biden is licking his chops for his debate with Sarah Palin next week. I also think that McCain not mentioning why he suspended his campaign (he really didn’t), to fly back to Washington DC to assist with the bailout was a mistake as well.
The next Presidential debates will focus on the economy and that doesn’t play to McCain’s strength.
Hillary couldn’t beat Obama on “experience” and it doesn’t look like McCain will either. Unless the GOP steals another election and that’s always a possibility.
11:32 am on September 27th, 2008 5
“Jesus was the original Liberal” – Not true. Current “liberal” values include abortion on demand, and based on the things that Jesus actually said about children (according to the Gospel), it is impossible to believe that Jesus would have been pro-abortion. It is much more likely that He will cast every pro-abortionist into Hell than every conservative.
He also said that the only way to The Father was through Him – a very conservative position. He did not say that if you are generally a pretty good person most of the time…, He said The ONLY way was through Him.
Corporate as well as Personal accountability and responsibility is a tenet of conservatism, not of liberalism. The democrats tend to push people into being MORE dependant on the government, while conservatism pushes people to be LESS dependant on the government. In other words, the democrats want to give you a fish, while the republicans would rather teach you how to fish.
I disagree with your comment regarding health care. MOST Americans believe the government should NOT be in the health care business. It will become as bureaucratic as Social Security and as convoluted as the IRS. In other words, government run health care will become an unmitigated disaster. The incentive to choose health care as a career will be destroyed, you will no longer see the ‘best and brightest’ becoming doctors and medical researchers because the (monetary) incentive will be gone. American health care will spiral into mediocrity.
MOST Americans believe that the usefulness of Labor Unions is gone. They had their place (and they still do albeit in a much more limited role) and their day, but for the most part, it is in the past. Labor Unions bear a great deal of responsibility for the current level of offshoring that is driving businesses overseas in order to be competitive. Low skill laborers cannot expect to be paid $30 an hour while their counterparts in China for example are getting $30 a week, or $3 a week in Honduras.
girardia – First, I think your list was a very interesting way to present that information, it was very thought provoking. I also think your list reveals more that most Americans tend to be in the middle rather than conservative or liberal.
On another note, y’all have to admit now that McCain won the debate!!! McCain did better than I expected him to do, and Obama did worse than I expected. McCain clearly knocked him back on his heels a few times and Obama was clearly rattled – many sips from that water glass (a sign of stress) – and clearly angry at times. McCain’s efforts to paint Obama as inexperienced and ineffective were successful. McCain even compared Obama to Bush at one point when he called him stubborn or inflexible. It is too bad that many Americans can’t see past Obama’s smooth delivery to see that there is no substance in his words, no experience behind his rhetoric, and no spine in his entire body.
11:46 am on September 27th, 2008 6
Yo go Fandb!
JERRY! JERRY! JERRY! LOL
Alive and well in the GOP
11:50 am on September 27th, 2008 7
Since we’re on the high road of righteousness consider this:
If Sarah Palin was a democrat, can you imagine IF Obama chose Sarah Palin as his running mate? He’d be down 20 points with all her baggage….better yet, can you imagine if Sarah Palin was let’s just say…of darker complexion? She’d probably be considered a radical and McCain’s campaign would be dead in the water weeks ago.
12:22 pm on September 27th, 2008 8
F&B-The debate I watched last night was at best a tie for McCrankyoldfart, and since historically, whoever is trailing in the polls needs to be the clear winner in this situation, even a tie is not good enough, especially in his arena of supposed superority, so even a tie was a loss. Numerous polls around the country, even FIXED News’, clearly showed that most Americans believe that McLiarliarpantsonfire lost. I don’t know how bitterly saying your opponent doesn’t understand something then spouting factual errors, mangled names and outright lies to back your assertions up, only to be countered by gentlemanly and knowledgeable opinions to the contrary does anything but prove you are a cranky old jackass. That comparison of Obama to Bush was downright amusing and totally counterproductive. I really liked the way Obama was able to find the points that he agreed with McDirty on, and then point out the subtle differences and nuances between them. I suppose that the average bitter, low-information, partisan righties that can’t define nuance, let alone spot it, considered this a sign of weakness. I’m just glad our next president will be able to find these occasional areas of agreement to improve how Washington works, if only ever so slightly. I agree that McCorrupt did better and Obama did worse than I thought each would, though. I suspect that we’ve seen McLame at his best and Obama will kick his butt the next couple of times. I can’t wait to see that intellectual powerhouse Palin debate Biden.It is too bad that many Americans can’t see past McCraphead’s smooth delivery to see that there is no honesty in his words, no intelligence behind his rhetoric, and no humanity in his entire body.
I didn’t include abortion intentionally because I am in basic agreement with you on that one, as I am with guns. Anyone who thinks a political party is always right or is always wrong is pretty shallow minded. I’m certain that if Jesus came back today, he’d be pretty upset with the pro abortion crowd, but he would also assert that either you are Christian, or you own guns. They are mutually exclusive. It’s one or the other.
It is ridiculous to suggest that the right is the party of corporate responsibilty, especially in light of the catastrophic failures of their policies recently. Laissez Faire capitalism has been recognized as a problem by the left for centuries, and the same crap happens every time some group of corrupt bozos advocates deregulation. The Democrats want to sell you a clean, fresh fish, raised or caught sustainably, for a fair price, where everyone involved made a fair wage. The Republicans want to sell you a fish factory farmed in filthy conditions, by child labor, in a foreign country, shipped half way around the world, preserved in toxic chemicals, at a price inflated by their monopoliztion of the market, for an obscene profit, with no accountability for when it makes you sick.
You are incorrect that most Americans don’t want government to provide health care. They do want the government to become the primary insurer-they don’t wantdoctors working for the government, or the problems you describe wil certainly come to pass. We can maintain what is strong about the American health care system, and we can save an awful lot of money by taking care of everyone ahead of time, instead of when they show up in the emergency room. Our lives will be better that way and we’ll be more competitive globally too.
Labor unions did their good, then became excessive, and now are needed again. they just need to be global in their approach. We will never be able to compete with child or slave labor, nor should we even be allowed to buy products from around the world produced unscrupulously. We need global fair labor-fair trade policies.
Have a great day my disagreeable friend.
1:50 pm on September 27th, 2008 9
Hey girardia, even when I (usually) disagree with you, I always do it with a smile on my face. You have a great day too