Obama finally shot back.  He was quoted by the New York Post as saying, “You can put lipstick on a pig but it’s still a pig.” 
Isn’t it rich that the Christian Saint of Alaska, whom God chose to give the nation proper moral guidence, says she is going to keep on telling that lie about that bridge regardless of the facts.  When Jesus tells you to lie it’s not a sin; its a sacrement.

My vote for Obama is a protest vote. It is not for the candidate but rather against the republican party. A party without a philosophy, or principles, whose only motivation is the maintenance of power through mockery and cynicism. Of course eventually, if there is to be any hope, a total dismantling of the two-party system will be required. But the thought of the republicans able to maintain power, after the hell-fire started these last years, will only mean that politics and the practice of it, is a delusional fury that no longer has a any meaning.

i seriously dont like either major candidates but i FEAR the united states voting McCain into the presidency. if it really is going to be ‘mcSame’ i dont think this country will be able to handle the strain for the next 4 to 8 years. (middle and lower classes of course. that other 5% will do just fine. they dont care as long as their money stays theirs.) i dont want to be responsible for what the major candidates will bring. as far as i can tell, theyre both pro war. the real “change” i see is in the libertarian/green parties. thats where my vote is going even if its in vain and even if i dont agree w/all the policies i read of barr or paul.

The only woman who could energize the GOP “base” even more than Palin would be Hillary Clinton.

@ fedupinfla;

Yes, the mental health/intelligence of the American people has worried me no end.  They consistently vote against their own best interests over and over again.  It is said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again; and expecting a different result. 
Below is a link for thinking people capable of applying intelligence to their lives.

Bill moyers
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/09052008/watch.html

Excellent essay. The repugs will turn this sround as a positive for them somehow-remember the repug motto so often displayed during the past 8 years and actually mouthed by Cheney ‘what’s bad is good and what’s good is bad.’

Ugh.

fedupinfla:

Your comments sum up most of my thoughts this past week or so (with the exception of your opening…I’ve been worried about the intelligence of the American people for decades now). Great post.

And Robert Scheer….I (55 year old female) split the cost of ‘Hustler’ each month with my renter (44 y.o. male) because of the quality of the political articles, Larry’s uniquely un-American belief in our Constitution and Bill of Rights, and your column.

He’s got me checking out some of the pictures and jokes. but I’ve got him reading ALL the articles.

I gush but you’re a terrific writer.

I hope all the WOMEN[especially] will think back to HIGH SCHOOL…..We ALL KNEW WHO WAS THE MOST POPULAR…She usually dated the most popular and best looking boy[s]....She was considered beautiful and witty….Her family MADE SURE she had the BEST CLOTHS,DENTAL WORK and CONTACT LENS…She ENTERED[and usually won]BEAUTY CONTESTS….THE WORLD WAS “HER OYSTER” while the rest of us were gangly with buck teeth,glasses and we lacked the “social skills” SHE went to “charm classes” to learn….. She,on the other hand,and more often than not, was petty,spoiled,arrogant and just plain bitchy when SHE DID NOT GET HER WAY….SHE WOULD HOLD A GRUDGE FOREVER….

I’ve said it before, americans are too stupid to understand why and how the deregulation of our financial system has caused the downfall of the mortgage market. They also don’t understand the consequences of using their homes as ATM’s the last 15 years, or that all of this could cause the collapse of our economy. For these and many other reasons, gov Sarah is the perfect representation of american. Sarah has managed to wander through life blissfully ignorant to the details of, well, everything. She, like most other americans, has “Forrest Gumped” her way through life. The problem with that is that the relative few americans who have found success at this idiot curve can’t understand why everybody else wasn’t successful. That is like a lottery winner who cannot fathom why everyone can’t win a million dollars.
Say what you will about Dick/Bush, at least one of them had a brain(and he used it to rip us off and kill american solders) Mccain may be dumber, or more senile, than Sarah will ever hope to be.
Somehow, karma may suggest that we deserve Mccain/Palin. That until we educate ourselves and rise up to demand equality, that we should be doomed to be led by people no smarter than us.
I have figured out why this race is still close(Barry should be farther ahead than Secretariat)
1) we are still racists down deep
2) we have not fallen hard enough yet

I gotta tell ya…I’m starting to worry about the mentality of people in this country. When you ask Repubs just WHAT it is they like about Palin, I hear stuff like…“she hunts, she fishes, she shops at Wal-mart just like regular moms, and she’s REAL.” “She could’ve had an abortion but gave birth to a DS baby anyway.” “She comes from a small town & understands small town values” But when you ask them what policies she supports that they approve of, all I get is, “she wants drilling & she’s against abortion”. THAT’S IT!!! With all thats facing this country after 8yrs under Bush, the fact that she bring NOTHING to the table other than a beauty queen smile, the ability to read a prepared speech & a questionable record as mayor/govenor (which somehow qualifies her to potentially lead our nation). Since the RNC, she’s made a few campaign stops with McCain, where she’s trotted out to make a 15min version of the speech she already gave at the RNC (complete with the same lies I might add) then MCain takes over and repeats HIS same lies about Obama raising their taxes and these people cheer like the sheep they are. Of course, when the camera pans the crowd, you see mostly older white men & women (the kind that don’t use the internet to check the facts & get most of their information from Fox/Fix news & Bill O’Reilly.) Don’t believe me?

Check this out:  http://foxattacks.com/

We are being cheated people. Cheated out our 1 chance to REALLY make a difference in our children’s lives. McCain talks about change then turns around and hires Steve Schmidt to head his campaign. The same man who ran Bush’s campaign in ‘00. The same man who was behind the smear campaign against MCCAIN in SC by suggesting his adopted black daughter was really his illegitimate love child!!!  Does that matter to McShame? HELL NO!!! Its all about winning now and ALL the stops are being pulled out. Lets face it, at his age (72) this is his last shot at the Oval office and he’s going to do EVERYTHING to acheive his goal. Even run the kind of negative campaign he swore he wouldn’t. Even if it means using Karl Rove behind the scenes. After all, “Bush’s Brain” did such a great job beating him before, didn’t he???

And now, after compaining that the media is “picking on” poor Palin for daring to question her qualifications as VP & not being “properly deferential”, she’s finally going to give an interview to Charlie “softball” Gibson. We’ve got less than 56 days to get past the hype and find out where she stands on the issues people!!!! And THIS is probably the best we’re going to get??? Lemme tell you something Charlie, you better not screw this up. The lives of millions of people and of their children are literally in YOUR hands. Your reputation and that of ABC news is on the line and I guarantee that if there’s even a WHIFF of pandering, there is going to be deafening howls of outrage directed at you!!! We will NOT accept softball questions or pre-prepared questions already approved by the RepubliCONs (led by Karl Rove.) Matter of fact, I think its time to take this criminal out of the equation don’t you?!? 

http://sendkarlrovetojail.com

Wake up people…Our country needs you to make the right choice!    Eight is Enough!!!!!!

I think McSame’s just riding the wave of his running mate’s popularity and probably zones out when she’s talking, er..repeating the same speech on every whistlestop of their dog-and-pony show. God knows the audience can’t discern whether she is spewing fact or fiction and, unfortunately, don’t seem to give a hoot what she’s saying. Let’s see if separating the newly-formed Siamese twins has any effect on his numbers and how she performs in an “interview”, a term I use loosely given the lightweight who’ll be tasked with interviewing her. You just know the Repug spinmeisters are rubbing their hands together in prepping her for her solo debut…you think she and Charlie will go hunting or fishing?