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shmopot - 10 May 2008 09:53 AM

We are living longer, staying healthier and more fit & vital longer compared to the past. Today’s 70 somethings are the new 60s, the 60s the new 50s, etc. This is how McCain should handle the age issue.

That’s all well and good, except that McCain looks like he’s 90.

Don’t go making too big a deal out of little slip-ups.  Remember that McCain graduated 5th from the bottom of his class.  He doesn’t start out with a lot of smarts and now he’s old.  He’s going to be making a lot of slip-ups over the next few months!

mnbabe - 10 May 2008 09:59 PM

Don’t go making too big a deal out of little slip-ups.  Remember that McCain graduated 5th from the bottom of his class.  He doesn’t start out with a lot of smarts and now he’s old.  He’s going to be making a lot of slip-ups over the next few months!

Sounds like not only the Republicans have a strategy based on hope. Good luck with that.

You’re not going to get far by calling Obama’s intelligence into question.  The fact that this thread even exists points to how desperate the McCain crowd is. 

You’re going to have to come up with something better than this.

After the first debate between GWB and Albore, Chris Matthews said that the impression of most people was that Albore was very smart and Bush was “smart enough.”

This after all the hoopla about “gravitas.”

I first heard the word describing GWB’s lack of it from Eleanor Clift on McLaughlin and made a mental note to check the dictionary for its meaning.  I never got the chance. In the MSM echo chamber, the word was everywhere. GWB didn’t have it; Albore did.

This may have been a mistake.  Albore came across as the smart kid in the class who always has all the answers but no one likes.

Think about it as a campaign theme: Everyone for the candidate with “gravitas” stand up and cheer!

“Gravitas” may have sounded good to the talking heads.  It didn’t do so well with the average voter.

We may never get a chance to observe Obama’s intellect and knowledge.  He avoids the tough interviewers. I predict he’ll never go on The O’Reilly Factor.  Other news people, anxious for ratings will continue to limit their tough questions to “One or two lumps of sugar for your tea, Senator?”

Is it possible that someone is parsing/nitpiking and it was an attempt at humour???-- Or maybe an effort to point up the litaney of Clinton’s latest fuzzy math-well that is humour ,too.

jvf - 11 May 2008 08:26 AM

You’re not going to get far by calling Obama’s intelligence into question.  The fact that this thread even exists points to how desperate the McCain crowd is. 

You’re going to have to come up with something better than this.

“Desperate"? Naaaaaaaaaaa.

<Ö>

Obama pal Bill Ayers stomping on American flag

“Guilty as sin, free as a bird, it’s a great country”

- Bill Ayers

The clueless empty suit won’t need any help, but just in case he DOES, we’re always ready to help out Barak HUSSEIN Obama.

<chuckle>

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Perhaps he was thinking about the 57 states which comprise the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

The Obama campaign is doing very well in Kenya.  You know, one of those other 7 States.

Rocketman ~(Ä)~ - 11 May 2008 01:33 PM

jvf - 11 May 2008 08:26 AM

You’re not going to get far by calling Obama’s intelligence into question.  The fact that this thread even exists points to how desperate the McCain crowd is. 

You’re going to have to come up with something better than this.

“Desperate"? Naaaaaaaaaaa.

<Ö>

Obama pal Bill Ayers stomping on American flag

“Guilty as sin, free as a bird, it’s a great country”

- Bill Ayers

The clueless empty suit won’t need any help, but just in case he DOES, we’re always ready to help out Barak HUSSEIN Obama.

<chuckle>

.

Yes, desperate.

all that didn’t stop him from upsetting the “inevitable” Hillary and it won’t stop him from trouncing McCain in November.

jvf - 11 May 2008 09:37 PM

Yes, desperate.

all that didn’t stop him from upsetting the “inevitable” Hillary and it won’t stop him from trouncing McCain in November.

Well, maybe.  But there’s no caucuses in November.

j.ustv.ery.f.oolish: “Yes, desperate.

all that didn’t stop him from upsetting the “inevitable” Hillary and it won’t stop him from trouncing McCain in November.”

You Must ...

Have been living in a cave these past several years.  AT LEAST half of the American people despise Hillary Clinton.  About two people know anything about Obama.  We’re going to fix that disparity.

<grin>

jvf - 11 May 2008 08:26 AM

You’re not going to get far by calling Obama’s intelligence into question.  The fact that this thread even exists points to how desperate the McCain crowd is. 

You’re going to have to come up with something better than this.

Hmmm.  Better than this?  OK.

How about convincing the dumb@#$%s about to vote for you, that the way to lower gas prices, is to slap a massive tax on a barrel of oil!

And guys, the whole potato thing started with Quayle reading a flashcard, drawn up ahead of time, by one of our Education Schools’ finest.

jvf - 11 May 2008 08:26 AM

You’re not going to get far by calling Obama’s intelligence into question.  The fact that this thread even exists points to how desperate the McCain crowd is. 

You’re going to have to come up with something better than this.

Obama is almost smart enough to keep track of all his lies and misstatements...an impressive feat.

I know I still can’t keep straight if (never a Muslim except for awhile) Obama wants to invade Pakistan, Columbia, or Canada. Or if any of those actions might make Michelle finally proud of the USA.

help me out here, jvf.

BuellRider - 12 May 2008 05:04 PM

I know I still can’t keep straight if (never a Muslim except for awhile) Obama wants to invade Pakistan, Columbia, or Canada. Or if any of those actions might make Michelle finally proud of the USA.

help me out here, jvf.

Finally! BuellRider gives me a reason to support Obama! Let’s not stop with an invasion of Columbia. There are a bunch of other colleges and universities that need to be taken over.  The PL guys are working on Dartmouth, Ward Churchill is still teaching, and UC-Berkley . . .  .

(Sorry BR, I couldn’t resist)