Picking and choosing...(sm)
Posted By: Just the big bad on 2008-11-15
In Reply to: You can't pick and choose WHEN you - isit2012yet
when we want majority rule to count....Hmmmm. That sounds exactly like what the religious community did when they pushed to get it on the ballot.
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It's different than choosing HC because
You go it backwards. The DNC, Bill, Hillary, her supporters, the press and democrats in general were hoping and, at times, pushing that idea because that "dream team" ticket would have been unbeatable in terms of assuring democrat victory in November.
Trouble is, this was not Obama's "dream team" because of the tactics HC used during the primary, Bill's attitude, the 1-on-1 personality clash that was apparent between him and HC and the idea that, in reality, it would be a 3-way presidency. So, unlike JM, he did NOT cave to the pressure, did NOT base his decision on electability, and opted to choose a candidate who (in his words) could help him make the best decisions possible for the country, particularly in the area of foreign policy. This is somebody who he admires, trusts, has experience and is a good family man with integrity.
These seem like pretty solid reasons on which to base a pick. They make an excellent team because they complement one another. Vision plus experience, a winning combination for this country at a time when it is needed the most. That is how this is different than not choosing Hillary.
How is that different from not choosing Hillary....
when she is as qualified. Because the DNC said no.
you have the option of choosing it too -
anybody can choose it - not just people who do not have access to insurance.
this is in regards to Obama choosing biden for VP
it's not original but it is fitting.
this is in regards to Obama choosing biden for VP, Huckabee said
"it's like going to Baskin Robbins and picking vanilla" LOL
I love it. The man who supposedly is about change, doesn't select a VP that's anything different than any of the other demos out there.
McBush not looking 2 smart for choosing her...
First of all Palin is *not* stupid, she's just not ready - and might never be ready.
She should be commended for stepping up when the GOP machine came calling. McBush picked her because he was pressured to, and probably because the other experienced GOP contenders said, 'uh, think I'll pass.'
And the media IS taking some good swipes at her - after all she baited them to do so a bit in her speech. Note to Palin: You weren't just trying to win over the GOP delegates in your first speech to the world, you were trying to win us *all* over. You should have skipped the cutesy/snarky...
His real mistake was not choosing the
hero, Mr. O, wanted him to choose!
Choosing 1 word out of a definition........... sm
does not make the definition fit your particular agenda.
The definition of an apple per WordNet at Princeton:
NOUN (2)
1. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh;
2. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits;
[syn: apple, orchard apple tree, Malus pumila]
Now the definition of pear....
NOUN (2)
1. sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties;
2. Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties;
[syn: pear, pear tree, Pyrus communis]
Does that mean that apples are pears simply because of 1 word in the definition that is the same (fruit)?
You have proven no facts whatsoever. You have presented your opinion, plain and simple.
I heard that McCain was TOLD he would be choosing her!
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It is, unfortunately, about picking the lesser of the 2
and since McCain has chosen Palin, I am starting to swing the other way. Like you with Obama, I do not trust her and do not share a lot of her values. And before someone calls me a baby murderer, I do not believe in abortion. It is many of her other issues, and I really don't want to get into an abortion debate.
You must be picking up some of the same stations
where Palin hears Putin rear his ugly head and coach her on foreign policy issues. Transmissions from the parallel universe don't count.
Picking anyone up off the street........sm
In looking further into al-Marri's case, I see that he did have charges of credit card fraud and making false statements to the FBI (you just don't mess with those guys!) so apparently he was not held illegally. I don't see this setting a precedent for unjust arrests of American citizens just going about their business.
As to your second paragraph....ROFL!! Count your lucky stars!
I really don't see Obama picking Pelosi for
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As sexist as McCain is for picking her.
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Not picking a fight, truly curious
As a nonbeliever what do you think it is that makes you feel good inside when you do something good? I don't know much about atheists, always thought there wasn't much to know, except they don't believe in God and so I would assume when they die they believe that everything stops right there. I feel that there has to be a better life in the world to come so I am asking a sincere question which is thought provoking at least to me. If a loved one dies, how do you deal with it? What happens to them. When you die what happens to you?
Not picking a fight, truly curious
As a nonbeliever what do you think it is that makes you feel good inside when you do something good? I don't know much about atheists, always thought there wasn't much to know, except they don't believe in God and so I would assume when they die they believe that everything stops right there. I feel that there has to be a better life in the world to come so I am asking a sincere question which is thought provoking at least to me. If a loved one dies, how do you deal with it? What happens to them. When you die what happens to you?
She is picking at Old Testament stuff
which if she read the Bible all the way through she would know that the coming of Christ fulfilled all the Old Testament requirements and therefore we are not required to have a "fattened calf" for sacrifice, etc.
Now I see why Coulter was picking on the Jersey Girls. sm
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Looks like foreign ears are picking up on the right wing...sm
chatter about Obama's birth certificate. People spreading ilk about Obama are not doing our country any favors.
It is not the same at all, not picking on a specific group,race, or ethnicity....sm
as a matter of fact, some of my worst dictators are AMERICAN, they hate dictating and so act like little kids and speed talk, trip all over their words, slur everything together, mispronounce without correcting themselves, chew, burp, rattle papers and x-rays, etc., and then will correct several paragraps because they "forgot" this or that. At least foreign docs have an excuse, and many try to enuniciate clearly, spell things, out, etc. There is no comparison here...complaining about high percentage of difficult docs in your queue is not the same as drawing a "cartoon" that points directly in one direction, is poorly disguised, and is dispersed and disseminated in a national, hugely circulated newpaper.
I think actually picking up a book might require too much effort......easier to blather......nm
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Tired of choosing between crap and crap?
I posted "over there" and so I figured I'd post over here, too. Anyone else tired of party wars and sheep mentality and more interested in the Constitutional Republic that made us what we are now?
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