Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Ted to Bill: “Phtht!”
Maybe it was gentlemanly manners. Maybe he’s just slowing down in his rotund, white-haired years. Whatever the reason, Ted Kennedy announced his endorsement of Obama after his niece, Caroline. Sounds good, but…
Manners and advanced years doesn’t matter. The effect was a build-up from Caroline’s announcement to his. The press was already frenzied and waiting for the next big endorsement. They were primed and ready. How better to increase the very public nature of a big raspberry (“Phtht!”) at Bill and Hillary?
Speaking of Hillary, does anybody remember her campaign for reelection to the New York seat in the U.S. Senate? Check this article: Hillary: Love Her, Hate Her. She raised a (relatively) huge Senate race war chest, all the while poo-pooing the idea that she would not fulfill her second 6-year term and would instead seek the Presidency. That certainly deserves a raspberry: “Phtht!”
That goes double for the voters in New York who fell for her b--- s---: “Phtht! Phtht!”
The author of another article certainly got it wrong when he stated:
Talk about throwing your vote away!
By the way, all of this brouhaha has focused people on whether Obama is running a race-neutral campaign or not. That’s sort of like the smokescreen cast up during the confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. It doesn’t matter. Obama is such a horror on his own, as an individual, not as a half black-half white candidate, there is no need to bring race into the mix.
A few items in his campaign that make me shudder:
[ Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Iowa Caucus Night,” Des Moines, IA January 03, 2008]
Bottom line: Ted may be giving the raspberry to the Clintons, but we still need to look past his endorsement and take a close, hard look at this Obama guy.
“Phtht!”
Copyright © 2008 A.C. Cargill
A.C. Cargill resides on the East Coast for now, has lived in several locations, including Europe, and uses her background in technical writing, including researching topics online, along with her degree in Philosophy and English, to point out good ideas that aren’t so good afterall. (And don't forget to check out her blog sites: Sounded Good, Shame on You, and Kudos to You.)
Manners and advanced years doesn’t matter. The effect was a build-up from Caroline’s announcement to his. The press was already frenzied and waiting for the next big endorsement. They were primed and ready. How better to increase the very public nature of a big raspberry (“Phtht!”) at Bill and Hillary?
Speaking of Hillary, does anybody remember her campaign for reelection to the New York seat in the U.S. Senate? Check this article: Hillary: Love Her, Hate Her. She raised a (relatively) huge Senate race war chest, all the while poo-pooing the idea that she would not fulfill her second 6-year term and would instead seek the Presidency. That certainly deserves a raspberry: “Phtht!”
That goes double for the voters in New York who fell for her b--- s---: “Phtht! Phtht!”
The author of another article certainly got it wrong when he stated:
“…she promised New Yorkers she would serve out her Senate term, which ends in 2006. Political promises are broken all the time, but Senator Clinton, unlike her husband, is known in Congress as a straight shooter.” [“Hillary's Money Machine Love her or hate her, Clinton's dollars are driving the Democrats.” Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, December 8, 2003]She may have served out that first term, but obviously had no intention of serving out the second one.
Talk about throwing your vote away!
By the way, all of this brouhaha has focused people on whether Obama is running a race-neutral campaign or not. That’s sort of like the smokescreen cast up during the confirmation hearings of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. It doesn’t matter. Obama is such a horror on his own, as an individual, not as a half black-half white candidate, there is no need to bring race into the mix.
A few items in his campaign that make me shudder:
- “I'll be a President who finally makes health care affordable and available to every single American” – Glad I’m not a doctor right now, about to be chained to my stethoscope for the sake of my neighbor’s “right” to treatment for every sniffle
- “I'll be a President who ends the tax breaks for companies that ship our jobs overseas” – Gee, what about the labor unions, who drove labor costs artificially high, and the government, who forced companies to deal with these unions? Maybe that had a little something to do with this “jobs exodus.”
- “I'll be a President who harnesses the ingenuity of farmers and scientists and entrepreneurs to free this nation from the tyranny of oil once and for all.” – How about freeing the oil companies to go after the oil we have lying in the Gulf of Mexico and the barren wastelands of Alaska? Since it costs more in energy to process these “renewable” fuels and get them to your car or to the power company supplying your house, how does this help?
- “And I'll be a President who ends this war in Iraq and finally brings our troops home; who restores our moral standing; who understands that 9/11 is not a way to scare up votes, but a challenge that should unite America and the world against the common threats of the twenty-first century; common threats of terrorism and nuclear weapons; climate change and poverty; genocide and disease.” – This statement is so chockfull of garbage, I have to take it point by point:
- Does this bozo even understand why we are in Iraq? Does he have any realistic idea of the threat we all face if our troops are pulled back home prematurely? Has he even heard of Vietnam? This would be much worse. Maybe I need to start getting fitted for that burqa now to be ready when the terrorists (almost all of whom are Muslim) take over.
- We all understand that 9/11 is not a vote-getting tactic. Next, he’ll be saying that Bush planned the attack on that terrible day in 2001 so he could get re-elected in 2004. (Now, that’s planning ahead!) He seems to have some idea (or his speech writers do) of “terrorism” and “nuclear weapons” but has not been able to connect the dots with the strides we are making in Iraq. (He’s been taking in too much liberally-biased news, I guess.)
- He lumps “climate change” with poverty. Hopefully, this is because he realizes the economic disaster that would befall this country if we were to sign the Kyoto Treaty. Hey, Obama, climate change happens. Get over it. (And watch the series “The Universe” on the History channel for the big picture. We’re just little specs in a vast space that is beyond our imagination.)
- Finally, genocide and disease is another odd pairing. Maybe he is signaling to my American Indian relatives that they should vote for him and he won’t give them disease-infested blankets. Can’t imagine why else he is even saying this (oh, yeah, those speech writers again)
[ Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Iowa Caucus Night,” Des Moines, IA January 03, 2008]
Bottom line: Ted may be giving the raspberry to the Clintons, but we still need to look past his endorsement and take a close, hard look at this Obama guy.
“Phtht!”
Copyright © 2008 A.C. Cargill
A.C. Cargill resides on the East Coast for now, has lived in several locations, including Europe, and uses her background in technical writing, including researching topics online, along with her degree in Philosophy and English, to point out good ideas that aren’t so good afterall. (And don't forget to check out her blog sites: Sounded Good, Shame on You, and Kudos to You.)
