Comments on: Lessons from Obama?

By: Sue R

Sue R — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:46:47 +0000

How’s Michelle Obama not attending the Ground Zero commeneration going down in America?

By: Nearly Oxfordian

Nearly Oxfordian — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:24:35 +0000

Palin is robotic and Obama is a rounded human being?

You couldn’t make up this stuff … pure Monty Python.

By: Oniad

Oniad — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:45:32 +0000

Barack Obama believes Jesus died and was resurrected. What a nutcase.

-mesquito – all 4 of them believe this. Isn’t that disturbing enough?

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:41:48 +0000

“As for the Labour Party, speaking as a member, we’re fucked. The worry for me is that the left are going to make a strong bid with union backing for the leadership and policy direction after the inevitable defeat – which, if GB does not resign will be a landslide to the Conservatives.”

Hmmm. I could have written the above myself. I have these concerns too. I think HP attracts a certain type of party member…

By: Bubba Thudd

Bubba Thudd — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:53:46 +0000

A visual example of Gibson’s interview methods:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b4bGAoVR7g

By: Bubba Thudd

Bubba Thudd — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:40:46 +0000

Questions asked of Obama (Presidential Candidate) by Charles Gibson:

How does it feel to break a glass ceiling?
How does it feel to “win”?
How does your family feel about your “winning” breaking a glass ceiling?
Who will be your VP?
Should you choose Hillary Clinton as VP?
Will you accept public finance?
What issues is your campaign about?
Will you visit Iraq?
Will you debate McCain at a town hall?
What did you think of your competitor’s [Clinton] speech?

Questions asked of Palin (Vice-Presidential Candidate) by Charles Gibson:

Do you have enough qualifications for the job you’re seeking? Specifically have you visited foreign countries and met foreign leaders?
Aren’t you conceited to be seeking this high level job?
Questions about foreign policy
-territorial integrity of Georgia
-allowing Georgia and Ukraine to be members of NATO
-NATO treaty
-Iranian nuclear threat
-what to do if Israel attacks Iran
-Al Qaeda motivations
-the Bush Doctrine
-attacking terrorists harbored by Pakistan
Is America fighting a holy war? [misquoted Palin]

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:53:46 +0000

Apart from the fact she clearly knows nothing about foreign policy, its the awful robotic nature of Palin’s responses in the Gibson interview that I also find rather despressing. When McCain and and Obama you can see the cogs working, with her she’s coming out with pat phrases and soundbites that have clearly been drummed into by her campaign staff. Perhaps if she relaxes a bit and doesn’t continue sounding like an over eager student at a careers class we might see some sort of rounded human being.

By: tim

tim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:52:40 +0000

i’ve just had a look at his blog.
As a defence of the Palin ignorance of the Bush doctrine, he says, well, theres more than one meaning to the Bush doctrine.

Given that Sarah knew none of them, it doesn’t seem a very stout defence.

By: tim

tim — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:49:15 +0000

Has he revealed why she billed the state for 312 days at home?

By: Dr Weevil

Dr Weevil — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:59:42 +0000

DaveW:
If you have “no idea” who Bill Dyer is, you should find out as soon as possible. On his blog (BeldarBlog) he was arguing that Palin was the best possible vice-presidential candidate long before she was picked. Anyone who was totally surprised that McCain picked her hadn’t been reading him. He’s the best source for the truth about Palin, and has shot down dozens of ridiculous attacks on her. In his day job, he’s a lawyer in Texas.