tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post586499910408007683..comments2024-03-26T17:44:07.430-04:00Comments on Viking Pundit: Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15911276942829790135noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-73040791309910654402008-10-12T12:41:00.000-04:002008-10-12T12:41:00.000-04:00It's hard to definitively identify a total douchew...It's hard to definitively identify a total douchewad without interacting with them. <BR/><BR/>But anyone who uses the word "ilk" non-ironically is an excellent guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-34494292119703221922008-10-11T22:47:00.000-04:002008-10-11T22:47:00.000-04:00Rick p:I highly doubt that you and your ilk would ...Rick p:<BR/><BR/>I highly doubt that you and your ilk would kindly sit back for several days, let alone months, and let a President McCain a "chance to make the changes this country desperately needs." So don't be trying to fool the rubes with that old line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-19141503616767403112008-10-09T23:55:00.000-04:002008-10-09T23:55:00.000-04:00Hello from AustraliaWe voted out a Coalition (Repu...Hello from Australia<BR/><BR/>We voted out a Coalition (Republican equivalent) government in favour of a Labor (Democrat equivalent) government in November 07. We were not nearly in a state of distress as the US finds itself now when we did this. We are very different countries in many respects, but very similar in others so this observation maybe something you would like to consider. I for one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-32972158428113875012008-10-09T14:56:00.000-04:002008-10-09T14:56:00.000-04:00I am a proud liberal from the SF Bay Area and not ...I am a proud liberal from the SF Bay Area and not a conservative like most of the people posting on this website. However, it is refreshing to read most of the comments posted on this website. While it shows we can disagree politically, at least we are capable of discussing our differences calmly and not shouting and insult one another. <BR/>I will vote for Obama next month and do believe he willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-29975918948192050782008-10-09T14:16:00.000-04:002008-10-09T14:16:00.000-04:00If Obama becomes President, will this increase or ...If Obama becomes President, will this increase or decrease the fortunes of the uber-right wing media (Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, etc.)? In principle it should greatly increase their fortunes. After all, they will have a continuous stream of fodder to chew on. I should think they are secretly hoping for an Obama Presidency "windfall".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-90575392463970509732008-10-09T14:12:00.000-04:002008-10-09T14:12:00.000-04:00good site guys... honorable discussions. I tend t...good site guys... honorable discussions. I tend to agree that it's Obama's to lose. As a guy who can no longer afford the excesses of Bush's spending largess, irresponsibility and kill the constitution conservatism... I have become a Republican for Obama. I'll take the Obama change risks over 4 more years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-53986219945910377722008-10-09T12:34:00.000-04:002008-10-09T12:34:00.000-04:00The worst eight years of American political life a...The worst eight years of American political life are coming to an end. We had what may have been the worst President in American history, the attempt of Karl Rogue to establish an effective and permanent one-Party system, a war predicated upon big lies for big profit, government responsible only to campaign contributors, government using fear instead of legitimate achievements to win points, an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-81179997003739074492008-10-09T08:11:00.000-04:002008-10-09T08:11:00.000-04:00Of all the polls and polls and polls, isn't it ast...Of all the polls and polls and polls, isn't it astonishing that the Drudge Report found space on top of its page to feature Zogby's unique numbers? Wow. Go figure!<BR/><BR/>John Zogby is the king of "notice me, dispute me, react to me, my findings are so darn surprising!" He's making the rounds now, talking up his latest whisker-thin poll, and saying the election will be all about the "big Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-46536697407205117132008-10-09T07:59:00.000-04:002008-10-09T07:59:00.000-04:00Very well written, good analysis of the current si...Very well written, good analysis of the current situation.<BR/><BR/>I for one would have preferred to see Ron Paul in this race and I'm sure he'd done better. But as you wrote; the circumstances surly favoured the dems.<BR/><BR/>I do still have hopes that Barry is keeping some of the promises he made; some of them are not too bad. Naive, I know. But that's me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-29688040464429757802008-10-09T05:54:00.000-04:002008-10-09T05:54:00.000-04:00Palin choice "is political bullsh*t"-- P...Palin choice "is political bullsh*t"<BR/>-- Peggy Noonan, longtime Reagan speechwriter & WSJ conservative columnist<BR/><BR/>Palin "is absolutely not ready to be president or vice president... scorns not only liberal ideas but all ideas... is a fatal cancer to the Republican Party"<BR/>-- David Brooks, conservative commentator on PBS, NYT, WSJ and ex-editor of the NationalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-51099282168395422582008-10-08T20:53:00.000-04:002008-10-08T20:53:00.000-04:00Way to quit 27 days out.Nothing at stake ... just ...Way to quit 27 days out.<BR/><BR/>Nothing at stake ... just the country.DJ Drummondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583885371076583265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-40818481161348414602008-10-08T19:34:00.000-04:002008-10-08T19:34:00.000-04:00What bothers me more is the fact that Palin is und...<I>What bothers me more is the fact that Palin is under investigation by her own state. </I><BR/><BR/>Why is she under investigation? Oh Yeah, She fired a supervisor who refused to fire a man who used a taser on a 11 year old.<BR/> Outrageous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-77619291235244538572008-10-08T18:47:00.000-04:002008-10-08T18:47:00.000-04:00McCain is losing because he sold his sold to the d...McCain is losing because he sold his sold to the devil, the religious right wing republicans. <BR/>He is not the same McCain of years ago. His choice of Palin is absurd, who wants her running the country, we were fooled by Bush's country charm, hopefully never again.<BR/><BR/>The foundation that Obama served on with Ayers?<BR/>Big time republican conservative, Walter Annenberg. The foundation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-12267135469732662422008-10-08T16:39:00.000-04:002008-10-08T16:39:00.000-04:00Hey magpie,You know why there are so many more ads...Hey magpie,<BR/><BR/>You know why there are so many more ads? Because millions of Americans donated to Obama's campaign, thus he can afford it. <BR/><BR/>As for McCain 'not feeding the trolls'? I'll remind you that Palin in her RNC speech came out swinging a fairly big bat, doing so proactively. It blows my mind how quickly Republicans move from being the bully - which you all define as "tough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-45562837789899592992008-10-08T15:15:00.000-04:002008-10-08T15:15:00.000-04:00Oh, Brian, Brian, Brian... The vicious "it's over"...Oh, Brian, Brian, Brian... The vicious "it's over" story could have been written 4 weeks ago. But the (eek, gasp, faint) "MSM" has been tiptoeing around the obvious numbers. Your idea that they're "creating" a bad playing field for McCain is pure comedy. <BR/><BR/>Don't let the media's reticence interfere with your whining, though. It's like breathing now. Keep blaming that liberal press, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-16571428151307159752008-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:49:00.000-04:00I'm a liberal from Illinois. Go Obama... but dropp...I'm a liberal from Illinois. Go Obama... but dropped by from a link in the NYT. Your blog is lively and fun, and your commentators do not appear to drip nearly as much venom as many conservatives. A class act, all in all. McCain isn't my choice, but if he wins, he will be my President. I don't get the attraction of Palin as a leader, but then, I'm not drinking the same Kool-Aid, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-39543113672916192372008-10-08T13:35:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:35:00.000-04:00...oh, and what do you think of my Che beret?...oh, and what do you think of my Che beret?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-19774169359296222542008-10-08T13:29:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:29:00.000-04:00Here's the deal, though. I live in VA and I can t...Here's the deal, though. I live in VA and I can tell you that Obama's ads have outnumbered Mc's almost 3:1 during the last couple of weeks. Given that polls tend to measure what's in the voters' mind's eye at the moment, perhaps more thought ought to be given to the disparity in advertising.<BR/><BR/>Further: I'm disappointed to see what few ads Mc has running tending so far towards the Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459853633553888712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-18316291239569709702008-10-08T13:25:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:25:00.000-04:00If true, Eric, let's enjoy the break. Being rapac...If true, Eric, let's enjoy the break. <BR/><BR/>Being rapacious, jackbooted, hyper-imperialist rulers struggling to halt the flowering of a truly "progressive" society gets tiring after a while. <BR/><BR/>A President Obama will allow us finally to have a chance to take the boots off, put the feet up, sit back and enjoy the likes of the Hugo Chávez and Robert Mugabe red carpet state visits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-53464932660600484292008-10-08T12:41:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:41:00.000-04:00Zogby has Obama up 47% to 45%.In other words, Obam...<I>Zogby has Obama up 47% to 45%.<BR/><BR/>In other words, Obama has a 15-point lead.</I><BR/><BR/>Isn't that the same Zogby that had Kerry winning 330 electroal votes in his last poll before the 2004 election?<BR/><BR/>Hey Eric, stop reading the MSM and falling for the "it's over, Obama is President" environment they are creating. You should know better. And you should know better than these Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026800013174349238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-63875434196265339832008-10-08T12:31:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:31:00.000-04:00Great site you have!!Would you like a Link Exchang...Great site you have!!<BR/><BR/>Would you like a Link Exchange with our new blog COMMON CENTS were we blog about the issues of the day??<BR/><BR/>http://www.commoncts.blogspot.comcommoncentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497825816313122743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-20165237103272950322008-10-08T10:13:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:13:00.000-04:00Dick Morris says Obama is "peaking too soon."That ...Dick Morris says Obama is "peaking too soon."<BR/><BR/>That means Obama will double his lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-1157675998960879712008-10-08T10:08:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:08:00.000-04:00Zogby has Obama up 47% to 45%.In other words, Obam...Zogby has Obama up 47% to 45%.<BR/><BR/>In other words, Obama has a 15-point lead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-32723494269552653972008-10-08T09:36:00.000-04:002008-10-08T09:36:00.000-04:00The McCain campaign had begun firing the salvos be...The McCain campaign had begun firing the salvos before the debate. The Ayers and Reverend Wright ads are running. It doesn't matter. The past eight years have been a train wreck. Our country is bankrupt and we are in a war without end that is exacting an unacceptable toll in life and limb, much needed money and international reputation.<BR/><BR/>McCain keeps saying Obama was 'wrong on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4053585.post-52859624428720691132008-10-08T06:07:00.000-04:002008-10-08T06:07:00.000-04:00Actually, I'm sure they did shake hands in the end...Actually, I'm sure they did shake hands in the end because their embrace got in front of Tom Brokaw's teleprompter.<BR/><BR/>Also, by the third debate, too many opinions will have hardened. It's just like Dubya's drunk driving "October surprise" - by that late in the game, nobody cares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com