[Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Tue Nov 4 12:38:04 EST 2008
Might be a big day for me on making bets - What do you think would be
the left wing reaction (if he DOES get elected) the first time there's a
comparison to chimps similar to what was done with Bush (which I thought
was hilarious, BTW) ?
JbTek wrote:
> ya, "Bush bashing is fun" will turn into "Obama bashing is fun", then
> the other side will cry about Americans "not getting behind there
> President".
> Jb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:03 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political
>
>
>
>> Herb,
>> Once again you label someone without knowing anything about them. If
>>
> someone
>
>> even says anything that you find contrary to your beliefs, you label them
>>
> a
>
>> liberal. I am sorry that you walk through life with blinders on. There is
>>
> a
>
>> whole world out there to experience.
>> Now that today is the election day, I for one would hope that the
>>
> political
>
>> chit chat would slow down a bit, but that's just wishful thinking. If
>>
> Obama
>
>> wins, the right wing republicans will stop at nothing to bash him for the
>> next four years. If McCain wins it will be four more years of bashing him.
>>
> As I
>
>> see it, nobody is going to win. Same crap, different day and non of it
>>
> amounts
>
>> to anything anyway.
>>
>> Rummy
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/4/2008 11:58:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>>
>> I don't blame you a bit. If I were a left-wing liberal, I'd want the
>> same thing. Being of the opposite persuasion, I'm hoping she's around a
>> while to bring some real change.
>>
>>
>> R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> Herb,
>>>
>>> I'm not a gambling person and I don't much care for politics or
>>>
>> politicians.
>>
>>> My hope is that Palin will disappear into the sunset just like Dan
>>>
> Quale
>
>> did.
>>
>>> Rummy
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/4/2008 11:09:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> hparsons at parsonsys.com writes:
>>>
>>> Rob,
>>>
>>> Do you not see how self-conflicting your statements are? McCain is
>>>
> left
>
>>> of the middle. If he "lurches" right, he moves TOWARDS the middle, not
>>>
>> away.
>>
>>> I don't place many bets that are not sure things, but here's one I
>>>
> will.
>
>>> $100 says that Palin successfully runs for national public office,
>>> maintaining a conservative right agenda.
>>>
>>> Wanna put our money where your mouth is?
>>>
>>>
>>> Lowe, Rob wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dave,
>>>> Thanks for the story. I certainly agree with it. I do think
>>>>
> McCain's
>
>>>> lurch towards the right hurt him. We'll have to await the final
>>>>
> results
>
>>>> to see if it's true or not. I do agree his pick of Palin may have
>>>>
> cost
>
>>>> McCain the election by alienating the middle. I recall after the
>>>> convention he floated the name of Tom Ridge as his running mate, but
>>>>
> the
>
>>>> base recoiled due to Ridge being pro life. Tom Ridge may have helped
>>>> him win Pennsylvania, which is so critical to McCain's chances. So
>>>> McCain was stuck trying to pick a running mate that appealed to the
>>>> base, which was Palin. Problem was it drove the middle away. With
>>>> Palin's approval ratings in the teens and her disapproval ratings
>>>>
> over
>
>>>> 50%, it's certainly not helping McCain. If you have the CNN story,
>>>>
> I'll
>
>>>> read it. - rob
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of David
>>>>
> Bradley
>
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:51 PM
>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] The end of the Rove era -- Political
>>>>
>>>> I think this in an interesting piece which reinforces what I've been
>>>> saying about the importance of the middle of the political spectrum.
>>>> A similar article on CNN.com over the weekend about how Sarah Palin
>>>> may have cost McCain and herself the election by alienating the
>>>>
> middle
>
>>>> - I can send that link if anyone wants it.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1108/15177.html
>>>>
>>>>
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