Obama/Biden vs. McCain/Palin

[BW23]

My five year old - has started spouting off a few funny election comments.

- in the car, a McCain ad came on and she says "John McCain always says 'blah blah blah Barrack Obama'".
- some ladies at a store the other day were belly-achin about all the political talk and she chimes in "...yeah, John McMean!"

Oh she is a hoot. Honest, I don't think she's getting this stuff from me. Ok she knows I favor Obama but thats about it - we try to keep the poli-talk down to a minimum here. I quizzed her a bit on where she heard all this, and I tell her McCain is ok. but she stands firm with her assessment.

My six year old has stated a few funny ones, too. She's been reading a ton about the election.

The kids angle on things can be lighten-ing and enlightening. My little one is a daddy's girl now-and becomes my little attack dog whenever my teen gives me flack. Down girl.

So I could see her chompin McCain on my behalf some... but still I wonder what's original thought versus planted there. Knowing her, I would say its more of the former than the latter.

Now when my older daughter was in Catholic school, her opinions were pretty hardened after a day's "lesson" during election season.

My girl's view stems from my core values. I'm fine with that.

[Arthur Dent]

BW23 has already stated that his beliefs are absolute. The obvious corollary is that debate and/or reasoning is pointless. Absolute beliefs require no argument. Indeed, they would not be absolute otherwise.

[PujolJunkie]

I can not stand Sarah Palin. In fact, I have a real disdain for her. But by gosh golly if she wasn't so adorable on SNL.

[arnie.k]

my sister claims she heard palin say she didn't like the UN because there's too many foreigners there, and she thinks there need to be more americans on it... is this true?

i have to believe no one on earth is capable of such stupidity, but my sister is adamant...

[jim]

Stating, unbidden, that the racism in your city is the result of the actions of a few minorities does shift the blame for racism and does in fact justify the racists' sentiments.

That doesn't even make sense.

I'd venture to say that I'm the only one who said so openly but I wasn't the only one who took it that way. I'm also still curious if you've put any thought into why your motivations are called into question, and not those of the other conservatives around here.

What motivations are you talking about? Stating that I'm strongly opposed to Obama? It couldn't be that I lean far to the right. It must be that I'm racist.

I'd love to hear from anyone who took it the way you did. LOVE to. I can't point out how wrong they are, too.

I'll say it. You sound like a complete racist to me.

And I used to like you. Now....not so much.

You have made comments on this board that have really sounded awful. I'm not saying you are racist, or you are or aren't anything - I don't make that call from a collection of electronic bits. I'm just saying it sure comes across like that at times. You asked if anyone took it the way pebbles did, and I'm here to tell you I did and I know there are many others that feel the same way. So if you don't like it, proofread your posts before you put them out there to make sure they couldn't be taken the wrong way.

[BW23]

Stating, unbidden, that the racism in your city is the result of the actions of a few minorities does shift the blame for racism and does in fact justify the racists' sentiments.

That doesn't even make sense.

I'd venture to say that I'm the only one who said so openly but I wasn't the only one who took it that way. I'm also still curious if you've put any thought into why your motivations are called into question, and not those of the other conservatives around here.

What motivations are you talking about? Stating that I'm strongly opposed to Obama? It couldn't be that I lean far to the right. It must be that I'm racist.

I'd love to hear from anyone who took it the way you did. LOVE to. I can't point out how wrong they are, too.

I'll say it. You sound like a complete racist to me.

And I used to like you. Now....not so much.

You have made comments on this board that have really sounded awful. I'm not saying you are racist, or you are or aren't anything - I don't make that call from a collection of electronic bits. I'm just saying it sure comes across like that at times. You asked if anyone took it the way pebbles did, and I'm here to tell you I did and I know there are many others that feel the same way. So if you don't like it, proofread your posts before you put them out there to make sure they couldn't be taken the wrong way.

I've gone back and looked at it again. I guess maybe I knew my tone. But I was answering a question as to who Americans will hate next now that Muslims and Muslim Americans are the newest hated group. Now, you either believe that they are hated or that they're not. I'd say there's hate out there. Also, you have to wonder why Americans feel this way. One day changed it all.

I can read that post all I want, and there's nothing in it to suggest anything at all about my feelings. Only those who are trying to put my feelings into it see it.

Now, what other comments have I made that have "really sounded awful".

And other than that one post, which, again, is complete fishing, what have I said to even suggest that at times I come across racist?

I love that leftist view that if you're republican, wanting people to be responsible for their own actions, and vehemently against everything about Obama, then you're racist.

[BW23]

I can not stand Sarah Palin. In fact, I have a real disdain for her. But by gosh golly if she wasn't so adorable on SNL.

What a sexist statement. I think that's horrible.

[Freed Roger]

My girl's view stems from my core values. I'm fine with that.

Good deal.

[BW23]

My girl's view stems from my core values. I'm fine with that.

Good deal.

She's good at asking questions i wouldn't expect a 6 year old to answer though. It's scary how well she reads already. Just wait a year or two.

[Freed Roger]

My girl's view stems from my core values. I'm fine with that.

Good deal.

She's good at asking questions i wouldn't expect a 6 year old to answer though. It's scary how well she reads already. Just wait a year or two.

Our girl's been hitting me with deep questions for quite some time. She's picking up on the reading pretty well. Amazing how it starts coming together. She interprets what she reads in a funny literal way -

For example, we pass by this business sign below and she asks "what does T - E- Bacon - Bacon - E spell?"


...Man I love that kid.