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Opening Arguments

Shocker -- an undecided Democrat

You undecided Democrats who have been waiting to see which way John Mellencamp goes, too bad:

Bob Merlis, Mellencamp's publicist, said the rocker hasn't said who he'll vote for but sees Democrats as the greatest hope for change.

"Neither candidate is as liberal as he would prefer, but he's happy to contribute what he can," Merlis said Tuesday.

Me, I'm still waiting to hear if Chuck Norris is going to get over Huckabee losing and finally come out for McCain.

Comments

localwebslinger
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 11:03am

Wait, not as liberal as he would prefer?

Is he looking for a comrad, or....

tim zank
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 11:21am

He was a BIG backer of The Silky Pony this go around and of course "Waffles" back in 2004. Hence the reason my Mellencamp CD collection has replaced my Heineken coasters on top of my bar. They don't seem to absorb moisture though, my guess is they are already way too self absorbed.

Harl Delos
Wed, 04/23/2008 - 3:44pm

Here in Lancaster County, Ron Paul got 22% of the vote yesterday, and Huckabee got 11%.

Of course, Obama beat Clinton here as well.

My vote was among the 22% for Paul. I didn't like voting for a racist, but I have a difficult time voting for McCain for a number of reasons, among them his judgment.

A few years ago, Cindy McCain made a comment about male pattern baldness, and he said "At least I don't plaster on makeup like a trollop, you c***."

Well, he DID have a point about looking like a painted whore. Additionally, I bet she can be a real c*** as well. On the other hand, if you use your heavy guns on such a trivial matter, what linguistic ammunition will you have when she REALLY acts like a c***?

This shows really poor judgment on McCain's part. Just as the nuke remark Hillary made on Monday shows poor judgment on her part.

Are we in some sort of mutual defense pact with Israel, like we are with NATO or SEATO? No.

When someone attacked the US, as Al Queda did, did Israel join with us in attacking Afghanistan or Iraq? No.

So why should we attack someone because they attacked Israel? If the state of Israel wants to be protected under Article 4, Section IV of the US Constitution, they need to apply for statehood, and start paying taxes to the IRS.

tim zank
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 8:12am

Harl sez: "This shows really poor judgment on McCain

Kevin Knuth
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 10:34am

But this remark is substantiated:

Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Because her father is Janet Reno."

Way to go McCain. Pick on a kid. Tim, if you have a daughter and someone made a joke like that, would that be okay??

That show's great judgement doesn't it?

tim zank
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 10:40am

Kevin, I'm not familiar with that remark, source please?

Harl Delos
Thu, 04/24/2008 - 12:28pm

The AP ran a story in June 1998, reporting that McCain had cracked that joke at a GOP Senate fundraising dinner.

It's obvious that Chelsea isn't ugly. She's fairly average in looks, suffering from her mother's weak jaw and chipmunk cheeks, but she has wonderful hair, and when she smiles, she's quite appealing.

But they say, if you want to know what your wife is going to be like in 20 years, take a look at her parents. I'm sure there will be many men willing to line up for an opportunity to marry Chelsea, but they'll be fools and opportunists - which, I guess, would perpetuate the Clinton genes....

The joke wasn't really about Chelsea; it was about Hillary and Janet Reno.

I'm hesitant to criticize Janet Reno, because of her Parkinson's Disease. She's like a dancing bear. It's not that it dances so well, but that it dances at all. Under the same circumstances, I don't know that I could do half as well as she did.

But while the letter and the spirit of the ADA is that you have to make reasonable accomodation, it doesn't mean you are required to hire someone totally inappropriate for the job. A quadriplegic cannot perform the job of a hod carrier by making reasonable accomodation.

And as far as her appearance goes, she was hired to be a bulldog, so if she looks like one, that's a desirable trait.

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