Monday, September 8, 2008

"THE SILENT MAJORITY"

All in all, over the last couple decades, both of our major political parties have drifted from their base positions. This drift of both parties has resulted in a blurring of what they stand for, and as a result the vast majority of voters have come to believe there is no real difference between the two.------and we have seen this result in fewer and fewer of the eligible voters actually voting.
This year, 2008, has seen Senator Obama, a relatively new face on the National scene, work up a large following (his presidential campaign having begun waaay back on Feb. 1oth, 2007) and having the race pretty much all to himself til this year. Only then did he begin to get some competition for attention from others, namely Senator Clinton-----She gathered more popular votes, but Obama got the electoral votes ---and as we all know finally forced Hillary to give up, using a running argument that her obstinacy was dividing the party. (My own opinion of Obama's victory in getting the Democratic nomination for President, was that he was a fresh face, minimal experience, and he is one excellent orator---give him time to prepare a speech put him in front of a teleprompter and this guy could charm the birds outta the trees. (his followers started calling him "The One".
The republicans had a much quieter lead up to their convention, pretty much agreeing on John McCain early in the primaries, he world more excited watching the antics of Barrack and Hillary. The general public attitude was in a contest between John McCain and Barrack Obama, that Obama had the momentum and would most likely be the next president.
Barrack, who had been centering his campaign around the point that he would bring change to Washington , was getting hit hard on his lack of any real executive experience, so to shore up his standings with the public he had Joe Biden nominated as his VP. Two things resulted, the public perceived that Barrack was kinda admitting he lacked experience by adding the longest resident of the Senate in the History of the country to be his VP. and the the other thing is, by not nominating Hillary , enraging the entire left wing of his party (Gloria Steinem and such---) much ado in the media about the disenchantment of many women voters and speculation on how many might just vote for McCain .
Then McCain announced his selection of VP, Gov. Sara Palin of Alaska. The leftist, liberal media went berserk. They accused the Repubs of trying to appeal to the disenchanted Hillary supporters, they mocked Sara for being a Mayor of such a small town, they pointed out she had a pregnant unwed daughter, they ridiculed her "none ivy league" school , that she was govenor of Alaska, so what, the population of Alaska was-----hardly cosmopolitan. and oh my goodness her political opponents referred to her as a hockey mom disguised pit bull. This went on for almost four days, but then the public got to see and meet the Real Sara Palin as she gave her acceptance Speech on Aug 27th, 2008.
----------The Democrats immediately went into a defensive crouch---and like Willy Brown , a long time democratic political genious in California admitted, "We are now playing defense and we (democrats) don't do well on defense---we lose when we have to explain our programs --"

Today its announced that in the latest polls, 52 percent will vote for McCain/Palin, 46 percent Obama/Biden------Me Thinks Senator Obama is really regretting not spending time with the wounded troops on his grand European tour with 300 press people (by the way the democratic party paid for that trip)---it may well turn out that that was the High point of the Jr. Senator from Illinois run for the Presidency.
It would seem the vicious tasteless attacks of Gov. Palin, from the leftist liberal elite have woke up the silent majority------I don't think Senator Obama and his running mate will be able to satisfactorily explain their programs of change and the resulting bigger government ---what with now being so totally identified as being promoted by the leftist liberal establishment.

12 comments:

  1. And once again, "Actions speak louder than words" is the winning phrase.

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  2. your right, those who can "do", those who can't carp and find fault and blame others. (or wait is that what community organizers do??) (lol)

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  3. polls didn't matter when Obama was ahead, don't matter now. November 4th matters.

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  4. I don't know how you Americans can stand having such a LONG pre election campaign.
    Canada's Prime Minister announced this Sunday that we will be going to the polls on October 14th and I am sick of the campaigns by all the parties already.

    Bear((( )))

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  5. Bear...
    I think that's a better idea...shorter time for the candidates to sling mud at eachother!

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  6. Two things resulted, the public perceived that Barrack was kinda admitting he lacked experience by adding the longest resident of the Senate in the History of the country to be his VP. and the the other thing is, by not nominating Hillary , enraging the entire left wing of his party (Gloria Steinem and such---) much ado in the media about the disenchantment of many women voters and speculation on how many might just vote for McCain

    Gary, on your first point, Joe Biden is not the longest serving Senator in the history of the country. It only seems that way. :-D
    Ted Kennedy has served ten years more than Biden, and Robert Byrd has served fourteen years longer. (Byrd is actually the longest-serving Senator, and counting; J. Strom Thurmond holds second place.)

    On your second point, I don't know if I agree that Barack Obama enraged the "entire left wing" of his party. He seems to have no enemies to the left, and is probably politically to the left of Senator Clinton. It was really a no-win situation for him: if he named Hillary to be VP, he'd have to watch his back and be prepared for constant meddling from the Clintons, and if he didn't nominate her, he'd alienate many of the blue-collar Democrats, women and seniors who supported her.

    I guess he felt the first option was worse than the second, so he went with Joe Biden.

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  7. and the american voters fare beginning to look past all his photo opts and slick talk and see that he really doesn't have all that much experience and has been more into whats good for Barack than is what's good for the country----its like Willy Brown says, the Donks don't do well if it comes down to them having to really explain how they would implement their promises.

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  8. Very Good point El Cerdo Ignatius. That was again very well written GAry. I think it was a catch 22 for Barry. The Clintons would have sabotaged his presidency and he would have been watching his back. Unfortunately picking Joe Biden really hasn't helped him. They are both so very far left it would have benefited him had he picked a VP who was more moderate, even pro-life to help him out but then the far-left Move-on.org supporters and the whacked out environmentalists and the pro-choice people would have been outraged and the money would have dried up.

    He truly got himself in a pickle by not being his own person. But anyone who is ga-ga about Saul Alinsky is really out there. He like so many in politics got carried away on the tidal wave of power and self.
    You got it sooo right as usual Unc.

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  9. You are getting lots of comments on your political posts. It seems to be working for you.

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  10. A favorite quote from this week ...

    Laugh. Dance. Vote. ~ Ellen DeGeneres

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  11. Gary, if, for once, anyone addressed the issues and declared WHAT they stood for, I'd probably be the only one at the polls on election day. I am SO sick of the masses being influenced by hairstyle and whether OPRAH gave her approval, that I am fed up.

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  12. It will be an interesting election for sure Gary. I just wish they'd get down to brass tacks and quit flinging poo.

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