tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post5643420556474134598..comments2023-11-05T03:20:46.695-05:00Comments on The Ostroy Report: Who's Running for President, McCain or Palin?The Ostroy Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955421147082736335noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-58858921308340218342008-09-13T09:33:00.000-04:002008-09-13T09:33:00.000-04:00Charles Krauthammer is the man who first coined th...Charles Krauthammer is the man who first coined the term "the Bush Doctrine" in the cover essay of the June 4, 2001 issue of the Weekly Standard entitled, <I>"The Bush Doctrine: ABM, Kyoto, and the New American Unilateralism"</I><BR/><BR/>According to Charles Krauthammer, both Charlie Gibson and Sidney are <B>WRONG</B> in their definitions of the Bush Doctrine.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/12/AR2008091202457_pf.html" REL="nofollow">Here is a link</A> to Krauthammer's take on Charlie Gibson's incorrect definition of the Bush Doctrine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-77448424596812625552008-09-12T16:25:00.000-04:002008-09-12T16:25:00.000-04:00Sidney, you idiot.......You are uncommonly thick h...Sidney, you idiot.......<BR/><BR/>You are uncommonly thick headed and slow.....<BR/><BR/>Osama lives because of Bill Clinton. Americans died because of Bill Clinton refused Sudan's tender of him. Clinton foolishly thought that the only way to deal with him was through the courts instead of having a CIA team take custody of Osama and lose him in a plane over the Atlantic. Oops.<BR/><BR/>Do that and thousands of Americans remain alive today.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry and disappointed that Bush hasn't caught Osama. But you know, while a dirt bag like you won't admit it, no one would have ever believed that Bush would have gone 7 and 0 in the years after 9/11. We were all SURE that we'd be attacked again.<BR/><BR/>After all, we were attacked, time and again in the past and that was all the experience we had to draw from. That past was the 8 years of the Clinton administration.<BR/><BR/>Bill Clinton and his willing accomplices in the Democrat party have blood on their hands. While I certainly believe that it took Bush too long to reach the right strategy. He and he alone, as Commander in Chief deserves the credit for choosing the man and the strategy that produced a win in Iraq. <BR/><BR/>Clinton killed American boys. TAKE THAT TO THE BANK.<BR/><BR/>And always remember 7 and 0. No one would have believed it. Certainly not a moron like you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-21821820806226099702008-09-12T15:05:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:05:00.000-04:00I,was and do say was a democratic supporter. But w...I,was and do say was a democratic supporter. But when the dems shoved hillary to the back of the bus,made bill clinton into a racist and made Obama the empty suit,the new massiah,that was enough. I was going to stay home and not vote. But then john mccain the maverick did the greatest thing there is.He named sarah palin his vp pick. she's getting my vote no matter what. Any woman that can kill a caribou and be able to field dress it and lite the fire to cook it in the wilderness gets my vote. And to top it all off this broad also cleans and guts fish.NOW THATS A WOMAN ANY REAL MAN CAN VOTE FORAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-55258590663312089482008-09-12T13:06:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:06:00.000-04:00You wanna hear dumb. Obama using the pig/lipstick...You wanna hear dumb. Obama using the pig/lipstick saying after Palin's speech about lipstick and a soccer mom/pitbull. If he didn't "mean" it about her, he should have had sense enough not to take the chance of being accused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-46714445700143186342008-09-12T13:01:00.000-04:002008-09-12T13:01:00.000-04:00Oh, Oh, Oh, Paliin was coached. "She knows not...Oh, Oh, Oh, Paliin was coached. "She knows nothing about foreign affairs." THe Republicans coached her for one week. Yet, THERE ARE DUMB FOOLS WHO THINK THEY FORGOT TO TEACH/COACH HER ON THE BUSH DOCTRINE<BR/><BR/>They've outsmarted the Dems by picking her; they're not going to be stupid enough to FORGET to mention the Bush Doctrine to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-47886149549934741412008-09-12T11:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T11:13:00.000-04:0010:35am is clearly 10:08am complimenting himself a...10:35am is clearly 10:08am complimenting himself as part of an effort to drum up support for the view that asking a woman about hubris is sexist...<BR/><BR/>Oh, and James Fallows hits the nail on the head when he remarks that it isn't Palin's lack of a definition for the Bush Doctrine but her lack of familiarity with the expression itself which is most haunting:<BR/><BR/>"What Sarah Palin revealed is that she has not been interested enough in world affairs to become minimally conversant with the issues. Many people in our great land might have difficulty defining the "Bush Doctrine" exactly. But not to recognize the name, as obviously was the case for Palin, indicates not a failure of last-minute cramming but a lack of attention to any foreign-policy discussion whatsoever in the last seven years."<BR/><BR/>Bobby Baird echoes:<BR/>"The problem was not that Palin stressed one person’s version of the Bush Doctrine over the other, it’s that she appeared to have never heard the phrase in her life...<BR/><BR/>No one who has heard the phrase in context before–or who wasn’t sure which iteration of it was meant–would ever respond with “His world view.” And even someone who didn’t know there was a Bush doctrine but who was aware of the Monroe or Truman doctrines would know enough not to say “His world view.” He or she would also probably know that it had something specific to do with the using force to achieve geopolitical strategic objectives, and might even be quick-witted enough to ask which version of the Bush doctrine Gibson was talking about, to draw out some help. But “His world view?” That part just sounded ridiculous."Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-60830912751450823062008-09-12T10:35:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:35:00.000-04:0010:08 Thank you so much for pointing out that sex...10:08 Thank you so much for pointing out that sexism on Gibson's part. I presume many on cable and the press don't know the meaning of the word humbris or they, we hope, would have pointed out the sexism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-87568773973499624362008-09-12T10:33:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:33:00.000-04:00Guys, take it from someone who has a graduate degr...Guys, take it from someone who has a graduate degree in International relations.<BR/>It is impossible to be coached.<BR/>International Relations requires knowledge that is being built slowly through study over the years. And I don't mean university study. Just reading international affairs magazines or history books. But for years, that's the catch. It is a whole chain of events, not just the latest. You may be coached in the latest developments in Russia, but if you don't know the history of the Soviet Union, what grievances and what psychology has been created in people of the former republics by the policies of Lenin and Stalin,let alone later events, then you don't understand Russia, you don't understand Ukraine and Georgia and you reach immediately the most simplistic conclusion.If you could see upclose the huge hate Russians harbor against the US because of their lost status as superpower, one can only imagine how insulted and humiliated they must have felt last night by listening to a woman making threats (Knowing that the status of a woman in Russia leaves a lot to be desired, I can only imagine what kind of anger the average Rusiian must have felt and what kind of basis for increasing nationalism she offered).<BR/>Because the most underestimated factor in international affairs is that of humiliation.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, if one studied the horrors that the citizens of the former republics withstood under Soviet control, with the exception of the classes that shared power, then one would realize that war is not what they desire, but investments in their countries. For they all say... "enough with poverty and misery... we want progress now."<BR/><BR/>The result of ignorance is what we saw last night. Without blinking an eye she acually implied a war with a major nuclear power. <BR/><BR/>Nobody told her that international conventions and agreements are violated all the time? Especially by the most prominenet members?<BR/><BR/>As I said... the web of events and forces is too complicated. Let's see if people notice who keeps a cool head, who is intellectually capable of listening, learning and absorbing new information. Who is intellectually capable of changing his mind.<BR/><BR/>For there is nothing funny, nothing remotely funny, about a war with a country that can strike back in the most devastating way.Athena Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483906167304901085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-24582313826166244062008-09-12T10:14:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:14:00.000-04:00Illogic alert on 10:08am!!Asking a woman if she's ...Illogic alert on 10:08am!!<BR/><BR/>Asking a woman if she's overconfident is the equivalent of asking a black person if he's "uppity"? Wow, how was that lobotomy McMurphy? Sheesh...<BR/><BR/>Going back to an earlier point, Marc Fisher yesterday in the Washington Post, after attending a McCain-Palin rally in VA, hit upon the concern I expressed:<BR/><BR/>"In this hyperdemocratized society, the national conviction that anyone can succeed is morphing into a belief that experience and knowledge may almost be disqualifying credentials."Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-14035617593917165322008-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:002008-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:00HUBRIS: EXAGGERATED pride or self-confidence. (...HUBRIS: EXAGGERATED pride or self-confidence. (Merriman-Webster)<BR/><BR/>Gibson asked Palen if she had the hubris to be President.<BR/><BR/>That is a sexist equivalent of asking a black person if he is being "uppity",<BR/><BR/>No one has asked Obama if he were being "uppity" or "hubristic" by running for the Presidency.<BR/><BR/>Gibson shoul have respectively asked Palen if she felt qualified to do the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-23974804072046010632008-09-12T09:21:00.000-04:002008-09-12T09:21:00.000-04:00Actually, you feral moron, it is possible to have ...Actually, you feral moron, it is possible to have it both ways. I've studied for many exams in my life, and many times there have been a few things that I've missed. There you go again, losing your grip on reality, 9:13am. She's been coached for about a week. Clearly, they didn't cover the Bush Doctrine, as she had no early clue what Charles Gibson meant. And if you honestly believe she wasn't coached, why was McCain's chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, travelling with her the last few days and not with McCain?<BR/><BR/>It wasn't a trap, you swine. She was asked a basic foreign policy question. I bet she has no clue what the Monroe Doctrine as well, even though we all learned that in high school American history. You are a partisan hack who has lost any measure of credibility.<BR/><BR/>Why don't you just return to making out with your George Bush inflatable doll? Swine!Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-55560856564727915362008-09-12T09:13:00.001-04:002008-09-12T09:13:00.001-04:00Is anyone who claims Palin knows nothing and was c...Is anyone who claims Palin knows nothing and was coached, stupid enough to think she was not "coached" on the "Bush Doctrine"? Ther "accusers" of "Coaching" can't have it both ways.<BR/><BR/>Being asked about the "Bush Doctrine" has the potentail of being an "entrapment" by the questionioner if it is not differentiated from his entire record as President. She did not fall into the trap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-54150868277075613022008-09-12T09:13:00.000-04:002008-09-12T09:13:00.000-04:00haha, Bush fancied himself a "decider" too and als...haha, Bush fancied himself a "decider" too and also had an astounding lack of knowledge about the world...Look how that turned out...<BR/><BR/>8:50am wants America to give McCain (what's the difference between shia and sunni? I don't know much about economics) and Palin (I was a small-town mayor, woohoo! I am under a bipartisan investigation for abuse of power! I don't know what the Bush Doctrine is) a free pass just as 8:50am no doubt gave Bush a free pass...<BR/><BR/>Can America really go with "gut-based thinkers" for a third straight time? Can we afford to go with McCain, a reckless, war-first, flip-flopper on nearly every major issue, and Palin, woefully ill-prepared and ignorant about the world?<BR/><BR/>I hardly think so. But because "real Americans" hate intellectuals and people with actual knowledge and critical thinking skills and they embrace the "shoot-first", fuck the world, arrogance and ignorance of Bush, McCain, Palin, etc., I have little doubt that "real Americans" will choose the Republicans again. Only a depression or simultaneous wars with Russia, Iran, China, and a continued presence in Iraq and Afghanistan may possibly open their minds to the reality that Republicans simply cannot govern well.<BR/><BR/>To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, is America as powerful and is the economy as strong as it was 8 years ago?<BR/><BR/>That's the most important question this year.Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-14339221229510527392008-09-12T08:50:00.000-04:002008-09-12T08:50:00.000-04:00The LATEST of examples of Obama's total lack of ju...The <B>LATEST</B> of examples of Obama's <B>total lack of judgment</B> was his selection of Joe Biden as his Vice Presidential candidate.<BR/><BR/>Everybody knows that the best choice for America that Obama <B>should</B> have made was Hillary Clinton. There is no debate about that.<BR/><BR/>Instead, Obama made the decision based on his pride. It is living proof that Obama's ego is one of his biggest problems. Obama would make a horrible President because his ego would be the deciding factor in all his decisions.<BR/><BR/>His next biggest problem is his track record highlighting his <B>inability to take a stance on issues.</B> When you are President of the United States, you have to make decisions and Obama's track record shows this is a major weakness of his.<BR/><BR/>McCain and Palin have a track record that shows they are decision makers. They can and will make decisions that go against their own party for the good of the country.<BR/><BR/>Obama and Biden have a track record of pandering and indecision.<BR/><BR/>Sidney can play the "Gotcha Politics" game, but he has too play that game - if my candidates had the track records of Obama/Biden, I'd be playing gotcha politics too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-73371988664354964472008-09-11T23:04:00.000-04:002008-09-11T23:04:00.000-04:00Earlier this week, in Columbia, Missouri, Obama's ...Earlier this week, in Columbia, Missouri, Obama's VP candidate <B>Joe Biden urged a paraplegic state official to stand up</B> to be recognized.<BR/><BR/>What kind of idiot is he ? He is less exciting and less prepared to be VP than Dan Quayle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-86146701960077668622008-09-11T22:44:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:44:00.000-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiH_GDg-6w&eur...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LiH_GDg-6w&eurl<BR/><BR/>How scary is it that, at a time when America is fighting two wars, the potential VP to a man who would be the oldest elected President has absolutely no clue what the Bush Doctrine is? <BR/><BR/>I have no pretension w/r/t being VP ever, but I freakin know what the Bush Doctrine is. This is basic foreign policy stuff, people. Palin is a neophyte during dangerous times. Obama may not be as experienced as we'd like, but he knows his stuff. Palin is out of her element. She's a more exciting Dan Quayle.Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-66541085307262913152008-09-11T19:54:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:54:00.000-04:00So we might have to go to another war?With a nucle...So we might have to go to another war?<BR/>With a nuclear power this time?<BR/>Over Georgia?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://palinupdate.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Good luck America!</A>Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496517922222817465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-43825611495980447992008-09-11T16:16:00.000-04:002008-09-11T16:16:00.000-04:008:40 am - The Real Clear Politics Electoral Map IS...8:40 am - <BR/><BR/>The Real Clear Politics Electoral Map IS NOT in such great shape for Obama.<BR/><BR/>Obama/Biden 217<BR/><BR/>McCain/Palin 216<BR/><BR/>Toss up 104<BR/><BR/><BR/>Obama is officially in deep deep shyt on all fronts:<BR/><BR/>Personal<BR/><BR/>Legal<BR/><BR/>Political<BR/><BR/>Money<BR/><BR/>Polls<BR/><BR/>Issues<BR/><BR/>Were some missed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-38729925445196635762008-09-11T11:28:00.000-04:002008-09-11T11:28:00.000-04:0010:47 What hypocrisy might that be? That she wante...10:47 What hypocrisy might that be? That she wanted to marry the alleged lesibian? Maybe she and the alleged lesbian abstained. Obama is against gay marriage too. Is he hypocritical for his alleged gay lover relationship?<BR/><BR/>And I think you meant to say you could NOT care less . . . <BR/>If you meant you could care less, what might cause you more concern. Surely not Obama's switching from no spying to spying and the other flip flops. That of course isn't hypocrisy -- it's lying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-77766490245326494422008-09-11T10:47:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:47:00.000-04:00at 10:31 - Apparently you don't understand the si...at 10:31 - Apparently you don't understand the significance of the "alleged lesbian lover" - I could care less about lesbian or not - my point is the hypocrisy.... does that help you ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-42441067108643950152008-09-11T09:04:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:04:00.000-04:00Does Obama get his talking points from cartoons??I...<B>Does Obama get his talking points from cartoons??</B><BR/><BR/>It appears the answer is yes - for the third time in four days, Obama borrowed a lengthy bubble quote from Washington Post cartoonist Tom Toles.<BR/><BR/>No wonder he selected Biden as his Vice Plagiarist. Biden is now teaching Obama where to find talking points that will get liberal attention.<BR/><BR/>Maybe Obama can use a cartoon against Putin to resolve the Russian invasion of Georgia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-32852597020920154572008-09-11T09:01:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:01:00.000-04:00On this 7th anniversary of 9/11, please remember (...On this 7th anniversary of 9/11, please remember (as you consider this election) that the Republican Administration has not brought Osama Bin Laden and many of his top associates to justice.Sidney Condorcethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956869706962997123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-80535775013309045222008-09-11T08:40:00.000-04:002008-09-11T08:40:00.000-04:00This electoral map shows Obama is not really in su...This <A HREF="http://penetratinginsights.blogtownhall.com/2008/09/09/obamas_electoral_map.thtml" REL="nofollow">electoral map</A> shows Obama is not really in such a bad situation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-31871599943208146242008-09-11T02:39:00.000-04:002008-09-11T02:39:00.000-04:00The concern is the Berg vs Obama, Soetoro, DNC, FE...The concern is the Berg vs Obama, Soetoro, DNC, FEC lawsuit that is proceeding in the PA federal courts regarding Obama's citizenship. It was brought forth by a DEMOCRAT by the way in an attempt to "save" the Democratic Party. Oh yeah, Obama's been served. obamacrimes.com<BR/><BR/>Will Obama be compelled to cough up by Sept. 30, 2008 in deposition? Will the DNC comply? Will the FEC admit that Obama wasn't vetted?<BR/> <BR/>Will this mean that all the name calling and brushing off of shoulder and 99 problems but a bitch ain't one of them posturing could all be for nothing?<BR/><BR/>See the loose tire bouncing and rolling down the freeway on it's own? That's off the Obama clown wagon. Oops!! Here comes the next one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11636447.post-3973843183241917202008-09-10T22:31:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:31:00.000-04:006:24 PM, Is that the level you want to take this ...6:24 PM,<BR/> Is that the level you want to take this ? If so, I have a question for you:<BR/><BR/>If Obama becomes President is he going to grow watermelons on the front lawn ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com