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Obama surprised that military loves FoxNews

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Barack Obama recently spent some quality time with U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for the first time in...a very long time. Does anyone know how many times Obama visited mil itary forces in Iraq and Afghanistan prior to this trip?

Has he ever been before?

Anyway, I digress. 

Obama was surprised that FoxNews was playing on every television he saw, at every military installation he visited.

Armed Forces Radio and Televison network surveys the troops to determine what they want. Evidently, they prefer a Fair and Balanced approach to news reporting.

Obama was surprised that FoxNews was broadcast on every base, because he doesn't visit military bases.  
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You know why troops who are overseas watch FNC? (none / 0)
because it is the only Cable News channel AFN carries, not the other way around.  I speak from experience here.  By your logic, soldiers enjoy watching The Simpsons 30 times a week and like WWE's secondary show "SmackDown!" but not their primary show "RAW".

by richardshort2001 on 07/24/2008 11:37:39 AM EST

I figured as much (none / 0)

Thanks for the laugh.  That's pretty typical.  They give them no choice in what they watch and then brag about how "that's all they watch".  It reminds me of Saddam Hussein's elections where he received 100% of the vote.  I can imagine the ballot:

 

Please select one of the following: 

 

___   Saddam

 

___   Torture me and kill my whole family 

by bfaul on 07/24/2008 11:51:03 AM EST

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Want another laugh? (none / 0)
read that article KenTX linked to, especially the last paragraph.


"Obama quit your whinning about it. FOX is NOT being biased against you. They are reporting your lack of experiance. Your own mistakes on speaking and campaigning. Theyu also do this to John McCain, but McCain isn't fouling up like you. That is why you have more stories then he does pal."

Hell this guy's whole blog is a riot, I recommend "Political Correctness, THE DARK ROAD".

by richardshort2001 on 07/24/2008 01:22:19 PM EST

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Ken TX Youre an Idiot (none / 0)

I worked across the street from Armed Forces Radio and TV in Italy for two years.

Everyone hated the channels AFN had and most of the shows they chose to show. Ive heard the complaints because most folks thought I worked there instead of at the newspaper.

But its the only game in town.

Most other shows were a cross section of popular shows based on ratings in the US. Except for Fox News. Its a running joke overseas.

At home in the US all the TVs show CNN or MSNBC on the TVs in the PXs or ESPN.

by calturner on 07/24/2008 07:27:20 PM EST

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Is this actually true? (none / 0)
If so, that's terrifying.

by jarett on 07/25/2008 03:56:25 AM EST

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As of 6 years ago, (none / 0)
yes.

I used to be a regular O'Reilly watcher, believe it or not, because of it.

by richardshort2001 on 07/26/2008 01:00:45 AM EST

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Or read TYT Forum posts (none / 0)
And what better merit to judge a future President against than knowing the channel line-up in Basra!

That's it, Ken? THAT'S the 'Republivan Outrage of the Day?" Pretty weak, gotta say.

In a related item, did you see the reception he got from the non-handpicked crowd? The Pentagon had to pay people to be enthusiastic when Bush and McCain came around. Obama is saving us money and he hasn't even been elected....yet.

I'm watching the pre-speech feed from Berlin on C-SPAN even as I type. What is that, 100,00 people waiting to hear what he has to say? Somehow, hearing that many Europeans shouting "O-Bam-A" and "Yes We Can" is sooooo much more refreshing than "Yankee Go Home!" I wonder if that feeds into Ben Stein's ridiculous comment, "Seventy-five-thousand people at an outdoor sports palace, well, that's something the Fuehrer would have done"

Okay, gotta go - he just hit the stage and I want to hear what our next President has to say....

by MedfordTim on 07/24/2008 01:28:28 PM EST

Sweet baby Jesus, Ken (none / 0)

I would not have believed it possible but you have actually damaged your previously non-existent credibility with this post.

Please, please, please tell us you didn't read this before bringing this weak-ass shit in here?

Just say the words and we will all pretend like it didn't happen.

And this the very day after I bragged on our TYT trolls.

by ProfRich on 07/24/2008 01:28:59 PM EST

Fair and Balanced (none / 0)

by MRFred on 07/24/2008 01:34:03 PM EST

hahahahahahahahaha (none / 0)
I've really been missing Mr. Fred's Adventures in Photoshop.

by jarett on 07/25/2008 03:55:57 AM EST

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remember this? (none / 0)
When Bill O'Reilly forced Fox "news" to sue Al Franken for copyright infringement (subtitle of his book was a Fair and Balanced Look at the Right) as retaliation for being labeled a lying, splotchy bully, the judge, prior to dismissing the lawsuit, wanted to know more about Fox's claim to having 85 million subscribers. He said (I'm paraphrasing here, 'cause i don't have time to dig for a link) let's see, I'm a cable customer, and I get fox news with my cable package...does that make me a "subscriber"? After a pause and crestfallen answer in the affirmative from Fox's lawyers, the courtroom was reported to erupt in laughter, one of several such moments in this very brief trial. Who says conservatives don't know how to be entertaining?

by hazmat on 07/24/2008 03:02:50 PM EST

I know I'm being silly (none / 0)
I link to the story and notice the writers name under the symbol of the United States Marine Corp is CarpiJugulum, very catchy. I do make an assumption here that the author whose profile tells us he is an engineer in "Communications or Media" is trying to play on the Marines slogan of Carpe Diem.

I would hope someone who claims to work in the media would realize that Carpe Diem is spelled with an E, and not to be a stickler for details but it's two words Carpe being the first followed by Diem.

Or perhaps our "Communications" professional is a fan of Terry Pratchett who pinned the modern vampire fantasy comic Carpe Jugulum, but again Carpe is spelled with an E. Of course things like spelling have never been important to the good folks at faux news or a good number of their fans.

Either way, great post Ken, Ole CarpI really uncovered some hard hitting and relevant news there. I'm sure that it will convince 10's of people to vote for the Crypt Keeper now that they realize Obama doesn't know what channel the troops watch.

father death

That's a lot worse than not knowing the difference between a Sunni or a Shia don't you think?

by Hubble on 07/24/2008 04:45:42 PM EST

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Hubbs (none / 0)
I only used that guy's blog because he was first out with it on the web. I saw Obama whining like a little pink pussy about FoxNews availability at military installations on a news clip presented by the network synomous with fair and balanced reporting. When I find a youtube clip, I'll post it for you. Maybe you're right, and our troops should be forced to watch Pravda and CNN.

by KenTX on 07/24/2008 05:44:59 PM EST

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"you're right, our troops (none / 0)

should be forced to watch Pravda"

I tried to match this statement with anything hubble said or implied. I got nothing. Anyone? Its easy to see where you're coming from ken, since Fox News is what the troops are forced to watch and it is essentially state television.

 from Wikipedia:

 Pravda (Russian: Прав ;да, "The Truth") was a leading newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party between 1912 and 1991.

Now switch out a couple words here and there and it the translation is easy:

Fox (Reactionary: News, "The Truth") was a leading cable network of the United States of America and an official organ of the Neocon Establishment of the Republican Party (GOP) between 1997 and 2008.

by hazmat on 07/24/2008 06:13:31 PM EST

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note (none / 0)

the eerie parallel--Pravda means the truth. One of the reasons Ken's positions are rigid is his belief that his ideology is the truth. No amount of facts or relevant new information will change his mind, only the spin he puts on it. Its party, right or wrong. Its only good for America if its good for The Party first.

Thank you Comrade.

by hazmat on 07/24/2008 06:25:37 PM EST

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Ken, Ken, Ken (none / 0)
Misdirection, change the subject, and spin.
Were did I say that the troops shouldn't be allowed to watch Faux News? When did CNN come into the discussion? What good does posting a BoobTube clip do to add to the discussion? Why is this even a subject of a thread for discussion?

Surely in the grand scheme of things there is something a little more important than this!

I Know that a hard hitting "Communications or Media" personality like the spelling challenged CarpI only calls em like he sees them, but of all the topics for conversation that he and you choose to use to take up bandwidth, this is the subject you choose?

But being as you want to make it an issue let's examine.

The troops have the following news channels to choose from Armed Forces Network, CNN International, and Faux News.

Quiz time for you...Which is the only stateside channel?

Now with the latest and the greatest equipment and technology available and with, as of May 2004 over 2700 satellite dishes up and running in Iraq, and as much as we know how Shrub just LOVVVVVVES the troops, you might think they would have just as many stations to choose from as regular satellite subscribers, but know for new they have the three. I wonder why?

But to save you the effort of finding the video on your crackberry while driving here is Faux News coverage via Think Progress, and if you, like the mannequins at Faux News can't tell when someone is making a joke then it's time to adjust the meds....AGAIN.

Really Ken is this the best you have? Sad, very very sad.

by Hubble on 07/24/2008 06:23:17 PM EST

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All in the family (none / 0)

I only used that guy's blog because he was first out with it on the web.

And because the guy who wrote it is Ken's cousin Jim-Bob. 

by OneHitKill on 07/24/2008 09:51:06 PM EST

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weak sauce (none / 0)

by desertpear on 07/24/2008 05:41:43 PM EST

No blogger left behind (none / 0)

"More WHINNING from Obama?"  Is that anything like "whinnying?"  ; Is Obama a horse?  Or did he mean "winning?"

Ken, do yourself a service:  Only link to literate bloggers. 

by OneHitKill on 07/24/2008 09:46:48 PM EST

I think it's pronounced "winning"!! (none / 0)

by desertpear on 07/24/2008 11:38:23 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Trying to be helpful (none / 0)

Ken, I think you got your title all mixed up, a la McCain.

What you meant to write was Fox News Surprised that Military Loves Obama.

Maybe you should preview before you post to avoid this type of embarrassing mistake in the future.  

by jawill11 on 07/24/2008 10:55:27 PM EST

You're right on the Obama whining (none / 0)

The media won't pay attention to me wah, wah, wah.

Here's your Junior Varsity press pass because I never get the big reporters.  boo hoo hoo.

The New York Times won't print my shitty editorial.  Waaaaah

Why do people like Obama so much.  Moooommmmy.

Obama won't limit his fund raising to the change in the couch cushions I can come up with...

Wait a second.  That wasn't Obama.  Dammit, Ken.  I tried to help you out, buddy.

Dude, seriously.  Anyone notice what a little bitch Captain Irrelevant is.

 

by ProfRich on 07/24/2008 11:27:27 PM EST

New nicknames for Obama. (none / 1)
Just getting started here:

The Punk.

Little Pussy.

Crack Head.

Queer Bait.

Whiny Bitch.

Messiah Complex.

Not Ready For Prime Time.

by KenTX on 07/24/2008 11:35:44 PM EST

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reduced to name calling? really? (none / 0)
Don't go there dude.  It makes you look really small.  Face it; you are on the wrong side of history on this one.  If you don't want change, maybe you could move to Myanmar.

by desertpear on 07/24/2008 11:40:50 PM EST

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Take a page from your leader (none / 0)

The McCain camp has said they need to take a timeout to regroup.

You should really consider taking it with them.

What happened to you today?  Did bobo hack your account?  Did you forget which nic you signed in with?

This is just depressing.

by ProfRich on 07/24/2008 11:44:12 PM EST

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depressing? (none / 1)
How many vile, rude, insulting things have you said about John McCain?

Think about it.

by KenTX on 07/24/2008 11:47:09 PM EST

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I don't know (none / 0)

Why don't you check my posts and let me know.  I do like to use the lol McCain pictures!  But the fact that you can't ever have a single discussion where you concede McCain's weaknesses makes you sound completely disingenuous.  Even Obama supporters are willing to concede his weaknesses.  Not me of course, because I think he is the Messiah!!  

by desertpear on 07/24/2008 11:53:14 PM EST

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Notice (none / 0)
He (and the other cons here) may not concede McCain's faults but they rarely if trumpet his virtues either.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 12:09:50 AM EST

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damn Rich (none / 0)
That would take a lot of time!!!

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:12:43 AM EST

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McCain's Primary Virtue (none / 1)
(drum roll please)

John McCain is not Barack Obama!

Thank You.

by KenTX on 07/25/2008 12:17:01 AM EST

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so... (none / 0)
That's your strategy for winning in November?  I think it has great appeal for racists, but not a whole lot more.

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:26:56 AM EST

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and (none / 0)

Will McCain repair America's partnerships with the world like this?  No?  Then why should we elect him?

 

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:30:17 AM EST

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I think you (none / 0)
accidently whipped out you're anti-Hillary hatred. Where's your anti-Obama talking points? There in there somewhere, keep looking. Something about crack and muslims.

by hazmat on 07/25/2008 12:35:27 AM EST

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On the flip side (none / 0)
Obama's primary virtue

Barack Obama is not John McCain.

Thank you, thank you, ladies and gentlemen remember to tip your servers they work hard to keep us liquored up while we make fools of ourselves.

Admittedly some of us are more foolish than others.

by Hubble on 07/25/2008 12:36:06 AM EST

[ Parent ]
Wow Ken (none / 0)

You could not have proven my point better.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 02:58:50 AM EST

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No, Ken (none / 0)
I don't mean the names are depressing.  I mean the half-ass job you are doing fighting the evil fight is depressing.  I am not offended by your arguments, I am offended by how poorly made they are.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 12:09:07 AM EST

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compared to Nicks for Mac (none / 0)
The Crypt Keeper
Bush III
Methuselah
Mr. Irrelevant
Worlds worst fighter pilot
Oscar the Grouch
Leisure suit Larry
Alzheimer's R me
Cry Baby
Straight Hawk
McCodger
Bush Hugger
McBraindead
Mcinsane
McFudd
McBraindead
Double Talk Express

To borrow your phrase I'm just getting started here.

by Hubble on 07/24/2008 11:52:09 PM EST

[ Parent ]
You know (none / 0)
Ken will probably keep goading us to spew vile shit so that he can then go and post it on his Republican blogs as evidence of how shitty leebrals are.  Just sayin... (and not that I am innocent, as Ken reminds me). 

by desertpear on 07/24/2008 11:55:11 PM EST

[ Parent ]
That's exactly what I'm talking about! (none / 0)
Everyone of those names has been used to describe McCain in this forum. I throw out a couple of sample names for Obama, and Rich is horrified, disgusted and depressed.

Do you get the point I'm trying to make here?

by KenTX on 07/24/2008 11:56:15 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Ken as your hero Shrub would say (none / 0)
I think that's one of those "exaggerations".
I don't think Rich was horrified, I think he was more hilariousofied that that was the best you could come up with.
Not that I speak for Rich, but really Ken, you're slipping if this is the best you've got.


by Hubble on 07/25/2008 12:02:04 AM EST

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Well, (none / 1)
if I really wanted to produce a lot of mean names, all I need to do is google. I was just clownin' around to make a point.

Imagine when they start doing stuff like this to Barack Obama. (I don't think it will happen prior to the election, because there would be a backlash.)

bush

by KenTX on 07/25/2008 12:08:30 AM EST

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you know (none / 0)

Even if Barack Obama was a bonobo, he would still be a better president than Bush43 or McCain, so I don't think that will bother anyone either.  Remember, liberals like animals and Jane Goodall. 

and we all come from there anyway, so how much of an insult is it really?

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:11:34 AM EST

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and (none / 0)

Be sure to post on TYT if you do come up with a good photoshop of Obama as a monkey so we can distribute it on Daily Kos, Huffington Post, etc. 

Please, just focus on McCain's POSITIVES.  There are some, right?  Like integrity? consistency? refusal to pander? family values? 

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:16:07 AM EST

[ Parent ]
Well (none / 0)
If the reports are true....He does have some great pickup lines.

Depending on point of view that could be a positive.

by Hubble on 07/25/2008 12:19:51 AM EST

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Great picture ken (none / 0)

you're getting better at this! Keep it up.

I guess for everyone's benefit I should spell out here that there is no equivalency. Morphing Obama with a monkey is racist. Morphing Bush with a monkey is arguably funny and not offensive, because it is poking fun at one of his specific individual attributes--that he's dumber than a bag of hammers. In fact, he's dumber than most chimps. Do you disagree?

by hazmat on 07/25/2008 12:20:05 AM EST

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compare and contrast (none / 1)
When you call McCain "old man", that's both accurate and ageism. If I point out that the continent of Africa has a long history of failure, that is both accurate and racism. Neither argument is fair, but if one is presented, the other should be attached, just for the sake of comparison.

by KenTX on 07/25/2008 05:51:03 PM EST

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What conservatives are pretending they don't know (none / 0)

First, neither statement offends me.  I say the second in class all the time (although I wouldn't say "failure").

See, your age DOES say something about your capabilities and capacities.  Ask any old person!  Except that guy who picks up cinder blocks with his teeth.

Being black or a woman doesn't.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 06:11:54 PM EST

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what's good for the goose (none / 1)
People of Jewish ancestry exhibit natural talent at many activities such as astro-physics and venture capitalism. Conversely, they are terribly under-represented in the NFL, unless we count owners and agents. Similarly, people with African ancestry demonstrate their own unique set of strengths and weaknesses. If you make the blanket statement that old people are unfit for leadership, then perhaps we should be allowed similar latitude with respect to racial groups.

by KenTX on 07/25/2008 06:39:16 PM EST

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No no no (none / 0)

Aging causes a physical change.  Being Jewish or black does not.  Plus everyone, if they are lucky will be old.  Only a few will be black or Jewish.

Look pick all of these that are discriminatory. (Bonus: pick which one is true!)

I'm a little worried about the Cowboys QB this year.  He's mighty:

A) Black

B) Gay

C) Jewish

D) Old

E) involved with that Jessica Simpson bimbo and her insane father.

See?

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 06:48:41 PM EST

[ Parent ]
you'll probably beat me to this (none / 1)
But we should look at McCain's 71 years against Reagan in 1988, and other presidents. Lifespans have increased significantly in the last 228 years. 65 was really old in 1796.

by KenTX on 07/25/2008 07:05:55 PM EST

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of course!!! (none / 0)

I am not insisting everyone agree he is too old.  I wasn't even sure myself until this last week (if last week's campaign was a fight, they would have stopped it).

I am saying it is a legitimate question, one that every voter must answer for themselves.  

I don't think "Is Obama too black?" is not a legitimate question.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 07:22:22 PM EST

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If he isn't too old (none / 0)
Then there must be another reason for his horrible gaffes, like maybe just being generally error-prone--not someone I would like as leader of our country.  Or, willing to lie and distort the facts--again, not a good thing and we've been down that road!  Worse, he could just truly be clueless. 

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 08:41:26 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Why you're out of your league. (none / 1)
"If McCain isn't too old, then there must be another reason for his horrible gaffes, like maybe just being generally error-prone--not someone I would like as leader of our country." 

If Obama isn't genetically suspect, then there must be another reason for his horrible gaffes, stuttering, and inarticulate utterances, like maybe just being generally tongue-tied without a teleprompter telling him what to say--not someone I would like as leader of our country.

Example 1:
Example 2:
Example 3:

Henceforth, when the charge is "too old", the rebuttal should be "genetically suspect".

On a related subject, why have there been no female Einsteins? Think about it. Thank you for playing.

by KenTX on 07/26/2008 02:35:43 AM EST

[ Parent ]
Google Marie Curie (none / 1)
And please get the "genetically suspect" phrase on Fox News ASAP.  We could win the election by 30 and destroy Satan's network in one fell swoop.

by ProfRich on 07/26/2008 07:56:15 AM EST

[ Parent ]
Traction: Zero (none / 0)

All I ever hear is about how electrifying a speaker Obama is.  And here comes Ken, with his made-up "genetically suspect."  He might as well put his own ear wax in a pie tin and call it dinner.

People hear "too old" and they understand it immediately.  It conjurs images of McCain's hands trembling as he shits himself in the Offal Office.  We see McCain waking up at three in the morning with night terrors, babbling about how "Rhode Island must be stopped."  We see a package of Depends with McCain's face on it.

People hear "genetically suspect" and they think, "That sounds made-up.  How dangerous could it be?"  And they are right. 

Ken, stop me if you've heard this already from a loved one:

You have nothing to offer this world. 

by OneHitKill on 07/26/2008 10:49:36 AM EST

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Was MLK "genetically suspect"? (none / 0)

by ProfRich on 07/26/2008 11:54:33 AM EST

[ Parent ]
of course not (none / 0)
The term "genetically suspect" is designed to be ridiculous and outrageous. The objective is to draw contrast with the equally ridiculous and outrageous position that John McCain is "too old".

Ronald Reagan was president for 8 years, and he was an old guy. He was nearly 79 years old at the end of his second term. But there was not the intensity of criticism over his age.

It is similarly ridiculous to highlight that Barack Obama's father was from Africa, a continent that historically produces poor political leadership.

by KenTX on 07/26/2008 12:52:03 PM EST

[ Parent ]
oh Ken (none / 0)

Just because you don't bother to know about the history of women in science doesn't mean they don't exist.  It just highlights your personal ignorance of the subject, doesn't it?

Here are women scientists recognized for their prominent contributions in the field of physics, as an example.

Sadly, it was very difficult for women to pursue academic pursuits through history for many reasons, not least the problems of being pregnant most of their adult lives, being forced into positions of submission in society, being excluded from access to formal scientific education, etc.  It is not because of their lesser intelligence, as you seem to imply. Through the 17th through 19th centuries, women did not have access to institutions of higher learning.  Think that might have had something to do with it?

I have a hard time believing you will get too far with the "Obama is a horrible speaker" meme.  That is just laughable.

Let's face it.  John McCain is one of the oldest candidates to run for president, and age is associated with loss of memory and other diseases that affect cognitive function.  This is not a controversial statement, but fact.  Barack Obama is half black, but if you believe that makes him less intelligent because of his genetic makeup, the argument doesn't hold.  Even IF race is correlated with intelligence, that doesn't mean that Obama as an individual is not exceptionally intelligent.

Thanks for playing!

by desertpear on 07/26/2008 02:58:33 PM EST

[ Parent ]
cause and effect (none / 0)
"I have a hard time believing you will get too far with the "Obama is a horrible speaker" meme.  That is just laughable."

He is a very good speaker when he has a teleprompter in front of him. However, absent a teleprompter, Barack Obama sounds like a complete idiot. I am hesitant and reluctant to suggest whether the cause is youth, inexperience, or some other intangible characteristic.

 

1
Obama is lost without a teleprompter.

2 

The teleprompter candidate.

by KenTX on 07/26/2008 04:30:15 PM EST

[ Parent ]
still the best you can do? (none / 0)
I thought this was the big leagues and I was too stupid to play, no?

by desertpear on 07/26/2008 04:52:02 PM EST

[ Parent ]
here's the problem (none / 0)
If you were a male scientist, or a male engineer, you would be smart enough to play. But unfortunately...

by KenTX on 07/26/2008 05:29:56 PM EST

[ Parent ]
great dodge (none / 0)
not.  Who is to say my IQ isn't higher than yours?  This isn't exactly a discussion about either science or engineering, so what does that have to do with anything?

by desertpear on 07/26/2008 05:44:13 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Oh, pear (none / 0)

I will say your IQ is higher than Ken's.

If only he were a male engineer he would see that.

by ProfRich on 07/27/2008 12:03:09 AM EST

[ Parent ]
this is actually cracking me up (none / 0)
You are like a little schoolboy who says he knows something special, but "it's a secret."  Let's face it; your ammunition against Obama is weak.  The fact that you fall back on a ridiculous sexist remark as a reason not to share your incredibly intelligent analysis of the campaign is evidence that you have nothing more to say. 

by desertpear on 07/26/2008 05:56:52 PM EST

[ Parent ]
I meant I do (none / 0)
I do think "Is Obama too black" is not a legitimate question

by ProfRich on 07/26/2008 12:22:50 AM EST

[ Parent ]
compare and contrast (none / 1)
John McCain is 71.

Ronald Reagan was president at the age of 79? Is this true?

by KenTX on 07/26/2008 02:44:38 AM EST

[ Parent ]
I don't think it is true (none / 0)

John McCain will be 72 on inauguration day.  Reagan was 70 on his.

Reagan was 78 on the day Bush I was inaugurated.

Not sure where this was going, but that is how I have it figured.

Reagan was born Feb. 11, 1911.

by ProfRich on 07/26/2008 08:02:28 AM EST

[ Parent ]
keep comparing mccain to reagan (none / 0)
see how that works out for ya :)

by hazmat on 07/26/2008 11:58:22 AM EST

[ Parent ]
um (none / 0)

Am I the only one that remembers that Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's disease?  He was diagnosed at age 83.  The incidence of this disease increases after age 65.

"Advancing age is a primary risk factor for the disease and incidence rates are not equal for all ages: every five years after the age of 65, the risk of acquiring the disease doubles increasing from 2 per 1000 to as much as 69 per 1000."

by desertpear on 07/26/2008 02:15:14 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Do you really not get it? (none / 0)

Bush is compared to a monkey because he ACTS like one.  Obama decidedly does not act like one, so the only reason to compare him to a monkey would be to perpetuate a racial stereotype. 

That's the difference.  

by jawill11 on 07/25/2008 09:20:40 AM EST

[ Parent ]
You spoke for me well (none / 0)

Its the quality of the effort I object to, not the content.

Color me hilariousified.

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 12:11:06 AM EST

[ Parent ]
nobody is any such thing dude (none / 0)

You just have been slipping lately in your talking points and it's no fun to play when you aren't in top form.

"Sticks and stones..." and all that, you know?

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 12:09:34 AM EST

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Its Captain Irrelevant (none / 0)

Not Mr.

For God's sake, have some respect.  The man is a decorated Navy Pilot!

by ProfRich on 07/25/2008 12:07:43 AM EST

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You are right of course (none / 0)
I stand chastened.

I will now take a 30 second time out to reflect on the disrespect I have paid to Captain McCan'tlandinonepiece.

by Hubble on 07/25/2008 12:12:42 AM EST

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Oddly enough, those are also porn titles. (none / 0)

My favorite part is "Just getting started here", implying that there are great things to come once you get your momentum.  Ooh, I can't wait.  Quick, someone make a dedicated Barack nickname thread.

by Spencer on 07/25/2008 02:19:25 AM EST

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It must be tough (none / 0)
to have yet ANOTHER Democratic president-to-be that you just can't stick ANYTHING on.

by jarett on 07/25/2008 03:58:56 AM EST

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wave of the future (none / 0)
Will candidates get younger and younger in order to have back histories that are cleaner?  McCain's age really works against him in the internet age.  Not that he would know, since he is only now getting lessons in doing a Google. 

by desertpear on 07/25/2008 02:59:02 PM EST

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