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Originally Posted by abaya
Well, hey... we're not going to sit around singing kumbaya around the campfire about these candidates. Personally, I think there has been just as much debate/attack about Obama/Biden as there has been about McCain/Palin, and that's fine with me. We're talking about the next POTUS here... not Monday Night Football. In other words, I'm not surprised or offended by "vicious" treatment of either candidate, and to some extent, I think it's necessary. No one ever said that a presidential campaign should be pleasant.
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Sure, I see your point abaya, but I think we're just bringing up issues of balance. Nothing wrong with questioning, scrutinizing the candidates. It would be irresponsible not too. The criticisms or "attacks" on Obama/Biden and his subsequent responses actually convinced me to switch from McCain to Obama. So yes, critical analysis serves an important purpose in our democratic process. However, the recent threads attacking Palin's daughter are disgusting to me. I wouldn't tolerate it if it were Chelsea, or Obama's kids, and I don't think it right to do it to Palin's kids. That's what I (and my guess Ace as well) was referring to.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
I agree that the discussion about the daughter may be over the top..at least some posts. IMO, much of it could have been avoided if McCain/Palin had been up front about it on the day of her selection. As is often the case, the cover-up compounded the problem of the original act...no one to blame for that but themselves.
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Yes, this is what I was referring to. However I don't agree it's the fault of McCain/Palin.
Anything else is fair game of course and we all should scrutinize and review the candidate's stances and policies.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
abaya....I think some of our colleagues here who are so offended by the "attacks" on Palin may have lost perspective.
One last thought....remember the Swift Boaters!
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No, I don't think we've lost perspective. Just merely bringing another one to the table. We're hardly one-dimensional here right? I think you could agree that a diverse array of opinions is preferable to the group think here.
The swift boat campaign was a disgrace in my opinion just like the Willie Horton ads were too. So far this run has not been so abhorrent. Let's hope it stays that way.