JakeSep 5th, 2008 - 03:46:45

Neither speech was anything to brag about, and their eyes didn't stray very far from the teleprompter as they read their speeches.

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PperfectSep 5th, 2008 - 03:57:26

Let me paraphrase: boo, be afraid, be very afraid, boo, fear, fear, fear, the boogie man is gonna git you boo, fear, fear, did you know I was a POW? Then be afraid, the boogie man is gonna git you, boo fear, fear, boo, fear, be afraid, did you know I was a POW?

Then he went on to say, boo, fear, be afraid, boo, fear, fear, fear, boo, boo, did you know I was a POW? No substance, fear, hatred, boo, fear, foo, fear, be afraid the boogie man is gonna git you, did you know I was a POW?

I saw two signs in the audience that were hand made that had Mavrick written on them instead of Maverick. Great base. Boo!

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Palin is a better man then Obama.Sep 5th, 2008 - 05:40:05

'Neither speech was anything to brag about, and their eyes didn't stray very far from the teleprompter as they read their speeches.'

Wrong...

Halfway through Sarah Palin's speech tonight at the RNC, people following the speech noticed she was deviating from the prepared text.

According to sources close to the McCain campaign, the teleprompter continued scrolling during applause breaks. As a result, half way through the speech, the speech had scrolled significantly from where Governor Palin was in the speech. The malfunction also occurred during Rudy Giuliani's speech, explaining his significant deviations from his speech. [see the update below on this part]

Unfazed, Governor Palin continued, from memory [and relying on her printed text, clearly looking down occasionally at the printed page], to deliver her speech without the teleprompter cued to the appropriate point in her speech.

Contrast this to Barack Obama who, when last his teleprompter malfunctioned, was left stuttering before a crowd unable to advance his speech until the problem was resolved.

www.redstate.com/diaries/redstate/2008/sep/04/breaking-sarah-palin-wing ed-her-speech-bec/

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Be quiet and let the adults talk Pperfect.Sep 5th, 2008 - 05:41:52

'Let me paraphrase: '

Let me paraphrase your paraphrase: You are a complete moron.

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Older WomanSep 5th, 2008 - 09:54:14

Electing McCain/Palin and McCain dying while in the White House is scary enough.

Electing McCain/Palin and McCain not dying while in the White House absolutely terrifying.

Reasons:

Symptoms of POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER are prevalent with Combat Duty and POWs. Symptoms include chronic physical signs of hyper arousal, including sleep problems, TROUBLE CONCENTRATING, IRRITABILITY, ANGER, POOR CONCENTATION, blackouts or DIFFICULTY REMEMBERING THINGS, increased tendency and reaction to being startled, and HYPER VILIGANCE TO THREAT.

Two scientific articles:

1st Article: Worsening of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms with cognitive decline: case series.

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA.

Patient age ranged from 57 to 70 years old and all patients had war-related PTSD. In each case, the patient had a history of PTSD that was under fairly good control until the onset of cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease or vascular or alcohol-related dementia.

To view the entire article,
www.PubMed.org and search on ‘Worsening of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms with cognitive decline: case series’

2nd Article: Memory performance in older trauma survivors: implications for the longitudinal course of PTSD.

James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, USA. Julia.golier@med.va.gov

These alterations may put trauma survivors with PTSD at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life. PTSD was associated with substantial impairments in learning, free and cued recall, and recognition memory.

To view the entire article,
www.PubMed.org and search on ‘Memory performance in older trauma survivors: implications for the longitudinal course of PTSD’

Additional concerns of a MD from Chesterton, IN brings up critical points about McCain’s ability to govern:
“As a psychiatrist, I find the most troubling void in McCain's personal story, THE ABSENCE OF RESULTS FROM HIS VARIOUS NEURO-PSYCHIATRIC-EVALUATIONS. A man who demonstrates suggestive behaviors consistent with both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (episodic, violent outbursts) and early dementia (multiple slips and errors of fact, flat, unmodulated speech, excessive reliance on teleprompters), McCAIN’S REFUSAL TO RELEASE THE RESULTS OF THESE EVALUATIONS RAISES THE SERIOUS POSSIBILITY THAT HE IS CONCEALING SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DYSFUNCTION. While in general, there is an important right to privacy that must ordinarily be respected with all patients, the fact that this particular patient has chosen to run for the presidency makes it imperative that these records become available.”

Summary:

We owe McCain our love and respect for his military service. However, I love my grandchildren and this country too much to vote McCain into the White House.

The Choice is Ours:
If you want 'EXPERIENCE AT GETTING IT WRONG', vote for McCain.
If you want 'JUDGEMENT AT GETTING IT RIGHT', vote for Obama.

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SP4: But...Sep 5th, 2008 - 21:41:58

..what has Obama ever done to prove his judgement?

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