US News
Nov 2, 2008, 4:32 GMT
McCain light: 'All undergarments unrefundable'
And Also
John McCain - View John McCain Pictures - John McCain News
|
|
|
|
|
Tina Fey - View Tina Fey Pictures - Tina Fey News
|
|
|
|
|
Similar articles
Latest Headlines in US
- 1. Albania set to take in Guantanamo suspects, but not Uighurs
- 2. Fort Hood suspect charged with attempted murder
- 3. White House gate crashers in less festive mood in first interview
- 4. Suspect in US police killing shot dead (1st Lead)
- 5. Suspect in US police killing shot dead
Older Talkback
page: 1 2
John McCain truly is the best man for the job.
You are truly an idiot.
I wish I were this funny all week! And looking at Palin through other people's eyes, well, my friends, I see what you mean. WHAT was I thinking?
'John McCain truly is the best man for the job. '
because lord knows america can afford 4 more years of our present predicament.
Awe, how sweet :) Obviously McCain is the right man for the job, he was on Saturday Night Live! And Palin was too! What has Mr NObama done? He can't be funny. haha. He is stuck up. He's no Joe Sixpack. McCain is a Joe Sixpack and when he dies Palin will be a great president too! She is a Maverick. Together they are just like you and I! Just a coupla Joe Sixpacks just like us! They are broke like us too and they are on Saturday Night Live like us too! I'm proud to be a Republican! We are gonna Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran! Just Say No To NObama!
So I am one of those infamous registered 'Independents.' My voting record however tends to lean toward conservative. I voted for George H.W, Dole, George W x2 and for the first time in my voting career I will be voting for the 'other side.' McCain lost my vote this past week. I am not only tired, but disappointed with his negative campaigning - Please Oh Please talk to the issues! I know that you are 'supposedly' down in the polls, but calling Obama a socialist, tying him to a 60's radical hippy when Obama was 8 yrs old...REALLY?...REALLY??...How is THIS going to ensure that I don't lose my house, my job, my life savings? Don't get me wrong, I get what you're doing McCain, and I understand it, BUT this election is VERY SERIOUS!!! People are losing their jobs, their retirements, their homes and ALL you can do is sling mud at a candiate who is actually talking about the issues. Your behavior is not one of a TRUE leader...it is LAME...SERIOUSLY LAME! I don't blame you Senator McCain, I actually blame your advisors and their poor judgment. And Palin...what were you thinking? My liberal friends showed me her interviews with Katie Couric and I can't even defend her. I never thought I would say this, but the majority of America is simply tired of UNINTELLEGENT POLITICIANS. WE SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD IT! While other world leaders are embracing future technologies (which create jobs!) you want to keep us hindered in the past (Drill baby drill...are you kidding me?) Get with the times. The future is now and American's are ready to compete. We are the greatest country in the world, but your policies will put us sitting on the bench (third string) while other countries forge their way into the future. Fortunately for you, Mr.McCain I am convinced Americans will not place a Obama in the White house...American's want to say that he's too Arab, he too liberal, he's too articulate...I Red state America would just be honest and say what they are really trying to say! God help us if you pass away while in office and leave us with Miss 'don't cha know'...
Update...I WISH Red state America would just be honest and say what they are really trying to say! God help us if you pass away while in office and leave us with Miss 'don't cha know'...
Actually I've been sitting on the fence but what changed my mind was when I watched the charity dinner (forgot what it's for) when both candidates have to give a funny speech. I thought Obama was nervous and looked like a junior senator (that he really is), whereas McCain was composed, in control, and very much at ease.
While that's hardly a valid reason to choose a President, I really don't know how to differentiate between the 2 candidates anymore. What they say during the campaign is really meaningless, since they are not going to be held accountable for any of it (ala 'Read my lips...'). Also, everything they say is scripted by their writers anyway and may not be what they actually think. Seems like the only way to judge this is by their historical actions, or one's gut feeling. My gut feeling goes to McCain right now.
people simply should not vote on either. Not on Obama nor on McCain nor on any other candidate.
Face it, 'Merica: you are a financially broke, bankrupt country. It does not matter who gets elected, his 'choices' as President will be far more dictated by the situations present (economical, environmental, and otherwise) and the few options available than by the philosophy of the President.
Just stop kidding yourself and skip the stupid voting.
Hey America! It's good to be Da' King!
We don't have anymore room in Canada. Good luck!
@Atari2600
So you think America needs 'a Maverick' or someone who is funny or 'Joe Sixpacks' and you are gonna Bomb Bomb Bomb Iran!
It is people like you (and Bush) who have reduced the standing of the USA in the World to a banana republic and a laughing stock. Do you seriously think the educated and serious politicians in the civilised world would be impressed by dumbos with the features you mention above ?
The Bomb Bomb Bomb rant is typical of the American attitudes which have made you a pariah nation with the lowest standing in history.
you americans are so dumb! you chose your president based on how funny they are. no wonder you are going down.
sure europe is not perfect but i work 40 hours a week, have a health care and education payed. and live in a nice house in belgium.
my sister who moved to the US works 90 hours a week and has to pay tons for her kids education and their insurance and also lives in a nice house.
so i work half as much and still have everything my sister has-and nicer cars :)
americans make a lot of money for the government because they work hard but you spend all the money on the wars and stuff OUTSIDE YOUR COUNTRY. so for example you roads suck! with how much money you make and already give to the government you should demand a lot more from your governement. and that is why obama would be a better choice since he seems to want to spend the tax money on improving your own country and is less likely to start more wars. i read an interesting fact that with the money spent in iraq you could have payed tutition for every kid in college now!! and lets not forget all the people that were lost in Iraq!!! For what? Iraqis dont even appreciate you.
dont be stupid-vote obama
Actually I've been sitting on the fence but what changed my mind was when I watched the charity dinner (forgot what it's for) when both candidates have to give a funny speech. I thought McCain was nervous and looked like a senile senator (that he really is), whereas Obama was composed, in control, and very much at ease.
While that's hardly a valid reason to choose a President, I really don't know how to differentiate between the 2 candidates anymore. What they say during the campaign is really meaningless, since they are not going to be held accountable for any of it (ala 'Read my lips...'). Also, everything they say is scripted by their writers anyway and may not be what they actually think. Seems like the only way to judge this is by their historical actions, or one's gut feeling. My gut feeling and my convictions goes to Obama right now
In fact the money spent on the Iraqi war is sufficient to cover the entire education budget for nine years,all costs included.That should be your priority for the future with all the challenges awaiting us all.
Mac, that's Poe's Law in action. I'm certain Atari2600 was being satirical and I thought it was hilarious.
...education already has more than enough money to accomplish it's goals. 1 in 4 teens to not graduate from High school. This ibecause they quit attending school, not because the school is closed. They are good clean well lit facilities with qualified teachers, ready to teach. Bush saw to that when he passed the No-Child-Left-Behind act.
Time to wake up.
By the way, how's the progress on getting sanitary toilet facilities for the remaining 20% of Europe going? I understand girls stay home from school when they are having their period, due to the utterly skanky conditions at their institutions of learning....perhaps the EU should fund that before engaging the enemy in Afghanistan or the Congo? Maybe they could pass a law and call it the No-Child-Need-Crap-In-a-Hole act?
..we have a saying in America:
'No one builds a boat in America to sail to Cuba.'
The US has more than enough money to meet its goals ?
Really ? 2005 report -
The United States is losing ground in education, as peers across the globe zoom by with bigger gains in student achievement and school graduations, a study shows.
Among adults age 25 to 34, the U.S. is ninth among industrialized nations in the share of its population that has at least a high school degree. In the same age group, the United States ranks seventh, with Belgium, in the share of people who hold a college degree.
By both measures, the United States was first in the world as recently as 20 years ago, said Barry McGaw, director of education for the Paris-based Organization for Cooperation and Development. The 30-nation organization develops the yearly rankings as a way for countries to evaluate their education systems and determine whether to change their policies.
McGaw said that the United States remains atop the 'knowledge economy,' one that uses information to produce economic benefits. But, he said, 'education's contribution to that economy is weakening, and you ought to be worrying.'
The report bases its conclusions about achievement mainly on international test scores released last December. They show that compared with their peers in Europe, Asia and elsewhere, 15-year-olds in the United States are below average in applying math skills to real-life tasks.
Top performers included Finland, Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada and Belgium.
Given what the United States spends on education, its relatively low student achievement through high school shows its school system is 'clearly inefficient,' McGaw said.
Surely you jest, SP. The lack of funding for school programs is atrocious as is the high cost of a college education. Maybe you are talking about private schools?? Parents have to pay more and more each year for school supplies that used to be furnished by the schools. When a family has several children, it is a terrible burden at the first of the year and continues throughout the year. I can't remember the McCain campaign talking about better education or anything of much importance other than his constant attacks at Obama. I think when people hear he and Palin starting on those negative attacks, it's just so easy to tune them out. Everyone knows those speeches by heart. And someone saying McCain doesn't have any money in an earlier post - surely that was also a tongue-in-cheek remark. As far as McCain or Palin for that matter, on SNL - maybe funny and just like 'us ordinary' people to some, but to others it was dumb and a waste of time.
Maybe the first commentator meant that McCain is truly the best man for the job of selling underwear and kitchen utensils. I can agree with that, and I would be willing to trust Palin with the same sales job provided she's closely supervised.
page: 1 2
Your Talkback on this Story