tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post3209624763553989779..comments2023-07-04T06:58:32.627-04:00Comments on View on the News: McCain's team hits a (baby) bump in the roadMoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-78113932254117811112008-09-15T21:33:00.000-04:002008-09-15T21:33:00.000-04:00I believe Iceman is suffering from EDEgo Deflation...I believe Iceman is suffering from ED<BR/><BR/>Ego Deflation --the process of discovering that people have opinions other than yours.<BR/><BR/>If this lasts longer than four hours, call your health care professional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-15204344077365620142008-09-12T00:04:00.000-04:002008-09-12T00:04:00.000-04:00BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, another smoke-blower.......you n...BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, another smoke-blower.......you never cease to amaze us. <BR/><BR/> “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-65476258793116943942008-09-11T10:01:00.000-04:002008-09-11T10:01:00.000-04:00Dale, I think you're right. I'm just going to igno...Dale, I think you're right. I'm just going to ignore it and let the people who have no points to make and have no interest in a reasoned debate do their politicking. You and I have different opinions on a lot of issues, but at least we can discuss them rationally and never resort to name-calling. Fresh stuff coming later today (provided I get the mowing done).Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-49961490298905643602008-09-11T01:41:00.000-04:002008-09-11T01:41:00.000-04:00It is his blog, Iceman. I would suggest if you wan...It is his blog, Iceman. I would suggest if you want to hammer your own points home, you start one of your own. Man has this topic really gotten off, well, topic.<BR/>I think I'd shut this one down Brant, it seems to have run its course.Dale Lolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089003781188560287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-80974531435920606932008-09-10T19:11:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:11:00.000-04:00Actually, Iceman, you've provided nothing for anyb...Actually, Iceman, you've provided nothing for anybody to judge. I've been waiting for you to make a point ... and waiting ... and waiting. What's with all the anger? Most people on this blog can make an argument without resorting to childish insults. Are you capable of that? I fully expect people to disagree with me. In fact, I encourage it, because that keeps the discussions going. I'd love to stick around and have a battle of wits with you, but I follow the law of the Old West. I never fight an unarmed man.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-64858375554372438822008-09-10T19:00:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:00:00.000-04:00That little cracker of a post could use some chees...That little cracker of a post could use some cheese and pepperoni... in the form of an example, perhaps. I feel guilty for hunkering down on Brant's side so often (I do disagree with him on occasion), but I find his opinions at least well conceived and well executed. Your "side" in this argument could very effectively argue in favor of McCain/Palin, but instead of making a positive endorsement, you guys act cornered and aggressive. Why don't we start this debate over and use different tactics? State the case for McCain/Palin without mentioning the opposition. Throw out all of the positives and we'll see where the debate goes on that front...<BR/><BR/>-ellipses... impressed by 118 comments on brant's blogEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-21149436757821815422008-09-10T18:50:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:50:00.000-04:00Ladies and Gentlemen:We now have a Judge on blogs....Ladies and Gentlemen:<BR/><BR/>We now have a Judge on blogs. His name is Brant. He is the Judge and Jury -- so make sure you comments and your 1st admendment rights fit his narrow-minded viewpoints and opinions.<BR/><BR/>Everyone give Your Royal Highness a big round of applause to make his errection bigger.<BR/>(Clap Clap)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-80280094407875226422008-09-10T18:32:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:32:00.000-04:00Jeez, i just read the thing about my "non-traditio...Jeez, i just read the thing about my "non-traditional" polling data... right now, I have Obama at 40% and McCain at 26%... Before the conventions, I think it was obama 43, mccain 23... The intab has increased about 25% since the Repub con and the pre-convention data is static and stays in the results. Therefore, mccain has gotten a rather substantial boost since the convention. I am still on target to have cross tabbed data on who is answering the question one way or the other before the election, so i will let yinz know.<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-44732845739890833532008-09-10T18:25:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:25:00.000-04:00Please help me, Iceman, and spell out clearly and ...Please help me, Iceman, and spell out clearly and slowly where you think I was pushing a ticket. Sixth-grade-level insults don't count as intelligent discourse.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-51790014253059348862008-09-10T18:15:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:15:00.000-04:00"here" = hear (read)-ellipses... sorry"here" = hear (read)<BR/><BR/>-ellipses... sorryEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-34010933075705922352008-09-10T18:14:00.001-04:002008-09-10T18:14:00.001-04:00I did. Can you spell.........C-0-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-D ...I did. <BR/><BR/>Can you spell.........<BR/><BR/>C-0-M-P-R-E-H-E-N-D ??<BR/><BR/>Guess not, since you are CLUELESS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-3876947303103661712008-09-10T18:14:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:14:00.000-04:00Just to confirm...The mothership reference WAS ref...Just to confirm...<BR/><BR/>The mothership reference WAS referring to "alternative" news sources... Those websites that host the Loose Change videos and the "Barack Obama is a Muslim" arguments.<BR/><BR/>Also, though I do support Obama, my main driver is to contribute to logical discourse on issues. If supporting Obama is "pushing a ticket" so be it... but you won't here me saying that McCain is a war mongering nazi. That's not how I roll.<BR/><BR/>thanks,<BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-85119380458658803642008-09-10T18:02:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:02:00.000-04:00Nice take on the issues under discussion. Would yo...Nice take on the issues under discussion. Would you like to point out to me one example anywhere in the initial post or the 110 comments since where either Ellipses and I were "pushing a ticket." Good luck, because there aren't any. If you have a real point, anything remotely interesting to add to the discussion, please feel free to start anytime.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-85159168317664382942008-09-10T17:54:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:54:00.000-04:00I would make an addendum to the last blog. Add Br...I would make an addendum to the last blog. <BR/>Add Brant to the list of asses. The 2 of them probably suffer from sleep deprevation since they both have such hard ons for themselves. Get real, you're pushin a losing ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-14698296688835805142008-09-10T17:50:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:50:00.000-04:00It was pretty clear that when Ellipses was referri...It was pretty clear that when Ellipses was referring to the "mothership controlling your thoughts," he was referring not to Fox News, but to alternative news sources out on the lunatic fringes of both political persuasions.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-21701663297529670582008-09-10T17:32:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:32:00.000-04:00ellipses you're an ass. I'm quite capable of think...ellipses you're an ass. I'm quite capable of thinking for myself as are most ppl who take the time to voice their opinions on here. One cant help but hear news from everywhere. i'm just saying my news of choice is fox. It doesnt mean 'the mothership is controlling my thoughts'!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-41017567863312761662008-09-10T16:38:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:38:00.000-04:00I see a lot of TV news, and I read a great deal, a...I see a lot of TV news, and I read a great deal, and I rarely hear any mention of President Bush's approval rating. Also, pretty much every time I see it, it's in a story about the latest poll, and it always includes the numbers for the approval rating for Congress. These are not secret numbers that are somehow unearthed through the dogged investigative skills of Rush Limbaugh and the folks at Fox News. If the incumbents in Congress are that bad, and some of them are, and they are so overwhelmingly hated by the populace, how is it that the vast majority of them win re-election over and over again? It's because while we may have a general disgust with Congress, we always seem to think our guy is OK. And so does everyone else around the country. Only when there is a major shift, such as the so-called Republican Revolution engineered by Newt Gingirch, or the more recent election when the Democrats reclaimed control of Congress, do we see a large number of incuments booted out.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-29559497124141157392008-09-10T16:34:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:34:00.000-04:00That almost makes negative sense... Because the li...That almost makes negative sense... <BR/><BR/>Because the liberal media harps on bush's 30%, you get your news from Fox?<BR/><BR/>I listen to talk radio (yes, conservative) and I do watch fox news occasionally (more or less equal between that and the "lib-news")... So between the two, I get more "information" from the conservative side... And yet... Nobody would accuse me of getting my info from fox news. That is probably because that information goes through a filter of knowledge, logic, and experience to arrive at a conclusion. <BR/><BR/>What is freakin' amazing though is how blatantly obvious it is to see which way different outlets lean. I had CNN on and they were doing basically a biography of Obama. I hit ch ^ a few times and fox news was doing a bio of McCain... it was stunning, the contrast right there. After Obama's speech, Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman were, for lack of a better word, erect... and fox was kinda "eh"... after Palin/McCain... if you watched MSNBC, you'd think McCain yelled at the audience to "git off my lawn you lil' bastards!"... and on fox news you'd think God had spoken at the RNC.<BR/><BR/>And yet, you can't really go to "alternative" news sources... because right next to the conspiracy theory of the day are ads selling tin foil hats to keep the mothership from controlling your thoughts. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to throw up now :-)<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-74183557437563748862008-09-10T16:07:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:07:00.000-04:00I think it's interesting that the democratic contr...I think it's interesting that the democratic controlled congress's approval rating is at an alltime low - 9 % in july... another fact you dont hear much about. While you constantly hear the media blasting bush for his 30% approval rating. THATS why we listen to talk radio and Fox news (who also rated at an all time high) to get our news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-65583633706587139472008-09-10T15:04:00.000-04:002008-09-10T15:04:00.000-04:00lets talk about the studdering and stumbling of ba...lets talk about the studdering and stumbling of barock obama. now i know some may say that its understandable when you are talking to hundreds of thousands of people. but there is not excuse.you are a presidential candidate, you should be able to speak to anyone. so i believe obama is about as charismatic as a wet carrot. For instance.. even when he does his palin, bush, and mccain bashing, he cant say it without putting a studder or an um in between literally every word. tell me thats a man worthy of a candidate. well really see him fall on his face during the debates. ha.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386586305224058061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-17515375977311837922008-09-10T11:33:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:33:00.000-04:00Hey iceman-- do you think that God would allow the...Hey iceman-- do you think that God would allow the antiChrist to be black? I thought the aim of the antiChrist is to appeal to everyone. If a world leader appears that everyone thinks is great, put on your Armageddon-proof undies, pal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-3383744996350349342008-09-10T11:29:00.000-04:002008-09-10T11:29:00.000-04:00The only poll that counts will be taken Nov. 4. Un...The only poll that counts will be taken Nov. 4. Until then, who cares? If you need a poll to tell you which side to favor, stay home on Nov. 4. AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-22322242570726102622008-09-10T10:49:00.000-04:002008-09-10T10:49:00.000-04:00I consider myself an independent voter. I have vo...I consider myself an independent voter. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats since I registered, and am only registered Democrat now because I did not want to see Hillary win the nomination. What I would love to see is more than two viable political parties, but both sides have managed to scare people into believing that voting outside of the party is going to result in gun bans, mandatory abortions, the U.S. becoming the next Soviet Union, the U.S. becoming the next Nazi Germany, etc. The reality is that none of these things will ever happen. Unfortunately, things will probably have to hit rock-bottom before anything changes because it’s easier to let someone think for you than it is to think for yourself. It's a negative view of things, but I don't have a whole lot of faith in people and the majority of comments here are only reinforcing this opinion. It's unfortunate when the only contribution you can make to a conversation is repeating verbatim what you hear on Fox News or from Keith Olberman. <BR/><BR/>I don’t think either candidate is perfect, but at the very least, most of Obama’s actions are in-line with his words. I don’t know what McCain is trying to sell anymore, but the selection of Palin stinks of pandering to Hillary supporters the Republicans think will vote for anything with a uterus, and to the evangelicals who have far too much power within the party. I don't think that McCain and Palin are the "mavericks" they claim to be, they're opportunists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-51774582077733393742008-09-10T06:25:00.000-04:002008-09-10T06:25:00.000-04:00Obama was ahead in polls a few weeks ago... I don'...Obama was ahead in polls a few weeks ago... I don't recall that being rubbed in anyone's face... <BR/><BR/>I would imagine a lava lamp could get at least 50% approval in a state that can basically give its residents money at the end of the year due to the disproportionate amount of oil revenue coming in and the amount of residents that is divided by. I think it's great for alaska... and great for sarah palin, for that matter. <BR/><BR/>What's the approval rating for the governor of Wyoming and Montana?<BR/><BR/>Wyoming=81%<BR/>Montana=70%<BR/><BR/>Generally, when you are kinda remote and don't have a whole lot of people running into each other, you have a sensation that things are A-ok.<BR/><BR/>-ellipsesEllipseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061702655686662457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6137997322301347949.post-51886049386164385392008-09-09T23:08:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:08:00.000-04:00And that 80% approval rating was before the ethics...And that 80% approval rating was before the ethics investigation. It dropped to somewhere around 67% when that began.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com