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Answer the Question!

Watch Palin dance. Facts are tough!

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on October 3, 2008Categories PoliticsTags Biden, palin, political debateLeave a comment on Answer the Question!

Style vs. Substance

Transcript of Palin, Biden debate – CNN.com:

“PALIN: People aren’t looking for more of the same. They are looking for change. And John McCain has been the consummate maverick in the Senate over all these years.
He’s taken shots left and right from the other party and from within his own party, because he’s had to take on his own party when the time was right, when he recognized it was time to put partisanship aside and just do what was right for the American people.
That’s what I’ve done as governor, also, take on my own party, when I had to, and work with both sides of the aisle, in my cabinet, appointing those who would serve regardless of party, Democrats, independents, Republicans, whatever it took to get the job done.
Also, John McCain’s maverick position that he’s in, that’s really prompt up to and indicated by the supporters that he has. Look at Lieberman, and Giuliani, and Romney, and Lingle, and all of us who come from such a diverse background of — of policy and of partisanship, all coming together at this time, recognizing he is the man that we need to leave — lead in these next four years, because these are tumultuous times.
We have got to win the wars. We have got to get our economy back on track. We have got to not allow the greed and corruption on Wall Street anymore.
And we have not got to allow the partisanship that has really been entrenched in Washington, D.C., no matter who’s been in charge. When the Republicans were in charge, I didn’t see a lot of progress there, either. When the Democrats, either, though, this last go- around for the last two years.
Change is coming. And John McCain is the leader of that reform.
IFILL: Senator…
BIDEN: I’ll be very brief. Can I respond to that?
Look, the maverick — let’s talk about the maverick John McCain is. And, again, I love him. He’s been a maverick on some issues, but he has been no maverick on the things that matter to people’s lives.
He voted four out of five times for George Bush’s budget, which put us a half a trillion dollars in debt this year and over $3 trillion in debt since he’s got there.
He has not been a maverick in providing health care for people. He has voted against — he voted including another 3.6 million children in coverage of the existing health care plan, when he voted in the United States Senate.
He’s not been a maverick when it comes to education. He has not supported tax cuts and significant changes for people being able to send their kids to college.
He’s not been a maverick on the war. He’s not been a maverick on virtually anything that genuinely affects the things that people really talk about around their kitchen table.
Can we send — can we get Mom’s MRI? Can we send Mary back to school next semester? We can’t — we can’t make it. How are we going to heat the — heat the house this winter?
He voted against even providing for what they call LIHEAP, for assistance to people, with oil prices going through the roof in the winter.
So maverick he is not on the important, critical issues that affect people at that kitchen table.”

(Via CNN.com.)

Look at the contrast in the responses of Sarah “Toothpaste Ad” Palin (friends words can’t take credit) vs. Joe “Gaffe Master” Biden. Which had style? Which had substance? Well, for my money robotic talking points are just not up to snuff. There’s too much at stake.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on October 3, 2008Categories PoliticsTags Biden, palin, political debateLeave a comment on Style vs. Substance

John McCain was a Maverick

Video – Breaking News Videos from CNN.com:

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(Via CNN Video.)

McCain on the maverick party: “You don’t have to go home, but you have to get the heeeeellllll outta here!”

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on October 2, 2008Categories PoliticsTags Biden, maverick, McCainLeave a comment on John McCain was a Maverick

msnbc.com video: Biden on the Iraqi surge

msnbc.com video: Biden on the Iraqi surge:

(Via MSNBC.com.)

Now I know why he picked this guy, whoa. Zero hesitation and command of the details. Ideology? Nope.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on September 7, 2008Categories PoliticsTags Biden, IraqLeave a comment on msnbc.com video: Biden on the Iraqi surge

msnbc.com video: Biden on religion, abortion

msnbc.com video: Biden on religion, abortion:

(Via MSNBC.com.)

Good answer. I wonder if the bishop would deny leadership to those pro-death penalty Republicans? The Church teaches against that too. I have no love for that hypocrisy.

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Author Robert BarrimondPosted on September 7, 2008Categories Politics, Religion, SocietyTags abortion, Biden, pluralism6 Comments on msnbc.com video: Biden on religion, abortion

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