tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post612658966405030713..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Hillary the HorribleSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-35198260851376198882008-05-26T16:15:00.000-07:002008-05-26T16:15:00.000-07:00Well, Sid, I'm glad you told us how you really fee...Well, Sid, I'm glad you told us how you really feel about it. Hillary's lousy campaign has done her in. . . how much of her, her spouse and campaign team are Machiavellian or Rove-ian, I can't say. But, of this I'm certain, there's no way the powers that be in the D party can NOT select Barack Obama. And, after next Tuesday, the Super Ds will come rolling in for him. . .<BR/><BR/>I agree with Mike's point that one thing people need to consider is the judiciary appointments - that's the only way for the Ds to suck it up and win. A story in the NYT says McCain's camp is in disarray, much to the chagrin of the Rs. We'll see. . .<BR/><BR/>I'm still calling it for McCain by less than 20 electoral votes which is a sad statement in itself. However, whomever wins will have 5-7 years of heavy lifting to undo the incompetency of the past 8.Kevin Lavertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833654743623209367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-2519807245173330892008-05-26T05:40:00.000-07:002008-05-26T05:40:00.000-07:00If Hillary Clinton were half as good at gaging the...If Hillary Clinton were half as good at gaging the voting public's mood (i.e., tired of slippery fish in the While House) as you are in capturing the spirit of disenchanted voters through your posts, well, she would have at least kept me as a supporter. I, too, wanted to vote for her. Now...that's almost an embarrassment to admit. It does make ya wonder: were Obama not the outstanding and timely he's proven to be, would HC still have shown her true colors during this campaign (or would her malfeasance have manifested only after inauguration)? Scary thought!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023875555959570250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-14737886941161989592008-05-26T00:44:00.000-07:002008-05-26T00:44:00.000-07:00Sometimes it comes down to voting for the lesser e...Sometimes it comes down to voting for the lesser evil...if you know you don't want a particular person to win.<BR/><BR/>About McCain...I though he's not conservative enough and is why many republicans DON'T like him?SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-47744838062873498352008-05-25T10:17:00.000-07:002008-05-25T10:17:00.000-07:00Bongi: I actually know more about South African p...Bongi: I actually know more about South African politics than I do American, as my best friend of 20 yrs. is S. African, and her husband's grandad was Daniel Malan. And they're very interested in politicsDevorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-19111371192527645362008-05-25T08:36:00.000-07:002008-05-25T08:36:00.000-07:00devorrah: Thanks!devorrah: Thanks!Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-84234636176222063732008-05-25T08:18:00.000-07:002008-05-25T08:18:00.000-07:00BTW, loved your book. My Mom is reading it now, a...BTW, loved your book. My Mom is reading it now, and I only give her the good ones.Devorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-58351293171424309412008-05-25T08:15:00.000-07:002008-05-25T08:15:00.000-07:00Excellent post, and I agree on every point.I'm jus...Excellent post, and I agree on every point.<BR/><BR/>I'm just glad weekends make me happy!Devorrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542045173559671539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-69852645072759352472008-05-25T00:31:00.000-07:002008-05-25T00:31:00.000-07:00I found the Clintons disgusting the first time aro...I found the Clintons disgusting the first time around and no better the second time around. No way on this wild green earth would I vote for her, if someone paid me a million bucks.<BR/><BR/>Integrity means a lot to me and the other two candidates have more in there little fingers, than she does in her entire body.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035742153838178311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-31946480816299066182008-05-24T15:18:00.000-07:002008-05-24T15:18:00.000-07:00I'd stop way short of saying she thinks he should ...I'd stop way short of saying she thinks he should be assassinated. But the idea that it's a concern: she doesn't do very much that's inadvertent.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-37304779966079421102008-05-24T15:03:00.000-07:002008-05-24T15:03:00.000-07:00Elsewhere someone wrote: "Hillary is just Bill in ...Elsewhere someone wrote: "Hillary is just Bill in drag"--how beautifully & succinctly put!<BR/><BR/>Hill-Bill is/are causing EXTREME VOTER FATIGUE, not to mention stoking the flames of hatred in every faction in USA. Somebody please find the HOOK and yank her off stage!<BR/><BR/>Her BS about "assassination" was the FINAL straw! How DUMB does she think the voters are, anyway?? This was CLEARLY an effort to implant a very dark & destructive "subliminal message": "If O. gets nominated, he could/should be assassinated! AND to avoid that scenario, vote for ME!"<BR/><BR/>Absolutely sick. Just demonic. That's the Clintons for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-90723385687036701412008-05-24T13:35:00.000-07:002008-05-24T13:35:00.000-07:00i'm far removed and don't usually worry about amer...i'm far removed and don't usually worry about american politics, but this election i have been following. and sid, i agree fully with you. i can't understand that it usually is about mud slinging (as perceived by me on the other side of the world). hilary has really brought this to the fore and obama has not. i can't help admiring obama for being so steadfast in the face of such a lowly onslaught. the fact that she has now brought it down to sexism is pathetic. if that is not clear to her supporters, well then they deserve her.<BR/><BR/>obama all the way. (and not just because of the african connection)Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-1841334854862612852008-05-24T11:24:00.000-07:002008-05-24T11:24:00.000-07:00mike: for me, it really would be a dilemma, and, w...mike: for me, it really would be a dilemma, and, were she the nominee it's possible that time would change me. On the other hand, I really do find her campaign so repugnant that it'd feel like hypocrisy to vote for her. On the other hand, I agree the stakes are very high, and I'd hate to be party in any way to a McCain presidency.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-56776400063709229352008-05-24T11:21:00.000-07:002008-05-24T11:21:00.000-07:00wonderer: you are certainly right that the next pr...wonderer: you are certainly right that the next president will face nearly impossible challenges. And you are quite wrong that Obama attended a madrassah: that was a rumor spread by Fox news, etc. He went to a school that was run by Muslims but it was NOT a madrassah. In fact, when reporter actually went there, instead of spreading untruths, they found it to have boys and girls as students, wearing regular clothes, and that it had little or no religious instruction, and included kids of other religions. If you are interested, you could read about it <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-43730828972277552052008-05-24T08:44:00.000-07:002008-05-24T08:44:00.000-07:00I wonder how obama will react to temptations by bi...I wonder how obama will react to temptations by big industry's influences. With Hillary and McCain, we sort of know where it will go. With Obama? Will he be strong enough to oppose/ resist? As a person who was prosecuted by Moslems in my home country, I am also very afraid of any person who has been exposed to any Madrasah teachings (any, even one that eventually convert to Christianity. I'm afraid of that too, especially the branch that Obama "supposedly" not follow anymore). <BR/>Tough choice! You guys vote well! I can't vote because I'm not a citizen. But I live in the US, and the citizens of America has a big responsibility to vote well, because whoever is leading this nation will need to make tough decisions in the coming years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-9725808045052010112008-05-24T06:19:00.000-07:002008-05-24T06:19:00.000-07:00Thanks for returning to your weekend rants, at lea...Thanks for returning to your weekend rants, at least this one time. I also face the same dilemma if she secures the nomination. IF the DNC somehow chooses to go against the popular vote in the primaries and the caucuses and selects Hillary, I will have to campaign for her but find the same distaste for her that you now do.<BR/><BR/>My favorite is no longer in the race, so I am adapting by supporting Obama as the next best choice. And a great part of it has to do with how she has run this campaign.<BR/><BR/>But the fear of McCain choosing the next justices of the Supreme Court once Stevens and the older members retire or pass on, well, it scares the crap out of me.<BR/><BR/>I fear the takeover of the Supreme Court by a conservatively activist Supreme Court, adding justices who would gladly rollback civil rights, employees' right to grievance, chemical companies being allowed to pollute, election reform being set back as a violation of free speech, etc.<BR/><BR/>It finally comes down to the Democrat vs. the Republican and that will be how I choose. Whether I like the person on the ticket or not.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope, however, that the DNC does the right thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com