tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post7894237883129025866..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: How does that lipstick taste Barack?Tom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-27467832771157800592008-10-21T15:53:00.000-04:002008-10-21T15:53:00.000-04:00I've been called racist more times than I can coun...I've been called racist more times than I can count - also homophobic, misognynist, sexist, etc. I don't pay any attention to those charges anymore.<BR/><BR/>For the record, I don't believe there are any such things as races. Biologists insist there is only one human race and other so-called races are only social constructs. That's my view too. I refuse to categorize myself on government forms as anything but human. I put in a box on the bottom of their lists, put "human" beside it, and put a check in the box.<BR/><BR/>Government is racist because they insist on categorizing us that way. Democrats want to preserve that system because it's their stock in trade. I don't recognize it.<BR/><BR/>I won't be changing my style of writing. If it bothers you, don't read it.Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-57745372711572092262008-10-21T09:11:00.000-04:002008-10-21T09:11:00.000-04:00Tom,I believe you may be a racist. I think when yo...Tom,<BR/>I believe you may be a racist. I think when you write your articles you should discuss more of each side rather than just one. It gives people the impression that you may be against blacks or other races beside white.<BR/><BR/>I have taken this very offensively and I hope you will change your ways of writing to not upset the people who read your articles.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-77348084154066388742008-09-17T19:05:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:05:00.000-04:00Some argue that although Obama used the "lipstick"...Some argue that although Obama used the "lipstick" phrase, McCain did so even earlier... but what they fail to notice is that Obama's comment came just hours after Sarah Palin's speech . Whether Obama meant it or not, it clearly shows lack of judgement on his part, ANY clearly thinking individual would certainly not use the same phrase in these circumstances.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485600100349384844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-17149972969162292372008-09-13T16:03:00.000-04:002008-09-13T16:03:00.000-04:00...one thing with JFK, and this is a view from out......one thing with JFK, and this is a view from outside the forest (up here in Canada) is JFK did do a good job, albeit bend to the establishment per se.<BR/><BR/>I mean, with the October crisis, Vietnam war, and putting a man on the moon were no small items to deal with.<BR/><BR/>Time does make some larger than life, but hopefully the legacy will encourage others to do better.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632947951782985916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-12336789958783259972008-09-11T12:53:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:53:00.000-04:00Hi Emily. Haven't seen you for a long time and I h...Hi Emily. Haven't seen you for a long time and I hope you're well. I believe we can call what you wrote an "Emily Post," no?<BR/><BR/>I just found out this morning that McCain used the phrase too. Perhaps I'll write something about it beyond this, but I won't promise you.<BR/><BR/>Even if Obama wasn't consciously referring to Palin when using the phrase, which is possible, he seems to have bobbled his words since. I think he said he was referring to what he claims are failed policies of the Bush Administration that McCain plans to put lipstick on. Then, on Letterman, he said Palin is the lipstick and the pig is McCain's failed policies. At best, he's confused. At worst, he's trying to cover up. Neither makes him look very good.<BR/><BR/>When McCain used the phrase, he was evidently referring to Hillary's new health care policy resembling the one she failed to get passed back in the '90s.<BR/><BR/>I saw the clip in which Obama used the phrase and, judging from their reaction, many in the audience clearly believed he was referring to Palin as the pig. What was in his mind only he knows. I suspect he was aware that what he was saying could be interpreted two ways and he said it anyway, reserving plausible deniability if it backfired. In politics, however, perception is reality. If voters perceive him to have been insulting Palin, their votes will reflect that and the only one responsible for that (mis)perception is himself.<BR/><BR/>I believe he's a shallow man, especially after reading several biographies of him recently, including "A Bound Man" by Shelby Steele; "Obamanation" by Jerome Corsi; and "The Case Against Barack Obama" by David Fredosso. All three are excellent and I recommend them.<BR/><BR/>I also think Hillary and Bill were right (did I just say that?) when they claimed the media was giving Obama pass after pass - when he said stupid things and they ignored it, and also by ignoring his very questionable associations with Bill Ayers and Tony Rezco.<BR/><BR/>One more thing: I'm a columnist, not a reporter. These are opinion pieces and I have a bias. I don't pretend to be objective, only reasonable.Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-33297340117677075122008-09-11T12:06:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:06:00.000-04:00Mr. McLaughlin:Please send me a copy of the post i...Mr. McLaughlin:<BR/><BR/>Please send me a copy of the post in which you discuss John McCain using the exact same analogy - which is also an old saying - to undermine Hillary Clinton's health care plan. Did you accuse John McCain of being shallow and not being able to think on his feet? This is more political junk rather than meat for political junkies. <BR/><BR/>Emily Mann<BR/>ecfmann@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-53477140736173875462008-09-11T05:43:00.000-04:002008-09-11T05:43:00.000-04:00I'll hold my nose and vote for McCain only because...I'll hold my nose and vote for McCain only because of Palin. I wasn't going to vote for either of these disasters, Obama or McCain, until McCain picked her for his VP. At least if he leaves us, we will have a wonderful "go-getter" in place who has proved she can get things done. I wish she was at the top of the ticket.<BR/><BR/>Harvey in North BaldwinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-58769060102014878732008-09-10T22:36:00.000-04:002008-09-10T22:36:00.000-04:00Hooah! Well written and write on target baby! Mc...Hooah! Well written and write on target baby! McCain/Palin!<BR/><BR/>-Monroe Mann<BR/>Iraq War VetMONROE MANNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745324227660052441noreply@blogger.com