tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post9157894206434510600..comments2024-02-14T11:00:03.180-05:00Comments on Tom McLaughlin: The Right GatheringTom McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-60347791792365153652008-08-23T18:33:00.000-04:002008-08-23T18:33:00.000-04:00Can't quite see how Romney could have been a presi...Can't quite see how Romney could have been a presidential candidate when he would have been unable to take the oath of office --- you, know, he'd have to pledge to uphold the constitution, and he was pretty clear about his commitment to do just the opposite. And, as the father of a serviceman, I'm probably oversensitive on this issue, but I really have a problem with his assertion that serving in Iraq is no different than driving an RV around Iowa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-50572751553929494502008-02-20T08:27:00.000-05:002008-02-20T08:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for the thoughtful comments Tim. "What's yo...Thanks for the thoughtful comments Tim. "What's your reaction?" or "What are your thoughts?" are much better questions. Feelings are important, but not usually relevant to political questions. Obama's support, however, is a political reality and largely based on feelings. Will it last? Doubtful. We can only hope that it lasts long enough to beat Hillary, then it can collapse.<BR/><BR/>Correction: I've been lambasted by Ron Paul supporters who insist their candidate has not dropped out. When I stood around the monitor outside the ballroom where Paul was speaking, observers said he was dropping out. Guess he wasn't. Not that you'd notice though. He's going nowhere, except in his own mind.<BR/><BR/>It's rather like reports that Calvin Coolidge had died: Reporters asked, "How can you tell?"Tom McLaughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691546351143209227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-58580972710224720672008-02-14T15:27:00.000-05:002008-02-14T15:27:00.000-05:00I was at the McCain rally this morning in South Bu...I was at the McCain rally this morning in South Burlington, Vermont, taking photographs for the local paper in the area I work for. I consider myself a liberal, but decided that if McCain ended up becoming president, I probably wouldn't get the same sick feeling in my stomach that I did when Bush was re-elected. McCain spoke well and seemed more honest than Democratic candidates that I've supported in the past. If not for his stubborn view on Iraq (I still see the troop escalation as something that will not help in the long run... but that's another story), I would consider voting for him. But maybe the qualities I like - his ability to "reach across the aisle," as well as his informed positions on torture and immigration - are the real issues that make true conservatives angry.<BR/><BR/>Also, I hate the question reporters use, "how do you feel about" something. I wouldn't consider that a liberal question, just a stupid one. It's a lazy question for reporters to ask and it rarely gets a good answer. I'm reporter/writer and I never ask that question. "What are your thoughts" or "what's your reaction" usually gets better information. I like how you tried to correct the NPR reporter and she still insisted on an answer with "feeling." Incidentally, a Fox news reporter asked McCain, in our little press gathering today, how he "felt" about Huckabee still in the race. McCain didn't know how to really answer the question because it was asked so stupidly. He mumbled something about Huckabee being a good person and then moved onto another question. Maybe I was the only one in the room he found the moment hilarious. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are my little observations.<BR/><BR/>Tim - Waterbury, VTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-88904168068227456432008-02-13T22:40:00.000-05:002008-02-13T22:40:00.000-05:00I guess you're right, it's a 'no-brainer'. Only th...I guess you're right, it's a 'no-brainer'. Only those without a brain would vote for someone they don't agree with on many of the important issues - and then lie about the only true conservative with a 100% Constitutional / Conservative track record still left running (<A HREF="http://www.ronpaul2008.com" REL="nofollow">Ron Paul</A> hasn't withdrawn from the race).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-51801686072196224722008-02-13T15:56:00.000-05:002008-02-13T15:56:00.000-05:00With the dispicable choices I have to vote for now...With the dispicable choices I have to vote for now, I may write in Donald Duck!<BR/><BR/>Harvey in North BaldwinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20524196.post-91022200940695497042008-02-13T15:30:00.000-05:002008-02-13T15:30:00.000-05:00Thank you for sharing your trip to D.C.. Accor...Thank you for sharing your trip to D.C.. <BR/> According to Raymond Aroryo's early question to Kate O'Burn, Washinton Editor of the National Review and agreed upon by Terrance P. Jeffrey, editor of Human Events, on EWTN's World Over last Friday night about her pridiction of which party will win the seat, the public have had it with the Republican's in the Whitehouse because of the war etc... and we will be seeing a Democratis win next year unfortunately.<BR/> Hopefully, anything thing is possible with God and they're wrong for the babies sake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com