I
nearly fell out of my chair from laughing after reading the article.
I
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Showing posts with label Misc Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Misc Politics. Show all posts
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Friday, September 21, 2012
Whine Extraordinaire
This
made me chuckle:
If
Mrs. Romney and her husband are finding life difficult now, how can they
possibly think it will be any easier in the White House?
A
couple of comments following the Politico article also drew a guffaw:
If you can't
stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. (Kostas
Moros, California Western School of Law).
I don't think
she knows where the kitchen is. (Dan
Sylvester).
And
so it goes…
Friday, January 20, 2012
Ads & Endorsements
This is the "political" portion of my Irish Eyes blog entry about advertisements and endorsements:
The worst of the ad lots are products promoted by celebrities. I can't think of anything less influential or less credible than a celebrity endorsement. Who wouldn't hawk a product if they were paid gobs of money to do so? The product or cause could be a load of crap for all we know, and I'm not willing to spend the dough to find out otherwise - no matter who is at the advertising helm. I've been a fan of The Rolling Stones for decades, but I definitely would not buy a product endorsed by Mick Jagger or his band mates just because they insist on its goodness.
The same applies to celebrities endorsing political candidates. Who cares what they think, for God's sake? Their opinions are no more viable than anyone else's, even if they try to lead us to believe they have insight into their particular candidate. To me, it's just another example of the high and mighty who believes American masses are nothing more than a tribe of idiots with no thoughts of our own. Of course, there are idiots among us (including the high and mighty), but for the most part we are all quite capable of understanding the political spectrum and arriving at a decision on our own.
I care as much about political candidate endorsements as I do the right-wing opinions of my neighbors. I'm just not interested. I'm old enough to know my own preferences, and I've heard all the arguments many times before.
And that's all I have to say about that…
The worst of the ad lots are products promoted by celebrities. I can't think of anything less influential or less credible than a celebrity endorsement. Who wouldn't hawk a product if they were paid gobs of money to do so? The product or cause could be a load of crap for all we know, and I'm not willing to spend the dough to find out otherwise - no matter who is at the advertising helm. I've been a fan of The Rolling Stones for decades, but I definitely would not buy a product endorsed by Mick Jagger or his band mates just because they insist on its goodness.
The same applies to celebrities endorsing political candidates. Who cares what they think, for God's sake? Their opinions are no more viable than anyone else's, even if they try to lead us to believe they have insight into their particular candidate. To me, it's just another example of the high and mighty who believes American masses are nothing more than a tribe of idiots with no thoughts of our own. Of course, there are idiots among us (including the high and mighty), but for the most part we are all quite capable of understanding the political spectrum and arriving at a decision on our own.
I care as much about political candidate endorsements as I do the right-wing opinions of my neighbors. I'm just not interested. I'm old enough to know my own preferences, and I've heard all the arguments many times before.
And that's all I have to say about that…
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Party Face
Interesting article:
Funny, I also tend to assume someone's political party from their demeanor. I don't mean to boast, but more often than not I get it right.
From the article by Andrew Price:
...Republicans' faces tended to score higher on a measure of "power," based on how dominant and mature they looked. Democrats' faces scored higher for "warmth," as based on their perceived likeability and trustworthiness.
However, I don't assume on "power" or "warmth." To me, Republicans have a particular air that relates to several extreme religions: a blank, glazed stare; holier-than-thou stance; rigidness, and self-styled superiority. None of which exemplifies knowledge and common sense.
Repulsive, yes, but that’s the way of it.
Funny, I also tend to assume someone's political party from their demeanor. I don't mean to boast, but more often than not I get it right.
From the article by Andrew Price:
...Republicans' faces tended to score higher on a measure of "power," based on how dominant and mature they looked. Democrats' faces scored higher for "warmth," as based on their perceived likeability and trustworthiness.
However, I don't assume on "power" or "warmth." To me, Republicans have a particular air that relates to several extreme religions: a blank, glazed stare; holier-than-thou stance; rigidness, and self-styled superiority. None of which exemplifies knowledge and common sense.
Repulsive, yes, but that’s the way of it.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Beehive to China
Smart move:
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman appears to be unlike his fanatically unhinged Republican counterparts, thankfully.
From MSNBC:
He [Huntsman] has made a name for himself advocating a moderate agenda in one of the nation's most conservative states. He made headlines recently for encouraging the Republican Party to swing in a more moderate direction if it wanted to bounce back from the 2008 elections, angering some conservatives. Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, said Huntsman is a Republican who "seems to understand the party has to adjust — not stubbornly believe that everything is OK and it is the country that has to change."
I say more power to him. Huntsman seems to be one of the few serving members of the GOP who considers the needs of his own constituents and the nation in general before his own personal agenda.
I've had the misfortune of living in Utah. The state itself is physically beautiful apart from the desert areas (I dislike deserts no matter where the location), but the self-righteousness and dishonesty of some of its residents leaves much to be desired.
To make a long story short, I worked for a banking institution in Salt Lake City for seven years more two decades ago, and no where since have I seen such blatantly dishonest business dealings or religious inequity. Near the end of my time there, all but myself and another fellow-Catholic had been phased out to make room for the onslaught of "friends of friends" or those attending the politically correct church at the time.
For a group of people who like to present themselves as charitable and God-fearing, I was surprised by frequent racial bigotry and religious discrimination amongst the majority of the citizenry. They are not what they seem. However, there is now a growing percentage of the population that is no longer bound by subtle restrictions imposed by religious influences. This is probably due to the influx of "outsiders" moving into the state.
Whatever the case, I believe President Obama's ambassadorial appointment of Jon Huntsman to be a very clever move.
Utah Governor Jon Huntsman appears to be unlike his fanatically unhinged Republican counterparts, thankfully.
From MSNBC:
He [Huntsman] has made a name for himself advocating a moderate agenda in one of the nation's most conservative states. He made headlines recently for encouraging the Republican Party to swing in a more moderate direction if it wanted to bounce back from the 2008 elections, angering some conservatives. Obama's 2008 campaign manager, David Plouffe, said Huntsman is a Republican who "seems to understand the party has to adjust — not stubbornly believe that everything is OK and it is the country that has to change."
I say more power to him. Huntsman seems to be one of the few serving members of the GOP who considers the needs of his own constituents and the nation in general before his own personal agenda.
I've had the misfortune of living in Utah. The state itself is physically beautiful apart from the desert areas (I dislike deserts no matter where the location), but the self-righteousness and dishonesty of some of its residents leaves much to be desired.
To make a long story short, I worked for a banking institution in Salt Lake City for seven years more two decades ago, and no where since have I seen such blatantly dishonest business dealings or religious inequity. Near the end of my time there, all but myself and another fellow-Catholic had been phased out to make room for the onslaught of "friends of friends" or those attending the politically correct church at the time.
For a group of people who like to present themselves as charitable and God-fearing, I was surprised by frequent racial bigotry and religious discrimination amongst the majority of the citizenry. They are not what they seem. However, there is now a growing percentage of the population that is no longer bound by subtle restrictions imposed by religious influences. This is probably due to the influx of "outsiders" moving into the state.
Whatever the case, I believe President Obama's ambassadorial appointment of Jon Huntsman to be a very clever move.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Weekend Telly
I thought I could take a weekend break from blogging, but I had to mention how much I enjoyed watching the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on C-SPAN.
I wasn't interested in the "red carpet" portion of the program (re: stars arriving at the Washington Hilton), but the televised speechifying was worth watching.
The President was very funny and seemed relaxed, while I thought Wanda Sykes was a hoot. In particular, I had a good laugh over the remarks she made about the Blob:
I wasn't interested in the "red carpet" portion of the program (re: stars arriving at the Washington Hilton), but the televised speechifying was worth watching.
The President was very funny and seemed relaxed, while I thought Wanda Sykes was a hoot. In particular, I had a good laugh over the remarks she made about the Blob:
[Rush Limbaugh] said he just wants the country to fail. To me that's treason. He's not saying anything different than what Osama Bin Laden is saying. You might want to look into this, sir, because I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on Oxycontin he missed his flight. Rush Limbaugh, I hope the country fails, I hope his kidneys fail, how about that? He needs a good waterboarding, that's what he needs.Once or twice the camera moved to the meagerly populated Fox News table. Is it any surprise they looked like they had just bitten into a batch of fresh lemons?
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