tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post9080531373989528584..comments2023-12-17T16:13:06.670-05:00Comments on In a Godward direction: Not that OneTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-31362497423823146412008-10-10T08:25:00.000-05:002008-10-10T08:25:00.000-05:00Thanks, GM. Anon, I am not sure it was racist -- i...Thanks, GM. Anon, I am not sure it was racist -- intentional or unintentional -- but it was a very odd and disrespectful turn of phrase. Had he said "This one" in referring to himself I might not even have noticed; but the full statement, as visible on the video, shows him referring to himself as "me" -- that is what made the "that one" stand out so sharply. It is a very odd turn of phrase. People are trying to spin it as a take-off on "The One" -- but frankly, if that was the intent, it was badly timed and badly set up. It seemed to be totally spontaneous, as so much of what McCain seems to say -- and it is this flying off the handle maverickship that concerns me.Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-18723482579196957352008-10-10T06:14:00.000-05:002008-10-10T06:14:00.000-05:00Wow, it all seems like crazy, hyper insane sensiti...Wow, it all seems like crazy, hyper insane sensitivity or paranoia to me, honestly. I took "that one" to mean--as there were two people on the stage--McCain saying in effect "not this one" (me, McCain) but "that one" sitting over there. No points for smoooooooth speaking by McCain, but I don't think I could ever be persuaded it was rascist intentional or unintentional.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-18504883734923701352008-10-09T17:25:00.000-05:002008-10-09T17:25:00.000-05:00So then, Tobias, you are for "that one". I am, to...So then, Tobias, you are for "that one". I am, too. As I said over at my place, I'm beginning to fall a little in love with him. He's cool and in command of himself. I like what I see.<BR/><BR/>At one time I respected McCain, but the day he hugged Bush, I stopped. Bush's supporters slimed him viciously in South Carolina in 2000. I don't say he should have shunned Bush, but hugging? He's gone downhill ever since.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-49106995294778056332008-10-09T10:06:00.000-05:002008-10-09T10:06:00.000-05:00I keep being stunned by his regular comments about...I keep being stunned by his regular comments about "winning" in Iraq and elsewhere as though beating our enemies is all we're meant to do. That he cannot get over our "loss" in Viet Nam is troubling - he's living in the past.<BR/><BR/>I echo christopher's remarks almost word for word.Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167056789275283692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-91186580267199651202008-10-09T09:23:00.000-05:002008-10-09T09:23:00.000-05:00Christopher,I used to respect Senator McCain. I pr...Christopher,<BR/>I used to respect Senator McCain. I probably could have voted for the "old" McCain, before he bought into the present party line so wholeheartedly -- if he has. In fact, I wonder if some of his anger isn't self-directed due to the extent to which he finds himself acting against his own better judgment. Just a thought, but that also would go to explain what looks like a great deal of anger and erratic motion.Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-40153554758831500372008-10-09T08:51:00.000-05:002008-10-09T08:51:00.000-05:00Being of a more moderate political stripe, I have ...Being of a more moderate political stripe, I have long respected Sen. McCain. But his choice of Gov. Palin was a deal-breaker. As I mentioned in a post some time back, Sen. McCain's behavior of late reminds me an awful lot of my father, a fellow Vietnam veteran, who lives with ptsd.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10400109177404296836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-8095367817993869092008-10-09T00:06:00.000-05:002008-10-09T00:06:00.000-05:00"That one" was a Macaca Moment if ever I heard one..."That one" was a <I>Macaca Moment</I> if ever I heard one (and live-blogged it immediately after he said it, w/o benefit {heh} of pundits)<BR/><BR/>You just can't talk about "Country First - Country First - Country First!", then act as if the <I>democratic process</I> which makes this country great, is some sort of contemptible nuisance (to say nothing of the "nuisance" which is one's democratic/Democratic opponent!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-47659062312881978062008-10-08T17:25:00.000-05:002008-10-08T17:25:00.000-05:00I have preferred Obama from fairly early on -- in ...I have preferred Obama from fairly early on -- in the primaries even, though I would have been happy with Hillary, too. The Palin choice was indeed the sign of impetuosity coupled with poor judgment. I could not believe her performance in the VP debate. I find it amazing that anyone can take her seriously as a candidate for such high office. But then again, perhaps I expect too much...Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-19425123846599885402008-10-08T16:51:00.000-05:002008-10-08T16:51:00.000-05:00He made my choice easy the minute he picked Palin ...He made my choice easy the minute he picked Palin - an act that demonstrates his judgment is really quite off.blshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627725321531151309noreply@blogger.com