Comments on: Without Growth Everything Whithers and Dies Will You Be Responsible?

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:30:43 +0000

@Janet – I distinctly remember a post of yours along similar lines a few weeks ago. I’ll be making mention in my today’s post about a few things that I noted during the VP debate. Yes, just standing firm America on the TRUE desire for change and not getting sucked into pat non-answers. LISTEN up and hear what’s NOT being said (and when they do say anything, it’s frightening) from the McCain-Palin camp. We have got to be taken seriously in the world, and we get two of the three stoogies running for office???? Have we sunk that low?

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:04:04 +0000

Your piece is right on point! She has scared the heck out of me from day one….. if not for me but for my children and their children. We will be going backwards at a time when our nation needs to move forward and not be mocked. Someone who understands the importance of the role. Unfortunately, I’m worried about all the folks who are buying into her stage presence and not really listening. Don’t forget too, that there are many conservatives out there with the same religious backgrounds as hers….. I hope they can look at where she stands on ALL the issues though. We all need to continue to do our part and speak up when able…. thanks for the great post and keeping this in front of us!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:51:37 +0000

@Linda – yeah I know what you mean. There’s one thing to sit across a table and chitchat about “this and that” with someone, but when that someone believes chitchat and being folksy qualifies you for a top position in government, that’s where I draw the line. Listened to the VP debate tonight, and while she didn’t fall on her face, she rarely if ever actually answered any of the questions presented. In fact, at one point saying “I’m not going to answer that, instead I want to talk about…” For god’s sake woman you’re not 5 years old! Answer the frigging questions! You’re making us all look bad!

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:33:38 +0000

As a woman, democrat, republican, independent, whatever, … I am truly offended that this woman is a candidate for vice president. The scary part is that mccain thought we would all buy it. That says alot about his campaign doesn’t it! It is TIME for the GOP to vacate the White House, the Senate, the Congress and this campaign…..

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:39:22 +0000

@JMom – yeah, that thought goes through my mind constantly. What the hell were they thinking? And for McCain to say “Well she’s been Mayor twice and Governor…” OMG! Couric doing the interview or ANYONE ELSE would have made a better choice.

I’m looking forward to a time when a woman does run the show, but my god, this isn’t the PTA we’re talking about! Yes, it’s nice she’s a “down home” sort of person, but would you think – even if you love them to death – that your husband or wife is qualified to take on the world?

I was only kidding a few posts back about Lewis Black’s idea to “shove a monkey out of an airplane and the first person whose hand it grabs is president (or vice president).” Holy cow! That looks like EXACTLY what the Republican party did. Could it be the “old guard” is going senile? Sure looks like it from my point of view!

By: JMom

JMom — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:33:42 +0000

If I were a republican woman, I would be deeply offended to think that Sarah Palin is the best the Republican Party could do. There are a great many well educated, intelligent republican women out there and they go and pick this nut.