Vice Presidential Debate Tonight - Biden vs. Palin.... DING, DING, DING

[woodsy]

Is there a hint of irony that the side that constantly brings up the killing of the unborn as the epitomy of "wrong" also pushes the notion of armed conflict (ie war) to solve international disputes?...

Just a thought from an interested observer.

I think it might have to do with the fact unborn children have done nothing wrong, can't protect themselves, and don't plant IED's or fly planes into buildings......

 

[creature4000]

Nope. :chew

 

[barbelith]

I think it might have to do with the fact unborn children have done nothing wrong, can't protect themselves, and don't plant IED's or fly planes into buildings...

"Unborn children" is an oxymoron.

And we need those wolves for defense when Putin invades Alaska.

 

[FQRizzo]

"Unborn children" is an oxymoron.

And we need those wolves for defense when Putin invades Alaska.

Don't worry, we'll just throw wave after wave of unwanted children at them. That's what the Bush Doctrine is all about, isn't it?

 

[ProgMatinee]

ooph. That was a good dig. LOL.

I got it, we'll keep the wolves alive with the aborted baby fetus, just keep encouraging those pregnant urban city girls to hang onto them until late term. That way we employ the feminist baby snatchers and give girls from Chicago and Detroit something to do while not attending public schools which don't have parental involvement because the government promises they know whats best anyway!

 

[DarthNeil]

I think it might have to do with the fact unborn children have done nothing wrong, can't protect themselves, and don't plant IED's or fly planes into buildings......

hmmmm... Name one Iraqi that was involved with 9/11...

 

[ProgMatinee]

hmmmm... Name one Iraqi that was involved with 9/11...

Ahmeq Aluuzani Obama Biden

 

[DarthNeil]

Ahmeq Aluuzani Obama Biden

Sounds like a horrific cloning experiment gone horribly wrong.

 

[woodsy]

"Unborn children" is an oxymoron.

And we need those wolves for defense when Putin invades Alaska.

Some [not me of course] might say you are an oxymoron...without the oxy

 

[FQRizzo]

Some [not me of course] might say you are an oxymoron...without the oxy

That was a great comeback and is an example of why we should close these threads...

 

[ProgMatinee]

 

[DarthNeil]

Some [not me of course] might say you are an oxymoron...without the oxy

Hi... Still waiting for you to enlighten me on which Iraqi was involved in 9/11...

 

[ProgMatinee]

That was a great comeback and is an example of why we should close these threads...

But as long as they're open, might as well stick around?

 

[DarthNeil]

That was a great comeback and is an example of why we should close these threads...

Trying to keep the debate "healthy"... Try guys. Be respectful even if you disagree. The world would be a boring place if everyone followed the same path.

 

[Mesa]

According to this article she did fire the librarian though:https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/03/us/politics/03wasilla.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Here's more of the story.

https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5766173&page=1

Did Sarah Palin Try to Ban Library Books?
Alaska Librarian Can't Recall Palin Asking to Ban Books
By BRIAN ROSS, RHONDA SCHWARTZ and ANNA SCHECTER
September 10, 2008

The librarian at the center of a 1996 controversy with then-Wasilla mayor Sarah Palin says she can't recall any effort by Palin to ban specific books from the town library.

The VP candidate butted heads with a librarian while mayor of Wasilla, Alaska.In her first public statement since Palin was named the GOP vice-presidential candidate, Mary Ellen Baker said today, "I simply do not recall a conversation with specific titles," Baker told ABCNews.com.

Palin has acknowledged she twice raised the issue in 1996 of how books could be removed from the shelves, but said it was only a "rhetorical question" and that she did not ask for any books to be banned.

Palin's church at the time, the Assembly of God, had been pushing for the removal a book called "Pastor I Am Gay" from local bookstores, according to the book's author Pastor Howard Bess, of the Church of the Covenant in nearby Palmer, Alaska.

"And she was one of them," said Bess, "this whole thing of controlling information, censorship, that's part of the scene," said Bess.

According to coverage in the local newspaper, the Frontiersman, Palin asked the librarian at a meeting "if she would object to censorship even if people were circling the library in protest about a book."

The report quotes the librarian as responding, "I told her clearly I will fight anyone who tries to indicate what books can go on the library shelves."

The same week that Palin raised the issue she fired Baker (then using her married name Emmons) as librarian, claiming she was not "loyal" to the new administration and had supported Palin's opponent in the election. She said the dismissal was not connected to questions of censorship, and that she had dismissed all city department heads and told them they could re-apply for their jobs.

After a public outcry, Palin rescinded the dismissal of the librarian.

The local newspaper reporter who covered the controversy, Paul Stuart, claims he was later told by the librarian that Palin wanted three specific books removed from the library.

In her statement to ABC News, the librarian said, "I am unable to dispute or substantiate the information Paul Stuart provided to you."

So why it does look somewhat questionable, the firing was performed across the board, not just the librarian. Palin wanted people working for her that supported her views. Nothing wrong with wanting a strong team. I think it's the same sort of action that the president does when he appoints his new cabinet members once elected.


Snopes also deterimned this rumor to be FALSE.
https://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp

Fact Checking.

 

[RoboDad]

So why it does look somewhat questionable, the firing was performed across the board, not just the librarian. Palin wanted people working for her that supported her views. Nothing wrong with wanting a strong team. I think it's the same sort of action that the president does when he appoints his new cabinet members once elected.


Snopes also deterimned this rumor to be FALSE.
https://www.snopes.com/politics/palin/bannedbooks.asp

Fact Checking.

Oh, there you go again, trying to bring those pesky facts into the discussion.

 

[carbo-fation]

Oh jeez, if you think that's a personal attack, you apparently missed the other thread.

I didn't miss anything in the other thread and it's exactly for that reason why I asked Hoodoo(?) to refrain from antagonizing other people. It only takes one snide comment to turn things sour.

And you're responses are predicatable as hell. I haven't even been following this thread, but of course you would be saying Palin was well rehearsed with her note cards and Biden was better since you were defending Obama in other threads.

My comments are predictable?!?!? Coming from someone who is borderline racist and blindly defending a retard just because she's a Republican. Stop with the hypocrisy.

These political threads really don't get anything accomplished.

Agreed. The only thing that's come from these political threads is prejudice and hate mostly based on ignorance.

But could I expect ANYONE from the Obama camp to actually give the woman a little bit of credit for a job well done? Especially after all the personal attacks on her character priori to the debate? of course not.

Again with hypocrisy. You and other idiots in this thread and the last couple of threads have been bashing Obama nonestop not just because you disagree on his politics but also his race. Comparing his name to Bin Laden and associating him with radical Islam makes you look ignorant and prejudice. And I did speak nicely of Palin in this thread. She does read very well from a prompter especially when her questions have been thoroughly rehearsed.

 

[Mike1065]

She does read very well from a prompter especially when her questions have been thoroughly rehearsed.

EVERY candidate reads from a script on a teleprompter! Have you seen Obama try and answer things "on the fly"? His stuttering rivals that of George Bush.

 

[ProgMatinee]

The people that claim prejudice and ignorance from one side of their mouth and then do it from the other makes me laugh. evs

 

[RoboDad]

First this...

I didn't miss anything in the other thread and it's exactly for that reason why I asked Hoodoo(?) to refrain from antagonizing other people. It only takes one snide comment to turn things sour.

Then this...

Again with hypocrisy. You and other idiots in this thread and the last couple of threads have been bashing Obama nonestop not just because you disagree on his politics but also his race. Comparing his name to Bin Laden and associating him with radical Islam makes you look ignorant and prejudice. And I did speak nicely of Palin in this thread. She does read very well from a prompter especially when her questions have been thoroughly rehearsed.

Apparently you are incapable of following your own advice.