political generic-off
Jon Stewart knocks this one out of the park as he points out the inane nature of our political discourse. What I appreciate about Stewart is that, while he obviously leans and thinks left, he has no problem critiquing the left as well as the right. It amazes me that people still think Obama is representing a "change" in politics. If you listen to his propaganda or pay attention to his record he is as much "more of the same" as the Republican candidate. It saddens me that our system has left us with two poor choices for the next President.
posted by Travis @ 6:35 AM
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6 Comments:
Yeah thats true, i like how Stewart critiques both sides :) I miss seeing the Daily Show
travis,
i too am saddened that we only have two candidates to choose from; but our ace in the hole is that God is still sovereign. could you be a bit more specific about the comment, "...his record he is as much 'more of the same' as the Republican candidate."
blessings,
luke
luke,
much of obama's campaign is based on him being the "change" our country needs. when talking about this he and biden have said several times that mccain is just "more of the same." when they make this accusation they are referring primarily to some of the bush administration's failed policies. however, i've also hear him talk about how mccain is "more of the same" in regards to old political tactics. especially early on he gave a lot of hype about being a new kind of politician.
this is where i say he is just "more of the same." he is guilty of many of the political tactics he condemns in mccain. things like attack dog ads, swift-boating, changing positions to pander to popular opinion, etc. have been used by the obama campaign. i also wonder how he can deliver the change and bi-partisan government he's promising when he has the most liberal, left-wing voting record in the senate? that doesn't smack of cooperation and in my opinion only supports the idea that his campaign is more hype than substance.
i don't like mccain but it's unfair of obama to paint him as just another right-wing zealot when he has one of the better bi-partisan, cooperative records in the senate (not that having one of the better ones makes it good in and of itself).
does that clarify what i meant?
yes, it does.
luke
What do you mean by 'bi-partisan'? does that mean being cooperative with both sides i.e. with the Republicans & the Democrats?
Our election is on Nov 8th, and it will be interesting to see how it turns out... I personally hope that National wins it (Labour has been in power for 9 years too long).. not because they will undo any of the changes that have taken place under the Labour government, but at least they often have more conservative views on things as conservative party members. Anythings gotta be better than Helen Clark.
It would be nice one day to vote for someone because he's good rather than because he isn't as bad as the other guy. I must be smoking something!
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