tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post3057694647635537548..comments2008-10-23T18:34:55.672-07:00Comments on Arizona Politico: McCain Plays Old Politics BadlyBlue Spectral Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00681730945073869547noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-47920627995108363282008-10-23T18:34:00.000-07:002008-10-23T18:34:00.000-07:00I don't think Mary was talking about your tone tow...I don't think Mary was talking about <I>your</I> tone towards McCain. Here's what she said in her comment:<BR/>"While I didn't like the feel of the smearing by McCain..."<BR/>She said the smearing <I>by</I> McCain. I personally thought the tone of your article was fine. And if anyone did think your tone was too harsh, well, the best political bloggers have a "tone" and some people don't like it but others love it, so write on!<BR/>I wanna hear more!Karolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830260006652940486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-75322166735873541672008-10-20T14:30:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:30:00.000-07:00Thanks Mary for your comment about my tone towards...Thanks Mary for your comment about my tone towards McCain. I didn't intend any kind of tone, but can understand why it might read that way. Good feedback for future statements if I continue to foray into political writing. I will say I do respect Senator McCain. He has made important stands on some issues, such as torture. But I still stand by my comments about the nature of his current campaign.Blue Spectral Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681730945073869547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-48937692258923335772008-10-20T09:33:00.000-07:002008-10-20T09:33:00.000-07:00I think it is a sign of a change in consciousness....I think it is a sign of a change in consciousness. The same negative, twisted tactics that worked for Bush and other candidates in the past are not working anymore. We've been lied to so many times in this country in the past 8 years, that we are, collectively, much more skeptical about the same-old-same-old bullsh*t rhetoric from Washington, no matter if we're looking at Obama's or McCain's campaigns - whatever the source of the propaganda, we are not going to stand for it anymore.<BR/><BR/>I'm just not hearing lies from Obama like I am from McCain. However, unlike Mary and Keith who are rationally weighing the pros and cons of each candidate, I confess that I am simply a full-fledged, starry-eyed Obama girl!<BR/>Thanks for the enlightening read, Rick!Karolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830260006652940486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-77997217195458560842008-10-19T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-19T21:58:00.000-07:00Yes, Mary, I know what you are saying about the ha...Yes, Mary, I know what you are saying about the hawkish cabinet and globalization aspect of Obama. I'm doing a lot of studying about he economic crisis and what appears to be greater global centralized banking. More on this later.Blue Spectral Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681730945073869547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-19178242756034761982008-10-19T17:04:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:04:00.000-07:00Rick,I also remain hopeful---although my inner cyn...Rick,<BR/><BR/>I also remain hopeful---although my inner cynic is pretty strong, even where Obama is concerned. <BR/><BR/>Glad you're taking this on, and I know that you have a lot of intelligent and salient things to say!<BR/><BR/>(My previous comment had so many uncharacteristic typos that I just had to take it down and start over!)<BR/><BR/>KeithKeith "Nurse Keith" Carlson, RN, BSN, NC-BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581947410641941224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1299466648502672802.post-57288132469242444132008-10-19T16:49:00.000-07:002008-10-19T16:49:00.000-07:00Nice essay, Rick, good research. While I didn't li...Nice essay, Rick, good research. While I didn't like the feel of the smearing by McCain, I didn't know all the facts you've stated here. <BR/><BR/>It is indeed so obvious the integrity that Obama maintains and I agree that he will be a competent president. <BR/><BR/>I also need to say that Obama's already been disappointing in terms of the hawkish cabinet he'll choose and also his support of the MIC and other corporate conglomerates that run america. We shall see what good and damage he'll do. All presidents do both. Clinton, for example, got us out of the red but his baby, NAFTA, has brought so much more suffering to indigenous and poor peopel around the world, not to mention how incarceration rates soared giving us the world record (lest we forget "3 strikes=you're out")<BR/><BR/>Never-the-less, I remain hopeful for our country and for the world.<BR/><BR/>peace,<BR/><BR/>maryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965182718404025001noreply@blogger.com