Okay, so I watched most of the Democratic convention. I loved Michelle Obama's speech (next Jackie O. much? She is gorgeous!) , I loved Joe Biden's, and I especially love Barack Obama's. It was inspiring and uplifting, but I felt they kept it kind of realistic.
So, I've been trying to watch parts of the RNC, but I just can't after a while. It's so incredibly negative and has so many personal attacks that it's just ridiculous. I find myself wanting to yell at the TV! David was watching Rudy Guliani's speech last night while I was in another room, and what I heard was just... horrible. It was really, really... something else. I don't even know how to explain it.
And don't even get me started on Palin. I am very glad that a woman is involved (yay women in politics! Woo!), but this woman is not only completely inexperienced, but is also incredibly crazy extreme. I used to have respect for McCain. I really did. And then he became the Republican candidate. Now, I'm not denying that Democrats have their issues, and that Barack Obama has some downfalls, but goddamn are the Republicans making all those issues look like nothing compared to what I've heard out of their mouths recently.
Let me share some good reading with you...
Save Richmond: How to Be a Republican Hypocrite
Feministing: Palin's Handling of Other People's Pregnant Teens
John McCain thinks women are stupid
Oh, and not to mention, my favorite John McCain moment (yes, besides the whole not knowing how many houses he owns and having to get back to people about whether or not birth control should be covered by insurance, even though viagra is and that's never debated): "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt". Not only does he call her a cunt, but he uses my favorite word: trollop! Yes! McCain/Palin '08! Sign me up!
Ohhhh yeahhhhhh, by the way, I got a job.
ETA: Megan passed along this blog, and right at the top was this post: Because She's a White Republican. Also:
I love Keith Olbermann.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
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2 comments:
i completely agree with you. jess and i watched all the speeches on Wednesday night and Giuliani's infuriated me. not only did he continually laugh at his "jokes" but he insulted pretty much all the Muslims in America by saying that "Islamic terrorism" is one of our biggest threats. Palin is a whole other story and i just can't talk about her anymore. ugh. what a hateful week.
but yayayayay about the job!
What job? I want to hear more about it!
I agree about McCain...While I'm all about Obama, I was happy with the Republican nomination for him. UNTIL PALIN. My skin crawls at how readily the U.S. is willing, arms wide open, to embrace her. It's to the point I can't listen to her because I find myself screaming aloud at the radio or at the t.v. Yikes. I am nervous!
But yeah, I want to hear about the j-o-b!
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