The Tenth Player For The Phillies – Also, John, Barack and an Avalanche of News
Those of us in the news biz complain of slow news days, as if it’s a real grind. In this town , we are complaining no more.
FIRST, THE PHILLIES. It is so great to see the community so united, and so immersed in the success of the Phillies, which comes along with great drama and enough prime time thrills to keep you from sleeping. This is a team, not just a team of destiny, but a team that resembles some of the best in the history of baseball. But there is one aspect of the team’s success that has gone mostly unnoticed by the sports writers of the town. For years, from last place to first place, the FANS OF PHILADELPHIA have supported this team, from the forties to the next century, and on to the good years and lean years. Baseball players, more than most athletes, are affected by the crowd, by the roar, by the boos, by the standards set by the fans. In this case, the fans of this area settle for nothing less than the best. It is that standard that motivates the players to reach the higher goals. Financially, through ticket sales and broadcast revenues, the Phillies have become such a strong franchise that the debt of LOYALTY has been paid back. For that, the players and management should be swelling with pride.
There is a tenth player out in that stadium – the fans who pay the way, dedicate themselves to the best, boo on bad days, cheer on the best days, and provide the foundation for the greatest sports town in America. We have ALL-STAR fans. And that’s why we deserve the moment that weare in right now
On to the World Series of Politics: In Pundit-ville, no one noticed two amazing pieces of commentary in the debate. John McCain suggested providing tax breaks for people who join health clubs. Can you imagine how that one move could save so many million in health care? Maybe Joe The Plumber would like that break. And Barack Obama again brought up the concept of community service in return for higher education. It is amazing to me how so many great ideas get buried in the refuse of stupidly negative politics.
There’s also too much doom and gloom in the coverage of the big money crisis. No question: This is a very severe economic meltdown. But it’s also important to look at the possibilities: Lower mortgage rates, an infusion of loans to help first time homebuyers, a break on inflation (perhaps), and a mandate to make sure it never happens again. It could get worse, but the nation cries out for inspirational leadership in a time of crisis. The fact that the Treasury Secretary says he won’t stay on past the end of his term, even in a time of severe crisis, is a disgrace. Henry Paulson is the same man who rejected teh concept of buying bank shares, only to embrace it after his European counterparts starting doing it.
I would hope the next President selects a Treasury Boss who has some conviction.
Comments(79)
That wasn’t a debate. It was an angry man doing a product placement for Sharpie. WTF is up with McSame and his Sharpie? It was more prominent than he was. I can’t imagine electing someone president who cannot behave himself for 90 minutes. How would foreign leaders react if he were rolling his eyes and acting angry and rabid throughout their meetings? Disaster. He’s proven himself unworthy. Obama by default.
I’m not actually the first Flyin’ Hawaiian. Vote Obama!
Phillies in 6. McCain will go for the Devil Rays to try to shore up Florida.
I am voting mccain,he sniffs the sharpie.he is the real candditate.
Yobama! If McCain’s campaign is about me, then my laddie wins.
Mr Kane no matter who wins this race, the real winner will be John McCain because he has a rich hot wife and a hot running mate,while Mr Obama has a running mate that has a law suit against hairplugs for men and a housemate that is a Manute Bol lookalike with a bad attitude,that is what I call poor judgement my friend.
The real losers will be the American people.
Bonnie (Nancy Pelosi) and Clyde (Harry Reid) running roughshod in Congress. Turning America into a socialist state with no one to stop them. Obama will get bowled over by these two. No checks and balances. Pull out the KY jelly.
Please don’t give the Phillies ownership too much credit here.They cried for years that they were a small market team,when in fact they just wouldn’t spend money to lure good players.And when they did spend,they made poor decisions.Gregg Jeffries anyone ? Hello Lance Parrish.A slew of mediocre pitchers came through here,all destined to be forgotten by most.Now is not the time for this ownership to become complacent.An absolute ton of money is spent at that park,tickets are just one part of the equation.There are lines to GET INTO the various merchandise stores.My point is,they need to spend money for next season & beyond.There is a nice nucleus that should contend for the next 5 years.Add some more pieces,(C.C.Sabathia would look good in pinstripes )the fans have demonstrated that they will support the team.
Mr.Kane the drive-by media is now on the attack after Joe The Plumber but was very reluctant to look in Mr. Obama’s past and we wonder why the American citizens give the media’s job approval rating equal to the president and congress,however we know that you Mr.Kane will not go after Joe The Plumber on your next report you’re not like that.
Larry, I always look forward to reading your next column after reading your current one. Hope springs eternal…..
It looks as though Jimmy Rollins was on the money after all. Man, that bandwagon is awfully full of “fans” who were trashing the team when they weren’t hot. GO PHILS!!
Jimmy Rollins wasn’t right, the fans were right. The fans are always right. They live here they work here and they maintain their loyalty here. If a paid mercenary steps out of line with our conception of what a ball player should be than we tell him. This whole thing, as Bill Clinton would say is a “fairy tale” anyway. I’m not one to step behind the curtain but the professional sport is run by fat cats for fat cats to enhance the fat cats pockets. That is all………..
Baseball has some good people in it,Charlie Manuel is one of them.
WhooooooWaaaaaa.
Joe the plumber should know better than to shoot off his mouth and tell lies to the national media.Say hallelujah!he don’t even have a license.FAIL!
Rev Wracist you are the scum of the earth,you prey on the week and the poor if I was five years younger I would set a blow torch to your house of deception.
WhoooooWaaaaa.
Al, I didn’t know that there was a soft side to you. Unfortunately the Charlie Manuals are a dying breed in baseball. Someone has actually coined the phrase “the science of hitting” as if one needed a PHD to play a kid’s game. That’s all it is really, a kid’s game played by adults. The money the fame the glory is ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong I like to root for the home team but I do not take a loss as seriously as sports reporters and sports radio hosts would lead you to believe. This is now entertainment not pure sport. There was a reason that the Olympics were restricted to amateurs only. It brought out the true nature of sport which has lost much of it’s luster. I need not go into those details. To be realistic though it would be stupid for an athlete to reject the money offered to them to play a kid’s game. Do they deserve these outrageous salaries…..? Ha!… Did the “peoples’” desire to see a winner contribute to the over inflated nature of sports?…….Probably…… Does anyone care?…..No……Does any of this matter?…I have no idea…….Will I be watching the Phils come next Wed?………”You Betcha!!” to quote Sarah Palin.
Ed you’re right it’s just like entertainment,but it’s live that is what I enjoy about it,no lypsynching here Charlie.
It’s hard to beleive that most million $ players take a loss as hard as the fans the fans make the game Charlie with out fans it would be the old tree in the woods,would anyone know if Manny hit a HR is the fans stop going.
Have you notice the political season has taken form of a Football Super Bowl by the media,if I was five years younger I’d take a flame thrower to the media conglomerates especially that Chris “softball” Matthews and his friends electronic and paper.
WhooooooWaaaaaa.
Rev Wracist the only Jesus you see is at the bottom of a bottle of Wild Irish Rose.
WhooooooooWaaaaaaaa.
The best move the Phillies ever made was getting rid of GM Ed Wade. Since his departure, the moves have only gotten better. With Pat Gillick leaving, where will that leave the Phils?
Charlie Manual is Terry Francona with hair and a twitch. Both nice guys and average managers.
I fear the Rays are a better team. They have 4 solid SPs, 4 solid RPs and a nice young lineup 7 hitters deep. They hit longball, they steal bases, and they are an excellent fielding team. If they pitch around Utley and Howard, the Phils will have trouble scoring runs.
Larry, instead of taking shots at every member of the Bush Cabinet, why don’t you use your space to propose creative, positive solutions. You are worse than some of the bloggers on your site sniping at Bush, Paulson, Rice, et al. Where is your conviction, big guy? Where are your solutions to complex problems? You ain’t got any… You’re just a pathetic, sniping bloggers like the rest of us… only with a large liberal bent.
I don’t know if Joe the Plumber was a GOP plant or not. If he was, then they finally came up with a good campaign tactic. If he wasn’t, they should still ride him like a horse. His emergence brings up the fundamental difference between the two parties. Democrats want to penalize those that are successful for their success. They want to take a disproportionate share from people/families earning over $250K. They don’t think/care about the consequences. They want to, as Obama stated, “share the wealth”. They want to reward the lowest common denominator for sitting at home, eating Cheetos and watching TV (sound familiar?). They want to reward people that did not save for their children’s higher education. They want to solve all of the nations social problems by Robin Hood tactics. It has never worked. It will never work. It only serves to slow down the economy. It’s a ‘Trickle Up Recession’ strategy.
GOP believes in rewarding the hard working and successful people of America. They believe by allowing businesses to grow, it will serve to create more jobs, better overall properity and stimulate the economy for everyone.
Thank goodness the election is in 3 weeks. I’m tired of listening to pandering, false promises and personal attacks. Neither one of the candidates has a plan or a clue about how to fix the economy. Enough with the rhetoric. Enough with the pandering. Enough with the TV commercials.
Memo to Press: leave Joe the Plumber alone. Don’t demonize him the way you did Sarah Palin!
Memo to Keith Olberman: you were not funny on ESPN. You are not funny now on MSNBC. You were a loser in High School and you will always be a pathetic loser. One day even MSNBC will realize it.
Ahoy maties! Back from naval blockade in Sea of Madagascar. Narrowly escaped by the hair on me chinny chin chin, mate. I did manage to heist panties from drawers of Captain’s mistress. Argggh!
Got a kick out of the Al Smith Foundation Dinner the other night.Hard to say who was funnier,Obama or McCain but I guess that would be missing the point.Both engaging in self deprecating humor,both very gracious,made me forget all the venom of the past year.Can’t wait for this election to be over.
In the 1950s, under Republican Eisnhower, the top 1% of earners paid a 91% marginal rate of income tax. Obama is only proposing to roll things back to where they were before Bush irresponsibly cut them and borrowed in order to hand over money to the already wealthy.
“Joe the Plumber” is a silly stunt, and a dishonest and lying one at that.
Ahoy maties! We now have the definitive word from your highness Leo. May ye all vote and think his way. He be the only one that matters. Arrrgh!
Finally the truth be told Larry’s good friend Mike Smerconish has come out of the closet. We all new the guy was a Democrat posing as a Republican. Larry on the other hand defended the blogosphere here at Philly.com as being a well represented cross section of liberal and conservative views. Either Larry is deluded or he he is so far left politically that a guy like Smerconish sounded conservative to him. Conservative,…… what hooey.
Who been lyin’?
Obama Bin Lyin’.
Last entry obviously counterfeit entry. I am rethinking my Obama pick now that Colin Powell has supported him.
Ed, I agree about sports being run by the fat cats. It’s just a fun diversion, though. Besides no matter what the reasons for the bandwagon responses, Rollins pretty much called it.
Smerconish was allied with talk radio – a traditional conservative stronghold but,he never sold himself as a conservative. He said he was a Republican. He worked within the party for years. He’s jsut throwing his two cents into the mix. He’s no greater a value that anyone else.
FJ, bandwagon fans are a reality of life everywhere. 10% of population are hardcore, dyed-in-wool fans. 10% could careless regardless. 25% pay attention and are casual fans. It’s the other 55% that are bandwagon jumpers. They’re only maginally interested until the team does very well. Reasons:
1) Americans only like winners.
2) Too many things going on for most people
FJ, political elections are a similar phenomena. The majority wait to see who is a ahead and jump on that bandwagon. That is the only explanation for so many undecided voters so late in a close election (except unattractive candidates). That’s also why media/press is trying to convince populace that Obama is way ahead.
This is a good question. And we still don’t really know where it came from!
I watch all the news channels, jumping from one to another. I must say this drives my wife crazy. But, I feel if you view MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, you might get some middle ground to work with.
About six months ago, I started thinking “where did the money come from for Obama”. I have many friends who went to College, and we
were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my friends) worked hard and there were lots of student loans.
I started looking into Obama’s life. Around 1979, Obama started college at Occidental in California. He is very open about his two years at Occidental, he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies.
“Barry” (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan. During the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made an “around the world” trip. Stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate’s family, then off to Africa to visit his father’s family. My question -
Where did he get the money for this trip? Nether I, nor any one of my friends would have had money for a trip like this when they where in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in
New York. It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack – not Barry anymore.
Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia? It’s not cheap! to say the least. Where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe. After Columbia, he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago? Why not New York? He was
already living in New York.
By “chance” he met Antoin “Tony” Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria, and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko, was named “Entrepreneur of the Decade” by the
Arab-American Business and Professional Association”.
About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School. Do you have any idea what
tuition is for Harvard Law School? Where did he get the money for Law School? More student loans? After Law school, he went back to Chicago. Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what? They represented “Rezar” which Rezko’s firm.
Rezko was one of Obama’s first major
financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago. In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with “seed money” for his U.S. Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwoood
District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price).
With ALL those Student Loans – Where did he get the money for the property? On the same day Rezko’s wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama’s new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko.
Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama’s boss. She is now Obama’s chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born?
Ready for this? Shiraz, Iran! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy?
On May 10, 2008 The Times reported, Robert Malley advisor to Obama was “sacked” after the press found out he was having regular contacts with “Hamas”, which controls Gaza and is! connected with Iran.
This past week,buried in the back part of the papers,Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama’s visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will “Take care of things”.
Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those “small” Internet campaign contribution for Obama.
Where is that money coming from? The poor and
middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East?
And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on “This Week” with George
Stephanapoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said,”My Muslim faith”. When questioned, “he said he made a mistake”. Some mistake!
All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it – Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times – Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times –
September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008.
Now the BIG question – If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven’t all of our “intelligent” members of the press been reporting this?
A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear
“Beware of the enemy from within”!!!
Colin Powell endorsement is huge, when you consider his loyalty to the Bush family over the years. He came to the same conclusion as me about the McCain/Palin ticket, and seems to have a cogent argument for supporting Obama (great minds…) Some say there is a racial component, but I dont see it from Colin Powell, seems like he struggled with the decesion and knows the political cost and doesn’t care since he truely believes Obama is best choice.
Hey Larry, we’re in the thick of the election and you are not really offering anything in terms of debate topics or opinions. When are you going to come out of the political closet and admit you support Obama? For the love of God,even I’ve admited it, come clean Larry! Tell us about the goose bumps you get when Obama speaks.
Bill, I have researched Obama and have run into the same questions myself. Obama just seemed to appear from nowhere and no one has a clue as to how he ascended to this point without some help.
I want to know who financed his career and why.
OOOJ, Amen There’s a new poll every hour it seems. The only ones that will be close are in the last 72 hours and the only one that will matter will be on the 4th. I think there’s a high number of undecideds because the choice we have is not a good one. Neither of these candidates is the best for the job. We’ve just painted ourselves in a corner during the primary season. We need to limit the time on the process and put a lever in the voting booth that says: “None of these – start over”
Ed (and Bill) Obama was a non entity and a seemingly fresh face 4 years ago. He had been kicking around in Chicago politics for awhile. He was someone who didn’t have a negative identity, presented well, and appeared to have no baggage. We’ve found out differently since then. I think he’s as surprised as anyone that he got this far. He was just testing the water this time out. He didn’t have time to check out or get rid of the skeletons in his closet ( or at least put lipstick on them.) The problem with finding info in Wikipedia is that other than general names dates and places, the data is suspect. It can be edited from the readers and way too much is unreliable on almost any topic. That’s why no one uses it as a solid resource.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_el_pr/obama_dead_bear
I blame Todd Palin. Or some other “real” American from a “pro-America” part of the country.
Nice job, Sarah, with the hatemongering.
Leo, why does it bother you so much that you can’t convert all of these bloggers to Obama? Because you think he’s the clear choice or is there some other reason?
Why do you care what McCain/Palin say or do if Obama has the double digit lead that the media/press wants us to believe he has?
You’ll be the first one to scream when your taxes go up, not down. You’ll be screaming when your Gov’t healthcare doesn’t reimburse you for visiting your Main Line Doctor. But you’ll likely be happy when Bonnie and Clyde (Pelosi and Reid) are running the country. Personally, I’d prefer to prevent that… and I am a good American.
Go Phillies!
Wrong question, oooj. What bothers me, oooj, is the way in which McInane and Failin’ have turned this campagin into a hate filled smearfest. Look at what her rabble rousing is doing. That poor bear cub. Obama has stayed above the fray and hasn’t been trashing McInane for violating various of the Ten Commandments or for his calling his own rich second wife a c*nt and a trollop. Yet we get a bunch of crap from him and Failin’ in the character assassination department. Groovy. And now they’re trashing Colin Powell. Incredible. What’s the response? Obama called McInane “erratic”? Well, I’d say McInane’s behavior during the week prior to the first debate was plenty erratic, as was his performance at the second debate, and his inability to control his temper at the third debate.
Speculate as you will about what the results will be if Obama is president. I think they’ll be better than if that hypocrite McInane makes it into the Oval Office with Failin’ in tow.
Anyway, how’s the weather in “real” America, you “pro-American” American?
Leo, is this a great country or what?Some cool dude out of nowhere with no experience in running even a lemonade stand sits at the precipice of running the United States. That has got to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. If not I know where you can get your hands on a cuddly bear.
Mr Kane did Joe Biden “open the door” for John McCain to get back in this race,the American people will have to think if a crisis does happen,then who would be the best candidate to be in charge to handle a crisis especially a severe terrorist attack.
John McCain has received a lot of help the last two weeks first, Joe The Plumber and now, Joe The Soundbite Biden.
Leo, your interpretation of the situation is not necessarily everyone else’s interpretation. Though it may boggle your mind that someone else might view “McInane” or the “Caribou Barbie” as a better leader of America than Obama, doesn’t mean they are wrong.
Barrack Obama is the Manchurian Candiudate if there ever was one. A guy that least represents the average American and has no idea of what the average American’s life is unless he reads about it or is briefed on it. Where did this phenomena come from and for what purpose?
oooj, right. Being a legacy to two incredibly high ranking admirals, crashing multiple airplanes, and running around on your crippled wife before marrying an heiress and owning seven houses makes you just like the common man. Give me a break.
Anyway, you’re missing the point and changing the subject. I was addressing the element of hatred and divisiveness in the GOP campaign. I don’t think inexperience warrants those destructive tactics, which are being practiced only by the GOP and not by Obama’s campaign. I acknowledge some people like McCain and Palin better and that there are legitimate reasons for people to do so. I haven’t claimed otherwise. But they have crossed a line concerning common decency that’s brought reproach from many in their own party. They can’t have it both ways. They’re down in the gutter, and they’re covered in filth.
Leo-Are you being paid to espouse his candidacy,or is there a job awaiting you should Obama be elected ?
One man’s opinion.
It would be interesting to see how campaigns would be changed if the alledged double digit lead were in the other direction.
Besides, Obama does not have to go after McCain/Palin, he’s leaving that to his propaganda arm, the media/press.
YFAP, you’ve been in stealthmode like Larry. Of course the difference is that Larry is writing another time sensitive piece on the Beatles.
YBP, no, but I do have children, and I want my daughters to have the right to choose.
oooj, speculate all you want, but that doesn’t change the fact that McCain is down, and McCain is negative. There may be causation as well as correlation there. Obama has taken the high road McCain said he was going to take. McCain is on the low road to Arizona. Obama is ahead by running on the issues; McCain is behind, running on character assassination and pseudo-jingoism.
Has anyone seen my pal Booboo?
Yogi, I saw him. He looks really old. He was on TV debating Obama last week. He had your picnic basket.
Would that be Angry Joe Biden?
Obama will be stealing everyone’s pic-a-nic basket soon enough.
Who would you rather live with, An old and trusted uncle that may or maynot have a propensity to fly off the handle every once in a while or an unknown boarder who has relationships with those of dubious character, has a history of drug and alchol abuse, and wants everybody to share their wealth with each other.
Sonny Lee give Barney Frank richshaw ride Sonny Lee got to watch a back when Barney Frank in rickshaw.
Don’t forget, Ed, that the uncle was viciously abused and is therefore more likely to be an abuser, who has crashed multiple airplanes because he was a showboat, who has cheated on his wife, who verbally abused his wife, who may be about to die of melanoma, who has an extreme woman who is married to an anti-American secessionist waiting to replace him, and who has forsaken nearly every principle he claimed to stand for a few years ago, whereas all signs point to the less well known fellow (“unknown” is a just a bit extreme at this point), having moved past the issues you point up decades ago and who is now an upstanding civil servant and a family man.
Easy choice.
p.s. I don’t think McCain is trusted by wife #1. ;)
Talk about gutter tactics and filth. Leo, if I were you I would grab a hold of that fire hydrant your laying under and turn it on. I suppose Rev Wright, Pastor Pfleger, Tony Rezko and Bill Ayres are just the most recent “issues” that Obama has rectified, not to mention that “patriotic” wife of his. Leo, tell me the decades old issues he has overcome…….oh that coke thing. Yeah the only position open to coke users is the mayor of Washington DC.
Palin was just caught talking to a 3rd grader about what the VP does, she’s confirmed she has no clue, plus she looked stupid talking in the tone of a small child. It is not acceptable for Americans to accept the risk that she be a heart beat away from the presidency. It’s over for McCain gentleman, and the post mortum will be Palin was the main cause of McCain’s precipitous fall.
Larry tell us about the goose bumps Obama gives you! Also, do you have a picture with Obama that can be added to your page banner on Nov 5th? This is bigger than the Beatles Larry, again you were there in the flesh reporting on a seminal point in history. Joe Biden owes you a photo op too! Do you joke with press friends about how you guys correctly annointed Obama last year?
George if you want to compare gaffes between Biden and Palin lets do. Biden’s middle name should be Gaffe. His time has come and gone I don’t need his ideas permeating the White House. They Stink. Phew………
Not a big fan of the plagerizing gaffing Biden, I think he’s a tool. But the reality we have is, Biden or Palin, and I think Biden is a safer bet for the safety of the republic, he does have 30+ years experience and knows the responsibilities of the VP. Sarah Palin sounded like a poorly educated kindergarten teacher mis-speaking about the VP’s job, thats bad enough because it would mean we had bad school teachers, but she was talking about what would be her new job.
Face it, neither of these guys is worth the job. We should start a write in campaign submitting the name of a favorite blogger.
Ed, the list of names you provide is unremarkable. Rezko is a much smaller problem than McCain’s improper action on behalf of Keating. There’s no evidence Rezko influenced Obama. Wright has been demonized but is hardly the “hater” that he was made out to be from a single YouTube clip taken out of context. Ayres has associated with Republicans as well as Obama on boards, etc. Big deal. Again, there’s no evidence that he has shaped Obama’s political views. Might as well say that McCain can’t be trusted because he married a woman who stole control schedule drugs from a charity. He associates with drug thiefs!
The GOP has nothing on the issues, so it’s tried the same tired tactic of looking for a Willie Horton to scare people. Well it didn’t work this time around, despite the divisive hate that Palin and McCain have been spewing. They cannot compete on issues. Moderate Republicans have been chastising the campaign for its incivility and negative tone. Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, and Anne Coulter can eat crow. McCain and Palin have been serving up their kind of divisive rhetoric, and it isn’t carrying the day.
George-The economy is a larger issue than Palin & the main reason McCain will lose.
Leo-That’s a rather charitable pass you’re giving Wright, but one that not too many people would agree with.
I am tired of this whole campaign and want to join the dark side (if you know what I mean). Right now it seems like I’m living through that movie “The Invasion of the Body Snatchers” I tried to get one of those “pods” but George got the last one. The insesent chant spewed forth by the media and Leo has finally broken my spirit. Obama….Obama….Obama….Obama……
Then again I guess it might be fun to have everyone sitting around the campfire, holding hands, and singing Cum-Bi-Ya. I know that Bill Ayers can’t wait…..
hey guys,change the topic.The new president has been chosen,we the people have nothing to say about it,according to the pundits and news media,just remember what you sow, so shall you reap.Say goodbye to our flag,our way of life and anything else american you hold dear because under socialism and marixism it doesn’t count.I am glad I don’t work anymore,I don’t want to give my hard earned money to the guy that sits on his bottom and does nothing,while I kill myself.
Where is Larry,……. at the ballpark I presume, taking in all the ambience and local flavor associated with having a winning ball club. He must be getting ready to wave his towel and pick up a foul ball with his hat. His Mike Schmidt
jersey might be a little worn but that only proves how battle tested he is. When they toss out the first pitch however will somebody tell him the game is in Tampa and not in Phila………
jr, I mean “pat,” do you need any sharp objects? I’d be happy to spread the wealth around.
Hey, McCain is using his favorite word again! But this time Cindy was standing behind him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX1ImnGQYcE
Pat, chill – life will go on and the republic will survive. Besides, the majority of the public doesn’t trust the media and most folks claim that they are not influenced by the press.
leo,are you rich.I notice most people who would be happy to spread the wealth are only happy when it isn’t their wealth they are spreading. Ask Larry about this, I am sure he can explain it to you.
Remember when it was a big deal that the guy who fought for the working man, John Edwards, got a $400 haircut? Seems like a bargain since Palin has spent over $4000 on hair and make-up, plus a low six figure amount on cloths an Neiman Marcus. Just your average Hockey Mom who needs to look sharp at the rink! Give me a break!
Although to be fair, Amerosa Obama did spring for a couple of lobsters, caviar and champaign at the Waldorf last week, but I hear she shops at TJ Maxx and is frugile about spending on clothing. I do get the feeling though she will be adding some bling to the white house once she learns of the decorating buget, she’ll make Nancy Reagan blush.
George-I think the story about Obama staying at the Waldorf has beem debunked.Lea should be along any second now to give us great detail about the fallacy of the story.
George, the key difference being that the Obamas spend money they actually earned whereas Palin spends 1) the money of Alaskan taxpayers to fly her kids around, and 2) the money of GOP donors that thought they were trying to help McCain get out a message, not spruce up Ms. Jane Six Pack and her family with close from an “unreal” and “anti-America” part of the country.
Uh, clothes.
I’m a little “cracker” short and stout…
I live in PA and and I love to shout…..
All Those Bleeping Bleepers on the left
can kiss my behind as I confess………
When the election’s over and Obama’s in..
I’ll be outta here like Alec Baldwin….
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Oh Alec hasn’t left yet… Well I’m going far far away where the scurge of socialism and over taxation and government hand outs isn’t pervasive.
I’m going to ..er ..ah…hmmm..Scranton
I’d almost be willing to pay $150,000 to get Larry to change the topic of this blog. It’s starting to turn into fossil fuel.
LARRY, CHANGE THE BLOG TOPIC PLEASE!
LARRY, YOU ARE THE MOST DISINTERESTED PERSON WHO VISITS THIS SITE. PLEASE PARTICIPATE.
LARRY, ARE YOU WORKING ON A TIME SENSITIVE BOOK ON LUCILLE BALL?
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