[Political] She's Creeping Me Out.

[Joe Wordsworth]

I'm watching Hillary talk about faith and religion at the Compassion Forum (not CNN's best idea) right now. She's creeping me out. This is not her strong suit. She's coming across as rambling and irrelevant. To me, anyway.

I'll cross my fingers that Obama lays this thing out.

 

[Stella_Omega]

arrgh and ugh.

 

[Katyusha]

I'm watching Hillary talk about faith and religion at the Compassion Forum (not CNN's best idea) right now. She's creeping me out. This is not her strong suit. She's coming across as rambling and irrelevant. To me, anyway.

I'll cross my fingers that Obama lays this thing out.

I can't stand listening to politicians talk.

 

[sr71plt]

I'll have to admit that I've sort of tuned all three of them out since they started going on Saturday Night Live and those late-night talk shows and "joking" around. I was right up there with the others who criticized Obama months ago for saying that, as president, he would agree beforehand to meet personally with any other leader of a country no matter how much the U.S. official disapproved of the leader/regime--but now that they are all so willing to make fools of themselves on TV shows, I say, "what the hell."

 

[drksideofthemoon]

Aren't all politicians rambling and irrelevant?

 

[Guest]

Aren't all politicians rambling and irrelevant?

'Specially the one currently in charge.

 

[sr71plt]

Aren't all politicians rambling and irrelevant?

No, I don't think so. Across the board, I'd say they are probably a lot more glib than the average citizen.

Aren't sweeping stereotypes like this a little lame?

 

[Carnevil9]

Hitlery would probably be easier to beat in November than Barack, but still, I'd like to see the stake go through her heart as soon as possible........Carney

 

[S-Des]

I wish she'd be honest and herself. Yes she's a political machine with little thought on her mind other than how to get herself in power, but I think the voters could live with that (certainly better than with her Southern accent, religious claims, or war-time memories). Personally, I'd be happier with her than Obama because I think she'd be closer to me on a few important issues (and there's just something I distrust about a man who makes people feel good, without them really understanding why :shudder: ). However, I think Tuesday is going to be it. I don't think he'll win, but at the rate he's spending money, it'd be tough to believe the spread will be more than 5 or 6 points. I keep seeing these $40-$80 million dollar months and wonder if there's a limit on how much the man is going to raise (or if we'll find out that not all of that money came from carefree college students ).

 

[drksideofthemoon]

No, I don't think so. Across the board, I'd say they are probably a lot more glib than the average citizen.

Aren't sweeping stereotypes like this a little lame?

It was a tongue in cheek remark...in all seriousness, there are some politicians out there that haven't lost sight of what's important, but more often than not, you'll find them on city councils, county commissions, school boards.

 

[sr71plt]

It was a tongue in cheek remark...in all seriousness, there are some politicians out there that haven't lost sight of what's important, but more often than not, you'll find them on city councils, county commissions, school boards.

I can accept that it's tongue in cheek--but it also is the mantra of the bulk of the nation that doesn't actually have to do something on the national level other than vote once a year and bitch for the rest of the year.

I worked with national-level elected officials for decades. Across the board they absorb, weigh, deal with, and put action to far, far more than any one of their constituents do/can. And they don't get there without being glib and fast on their tongue (unless they inherit the job, which does happen). They often get bogged down and don't deliver a brilliant solution on a timely basis, but this is because everything is so complex and they have so many competing interests pulling at them.

It doesn't mean that they either are rambling or irrelevant. Put Joe Blow citizen up beside them with the same responsibilities/demands for a week and let them both loose on the nation's problem. I don't think it would take a genius to pick up which one was the more rambling and irrelevant.

But it's a nice scapegoating stereotype to fall back on.

 

[Joe Wordsworth]

It was a tongue in cheek remark...in all seriousness, there are some politicians out there that haven't lost sight of what's important, but more often than not, you'll find them on city councils, county commissions, school boards.

Congress.

 

[Pure]

hi joe,

i think you're missing something here. all the 'god' talk-- it used to be a republican move, a real vote getting one, smarmy and hypocrital as it usually was. now the dems are finally waking up to it; and the power of duck hunting! our politicians, generally, are NOT that religious, e.g. ronnie r., and the ones that are, are (mostly) scary, like mr. huckabee. the majority are just pious frauds.

 

[sr71plt]

I think Jimmy Carter is--and was--genuinely religious.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

I think Jimmy Carter is--and was--genuinely religious.

After hating the man all my life (except these last 4 years), I have to objectively admit you're right about that.