Hillary showed off her life long experience and devotion last night with a wonderfully powerful "to the point, laying the facts on the line" speech, which will be underscored by Bill Clinton, who possesses the "Kavorkya" when it comes to political discourse. They have displayed one fact - buyers' remorse that this Democrat party deserves.
Hillary showed she knows all the facts, and during the debate season knew how to respond with truthfulness as to handling this country's problems, especially with regard to the Iraq war (Biden agrees with Hillary, mind you). Unfortunately, this Democrat party was hijacked by the radical left wing who can't handle the truth!
They are going down the McGovern Carter yellow brick road that “wishes problems away” in the hope the world would just suddenly “be the way it should be” like magic, while polls show Hillary with a 49-43 advantage over McCain as Barack's lead slips to a dead heat.
One good thing will come from this convention; we can now tell our children if they run a lemonade stand, they too can become President, because we are nominating a community organizer with the background credentials of Sonny Carson.
Fortunately, the Democrats will control both houses of Congress with large margins, tying the hands of a Republican President. Vote McCain and wait for the 2012 train to undo the mess the Democrats (and Hillary) have made now.
David DiBello
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
This is Barack's Judgment?
In his wisdom or ego, Barack thought it best not to consider Hillary as VP though 50% of the Democrat vote lies in her supporters' hands? Is this intelligent?
Regardless of what a good selection he made, Joe Biden and Barack will have an uphill struggle to put those votes in their column, many of whom are centrist and will simply revolt to McCain despite Hillary's protestations to the contrary; you can't tell voters how to act, and if they feel disresepcted, the die is cast.
Instead of focusing on Independents and crossover Republicans, Biden and Barack will be spending time stopping the hemorraghing of Clintonians. Hopefully they will convince these disaffected voters that the Democrat platform is more conducive to their needs.
However, with a projected overwhleming victory by Democrats in Senate and Congressional races which will tie the hands of A McCain Presidency, perhaps Clinton supporters will roll the dice for 2012, seeing that ticket splitting will do no harm because of a lame duck Republican President from day one.
A Hillary selection would have energized the masses, thrown the convention wild, unlike Biden, who garnered 250,000 primary votes. The novelty of his selection will fade fast. To further show what an unwise choice Democrats made, can you imagine an experienced Hillary teamed up with a seasoned Biden. It would be no contest.
One still wonders what deal was struck with Hillary anbd Barack for her to walk away so easily? Shouldn't she have had leverage with the other half of the primary vote, or was it Barack holding the threat of "her never getting elected in the future" if she didn't support him now?
We are left with the battle cries of inexperienced at the top of the ticket, who has already floored us with his shortsighted judgment.
David DiBello
Regardless of what a good selection he made, Joe Biden and Barack will have an uphill struggle to put those votes in their column, many of whom are centrist and will simply revolt to McCain despite Hillary's protestations to the contrary; you can't tell voters how to act, and if they feel disresepcted, the die is cast.
Instead of focusing on Independents and crossover Republicans, Biden and Barack will be spending time stopping the hemorraghing of Clintonians. Hopefully they will convince these disaffected voters that the Democrat platform is more conducive to their needs.
However, with a projected overwhleming victory by Democrats in Senate and Congressional races which will tie the hands of A McCain Presidency, perhaps Clinton supporters will roll the dice for 2012, seeing that ticket splitting will do no harm because of a lame duck Republican President from day one.
A Hillary selection would have energized the masses, thrown the convention wild, unlike Biden, who garnered 250,000 primary votes. The novelty of his selection will fade fast. To further show what an unwise choice Democrats made, can you imagine an experienced Hillary teamed up with a seasoned Biden. It would be no contest.
One still wonders what deal was struck with Hillary anbd Barack for her to walk away so easily? Shouldn't she have had leverage with the other half of the primary vote, or was it Barack holding the threat of "her never getting elected in the future" if she didn't support him now?
We are left with the battle cries of inexperienced at the top of the ticket, who has already floored us with his shortsighted judgment.
David DiBello
Friday, August 22, 2008
“There was an Old Senator”
“There was an Old Senator”
By David DiBello
There was an old Senator
Who need not live in a shoe
Fact he had so many homes
Was it many or just a few?
He felt three million dollars
Was just petty cash
And those growths on his skin
Were all part of a rash
He served our country
With dignity and pride
And came home to celebrate
With a girl on the side
He once was associated
With the Keating Five
At a point in his life
When he wanted to run and hide
He thought the economy
Was doing just fine
And all those complaints
Nothing more than a sour whine?
He wants Oil Companies
To drill, drill, drill
While consumers and taxpayers
All foot the bill
Against Bush Tax cuts
But then changed his mind
A balanced budget
Is for a faraway time
And a hundred year war
Is all part of the deal
As Republicans gear for Election Day
And another big steal?
By David DiBello
There was an old Senator
Who need not live in a shoe
Fact he had so many homes
Was it many or just a few?
He felt three million dollars
Was just petty cash
And those growths on his skin
Were all part of a rash
He served our country
With dignity and pride
And came home to celebrate
With a girl on the side
He once was associated
With the Keating Five
At a point in his life
When he wanted to run and hide
He thought the economy
Was doing just fine
And all those complaints
Nothing more than a sour whine?
He wants Oil Companies
To drill, drill, drill
While consumers and taxpayers
All foot the bill
Against Bush Tax cuts
But then changed his mind
A balanced budget
Is for a faraway time
And a hundred year war
Is all part of the deal
As Republicans gear for Election Day
And another big steal?
Friday, August 1, 2008
OBAMA’S ARROGANCE
In the middle of the 2007 season, Jose Reyes of the Mets suddenly announced, “we are so good, we sometimes get bored.” An interesting comment coming from a member of a team that hadn’t won any championships at that point, and while having many game victories, had a fewer than ten game lead over the second place team with most of the season remaining to be played at the time. Seasoned Met fans remember the 1984 through 1991 years, and a team of underachievers that barely won one World Series.
I was reminded of this as I watched Barack Obama give his speech before a throng of Germans that made one reminiscent of Dr. King’s speech before a DC crowd decades ago. The speech was wonderful, with a highlight being his declaration of love for America in spite of our mistakes. It gave those overseas a sense that we as a people have humility; we are not the heavy handed tyrants in foreign affairs portrayed over the last eight years.
But why was this man delivering this speech and what weight did it have? He is not an elected leader, so there is no power behind his punch. In time if not elected he will just be some weird guy who came to Europe in a “meet and greet” beauty tour that Europeans can tell about to their grandchildren.
Obama is walking a fine line between Presidential and Pretentious. Meeting world leaders and touring countries, meeting citizens in small groups and listening to their grievances is all part of a “getting to know you” strategy needed to be seen capable of being in charge with foreign policy credentials.
However addressing the masses for the whole world to see and telling them what to expect while simultaneously reminding them he isn’t in the White House yet might have crossed that line in the sand. Obama returns to America, the land where any other Democrat would have an eighteen point lead in these times of economic demise, seeing his lead over McCain actually narrow to a virtual dead heat with his opponent, while losing ground amongst independents.
While many Americans feel each candidate is equally arrogant, many believe arrogance of self confidence to be good, whereas an arrogance of taking voters for granted, which is what Obama presumes, to be insulting. Like Jose Reyes of the Mets, Obama seems bored with the need to campaign against the old guy, and wants to start making plans to paint the town red, and the White House black and it’s still only summer. Yes Ludicrous would not make a good VP selection, and is just another on the list of people Obama will need to disown.
His four point cushion, which has been consistent over the weeks, makes his VP selection scream “Hillary,” the candidate that holds the other half of the 36 million votes cast in the Democrat primary, and where any alienation of her voter base will be certain victory for McCain. Add to this the large number of undecided voters that could break either way providing a major surprise for either candidate, and we have a tossup election again, something where Democrats haven’t fared well recently. Of course Democrats have made many foolish mistakes in past nominees and campaigns, and having a candidate walk around like he has already won might be right up there with all the others.
David DiBello
I was reminded of this as I watched Barack Obama give his speech before a throng of Germans that made one reminiscent of Dr. King’s speech before a DC crowd decades ago. The speech was wonderful, with a highlight being his declaration of love for America in spite of our mistakes. It gave those overseas a sense that we as a people have humility; we are not the heavy handed tyrants in foreign affairs portrayed over the last eight years.
But why was this man delivering this speech and what weight did it have? He is not an elected leader, so there is no power behind his punch. In time if not elected he will just be some weird guy who came to Europe in a “meet and greet” beauty tour that Europeans can tell about to their grandchildren.
Obama is walking a fine line between Presidential and Pretentious. Meeting world leaders and touring countries, meeting citizens in small groups and listening to their grievances is all part of a “getting to know you” strategy needed to be seen capable of being in charge with foreign policy credentials.
However addressing the masses for the whole world to see and telling them what to expect while simultaneously reminding them he isn’t in the White House yet might have crossed that line in the sand. Obama returns to America, the land where any other Democrat would have an eighteen point lead in these times of economic demise, seeing his lead over McCain actually narrow to a virtual dead heat with his opponent, while losing ground amongst independents.
While many Americans feel each candidate is equally arrogant, many believe arrogance of self confidence to be good, whereas an arrogance of taking voters for granted, which is what Obama presumes, to be insulting. Like Jose Reyes of the Mets, Obama seems bored with the need to campaign against the old guy, and wants to start making plans to paint the town red, and the White House black and it’s still only summer. Yes Ludicrous would not make a good VP selection, and is just another on the list of people Obama will need to disown.
His four point cushion, which has been consistent over the weeks, makes his VP selection scream “Hillary,” the candidate that holds the other half of the 36 million votes cast in the Democrat primary, and where any alienation of her voter base will be certain victory for McCain. Add to this the large number of undecided voters that could break either way providing a major surprise for either candidate, and we have a tossup election again, something where Democrats haven’t fared well recently. Of course Democrats have made many foolish mistakes in past nominees and campaigns, and having a candidate walk around like he has already won might be right up there with all the others.
David DiBello
Friday, July 25, 2008
Ir's still got to be Hillary!
So far Latinos are the only group of Hillary's primary voters gravitating en masse to Obama. Clinton is still holding onto a large chunk of her 18 million votes, many of which will vote McCain if she is not slected VP, becuase she represents the center of her party, and working class democrat voters. Whether that number is 10% or 25%, which would be deadly, she is the choice that stops the hemmoraghing and seals the deal for Obama.
The fear of losing radical liberal democrats with her selection is minimal, since that group will definitely not vote McCain, and either stay home or vote some distant third party candidate, so the net effect is still in Hillary's court, and in Obama's best interest.
Given an economy in the tank and the weariness of the war, the Democrat should be up by 18 points at least. Instead he is at a steady 46 to 41, plus or minus the margin of error - a dead heat. That's not good for the Democrat, especially one who has to combat preceptions of inexperience, and an economic agenda many will liken to that of Carter's Presidency.
There is not one candidate mentioned that would stop the disenchantment of Hillary voters, and not one that could guarantee the victory Obama seems to be taking for granted.
David DiBello
The fear of losing radical liberal democrats with her selection is minimal, since that group will definitely not vote McCain, and either stay home or vote some distant third party candidate, so the net effect is still in Hillary's court, and in Obama's best interest.
Given an economy in the tank and the weariness of the war, the Democrat should be up by 18 points at least. Instead he is at a steady 46 to 41, plus or minus the margin of error - a dead heat. That's not good for the Democrat, especially one who has to combat preceptions of inexperience, and an economic agenda many will liken to that of Carter's Presidency.
There is not one candidate mentioned that would stop the disenchantment of Hillary voters, and not one that could guarantee the victory Obama seems to be taking for granted.
David DiBello
Friday, July 18, 2008
Following Whoopi’s “Logic?”
Why the special treatment for the “n” word? Going forward all married men can now refer to their wife as a “c***sucker” so long as this marital definition is restricted to their wife alone, by them alone, and no one else refers to their wife as one. I am sure the life span of all marriages will significantly decrease if this behavior is adopted, because women will be hard pressed to understand this declaration.
If I as an Italian American refer to a fellow Italian as a Guinea or WHOP, that doesn’t make me a person expressing my anger within my own element, it makes me a classless individual.
There is no reason to use the “n” word, or any other derogatory expression in speaking to one another; it is not a cultural definition, it is animalistic behavior.
Sadly, Whoopi Goldberg is suffering not from a shriveling up of her “punjamba,” or “moonjambo,” or whatever she calls her special place; she is experiencing flashbacks from her years on the street which is now having an effect on her brain pan.
People who grew up in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s worked too hard to get people together, acknowledging we are one, and discarding the hate words, and beliefs, of the past. We lived through the sounds of the O’Jays, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin and the soul sounds of Philadelphia that taught us about peace and love and living together.
There is no acceptable reason, no cultural definition, to restore such degrading and debasing words or images. It simply displays the limitations of the person who cannot express themselves positively, or is simply full of hate.
David DiBello
If I as an Italian American refer to a fellow Italian as a Guinea or WHOP, that doesn’t make me a person expressing my anger within my own element, it makes me a classless individual.
There is no reason to use the “n” word, or any other derogatory expression in speaking to one another; it is not a cultural definition, it is animalistic behavior.
Sadly, Whoopi Goldberg is suffering not from a shriveling up of her “punjamba,” or “moonjambo,” or whatever she calls her special place; she is experiencing flashbacks from her years on the street which is now having an effect on her brain pan.
People who grew up in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s worked too hard to get people together, acknowledging we are one, and discarding the hate words, and beliefs, of the past. We lived through the sounds of the O’Jays, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin and the soul sounds of Philadelphia that taught us about peace and love and living together.
There is no acceptable reason, no cultural definition, to restore such degrading and debasing words or images. It simply displays the limitations of the person who cannot express themselves positively, or is simply full of hate.
David DiBello
Thursday, July 17, 2008
New Yorker Uses Fear As Satire
The New Yorker has attempted to dilute the irrational beliefs of certain segments of the electorate by poking fun at the Obama myths. Although one understands the satire, it doesn't mean we need to see it or proliferate its thoughts or ideologies of critics. Many will interpret it as underscoring their inane beliefs.
Their cover has always been satirical, but they went to a level of stupidity with the last one. In short, it was stupid, but like sex, stupid sells. A look at our current crop of celebrities only confirms this behavior. And judging from magazine sales, the New Yorker needs a whole lot of stupid, which is exactly what has been happening with the circulation sales of this week's edition.
As Bernard McGuirk, Imus' producer said on O'Reilly Wednesday night, had the satire been about McCain regarding his age, or liver spots, or heroism, or short fuse, no one would have said a thing, because we would interpret it as obvious satire, having known McCain for some time now, and having his actions overcome any satire.
With Obama and spouse, we don't know them as long, so many misconceptions already exist, and any satire about them cuts at that fine line between being humorous, or perhaps a bit of the truth. A large part of the electorate still believes he took his oath of office for the Senate on a Koran, while a larger segment believes he is a Muslim in spite of the controversy over Rev Wright and Barack's 25 year association with his Church. Which is it?
Therefore, when satirizing the Obama's, there is sensitivity between the truth and fiction, and any attempt at humor is seen as playing upon people's fears.
David DiBello
The Logical Party
Their cover has always been satirical, but they went to a level of stupidity with the last one. In short, it was stupid, but like sex, stupid sells. A look at our current crop of celebrities only confirms this behavior. And judging from magazine sales, the New Yorker needs a whole lot of stupid, which is exactly what has been happening with the circulation sales of this week's edition.
As Bernard McGuirk, Imus' producer said on O'Reilly Wednesday night, had the satire been about McCain regarding his age, or liver spots, or heroism, or short fuse, no one would have said a thing, because we would interpret it as obvious satire, having known McCain for some time now, and having his actions overcome any satire.
With Obama and spouse, we don't know them as long, so many misconceptions already exist, and any satire about them cuts at that fine line between being humorous, or perhaps a bit of the truth. A large part of the electorate still believes he took his oath of office for the Senate on a Koran, while a larger segment believes he is a Muslim in spite of the controversy over Rev Wright and Barack's 25 year association with his Church. Which is it?
Therefore, when satirizing the Obama's, there is sensitivity between the truth and fiction, and any attempt at humor is seen as playing upon people's fears.
David DiBello
The Logical Party
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