They Said What !?! 07-08-2008

I haven't done one of these since March so it's time. Sen. McCain has a weird sense
of humor:

PITTSBURGH — Cindy McCain’s jab to her husband’s back came a
second too late Tuesday to keep him from making a wisecrack about
the health impact of Iran’s main import from the United States:
cigarettes.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain was asked about an
Associated Press report that $158 million in cigarettes have been
shipped to Iran during George W. Bush’s presidency despite restrictions
on U.S. exports to that country.

“Maybe that’s a way of killing them,” McCain told reporters, smiling as
he waited for a cheesesteak sandwich at the Primanti Brothers
restaurant. His wife, sitting next to him at the counter, poked his back
without looking up.

“I meant that as a joke,” McCain quickly explained. “As a person who
hasn’t had a cigarette in 28 years,” he began to say, when his wife
corrected him: 29 years.

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They Said What !?! 03-11-2008

Looks like Hillary has someone she has to "renounce and reject" now. This is
pretty bad:

Last week, Ferraro told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif.: "If
Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if
he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position.
He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is
caught up in the concept."

She also faulted a "very sexist media" in the historic race between
a man bidding to be the first black president and a former first lady
seeking to become the first female president.

In the AP interview, Clinton said, "I do not agree with that," and
later added, "It's regrettable that any of our supporters — on both
sides, because we both have this experience — say things that kind
of veer off into the personal."

They Said What !?! 03-09-2008

I hadn't done an edition of They Said What!?! in while. But before I give you
some juicy quotes from the campaign trail I want to describe the tense landscape.
On the Democratic side the campaign is still heated and complex as ever. With
national poll number like these, it's not pretty.

This summer either Camp Obama or Camp Hillary are going to be extremely
disappointed. Whether their supporters will stay home because they aren't
happy, that's to be decided. It's unpredictable to say if this is good or bad for
Republican John McCain. I would think that the people who would vote for Obama
or Hillary probably wouldn't want to vote for McCain and would prefer to stay
home. Also, if these two were to team up perhaps it will end the bickering. If I
can make a bold prediction: If Florida and Michigan are allowed a do-over, Hillary
gets the nod.

Let's get back to the bickering shall we. This San Francisco Chronicle article has all the
quotes from the campaign trail this week that make you say "They said what!" From
the hopeful Camp Obama:

"She is a monster, too ... she is stooping to anything."
- Samantha Power, a foreign policy adviser to Obama, describing
Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Scotsman newspaper

Clinton is "one of the most secretive politicians in America today."
- David Plouffe, Obama's campaign manager

"I think she has got a little desperate toward the end of this campaign."
- Barack Obama, before Tuesday's Ohio and Texas primaries

Oh, and of course Team Hillary has been fighting back also:

"I, for one, do not believe that imitating Ken Starr is the way to win
a Democratic primary election for president."
- Howard Wolfson, a spokesman for Clinton, on Obama's urging the
release of her tax returns

"We've seen the tragic result of having a president who had neither
the experience nor the wisdom to manage our foreign policy and safeguard
our national security."
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, likening Obama to President Bush

Do that not realize that they are just ripping each other a part and by the time
November comes around the country is not going to want either of them around.

Oh, and someone seems happy he's leaving soon:

To the tune of "Green Green Grass of Home," Bush sang about his life
ahead — on the ranch, with his dog, and without the meddlesome media
around.

"As I step down from the plane and there to meet me is my mama and
my papa, down the lane I look and here comes Barney, heart of gold and
breath like honey," Bush sang.

"Yes, you're gonna miss me, the way you used to quiz me," he sang to
the reporters. "It's good to touch the brown brown grass of home."
Bush said his singing was the "first and final performance" of its kind. He
also told reporters that he appreciated their work, for the most part.

"Now, it's true you sometimes get on my nerves," he said. "But when you're
not writing your stories, you're really not half bad."

They Said What!?! 01/11/2008

Time for another look at some of the ridiculous stuff being said in the
campaign trail and I have some good ones for you today.

First Senator Clinton gets a married proposal:

The first question from one man was: "Hillary, marry me,
baby."

The packed union hall loved it and applauded. Clinton smiled
and told the man, gently, no.

"That is certainly the kindest offer I've had in a while," she said
to laughter.

She quickly added, "I'd probably be arrested."

My second quote is from a former television star that I didn't know
had a blog. (Click on link to find out which former TV star). Here
it is:

Obama doesn't even back reproductive rights for any woman!
It is historical that Oprah Winfrey, beloved of women, chooses
a flashy man with small credentials over a seasoned woman
politician with 35 years of experience...and sells that to the female
demographic who look to her for inspiration!

First, if Roseanne doesn't believe that Barack Obama supports reproductive
rights then she needs to read this or this. So do you think Roseanne is a better
blogger than this celeb blogger? Or how about this other celebrity blogger?

They Said What : The Night Before Iowa Edition

Wow! There's so much coverage of the Iowa Caucus on television and in
the political blog world that my brain can't possibly input anymore information.
However, all this media coverage means more politicians and pundits are
saying some audacious stuff. Another great opportunity for another edition
of "They Said What!?!"

Two of my quotes involve Huckabee (one not directly from him). The
first is from an ABC News article that has him suggesting that if Romney
wins democratic process can be bought:

He suggested that a victory for the well-funded Romney would be
a victory for "plutocracy. &You might as well put [the presidency]
on eBay and sell it to the highest bidder."

I'm so broke right now that I would consider to selling my vote on eBay. I'm
just joking I would never do such a thing. Oh, not because I think it's
undemocratic, I still haven't figured out how to use eBay. Note to Huck:
I already think that John Edwards has the whole 'two Americas' spiel
down and perhaps copyrighted.



I guess the last days of campaigning in Iowa has got some of the players
quite aggressive. Here's what Huckabees' national campaign chairman,
Ed Rollins, had to say about Romney:

"What I have to do is make sure that my anger with a guy like
Romney, whose teeth I want to knock out, doesn't get in the
way of my thought process."

Wow, why all the hostility?

Rush says it's going to get bloody if we don't nominate a 'real' conservative:

"If our nominee is either not conservative and is pandering to
the left trying to get some of their votes, or if our nominee is so
afraid of his record that he’s relying on identity politics to get
votes or if our nominee decides that the only way he can win is
to go out and pick off some libs in the northeast and out in the
west, it’s going to be a bloodbath," he predicted of the general
election.

So what we've had the past couple of days is tough talk by political and
news chatters. I can't wait till tomorrow.

Oh maybe Hillary and Huckabee will make it on my list tomorrow because
they will be doing some late night chitchatting on the tele tonight.

They Said What !?!

As always some truly nutty stuff is being said on the campaign trail
so I'm going to introduce a new 'series' called, "They Said What!?!"
Today's edition includes quotes with bad analogies to relationships
in them.

My first quote is from Sen. Clinton:

"I want a long term relationship," she said. "I don't want to just have
a one night stand with all of you."

Reminder to Hillary: You're a Clinton ex-nay on the one night stand
analo-jay (hey, I was having a hard time rhyming).

My second is from Mitt Romney:

"There is an initial infatuation and people take a close look on a person's
issues and decide whether they want to support them or not," the
former Massachusetts governor told CNN.

Um, I don't think there's much school girl giggling when it comes to
politics.