Just tell me what part you didn’t understand – I’m happy to slow down and explain myself to folks who can’t keep up.

Peace.

DS

What David S has failed to address speaks ‘volumes’….

Trying to put words in another person’s mouth is still a personal attack on the messenger:

If Chuck Pelto came up and said the GOP was ‘good’, despite the fact that the GOP has been a third rate party for the last half century, would you not tell him he’s ’stupid’?

I knew you would.

Your irrelevant comment is a good example of the kind of idiocy perpetrated by the GOP for the past five decades. An endless string of personal attacks without basis in fact. You may not be a fan of Fidel Castro, but Cuba beats the USA in many ways. Calling Cuba ‘third world’ implies some ugly truths about the USA.

According to the CIA factbook:

Cuba has a lower rate of infant mortality.
Cuba has a lower rate of HIV infection.
Cuba has a lower rate of illiteracy.

Cuba also has better GDP growth, lower unemployment, less poverty, less public debt, a positive account balance, and lower military expenditures than the USA.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/cu.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/us.html

If Castro is stupid, what does that make Bush? You are really going to get out of your depth rapidly if you try to trot out more GOP talking points.

The bottom line is that the author of this article is incorrect to imply that those of us who have serious reservations about Palin are snobs. Kennedy is qualified in many ways that Palin is not, just as Obama is qualified in many ways that McCain is not.

So long as the GOP offers inferior ideas, inferior organization, and inferior candidates, supporting them is ’stupid’.

DS

PS – Fidel is retired; I don’t think he’ll be around for long. Palin on the other hand will be here for us to kick around for a while. Peace.

You still offer no evidence to support your assertion that Palin is qualified to be VP. — David S

I did. But David is unwilling to research it.

We’re talk’n about REAL ’stupid’ here.

You persist in using the same GOP tactic of attacking the messenger…. — David S

If Fidel Castro came up and said Communism was ‘good’, despite the fact that Cuba has been a third world country for the last half century, would you not tell him he’s ’stupid’?

I knew you would.

’nuff said.

Regards,

Chuck(le)

Chuck,

You persist in using the same GOP tactic of attacking the messenger – not a very clever response. You serve as the mindless foot soldier, defending Alaska’s commander in chief, while denigrating the wholly capable president-elect, as well as a past-president.

You still offer no evidence to support your assertion that Palin is qualified to be VP.

You still offer no argument to support your assertion that Obama is unqualified.

As always, as a good GOP foot soldier, you revert to personal attack. I have no desire to silence you. I keep returning here to see if I can tease any answers out of you. If you persist in this foolishness of personal attacks, and refuse to engage the topic at hand, I will need to rethink the practicality of this project.

I never insinuated that you were insane – although now that you mention it that would explain a lot. I merely indicated that I find it hard to believe that a mensan would waste their mental powers on personal attack when such grave matters are being aired.

Or perhaps, as you have said before:

[Integrity has no need for rules. As it behaves properly in and of itself.]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

DS

I never asserted that Obama was a state governor. — David S

…manifested.

I never said he [David S] said that Obama had been a state governor. This is just mere dust thrown up because he [David S] has nowhere to hide on this matter. And, as a former First Sergeant I once had the pleasure and honor of working with said, “Once the dust settles, all there is is YOU standing there as an idiot.”

Gads! I’ve known simple soldiers, mere infantrymen, who were more clever than David S. And they probably qualified for being Mensans as well. As opposed to that other unrecognized group of Densans.

RE: Memberships

I think your mensa membership may need to be revoked. — David S

He and a bunch of other mindless sorts. Unfortunately, the way the bylaws of the organization read right now, he’ll have to take it up with the AMC. Actually, I’d invite such a hearing. It would make wonderful copy for the blogosphere….moron—or worse—attacks mensan….as I see it.

However, I’m reminded, by David S, of the approach other totalitarians take when confronted with an obstacle they cannot ‘remove’ or ’silence’. The Russians/Soviets tend to declare they are non compus mentis, i.e., ‘insane’, just like David S is touching on here. The first Chinese Emperor had them all executed. [Note: I can imagine what David S would like, give the power and opportunity. He'd behave like Amy Alkon and Charles Johnson and Rachal Lucas and so many others who can't deal with 'reality', as manifested in someone who can recognize the 'sanity' that is REALLY opposing them.] There’s a saying that fits this situation almost perfectly….

Whereas Good can tolerate the existence of Evil. Evil cannot tolerate the existence of Good, as Good will continually be pointing out Evil’s problems. Therefore Evil must always try to destroy Good.

The point here being that David S wishes he could ’silence’ me….by one means or another. [Note: If he could get my membership revoked, that would not silence me in this venue. So, it's just a manifestation of his sociopathic approach to 'debate'.....If you can't beat them, 'kill' them.]

I don’t mind David S spouting his ‘political’ approach. Indeed. I invite it. Why? Because it allows me a foil against which I can demonstrate the ‘nature’ of his ‘approach’. [Note: At the moment, it seems to be as I stated earlier in this comment.]

He’s ‘intelligent’. But not as intelligent as some of the soldiers I’ve lived—in my enlisted days—and worked with. And the allegation that I’m “a wonderfully mindless foot soldier” for my “masters” is an EXCELLENT demonstration of ‘projection’.

Why do I say that? Well, probably because in the early 80s, I stood up to my newly appointed battalion commander telling him I didn’t care for his screwing over my men: making their life miserable for no purpose other than his own benefit.

Would a ‘mindless foot soldier of the military industrial’ complex put his ‘career’ on the line in that manner? Or would he merely say, “Yes sir! Yes sir! Three bags full!”

RE: In Closing

In David S we have a wonder ‘lab-animal’ with which we can demonstrate all kinds of aspects of the TRUE BELIEVER, in the classic since. And, given the opportunity, I intend to take full advantage of this target-of-opportunity.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[The Truth will out......three guesses as to David S's 'benefit'.....]

Chuck,

Okay, I think your mensa membership may need to be revoked. I never asserted that Obama was a state governor. I was asking you to name ANY OTHER METHOD by which a person could achieve sufficient experience to meet your litmus test.

I’m sorry if you consider me a complete ass for ASKING YOUR OPINION. Your projection seems to be getting the better of you, old man.

You can run, but you can’t hide your refusal to address the question. You keep on trying to change the subject, regardless of the topic at hand. I still hold out hope that your claim of mensa membership is not just a farce.

What was that? You don’t have any evidence to offer to support your assertion that Palin is qualified to be VP? And you have no argument to support your assertion that Obama is unqualified?

I thought so. You are trying to use personal attacks to answer substantive questions again. This is the typical GOP response. When the facts are inconvenient, attack the messenger. Keep up the good work, Chuck. You are a wonderfully mindless foot soldier for your military industrial masters.

Peace.

DS

Tell me, Chuck, aside from being the governor of a state, what would qualify a candidate to be President in your eyes? — David S

Your stupidity is showing. As Obama has never been a state governor. Indeed, as I pointed out, he’s never held an executive position in government.

But your short term memory issues seem to keep forgetting/omitting that.

You are behaving as a complete ass, compadre. And therefore not worthy of engaging directly.

Vaya con Dios…..

Chuck(le)
[I was not put on this Earth to teach those who refuse to learn.]

Chuck,

Most of your comments in the threads you sent me to were snide comments quite similar to those you offer here. If you want to see Obama’s success in an executive capacity you can refer to the Presidential election of 2008.

I suppose that without a military background, you will consider none of Obama’s experience sufficient. The fact is, he has spent a large portion of his life studying and working with the law, and has a superior understanding of the constitution. I consider this a very important part of the President’s duty to protect and defend our country’s laws.

You can rail all you want about how Palin is qualified by virtue of her governorship in Alaska, but she does not have the experience and track record to demonstrate an understanding of the laws of the USA. She has already shown very poor judgement as governor, which is not surprising given her experience in Wasilla.

Tell me, Chuck, aside from being the governor of a state, what would qualify a candidate to be President in your eyes?

DS