Comments on: Will Election Day Be Scarier Than Halloween?

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:05:26 +0000

Hey, anybody hear Palin get “punked” by those two Canadian DJ’s?
Don’t really need to say much more on her qualifications to be VP or , god forbid President.
Maybe if she got away from the tundra a little more, she might be able to recognize
a morning DJ spoof (complete with Pepe LePeux accent) from the real President of France.
How absolutely pathetic. And, what the hell kind of staff does she have?…I can hear it now: ” Governor,
we have the President of France on the line to speak with you…he must be in Montreal visiting (area code aholes)!”

By: Johnny Marre

Johnny Marre — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:11:28 +0000

I have already posted a parody on politics and religion and thanks, you folks who took me seriously. But now let’s talk seriously about GUNS and politics. Where I live we don’t think that the average citizen should be trusted with fire-arms, except properly licensed and controlled single-shot rifles and shotguns for hunting. Of course this leaves the guns in the hands of criminals and the State (police and army). And it’s true that, where seconds count, the police are minutes, if not hours away. But in all debates on the 2nd Amendment, sooner or later someone points out that its main purpose is not to protect life and property against criminals but to guard your liberty against an oppressive and tyrannical government. Tell me, just how is this meant to work in practice? An all-out insurrection against the State would lead to Civil War and on a smaller scale to the siege at Waco. Clearly this defense is only effective at the level of the individual citizen. So if you tell Joe Six-pack that one of the Presidential candidates is Commie muslim terrorist out to destroy the country, doesn’t the 2nd Amendment give him the right, maybe even the duty, to do something about it? It gives political groups the right to assert their ideologies by force if necessary. It is an anachronism, which, coupled with the rhetoric of the past months is a danger to democracy.

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:17:39 +0000

Do we really know who Barack Obama is and can we truly trust this man as the new President of this great nation? My answer is no to both parts of this question. We simply do not have enough information about him. There are too many unanswered questions that neither the candidate, nor his campaign will provide.

There is a thick cloud of secrecy, vagueness and risk surrounding his character, his proposals, his past, and his associations.

Can we really trust such a man to be in control of the largest nuclear arsenal of the world? Can we really trust such a man to be the Commander in Chief of the most powerful armed forces in the world? Can we really trust such a man to respect and promote our individual freedom and opportunity when he often favors Karl Marx’s ideas in his conversations?

The answers to all of the above questions are a solid “NO”. I say Obama is not trustworthy. There is too much at stake. Let’s elect a president who has shown courage and love of our country every step of the way during his long and dedicated career. Let’s elect a true hero that deserves the White House. Let’s elect John McCain this Tuesday.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:54:56 +0000

Both parties are criminal, have been and will be.

However I want to see a grass roots movement or organization to hold the PRESS accountable for becoming a campaign office for a certain unnamed candidate and an attack machine against citizens who dare to ask questions.
A one sided press is a direct threat to our Democracy.
Suggestions?

By: Fred

Fred — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:57:21 +0000

I agree with some of what you say, but, why have the racial stereotype drawing at the top of the piece. It was quite unnecessary, and, in poor taste.
Its classic in its racially biased caricature – really BAD.

By: Michael T

Michael T — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:11:42 +0000

To my American relatives, friends and professional colleagues, I a lowly Canadian observer of your present election, I offer my sympathies. Obama is most likely going to win this election and therefore the US is about to elect the worst President since Warren Harding, or James Buchanan(remember he was the one who gave you the Civil War). Hang in there folks. The US (a great nation) deserves better than this.

By: BC

BC — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:30:07 +0000

Duh wrote: “So BC… You’d rather have death and destruction in the USA than in Iraq?

“Leftists sure are strange people.”

“By the way, isnt it funny how Iraq disappeared from the news? Whatever happened to the ‘grim milestone’ and ‘losing the war’ meme?”

The grim milestones came and went. Iraq was a monumental failure. In case you forgot, the point was, at least according to the PNAC policy recommendation that Bush followed, to remove Hussein, which supposedly would better stabilize the Middle East. Hussein got removed but…we basically set a house on fire to drive out the rats and ended up burning down the neighborhood. The war *was* lost — things are just burning themselves out at the moment. How many Americans died on Clinton’s watch in terrorist related activities? And let us not forget Afghanistan and bin Laden.

By: vivo

vivo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:23:34 +0000

32. Sandy Salt:

“Jay,
You’ve got that right. We have to be the dumbest people in the world for sticking with the two parties that keep sticking it to us.”

Worth repeating.

By: vivo

vivo — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:22:05 +0000

27. Ex-fetus:

“vivo, wake up. The Constitution is still alive and well. The Bush administration didn’t even bruise it. You are demonstrating a paucity of historical information yet again.”

Blind, deaf and dog-loyal.

Go get your Halloween candy, you don’t need a costume. You are already scary . . .

By: Ex-fetus

Ex-fetus — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:42:46 +0000

“Israel unlike the US isn’t going to wait for Iran to detonate a nuke in Tel Aviv before they do something”

Too Late. On October 25th, there was a level 5 earthquake recorded in Iran that looked more like a nuke test then an earthquake. We will see.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2008ypbs.php

One hopes it was a ‘natural’ earthquake. One day it won’t be at all natural. That day is getting closer.