<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Politicians and the art of deception]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by David Roberts http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:18:26 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/1 Yeah, too bad ...

... he sold out since then. Guess telling people what they don't want to hear didn't work out very well.

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... he sold out since then. Guess telling people what they don't want to hear didn't work out very well.

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]]> Comment #2 by rwhiten1 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:30:59 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/2 Its a popularity contest

Funny how the candidates who come out with clear positions on the issues are always the ones at the bottom of the pile.  Why is it that the highest polling candidates are always the ones that hem and haw the most or are outright owned by special interests (ahem, Bush, ahem).  

Even though McCain has fip flopped on the issue, you have to admire his moxy for coming out against Ethanol subsidies IN Iowa.  That takes some gumption.

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Funny how the candidates who come out with clear positions on the issues are always the ones at the bottom of the pile.  Why is it that the highest polling candidates are always the ones that hem and haw the most or are outright owned by special interests (ahem, Bush, ahem).  

Even though McCain has fip flopped on the issue, you have to admire his moxy for coming out against Ethanol subsidies IN Iowa.  That takes some gumption.

]]> Comment #3 by kayser http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:50:52 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/3 Awesome video

If there's one thing you can say about John McCain, it's that he speaks his mind eight years ago.

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If there's one thing you can say about John McCain, it's that he speaks his mind eight years ago.

]]> Comment #4 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:11:17 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/4 Nice edit job there, editor

My bad. I thought I was looking at footage of McCain flip flopping on his flip flop. How naive of me. My cynicism remains intact. Look at his demeanor, his body language, listen to his tone of voice. The man is telling the truth. Now look at this more recent video of him flip flopping (from an earlier post on the blog). He is every bit as uncomfortable as Hillary. My post wasn't meant to endorse McCain, but to point out that deception is the domain of politicians and even they can't hide every clue, unless one is also a psychopath. Not that politicians have any choice given the system. What are the odds that the winner will flip flop one last time, pissing away their chance at reelection four years later?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Nice edit job there, editor

My bad. I thought I was looking at footage of McCain flip flopping on his flip flop. How naive of me. My cynicism remains intact. Look at his demeanor, his body language, listen to his tone of voice. The man is telling the truth. Now look at this more recent video of him flip flopping (from an earlier post on the blog). He is every bit as uncomfortable as Hillary. My post wasn't meant to endorse McCain, but to point out that deception is the domain of politicians and even they can't hide every clue, unless one is also a psychopath. Not that politicians have any choice given the system. What are the odds that the winner will flip flop one last time, pissing away their chance at reelection four years later?

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #5 by amazingdrx http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:32:42 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/5 Liar, liar!

Lies and white lightnin', neehaaaww!!  

Putin and Chavez, yeah that's the ticket.  THEY made me support ethanol.  I didn't want to do it.  I'd rather have nukes.

McCain should just say, "Look (don't you just love the overuse of this moronic phrase), I support ethanol now that I'm campaigning in Iowa.  Don't tell anyone from Iowa, but if I'm elected I will stop subsidies for ethanol."

Luckily Hillary is going to win anyway, so she doesn't have to explain herself.

What a pathetic way to pursue an energy policy.  But it probably beats "darth cheney's secret white house energy industry meeting" plan.

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]]> Liar, liar!

Lies and white lightnin', neehaaaww!!  

Putin and Chavez, yeah that's the ticket.  THEY made me support ethanol.  I didn't want to do it.  I'd rather have nukes.

McCain should just say, "Look (don't you just love the overuse of this moronic phrase), I support ethanol now that I'm campaigning in Iowa.  Don't tell anyone from Iowa, but if I'm elected I will stop subsidies for ethanol."

Luckily Hillary is going to win anyway, so she doesn't have to explain herself.

What a pathetic way to pursue an energy policy.  But it probably beats "darth cheney's secret white house energy industry meeting" plan.

http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog

]]> Comment #6 by justlou http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:28:00 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/6 Just Pulling a McCain

and revealing that he is the real Republican in the Republican primary.  Weasel was, weasel is.  McCain is still "tied up" in his mind and has two straight talk expresses. (jeez, I could probably be raking in a couple hundred grand if I was a consultant for Rudy or Mitt)  

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and revealing that he is the real Republican in the Republican primary.  Weasel was, weasel is.  McCain is still "tied up" in his mind and has two straight talk expresses. (jeez, I could probably be raking in a couple hundred grand if I was a consultant for Rudy or Mitt)  

]]> Comment #7 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:28:16 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/masters-of-their-domain1/7 The guy is flopping around like a tuna on a hook

Last Thursday, Dave puts up a post where McCain says in August that he is for ethanol subsidies and yesterday, Ron Steenblik finds an article where just two days ago McCain says he's against them again.

Go to youtube and type "McCain flip flop" into the search bar ...hilarious. Here's Olberman going down the list but he missed his flip flop on immigration.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> The guy is flopping around like a tuna on a hook

Last Thursday, Dave puts up a post where McCain says in August that he is for ethanol subsidies and yesterday, Ron Steenblik finds an article where just two days ago McCain says he's against them again.

Go to youtube and type "McCain flip flop" into the search bar ...hilarious. Here's Olberman going down the list but he missed his flip flop on immigration.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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