McCain/Palin Speeches

I did myself a disservice and actually listened to portions of both the Palin speech and the McCain speech. The Palin speech just highlighted how out of touch the Republican leadership is with the rest of the country. The comment about a community organizer not having any responsibilities was the one that really set me off. If she had done anything other than kowtow to the business interests in her political career, she would know that community organizers play an integral part in advancing the rights of those dispossessed by this grossly unfettered market in which we live. Therefore, they hold huge responsibilities in educating, then mobilizing, such folks to take action against further abuses against their rights as human beings. But, then again, when your hands are in the pockets of those who are perpetually ripping them off, it is unlikely that you'll notice their existence- let alone sympathize with them. Now, here's a gist of the McCain speech: blah, blah, blah, i was a POW... blah, blah, blah, we need to keep busting unions until there are none left... blah, blah, blah, we need to privatize education and any other public service that we might have forgotten about so we can finally move from a corporatist state to a fascist state... blah, blah, blah, oh yeah, did I mention that I was a POW? While watching his speech I vascillated between fits of laughter and bouts of nearly vomitting in my mouth. It takes a really craven individual to use his misfortune as being a POW for political gain. Oh shit, you called me out... Don't you know I was a POW? You ought to be ashamed of yourself. I am afraid that isn't credential enough to be a president and the way he slings it around he ought to be reprimanded. Military service can be honorable (but not necessarily- it depends on how you act), but there is nothing in it that inherently makes you a stronger candidate. If more people served they would know it.