Dont Stop at DNC

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by jwd

HYPOCRITE! I guess you could say the same thing about all the Dems too. Edwards wasn't too much of a fan of Kerry's either in the primary race, until he lost the race and was offered a spot on the ticket. Politicians, what are we going to do with them?!

I tend to look at it this way... the potential candidates were not going to go out there on the campaign trail and praise and laud each other, when they're each trying to get people to support and vote for them, instead of the other guy.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

During the week of Reagan’s funeral, the former First Lady “went ballistic� when she learned the Bush campaign was test marketing new ads that used Reagan’s photos and speeches in an effort to show he supported Bush and his re-election. She personally called Republican Party Chief Ed Gillespie to demand the ads be destroyed.

The lesson still stands.
You don't mess with Nancy Reagan.

(BTW, any chance that in his campaign for governor Gary Coleman called Nancy and asked to use footage of her on Different strokes in his ads? )

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by jwd

Yea, and from what I understand, McCain's good friends with Kerry too. BUT, he supports Bush for President and is actively campaigning on his behalf. And I didn't see Nancy at the DNC. So who knows, maybe she's voting for Nader. Really doesn't matter to me, God love her!

That must be why they canceled the majority of his campaign appearances for Bush, right? He's not campaigning for Bush very much because he's such good pals of Kerry and Edwards and they know that could bite them in the ass.

[jwd]

dissention:

That must be why they canceled the majority of his campaign appearances for Bush, right? He's not campaigning for Bush very much because he's such good pals of Kerry and Edwards and they know that could bite them in the ass.

To borrow a line from Christine, "lost in a world of your illusions" is what you are. We'll see what McCain has to say at the RNC.

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Sodascouts stopped supporting the current administration? A bigger blow than anything else? I KNEW her website was popular!
(Just messing with you, Nancy. )

- Jake

LOL!

[Tango]

Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl

I watched the Democratic National Convention tonight, Bill Clinton finally came on about 10:30 to an enormous response...as he walked out none other than Dont Stop played for a good 30 secs... "if you wake and dont wanna smile.." it was a great feeling....and I personally (although some will disagree, thats ok) felt on overwhelming positive and optimistic feeling coming from politicians I have never felt in my life...and having Fleetwood Mac music along with that made it all the better...wow

Chris

I watched the entire DNC on C-Span, pretty much gavel to gavel. They did a great job. One of my favorite performers was Carole King. Wow! I will also watch the RNC on C-Span. You see so much more on C-Span. But these conventions . . . it's not quite the same "party". I suspect the only music that will be played during the RNC is patriotic music as most of rock and roll (that music in particular) is associated with the DNC. Maybe some country? Maybe a little bit of Wayne Newton and "Dankeshein".

I don't know how true it is, but I read that Lance Armstrong has Republican leanings and Sheryl is clearly Democratic. Sort of a Mary Matlin/James Carville thing. Should be interesting to see what musical and political responses occur at the RNC. Gotta love what the DNC did for Fleetwood Mac.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Tango

I don't know how true it is, but I read that Lance Armstrong has Republican leanings and Sheryl is clearly Democratic. Sort of a Mary Matlin/James Carville thing. Should be interesting to see what musical and political responses occur at the RNC. Gotta love what the DNC did for Fleetwood Mac.

Mary Matalin said Cheney was sexy last week, so she's a known nutty. She needs to be reminded that beastiality is illegal in the States.

Lance is on some cancer panel, but I've read that his opinion of Shrub has turned around quite a deal and he doesn't care him these days.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by jwd

To borrow a line from Christine, "lost in a world of your illusions" is what you are. We'll see what McCain has to say at the RNC.

Illusions? You know all about those.

He was set to campaign for Bush in three states this month, but all of it was canceled, as was two of his appearances in August. He's good friends with Kerry and has said publicly he looks down upon anyone who tries to slander him. He wrote about Edwards' book and claimed Edwards' was a great man who put others above himself. Go to a bookstore, it's printed on the back cover. It is no secret that McCain hates Bush, it's known fact. Especially after Bush attacked his fmaily in '00.

Yet another case of you not knwoing what you're saying. Nothing new, I suppose.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by dissention

Mary Matalin said Cheney was sexy last week, so she's a known nutty. She needs to be reminded that beastiality is illegal in the States.

Lance is on some cancer panel, but I've read that his opinion of Shrub has turned around quite a deal and he doesn't care him these days.

I dont mind your opinion, but must you be so foul? Nevermind.

[HomerMcvie]

She needs to be reminded that beastiality is illegal in the States.

Dissention, you KILL me. You are probably my favorite poster. Runners up would be Carne and Lux.
Acidic, sarcastic, supreme wit will carry you far. At least in my world.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Acidic, sarcastic, supreme wit will carry you far. At least in my world.

Eh, sarcastic and cynical people are a dime a dozen these days. Swing a stick and you're bound to hit an entire group of 'em.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Eh, sarcastic and cynical people are a dime a dozen these days. Swing a stick and you're bound to hit an entire group of 'em.

Let's do.

- Jake

[HomerMcvie]

Eh, sarcastic and cynical people are a dime a dozen these days. Swing a stick and you're bound to hit an entire group of 'em.

Only if you're lucky. Odds are, the flailing chiffon was obscuring your view.



Kind of.

[michelej1]

http://dailysignal.com/2015/04/13/ye...te-house-race/

‘Yesterday Is Over,’ Marco Rubio Declares in Entering White House Race

Ken McIntyre / @KenMac55 / April 13, 2015 / The Daily Signal

Announcing his candidacy for president in his hometown of Miami, Sen. Marco Rubio this evening underlined a generational divide between himself and Democratic favorite Hillary Rodham Clinton and depicted the coming campaign as one to reach a better future and not rehash the past.

“Now, the time has come for our generation to lead the way toward a new American Century,” the Florida Republican said, adding: “This election is not just about what laws we will pass. It is a generational choice about what kind of country we will be.”

Clinton, 67, announced her long-expected bid for the White House with a video released Sunday. Without naming her, Rubio, 43, depicted the former first lady and secretary of state—and perhaps some of his GOP rivals—as old news.

“Yesterday is over,” Rubio said, “and we are never going back. We Americans are proud of our history, but our country has always been about the future.”

That declaration was an ironic if unintentional echo of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign theme song, Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow).” Its lyrics include the refrain “Yesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone.” Rubio is younger now than both Clinton and her husband were then.

Addressing an overflow crowd at Freedom Tower, which processed tens of thousands of Cuban immigrants in the 1960s and ’70s, Rubio declared his candidacy at 6:13 p.m., 10 minutes into his 17-minute speech.

He again told his family story in sketching out a vision of the imagination and innovation needed to restore America after what he depicted as Barack Obama’s failed presidency. His father and mother left pre-revolution Cuba in the mid-1950s to find freedom, work hard as a bartender and maid, respectively, and rise to the middle class in America.

“For almost all of human history, power and wealth belonged only to a select few. Most people who have ever lived were trapped by the circumstances of their birth, destined to live the life their parents had,” an emotional Rubio said. “But America is different. Here, we are the children and grandchildren of people who refused to accept this.

“My parents achieved what came to be known as the American Dream,” he said, adding:


But now, too many Americans are starting to doubt whether achieving that dream is still possible: Hardworking families living paycheck to paycheck, one unexpected expense away from disaster. Young Americans, unable to start a career, a business or a family, because they owe thousands in student loans for degrees that did not lead to jobs. And small business owners, left to struggle under the weight of more taxes, more regulations and more government. …

Why is this happening in a country that for over two centuries has been defined by equality of opportunity? Because while our people and economy are pushing the boundaries of the 21st century, too many of our leaders and their ideas are stuck in the 20th century.

Rubio is an advocate of tax, regulatory and education reforms that will spur jobs and lift incomes in an increasingly technology-driven economy. He will detail an ambitious, family-friendly tax measure with co-sponsor Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, in an appearance at noon Wednesday at The Heritage Foundation. His speech this evening touched on his defense of religious freedom and his pro-life, pro-family views.

[michelej1]

[From an article about David Cameron]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10176585.html

He left the stage, Clinton-like, to Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t Stop (thinking about tomorrow).” But yesterday he unleashed the bribes as if there wasn’t one: slashing inheritance tax (violating Lloyd George's maxim that it’s best to tax people when they’re dead.) De-taxing minimum wage earners among £7.2 billion unfunded tax cuts. Multi-billion pound right to buy for housing association tenants. Cameron’s right that there’s a big difference between Labour and the Tories: Labour would never get away with it.