23 Responses for "Epic fail"

1. Robbins Mitchell September 12th, 2008 at 8:29 pm 1

   Obama is slowly morphing into the “Seinfeld candidate”….a campaign sitcom about nothing…..not that there’s anything wrong with THAT!

2. A.W. September 12th, 2008 at 8:31 pm 2

   I won’t say that Obama had alot of chance of getting my vote. But as a handicapped person, he REALLY isn’t getting my vote now.

   Its official. Obama is a d—.

3. Todd September 12th, 2008 at 8:44 pm 3

   This superb and hilarious picture portrays the full difference between leftists and rightists. Give a leftist a vein-popping stroke with this comedy gem.

4. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 9:07 pm 4

   In fairness, there are hottie lefties (Tina Fey, the spitting image of Sarah Palin, for one). I even think Michelle Obama’s good looking, although I understand many don’t.

5. Liberal Smasher September 12th, 2008 at 9:23 pm 5

   Tina Fey is not attractive. Being able to muster a bit of cleavage is a very minimal bar to clear. Plus, she is not an ideological leftists, per say.

   Michelle Obama looks like Zira, and also has a weird-shaped body.

   Cindy McCain – now that is a hottie.

6. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm 6

   Mccain can operate a computer as well as a fishing rod

   if your so good GOOGLE IT

7. Shelley September 12th, 2008 at 10:17 pm 7

   One of my first jobs out of college was developing a voice activated workstation for a quadriplegic engineer.

   Obama’s ad doesn’t want say anything about keyboard, and voice activated systems have been around for 15 years. Common as dirt. Perhaps if you all kept up with the modern advances in technology…

   Oh, and how nice to see the people who take umbrage at the sexism against Sarah Palin indulge in body comparisons of other women in comments.

8. Shelley September 12th, 2008 at 10:18 pm 8

   Excuse me, typo, “Obama’s ad doesn’t say anything about a keyboard…”

9. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 10:30 pm 9

   Obama’s ad says flat out that McCain can’t use email, and that’s been debunked. (Also, the visual is of an early 80s machine, probably CP/M, and I don’t think you can get head tracking or voice recognition for those. It’d be a neat hack though).

   As far as the sexism, there’s a rather strong difference in both prominence and degree between what a few commenters said here and e.g. the comments of the head of the South Carolina Democratic Party.

10. MarkJ September 12th, 2008 at 10:35 pm 10

    Barack Obama: Sooper Geenyus.

    His Majesty undoubtedly thought that once he bought an “Acme Self-Correcting Political Campaign Kit,” all he had to do was kick back and chill out until the coronation.

11. Shelley September 12th, 2008 at 10:40 pm 11

    Sorry, another PS, but evidently McCain does use a computer, and it was his unfamiliarity with the internet and modern forms of communication that drew the criticism.

    Personally, I didn’t care for the ad, and thought it failed to make any effective point, but it wasn’t being cruel and mocking McCain’s “inability to use a computer” — McCain has a computer on his desk in photos.

    Oh, and it’s McCain’s shoulders that are incapacitated — not his hands.

12. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 10:42 pm 12

    keyboard – now theres an issue
    – lets ignore global warming (mccain is on right side there) and earmarks (mccain is on right side there too)

    how about continuing tax cuts that increased the deficit and give moer share of wealth to the wealthy.

13. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 10:44 pm 13

    The various articles people have dug up suggest that he has some use of his hands, but it’s not correct to say they aren’t incapacitated either. In any case, it’s a weird ad (as a child of the 80s I thought all the images of old tech were kinda cool in a VH1 way and didn’t pay much attention to the message the first time I saw it) and Obama’s video guys are going to have to try harder.

    I’d suggest they attack him on immigration, but apparently Obama also has a Spanish-language ad promising full amnesty so that’s a wash.

14. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 10:47 pm 14

    nlcatter: tax progressiveness and income to the Treasury increased under the Bush Administration. Actual government figures: the top 1% now make 19% of income and pay 40% of taxes. The rich paid a lower percentage under Clinton.

    Neal Boortz used those stats to completely confound Dennis Kucinich at the Democratic convention.

15. Obama Ad Makes Fun That McCain Can’t E-mail..Will He Follow Up With McCain’s severe war injuries prevent him from combing his hair, typing on a keyboard, or tying his shoes? | Right Voices September 12th, 2008 at 11:29 pm 15

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16. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 11:36 pm 16

    the top 1% pays 25% of taxes ot 40%

    try again LIAR

    and capital gains were not needed as enducements
    and Estate tax needs to be maintained.

17. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 11:39 pm 17

    Sorry, try again. The top 1% pay 40% *and climbing*.

    For extra flavor, here’s Boortz’s commentary. He quite nicely explains why leftist tax policy doesn’t work. (Of course, he’s also the co-author of the Fair Tax so he knows a bit about this stuff).

18. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 11:39 pm 18

    David Stockman, Paul Craig Roberts and Martin Anderson) had boasted that the 81 tax cuts would result in 5 percent economic growth in 1982, which would simply outgrow the deficit.1 In fact, 1982 turned out to be the worst year in postwar history, with negative growth of 2.2 percent.

19. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 11:44 pm 19

    the RIch aer not paying enough with their lowered cap gains rate and tax code loopholes.

    it is one reason the 400 billion deficit exists.
    Yes the war is also a factor

    both supported by McCain

20. nlcatter September 12th, 2008 at 11:45 pm 20

    By 2010, when (and if) the Bush tax reductions are fully in place, an astonishing 52 percent of the total tax cuts will go to the richest one percent

    Obama says the middle class shoudl be the beneficiary of tax cuts not the wealthy.

21. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 11:46 pm 21

    The deficit exists because Congress won’t spend less than what it takes in, and hasn’t since the 60s. The war is part of that, but it’s less than the entitlements and now the bailouts are going to be.

22. Ian S. September 12th, 2008 at 11:56 pm 22

    Anyway, I don’t want to have to baby-sit this thread and tax policy is exceedingly tedious even when it’s not almost midnight so I’m turning off comments now. I suggest everyone go do something fun instead, like watch reporters blow around Texas.

23. Right Wing Nation » Har! September 13th, 2008 at 11:14 am 23

    [...] Think so? This whole Obama thing has *got* to be a put-on by the DNC. Any minute Allen Funt will pop out and they’ll announce the real ticket is Hillary Clinton and Phil Bredesen (or Mark Warner) or something, right? [...]