Oh, the Irony!
2008 Presidential Campaign, Ben Carnes, Democrats, Video
First, a bit of context:
Kucinich Questions Bush’s Mental Health
Now, enjoy:
Ben Carnes @ October 31, 2007
2008 Presidential Campaign, Ben Carnes, Democrats, Video
First, a bit of context:
Kucinich Questions Bush’s Mental Health
Now, enjoy:
Ben Carnes @ October 31, 2007
That was a good little zinger from Obama.
By the way, I think you may need to rework the AP link.
Thanks for the heads up.
I agree; Obama did a good job of turning the question around. Someone on one of Michelle Malkin’s sites called his answer a hamfisted means of forcing an answer that fit his agenda (or something along those lines), but I happen to think it was his way of saying “That’s an asinine question, so here’s an answer relating to actual campaign issues.”
I completely agree with you on the Obama comment.
Did I mention that every political quiz I take consistently lists Kucinich as my top candidate?
I’m not sure what to think of that.
It’s a little late for me to comment, I guess, but I would be terrified to be matched up with Kucinich. I don’t know your specific political views on various issues, but there is no issue more important to me than the issue of life. I definitely have a “litmus test” for candidates. Kucinich strikes me as being even worse than the rest of the pro-choice Democrats, because he used to be pro-life (until about five years ago, I believe). The reason given for his shift was something relating to giving women freedom. This, to me, implies that he still believes abortion is wrong (because it’s murder), but that he feels “gender equality” (which he insists abortions provide) is more important. It’s disgusting to me.
Giuliani holds a similar position. It’s all based on the classic Libertarian line that I’ve heard a million times: “I hate abortion. I believe it’s wrong. But it’s none of my business.” or “I don’t like abortion, but a woman should have the right to choose.” I cringe every single time someone spits out a line like that, because it is the most painfully illogical stance one could possibly hold.
Anyways, it’s bothersome enough to see politicians who are adamantly pro-choice, but it bothers me a little bit more to see someone shift from adhering to a pro-life stance to a pro-choice one, particularly when the reasoning for the switch is so poor.
On a less serious note, I was beyond shocked when I saw Kucinich’s wife. Talk about a mis-match. It’s comical.