It’s a sure sign of spring when the baby lambs are born. I love watching little lambs hop and run. It is always amusing to me that the mother sheep look a little irritated at their jubliance. A head butt hear and there keeps the baby sheep in line.
These sheep live near my house. If you have sheep nearby, go look to see if the spring lambs have been born!!!
When speaking of politicians, I usually reserve the term “moron” exclusively for Joe Biden and his debilitating case of foot-in-mouth disease. However, Obama really blew it in tonight’s debate, showing just how unqualified and dangerous a presidential pick he is. But, being a woman of principle, I won’t be awarding any moron points tonight. Instead, I’m just hitting the highlights here of Obama’s most underwhelming moments.
Question: What sacrifices will you ask Americans to make? Obama starts talking about energy (read: dodging the question) before offering some Marxist rhetoric and finally concluding that he will expand the Peace Corps. Obama’s asking us to support another big government program. I’m shocked! For the record, McCain talked about asking Americans to give up programs that aren’t working. Hmm…I can think of quite a few of those, can’t you?
Obama -Most small businesses don’t earn more than $250,000. I’m still in shock over this statement.
Brokaw -”I’m just the hired help.” The most intelligent think Brokaw said all night! Yes. You ARE the hired help, Brokaw! You were hired to moderate the debate. YOUR OPINION DOESN’T MATTER. Get over it, you relic of the crumbling elitist MSM!
Question: How do you reorganize the US Strategy in Afghanistan? Obama – Says he’s going to make the Iraqi government take responsibility—Impressive! But HOW? How do you “make” the Iraqi’s do anyhing? I’m dying to know…
Obama – “Nobody called for the invasion of Pakistan.” Let’s review…
From The Washington Post:
“When I am president, we will wage the war that has to be won. The first step must be to get off the wrong battlefield in Iraq and take the fight to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/01/AR2007080101233.html
Hmmm…that sounds a little bit like an invasion to me. It must’ve to the Pakistani’s, too…maybe that’s why the immediately protested. 
(Read more from Gateway Pundit Here.)
The rest of the debate was just too boring and lame for me to waste any more of my time commenting on it. If you haven’t made the comparison yet between a man who has spent his entire life in service to his country, both as a war hero and as a Senator, and another man who did whoever knows what as a “community organizer” while maintaining friendships with his black supremacist pastor along with unrepentant terrorist William Ayers…well, nothing I say here will persuade you any differently.
With that, I wish you a good night, until the next debate!
While Joe Biden managed to avoid too many gaffes during the debate, he still told a bunch of outright lies…
From Michele Malkin:
1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted “the exact same way” as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.
2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it.
3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, “Drill we must.” But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and even compared offshore drilling to “raping” the Outer Continental Shelf.”
4. TROOP FUNDING: Joe Biden lied when he indicated that John McCain and Barack Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. John McCain opposed a bill that included a timeline, that the President of the United States had already said he would veto regardless of it’s passage.
5. OPPOSING CLEAN COAL: Biden says he’s always been for clean coal, but he just told a voter that he is against clean coal and any new coal plants in America and has a record of voting against clean coal and coal in the U.S. Senate.
6. ALERNATIVE ENERGY VOTES: According to FactCheck.org, Biden is exaggerating and overstating John McCain’s record voting for alternative energy when he says he voted against it 23 times.
7. HEALTH INSURANCE: Biden falsely said McCain will raise taxes on people’s health insurance coverage — they get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this attack is false
8. OIL TAXES: Biden falsely said Palin supported a windfall profits tax in Alaska — she reformed the state tax and revenue system, it’s not a windfall profits tax.
9. AFGHANISTAN / GEN. MCKIERNAN COMMENTS: Biden said that top military commander in Iraq said the principles of the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan, but the commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force Gen. David D. McKiernan said that there were principles of the surge strategy, including working with tribes, that could be applied in Afghanistan.
10. REGULATION: Biden falsely said McCain weakened regulation — he actually called for more regulation on Fannie and Freddie.
11. IRAQ: When Joe Biden lied when he said that John McCain was “dead wrong on Iraq”, because Joe Biden shared the same vote to authorize the war and differed on the surge strategy where they John McCain has been proven right.
12. TAX INCREASES: Biden said Americans earning less than $250,000 wouldn’t see higher taxes, but the Obama-Biden tax plan would raise taxes on individuals making $200,000 or more.
13. BAILOUT: Biden said the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesn’t meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on Sept. 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package, and that it be part of “part of a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20.”
14. REAGAN TAX RATES: Biden is wrong in saying that under Obama, Americans won’t pay any more in taxes then they did under Reagan.
Her original post here.
Biden did make one pretty significant error during his bizarre rant about the function of the Vice Presidency, however. Biden claimed that Article 1 of the Constitution talks about the role of the Vice President.
“Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous vice president we’ve had probably in American history. The idea he doesn’t realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of the vice president of the United States, that’s the Executive Branch. He works in the Executive Branch. He should understand that. Everyone should understand that.”
Here’s Biden’s gaffe: Article 1 is about the Legislature. It’s Article 2 that talks about the Presidency. Realistically, most Americans (including myself) wouldn’t catch a fact like that. Most Americans probably can’t even recite the preamble. It’s pathetic, but true. People are dumber these days! So, I’d be willing to cut Biden some slack, except for the fact that he’s running for VP of the United States. He needs to know these things! He’s the former chair of the Judiciary Commitee and a former constitutional lawyer. As Biden did so often during the debate, let me say make that statement again: He’s a former constitutional lawyer. For this I award Biden 1 Moron Point.
For Palin’s part, I think she did a nice job overall. I’m not going to say it was flawless. I wish she would have been more direct at times. But Palin did what the elitist democratic leadership just can’t manage to do. She came across as a real person, who understands real issues, who lives in the real world that the rest of us do. Americans are tired of liberal elitism and ideas that sound nice in theory but don’t work in the real world.
In fairness, Biden made some good points. But did he connect with people? Was there anything memorable about his performance tonight? These are the reasons Sarah Palin is on the ticket. She’s relational, she’s pragmatic, and she can regain the trust of the American people. Can we say the same about Biden?
In honor of the Vice Presidential debates tonight, I thought I’d post the clip of VP-hopeful Joe Biden claiming FDR got on television to address the nation when the stock market crashed. Only problem is, who was President in 1929 when the crash occurred? HERBERT HOOVER. And if that isn’t bad enough, when did the TV appear? Not for another 10 YEARS. Moron Points for Biden: 2
The best part is, Biden is talking about how important it is that a leader to be able to “instill confidence and demonstrate that he or she knows what they’re talking about.” I think he just clearly demonstrated that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Moron Points Biden: 3
Here’s my question: HOW did Couric not correct him? My conclusion: she wasn’t even aware of the errors! When I think of FDR, I think of his “Fireside Chats,” which were RADIO addresses. If Couric had half a brain she’d have remembered those too (really, you’d expect a journalist to know a little communications history!) Moron Points Couric: 1.
Yep, looks like Biden is the Ultimate Moron in this scenario, beating out Katie Couric by 2 Moron Points.
If Sarah Palin made a slip like that, don’t you think it would’ve been all over every news network in the nation? But there’s no liberal media bias in this country…
Coolest. Princess. Ever.
So, Andrew and I were watching Return of the Jedi tonight just for fun. For those of you who don’t know, my sister and I pretty much watched Return of the Jedi every day during summer vacation when we were kids. The only days we didn’t watch it, we were watching Raiders of the Lost Ark. Anyway, Andrew and I were watching Return of the Jedi. And I started to think of how much better Leia ever was than any of the stupid women in action movies these days.
Think about it. Leia is kick-butt from the very beginning. Leia never goes through a whiny coming-of-age phase like Luke does when he wants to go to Toshi station to pick up some power converters. No, the first time we see Leia, she has a blaster! This fact alone pretty much makes her the coolest princess ever.
I recognized your foul stench when I was first brought on board.
Leia insults Governor Tarkin when she smells his “foul stench,” thus displaying mental wit and considerable sass…not something we see from, say, Katie Holmes (or Maggie Gyllenhall, for that matter) in the Batman movies. (On that note, I’m glad they finally killed off Rachel and put her out of her misery!)
Also, who killed Jabba the Hut? That’s right–Leia! Bonus points for being able to kill him while chained up and wearing nothing but the gold bikini!
Make Jabba No Bargain...
All this, and Leia still manages to convey a distinctly feminine persona. She definitely has the most interestsing hairdos in the whole galaxy. And let’s face it, Leia is hot. So, we have a useful female character in an action movie who can kill bad guys, look hot in a gold bikini, and still manage to find time to braid her hair, all while playing a key role in a massive rebellion against an evil empire. Could any woman ask for more than that?
So, Princess Leia, we in the WOL salute you!! May you always live on as our favorite female character in an action movie. And may you continue to inspire generations of little girls to aspire to be more than a ditzy sidekick. As Luke says, “You’ve always been strong.” And so you will always be in our memory.
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