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The 2 biggest issues challenging America at this point: Weiner's twitter and Palin's emails.
I have a different tangent for this thread, is the reluctance to focus on the economy, Libya, immigration, healthcare, etc (especially etc) fuelled by the media's thirst for sensationalism or our own need for escapism?
(it's both isn't it? shortest discussion evar :( )
What I am seeing most of is Weiner, Palin...both Sara and Bristol, and fucking Casey Anthony! Jesus Christ, is there nothing else to talk about? What do I think about Weiner twittering his Weiner...who gives a flying fuck! What do I think about Palin...Sara I pay a bit more attention to because she might try for president, and Bristol should just shut the fuck up. Who cares about her losing her virginity? Not me! And with Casey Anthony being the only news that CNN and HLN wants to cover, I am flat out sick of her lying bullshit! Who the fuck loses their kid for 30 days and doesn't report it to the cops? Either a person who killed the kid or a person who has a serious mental problem! So, shoot her off to a psych ward for 10 or 15 years, get her sane, then send her to prison for the rest of her life, so we can actually get news instead of this shit!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ziggy Stardust
It was on her personal account. That's the whole issue here.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldmunchkin
She used her personal Yahoo account for government business and personal stuff, so all of the e-mails sent during her tenure from the Yahoo account were made public.
And I don't see how this e-mail really sets her up for anything. I mean, are we really surprised that she's religious and anti-abortion (even in the face of giving birth to a kid with Trisomy 23?
Well then, not very smart, is she? I mean, even I have a separate e-mail for business related stuff, disability related stuff, and soon, school related stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dreadnaught
No, I don't think we are very surprised she is pro-cult and anti-choice. What is surprising to me is the fact she seems to think she is better than everyone else...IE, has a hotline to God! Yes, I know that's not what the e-mail says, it's just the light it is written in! Yes, I understand she was trying to put a gentle face on what can be a terrible disability. I don't even know how to say what I mean, it's more of a feeling that makes me very uncomfortable with her and her abilities! It bothers me in some indescribable way. Sorry. :(Quote:
And I don't see how this e-mail really sets her up for anything. I mean, are we really surprised that she's religious and anti-abortion (even in the face of giving birth to a kid with Trisomy 23?
Are you serious? Do you know how many people do this? The only difference is the media isn't out to get all those people and their private emails are therefore not released.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldmunchkin
Look, it just seems to me to be smart to keep your personal e-mail apart from your business e-mail! Especially if you are a politician. C'mon, she's gotta KNOW someone is watching or wanting to watch. When she entered politics, she should have known that there is no privacy of personal things. Hell, she can't be that fucking dense. Politicians have been caught with their pants down, so to speak, for years! Then, as Governor of Alaska, she had to know that she would be in the public spotlight! Then, when she joined the Republican ticket as VP candidate, she should have known that nothing is private anymore, on a national level! She is the one who threw herself into the public eye. She really can't be so dense as to think the media wouldn't want her e-mails. Plus that, she has written her "tell all" book(s), further shoving her ugly mug into the media. FFS, it's not rocket science!Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki
Except she did nothing illegal or even unethical here. :bored: The national media also didn't give a damn about her at the time, so she hardly had reason to suspect that they would at a future point. Furthermore, the letter was written before she was chosen by McCain to be his VP candidate. More importantly, nothing in that letter is remotely objectionable. You seem to think that the woman having beliefs different from yours is grounds for outrage. You also seem to think you're superior to the woman while claiming that she's the one claiming superiority.
Admittedly, I don't like Palin! I don't like her ideas, her politics, or her religious beliefs. Does that mean I think I'm better than her? No! It means I don't like her. I could care less about her personal e-mails except that this one shows exactly what kind of shit she likes to spout in public! IMO, politics and religion don't mix well. They should be two completely separate compartments of a politician's life. I don't think religion has any place in what is supposed to be a rational endeavor. That's mostly my own feelings but I don't think religious fanatics should have any place in national politics. This "letter" makes her seem like she is a zealot. Maybe she isn't, but the letter give me that idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loki