Thinking in Progress is the online journal of Jason Salamun.
A guy who loves Jesus but hates religion. A man who loves his wife and married way out of his league. A dad who's got the coolest kids on the planet but is himself, a goofball. A church planter with a bit of a maverick streak but never without good reason.
Sincerely,
Jason Salamun
“Destiny’s powerful hand has made the bed of my future, and it’s up to me to lie in it...And you don’t fight destiny. No sir. And, you don’t eat crackers in the bed of your future, or you get all… scratchy.”
~ The Tick
Is it just me or does Al Gore look like an angry, judgmental, self-righteous, fundamentalist preacher in this photo?
Don’t you hate it when people like that give good preachers a bad name?
Okay Al, you can stop pointing at me now.
[HT: Drudge]
Politics is nutty.
According to this USA Today article, Barack Obama said he wanted to be president when he was in elementary school. Shocker! The Hillary Clinton campaign is trying to make it look like Obama’s had a plan to run for president his whole life. Isn’t it ironic that it’s Hillary Clinton leading that charge?
Let this warning go out to the kindergarteners of America. Most likely, you have already disqualified yourself for presidency by calling that kid a “poopy butt” on the playground. Also, that picture of the puppy, where you colored outside the line on the tail, well, that was just unacceptable. Don’t you know the scandal that could cause you later?
Kindergarteners of America, don’t be as immature as Barack Obama by admitting you want to be president someday. At least not without a campaign manager, a PR person, favorable poll numbers, and a strategic plan to win the White House. And make sure your teachers share your political views or they may bury you quicker than a swift boat ad.
My final piece of advice- leave no record that you ever existed until you decide to run for office. Sure, you’ll have wasted most of your life, but at least you’ll be blameless.
We demand perfection, at birth, from our future leaders and their first word to be, “America.”
Speaking up from the little kids table, John Edwards was heard saying,
“I want to confess to all of you, in third grade, I wanted to be two things. I wanted to be a cowboy and I wanted to be Superman.”
Okay Johnny, here’s a lollypop.
Yes, that was a real quote from the same article.
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Tags: politics, barack obama, obama, hillary clinton, clinton, john edwards, edwards, presidential, campaign,
Whatever happened to debates?
Why don’t candidates take a real stand on issues and back it up with sound reasoning? Even if I disagreed with a candidate on an issue, at least I could respect their well-thought out opinion. Maybe they’re right and all I need is a little persuasion and perspective to change my mind.
If a candidate can’t stand up to disagreements in a political race, how in the world are they going to handle it while in office?
I’d love to see a simple yes/no debate- a field of candidates, a moderator with fair, insightful questions, and a simple yes or no answer from candidates. At the end, each candidate could have a few minutes to spout off their “why you should vote for me” speech. At least we’d get a better idea where the candidates stand.
It’s easier to get a smile from Simon Cowell than a straight answer from a presidential candidate.
My vote is still up for grabs in the 2008 presidential race. I don’t have to agree with everything you stand for to vote for you. But I do need to respect you and believe you can be a strong, confident leader.
All I ask is that you prove you have what it takes now and not make me guess later.
Are you listening Ron Paul, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, & _______________ ?
Someone please take a stand and stand out.
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Things like this don’t happen enough.
Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, made a stop at a diner in New Hampshire. The (too) slick politician rolled into the casual diner for an “impromptu” pitch for his health care plan. I’m sure when Romney and his staff met and planned this “improptu” visit, they thought it would be a great photo-op with regular people talking about an everyday issue. Romney clearly had a little speech prepared but was interrupted by a waitress at the diner. What happens next is a clash between real life and politics.
Watch this video courtesy of the WashingtonPost.com
You know what’s interesting? His plan isn’t a bad one, I think its actually worth hearing out. But it was clear that he was there not to connect with people; he was there push an agenda. If Romney would have displayed genuine compassion and truly listened to this woman’s plight, this could have been a bright campaign moment. Instead, I think this will comeback to haunt Mitt Romney throughout the campaign.
You can’t fake sincerity . People can smell posers a mile away. What a great lesson for the rest of us.
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