tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post1839168873099795054..comments2024-03-28T01:35:06.113-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a LifetimeSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-1949197567038376592010-02-17T17:50:37.851-06:002010-02-17T17:50:37.851-06:00That ticket would be close to my worst nightmare, ...That ticket would be close to my worst nightmare, JoAnn. The Republican Party needs a new face - and a return to its roots. Those two are not the answer.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-64509249997571700282010-02-15T23:33:47.144-06:002010-02-15T23:33:47.144-06:00Sam, I almost fell out of my car today when I saw ...Sam, I almost fell out of my car today when I saw a car with a PALIN-HUCKABEE 2012 bumper sticker. <br /><br />And I totally agree with your assessment of Palin.<br /><br />I am quite tolerant of people's religious beliefs, but when she said that God meant for her to be the candidate, I exploded.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600670648603318536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78554034390872715822010-02-15T17:42:16.236-06:002010-02-15T17:42:16.236-06:00I'm not quite sure what the authors were tryin...I'm not quite sure what the authors were trying to accomplish with the quotes-no quotes style, JoAnn. Perhaps no quotes is an admission that they were told someone said something - but it seems shaky. <br /><br />As for Palin, nominating her would be akin to political suicide. She's a lightweight, IMO, by every stretch of the imagination. If she's that unstable, she would be more Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-19452329059526922742010-02-14T10:43:37.143-06:002010-02-14T10:43:37.143-06:00Sam, you said "It was not always easy to tell...Sam, you said "It was not always easy to tell when the authors were speaking with their own voices because of the lack of quotation marks when they were attributing comments to others. "<br /><br />I agree. I am now looking at page 411, where it says --->>> But what Biden quickly discovered was that Obama's policies were awfully thin, not terribly specific, more rhetoric JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600670648603318536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-45835421643140803832010-02-12T17:52:22.987-06:002010-02-12T17:52:22.987-06:00JoAnn, I was disappointed that the authors did not...JoAnn, I was disappointed that the authors did not dig deeper into the Wright question. All they did was repeat the general claims and concerns we have already heard; they offered very little new information and never even approached the question of what Obama knew about Wright's craziness, when he knew it, or why he stayed in the church. They did pretty much say that he almost never Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-52844737481739347832010-02-12T16:30:31.371-06:002010-02-12T16:30:31.371-06:00I wish I had been taking notes when I was reading ...I wish I had been taking notes when I was reading this book last night, but one phrase grabbed me, when the authors said that the news media had not done its job in the election. And this was prior to the part about McCain. They also used some very derogatory adjectives when writing about Obama.<br /><br />What struck me is that so much of the book was about the Democratic "contest" andJoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600670648603318536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-38583431425115046012010-02-11T17:20:27.576-06:002010-02-11T17:20:27.576-06:00JoAnn, it doesn't seem to me that either party...JoAnn, it doesn't seem to me that either party cares much about putting the best candidate up anymore ("best" as in best for the country). It's all about power and getting elected - otherwise, Obama, McCain, Biden and Palin would have never made it to the "finals." None of the four, IMO, has any business in the White House.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-85369008505166720652010-02-11T17:18:23.306-06:002010-02-11T17:18:23.306-06:00Lee, the authors did gloss over a lot of the contr...Lee, the authors did gloss over a lot of the controversy surrounding Obama during the election period - his past associations, his drug use, etc. but mainly his complete lack of experience. They quoted several who were shocked that a man with so little experience was on the verge of the presidency but they never seemed to take those fears very seriously or treat them as legitimate concerns.<br /Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23591519590166666222010-02-11T14:54:12.701-06:002010-02-11T14:54:12.701-06:00I found this book to be pretty depressing, like yo...I found this book to be pretty depressing, like you said, and disgusting too. The sleaziness of the campaign staffs (and candidates), their manipulations, etc. made me feel like I needed to take a shower after reading. <br /><br />Right off the bat, it was apparent that the powers-that-be in the Democratic party did not care who they ran or how well-qualified that person was, they just wanted JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600670648603318536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-73656653311384161612010-02-11T11:52:32.678-06:002010-02-11T11:52:32.678-06:00I haven't read the book yet but I heard an int...I haven't read the book yet but I heard an interview of the authors on NPR and they said that they tried very hard to be fair to all the candidates but that the Obamas were simply decent people who didn't air their dirty laundry in public. It's always good to be aware of the biases of those we read or listen to, thanks for the review.Leenoreply@blogger.com