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So I watched the third debate.....
Well, sort of. I had it on and listened while I cleaned my kitchen floor. (It was quite dirty and needed at least an hour to clean, even with a steam cleaner.) Sen. McCain had the gloves off and he was no-holds-barred that night. Sen. Obama just took it all in stride.
Some of the things I heard -- or heard about -- that still bother me, three days after the debate:
1) At no time during the debate did McCain discuss the middle class, or even say the words "middle class". I know, that's not the GOP constituency. But it's a significant part of the country.
2) When referring to people who supported abortion rights, McCain used the label "pro-abortion". Excuse me? The accepted label is "pro-choice". Ask any card-carrying member of NARAL if they are pro-abortion, and I'd wager that most will vehemently tell you they're not.
As for the GOP commercials that have been airing recently -- the ones that don't feature McCain saying "I approved this message" -- I think they should change their tagline to "The Republican National Committee is responsible for the flinging of this piece of elephant dung." I remember one senator from Illinois who had no executive experience. His name was Abraham Lincoln.
Some of the things I heard -- or heard about -- that still bother me, three days after the debate:
1) At no time during the debate did McCain discuss the middle class, or even say the words "middle class". I know, that's not the GOP constituency. But it's a significant part of the country.
2) When referring to people who supported abortion rights, McCain used the label "pro-abortion". Excuse me? The accepted label is "pro-choice". Ask any card-carrying member of NARAL if they are pro-abortion, and I'd wager that most will vehemently tell you they're not.
As for the GOP commercials that have been airing recently -- the ones that don't feature McCain saying "I approved this message" -- I think they should change their tagline to "The Republican National Committee is responsible for the flinging of this piece of elephant dung." I remember one senator from Illinois who had no executive experience. His name was Abraham Lincoln.
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For me, I dislike the label "pro-choice" -- it's too weak. I prefer "pro-liberty" or "pro-freedom" -- both of which are both accurate and reclaim those buzzwords from the radical right, which until recently had been laying sole claim to them.