<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: The Seven Biggest Political Blunders of 2008</title>
	<atom:link href="http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:23:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: cityhallhammond</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-477793</link>
		<dc:creator>cityhallhammond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-477793</guid>
		<description>http://www.youtube.com/user/gohammondindiana

Listen to the two videos in the above links.  Corrupt government on a local level.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/gohammondindiana" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/user/gohammondindiana</a></p>
<p>Listen to the two videos in the above links.  Corrupt government on a local level.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Evil Otto</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177767</link>
		<dc:creator>Evil Otto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177767</guid>
		<description>&quot;And, yes, I’m a former Marine with three post-graduate degrees, a six-figure income, a wife, three kids, and registered independent,&quot;

Not to mention a super-powered secret agent ninja. 

Welcome to &quot;Anyone Can Claim Anything on the Internet.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;And, yes, I’m a former Marine with three post-graduate degrees, a six-figure income, a wife, three kids, and registered independent,&#8221;</p>
<p>Not to mention a super-powered secret agent ninja. </p>
<p>Welcome to &#8220;Anyone Can Claim Anything on the Internet.&#8221;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: David S</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177673</link>
		<dc:creator>David S</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177673</guid>
		<description>@33 Jim Baker

There&#039;s little vitriol for Palin from me.  Somehow she gets a lot of attention at PM, and I enjoy pointing out that she is a terrible poster child to hang your hopes on.  She is simply a caricature of a hockey mom, and placing your future in her hands would be a big mistake.  Yes, she was able to get elected in Alaska - but in the lower 48, we have so many superior options, it seems an act of wilful ignorance to presume she could succeed here.  Her understanding of the world is woefully inadequate.

DS</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@33 Jim Baker</p>
<p>There&#8217;s little vitriol for Palin from me.  Somehow she gets a lot of attention at PM, and I enjoy pointing out that she is a terrible poster child to hang your hopes on.  She is simply a caricature of a hockey mom, and placing your future in her hands would be a big mistake.  Yes, she was able to get elected in Alaska &#8211; but in the lower 48, we have so many superior options, it seems an act of wilful ignorance to presume she could succeed here.  Her understanding of the world is woefully inadequate.</p>
<p>DS</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Dave</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177509</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177509</guid>
		<description>&quot;Frothing, halfwit, lickspittle jingoism&quot;?  

Hmm.  I done been promoted.  Thought I never would get past the rank of neocon chickenhawk.

BTW Waller #60:  You any descendant of Littleton
Waller Tazewell Waller?   I am just being idly curious and plumb nosy is all.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Frothing, halfwit, lickspittle jingoism&#8221;?  </p>
<p>Hmm.  I done been promoted.  Thought I never would get past the rank of neocon chickenhawk.</p>
<p>BTW Waller #60:  You any descendant of Littleton<br />
Waller Tazewell Waller?   I am just being idly curious and plumb nosy is all.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Waller</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177482</link>
		<dc:creator>Waller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177482</guid>
		<description>Beej,

You may be a female, but that&#039;s all I believe about you. You&#039;re no more than a RINO at best, and RINO&#039;s are more disgusting than Democrats. Furthermore, I really doubt that you&#039;ve voted Republican for anything higher than School Board Trustee in quite a long time. But hey, that&#039;s just my b***s*** meter going through the roof.

BTW, is grape still the most popular Kool-Aid?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beej,</p>
<p>You may be a female, but that&#8217;s all I believe about you. You&#8217;re no more than a RINO at best, and RINO&#8217;s are more disgusting than Democrats. Furthermore, I really doubt that you&#8217;ve voted Republican for anything higher than School Board Trustee in quite a long time. But hey, that&#8217;s just my b***s*** meter going through the roof.</p>
<p>BTW, is grape still the most popular Kool-Aid?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Paul_Unalaska</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177448</link>
		<dc:creator>Paul_Unalaska</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177448</guid>
		<description>overdhill, &#039;reason usually given&#039;.  You&#039;re making emotionally driven responses to your earlier diatribe.  The expression, &#039;Your mouths writing checks your butt can&#039;t cash&#039; comes into play.

I&#039;d responded to your article regarding revenue expenditures and you bring &#039;rape kit charges&#039; into the mix.  Stay focused buddy, though I&#039;ll play for a moment.  

Other states, hospitals, insurance companies, etc., DO charge victims for the &#039;SAFE&#039; kit, (Arkansas, Illinois, Georgia, N.C.  there may be others though admittedly I pay little attention to the matter.  Married, no kids, etc.,) though this will change in &#039;09 nationwide.  I don&#039;t agree with Alaska incorporating this model, but it&#039;s no longer a matter.  &#039;Look &#039;er up sport.&#039;  

Many instances in the past, depending on the jurisdiction, victims were billed directly or their insurance companies were billed which can be a deterrent.  The loss of confidentiality especially if the victim is a minor.  See how I did that?  I researched the subject matter and responded REMOVING EMOTION from my findings.  Try it some time, the level minded crowd will thank you for it.

I digress.. You don&#039;t believe gas will rise again to &#039;pre-recessive levels in &#039;09&#039;?  Check back here during Memorial Day Week-end after OPEC gouges the American consumer for the privilege of driving our &#039;improved highways&#039; during the dog days.  The longer we depend on ME oil instead of drilling in country..

Lastly, referring to Alaska as a &#039;welfare state&#039; and somehow placating that to Palin.. Hey guy, are you hellbent on deranged findings?  This has been in play in Alaska since being implemented in 1980 (passing in 1976).  Wow, that looks an awful lot like before Palin took office!  Drats, you can&#039;t blame her on that caveat either.

Nonetheless, Happy New Year to you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>overdhill, &#8216;reason usually given&#8217;.  You&#8217;re making emotionally driven responses to your earlier diatribe.  The expression, &#8216;Your mouths writing checks your butt can&#8217;t cash&#8217; comes into play.</p>
<p>I&#8217;d responded to your article regarding revenue expenditures and you bring &#8216;rape kit charges&#8217; into the mix.  Stay focused buddy, though I&#8217;ll play for a moment.  </p>
<p>Other states, hospitals, insurance companies, etc., DO charge victims for the &#8216;SAFE&#8217; kit, (Arkansas, Illinois, Georgia, N.C.  there may be others though admittedly I pay little attention to the matter.  Married, no kids, etc.,) though this will change in &#8217;09 nationwide.  I don&#8217;t agree with Alaska incorporating this model, but it&#8217;s no longer a matter.  &#8216;Look &#8216;er up sport.&#8217;  </p>
<p>Many instances in the past, depending on the jurisdiction, victims were billed directly or their insurance companies were billed which can be a deterrent.  The loss of confidentiality especially if the victim is a minor.  See how I did that?  I researched the subject matter and responded REMOVING EMOTION from my findings.  Try it some time, the level minded crowd will thank you for it.</p>
<p>I digress.. You don&#8217;t believe gas will rise again to &#8216;pre-recessive levels in &#8217;09&#8242;?  Check back here during Memorial Day Week-end after OPEC gouges the American consumer for the privilege of driving our &#8216;improved highways&#8217; during the dog days.  The longer we depend on ME oil instead of drilling in country..</p>
<p>Lastly, referring to Alaska as a &#8216;welfare state&#8217; and somehow placating that to Palin.. Hey guy, are you hellbent on deranged findings?  This has been in play in Alaska since being implemented in 1980 (passing in 1976).  Wow, that looks an awful lot like before Palin took office!  Drats, you can&#8217;t blame her on that caveat either.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, Happy New Year to you.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Anna</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177438</link>
		<dc:creator>Anna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177438</guid>
		<description>Beej - Fair enough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beej &#8211; Fair enough.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Beej</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177388</link>
		<dc:creator>Beej</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177388</guid>
		<description>#51-I think you&#039;ve got it backward.  Democrats are PRAYING that the Republicans nominate Palin in 2012.  Guaranteed win for the Democrats.

ACORN signs up voters then turns the lists over to the Secretary of State or Election Commissioner or whoever is responsible for accepting or rejecting voter registrations in a particular state.  That official gets to throw out any suspect registrations.  I think the ones for &quot;Mickey Mouse&quot; probably got thrown out, don&#039;t you?  Incidentally, this is standard procedure for many organizations that do voter registration drives.  Sorry to see you bought the whole &quot;ACORN is committing voter fraud&quot; scam.
It really was a desperation move from the McCain campaign.

#45-Anna-Yes, ditzy is an adjective that is mostly thrown at women just like wimpy or macho are adjectives mostly thrown at men.  Throwing such adjectives does not make one sexist.  Would you like it better if I called Palin silly for winking at the camera?  Okay, she was silly.  And, yes, there is quite a difference between smiling at the debate moderator and winking at an audience of millions.  And you know that.  You just want to build some kind of equivalency to justify Palin&#039;s behavior.  
Incidentally, I have heard media questioners ask numerous male candidates what sources of information they use, where they get advice, etc.  Not precisely the same as what newspapers and magazines do you read, but then Katie Couric is not precisely the same as most interviewers, is she?  Her roots are in feature interviews, trying to illuminate the person behind the public persona.  As I said, it wasn&#039;t a tough question.  You, or I, or anyone else would have simply said Time and Newsweek, maybe the New York Times or the Washington Post, and oh yes, the Anchorage Daily News (or whatever the name of the largest daily newspaper in Alaska is).  Easy.  Non-controversial.  No story.  That&#039;s not what she did.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#51-I think you&#8217;ve got it backward.  Democrats are PRAYING that the Republicans nominate Palin in 2012.  Guaranteed win for the Democrats.</p>
<p>ACORN signs up voters then turns the lists over to the Secretary of State or Election Commissioner or whoever is responsible for accepting or rejecting voter registrations in a particular state.  That official gets to throw out any suspect registrations.  I think the ones for &#8220;Mickey Mouse&#8221; probably got thrown out, don&#8217;t you?  Incidentally, this is standard procedure for many organizations that do voter registration drives.  Sorry to see you bought the whole &#8220;ACORN is committing voter fraud&#8221; scam.<br />
It really was a desperation move from the McCain campaign.</p>
<p>#45-Anna-Yes, ditzy is an adjective that is mostly thrown at women just like wimpy or macho are adjectives mostly thrown at men.  Throwing such adjectives does not make one sexist.  Would you like it better if I called Palin silly for winking at the camera?  Okay, she was silly.  And, yes, there is quite a difference between smiling at the debate moderator and winking at an audience of millions.  And you know that.  You just want to build some kind of equivalency to justify Palin&#8217;s behavior.<br />
Incidentally, I have heard media questioners ask numerous male candidates what sources of information they use, where they get advice, etc.  Not precisely the same as what newspapers and magazines do you read, but then Katie Couric is not precisely the same as most interviewers, is she?  Her roots are in feature interviews, trying to illuminate the person behind the public persona.  As I said, it wasn&#8217;t a tough question.  You, or I, or anyone else would have simply said Time and Newsweek, maybe the New York Times or the Washington Post, and oh yes, the Anchorage Daily News (or whatever the name of the largest daily newspaper in Alaska is).  Easy.  Non-controversial.  No story.  That&#8217;s not what she did.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Donna V.</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177363</link>
		<dc:creator>Donna V.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177363</guid>
		<description>Back in the days when I was still a liberal, I remember how we made fun of Ronald Reagan.  How we laughed when that dumb old cowboy was nominated in &#039;80.  The joke was on us.

I used to think I was so much smarter than the bozos who voted for Ronnie.  It wasn&#039;t until I was much older that I recognized that anybody who voted for Carter instead of Reagan in &#039;80 was the fool.  

I suspect the same thing will happen with Palin.  After 4 years of &quot;Hope and Change&quot; Palin will look pretty damn good to a lot of people who dismiss her now.

The really funny thing is the conceit of liberals who believe themselves to be smarter than anybody on the right, when in fact they&#039;re the ignorant ones.  Some will wise up, like I did. Others won&#039;t.  I understand. The adolescent thrill of leftism is very hard to give up.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Back in the days when I was still a liberal, I remember how we made fun of Ronald Reagan.  How we laughed when that dumb old cowboy was nominated in &#8217;80.  The joke was on us.</p>
<p>I used to think I was so much smarter than the bozos who voted for Ronnie.  It wasn&#8217;t until I was much older that I recognized that anybody who voted for Carter instead of Reagan in &#8217;80 was the fool.  </p>
<p>I suspect the same thing will happen with Palin.  After 4 years of &#8220;Hope and Change&#8221; Palin will look pretty damn good to a lot of people who dismiss her now.</p>
<p>The really funny thing is the conceit of liberals who believe themselves to be smarter than anybody on the right, when in fact they&#8217;re the ignorant ones.  Some will wise up, like I did. Others won&#8217;t.  I understand. The adolescent thrill of leftism is very hard to give up.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jeebus</title>
		<link>http://pjmedia.com/blog/the-seven-biggest-political-blunders-of-2008/#comment-177340</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeebus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pajamasmedia.com/?p=42753#comment-177340</guid>
		<description>Dave, Dave, Dave.  Your suicidal impulse does not a qualification for president make.  Palin in command of the United States&#039; military?  She&#039;s observably stupid, easily confused but incurious and falsely confident, and has no experience in international relations.  Hey!  That&#039;s a recipe for DISASTER.

And, yes, I&#039;m a former Marine with three post-graduate degrees, a six-figure income, a wife, three kids, and registered independent, so spare me the condescension and your frothing, half-wit, lickspittle jingoism.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave, Dave, Dave.  Your suicidal impulse does not a qualification for president make.  Palin in command of the United States&#8217; military?  She&#8217;s observably stupid, easily confused but incurious and falsely confident, and has no experience in international relations.  Hey!  That&#8217;s a recipe for DISASTER.</p>
<p>And, yes, I&#8217;m a former Marine with three post-graduate degrees, a six-figure income, a wife, three kids, and registered independent, so spare me the condescension and your frothing, half-wit, lickspittle jingoism.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

