Monday, October 27, 2008
Politics / Presidential Politics A Letter from a Mad Young Republican
Posted by Pete Kotz on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 3:12 PM
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a. Was this kid even a twinkle in his father's eye during the Carter administration?
b. Is Alex aware that, under McCain, if his beloved employer provides him health care, he will be taxed on that healthcare? In other words, he's guaranteed a tax increase under McCain?
c. How in the world can a kid from Vanderbilt have the balls to call anyone else elite?! Come on, you had to laugh when you saw that, right?
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Jimmy Carter looked good and sounded good on televison? I think must he must have meant Ronald Reagan.
Voters don't elect policies, they elect candidates.
And what does "T.V." stand for? Tele Vision?
All the campaign promising (vote-buying) aside, Obama is not a good choice. His political mentor and possible ghostwriter is the terrorist Bill Ayers. His pastor is the America-damning racist Jeremiah Wright. His former business partner is the much indicted Tony Rezko.
There is evidence he is a former member of the American Communist Party. He was elevated politically by ACORN, which specializes in voter fraud. Then there is the small issue of whether Obama is an American citizen.
Obama promises more Democrat spending on socialist programs, and says that is change we can believe in. Send a message to the Democrats next month, and let them know that this is not what America is about. Send this Obama bum back to Chicago, and let him work on instituting change in the 14th District, because it didn't happen when he was State Senator.
Alex McVeagh, Co-Chair Veterans for McCain in TN: what was he a veteran of? Vanderbilt? Childhood?
also a five-minute interview (the couric interview was actually much longer) is not a sound bite. and the inability to answer basic questions coherently hurt palin whether steadfast conservatives care to admit it, or not. that's why an overwhelming percentage of americans dont think palin is qualified to be president. a horrible choice by mccain that will play a huge role in his defeat... should he lose.
also a five-minute interview (the couric interview was actually much longer) is not a sound bite. and the inability to answer basic questions coherently hurt palin whether steadfast conservatives care to admit it, or not. that's why an overwhelming percentage of americans dont think palin is qualified to be president. a horrible choice by mccain that will play a huge role in his defeat... should he lose.
"c. How in the world can a kid from Vanderbilt have the balls to call anyone else elite?! Come on, you had to laugh when you saw that, right?"
Yeah cause everyone who goes to Vandy has a fuckin silver spoon in their mouth and a trust fund. It's not like any of us got in despite humble origins and had to work our asses off at two jobs WHILE trying to graduate from that place, not to mention the loans. Get real, B.
"Joe Carmen",do you think people take you seriously when you simply regurgitate what right-wing radio tells you. It's sad those guys sit around all day and think of names to call people. I must say you were incorrect on most of the points you were making, it's easy for someone to call people "commies" or "socialists" but do you even know what those terms mean? Maybe you should call Rush Limbaugh or G. Gordon Liddy and ask them to explain them to you?
A special note on what was happening with ACORN: It wasn't "voter fraud", it was registration fraud. People at ACORN were getting paid by their registrations and registering people (some phony)multiple times. People weren't voting multiple times Joe, you should call Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage and tell them that Joe.
You are so right, burrito. All these elite private colleges and universities, accept but rarely fund, bright students who worked hard in high school because their grades and achievements were the only ticket to college. They often bring up the GPA of the whole university and still end up with huge debt while the "silver spoon" crowd get the better job offers from their family connections. Maybe the current economic crisis will chose the achieving students rather than the "endowed" students to lead our country.
Oh come on, Burrito! Turning around and criticizing other folks for being elite, when McVeagh himself makes sure to draw the reader's attention to his Vanderbilt degree is pretty funny.
He could have signed that letter any other way:
Alex McVeagh
Nashville
Alex McVeagh
Tennessean
Alex McVeagh
Hard Working American
Alex McVeagh
Anti-elitist
Alex McVeagh
Young Voter for McCain
But no, he had to toss that "Vanderbilt" in there so that we would all know where he stands in the pecking order. If that's not elitist, just what the heck is?
You don't sign your stuff here "Burrito, Vanderbilt Graduate." And I think we both know why--because you don't see that as something we ought to consider when we are deciding whether your opinion is valid.
Hmmm, yes you do have a point about that, B.
There certainly is plenty of strutting going on over there on West End, I'm not denying it and I'm not proud of it.
The one thing I appreciated was that in my day VU let you live off campus if you were from Nashville - thus giving you a small price break and a little space from the jet set. Nashvillians there tended to be the academic bus-riding type, whereas your out of staters were usually the ones driving land rovers.
Oh yeah, I don't agree with the Obama to Carter comparison either. And McCain hasn't got a chance I think that's obvious now! I agree that Palin turned out to be a poor choice indeed.
"b. Is Alex aware that, under McCain, if his beloved employer provides him health care, he will be taxed on that healthcare? In other words, he's guaranteed a tax increase under McCain?"
Wrong - for most people except those in the highest tax brackets, it will be a net tax cut.
The incremental additional income tax paid on the employer provided health benefit is more than offest by the health care tax credit McCain proposes.
what's funny, aunt b, is how every time someone brings up the actual origins and champions of the fanny/freddie downward spiral, everyone wants to blow smoke and nitpick. in the meantime obama is spinning ignorant doe-eyed voters toward thinking everything is all w's fault.
So I guess everyone who thinks "W" is responsible for that cluster in Iraq is "ignorant" and "doe eyed". I suppose "W's" hard stance against labor unions the past 8years has had nothing to do with the dropping labor standards and the stagflation that has occurred?
So, according to this letter, only college graduates and young professionals face a tough economic climate? I'm having a hard time pinning down the point of this. Is the thesis simply that the author is smart?
The man himself:
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Nowhere does it mention that Alex is, in fact, the co-chair of Tennessee Students for McCain and is often trotted out in front of the media by the TN GOP for a friendly soundbite or two.
"Wrong - for most people except those in the highest tax brackets, it will be a net tax cut."
Gee, Gilbert-- that sounds like progessive taxation, which I thought is SOCIALISM.
I love how you claim it's all about taxes, until it's really about taxes.
The whole thing is a shockingly poor piece of writing and demonstrates shaky reasoning, as Matt S. points out. But my favorite is this:
"What I learned was that it was not George Bush that encouraged the reckless desecration of our credit system. Ironically, I learned that it was John McCain and even Bill Clinton who begged Democrat leaders"
1. When I read a phrase like "Democrat leaders," I know I'm dealing with a party-line automaton. How hard is it to use the proper adjective?
2. "Ironically" ---------> huh?
focus, ddt. theres a stronger link between al qaeda and saddam than between military spending and the current economy. as for labor unions, compare toyota and nissans american non-union plants in the south with the UAW's big 3 in detroit and tell me who's to blame. doe-eyed is one thing, myopic is another.
I must say that I'm totally focused. The fact of the matter is Saddam was not liked by Al Qaeda at all. Their main beef with him was the invasion of Kuwait, one of their main beefs with us was that we defended Kuwait's holy temples and they consider us nonmuslim infidels. If you investigate this matter i'm certain you will find it to be correct. Please explain to me how the money being spent on the war in Iraq could not be used in a better way here in America,especially in this type of economy.
It's also safe to say that labor laws would not exist without labor unions Anonymous. I think one could easily argue that the UAW is not responsible for GM's problems. Complete misappropriation of funds and not staying innovative have driven the corporation down. Of course the company claims the union contract is responsible for their problems because they don't want labor standards set at GM. There is a reason why Republican are so against labor unions and that is the union sets a labor standard and defends it on the employees behalf.
"I love how you claim it's all about taxes, until it's really about taxes."
Aunt B made a statement that was factually incorroect and I corrected her on it.
Next time, try commenting on what I actually said instead of your strawman version of it.
Is this guy serious? The Republicans had control of ALL three branches of the Federal government for SIX years. Doesn't he remember the ridiculous anti-democratic tactics employed by the Republicans in Congress, used in an effort to block Democrats from attending important committee meetings? Remember when they threatened to use the "nuclear option" to stop Democrats from filibustering? There are many, many glaring examples that show how much power the Republicans held (and abused) during that time. Sorry, but the simple truth is that Republicans presided over the massive de-regulatory fever that put us in this current economic crisis. Democrats should be held accountable as well, but to say that they were solely responsible is not only an ignorant assumption, it's an outright lie. He needs to go back to school and learn how do do research properly.
It's funny to me how people like this are still blaming Bill Clinton for problems like this. Limbaugh is still blaming him for 911 and the economic crisis and so is John McCain.Good grief!?!
I can't get past looking at this guy's picture.
He SCREAMS silver spoon.
He's got the Clarks, the backwards hair, the latest Fall Out Boy record.
Total friggin' frat guy.
I'm so happy you are smart, because maybe next year you'll figure out American Eagle was so 2001....
It's hard to believe that the Nashville Scene even printed an article as terrible as this, but the Scene hasn't been known for its journalism either. I mean, more talking points from a campaign that been run so shittily. That alone should give some idea of how McCain would run this country; he can't even manage a campaign.
