Posted by
Dennis Pemberton on Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:59:56 PM
This is not Dennis, this is his other half, but when my better half heard me ranting this morning, he suggested I blog, so I've temporarily hijacked his blog . . .
It amazes me that Obama is trying to claim that McCain is out of touch. Perhaps he does this because (a) he's out of touch and (b) he thinks we're stupid. Personally, I don't doubt thathe thinks we're stupid and I do think he's out of touch. Afterall, he hasn't seemed to figure out that if you ban press but not cell phones, what you say about those you think aren't listening may still be broadcast.
Obama recently rubbed elbows and took lots of money from the Hollywood Glitteratti, while he spoke to them about how he wants to help and represent the little guy. HELLO . . . the little guy is the one who scans the tabloids while waiting in line at the grocery to find out what the scoop is on the rich and famous Obama was having his photograph taken with! Perhaps Obama wouldn't have seemed so out of touch if he'd had some "cheap seats" at his fundraiser so those of us commoners who pay the salaries of all those he was dining with, might have had an opportunity to get in, or near, the Glitteratti. While most of us wish they'd shut up about their politics so we could still enjoy going to the movies on occassion, some people both still frequent the movies and agree with Hollywood's politics, so why should O be the only one getting photographed with the celebrities? Oh wait . . . he's not out of touch, he's just a celebrity.
And who cares about the tanning bed in the Governor's mansion (the one without a cook)? I went to college in a Chicago suburb (surprisingly, my parents were lower middle class and I shopped at K-Mart, ate at home, and also wore home-made clothes and I still went to college without my private school education being paid for by the Feds except through loans which were paid back by me early.) and tanning beds were quite popular with those who don't want to look like Casper. (Surely Obama who lives in Chicago knows this.) Even here in sunny Florida, there are more tanning salons than ever before. All the Dems are out of touch if they think we're going to judge Palin because she likes to get a little fake sun and perhaps wants to do it in the middle of the night when it won't take her away from her family. It's not like she got cosmetic surgery and hair plugs!
Oh wait, the Dems aren't trying to portray Sarah as vain, they're trying to portray her as out of touch. Tanning beds are so yesterday to the rich and famous who spray tan.
And what about Michelle? There should be no debate as to how out of touch she is. Poo-pooing the tax rebate check because all it can buy is a pair of earings? I'm probably in the minority, but to the best of my knowledge, I've never owned a single piece of jewlry that cost $600. Heck, we just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary and my dress cost less than $600.00! Sadly, I can't fault Michelle for being out of touch with the majority of Americans who over-spend, but she is out of touch with how much we spend when we do indulge, particularly in this economy.
Speaking of economy, since when did it become out of touch to think that Capitalism, the fundamental of the American economy, is sound. Did that happen during the communist pagent known as the Olympics?
Lastly, the Dems are out of touch with how much the Republicans and conservatives support McCain. As a Thompson then a Romney gal, and as a pro-life evangelical conservative, I wasn't too thrilled with McCain, but I did support him and once he hit it out of the park with Palin, my concerns went away. My family went to see McCain in Tampa this week, sans Sarah, and reported a highly attended crowd - - I witnessed the rowdiness as I talked to one of my daughters on the phone. McCain doesn't have to be with Palin to make people want to see him. People want to see him. He is a true hero and the next President. He is the draw, perhaps in part because he chose to pick Palin as Veep, but he's the draw. On this one, though, perhaps Obama isn't out of touch as much as I'm accusing him of being. More likely, he's just projecting his own insecurities. Afterall, he could have increased his following by picking Hillary, but no, he picked Joe and face it, Joe isn't a draw, Joe isn't the embodiment of change, and Joe isn't a person anyone would/should want to trust their money too.
So, as I see it, it is the out-of-touch Obama and Biden who think it's cool to make fun of the elderly and to make fun of someone's limitations resulting from war injuries, while Obama casually rubs elbows with those who mainstream America is excited to see in the airport, while talking about how he represents mainstream America - - especially when regular Americans continue to give at least 10% of their income to charity, and were either getting together donations for hurricane relief or were in need of hurricane relief.
And now, I'll get off my soap box, go back to work, and leave the funny and astute political commentary to my smart and talented husband who won't have to listen to me rant about Obama being out of touch - - at least until tomorrow.