No one hates saying that more than I do. Like so many women, I’ve been pulling for Palin, wishing her the best, hoping she will perform brilliantly. I’ve also noticed that I watch her interviews with the held breath of an anxious parent, my finger poised over the mute button in case it gets too painful. Unfortunately, it often does. My cringe reflex is exhausted.
Bow out or not makes no different. Both McCain and Palin will bow down and out on November 4th.
McCain did pretty well in the debate last night. In the case of Ms. Palin, I think people should not underestimate her resolution. If Biden is not careful, she will make him look bad or mean. Not because she’s strong on issues, but because she’s good with sound bites and playing to the crowd. So, I am not going to write off McCain/Palin just yet.
For a perspective on Palin from somebody who knows her well, read
http://www.crosscut.com/politics-government/17341
This is something much more troublesome about Palin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/opinion/26fri4.html?bl&ex=1222574400&en=cd491cbff8aac3b9&ei=5087
Let see how evolution progress. Bush is an idiot. McCain is a neoconservative and Palin is just plain evil. Debate or not I hope the American people are informed enough to realize that this women is evil with a capital “E”!
Trong, thanks for the links!
Putting Bush’s policy aside, if you called a guy graduated from Yale and got a MBA from Harvard Business School an idiot, then Obama is just another idiot lawyer graduated from Harvard.
Calvin, I am trying to defend Bush here. Which one do you pick between evil and idiot? Seriously I don’t want to believe Bush as evil so idiot is the next obvious choice.
A degree alone doesn’t mean much. There are more that need to be taken into account (i.e academic performance, extra curriculum). It’s possible to wade through an education and get a degree, this is especially true if one have money and have the right connection.
Obama is a the first black elected to become President of the Harvard Law Review. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE2DC1631F935A35751C0A966958260
That’s a very distinguished position. Especially we take into the consideration that Obama raised from poverty.
Anyway I never mentioned Obama anywhere in my first post. It’s just mere comparision that between Bush and Palin. She is obviously evil…
Hi Calvin and others who might be reading this post,
Do you know that a family name and/or give several million dollars in endowment to a school can get you in any school? How do I know? I work for a university at a director level that is how I know. They don’t ever advertise this stuff but it is part of a sophisticated you could say “white-collar crime” that has always existed. Deals are made behind closed doors and it happens all the time. Bush would have
I think there are part of us deep down that we all want to believe that America is a true meritocratist society. That is if you work hard, you will be rewarded for the merit of your work. The reality is this is not true. Will you be guaranteed a better job next time or even be paid fairly if you work as hard as an engineer, or as a clerk, or serving at MacDonald? Not necessary. You can’t tell me that the Wamu CEO deserves the 13 millions dollars or so for 2 weeks of work before the collapse of the company and or that CEO on Wallstreet deserves billions and billions in compensations while workers get pennies. If one flips burgers really well, one will probably do that for the rest of his/her life making less then $8/hour. Unfortunately, that is the compensation system we currently have.
From the OJ Simpson case from some time back, I think we all learned that if you have money and power, you can have access to connections, doctors, and lawyers that can get you out of things that a typical person cannot. How do you get money and power? Some can be worked for but some are inherited. You can bet if your last name is Kennedy or Bush or even Clinton, you can go to any Ivy League school you want. It’s still a privileged society and names or money and connections will get you in.
For us Vietnamese, many are still trapped in the bottom, most are still lower middle-class. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve done well in the short 33 years. Asia Productions and to some extend Thuy Nga have done a nice job in presenting this idea. I have done well myself in my current position. The truth is however if we look around we would immediately know that we, as a group, have a way to go. We need to help each other.
For me, voting for McCain and the Bush policy, or the any with an Republican ideology isn’t going to help our cause. They will in no way help level the playing field for the little people. Vietnamese veterans are turning a blind eye to the true issues at hand which is their own interest, social security, and. Worst yet, for some, simply just because Obama is black, they will choose not to vote for him. I find this is quite unfortunate. People don’t choose the color of their skin. Did we choose to be Vietnamese? We are Vietnamese. I think fate chose us. We came from a country with great people with great moral. We should be and have every reason to be proud.
There have been so much that are already documented in college libraries everywhere on the “white-privilege” issue where whites will tend to get a preference treatment. “When does this white-privilege happen?” you asked. In an elevator, in a court, on a bus, in a store, down the street, in renting, in selling, in buying, in hiring, those are some of the when’s. Most these are unspoken but I think we all know instinctively they exist and research back this up. Yes, we should never apply a reverse discrimination. However, the matter is if one thinks just because he is white he is going to be better and/or if he is black, he is undeserving is simply wrong. I am not implying that any one reading this might be thinking that way, but I do imply that some of our parents and uncles do think that way.
In the end, I admire Obama for what he has been able to do despite of everything. He endured all discriminations and has the capacity of hope to stand above it all! He has broken through many ceilings on purely his own merit and Hoang was kind enough to point out one of them.
On November 4th, perhaps Obama will get a chance to break through the highest ceiling of all. If he does this time, he wouldn’t have done it alone. He would know that it was people like Lincoln, Park, and Dr. King that paved the way for him. His grandparents, his mom, and others have nurtured him. Millions of others would have also believed in him and would have joined him.
I think it would be extremely sad for this country if a person like Obama was lose the election as a result for the mere the color of his skin. I hope this country is better than that. In reverse, I think it would be a great day for America to know if this country is above all that. And that you, I, and our children, if they too have hope, faith, and work hard enough, can achieve them all.
Like many others, I have been skeptic about politicians and the political process. It was not until this election that Obama drew me in and say that I too can make a difference.
In this election, Obama stands as beacon of hope for me, for us – yellow, black, white, and red. He serves as the best man to stand up for Vietnamese cause and people from everywhere in all walks of life. We were outcaste once not long ago as refugees. This country openly took us in. We love this country. This country however is in turmoil. It needs us in return. We in turn need a leader, a person like Obama to help bring about true change. America needs him. This world needs him. Your children and my children will need him. If you haven’t already, wouldn’t you join Donny and I and many others in this fight for a better America and a better world through this election? It is much too important to stay on the sideline.
Thanks a bunch.
http://www.barackobama.com
Very well said, Nhien. I hope you don’t mind me turning this comment into a new post. It needs to be read by others who might not dig far enough into this comment. Thanks.
Hoang, I don’t think Palin is evil. Well, I did think she was after listening to her RNC speech, but the interviews came after showed that she is not evil, just plain clueless. Evils could be smart and that what makes them evil genius.
McCaine ’s age and health is a real issue here. There is a good chance that if the Republican get elected again, Palin will
be running the house. Now that is a very scary thought.
Nhien, thank you for such a lovely write up.
I got into a heated argument with one of my friend the other day. I’ll spare you guys the details but it end up with “Ca’i ong da dden ddo ki ki lam sao, tha minh 0 vote chu minh khong vote cho ong dduoc, I am sorry”
donny, you got that right she is clueless, but that doesn’t make her any less evil. Check out this Time’s article.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1837918,00.html
To tell you the truth I don’t know which one is more damaging, between a clueless evil and a smart evil. This women will try to eradicate anybody that doesn’t hold the same believes. She’ve got a record of doing it, she will do it again.