tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post4873595012428141095..comments2023-10-07T03:07:36.459-07:00Comments on A Lonely Conservative: Does Character Matter in a President? Do Truth, Courage, and Decency Matter?...You Bet!Jim O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13486668581210710219noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post-7492674338536385382012-07-31T20:26:15.047-07:002012-07-31T20:26:15.047-07:00Jim,
Beautifully reasoned and written.
-Rafi (...Jim, <br /><br />Beautifully reasoned and written. <br /><br />-Rafi (JoeBillScott on Twitter).Rafi Schutzerhttp://www.twitter.com/JoeBillScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post-44842994001509946262012-07-31T20:22:54.516-07:002012-07-31T20:22:54.516-07:00Anonymous (Is that you Barry?),
Is it okay if I w...Anonymous (Is that you Barry?),<br /><br />Is it okay if I waste my time listing some of the many characteristics that support arguments for Obama's good character? Actually, I can only think of one right now. I'd hate for you to waste your time, but if you get a spare second, maybe you could chime in with some of those secret characteristics which display his great moral and ethical character.<br /><br />Let's see, where was I? Oh, right, when Obama isn't reading prepared teleprompted remarks, he's remarkably honest. In those instances, he seems fearless of the consequences of what comes out of his mouth. Some people might find this to be a fault, a kind of glib disregard or overconfidence. I find it to be a refreshing frankness from someone who so usually lies with such facility.<br /><br />Anonymous, On second thought, please don't waste any of our time replying with a list of his secret good qualities such as he only smokes outside or he and Michelle talk nice to each other in front of the children. Hitler was a vegetarian too.Rafi Schutzerhttp://www.twitter.com/JoeBillScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post-53720093403731175002012-07-31T08:03:32.105-07:002012-07-31T08:03:32.105-07:00Well reasoned. Obama is a manufactured candidate. ...Well reasoned. Obama is a manufactured candidate. The few flashes of the real President all call into question his character. What he says to mainstream voters has little to do with what he does or what he says to Progressive supporters. But for the straw man, Obama can't win a debate. It is almost his only rhetorical tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post-29294407039668594422012-07-30T13:25:47.854-07:002012-07-30T13:25:47.854-07:00Appreciate the comment. Yet, you took particular ...Appreciate the comment. Yet, you took particular issue with Jefferson; why not Adams, Roosevelt or Einstein...seems you did some cherry picking and didn't cite a direct example of a T. Jefferson's mudslinging...hum. You also claimed "misinformation about Barack Obama" without any specificity...what misinformation did I stated? Finally, and most importantly state those unnamed characteristics that Barack Obama exhibits that support your claim of his ethical, and moral character. Your comment appears just a tad squishy!Jim O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13486668581210710219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8768636458697024874.post-88981006118345201512012-07-30T07:54:24.786-07:002012-07-30T07:54:24.786-07:00The majority of your points on character and decen...The majority of your points on character and decency are important. However, your historical references are a bit flawed. Even as Thomas Jefferson writes about integrity, he ran a presidential campaign against John Adams akin to mud slinging today. He wrote anonymous articles denigrating Adam's character that were more fabrication than fact. Just as Jefferson has done in the past, so have you cherry picked facts, rumors, and misinformation about Barrack Obama to sustain a one-sided argument while applying none of these arguments against any of the other candidates this presidential election cycle. Rather than waste my time listing many of President Obama's characteristics that support your arguments for morality and decency, I posit that they exist and have been omitted to simply provide you another opportunity to sling mud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com