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Old 10-08-2008, 07:22 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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A simple example of a professional (Obama) vs unprofessional (McCain/Palin).

When Obama is posed with a heckler (which he has many times), he politely and calmly pauses...and asks "what is going on?" then he simply has the heckler removed. Immediately he says "OK back to work" or "Ok where was I" and even in some cases fields questions from them.

Unlike McCain/Palin who look for any opportunity to unleash a boring, snappy, grumpy retort like "My son is over fighting in the war, so you can protest" or some other cheesey line to gain attention.

It is a simple thing like professionalism, that attracts voters to Obama IMO.
That is exactly what a good, trained salesman will do. If you interrupt him anywhere in his canned speech, he immediately returns to where he left off. He has no idea what he is saying, just following the script.
Obama is an empty suit, but a good salesman. he has lots of ignorant people believing him, which will prove to be a huge mistake...
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:25 PM
 
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Amazingly enough, we could supply the oil necessary for products, it represents a relatively small amount compared to our Energy needs. Few people consider how much of the products they use are comprised of petroleum based chemicals. Working for DOW Chemical certainly exposed me to a plethora of items I hadn't considered prior.
It's not so much for the products. It's how they get to your home....you're food travels from the farms to you're house all with oil. Wood and bricks needed to build homes are cut down processed and delivered with oil so forth so on. Everything from your big screen TV to you're carpet are brought to you're home with oil. The direct correlation with increasing prices and tightening of the American tax payers pocket is related to oil.

One exception....you walking out to your garden and walking back in and eating some fresh fruits and vegetables.
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:26 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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I find the statement appalling. No one's son is fighting in a foreign land so We can protest, we can protest right here like we've done for ages. Senator Obama will be an Excellent President.
This is the rational of a good demo, who has no clue what is going on around him. What do you think Bush and the military have been doing for the last eight years? they have kept your miserable butt safe so you can vote for a man who will destroy your country.... Good luck
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:28 PM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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People fight in wars and die to protect our oil reserves.
Not true, but if you beieve it, buy a bike and sell your car, you don't need oil...!
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:29 PM
 
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That is exactly what a good, trained salesman will do. If you interrupt him anywhere in his canned speech, he immediately returns to where he left off. He has no idea what he is saying, just following the script.
Obama is an empty suit, but a good salesman. he has lots of ignorant people believing him, which will prove to be a huge mistake...
No, actually Obama supporters tend to be educated and informed people. McCain supporters tend to be uneducated and uninformed. Obama supporters actually make a point of reading something besides wingnut blogs and listening to FOX News. McCain supporters are often either conspiracy theorists or parroting drones or racists: Marxist! Socialist! Most of them probably don't even know what those words mean, except that they're "un-American" and "scary."
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Old 10-08-2008, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Further proof that Obama is a wind up talking doll and incapable of thinking on his feet. Again, he has 50 or so rehearsed, well coached talking points, telling people what they want to hear. He travela about the country selling these rehearsed talking points. when interupted, he simply stops, waits, then starts up again! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so impressed!

Obama will not ahieve 2% of what he promises IF he is elected and he knows it!
Obama's not achieving 2% of what he wants should suit you conservatives just fine since central to conservative philosophy is to guard the status quo.
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Old 10-09-2008, 12:54 AM
 
Location: Apple Valley Calif
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No, actually Obama supporters tend to be educated and informed people. McCain supporters tend to be uneducated and uninformed. Obama supporters actually make a point of reading something besides wingnut blogs and listening to FOX News. McCain supporters are often either conspiracy theorists or parroting drones or racists: Marxist! Socialist! Most of them probably don't even know what those words mean, except that they're "un-American" and "scary."
You prove my point, your statement is the perfect example of an uninformed demo.... The lowely, poor, uneducated, angry left... Just wait until you put that terrorist in office, you will be crying after he ruins the country.
If you aren't watching FOX, you aren't getting any truth to base your opinion on, however, I do realize your opinion is what someone told you it is...
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Old 10-09-2008, 01:11 AM
 
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A simple example of a professional (Obama) vs unprofessional (McCain/Palin).

When Obama is posed with a heckler (which he has many times), he politely and calmly pauses...and asks "what is going on?" then he simply has the heckler removed. Immediately he says "OK back to work" or "Ok where was I" and even in some cases fields questions from them.

You left out, "Oh oh, can we get some water over there, another braindead plant passed out".

As far as hecklers go, he has his thugs carve then up.
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Old 10-09-2008, 01:13 AM
 
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Who is the wind up doll?

Palin uses the same grumpy canned response to every heckler.

It is called professionalism...McCain and Palin have little of.

Professional politician? Id not admit to it, why tell everyone you're a thief and liar?
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Old 10-09-2008, 01:53 AM
 
Location: Missouri
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A simple example of a professional (Obama) vs unprofessional (McCain/Palin).

When Obama is posed with a heckler (which he has many times), he politely and calmly pauses...and asks "what is going on?" then he simply has the heckler removed. Immediately he says "OK back to work" or "Ok where was I" and even in some cases fields questions from them.

Unlike McCain/Palin who look for any opportunity to unleash a boring, snappy, grumpy retort like "My son is over fighting in the war, so you can protest" or some other cheesey line to gain attention.

It is a simple thing like professionalism, that attracts voters to Obama IMO.
It is not professionalism to have someone removed because someone is heckling, thereby in essence saying they have no right to free speech, but that is what the Democrats do it seems.

I think Palin handled her heckler in a much more mature and professional manner by answering him the way she did. You will notice that she did not skip a beat and continued on with her speech. She got her point out and did it with a smile.
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