Behold the Hand-Prompter!

[Jesse Helms' Ghost]

Originally Posted by MTVike

He was a graduate of Columbia and later Harvard law school for starters. Two very renowned institutions of higher learning in this country.

Pretty impressive.

Carter was a Naval Academy grad.

Look how that turned out.

[Jesse Helms' Ghost]

Originally Posted by MTVike

But in the end, I don't think the media has much to do with how Obama and Palin express themselves. Their words are a matter of record, whether given in a prepared speech or given extemporaneously. No comparison.

Nope, nothing at all.

...except for the fact the media pandered to Obama's side every chance it got...and those softball questions.

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by MTVike

He was a graduate of Columbia and later Harvard law school for starters. Two very renowned institutions of higher learning in this country.

Pretty impressive.

But in the end, I don't think the media has much to do with how Obama and Palin express themselves. Their words are a matter of record, whether given in a prepared speech or given extemporaneously. No comparison.

Did an Ivy League education mean anything when GWB was president?

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by Jesse Helms' Ghost

Nope, nothing at all.

...except for the fact the media pandered to Obama's side every chance it got...and those softball questions.

Look at how Dan Quayle's "potatoe" deal went compared to B.O.'s 57 states. If they spent just a little time making fun of B.O, he'd be considered as stupid as Quayle.

[kydoty]

Originally Posted by Vegas

Look at how Dan Quayle's "potatoe" deal went compared to B.O.'s 57 states. If they spent just a little time making fun of B.O, he'd be considered as stupid as Quayle.

[Jesse Helms' Ghost]

Screw Heinz.

[Iron Jaw]

Originally Posted by ryr8828

More proof that she's smarter than Obama.

More proof that she is fiscally responsible.

Notes on the hand are considerably less expensive than teleprompters.

[Iron Jaw]

Originally Posted by Vegas

Did an Ivy League education mean anything when GWB was president?

It meant a lot when Theodore Roosevelt was president - of course, that was a few years back.

Of course, Bush Jr. and Sr. were Ivy Leaguers.............the elder was an outstanding student. Didn't hold any water with the libs though.....until they got their own Ivy Leaguer in there. Suddenly it's important.

I'll take the West Pointer (Ike) or the Eureka College grad (Reagan) any day.

[Iron Jaw]

Originally Posted by becherr

I think in this day and age that anyone that smokes lacks a great deal of intellect and internal fortitude.

Most of the presidents of the last century smoked something - some were regular smokers and others occasional. FDR was a butt puffer - with a holder (dignified smoker). Truman smoked cigarrettes, cigars and chewed tobacco. Ike smoked cigarrettes. Kennedy smoked cigarrettes and cigars on occasion. Johnson smoked cigarrettes regularly and cigars. Nixon was a pipe smoker. Ford also used a pipe and cigars. I'm not sure about Carter. Reagan was a non-smoker. Bush senior did not smoke. Clinton used cigars (form more than just smoking - probably why Kennedy had his occasional). GW Bush smoked when he was younger and quit (yeah, probably non-tobacco items too). And Obloomers is a cigarrette smoker (and probably smoked from the whacky pipe too in his younger days (I hope his younger days!).

John McCain never smoked, but used to dip snuff regularly. I think he still does but he's old enough to hide it in his jowels.

Many of the earlier presidents were heavy cigar and pipe smokers. Ulysses S. Grant rarely was without a cigar (they say he smoked 20 a day - he died of oral cancer). William McKinley was a heavy cigar smoker. Grant, Benjamin Harrison, McKinley, Taft Harding and Coolidge were the heavy cigar smokers.

Theodore Roosevelt had asthma as a youngster and stayed away from tobacco. He became very athletic as he aged and overcame his sickly childhood with bold determination and dedication to hard work.

Many of the 19th Century presidents also chewed tobacco.

[kydoty]

Originally Posted by Jesse Helms' Ghost

Screw Heinz.

I'm more of an A1 person myself anyway, but I grew up on 57 sauce.

[Iron Jaw]

Originally Posted by Jesse Helms' Ghost

Screw Heinz.

The old Heinz corporation that began in 1869 in Pittsburgh, under the oldest Henry John Heinz is an example of American Capitalism at it's best and was very global for the 19th Century.

Senator H. John Heinz wasn't a bad guy for a rich kid - Republican....a bit moderate. He perished in a Helo crash in 1991. Teresa married down her second time around.

[Jesse Helms' Ghost]

Originally Posted by kydoty

I'm more of an A1 person myself anyway, but I grew up on 57 sauce.

I'm an A-1 man myself.

That is, when i've over cooked a sirloin steak and need to drown the burnt flavor if it's done more than medium-rare.

Heinz, though....she pisses me off. So her family's company can bite me.

Same with the Krocs (Mickey D's) back in the day.

Same with Costco now.

Elections might happen yearly or every other year...or every four years.

But i vote each and every day with my wallet.

[hannitykillspuppies]

Originally Posted by Vegas

Did an Ivy League education mean anything when GWB was president?

it meant he wasn't an elitist. first time that has ever happened.

[ryr8828]

Originally Posted by MTVike

He was a graduate of Columbia and later Harvard law school for starters. Two very renowned institutions of higher learning in this country.

Pretty impressive.

But in the end, I don't think the media has much to do with how Obama and Palin express themselves. Their words are a matter of record, whether given in a prepared speech or given extemporaneously. No comparison.

CorpppppppppppppppSMAN.

Pronounced just like corpuscle.

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by ryr8828

CorpppppppppppppppSMAN.

Pronounced just like corpuscle.

10,000 people killed in the Kansas tornadoes (actually 12)

Arkansas closer to Kentucky than Illinois is

B.O.'s parents met at a civil rights march that happened 4 years after he was born

Afghans speak Arabic

Iran poses no threat

etc.

[hannitykillspuppies]

clearly the biggest gaffe in this thread is people putting sauce on their steak.

[Vegas]

Originally Posted by hannitykillspuppies

clearly the biggest gaffe in this thread is people putting sauce on their steak.

No joke.

[Peter for President]

Originally Posted by hannitykillspuppies

clearly the biggest gaffe in this thread is people putting sauce on their steak.

Cheap and/or burned steak makes an exception. Any regular steak though then absolutely not.

[Jesse Helms' Ghost]

Originally Posted by hannitykillspuppies

clearly the biggest gaffe in this thread is people putting sauce on their steak.

Like i said, only if i've over cooked it beyond medium-rare.

I've never used steak sauce when dining at a restaurant where they keep track of their steaks better than i've been known to do at home.

[tichabou]

Originally Posted by Jesse Helms' Ghost

Like i said, only if i've over cooked it beyond medium-rare.

I've never used steak sauce when dining at a restaurant where they keep track of their steaks better than i've been known to do at home.

I think you should give straight up medium a try.