Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Velvet Gloves

The ladies of the View seem to be better journalists than the majority of scribblers and talking heads at the major three networks and the cable stations.

Their interview with McCain may have started out with hugs and kisses, but they quickly brought out the bondage gear and showed him who was truly in power. Barbara called him on Palin's comments about reform, Joy went after him about kowtowing to the right to win. 

And then the lies. Teehee! Joy discussed the erroneous ads that McCain has run and his own use of the "lipstick on a pig" comment. Mac blamed the tenor of the campaign partly on Obama's unwillingness to do town hall meetings with him. I think that is weak.


In the second part, Whoopi asks him if he believes in a separation between church and state. He only threw out "In God we trust" twice. She emphasized the diversity of religions in our country and how do they fall into the governing of this nation for the greater good of its inhabitants. And oh goodie, he prays everyday. That comforts me.

Then Elizabeth actually asked him about Roe v. Wade and would he overturn it. Sorry I don't believe him when he says he wouldn't impose a litmus test, and when the man says that Roe v. Wade was a bad decision my head starts to explode. Listen carefully to this section because Whoopi nails him with whether she should be worried about being a slave again. And he says he respects others views on abortion, but I don't see how you can say that and want to make the choice of whether to carry a fetus to term unavailable.

I could have done without the POW suck up talk at the end.




The third part of the interview brought Cindy McCain out to join the whole gang and was a bit more touchy feely and lovey dovey. So whatever.

But the fact that Joy and Whoopi and Barbara actually had the brass ones to confront him on some questions that other "journalists" haven't so I have to applaud them for that.

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