McGentrix wrote:The thing I don't get is this desire to have supporters knock their own guy. What's that all about? Why would I want to post anything bad about the candidate I support? Especially on an internet forum where 90% of the posters are already posting every possible bad story they can find by any dimwit with an internet connection?
It's a fun game, I suppose that's why I play.
Good point. During the primary when I opposed McCain I certainly was not shy to state why I opposed him while I looked for every positive aspect in the candidates I preferred. McCain, however, is the GOP's choice and, after comparing what we are most likely to get from him as opposed to what we are most likely to get from Obama (or don't know about Obama and are having a tough time finding out), I will now support McCain as the better choice to be POTUS.
The hypocrisy comes in when we are accused of some kind of sin because we do not agree 100% with our candidate, when we acknowledge that he is imperfect, yet we defend him as our candidate when he is attacked. The Obamamaniacs on the other hand are having a very difficult time coming up with anything substantive with which to defend their own candidate, therefore they spend most of their time condemning us for using substantive things to criticize him.
The ONLY criticism I have seen of McCain from his supporters is in those areas in which he has clearly departed from Conservative principles. It was on that basis that most of us initially opposed him. Liberals criticize him mostly on the age factor plus the coined "McSame" slogan when almost none of them can provide any substantive argument for why the slogan is accurate.
The most substantive criticism I have seen of Obama is in his stated views promoting liberal principles of which we are opposed on principle, not personality or ideology. These are substantive. More subjective questions remain as to his character, judgment, and qualifications and it is on those issues that his supporters go the most ballistic on if they are brought up.
I still don't think they do their candidate any favors with that tactic. It looks to me anyway that they protest way too much suggesting that we have wandered into dangerous territory for them and they know it.