Vote for Tiger Woods

I think he is smart enough to stick wit golf...

Rockhead wrote:

I think he is smart enough to stick wit golf...

which makes him smarter than the average politican... or the average Bear :wink:

Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia introduced John McCain at Vets for Freedom Rally

"Fortunately, I have the privilege, the distinct privilege today, of introducing a true American hero who defies political norms in Washington," Bellavia said. "Sen. John McCain has spent a lifetime in service to our nation. His example of unwavering courage is a model for every American. Rest assured that men like Senator McCain will be the goal and the men that my two young boys will emulate and admire. "

I doubt it was racial - I mean, ask a millwright if Ira Rennert could handle (Jumping) Jack Welsch, and they'd say 'sure' even though they tend to hate Ira and would tend to identify more closely with Jack's cultural heritage and values... And this is a bigger discrepancy as well - the military + statesmanship vs. sports as opposed to heavy industry vs. manufacturing... What I mean to say is, the proverbial cause is bigger in a lot of folks minds, as long as the cause is allowed to exist (it sure as hell ain't in the People's Republic of Australia), and especially in those of our highly enfranchised citizen-soldiers than race. I hope so anyway.

A House report says racially insensitive photos were destroyed.
By Nicole Gaouette, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
April 9, 2008
WASHINGTON -- House Democrats on Tuesday accused the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Julie L. Myers, of trying to cover up events related to a Halloween party last year where she gave a prize for "most original" costume to an employee in blackface and prison garb.

A 22-page report issued late Tuesday charged that Myers, then the agency's acting director, made "a coordinated effort to conceal the circumstances surrounding the party" in an effort to squelch the issue before her Senate confirmation vote...

The photos came to light in February after CNN submitted a Freedom of Information Act request. When the agency released pictures to the network, it also provided copies to Thompson's committee.

One photo shows a smiling Myers, wearing a gray suit and blue blouse, beside a large man in jailhouse stripes and a dreadlock wig. His face, which is obscured in the photo, has been darkened with makeup...

Animosity toward Myers also is fueled by lawmakers' concerns about her fitness for the position. President Bush named her to head the agency in early 2006, bypassing lawmakers' concerns about the competence of the Homeland Security Department's political appointees.

Myers had no immigration expertise and little management experience. She had worked for Chertoff at the Justice Department, her husband was his chief of staff, and her uncle was the departing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

I'm not sure this comment will have the desired effect. I immediately translated it in my mind to "you can vote for a winner if you want, we have John McCain". I guess there are worse things than being compared to a person who pretty much kicks ass.

(I do think the guy THOUGHT he was doing some kind of a clever put-down, I just don't think it actually had the intended effect.)