tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post5764709886889018073..comments2023-10-31T04:37:20.113-07:00Comments on Bloviating Zeppelin: Why Character MattersBloviating Zeppelinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-55012486533748219872008-11-02T08:03:00.000-08:002008-11-02T08:03:00.000-08:00And good character means disparaging all the peopl...And good character means disparaging all the people of New Orleans over the acts of a minority? I live in the area and I saw firsthand heroism and acts of kindness everyday. I lost my country in Katrina, because instead of support we got political spin and judgemental tirades from people that had no idea of the hardships people were fighting against. I have been a Republican for over 30 years and I will be voting for Obama tomorrow. I want the country I once loved and respected back again.doctorj2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889520325640850851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-6611533496064759472008-11-01T08:56:00.000-07:002008-11-01T08:56:00.000-07:00There is difference between being a character and ...There is difference between being a character and having character.<BR/><BR/>Apparently a few folks have lost sight of that.A Jacksonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607888697879327120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-72619680848579997682008-11-01T04:36:00.000-07:002008-11-01T04:36:00.000-07:0011 01 08I agree with Ranado here and the gist of y...11 01 08<BR/><BR/>I agree with Ranado here and the gist of your post BZ. To answer your question about character, I don't think either candidate exemplifies good character. Obama is a flip flopper who says whatever to get votes. He has publically castigated people who helped him get this far, which is low imho.<BR/><BR/>McCain cheated on his first wife when she was deformed by a car accident then got married to Cindy. McCain calls Obama elitist but his wife wears clothes that are worth more than my house!<BR/><BR/>Lastly, I have a really hard time understanding how a party who purports to care about the middle class could spend so much money on Palin's wardrobe. I mean, if she was plain folks why didn't they shop at Target or Walmart (get endorsements btw) and say, NO you guys this is too much money for clothes when the average American is struggling? I know the GOP committee can spend money on whatever it wants, but I think it was unwise and whoever made that decision was weak in character!<BR/><BR/>No. Neither of these guys have character at all. They are both politicians who should be serving the public but instead are serving their own egos.Mahndisa S. Rigmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507292526980604567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-57502948407770257872008-11-01T00:25:00.000-07:002008-11-01T00:25:00.000-07:00The way I see it:Intelligence minus character equa...The way I see it:<BR/><BR/>Intelligence minus character equals smart asshole!Average Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211406136371011324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-20384531172648310042008-10-31T16:50:00.000-07:002008-10-31T16:50:00.000-07:00Shoprat: and, of course, that was the point. Educ...Shoprat: and, of course, that was the point. Education without character yields very little. Except perhaps a large bill due.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-19838792781245746872008-10-31T16:43:00.000-07:002008-10-31T16:43:00.000-07:00Wisdom = Intelligence + Experience + Character.You...Wisdom = Intelligence + Experience + Character.<BR/><BR/>You need all three.<BR/><BR/>McCain has all three.<BR/><BR/>Obama maybe has Intelligence.shoprathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265612188236394307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-31897387086059655482008-10-31T16:20:00.000-07:002008-10-31T16:20:00.000-07:00Ranando: perhaps I should have been more specific....Ranando: perhaps I should have been more specific. I equate character with Leadership. I also equate Leadership with courage, honor, honesty, a sense of sacrifice for a greater good, discipline, self-sufficiency, development, mentoring, a larger perspective, national sovereignty, positivism, focus, duty and, more importantly, blame vs. accountability.<BR/><BR/>That's the perspective in which I view the two candidates. I find Barack Hussein Obama, of the two, lacking.<BR/><BR/>BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7370534.post-26529343258923724772008-10-31T15:45:00.000-07:002008-10-31T15:45:00.000-07:00Besides a little romp in the hay with someone othe...Besides a little romp in the hay with someone other than your wife. I would say they both have good character.<BR/><BR/>Disagreeing with someone’s political views doesn’t mean they have bad character. Agreeing with someone’s political views doesn’t mean they have good character either.<BR/><BR/>IMO…..Ranandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17960506738092037298noreply@blogger.com