Hillary or Obama? Romney or McCain? Both nominations races have turned into nailbiters. But neither contest compares with the bitter rivalry between Experience and Change.
We're all familiar with that capricious, inconstant flibbertigibbet Change. We know who not to wait up for at night. Change will always leave us hanging.
But what about Experience? Every candidate claims to have it. Of course we all want an experienced candidate ... whatever that means ...
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Campaign '08: Experience Matters
Posted Jan 15th 2008 11:30PM by Mo Rocca
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16. What an amazing experience!!
Did that first kid attend the Owen Wilson School for Acting?? His delivery bears an uncanny resemblance to the suicidal "Wedding Crashers" actor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_kinzVXXw0
Get well soon Owen... we miss you buddy!!!
Rocca the Vote '08
"If you want Change, then Experience Matters!"
FINN at 12:17PM on Jan 16th 2008
17. Aw Mo,
First, I'm going to go out on a limb and specualate
that this is a Will Hines video? (Do I win anything if I am correct? How about a deck washing job?)
Second, it is brilliant in that it totally deconconstructs the word "experience" while still allowing for sex, humor, intimacy and tragedy.
Interesting no one wants to touch tragedy. Doesn't bode to well for McCain I suspect.
But yeah, I am for the sex too! And although Owen Wilson is enigmatically wonderful (is the other part of the piston the cylinder or the shaft?) I suspect that the computer girl from 24 whose husband was away on business found great catharsis in the bannister ride of Six Flags, aka, the slower coaster.
Well, I've got to go bone up on the Carpenters' version of the Beatles "A Ticket to Ride."
JG
John Giza at 12:39PM on Jan 16th 2008
18. Hillary would approve of the first guy - she thinks it takes HARD work to make CHANGE.
Bixter at 12:40PM on Jan 16th 2008
19. Enjoyed the humor wonderfully inane yet satirical humor.. BTW-no way that kid is 17.
boredwell at 1:52PM on Jan 16th 2008
20. Experience Matters... and I can prove it!
The following video combines sex, humor, intimacy and tragedy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZWfDtNRvA4
Rocca the Vote '08
"Livin' the Dream!"
FINN at 2:00PM on Jan 16th 2008
21.
Miss Mashka, you most be a grammat teacher, but enven gought, you are not supposed to correct or criticized people, because this is not a scholl or something like that for you to do so. This is a blog were everybody, expresses themselves, what they think or feel, not to put people down. Who ever said "I did sex" was right, so the one are supid here is you!!!!!!
raquel leon at 3:58PM on Jan 16th 2008
22. Change matters...ask anyone in rehab.
The following video combines sex, drugs and Dr. Phil.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ggKSuKzUSA
Rocca the Boat Show '08
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John Giza at 4:24PM on Jan 16th 2008
23. Obama, says that he is going to change all the system in the white house when he will be the president. Don't you think it will be a big RISK for the country since he does not have the experience to know how to do it? Whenever we change something, we have to know how to plan to do it. It will be a big chance that America is going to take, and have, when this guy goes to the white house. What I'm worry about is that if it does not work for him, is not going to work for the country, and then we are going to have to put up with this problem for another 4 years of pain, and suffering in every way. He is very smart, don't get me wrong, but for me he does not look sincere, he is just a kind of arrogant,black/Muslim. Beside that, I will feel very embarrazed to heard say "THE PRESIDENT OF US BARRAKA HUSEIN OBAMA".( I don't even know how to write his name).It seems like he is the brother of Sadam husein, or the brother of Osama. Don't you think it will sound funny? After we went through with the terrorists on 9/11 ?
raquel leon at 8:28PM on Jan 16th 2008
24. Why go to a boat show, when you can experience this?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=I20bQBAapBg&feature=related
SUNDAY!SUNDAY!SUNDAY!
Gabrielle at 4:52PM on Jan 16th 2008
25. when someone says for example that they have ten years' experience, I'm always wondering is that ten years or one year ten times?
Clif Kuplen at 4:52PM on Jan 16th 2008
26. It depends on whose resume you are reading...
If it's Obama's record then divide by 10, but if it's Hillary's record you should multiply by 10! Hope that helps!
I'm still trying to figure out what Hillary meant by "35 years of change". What has she actually been changing? Her political positions? Her hairstyle? What???
Rocca the Test Tube '08
"Experience matter changing into a gas!"
P.S. - That video was a gas, John John!
FINN at 5:52PM on Jan 16th 2008
27. Where is everyone? To Mo, and all my night owl friends, where ever you may be, enjoy.....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1opB5j-y-9I
Now, this is the voice of experience!
Gabrielle at 7:59PM on Jan 16th 2008
28. I feel so sorry for people who hates Hillary, because they are suffering.
They heart and soul are burning of jelousy, and anger, because you can't never be like her. She is very intelligent, and hight class, and so many people would like to be like her.When ever I see that some one is talking bad about her, I know right away, that that person is jelous of Hillary. God Bless her, and I know, she is going to be our president like it or not, and people that treating bad talking bad about her is going to eat their heart.
raquel leon at 8:12PM on Jan 16th 2008
29. I wish to be like Edwards. He is pretty! I like to pet his hair.
I wish to be like Obama. They say is a rock star and he has hope and lots of change! Rockstars are cool!
I wish to be like Hillary. For she is famous and also gets to meet Bill Clinton who was once a very nice and prosperous president! TV is fun!
He is also a sex machine who onec "balanced" the "budget" (kinky!) and they say he has a good piston.
Mostly I would like to be like any of them for they are rich and they all have lots more change than I do !!!!!!
CA at 8:28PM on Jan 16th 2008
30. Gabbycakes and Ande'-
A note from ah,clem has been passed thorugh me to wish congratulations on your sweet Little Mermaid program win. (Her son is sick so she will be away form her computer for a few days)
So good to be home (a big F U to working open till close!!!) Now I can waste my night away on the blog... Not like I don't do it every other night :)
Jacqueline aka Mashka at 8:32PM on Jan 16th 2008