GabrielVH's Comments (26)

“maybe because Americans know that Ahmadinejad is iranian and has always been against israel and jews and all that, they expect him to be a little out there but it would be worse to have another international conflict.

as opposed to the republican party, that are American, yet still act like they don't care about the US of A and its citizens. and even after that, you can't say Obama hasn't been diplomatic with the republican party and all their crazy ideas and hard headed behavior.”

“finally, he's back...

Bill Maher: the stimulus package my sense of humor needs right now.

good luck with your new season!”

“Bill Maher there was a great move. i should know, i posted a comment suggesting him on the earlier thread posted by Ms. Huffington­... Bill's funny, you're a pleasure to listen to (speaking intelligently is great, but the accent just makes it awesome) and overall the show was pretty good.”

“you should definitely check and see if Bill Maher is available as a guest. yes i know... Real Time's season ended and i just need my maher fix, it's going to be a long time 'till he comes back.

but seriously, you two have some chemistry and it's always fun to hear him and interesting to hear you.”

“i also saw him on Real Time with Bill Maher and he was great. eloquent, smart and projects an honest passion.”

“One word: Hilarious!”

“if it makes you feel better, i'm paranoid about the election too. i'm just having positive thoughts and hoping they'll influence the outcome in any way.

like Sen. Obama says: HOPE”

“i always liked George more than Jerry...

go Jason go! get the people to vote, i have gotten nightmares about a Palin presidency already...”

“so... after all, Al Gore did win...? (you know, he "invented the internet" lol)”

“- "you can't take pictures here, it's a public building."

- "sure i can, it's a public building."

that will go down in history as the best exchange of words ever written on a website.”

“look almost at the end, he tells the guy something like "even if i don't get your vote, if i win, i'll be still working hard for you, because i want you to succeed". he didn't say exactly that, it's not an exact quote but he still was honest... you might not vote for me, but if i win, i'll still work hard for you too.

O is inspirational, he doesn't act like your average politician (johnny mac).”

“"It's hearing the rags to riches stories, looking desperately for hope, only to learn about the privileged circumstances, inheritances, benefactors, or rare open doors that led to success. It's hearing these things quickly disregarded as the successful talk about "working hard" and "creating their own luck". It's waking up every day to face a society that believes its own American dream cliches, but that puts no stock in the truth of your own story."

that paragraph is so true... it ticks me off when people say that "you have to create your own luck" when they got a "push" in their lives themselves.”

“i watched your appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher and i got interested in this case, glad to see truth and justice prevailed.”

“the way they're using it... it's like McCain saying "that one" on tuesday's debate. McCain said something along the lines of "which senator did so and so" or something before saying "that one" but everyone noticed it was the wrong thing to say. it's the same thing with using Obama middle name., it's there and everyone knows it but no one calls him that. seeing the way the GOP rallies go nowadays, it is race baiting, in my humble opinion.”

“it was hilarious.­.. until i thought "hey people do act like that"”

“Putin is still called president of Russia too... it seems no one knows Dmitry Medvedev”

“"It was the folksiest appearance since Hee-Haw went off the air."

priceless, Ms. Huffington.”

“my uncle was an executive in a bank before he retired, that makes me an economy expert. i bet i could solve the economic crisis in the USA...

you gotta love palin's logic...”

“McCain also wanted to call off a debate in the 2000 primaries when the poll numbers were not that good for him.

back then, they were calling him "the double-talk express" too.

here's the link for that San Francisco Chronicle article:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/02/28/MN62687.DTL&hw=mccain+opinsky&sn=001&sc=1000

history repeats itself...?”

“i've worked in various call centers here in the Dominican Republic and i can honestly say that what is provided here is not "service".

most people here can't speak,read or write English and the few that do only excel in one of those, either reading, writing or speaking English. to quote Cool Hand Luke; "what we've got here is failure to communicate" and when you can't communicate properly, you can't provide good service. we try (i include myself 'cause i don't think i'm that good) very hard but ultimately, the costumers get frustrated about the lack of understanding and knowing that the person trying to help you is 1000 miles plus away and can't relate to you, even if that person is trying as hard as he/she can.

i always thought outsourcing call center positions to other countries was a very bad move for those companies, although not financially, but it undermines the relationship between consumer - company.

ps: sorry if some of it doesn't make sense, i usually type thoughts and try to make them as coherent as possible.”

“that last statement arianna made was pure gold.

"...she's nothing but a distractio­n."

right on the money.

and, also, i think the comment that the other woman made summed up how the McCain camp feels, "well, we can't attack his position on health care,foreign policy, economy or anything, let's just make up stuff and hope people will buy it."”

“"you'd have to be flat out, shave-your­-head-bald bonkers to walk away from a steady paycheck, health insurance, and the ability to afford a bottle of wine"

i take offense at that... i walked from my last job because of a difference of opinion with my boss and i'm shaved bald. that means i'm bonkers...­? so sad....

hehe... i kid”

“and the only south american president McCain visited was Alvaro Uribe from Colombia., which everyone knows is the biggest (?) drug export country in south america. so, using faulty logic, McCain was looking for cheap drugs there? no he wasn't.

Chavez gets too hyped on his speeches and everyone knows he can't stand george bush but if another president were to engage in diplomacy with him, he would listen. everyone gets benefits from dealing oil with venezuela, my country's biggest oil imports come from venezuela for a cheap price.

ps: watch McCain tie Obama to Ahmadinejad based on the premise he insisted to engage in diplomacy with him to try to talk about the nuclear program. the problem with McCain and bush is that they think being diplomatic is being sissies and declaring war on the world makes them better...”

“that happens in other countries as well, or at least in the country i live in. here the more you tell people unemployment rate is about 15.6% or that the inflation is higher than the number given (based on prices now and 10 years ago), the more they doubt it and support the president.

if by any chance you can provide an irrefutable piece of evidence, they will just say "oh but you have to take into account the external factors, the president is doing his best". you can't win and they can't lose...”

“Rog49Thomas

the sarcasm in your post is delicious.

the sad thing is that everything you said actually happened. i chuckled at your post, until i remembered all of that is true and it affects everyone in the world.”