2007-04-04 12:33:20 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I want you to listen to this question at the Edwards town meeting from an audience member named Jenny Ballantine.
BALLANTINE: I need to be able to look to my leader and see words of encouragement, words of hope. I need to be able to trust that person. I need to be able to know that I'm going to be grow in a world that's not going to be full of hate and prejudice and racism and to know that I matter, that I wasn't just dumped in this world for no particular reason whatsoever.
I'm busting my *** in school, I work 25 to 30 hours a week, and it's just me and my dog. So what can you do for the people that are in my situation, that are trying their damnedest in school, wanting to go to grad school, is going to be hit with the loans -- and, uh, I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. I don't know what I want to be when I'm an adult. But I'm 22 right now, so people are like, "Honey, you are an adult." You know what? It's about me. It's about me voting for you or supporting somebody who's going to be the next president. So it's all about me right now. Just give me something.
RUSH: I want to put out an all points bulletin for Jenny Ballantine, who participated yesterday in Durham, New Hampshire, the town meeting for the Edwardses at the University of New Hampshire. Because Jenny Ballantine, if you are there, or if anybody in the audience knows Jenny Ballantine, I would love to genuinely discuss your question, your comments to the Edwardses. I don't have a tape of the entire answer that you got from the Edwardses. Whatever they said is not relevant. This is not going to be about them. Jenny Ballantine says at the end of her question, "It's about me. It's about me voting for you or supporting somebody who's going to be the next president, so it's all about me right now." Jenny, if you want it to be about you, I would love to talk to you about you, on the up and up. You represent, Jenny Ballantine, a portion of the population of this country that has a lot of potential, but nobody's told you, and you're relying on others for this potential, and it's a sad thing.
I don't know if it's the relativist society that we live in or whatever it is, but if anybody out there in New Hampshire knows this Jenny Ballantine, please get hold of her. We want to talk to her at 800-282-2882. Seriously, non-confrontationally, she deserves to have answers. She's obviously got questions. She has angst. She has dilemmas. She has a clouded view of her future -- and she, frankly, needs a little inspiration, and it doesn't sound like she's received much in her life. I would crave, I would welcome the opportunity to talk to her about the things that she mentioned to the Edwardses, and again, the conversation I have with her, if it happens, will not be about the Edwardses, won't be about Republicans or Democrats, it won't be about the presidential race. It would have nothing to do with that. I must say, though, that Edwards answer... I don't even know if he heard what she said.
"I'm busting my *** going to school. I work 25, 30 hours a week. It's just me and my dog. I need to know there's not going to be any racism or sexism, prejudice, or hate. I need to know that I matter, that I wasn't just dumped in this world for no particular reason whatsoever." I can't tell you how that makes me feel, to read that somebody thinks of herself as being "dumped in the world for no particular reason." That is... I don't know. Sad. It's terribly sad. But Edwards' answer was, "Well, God bless you. If I were choosing a president, that's what I'd be doing, I'd be looking at the specifics of what they want to do because that matters, because I would also be judging them personally, because we need to trust our president." I mean, there's one cliché after another in this answer, and Elizabeth had to step in there and save the day and make the answer about this woman, because Edwards was making it about himself. He has an excuse. He's a baby boomer. Plus, he's running for president. That is one of the most telling exchanges, and it's one of the most vapid. It's transparent. It was just totally empty, and it's left a gnawing in my gut to try to fix it.
Jenny Ballantine has agreed to be our guest on Thursday's show at 12:30 eastern time
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/rush.guest.all.html
2007-04-04 12:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by GREAT_AMERICAN 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋
You spelled President wrong, and no, he should not be President. He has lied to the country and began a war that is so unnecessary. I've been against going to war from the beginning. Even though many people would have been upset about not going to war, it was the best decision in the long run. Bush also has taken away a woman's right to choose, something I strongly believe in. The only thing Bush has progressed in is making the United States a Fascist country, which I believe it has become. That's why I plan to move to Canada or France as soon as I can! Good question but work on your spelling buddy!
2007-04-04 19:39:57 · answer #2 · answered by jadoredior14385 1 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Just till his term is over, then the new president Tommy Thompson or Fred Thompson will serve for the next 8 years.
Use spell check next time.
2007-04-04 19:41:42 · answer #3 · answered by Dutch 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He was legally elected in 2000 and 2004. Simple as that.
2007-04-04 20:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by Outlaw 1-3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although he is, to put it kindly, an idiot, the simple fact is, He IS the President. No shoulda, coulda, woulda about it. Thankfully, he will be done in 2008, the only concern I have is what will the body count be and what amount of blood will he have on his hands.
2007-04-04 19:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ah...don't look now, but George W is the president.
2007-04-04 19:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's still too early to be campaigning for 2008, and he's also reached his term limit. I'm also assuming that you mean the current president and not somebody whose last name starts with W.
2007-04-04 19:37:56 · answer #7 · answered by Tim J 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
He is the President in title only and the worst of the worst that was ever elected to lead and serve this great Country of OURS..... Thank you Georgie for your DISSERVICE TO AMERICA.......
2007-04-04 21:00:31 · answer #8 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I dont think it would have been very smart to have John Kerry leading our military...I mean didnt he manage to get himself shot like eighteen times while he was in vietnam for like six days or something...not a good soldier there
2007-04-04 19:37:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
He is the President, thank you for 2 points you..........
2007-04-07 20:15:27 · answer #10 · answered by edward m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes... and he is
hes an awesome president
oh and i agree with the comment above... hilary will NEVER win
2007-04-04 21:26:57 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋