[olug] OT: evil poll

[Hurley Rod]

Old AGE?  Please.  If you were an insurance adjuster, in no way would
you give that man a life insurance policy.  My wife worked 5 years in
head and neck oncology.  Do you know what his odds are of making it to
inauguration day?  He has had 4 (YES 4) melanoma bouts.  Melanoma is one
of the most deadly cancers out there.  And he has a swollen (and she
says there's a very good chance more than just swollen) parotid gland.
It's not hard to see, since it's the size of a huge chaw of tobacco.
That's the reality of it. For posterity sake I don't think he should be
compared to my granddad who died at 96 picking beans in his half acre
garden.  So yes, you ARE voting for Sarah if you vote for him.  Like
Sarah, I think being president would be super neato, and golly gee would
I love to give it the old college try, but ummm...reality says it will
take more than just willpower to run this show.

Myself, I am voting for a man who can move this country, who motivates
people to stand up and be counted, get off our butts and get the ball
rolling again.  Obama has enthusiasm (not unlike Sarah) but with focused
enthusiasm, not the rogue, "be-like-me-or-be-tortured" kind.  This
country is too diverse to be treated like a can of condensed soup.
  
Rod

P.S.  This started out as 2 sentences.  It's too easy to get caught up
in what's important to you.


-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
T. J. Brumfield
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:58 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] OT: evil poll

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Christopher Cashell
<topher-olug at zyp.org> wrote:
> The first was McCain's appointment of Sarah Palin.  John McCain is 72
> years old, and the average life expectancy in the US for men is about
> 75 years.  That means that statistically, McCain will most likely die
> before he finishes his term as president, if elected.  And I think

If you don't like Palin, you don't like Palin.  I can certainly
understand that.  However I don't think it is fair to speculate he is
going to die of old age.  Most people retire, and then lead inactive
lives at his age.  Most people aren't rich, and don't have excellent
health care.  McCain is active, is rich, has excellent heath care, and
has a healthy, active mother in her late 90's.

Active people tend to live longer.  It isn't a given he is just going
to up and die in the next four years.

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