Letterman REALLY apologies for joke

**Tennesseahawk** · 06-18-2009, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by highway star

While I was taken with her at first, she's impressive when she's rehearsed, she's far less impressive when it's "off the cuff".

Sound like someone else we know? Difference is, Obama carefully molds his off-the-cuff so as not to say anything he shouldn't; and we end up with uh-uh-uh. Sarah can sometimes seem ignorant (not necessarily in a bad way), which makes me understand why most of America connects with her. She's not the typical rehearsed politician, born and bred from the lawyer factories. That's what we loved about Reagan... he was a capable speaker, who didn't come from the typical political mold.

**DougTravels** · 06-18-2009, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Tennesseahawk

Sound like someone else we know? Difference is, Obama carefully molds his off-the-cuff so as not to say anything he shouldn't; and we end up with uh-uh-uh. Sarah can sometimes seem ignorant (not necessarily in a bad way), which makes me understand why most of America connects with her. She's not the typical rehearsed politician, born and bred from the lawyer factories. That's what we loved about Reagan... he was a capable speaker, who didn't come from the typical political mold.

Do you really think "most" of America connects to Palin?

**Tennesseahawk** · 06-18-2009, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by DougTravels

Do you really think "most" of America connects to Palin?

In a 'hometown', matter of fact kinda way, yes, she does.

Not anything like the "ROPE! CHAINS!", err I mean "HOPE! CHANGE!" of Obama. That's just a simple type of mind manipulation. Repeat it, and you'll believe it.

**aristotle** · 06-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Olive Garden restaurant chain has just announced it will no longer advertise on the Letterman show.

**greg334** · 06-18-2009, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by aristotle

Olive Garden restaurant chain has just announced it will no longer advertise on the Letterman show.

That's alright, it is not a real Italian restaurant anyway.

**aristotle** · 06-18-2009, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by greg334

That's alright, it is not a real Italian restaurant anyway.

No, but their advertising dollars were real.

**greg334** · 06-18-2009, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by aristotle

No, but their advertising dollars were real.

Yea that's true,

Sitting there with my in-laws over a plate of salad, they were amazed at how Italian Olive Garden is but I didn't see any real table wine being handed out or real good Italian dishes I am used to, I asked them once for Pitta coi pomodori (brushetta styled pita) and the girl looked at me like my dog does when I tell her to get outside, tilting her head and her ears perk up in a way that I am a martian asking her for directions. I think they just discovered gnocchi, and it has to be frozen.

**Tennesseahawk** · 06-18-2009, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by greg334

Yea that's true,

Sitting there with my in-laws over a plate of salad, they were amazed at how Italian Olive Garden is but I didn't see any real table wine being handed out or real good Italian dishes I am used to, I asked them once for Pitta coi pomodori (brushetta styled pita) and the girl looked at me like my dog does when I tell her to get outside, tilting her head and her ears perk up in a way that I am a martian asking her for directions. I think they just discovered gnocchi, and it has to be frozen.

Ok, Greg... I think you're looking too much into this. Olive Garden is an AMERICAN restaurant, that is Italianesque. Do you think On the Border serves REAL Mexican food? Outback serves REAL Australian cuisine? China Star sells REAL Chinese food, complete with crab brains and chicken heads? All four are gimmicks that sell to Americans, along with the fake nostalgia. Olive Garden didn't last in Canada, because Canadians have a different view of Italian food, I guess. A lot of successful American restaurants fail in Canada because it's not America. Likewise, I doubt authentic Italian restaurants would do well to franchise here, because we know what we like... and it ain't Italian - tho we call it that.

The waitresses are girls down the street, who are expected to know nothing more than what's on the menu. They don't know Italian, other than what's in the menu; and half the time, they can't tell you what the words mean... just what color sauce is on it. You would do good to understand that at ANY franchise.

If you want REAL Italian food, I suggest you go to Italy. I'll go to Sammy V's in Wyandotte.

**greg334** · 06-18-2009, 07:58 PM

No T-hawk, you are wrong wrong wrong, I have nothing to do after my half day at Ford..... Bored bored bored.....

Hey that new transit connect is fun.... small but fun....

If they would get the sprinter sized version off the ground, then we will see that dominate the market.

**LDB** · 06-18-2009, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by DougTravels

Do you really think "most" of America connects to Palin?

That would be what, 50% plus 1? Obama's 52% of the vote was talked about using terms like "mandate". Give me a break. If we saw something like 7x% or higher that would be a mandate. He got just over half the vote. BUT, I'm sure if one said he got "most" of the vote that wouldn't be argued by some people because of the context.

**highway star** · 06-19-2009, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by Tennesseahawk

That's what we loved about Reagan... he was a capable speaker, who didn't come from the typical political mold.

Exactly! If he was caught off guard by a question, he was the master of deflection. He would come up with a quip, make everyone chuckle and it was all good. Palin was asked to expand on her statement that being the governor of a state in such close proximity to the Soviet Union made her, somehow, qualified in matters of foreign affairs. Her response was babble. Zip, zero, nada. If she looks like Obama without a teleprompter when the press throws softballs, what's gonna happen when they break out the "gotcha" questions?