Comments on: OBAMA’S WEIRDING WAYS

By: grognard

grognard — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:59:56 +0000

He’s a Hitler! He’s the Messiah! He’s the unstoppable HitlerJesus! Gotta get me some of that kool aid.

By: busboy33

busboy33 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:58:51 +0000

@ Retire05:

“Got that Obamaniacs? Obama thinks that ethnic cleansing lowers violence. That should tell you all you need to know about his ability to impliment any meaningful foreign policy.”

This doesn’t say that ethnic cleansing lowering violence is a good thing, or a desirable course of action — it just says that ethnic cleansing lowers violence. You indicated that idea is nonsensical, and I indicated that it seems to be factually correct. I’m not sure how you jumped to ethnic cleansing as a positive policy goal from the above statement, and I certainly hope you don’t think Obama said “Ethnic cleansing is a great way to reduce violence” because he didn’t, and I’m sure you know that.

Still not following your argument. You claimed that Obama made a statement and implied that the statement was so outrageous anybody who would say that was an idiot. I said that, far from being outrageous, the statement sounded pretty factually accurate on its face. Somewhere in that you heard “ethnic cleansing is a great idea for foreign policy”, something nobody has said except you. How does Obama’s “statement” impinge his fitness for the job of President?

Just so I’m clear — I’m NOT an Obama fan (I would have voted for Biden if I was registered Democrat, but as an Independent I don’t get a say in party primaries). I’m just stunned at the level of hatred he generates among the hardcore Right, and what amazes me the most is the strongest insults I hear hurled at him are “He makes empty speeches and vacuous promises!!” Really? A politician (of ANY party) making vague, nice-sounding-but-substancially-empty speeches? I’m rocked to my core. I guess next you’ll tell me there’s no Easter Bunny too.

btw, “let them kill each other” seems to have been our official Darfur policy for the last decade or so.

By: retire05

retire05 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:55:23 +0000

busboy33, well there’s our answer to Darfur. Just let the evil ones kill off all the innocent people wholla! no more killing.

Do you think that was the philosphy Pol Pot and Milosovitch used?

By: blue toad

blue toad — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:47:40 +0000

Well Well, now we have it. A lefty with style. All style and little substance. Think of Mondale and you will get a contrast like color versus black and white. The thing is that I still believe that most Americans are smarter than Mr. Obama, have a little faith. Only the base of the left will suck up this stuff like mothers milk and die wondering why. I believe that Ronald Regan’s faith in the common sense of most Americans remains a force that will prevail in our coming election. But don’t stop spreading the word about this guy. Every time he opens his mouth his numbers fall farther. His platitudes don’t work on people with a brain, may have worked in the hoods he ‘organized’ but it won’t work on most of America.

By: busboy33

busboy33 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:03:56 +0000

@ retire05:

Funny . . . I don’t remember writing anything praising Obama in the post. Let me re-read it . . . nope. Not a word of praise. Come to think of it, I’m not sure I’ve ever said he was a great person, or a great candidate. Feel free to correct me, but I’m pretty sure I haven’t since I’m not a huge fan of his.

Guess you equate “not-foaming-at-the-mouth-rabid-hatred” with worshipful adoration. Understandable when your worldview consists of pitch black and glowing white, but might I suggest there are different shades in between?

However, I do have to agree with the point that ethnic cleansing reduces violence. When you have two parties fighting, and one wipes out the other, there tends to be less fighting. Since that sounds so silly to you, feel free to educate me: Who do the winners fight with after they’ve murdered all their opponents?

By: Maggie's Farm

Maggie's Farm — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:50:25 +0000

Friday afternoon links…

I am off to sea again - see y’all on Monday, God willing. Try to have as fine a weekend as I will. The stripers are biting. Stripers, not strippers.Respect: Why it’s not a bad thing to be named GambinoRick Moran outdoes himself. One quote:Strip aside…

By: Chuck Tucson

Chuck Tucson — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:18:01 +0000

It’s funny how much time you spend bashing the Democratic candidate while barley a sentence gets devoted to your Republican candidate.

By: jambrowski

jambrowski — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:51:32 +0000

1 and 2,
problem with your arguments is you negate the true answer in you failed appeal. why did russia leave afganistan mr. busboy? think long and think hard on that, then think what happened with all the satellite states of the USSR? hmmm…(basically, quit trying to rewrite history).
as for obama being labeled this and labeled that mr. reynolds. has he socialist/communist tinkering and associations? hmmm… has he terrorist/racist friends and associates? hmmm… is he now embracing the cult of personality/facism… hmmm, again… while still making, what shall we call it (cause it sure as f%#k is not a move, a lie to the center?
how about this, “the chameleon has many colors but which is its natural color?”

By: Michael B.

Michael B. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:48:55 +0000

One more thing… the overwhelmingly lopsided, free media coverage of this trip, the unabashed bias by NYT and other media, the thrill going up Chris Matthew’s leg… all of this should have Obama up by 20 points. An amazing thing is happening- this boring, technically challenged, senile old man is tied (within the margin of error) with Obama, and is closing the gap.

Maybe Americans aren’t as stupid as I thought.

By: Michael B.

Michael B. — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:43:22 +0000

As if I needed more proof of what an empty-headed, empty suit buffoon he is, this dream of a world without nukes highlights his complete naivity. My dream is different. I dream that we all win the lottery, and we can all have mansions on the beach, with rich, beautiful dancing girls serving our every whim. Mine is more likely to come true. Besides, to quote (maybe a paraphrase) TJ, “Those who beat their swords into plows, will plow for those that do not”. Maybe he should move to Germany- they don’t have nukes, and they seem to love him.