In what some are saying might be the most damning footage for this year's upcoming presidential election - Barack Obama, president of the United States, proceeds to miss shot after shot from the three point line.
The story goes even deeper though; if you watch carefully, you'll notice that President Obama *never* retrieves his own ball. He just has one of his socialist henchmen pass him another and another from some seemingly never-ending supply of basketballs.
His political opponents are expected exploit this major weakness; Mitt Romney is rumored to have offered to carry his own golf clubs for the back nine this weekend in a display of solidarity with working-class golfers.
Showing posts with label Barack Obama. Show all posts
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Friday, 28 November 2008
Post-Bush...or Not?
Going in to this long awaited post-Bush era, I, like many others, were most of all relieved to realize that, beginning January 2009, America would have an intelligent, competent, and invigorating figure in the White House and NOT George W. Bush (or one of his acolytes). Imagine how surprised I was to learn from Jules Crittenden of the Weekly Standard that Obama, in fact, would be much obliged to continue Bush's policies with regards to - of all policy areas - the Middle East. According to Jules, Obama should not only count the fruits of Bush's labours among his blessings, he should adopt many of what Crittenden considers to be his best works: among these are the cheerful affair in Iraq, the deplorable tolerance of torture, the blind trust of Gen. Petraeus, etc, ad nauseum.
A Time for Thanksgiving In my humble opinion, this is an act of self-conscious desperation on the part of a dispirited neoconservative. The optimism and clarity that laces the article's tone is rendered meaningless by the mere degree of impossibility. Sure, Obama is going to have to toe a more moderate road than he, perhaps, would like. But his administration will enter with an (almost) overwhelming majority in the Congress and a public that is willing to accept less than 100% success, as long as there is perceived progress and improvement from Bush's golden years. Clearly, the last thing the President-elect will want to do, from a political standpoint, is emulate the most consistently unpopular president, whether domestically or internationally, in the history of the States. And, from a pragmatic point of view, it's a good thing because, quite frankly, it would be a horrible path for this country's leadership to follow. Not only have the Bush policies directly aided and abetted the current market crisis, they have destabilized the Middle East and played a part in legitimizing the allure of fundamentalism (from a cultural standpoint) to the hearts in minds of countless Muslims (from a psychological standpoint)in a vital strategic pressure point (from a geopolitical standpoint). A short tally will conclude that economically, culturally, psychologically, and geopolitically, George W. Bush has diminished the American state in hard power, soft economic clout, diplomatic influence, not to mention basic respect. Would anyone like to claim that the world, or any part of it, views as a more positive influence than we were eight years ago (besides the terrorist organizations that have made it clear that Bush-style policies benefit them driectly)? And further, would anyone like to stand up, in front of these facts, these proven and accepted observations, and boldly claim that no, clearly not: Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rove, and co. have left Obama with a good hand, "the world a better place"? Whosoever would take that challenge on is either a master of manipulation or dangerously ill-informed, in my humble opinion, if not both.
As the transition progresses and Barack Obama's inauguration draws closer, it's a good moment to mull the gifts George W. Bush has left for the incoming president. Bush has made the world a better place, and if Obama wants to do the same, he will take the good things Bush has done and move forward with them.
-Jules Crittenden, Weekly Standard
A Time for Thanksgiving In my humble opinion, this is an act of self-conscious desperation on the part of a dispirited neoconservative. The optimism and clarity that laces the article's tone is rendered meaningless by the mere degree of impossibility. Sure, Obama is going to have to toe a more moderate road than he, perhaps, would like. But his administration will enter with an (almost) overwhelming majority in the Congress and a public that is willing to accept less than 100% success, as long as there is perceived progress and improvement from Bush's golden years. Clearly, the last thing the President-elect will want to do, from a political standpoint, is emulate the most consistently unpopular president, whether domestically or internationally, in the history of the States. And, from a pragmatic point of view, it's a good thing because, quite frankly, it would be a horrible path for this country's leadership to follow. Not only have the Bush policies directly aided and abetted the current market crisis, they have destabilized the Middle East and played a part in legitimizing the allure of fundamentalism (from a cultural standpoint) to the hearts in minds of countless Muslims (from a psychological standpoint)in a vital strategic pressure point (from a geopolitical standpoint). A short tally will conclude that economically, culturally, psychologically, and geopolitically, George W. Bush has diminished the American state in hard power, soft economic clout, diplomatic influence, not to mention basic respect. Would anyone like to claim that the world, or any part of it, views as a more positive influence than we were eight years ago (besides the terrorist organizations that have made it clear that Bush-style policies benefit them driectly)? And further, would anyone like to stand up, in front of these facts, these proven and accepted observations, and boldly claim that no, clearly not: Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rove, and co. have left Obama with a good hand, "the world a better place"? Whosoever would take that challenge on is either a master of manipulation or dangerously ill-informed, in my humble opinion, if not both.
*Note: I do apologise for the lack of "LOL" in recent posts, but there have been so many important opinions we've needed to comment on that time for "LMAO" has been tight. I assure you, either Louis or I will address this dreadful drought of "ROFL" in the coming days. Thanks for reading!
Friday, 21 November 2008
This Just In: America Has a Muslim President (And that's a sin against the lord!)
Pastor Mark Hollick, of Spirit One Christian Center in Wichita, Kansas, believes that Americans need to wake up and realize that we have a Muslim president! And that's...forbidden by god!!!! He defends his claim in the link provided below, getting owned by, of all people, Rick Sanchez.
Mark Hollick and The "One Way Wall"
This post is also the first of a very important series brought to you by poLOLitics! We will be starting our very own poLoLitics rating scale, to help you understand whether or not you should be laughing at certain things in the media. Today's video has earned the modest rating of:
Sean Hilarity has been blessing the airwaves of American punditry since 1989, where he had his first radio talk show at UC Santa Barbara. He co-hosts a show on (of all places) FoxXx N3wz called Hilarity and Colmes which regularly features Sean spewing misleading rhetoric, patriotic overkill, and irrationality which Alan Colmes counters by consistently being Sean Hilarity's bitch.
With his steadfast commitment to irrationality and his audacious just-below-the-surface racism, the Pastor brings to mind the almost awesome commitment that Sean Hilarity has to being a giant douche. Congratz Pastor Hollick, you're our first winner!!
Mark Hollick and The "One Way Wall"
This post is also the first of a very important series brought to you by poLOLitics! We will be starting our very own poLoLitics rating scale, to help you understand whether or not you should be laughing at certain things in the media. Today's video has earned the modest rating of:
Sean Hilarity
Sean Hilarity has been blessing the airwaves of American punditry since 1989, where he had his first radio talk show at UC Santa Barbara. He co-hosts a show on (of all places) FoxXx N3wz called Hilarity and Colmes which regularly features Sean spewing misleading rhetoric, patriotic overkill, and irrationality which Alan Colmes counters by consistently being Sean Hilarity's bitch.
With his steadfast commitment to irrationality and his audacious just-below-the-surface racism, the Pastor brings to mind the almost awesome commitment that Sean Hilarity has to being a giant douche. Congratz Pastor Hollick, you're our first winner!!
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Wake-Up Call
A few particularly interesting articles on the Al Franken's challenge to Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota (in which a recount is possible, if not likely), the strength of President-elect Obama's transition thus far, and the possibility of a Republican resurgence in 2010. Can anyone guess which of these three stories was written by Karl "Prince-of-Darkness" Rove before even opening the links? If you can't, this might not be the blog for you. Happy ides of November!
The Beginning
The Beginning
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