Laughing at the Lightworker

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 25, 2008 09:20 AM

Looks like Obama the Lightworker didn’t impress everyone on his overseas tour.

What a breath of fresh air this Gerard Baker column is. Read and savor the whole thing. The intro:

And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.

The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.

When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard and said among themselves: “Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?”

In the great Battles of Caucus and Primary he smote the conniving Hillary, wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of Working Class Whites.

And so it was, in the fullness of time, before the harvest month of the appointed year, the Child ventured forth – for the first time – to bring the light unto all the world.

Ever so slowly, the glow is dimming. Better late, than never…

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  1. #386160
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am, mytake said:

    Not exactly a savior to the unborn. He believes in partial birth abortion and no life support for babies born alive in botched abortions

  2. #386161
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:26 am, mymanpotsandpans said:

    OK…but I always die a little inside when we run to the British for help. That’s what the other side does, shamelessly. And deep down, you must know he’s laughing not just at Obama, but all of us.

  3. #386163
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am, abstractmind said:

    Good snort first thing in the morning.

    No, no…not the Obama cocaine snort…oh nevermind, you get the picture LOL

  4. #386165
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:29 am, sambo said:

    mytake said:

    Drop to your knee’s and ask Obama forgiveness for your blasphemy

  5. #386166
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:29 am, Mister P said:

    Wait till all the people who believe in the “Audacity of Hope” realize they hope for different things.

  6. #386171
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:34 am, BlameAmericaLast said:

    This is only the beginning…

  7. #386172
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:36 am, pabarge said:

    Funny, snort, snort … too bad the guy is going to mop the floor with McCain.

    Get ready for Jimmah Carter II.

  8. #386173
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:36 am, mytake said:

    Abortion seems to be the third rail for those opposed to Obama and those who support him. I’m only saying anyone who would prefer to let a crying baby die than to try to save it is certainly not the second coming…..more blasphemy!

  9. #386179
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:38 am, pabarge said:

    Funny … Althouse thinks this guy Baker is serious.

    Head over there and check it out.

  10. #386181
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am, sonofdy said:

    The new york times is not happy either, apparantly his campaign is starting to crush dissent. what will the lightbearer do if the press really did investigate him?

  11. #386183
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:40 am, Mister P said:

    Abortion seems to be the third rail for those opposed to Obama and those who support him. I’m only saying anyone who would prefer to let a crying baby die than to try to save it is certainly not the second coming…..more blasphemy!

    It is cold blooded murder and the supporters need to be hung.

  12. #386184
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:41 am, sambo said:

    mytake said:
    I’m only saying anyone who would prefer to let atheir crying grandbaby die than to try to save it is certainly not the second coming…..

    It’s a matter of faith…we don’t know his plan.

  13. #386188
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:44 am, DBNinKY said:

    And this is the testimony of one who speaks the truth and bears witness to the truth so that you might believe. And he knows it is the truth for he saw it all on CNN and the BBC and in the pages of The New York Times.

    BRILLIANT! Absolutely right on the money! MM, thank you so much for pointing this article out to your readers; I seldom look at the foreign press sites, because they are so rabidly anti-American, and would never have found this otherwise.

    Btw, doesn’t the above quote remind you guys of one of this site’s “usual suspects?” I won’t mention any names, but the one I have in mind has quite the pinchant for equivocation.

  14. #386194
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am, Dimsdale said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:26 am, mymanpotsandpans said:

    OK…but I always die a little inside when we run to the British for help. That’s what the other side does, shamelessly. And deep down, you must know he’s laughing not just at Obama, but all of us.

    Well, half of us anyway. And the media, of course.

  15. #386195
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am, mytake said:

    New thought….Maybe the second coming involves saving the Earth….. not the people inhabiting it. The Bible got it wrong..God did not make man in his image, he made the Earth in his image. God is a rock!

  16. #386197
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:49 am, ajmontana said:

    Next stop France, the Tour De France is going on ,I wish they would test him for drugs I’m positive he would fail.

  17. #386198
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:49 am, BrianNY said:

    Stop and ask yourself: Do you ever really appreciate the new guy in the office who walks around, pretending to be more important than he really is and pretending to know more than he really does?

    I would contend that most people don’t.

  18. #386203
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:54 am, sambo said:

    “Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?”

    He is the one that he was waiting on.

  19. #386208
    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am, Craig said:

    Bill the Priapic?

    OMG! That was as good as it gets.

  20. #386212
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:02 am, max said:

    And forthwith the Great “O” gave them leave. And the unclean spirits, BushMcChimpyMcCainHitleretc. went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea at Kenneybunkport, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea Mary Jo Kopechne-style.

    (With apologies to Mark…)

  21. #386227
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:08 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 9:41 am, sambo said:
    It’s a matter of faith…we don’t know his plan.

    Isaiah 40:13
    Who has understood the mind of the Obamessiah, or instructed him as his counselor?
    (King Jimmy Version)

  22. #386228
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:09 am, mchristian said:

    The Obamessiah, his BS is legion.

  23. #386234
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:12 am, RedDog said:

    I read this first thing this morning and nearly fell off my chair laughing. Read the comments at the end of the article. Even flaming libs have given it a grudging thumbs up.

  24. #386238
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:15 am, JT said:

    Looking at his bio, I think Baker might a an American working for a UK paper.

  25. #386242
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:23 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Isn’t it strange how the Democrats have been so concerned with how the US is perceived by the world community?

  26. #386244
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am, lgm said:

    Obama’s trip is a failure if the press is not unanimous? Most of the press is very positive (cue liberal press whining — either the press matters or it doesn’t, you can’t have it both ways).

  27. #386248
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:26 am, sambo said:

    lgm said:
    either the press facts and logic matters or it doesn’t, you can’t have it both

  28. #386251
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:29 am, sonofdy said:

    LGM – Obamas treatment of the press is starting to show what sort of president he will be. EVEN THE NYT are starting to have issues. Its not about the trip, its about the Obama hype begining to be exposed. This will only get worse for him.

  29. #386256
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:32 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    On the evening news last night they did a quick interview of a (German?) member of the audience to Obama’s Berlin speech. The guy said, honest to gush, “He’s my Messiah”. (!)

  30. #386257
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am, DBNinKY said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:23 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Isn’t it strange how the Democrats have been so concerned with how the US is perceived by the world community?

    Exactly! What is the point in the U.S. having a “good name,” when our reputation does nothing to keep us safe, solvent, or sovreign?!

  31. #386258
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am, mchristian said:

    lgm said: Obama’s trip is a failure if the press is not unanimous? Most of the press is very positive in the tank.

  32. #386259
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:35 am, JT said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am, lgm said:

    Obama’s trip is a failure if the press is not unanimous? Most of the press was edited to make a gaffetastic Obama appear smart.

    There fixed it. Fact is Gerard Baker nailed the Messiah to the Senator’s own cross.

    Perfecto!

  33. #386264
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am, JohnHolliday said:

    lgm – #26

    Delete everything after the word failure.

  34. #386265
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am, SPCOlympics said:

    LGM – Obamas treatment of the press is starting to show what sort of president he will be. EVEN THE NYT are starting to have issues.

    What’s worse is that Obama and his cadre don’t have any real power yet. What do you think he’s going to do once he gets Executive privileges?

    I think the press are just starting to realize that their idealized Obama and the real Obama aren’t the same person and that gives them pause.

  35. #386267
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:40 am, PJ said:

    Delicious satire of the obamessiah and his acolytes.

    It should be taught in our schools and colleges – - but the kiddos would probably believe that Gerald Baker is serious. And with most ‘teachers’ being of the Dimocrat persuasion, this satire is probably not a go.

    But McCain’s computer whizzes really need to create this for youtube or an ad. THAT the kiddos would get.

  36. #386268
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:40 am, Marc said:

    Andrea Mitchell was so enraptured with Obama’s speech in Germany that Ms. Mitchell seemed to be in the throes of teeny bopper love. Ms. Mitchell was swooning and rushing her words this morning when she called the speech “extraordinary” and went on ad nauseum about how Obama was received the way American presidents were received in Europe “when American presidents were popular in Europe”. Ms. Mitchell telegraphed her personal view that she shared the European disdain for the current American president. Ms. Mitchell seemed to think that this made her cool.
    Nobody in the MSM will mention that Obama’s speech in Germany stoled some of the words of JFK’s inaugural address. JFK said in that speech “And to my fellow citizens of the world…”
    Obama said: “I speak as a citizen of the world…”
    Nothing like stealing words from a real president who was also a real war hero and had real accomplishments.

  37. #386275
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:46 am, On-my-soap-box said:

    lgm opens his yap and exposes himself to more of the same. This is why you are an idiot. You just NEVER learn.

  38. #386276
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am, nyk said:

    Obamas treatment of the press is starting to show what sort of president he will be.

    I certainly hope, as you must as well (based on your post), that he doesn’t turn out to be the secretive, anti-access president Bush has been. That would be a shame.

    Also, since the opinion of foreign news outlets is now held in such high esteem on this site (which is curious indeed considering how they’ve been disregarded and pshawed here in the past), it’s worth noting that Mr. Baker’s column is drastically outnumbered by other coverage from around the globe (I’d refer you to HuffPo for evidence, but I doubt you’d go). So I guess, since we’re all apparently now considering the voices of the global media of such great import, we can agree that most every paper abroad has good things to say about Obama, making this particular item seem a wee bit inconsequential.

    Oh — and for the record, Gerard Baker is an American columnist (I hesitate to use the word “reporter) based in the U.S.

  39. #386279
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:51 am, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Oooh… the mental image of the Obamessiah touching 5 loaves and two frankfurters….. Bad, David…. Bad!

  40. #386281
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:52 am, sambo said:

    nyk said:
    Oh — and for the record, Gerard Baker is an American columnist (I hesitate to use the word “reporter) based in the U.S.

    then why are you going off on the ‘foreign news outlets’ and ‘other coverage from around the globe’?

  41. #386283
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:54 am, radio relay said:

    Thanks for the laugh. That was well done satire.

    too bad the guy is going to mop the floor with McCain.

    Oh really? Must be why last month the polls had Obama winning Colorado handily. This month he’s losing.

    People are beginning see the con job being perpetrated by the dems and their propaganda machine(the MSM).

  42. #386285
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:57 am, MNUSMCDavid said:

    BTW….. McCain and Obooboo are tied in MN…….Minnesota!!!…. this is gonna get ugly!

  43. #386286
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am, nyk said:

    then why are you going off on the ‘foreign news outlets’ and ‘other coverage from around the globe’?

    Because European newspapers are so often deemed irrelevant here (meaning this blog). But the view of Euro media seems to change when the content is in line with this site’s dominant ideology.

    I just thought that it was interesting (and a little “snort worthy,” if I may borrow a phrase) to note that, despite Baker being hailed as a European voice of “dissent,” he’s actually American. And not even living in Europe.

    That’s all.

  44. #386287
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am, sambo said:

    nyk said:
    I certainly hope, as you must as well (based on your post), that he doesn’t turn out to be the secretive,

    you mean like not showing his birth certificate, trying to hide what goes down in his church, covering up his friendships, ect.

    anti-access president

    you mean like not going on foxnews, not letting his press (cheerleaders) attend events in Iraq, not being able to answer questions because he already asnswered 7 or that he has a waffle to eat? ect..ect

  45. #386288
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:59 am, Ron Rockstar said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am, nyk said:
    we can agree that most every paper abroad has good things to say about Obama, making this particular item seem a wee bit inconsequential.

    Not too inconsequential. You felt a need to comment. Oh, and you can refer me to HuffPo. I need to take dump and where better than the dunghill of the blogosphere.

  46. #386290
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:00 am, sambo said:

    nyk said:
    I just thought that it was interesting (and a little “snort worthy,” if I may borrow a phrase)

    I think Obama won’t mind.

  47. #386299
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:04 am, nyk said:

    too bad the guy is going to mop the floor with McCain.

    Oh really? Must be why last month the polls had Obama winning Colorado handily. This month he’s losing.

    Actually, there hasn’t been much national wavering in Obama’s advantage (it’s been pretty consistent since he became the presumptive nominee). A friend of mine sent me this article today, which I found kind of interesting. You might wanna check it out, even if only as a time killer:

    http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/article.php?id=AIA2008072401

  48. #386300
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am, vickisoup said:

    with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.

    Hee Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
    :lol:

  49. #386302
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:06 am, Dimsdale said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am, lgm said:

    Obama’s trip is a failure if the press is not unanimous? Most of the press is very positive (cue liberal press whining — either the press matters or it doesn’t, you can’t have it both ways).

    The press has made itself irrelevant. See their sharply declining subscriptions.

    The liberal press is unanimous. It ain’t whining when it is true (see Powerline story on donations by party in the media). Why would a truly objective press be unanimous anyway? Are all their opinions the same? (yes) Have they “reached consensus” that Obama is going to be the President? (yes). Even the liberals on CNN (Howard Kurtz for one) have pointed out the blatant coverage imbalance.

    This is a political election, not a story about Britney Spears.

    Everytime Bush made the kind of gaffes that Obama made, it was run and rerun ad nauseum by the so called objective press, yet Obama’s gaffes are, well, overlooked. When he is off teleprompter, or doesn’t have a set of notes in front of him to read, Obama is really no more eloquent than Bush.

    Bush gets ambush questions during interviews, while Obama is telegraphed the questions to be asked in an “exclusive interview” by a very liberal Katie Couric on the Early Show.

    It is a wonder that the adoring liberal media groupies can pry their lips off Obama’s hindquarters (or their eyes off his “package”) long enough to report a story.

  50. #386310
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:10 am, radio relay said:

    But the view of Euro media seems to change when the content is in line with this site’s dominant ideology.

    Well actually…. It’s a surprised that someone over there gets it. It’s such a rare event that it must be made note of.

    It’s not that there is cherry picking going on, or that we (meaning this blog) see a great change in their thinking being represented by one lone commentator.

    Don’t worry nyk, we (meaning the United States) still deem Euro newspapers and electronic media to be as irrelevant as ever.

  51. #386327
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:25 am, radio relay said:

    Actually, there hasn’t been much national wavering in Obama’s advantage

    Obama, may well be maintaining nationally. However, Colorado is deemed by the gods of the media (dems?) to be a “battleground” state. One would think that makes it a tad more relevant, if Obama has lost a firefight in a state that not only is hosting the convention, but is said to be important for a win in November.

    Lord knows, we in Colorado, are being blasted with democrat campaign ads right now. Not to forget the daily reports, filled with joy, on the local news concerning the democrat convention.

    After this one is broadcast nationally, I predict the first time a candidate get a post convention slump. What the dnc, and the media, are planning for the mesiah’s acceptance speech at Mile High is pretentious, and ugly. I really think it’s going to turn off a lot of people who might vote for Obama.

    So, what goes on in Colorado, is maybe something dems should take note of.

  52. #386331
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:26 am, MoGal said:

    Thank you. That was one of the funniest columns I have ever read. How can this jerk be called a great speaker? He is a very poor version of an evangelical TV minister. Even my cat could provide a better inspirational speech. This guy just throws out platitudes that do not even fit together. Has he ever had an original thought? Doubt it. Just another crooked politician.

  53. #386335
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:27 am, Paul-Cincy said:

    Anyone ever think Europe likes Obama because his presidency would increase their own power? And the left loves to make the US as weak as possible. Don’t ask me why. Let’s follow the example Europe and particularly Germany has set in picking charismatic leaders. They’ve done so well in the past …

  54. #386337
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am, jsr said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:58 am, nyk said:

    Because European newspapers are so often deemed irrelevant here (meaning this blog). But the view of Euro media seems to change when the content is in line with this site’s dominant ideology.

    I have no doubt that 99% of Euro-media are still in the tank for Obama (slightly less than the 99.8% of MSM here) It is just that this article is like a breath of fresh air in a garbage dump. We have to take note, enjoy it and hope for more.

  55. #386338
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am, atheling said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:23 am, Milwaukee Mike said:

    Isn’t it strange how the Democrats have been so concerned with how the US is perceived by the world community?

    That’s because they have an adolescent attitude when it comes to world politics. Popularity is more important than things like national sovereignty, or national security.

    Only teenagers are concerned about whether they are liked or not. Real adults are not.

  56. #386339
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am, JohnHolliday said:

    nyk, get a clue. You need to read the book Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg, though I doubt you will. It tells the truth about liberalism, socialism, and fascism; and if there’s one thing liberals can’t stand, it’s the truth.

    Please don’t bore us with some witty retort about how fascists are “right-wing”; nothing could be further from the truth. Oh, there’s that pesky word again!

    Obama is in the mold of Lenin, Woodrow Wilson (read the book!), Mussolini, Hitler, FDR, et.al. Socialism doesn’t work because it posits that the government can legislate away any problem. The only way to fix the problems caused by socialism is to legislate away the socialist government. Do not forget this axiom: The amount of your freedom is inversely proportional to the size of the government.

    Since socialism gives you massive government, bloated bureaucracy burdensome regulation, and confiscatory taxes, exactly how would socialism be equal to freedom? For you liberals out there, it’s a rhetorical question. (That means it is asked for effect with no answer expected.)

    Obama will carry on with the liberal fascism of Wilson, FDR, etc. and plunge this country into a typical socialist quagmire.

    Please don’t tell us that the economy is “bad” right now. No it’s not. It has to be for the liberals because the only way they gain power is to lie about how bad things are. Unemployment is under 6%; 5% unemployment is considered “full employment” in this country. There is always movement in and out of jobs. Millions of people went to see the new Batman movie and it is now a record breaker. But no one has any disposable income because the economy is so bad. Yeah, right. Foreclosures are mostly on second houses, not the primary residences. So most people aren’t really losing their homes.

    There are problems, but they are over-exaggerations designed to sell Obama as the savior.

  57. #386349
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:34 am, atheling said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:47 am, nyk said:

    I certainly hope, as you must as well (based on your post), that he doesn’t turn out to be the secretive, anti-access president Bush has been. That would be a shame.

    Is that why Obama’s campaign staff banned any signs or banners at his speech in Berlin?

    I’ll translate that for you:

    Barack Obama Bans Protest Signs in Berlin.

    Obama’s organization is leaving nothing to chance. As of Monday, flyers are being passed out near Berlin’s Zoo that read “Posters & banners not allowed.” For security reasons visitors should not take purses or backpacks.

    Free speech for me, but not for thee…

  58. #386361
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:42 am, mchristian said:

    nyk said: Because European newspapers are so often deemed irrelevant here (meaning this blog). But the view of Euro media seems to change when the content is in line with this site’s dominant ideology.

    That was the real thing? Damn, I thought it was parody.

    Just so you know, that was sarcasm.

  59. #386364
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am, mistressjustice said:

    Good article and points nyk. I’m reluctant to get my hopes up too far, and am trying to remain conservative in my expectations. I fear that Obama has boxed himself in a little with his flipflops(like merit pay for teachers and public $). He also needs to do a better job of addressing the Surge issue, while maintaining the stance that going to Iraq was still, clearly, a mistake.
    He will need to do a great job in the debates on these tricky issues.

    I also fear that there could be a “Bradley Effect” on the national level. Even though this didn’t happen in the primaries, I’m afraid the “high stakes” of the WhiteHouse will cause latent prejudices to surface. I do hope that I’m just being paranoid.

    I’ve been really hard on Obama this summer in regards to some of his choices. It’s because I care so damn much about what happens.

    On a sidenote, I’ve been thinking, and Obama would actually be the 2nd Black president. see here

  60. #386370
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:48 am, FruNobulux said:

    Dear Mr. Baker.

    I don’t get it.

    Signed,
    Barack Obama

  61. #386374
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:52 am, tre said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am, mistressjustice I’m reluctant to get my hopes up too far, and am trying to remain conservative

    MJ, I think you’ve had some trouble lately being Conservative, but reading this blog should help you. :)

  62. #386381
    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:56 am, greenfairie said:

    That’s a good one, heh heh.

    I had a thought about that German rally yesterday. Obama’s campaign lured people out with free concerts, with beer, and with brats. But I also strongly suspect that every left-of-center party, organization, and labor union in Germany sent people to attend this thing. Why were no banners allowed? So you wouldn’t see on t.v. that the Green Party or the Communist Party were packing the crowd. Believe me, European political groups can put tens if not hundreds of thousands of people on the street with little trouble at all. It’s a way of life on the Old Continent.

  63. #386388
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:02 pm, sambo said:

    mistressjustice said:
    I’m reluctant to get my hopes up too far, and am trying to remain conservative in my expectations.

    Then quit the ACLU!

    I fear that Obama has boxed himself in a little with his flipflops(like merit pay for teachers and public $). He also needs to do a better job of addressing the Surge issue,

    I’m glad you kept to the short list because the full list would cause this page to load very slow.

    while maintaining the stance that going to Iraq was still, clearly, a mistake.

    That was 7 years ago and he didn’t vote against it…did he. NO! because he was not in the position to do it.

    He will need to do a great job in the debates on these tricky issues.

    You mean the ones he keeps getting caught lying about?

    I also fear that there could be a “Bradley Effect” on the national level. Even though this didn’t happen in the primaries, I’m afraid the “high stakes” of the WhiteHouse will cause latent prejudices to surface. I do hope that I’m just being paranoid.

    they did surface in the primarys on both sides…Obama and Clintons.

    I’ve been really hard on Obama this summer in regards to some of his choices. It’s because I care so damn much about what happens.

    So has Michelle O…

  64. #386391
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:02 pm, mistressjustice said:

    LOL Tre.

    Oh yeah, let me be clear, I’M NOT SAYING THAT PEOPLE WHO AREN’T VOTING FOR OBAMA ARE RACIST. My “Bradley Effect” fears are just about the poll numbers, and what may or may not actually happen in the voting booth. I remain optimistic, that outside of 7-9% of Americans who say that they wouldn’t vote for a candidate due to his/her race, this election will be about issues and policies. McCain and Obama provide plenty of reasons to cause a voter to not vote for each, race being irrelevant.

    Sorry about this post, but I just want to nip the crap in the bud, before knuckleheads decide to twist my last post around.

    out,
    MJ

  65. #386394
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:04 pm, nyk said:

    I’m reluctant to get my hopes up too far, and am trying to remain conservative in my expectations.

    So am I. There’s no telling how this thing will play out, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed (and doing what I can here and there). But really, it’s anything but guaranteed.

    I don’t know if you read 538, but it’s kind of a neat blog. Nate Silver is a numbers uber-geek who created PECOTA and made his name doing (what turned out to be) surprisingly accurate baseball player success predictions based on stats analysis. It basically measures the candidates standings based on the kind of numbers analysis that I’m more than happy to leave to the professionals. Anyway, if you get bored, it’s here: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com

  66. #386404
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:05 pm, sambo said:

    greenfairie said:
    European political groups can put tens if not hundreds of thousands of people on the street with little trouble at all. It’s a way of life on the Old Continent.

    I bet he would do pretty good in Iran also…of course they would need to ban the ‘burning in effigy’ along with the Hamas and Hezbo scarves.

  67. #386407
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:08 pm, Regulus said:

    Actually, there hasn’t been much national wavering in Obama’s advantage

    Which is precisely what Obama and his minions should be gravely worried about.

    Ordinarily, during the summer in an election year the donkey presidential candidate races out, hare-like, to what seems to be an insurmountable lead over the Republican tortoise. In the fall, the tortoise closes the gap.

    Obama groupies who feel smug about his summer polling “advantage” — which is typically still within the margin of error — are doing their touchdown dance on the 40-yard line, and hoping to fool the referees (i.e., the electorate) into prematurely declaring the game over.

    People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment. This is our time. I know my country has not perfected itself. (cheers)…

    The entire tone of Hopenchange’s campaign has the look and feel of someone putting together his “scrapbook memories” of something that hasn’t happened yet:

    - The phony “presidential seal” …

    - Assembling his “transition team” before the donkey convention has even begun …

    - A whirlwind overseas “victory lap” tour.

    Although it’s common for donkeys and their media propaganda arm to try to create an emotional “buzz” for their candidate, Hopenchange has taken it One Step Beyond. And it’s creepy as all hell.

    His attitude reminds me of what happened in 1943 during the batttle for the island of Bouganville: the Japanese commander was so arrogantly confident that his upcoming offensive would drive the Americans into the sea that he pre-dated an entry in his diary — complete with a map designating the spot where he’d accept the surrender — and closing with the words, “Savoring the fruits of victory.”

    The GIs got quite a kick out of the translation after they’d crushed the Japanese attack and the diary was recovered from the Japanese commander’s dead body.

    Something tells me that history is about to repeat itself here, albeit in an allegorical sense.

  68. #386408
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:09 pm, mistressjustice said:

    Thank you nyk. I’ll certainly check it out.

  69. #386417
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:13 pm, FruNobulux said:

    MoGal #52, you’re right on! Almost every Obama speech I’ve had the misfortune of hearing or reading has been nothing more than a pompous and self-indulgent string of platitudinous non-sequiturs. His wife is even worse. No wonder liberals like them.

    Just one example was the uncle in the attic story: how his uncle (or someone), returning home from singlehandedly freeing all the Nazi concentration camps, both east and west, hid out in the attic. And that, according to Obama, proved that we need to change public policy on servicemembers returning from Iraq. For some definition of “proof”, I guess. Sounds all wonderful, but if you think about it for anything more than about 50 milliseconds, you see it’s plain nonsense.

    Read the Berlin “Ein Volk! Ein Reich! Ein Obama!” speech. It’s little more than a mish-mash of hazy, confused sentimentality: a string of vapid sound-bites with little coherence and entirely devoid of substance, obviously cobbled together by a lazy, flacid intellect. Other than that, it wasn’t a bad speech.

    It’s easy to hypnotize a chicken by moving your finger in a circle, avoiding any sudden movement or change in direction or speed. It seems just as easy to hypnotize a journalist, substituting speaking in a mellifluous, musical voice while making sure to say nothing that will require any cognitive engagement for the circling of the finger.

    Let’s just hope that come November, Americans will come out of the spell and vote Nobama.

  70. #386419
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:15 pm, FruNobulux said:

    “Flaccid”, that is.

  71. #386421
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:16 pm, Klaatu said:

    I also fear that there could be a “Bradley Effect” on the national level. Even though this didn’t happen in the primaries, I’m afraid the “high stakes” of the WhiteHouse will cause latent prejudices to surface. I do hope that I’m just being paranoid.

    I think mistressjustice is the first to bring this up. I think that she is pointing to something that affects our reading of the polls. People will say they are voting for Obama to whitewash any latent prejudice they may have and to appear to be pc. The secret ballot allows them to vote their minds. I’m not implying prejudice, but a weakness to be pc.

    Also, my perception of Germans that I have met, both here and there, is that they work extra hard at being pc. To some extent that is the guilt training they all go through in school and the press. They “like” black people because they see so few of them. Up until the GIs started rolling through German dorfs (villages), most Germans had never seen a black person in person. But, I think they like them like pets. They like to show them off like wearing expensive jewelry.

    For decades now, Germany has been “overrun” by Turks and Germans can barely cover up their disdain for them. Prejudice against them is rampant.

    Being enthralled with Obama is one part novelty factor, one part pc and one part Euro-socialism.

  72. #386432
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:22 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 11:44 am, mistressjustice said:
    On a sidenote, I’ve been thinking, and Obama would actually be the 2nd Black president. see here

    Great clip. You forgot Bill Clinton so BHO will be #3!!!

  73. #386455
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pm, Regulus said:

    For decades now, Germany has been “overrun” by Turks and Germans can barely cover up their disdain for them. Prejudice against them is rampant.

    Indeed, it was in connection with reading an account of riots against the Turks and other “people of color” that I first read the phrase,

    Raus mit der auslander!!”

    I don’t even speak German, and I can figure out what that means.

    Funny that they think that Hopenchange is good enough for us, but I wonder if he were running for the Chancellorship how well he’d be received…

  74. #386469
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:40 pm, mytake said:

    The only sign of prejudice I have seen so far in the polls is the massively overweighted support of Obama by blacks. They are the 7-8% who are voting on the basis of race.

  75. #386470
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:41 pm, tre said:

    Mistress Justice

    When you mentioned the late Richard Pryor as a fictional black President, you should also mention Morgan Freemans brilliant role as the President in Deep Impact.

  76. #386479
    On July 25th, 2008 at 12:44 pm, sambo said:

    Obama said:
    tearing down walls bla bla bla

    here is what we Americans want to here:

    if you seek prosperity for the USA, if you seek liberalization from our enemies : Come here to this gate! Mr. Reid, open this flood gate of oil in ANWR! Mrs. Pelosi, tear down this democrat wall that you have put up between us and the OCS!

  77. #386516
    On July 25th, 2008 at 1:04 pm, secondsight said:

    There’s the Times and then there’s The Times. The one is probably choking on their vomit and looking desperately for the trash bucket. After all, they would have never published this because like McCain, Baker is not fit to print.

    Ha! They missed the bucket! They’re kicking it instead! (Hey buddy, that computer won’t work anymore, quit pounding..)

  78. #386532
    On July 25th, 2008 at 1:10 pm, mistressjustice said:

    Soap and Tre.
    Richard Pryor was hilarious.

    Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me of the others.

    However, Clinton had his status revoked during this year’s primary season though:))

  79. #386564
    On July 25th, 2008 at 1:30 pm, shooter said:

    The best recap I’ve seen on the obamanation of America vs. the nations of the world.

  80. #386566
    On July 25th, 2008 at 1:31 pm, sasintexas said:

    Gerald Bakers piece was funny and oh so true. Great Satire & wit, maybe it will spur on some of our nitwit journalist that we are all not being duped by Obamamania. Going by the latest polls I think more of us starting to question
    all the star struck nonsense of Obama and are now looking at him for what he really is=all talk no substance…
    Go McCain!

  81. #386609
    On July 25th, 2008 at 2:12 pm, emjem24 said:

    I really dug the Gerard Baker column. It was really funny at the same time ironic and at the same time pretty sad.

    This column represents the willingness to bring up what Obummer’s supporters (the really virulent, blind ones anyway) don’t want to. The man is being treated like a cult icon almost on the same level as Charles Manson which is kinda crazy.

    If anything, Obummer is human and a politician, no matter how he says how “different” he is. That’s just rhetoric. McCain has flaws and so does Obummer. If the American electorate can’t even admit that much and would rather vote based on personality, charisma, great oratory, or it’s the trendy thing to do, instead of examining the issues and policies of each candidate, then what’s the point?

  82. #386620
    On July 25th, 2008 at 2:17 pm, jellibean said:

    Dimsdale 49:

    This is a political election, not a story about Britney Spears.

    But you wouldn’t know it from seeing all the crying and fainting fanboys and -girls…

  83. #386627
    On July 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pm, RetFireman said:

    I thought this was hillarious. It is such a shame that the people who need to see and read this the most either won’t, or the message it carries will be completely and totally lost on them.

    The fact that it has taken a Brit to show the complete and utter insanity of the Obama Myth is further proof that people here are simply blided by their own egos.

    The media is who made this guy. The MSM are the ones responsible for placing him so very high upon that silver and ivory pedistal. they are the ones responsible for creating in him, this mythical messianic creature.

    It was The Empty Suit’s job to live up o that image. however, much to the MSM’s dismay, he is not and has not been doing so, and there is just so much that they can do to keep said image alive. Eventually, it will completely collapse under it’s own weight, completely exposing him as the fraud and Empty Suit that he is. I just pray it is before the beginning of November.

    Just remember, it is said to “…beware of false prophets…”. If ever there was one, B. Hussein Obama clearly fits the bill.

  84. #386632
    On July 25th, 2008 at 2:25 pm, maisy said:

    The Man who would be King

    or

    The Emperor has no Clothes

  85. #386681
    On July 25th, 2008 at 3:06 pm, IndependentTom said:

    The satiric column by Mr. Baker made my day. ;)

    Radio Relay…

    I’m sorry but I have to disagree. I think that all of the front range population centers (with the possible exception of Colorado Springs) are going to be firmly in the democratic ranks. I’m not sure about Grand Junction or the rest of the western half of the state, but I don’t believe that the democratic voting blocks in Pueblo, Denver/Boulder, and Fort Collins can be defeated. Colorado is going democratic and there’s not much to be done about it.

  86. #386747
    On July 25th, 2008 at 3:54 pm, Scooter36 said:

    There sure seem to be alot of whiney Americans on this board..geez!

  87. #386818
    On July 25th, 2008 at 4:31 pm, purplepeep said:

    mistressjustice said:
    However, Clinton had his status revoked during this year’s primary season though:))

    Oh no! That’s not an “in polite company” way to say that Rev.Jesse-The-Knife stole the jewels, is it MsJustice? :)

  88. #386880
    On July 25th, 2008 at 5:05 pm, atheling said:

    Scooter:

    You are spamming all the threads with the same comment.

    I know libtards are not original thinkers, but don’t you have anything more intelligent to say than something a high school dropout would dream up?

  89. #387016
    On July 25th, 2008 at 7:28 pm, CO2 Producer said:

    When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago

    Wow, this article is just so inaccurate. He wasn’t twelve when he lived in Chicago. You people are so stupid. He didn’t live there until his 20’s. Look it up in Wikipedia, you morons. Google it. Geez, you people are the real disciples — FauxNews disciples, that is.

    ***Whu—?***

    Wha’ happened? I flipped my tv over to MSNBC and blanked out for a moment. Did I miss anything? Why is my leg tingling?

  90. #387064
    On July 25th, 2008 at 8:11 pm, Scooter36 said:

    Atheling, there ya go whining again…now bow down to your new lord n savior President Obama!

  91. #387084
    On July 25th, 2008 at 8:30 pm, starlightwoman said:

    I love the satire. It’s been a rought week here in SA so I needed a chance to relax.

    anyone see this?

  92. #387101
    On July 25th, 2008 at 8:54 pm, DarkKnight said:

    I find it slightly amusing that “sausage” posted this article in another thread almost two hours before Mrs. Malkin did.

    On July 25th, 2008 at 7:34 am, sausage said:

    Although I shouldn’t add fuel to the fire, this really is quite funny…

    http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/24/next-stop-germany-ich-bin-ein-beginner/#comment-386123

    What, no hat-tip? LOL ;-)

  93. #387104
    On July 25th, 2008 at 8:56 pm, atheling said:

    On July 25th, 2008 at 8:11 pm, Scooter36 said:

    Atheling, there ya go whining again…now bow down to your new lord n savior President Obama!

    Yeah, and you can kiss my ass while I’m doing it, libtard.

    Don’t you have something to do, like oil your skateboard?

  94. #387134
    On July 25th, 2008 at 10:08 pm, mojack420 said:

    euro love nobama but we all know he would never in his wildest dreams get elected in any of the counties he visited .

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