Obama’s chair on his jet reads “President”; LA Times analyst says his arrogance is a “myth”
Front and center on the LA Times’ site is an article by media analyst James Rainey, sniffing at the commentariat who have tried to brand Obama as “arrogant”, “presumptuous”, “elitist”, or “a hollow pompous arugula-snarfing windbag in love with the sound of his own voice” (er, that last one’s more or less my coinage) and jumping the gun by acting “too presidential“:
We have reporters, columnists and TV talking heads to thank for exposing these outrageous displays. So apparently the verdict is in: Sen. Barack Obama, too confident to govern.
It all would be quite funny if many people didn’t seem to be inhaling this multimedia stink bomb as if it were fragrant truth.
So who are you going to believe: credentialed mainstream media analyst James Rainey of the extremely important (and credible) Los Angeles Times…
…or your own lyin’ eyes?
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{Post by See-Dubya–H/T to Hot Air Headlines on the O-Force one story.}
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shouldnt his chair read “present” instead?
What the…?
With a name like that coined for his jet, why should I be surprised at…
I think “Not Voting” would be more on target for the last 15 or so months.
OBAMA: The senate was in session???
Oh, give the man a break! He’s just trying to follow in the footsteps of President Dewey.
i’m sure the real reason is because we don’t see the understated “for” in between Obama and President.
in other words…it’ll be our fault again.
Now, why would anyone think him arrogant, elitist or otherwise?
That’s what I was getting at Barry.
Being from the big O’s home state, I e-mailed him last night to ask when he is going to go back to work to earn the salary being paid him to act as my senator.
crickets chirping
Obama’s ears are too big for his head. Clearly, the “Obama President” sign on his seat if meant to bring his already huge head into proportion.
Waiting for his defenders…3…2…1…
Arrogance, thy name is Barack Obama.
President of what? The Empty Suits Club? It can’t be President of the United States, he took the American flag off the tail of his plane and put up an image that is a symbol of himself.
It is truly amazing how affirmative action gives one a feeling of entitlement to everything. I didn’t earn it but I deserve it.
Love how CBS can’t pass up the chance at a little dig at the end when describing McCain’s plane. Curtain’s tightly drawn, no interaction, how “elitist” of him.
Hubris, is the word I think that best describes him.
One would think he’d catch on that this crap is not playing well to the American public and stop it but he can’t stop himself.
Does the name Nicholas Carpathia from the “Left Behind” series remind you of anyone today? This guy is creeping me out!
It’s a bit of a stretch to think this is a sign of Obama’s hubris or arrogance. “Obama – President,” rather than “Obama for President” is a fairly common sort of thing for a candidate. Look in any neighborhood around election time, and you’ll see “[Candidate] – U.S. Senate” or “[Candidate] – Governor,” or even “[Candidate] – President.” They don’t always include the “for,” and that doesn’t mean they think they’ve already got the position.
Even McCain is doing it (source)
Sorry lukespapa, I don’t get it. Who is creeping you out?
Absolutely. And of course, Obama lets the press come into his part of the plane and lets the ’sweeties’ sit on his special chair with his name on it. But only on his lap.
There is no question that I am on the Obama’s-counting-his-chickens-before-they’ve-hatched train with the rest of you. He just got back from his victory tour through Europe. However, I’d like to be the voice of reason here for a second.
Clearly, the ‘08 makes this is a campaign logo. If this were on a bumper sticker on the back of someone’s car, no one would say anything. If the chair said “President Obama,” such talk would be justified, but it doesn’t. It says “Obama ‘08 President.” Big difference.
For example, here is a t-shirt that’s for sale. That’s not presumptuous. It’s a campaign logo.
Does McCain have the word “president” on his chair, el_perro? Or just bumber stickers advertising his candidacy.
Did John “do you know who I am!” Kerry have his title “president” on his chair on ketchup one? When Bush was campaigning for president in 1999, did he have someone put “Bush. President” on the chair of his jet? Please, I’d like to know.
You realize, of course, that he is the president…of black America. Don’t believe me? Just wait and see what happens if/when he loses in November.
Hmmm, maybe I should start printing up tshirts emblazoned with his picture and the words My President underneath. If he wins, I’ll need the extra income to cover all the additional taxes. If he loses, there’ll still be a huge market for them.
Lukespapa,
Let’s pause a moment to consider that you just labeled Obama the antichrist. I don’t like the guy’s politics, but that doesn’t make him the antichrist.
Calm down. Breathe deeply.
Remember that we survived eight years of President Clinton. We can survive eight years of ANYONE. That’s how great this country is.
Explain the presidential-like seal?
Yeah, lukespapa, Obama kinda is a Carpathia sort of fellow. I have some friends back home that have already seriously discussed that angle, and some things they said made a lot of sense.
Obama creeps me out for that reason and plenty of other reasons, like the fact that his “hope and change” is really just rehashed new-deal carp.
I don’t know if McCain has (or if Bush or Kerry had) the word “president” on his chair. That’s not my point, either. My point is only that, as Kevin from Ohio in Virginia pointed out, this particular action is not necessarily indicative of Obama’s arrogance. It’s a campaign logo. That’s all it is.
John Kerry’s plane had “John Kerry President” on it in big letters.
http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=50920700&text=john+kerry%2527s+plane
Not sure about Bush’s plane seat in 2000….
Tom Dewey was a model of self-effacing humility compared to Obama. While any one of the items noted can be shrugged off with the usual witty comeback of “Well, everybody else is doing it too!” the cumulative affect is quite pronounced, numbing actually. From calming the oceans to rallying the Germans to his side (always a sharp move), future generations (should there be any) will marvel at this stumblebum and how anyone could possibly have taken him seriously.
KevinfromOhio…
8 years of Clinton was not as bad as 4 years of Obama will be. I guess you weren’t around during the Carter disaster. Perhaps you should read up on it. It wasn’t pretty.
And secondly, you’re foolish if you think our Republic can withstand anything. Again, read up on history, like the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Remember what Ben Franklin said when asked whether they had accomplished establishing a government for the fledgling nation: “A Republic, if you can keep it”.
If its on every seat it a logo, if its only on HIS seat its hubris.
Sorry, SD, couldn’t resist; but hey, he is “The One.”
Besides, “Olby” and the “Leg” demand reverence be shown!
That was a stupid move on Obama’s part, sure. I’m not saying that Obama hasn’t bought into his own hype. All I’m saying is that this particular action is not necessarily indicitave of that. It’s a campaign logo, nothing more, nothing less.
There are a lot of things I find repugnant about B. HUSSEIN, but arrogance and ego are not in there… I have never seen an individual in the political spotlight who does not have an ego or is not arrogant. I do not even mind that he is black, but I do mind that he is GREEN….
Snob-ama is the myth….he would bring a whole new meaning to the term “Voodoo Economics” &/or Voodoo Governing.
A single such occurrence might be overlooked, el_perro. But, Obama has a history of giving the impression that he has already been annointed as POTUS. One of his more recent was in Missouri last week.
I obviously cannot tell you what to think. However, I cannot separate the two. For me they are interconnected. And everything about Obama reeks of hubris.
He’s only being modest. He really wanted “I’m King of the World”, only the print would have been too small.
That’s a cool picture of the side of the plane, Artbyruth. Looks like a bumper sticker. I don’t know when candidates graphic designers left off the “for” on buttons and side of planes. On a chair, like a director’s chair, people often put their name and title. I don’t think that the GOP is going to make this a commercial to say that Obama thinks he president, but this is just the latest amusing story to come from Obama.
I did an image search for McCain’s bus, and no where does it say “McCain. President.” And on his plane, just his name on the door, and his chair that does not claim that he is president.
Again, this is just another example of Obama’s “you’re not president yet” moments.
Let him enjoy it. It’s the closest he’ll come to being President, anyway.
#38, yeah, and after he’s smoked in the election he can make bucks for it on ebay.
atheling,
Your comments were more than a bit condescending. Ironic, huh? We’re discussing the arrogance of Obama. I’m sure you’re going to apologize. If you do, it’s accepted.
I was around for Carter. We survived him, too. In fact, less than four years after he left office, this nation was as strong as it ever has been that I know of. Less than ten years after he left office, we won the “unwinnable” Cold War.
As Michelle Malkin pointed out the other day, we needed to have 1976 to have 1980. Who knows? I don’t believe we’ll be stronger as a nation as a result of Obama’s presidency, but I believe that if we do experience 4 years of a BO administration, we might end up being better off because of the NEXT election. Perhaps a house cleaning is just what the doctor ordered for the Republican party.
How in the world could anyone vote for this man?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfkKk2C1W1c
Could you tell me what page that is on so I could view it for myself?
It was in the latest issue of TownHall Magazine, the one with Justice Scalia on the cover.
In fact, MM said that she won’t be voting for McCain in that interview.
Wow. A youtube video uploaded from an obama supporter. Three angles of McAmnesty not answering a question for 10 seconds and thinking of what to say, without a prompter. While his answer is cut off. Well that makes the world of difference, Thanks!
I’d really like to see this, but unfortunately I can’t find it. Will parts of the print edition ever go online? I could go out this afternoon to one of the larger bookstores.
You can sign up at townhall.com, other than that, I don’t know.
It may be a necessary condition but it is not sufficient. Bad times do not cause Reagans to appear out of thin air. I have no idea why some people seem to think there is a law of nature requiring a Reagan to come to the rescue whenever the country has endured a Carter, but there isn’t. Makes no sense whatever. It might happen (you see a Reagan lurking about anywhere?). But I really wouldn’t count on it. And certainly not with McCain-Feingold in place (h/t to Ann Coulter).
The huge out-of-control danger with Obama is race. We have already seen that the mildest criticism leads to the damning cry of “Racism!” I don’t have to watch the news to know it. I have experienced at work. Moreover, while Obama presumably harbors no ambitions to be an American Mugabe, plenty of his supporters do want to cast him in that role. Sorry, but Obama is a weak, ignorant man fronting for forces he does not understand and cannot possibly control. He is a disaster waiting to happen that will make us long for the days of Carter/Clinton. And I cannot begin to imagine what form national recovery would take.
Some of his supporters are really over the top: calling for the Messiah’s birthday to become a national holiday???
Thanks, Kevin from Ohio in Virginia. I suppose that makes sense, that they would keep the magazine apart from the free online section. I’ll look into it.
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“It may be a necessary condition but it is not sufficient. Bad times do not cause Reagans to appear out of thin air.”
Let me second that. Right now there are a lot of people advocating a direction to take that sees Obama winning, and telling us all that we can get through it. It won’t be that bad. For them, I would like to make sure that they haven’t been slipped any “tryforgettin” into their drink from a hillary supporter who doesn’t need their daily dose.
Some seem to want to minimize Obama’s real threats to this nation, and maximize what they believe to be McCain – oops “Captain Amnesty’s” disastrous presidency that will destroy the republican part and all of conservatism form 15 to 20 years. If it’s unacceptable to mention anti-christ to Obama, then it should also be unacceptable to inflate the dangers of McCain.
Just my view. Just my opinion. I am just expressing myself and not shilling for the GOP, or carrying their water. (in case anyone had the notion that I was.)
Yeah – don’t tell me this is beyond parody and downright frightening.
Of course, we’ll get August 4, but do away with Thanksgiving, Christmas, July 4 and all the other American holidays…
The media bias has become absurd. They keep projecting their own feelings about their Messiah, without any pretense of objectivity. They keep labeling things “myths” and others things as “proven,” with no proof given.
Typical is Obama’s dismissing of our troops in order to go to the gym. Just yesterday, the MSM was labeling as “proven” false. Their opinions are now considered “facts.”
Here is Yahoo’s headline right now: “Israelis prefer McCain even after Obama’s visit” Even after the Messiah graced them with a visit? (Reporter’s opinion) Yes, even after the arrogant, ignorant bozo stumbled into their country (Israelis’ opinions.)
Obama’s Kenyan step-grandmother described Barack’s grandfather and father as arrogant womanizers. She cannot speak English, but when she first heard Barack speak she said this about his voice: “Barack’s voice was exactly like his father’s. It made me think that his father had come back from the dead.”
Hey Dave – did you see this? content warning, language for the video. All you have to watch is the first 40 seconds. If you are easily offended by a video mocking Obama, then I highly suggest you don’t view the video, as you will most likely have a conniption fit.
Kevin from who knows where:
You’re naive.
Anyone who thinks that having four years of Obama will somehow magically produce 8 years of Reagan is delusional.
I, for one, am not willing to take that risk.
Cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face has always been a childish resort.
And if anyone’s “arrogant”, it’s the silly attitude that this country can withstand 4 years of marxism and bounce back. Hell, we’ve had a century of socialism on the planet, which has infected this country, and look where it is right now. But you keep on pretending that it will turn out okay, Candide.
Kevin from Ohio,
Who said the following?:
Answer: Your hero, Ronald Reagan, in 1977! I guess with your logic about not voting for McCain because he supported amnesty AND the enforcement of our borders, that you would have voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980. Then the Cold War would never have ended.
Hmmmm, Reagan was a “moderate” Californian who turned into an excellent conservative president. Why can’t McCain go from being a “moderate” senator to an excellent conservative president? In any case, anyone is better than Barack Hussein Obama.
McCain actually is more conservative on immigration than Reagan was. McCain supports enforcement but also amnesty. Reagan supported NO enforcement AND amnesty.
So you are looking back with nostalgia but without any logic.
Of course they havn’t been on board to see whether or not he’s been there to use it.
What I want to know is, does Al Gore have a GY blimp skin draped over him that says: “I am the 43rd President of the United States!”
The “View” with Babwa Wawa replayed their previous audience with the “Chosen One” today.
It was obviously a moment back in May, when Obama had already taken the position that “Reverend” Wright’s statements weren’t the man he knew, but he hadn’t thrown him under the bus yet.
Obama’s defense of “never” hearing Wright’s racist, anti-US, anti-semitic and bigoted beliefs over 20 years were so tortured and so lame, that even Babwa Wawa was seen wrinkling her nose at some of his answers.
Now that Obama is the Democrat nominee, I guarantee that you will never see her wrinkle her nose at “The Chosen One” ever again.
ROFL
Good one, Soap.
I bet even the GY blimp spews less hot air than the Goracle.
Plus his ears are too much drag on the plane when he’s hanging out the cockpit window…
(Calm down, it’s a joke…)
If you have the bucks to rent/lease a 757 to haul your big ass around you can name the seats as you please. They may also have one named Messiah but who to sit in the one named Ugly.
UH!
Don’t you have to be elected to walk around with that type of label!
With an ego that big I am going to forecast that the big “O” will host a large rockfest before long …
Barry,
There is a photoshop I would love to see!
there! fixed it!
When my son, Gid, read this post, he broke out (litterally) rotfl. Curious, I asked what was so funny.
He gasped: “The mental picture! Read Michelle’s blog.”
When I couldn’t see it, he told me… but he’d misread it, (it is that wierd font he uses, I’m certain…).
His misread does produce a humorous mental picture, though…
I thought I’d share…
A couple of you are putting words in my mouth, and frankly I would appreciate an apology for the impolite manner in which I have been addressed by some of you.
I never said that I wouldn’t vote for McCain. I never said that others shouldn’t vote for McCain. I never said that I don’t believe McCain would make a good president. I never said that we would get another Reagan by electing Obama.
I did say that MM said that she wasn’t voting for McCain. I did say that perhaps the Republican party could use a good housecleaning. I did say that I think that this great country could withstand a Barack Obama presidency.
If my faith in the American people makes me naive, atheling, or illogical, Gabe, so be it. For every Jimmy Carter the American people have elected, there’s been a Ronald Reagan. For every Bill Clinton, there’s been a George W. Bush. The people have made mistakes, without question, but our Constitution is such that our government can’t be completely hijacked in the course of a 4 or 8 year administration.
I believe that, in the end, conservatism wins when pitted against liberalism. We’ve certainly moved left as a country in the last fifty years, but there is no reason to think that we can’t move right in the next fifty. I believe that the hand of God Almighty is on this great country, and has been since Day 1.
I respectfully disagree with some of you, with the key word being “respectfully.”
Eeeewwwww!
The gases spewing forth from it or just him draped in the GY Blimp skin?
Obama having “President” tagged on the seat of his campaign plane is a non-story. Running for the presidency demands a great deal of confidence, and the seat is a logical extension of that confidence.
In contrast, here’s a story of some importance: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71431
So Obama is accepting money from foreign interests.
How much do you want to bet that he’ll be doing the same if he is elected?
Some things never “change”.
Obama’s chair should say “Jackass”.
Ok, I apologize in advance. It just seemed like low hanging fruit (whatever that is).
If the LA Times says so it must be true. His Messiahship shall not be mocked. Just because His Messiahship is an arrogant Chicago Machine Democrat does not mean His Messiahship is Arrognat, or does it? Now I am confused. )o:
Yes his ears are a joke.(o:
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His Messiahship be mocked
Allie OOP OOP be praised
On the positive side, this means that if Obama wins the election, it will be his second term as president and he will not be able to run again.
“Arrogance rides triumphantly through the gates, barely glancing at the old woman about to cut the rope and spring shut the trap.”
- Mason Cooley
On August 4th, 2008 at 7:23 pm, Southpaw said:
Wanted to fix that.
So if he doesn’t drink his formula, does he turn back into professor Klump?
Two things Greek come to mind here.
Prometheus and hubris
Did not both play a role in the Greek Tragedy?
I just received this in an email from a friend…very interesting.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/015/386abhgm.asp?pg=1
Kevin from Ohio in Virginia said:
Can you say “liberal supreme court”?
I’s a good story for now. Their is much better stuff to get him with that this.