What the hell is the “Office of the President-Elect?” And why is it still attacking McCain?

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 7, 2008 04:18 PM

Scroll down for updates…reader Patrick e-mails: “The Office of the President-elect comes from the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. Stephanopoulos signed letters back in 1992 from the ‘Office of the President-elect.’ That said, I agree that ‘change.gov’ and all of that is ostentatious. Let Obama have his fun now. Come January, the buck stops with him, and no amount of ‘branding’ or voting ‘present’ will save him.”

Okay, it’s one thing to take your campaign website, transfer it to a dot-gov domain, and invent an “Office of the President-Elect” out of whole cloth.

But now we’ve got Sen. Obama standing in front of a podium, in front of the world, for his first transitional press conference with an official-looking sign that reads “Office of the President-Elect.” Is that the official seal of the U.S. on the sign? Do they have authority to use it? What other make-believe offices are they going to invent between now and Inauguration Day? I can’t ever recall in my lifetime any mention of such an office. Can you?

Gah:

C’mon. It’s creepy.

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Question: Why is the Office of the President-Elect’s .gov website still attacking the “McCain plan?” (hat tip – reader JB)
Here’s the screenshot in case they scrub it…

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Related: Obama’s tasteless joke about Nancy Reagan at the press conference went beyond creepy. Just classless.

Update: Reader Stephen from Hold the Mayo e-mails: “I happened to be in a waiting room yesterday and West Wing reruns were on. The character played by Jimmy Smits had apparently just been elected president over Alan Alda’s character. Every time the phone rang in Smits’ office it was answered ‘Office of the Preseident Elect.’ I’m guessing his is where The One is getting his ideas on how the government is organized.”

Update: At the bottom of the www.change.gov site, as many have noted, is this info: “Content copyright © 2008 by Obama-Biden Transition Project, a 501c(4) organization. All rights reserved.”

Now, here’s a reminder of the .gov rules, which I mentioned yesterday. This is from Wikipedia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

.gov (pronounced “dot-gov”) is a sponsored top-level domain restricted for use by government entities in the United States of America. The .gov domain is administered by the General Services Administration (GSA), an independent agency of the federal government. The URL for registration services is http://www.dotgov.gov [1]

The U.S. is the only country that has a government-specific top-level domain in addition to its country-code top-level domain, due to the origins of the Internet as a US Federal Government-sponsored research network (see NSFNET and ARPANET). Other countries typically use a second-level domain for this purpose, e.g., .gov.ar for Argentina, .gov.au for Australia, .gc.ca for Canada, .gouv.fr for France, .gov.in for India, .gov.my for Malaysia, .govt.nz for New Zealand, .guv.ro[1] for Romania, .gov.uk for the United Kingdom, .gub.uy for Uruguay, .gov.za for South Africa.

Some U.S. federal agencies use .fed.us rather than .gov. The Department of Defense and its subsidiary organizations use .mil. Some U.S. governmental entities use other domains, such as the use of .com domains by the United States Postal Service (which uses both usps.gov and usps.com for the same location, although it only advertises the .com version) and the United States Army’s recruitment website (goarmy.com, this trend is repeated at the recruitment websites of the other branches of the U.S. Military).

Additionally, some technically private organizations having some formal association with the federal government make use of .gov, such as the quasi-public Federal Reserve System.[2]

All governments in the U.S. are allowed to apply for use of .gov, such as atlantaga.gov for the city of Atlanta, loudoun.gov for the county of Loudoun, Virginia and georgia.gov for the U.S. state of Georgia. This was not always true; under an earlier policy, only federal agencies were allowed to use the domain, and agencies beneath cabinet level were required to use subdomains of their parent agency. There is a lack of consistency in addresses of state and local government sites, with some using .gov, some .us, some using both (the Commonwealth of Virginia uses both www.state.va.us and www.virginia.gov for the same location) and still others in .com, .org or other TLDs.

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Update: Mystery solved? Reader Patrick e-mails a link to the Presidential Transition Act of 1963:

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO PRESIDENTS-ELECT AND VICE PRESIDENTS-ELECT

Sec. 3 (a) The Administrator of General Services, referred to hereafter in this Act as “the Administrator,” is authorized to provide, upon request, to each President-elect and each Vice President-elect, for use in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President or Vice President necessary services and facilities, including-

(1) Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines and equipment, and office supplies as determined by the Administrator, after consultation with the President-elect, the Vice-President elect, or their designee provided for in subsection (e) of this section, at such place or places within the United States as the President-elect or Vice-President-elect shall designate;

(2) Payment of the compensation of members of office staffs designated by the President-elect or vice-President-elect at rates determined by them not to exceed the rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for grade GS-18: Provided, That any employee of any agency of any branch of the Government may be detailed to such staffs on a reimbursable or non reimbursable basis with the consent of the head of the agency; and while so detailed such employee shall be responsible only to the President or Vice-President-elect for the performance of his duties: Provided further, That any employee so detailed shall continue to receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for his regular employment, and shall retain the rights and privileges of such employment without interruption. Notwithstanding any other law, persons receiving compensation as members of office staffs under this subsection, other than those detailed from agencies, shall not be held or considered to be employees of the Federal Government except for purposes of the Civil Service Retirement Act, the Federal Employee’s Compensation Act, the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959;

(3) Payment of expenses for the procurement of services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof for the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for the head of any department by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals;

(4) Payment of travel expenses and subsistence allowances, including rental of Government or hired motor vehicles, found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect, as authorized for persons employed intermittently or for persons serving without compensation by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b-2), as may be appropriate;

(5) Communications services found necessary by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect;

(6) Payment of expenses for necessary printing and binding, notwithstanding the Act of January 12th, 1895, and the Act of March 1, 1919, as amended (44 U.S.C. 111);

(7) Reimbursement to the postal revenues in amounts equivalent to the postage that would otherwise be payable on mail matter referred to in subsection (d) of this section.

(b) The Administrator shall expend no funds for the provision of services and facilities under this Act in connection with any obligations incurred by the President-elect or Vice-President-elect before the day following the date of the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2, or after the inauguration of the President-elect as President and the inauguration of the Vice-President-elect as Vice President.

(c) The terms “President-elect” and “Vice-President-elect” as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.

(d) Each President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possessions of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as President, and such mail matter shall be transmitted as penalty mail as provided n title 39, United States Code, section 4152. Each Vice-President-elect shall be entitled to conveyance within the United States and its territories and possession of all mail matter, including airmail, sent by him under his written autograph signature in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Vice President.

(e) Each President-elect and Vice-President-elect may designate to the Administrator an assistant authorized to make on his behalf such designations or findings of necessity as may be required in connection with the services and facilities to be provided under this Act. Not more than 10 per centum of the total expenditures under this Act for any President-elect or Vice-President-elect may be made upon the basis of a certificate by him or the assistant designated by him pursuant to this section that such expenditures are classified and are essential to the national security, and that they accord with the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (d) of this section.

(f) In the case where the President-elect is the incumbent President or in the case where the Vice-President-elect is the incumbent Vice President, there shall be no expenditures or funds for the provisions of services and facilities to such incumbent under this Act, and any funds appropriated for such purposes shall be returned to the general funds of the Treasury.

SERVICES AND FACILITIES AUTHORIZED TO BE PROVIDED TO FORMER PRESIDENTS AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENTS

Sec. 4. The Administrator is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former President and each former Vice President, for a period not to exceed six months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as President or Vice President, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this act to be provided to Presidents-elect and Vice Presidents-elect. Any person appointed or detailed to serve a former President or former Vice President under authority of this section shall be appointed or detailed in accordance with, and shall be subject to, all of the provisions of section 3 of this Act applicable to persons appointed or detailed under authority of that section. The provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (72 Stat. 838 3; U.S.C. 102, note), other than subsections (a) and (e) shall not become effective with respect to a former President until six months after the expiration of his term of office as President.

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

Sec. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act but not to exceed $900,000 for any one Presidential transition, to remain available during the fiscal year in which the transition occurs and the next succeeding fiscal year. The President shall include in the budget transmitted to the Congress, for each fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this Act.

Approved March 7, 1964

Patrick adds: “The Office of the President-elect comes from the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. Stephanopoulos signed letters back in 1992 from the ‘Office of the President-elect.’ That said, I agree that ‘change.gov’ and all of that is ostentatious. Let Obama have his fun now. Come January, the buck stops with him, and no amount of ‘branding’ or voting ‘present’ will save him.”

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  1. #101
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:02 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    The candidate known as Barack Hussein Obama II is NOT the President-elect yet.

    There will not be a President-elect until the electoral college meets, votes, and that vote is certified by the United States Senate.

    Electors and Senators are sworn to:

    support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; and bear true faith and allegiance to the same

    “Support and defend the Constitution of the United States” includes ensuring that any candidate they elect has met the Constitutional pre-requisites for the office of President of the United States:

    No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

    Candidates for President must prove that they meet the three Constitutional prerequisites for the office of President.

    The candidate known as Barack Hussein Obama II has yet to prove, using a certified Birth Certificate, that he meets the “Natural Born Citizen of the United States” prerequisite. Electors and Senators have a sworn obligation to support and defend our Constitution…that includes certifying that Obama was born a Natural Born Citizen and never relinquished his U.S. Citizenship to become an Indonesian citizen.

    How important is this?
    Obama has already said that he wants to change the Constitution.
    Obama has already said:

    But my journey is part of a larger journey – one shared by all who’ve ever sought to…bring an Empire to its knees.

    Obama’s book
    The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming The American Dream,
    which has a perfectly straightforward translation, was instead translated
    Assault Hope: From Jakarta to the White House.

    American Expat says this has connotations, for Indonesians, of jihad.

    The candidate known as Barack Hussein Obama II lied when he said

    My father, who I didn’t know, returned to Kenya when I was just two.

    He was either lying about not knowing Barack Hussein Obama (whom he did meet), or he was lying about Barack Hussein Obama being his father. Which lie was it?

    Who’s your daddy?

  2. #102
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:03 pm, TexasEngineer said:

    Remember..this is the same guy who came up with his own “Seal”, took the flag off the vertical stabilizer on his campaign aircraft and refused to wear a flag pin.
    oh…oh…oh…and let’s not forget his Greek columns. I still say there’s something VERY Mussolini about this guy…and frighteningly “Nuremberg-esque” in all the pomp and pagentry.

  3. #103
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:04 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The Hot Russian Model blog ads? I’d guess that is not directly under Mrs. M’s control.

    Is this site still affiliated with Pajamas Media?

    They’d be the ones to call, I suppose.

  4. #104
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:05 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    It is gone. Good work Michelle.

    BAL,

    Above the florist banner was a rotating banner and there were some girls from Russia adds barely dressed. I am sure Michelle had no idea it would happen and the banner appears to be gone.

  5. #105
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:06 pm, RogersUmp said:

    Hail, Nicolae Carpathia!

  6. #106
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Check my Comment #97 on page 1, and then see if you can guess who Obama reminds me of…

  7. #107
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm, Joy said:

    #100 MNUSMCDavid – Yes, rail every chance we get at FreddieMac/FannieMae. And make it our solemn duty to educate the public how it happened since we weren’t able to prior to the election.

  8. #108
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:08 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Oh, and a little more on Twinkle Toes (Rahm Emanuel):

    According to ABCNews.com

    President-elect Barack Obama’s newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at the troubled agency and the board failed to spot “red flags,” according to government reports reviewed by ABCNews.com.

    Well, ain’t that hypocritical.

  9. #109
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:09 pm, Joy said:

    Most ethical President-Elite evah!

  10. #110
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:10 pm, ITookTheRedPill said:

    What the hell is the “Office of the President-Elect?”

    * Acts as if in power before he is – CHECK

    Fascist Dictator Checklist

  11. #111
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:11 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    Ed
    surs sounds like Che and Fidel…. or Karl Marx…. or Hugo Chavez… I mean it’s all from the same manifesto.

  12. #112
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:11 pm, Joy said:

    #97 – Sounds like HItler to me…

  13. #113
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:12 pm, NBF said:

    This make-believe-office-creation is a half step away from Obama pinning fake military ribbons on himself.

    Is he 13?

  14. #114
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:12 pm, Lindsay said:

    One item just added to the Handbook of Change:

    Denounce any type of criticism of Dear Leader’s soverign rule as “racist,” then torture them with speeches by John Kerry.

  15. #115
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, jbh45 said:

    Classless, novice baffoon.

  16. #116
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm, rightisright said:

    what a complete arrogant, ignorant, rude, tackless a$$ wipe this guy is, his nothingness is showing more and more everyday.
    If the dems could say it about Bush, I can say about Odumbo…he may be president of the country, but he is not my president. I do not and will not respect this clown, ever.

    I will not submit, NEVER!

  17. #117
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:14 pm, love2rumba said:

    Something is up, folks…maybe another arranged crisis…?

  18. #118
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, William Amos said:

    Sure thats not “Office of the President Erect ?”

    Could be left over from the Clinton Administration.

  19. #119
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:15 pm, Lindsay said:

    love2rumba, this seems like a crisis to me since the night of November 4th. Never fear, however, as the president-elect is near.

  20. #120
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:17 pm, simcoe said:

    Got a feeling that in the next four years we’re in for more fact time than anyone would ever want.

    Megalomania thy name is Obama!!

  21. #121
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm, Jet Jaguar said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:07 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Check my Comment #97 on page 1, and then see if you can guess who Obama reminds me of…

    Herr Schicklgruber (a.k.a. Adolf Hitler)

  22. #122
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Did anyone see this narcissistic creep wink at the camera when he sat around the “official” table with his cronies. Our enemies are going have him for lunch? This is unfathonable! It’s the worst possible.

  23. #123
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    William Amos
    Thanks alot , I gotta wipe up the Jameson I just sprayed all over my monitor….

  24. #124
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    Actually, Obama’s platform is remarkably similar to the platform of the German National Socialist Workers Party.

    From the Yale Law School Web Site

    Program of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party

    Basically, other than a fetish for pure German blood and a dislike of Jews, there isn’t a big difference philosophically between our socialists and the German socialists.

    And leading Democrats like Jesse “Hymie Town” Jackson and the Reverend Al Sharpton don’t seem very fond of Jews…

  25. #125
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, DiamondMair said:

    I’m thinking they changed it to ‘dot gov’ so as to “spread the wealth” – WE now get to pay for the privilege of supporting the bloviations …………………

    Semper Fi’
    DM

  26. #126
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:19 pm, simcoe said:

    Should be face time

  27. #127
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, love2rumba said:

    By the way for those of you who complained about MM’s coverage of McCain, MM is actually saying something today (as she did a number of times throughout the campaign) in defense of John McCain (when it needed to be said).Take note.

  28. #128
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:22 pm, Joy said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm, Misscheryl said:
    Did anyone see this narcissistic creep wink at the camera when he sat around the “official” table with his cronies. Our enemies are going have him for lunch? This is unfathonable! It’s the worst possible.

    And we are all the side-dishes…

  29. #129
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:25 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    And of course folks, everyone except FOXNews was allowed to ask a question during the conference…

    What? Scared of real questions?

    What a pansy.

  30. #130
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:26 pm, Hangfire said:

    Sic Transit Obama

  31. #131
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:26 pm, Lindsay said:

    New Federal holiday in Handbook of Change:
    The One’s birthday, you will have your choice of August 4th or 8th, depending on which birth certificate is chosen as the real deal. Only Democrats and loyal Obamarites are allowed off with pay to celebrate this holy day. Members of the Conservative Republican Insurgency will be forced to decipher Joe Biden speeches.

  32. #132
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, Flyoverman said:

    I still stand by my premise that this guy cannot “take a punch.” When the honeymoon ends and he has to perform, the Monday Morning quarterbacking, snide articles, and criticism in earnest begins as he tries to molify all these varying consituencies.

    He’s going to lose it. He’s a pretty boy, who has never had his hair mussed and he his ego will not take it. He’s going to lash out, do something stupid and THEN THE FUN begins.

  33. #133
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:28 pm, raybury said:

    I’m not a fan of the birth certificate issue, but I noted as I drag myself through “Dreams From My Father Family-Abandoning Sexaholic Commie Daddy” that Barack speaks about a press clipping about his bio-dad, which did not mention Barry Jr. or his mom (the man has serious Daddy issues, as demonstrated by his constant judgment of his grandfather as a racist even as he accumulates evidence to the contrary). He notes that he found the article clipping ‘folded in along with my birth certificate.’

    Um, so you knew where it was when you were 33, married, and writing your autobiography — i.e. at a stage in life where you are unlikely to lose it. Why was it so hard to produce recently?

  34. #134
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:31 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Members of the Conservative Republican Insurgency will be forced to decipher Joe Biden speeches.

    Anyone left who helped break the Enigma code the Germans used in WWII? :) Talk about a suicide mission!

  35. #135
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:31 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Do they make any type of Obama filter for my satellite TV?

    Yes, his energy plan. It will go black.

  36. #136
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:32 pm, moonsbreath said:

    Obamanoxious

    Obamanausea

    Just trying out new O’isms.

  37. #137
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:33 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Flyoverman said:
    I still stand by my premise that this guy cannot “take a punch.” When the honeymoon ends and he has to perform, the Monday Morning quarterbacking, snide articles, and criticism in earnest begins as he tries to molify all these varying consituencies.

    He’s going to lose it. He’s a pretty boy, who has never had his hair mussed and he his ego will not take it. He’s going to lash out, do something stupid and THEN THE FUN begins.

    oh yeah!

  38. #138
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:34 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Yes, his energy plan. It will go black.

    TOUCHE!!!

  39. #139
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:36 pm, Flyoverman said:

    MissCheryl,

    When you are under their skin, just keep digging……

  40. #140
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:37 pm, Bicyea said:

    Can someone tell Obama he WON and he can quit campaigning now!!

    He is acting like something can still come up that would make him in-eligible for the office. (Hmmmmm)

  41. #141
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm, Sanddog said:

    Obama isn’t the President elect YET.

    Can’t we wait until the Electoral College votes before he starts preening in front of the official seal?

  42. #142
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm, Flyoverman said:

    MNUSMCDavid,

    Hey, have fun on the 10th. Do the Snoopy Dance with your fellow Marines and enjoy.

    Semfer Fi

    Give our Marine a Hoooarah on their birthday.

    Old 11B Light Fighter

  43. #143
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:39 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    He is acting like something can still come up that would make him in-eligible for the office. (Hmmmmm)

    Heh.

    If it did come up – what then? Do we get McCain or Biden? Just wondering…

  44. #144
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:40 pm, Misscheryl said:

    Sanddog said:
    Obama isn’t the President elect YET.

    Can’t we wait until the Electoral College votes before he starts preening in front of the official seal?

    Course, if Sarah Palin had done this they’d of called her ignorant for not knowing any better.

  45. #145
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:41 pm, MNUSMCDavid said:

    flyoverman

    thanks, will do… it’ll still look kinda silly, dontcha think….lol
    Semper Fi

  46. #146
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm, TexasEngineer said:

    Bicyea…re #140.
    If you will recall…The Pride of Hope Arkansas NEVER went out of “campaign mode”.

    That type of personality has to continually sell himself to everyone…but most especially to HIMSELF.

  47. #147
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:43 pm, flaming_o said:

    That slap at Nancy Reagan was one example of what, I’m sure, will be an endless supply of rhetorical flourishes at the expense of Republicans. It’s how the Democrats express what they feel is their inherent superiority over us. It doesn’t make them dangerous but it does make them appear small.

  48. #148
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:46 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    In this whole sorry saga I feel worst for Joe Biden. I don’t think there’s a Home Depot within 10 miles of the VP’s house. What’s he going to do with his spare time? He won’t be commuting on the train at the expense of his re-election committee – what’s a guy gotta do to illegally spend campaign contributions?
    Poor old Joe…

  49. #149
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:46 pm, William Teach said:

    This one is hilarious

    Efforts Continue to Suppress the Vote: A recent study discovered numerous organized efforts to intimidate, mislead and suppress minority voters.

    Nothing about his buddies from ACORN, though. Nor the Black Panthers. Etc.

  50. #150
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:47 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    That slap at Nancy Reagan was one example of what, I’m sure, will be an endless supply of rhetorical flourishes at the expense of Republicans.

    To be fair – he knows the dead vote…

  51. #151
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:48 pm, Misscheryl said:

    AG – you are quick!

  52. #152
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:50 pm, Lindsay said:

    I just read that the White House doors are being widened to allow a massive,inflated, egocentric head (with protruding ears) to gain entrance.

  53. #153
    On November 7th, 2008 at 5:53 pm, FilmLadd said:

    Did anyone else notice his sharp rebuke of Iran and Acky-mack-dinny-jod’s love letter to him?

    I smell a true Congressional Declaration of War in the air… where Presidents get all sorts of powers not afforded them in peace-time or quasi-peace-time (as is the case with Bush)…

    Mark it, that’s what Hillary and Bo-Bo Biden were talking about.

  54. #154
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, love2rumba said:

    I just read that the White House doors are being widened to allow a massive,inflated, egocentric head (with protruding ears) to gain entrance.

    Maybe Joe Biden will be made to go to Home Depot afterall….

  55. #155
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, Laree said:

    Maya Angelou is composing a Poem for Barack Obama. I Think we should have an Obama Poem Contest. Yes We Can – I know We Can.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_en_ot/people_maya_angelou

  56. #156
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, William Teach said:

    BTW, Michelle? You might want to take a look at the ad for “Hot Russian models” on the sidebar. Might not be the kind of stuff you want on you blog.

  57. #157
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:07 pm, judybeth said:

    Note to #101 “ITookTheRedPill”: The MSM and even O’Reilly refuse to take on the question of Obama’s birth certificate. Obama’s site posted one, but it is NOT the authentic one. It is a record of a “live birth” without info on any doctor or hospital or place or any other way to confirm his citizenship! If there is NO PROBLEM with Obama’s citizenship, why won’t he release his records and end “speculation”?? Why didn’t he do that months ago?? Obviously you and I and millions who have posed the same question could become targets, as did “Joe the Plumber”, of smears! This issue must be not be forgotten as Obama’s advisers hope! I won’t retreat ever! jb

  58. #158
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:17 pm, Lindsay said:

    I keep looking for the bad ads but the only person I see is Glenn Reynolds.

  59. #159
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:21 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Maybe Joe Biden will be made to go to Home Depot afterall….

    Ha-ha-ha! Yes, finally a use for the VP.

  60. #160
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm, William Teach said:

    Someone at Pajamas Media must have noticed :)

  61. #161
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:30 pm, Lindsay said:

    In the spirit of bipartisanship and kumbaya I am hoping these Ozombies are feeling much better soon.

  62. #162
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:33 pm, cicerokid said:

    This reminds me of the mini-world that existed in the locker in Men in Black!!

    All hail!! Ooohh, Aahhh!

    I am not impressed. Thrill me, B. Hussein O.

  63. #163
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:34 pm, Jean said:

    Wow thanks for pointing this out Michelle.

    This guy is taking his temporary title too far.

  64. #164
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:41 pm, Joy said:

    William teach – Those ads are rotating. They come and go. Typical, they rotate between raunch and FTD flowers…

    I saw them earlier and did others.

  65. #165
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, MtsEdge said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, Laree said:
    Maya Angelou is composing a Poem for Barack Obama. I Think we should have an Obama Poem Contest. Yes We Can – I know We Can.

    Obama, the American people have spoken
    The spirit of this nation will not be broken.
    Remember as you prepare to lead
    This country is not afraid to bleed.

    Patriots have shed blood, sweat, and tears
    And put aside their petty fears
    To form a nation proud and strong.
    Don’t let us down, don’t steer us wrong.

    We’ll fight for our beloved flag
    Don’t think our pride will ever lag.
    We’ve had many trials, that’s for sure
    But remember this, we will endure.

  66. #166
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:43 pm, MtsEdge said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, Laree said:
    Maya Angelou is composing a Poem for Barack Obama. I Think we should have an Obama Poem Contest. Yes We Can – I know We Can.

    Obama, the American people have spoken
    The spirit of this nation will not be broken.
    Remember as you prepare to lead
    This country is not afraid to bleed.

    Patriots have shed blood, sweat, and tears
    And put aside their petty fears
    To form a nation proud and strong.
    Don’t let us down, don’t steer us wrong.

    We’ll fight for our beloved flag
    Don’t think our pride will ever lag.
    We’ve had many trials, that’s for sure
    But remember this, we will endure.

  67. #167
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:44 pm, cicerokid said:

    #52 lone ranger said:”We’ve already seen news articles about “scaling back expectations”. This is the first sign that the Lefties are going to get ONLY what Obammy wants to give them…”

    and of course “Booosh” will be to blame.

  68. #168
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:49 pm, cicerokid said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 4:45 pm, theloneranger said:
    I think Obammy will only make it through one term.

    He hasn’t been elected yet…

  69. #169
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:54 pm, tuffy said:

    Efforts Continue to Suppress the Vote: A recent study discovered numerous organized efforts to intimidate, mislead and suppress minority voters.

    Is minority a new word for military?

    It’s the military’s vote that gets suppressed.

  70. #170
    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    At least he won’t be able to say the something is “above my pay-grade” anymore.

    ECS

  71. #171
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:17 pm, gco said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:
    At least he won’t be able to say the something is “above my pay-grade” anymore.

    He won’t be able to say that matters concerning the Presidency aren’t above his pay-grade, but those matters will prove to be far above his competence and leadership skills. Earlier posts point out that he can’t take a punch – that no one has yet to throw a punch at him. When Ahmadinejhad points to The One’s ears and asks how many channels they pick up, The One will need a time-out.

  72. #172
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:44 pm, TXRose said:

    Joke…Sarah Palin was visiting with the Pope and they decided to take a boat ride on a
    nearby lake. As they sat in the boat, the wind came up and blew the Pope’s zuchetto
    (hat) off his head and into the water. The Pope reached for it and almost capsized the
    boat. Sarah stood up and stepped out of the boat. She walked to where the hat was
    in the water, picked it up and walked back to the boat, and handed it to the Pope.
    MSNBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS reporters watched the entire thing. Their lead on
    the evening news was “Sarah Palin cannot swim!”
    Just sayin’…..

  73. #173
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:48 pm, vsatt said:

    So should I start referring to him as PEOTUS? Given that I have a gun-totin’, redneck, bible-thumpin’ Alabama accent it would be pronounced peeee-otus.

  74. #174
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:52 pm, cicerokid said:

    On November 7th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, William Teach said:
    BTW, Michelle? You might want to take a look at the ad for “Hot Russian models” on the sidebar. Might not be the kind of stuff you want on you blog.

    Dear William,

    Your statement is no different than coming into Michelle’s home and giving her interior decorating advice. Consider the theme of this blog!!

    Now for the first lesson, class:

    Da Yes
    Nyet No

    Your side-bar ads are fine, Michelle. Everything is covered upon the model that should be.

  75. #175
    On November 7th, 2008 at 7:57 pm, TXRose said:

    I guess my ad blocker is working overtime. I have
    never seen the ads you all are referring to.
    Michelle is a class act. She will take care of the
    problem.

  76. #176
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:05 pm, madmonkphotog said:

    Arrogance. Pure arrogance.

    Well, If he thinks he’s in charge now, I blame him for:

    Terrorism
    Illegal immigration
    Global warming
    Terrorism
    High unemployment
    Terrorism
    Current financial crisis
    Mortgage meltdown
    Terrorism
    High gas prices
    Poor relations with other nations
    Terrorism
    Gitmo
    Terrorism.

    There. That should do it. For now.

  77. #177
    On November 7th, 2008 at 9:39 pm, starlightwoman said:

    Obama, the American people have spoken
    The spirit of this nation will not be broken.
    Remember as you prepare to lead
    This country is not afraid to bleed.

    Patriots have shed blood, sweat, and tears
    And put aside their petty fears
    To form a nation proud and strong.
    Don’t let us down, don’t steer us wrong.

    We’ll fight for our beloved flag
    Don’t think our pride will ever lag.
    We’ve had many trials, that’s for sure
    But remember this, we will endure.

    Not bad. The question is can we endure 4 years of his presidency?

  78. #178
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:01 pm, mjk said:

    Can someone tell Obama he WON and he can quit campaigning now!!

    He is acting like something can still come up that would make him in-eligible for the office. (Hmmmmm)

    shh, shh. Don’t remind him that he won. Maybe he’ll forget and not show up for the inaugeration….

  79. #179
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:06 pm, aggiebc said:

    mjk said:
    shh, shh. Don’t remind him that he won. Maybe he’ll forget and not show up for the inaugeration…

    No, he’ll just show up late.

  80. #180
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:07 pm, rambler said:

    Obama can’t stop campaigning because he hasn’t learned to do anything else.

  81. #181
    On November 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm, BlameAmericaLast said:

    Can someone tell Obama he WON and he can quit campaigning now!!

    He is acting like something can still come up that would make him in-eligible for the office. (Hmmmmm)

    Didn’t you hear? He’s running for re-election for 2012 now.

  82. #182
    On November 7th, 2008 at 11:32 pm, Bruce said:

    The Mutt has ego problems all out of sync with the majority of egocentric politicians. Kind of goes with the whole “Messiah? thing, don’t you think?

    NOT MY PRESIDENT – NEVER WILL BE!

  83. #183
    On November 8th, 2008 at 12:50 am, TexasEngineer said:

    Then came a President named Barack
    Who wanted us out of Iraq
    He screwed over the economy
    And miserable became you and me
    While our Country’s ass got in a crack

  84. #184
    On November 8th, 2008 at 12:50 am, TexasEngineer said:

    My apologies…but the Jim Beam Black caused me to wax poetic.

  85. #185
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:55 am, 29Victor said:

    Maybe it’s supposed to be “Orifice of the President Elect” and they’re secretly letting Chris Matthews know that he forgot and left his journalistic integrity there.

  86. #186
    On November 8th, 2008 at 5:37 am, davod said:

    I realize this may be old news and not politically correct – There are only a couple of legal requirements for becoming president and one of them is that you are a natural born citizen of the USA.

    How the F..k can anyone be allowed to even get in the race without prooving they qualify.

  87. #187
    On November 8th, 2008 at 9:28 am, corona said:

    You are incorrect, Michelle – there is an Office of President-elect. HA has the proof. You need to correct this post.

  88. #188
    On November 8th, 2008 at 12:25 pm, farmgal said:

    Obama has the biggest head in history.This man is so egotistical it’s sickening.Just wait until the stuff really hits the fan.He’ll be so arrogant he will let it go,because nobody is going to tell him a thing.Unfortunately we are seeing the death of America.I just got a bunch of pocket Constitutions from The Heritage Foundation.You know that document that Obama loathes.

  89. #189
    On November 8th, 2008 at 12:36 pm, farmgal said:

    The logo is blue because it is the color of The U.N.and the new world order.

  90. #190
    On November 8th, 2008 at 1:41 pm, aggiebc said:

    farmgal said:
    I just got a bunch of pocket Constitutions from The Heritage Foundation.You know that document that Obama loathes.

    I did the exact same thing, requested enough for everyone in my family to get one. I especially wanted the ones from Heritage since a lot of organizations that distribute free copies leave out the Declaration of Independence.

    I think a lot of people must be doing the same thing, I got a message when I requested it that they’d be delayed beyond the normal timeframe due to “an overwhelming number of requests”.

    Incidentally, most websites selling ammunition are out of stock or swamped with orders. My brother told me a popular store in DFW area had $100,000 in sales the day after election day, and over $1 million for the month.

    So it looks like there’s a lot of people out there with Constitutions and ammunition. I guess my faith in the American people isn’t entirely defeated.

  91. #191
    On November 9th, 2008 at 11:20 am, Summernite said:

    Just off the cuff, but isn’t he a little premature on this President Elec thingy? The Electorial College doesn’t meet until Dec. 15th. It is on that date that the New President is elected.

  92. #192
    On November 9th, 2008 at 4:05 pm, MtsEdge said:

    The question is can we endure 4 years of his presidency?

    I think we can. It is my hope that the struggle will galvanize the resistance. Obama really doesn’t understand American patriotism nor does he care about the well-being of this country, IMHO. As another poster so wisely observed, he just wants to start his campaign for a new world order w/America.

  93. #193
    On November 9th, 2008 at 9:05 pm, Terry_Jim said:

    The Reign,
    it’s plain,
    continual campaign.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    -Leadership by campaign,
    just like the last Democrat POTUS.
    Look for an Obama tour for to promote his __________ on January 21st.

    (I’m guessing the blank will be Universal Healthcare but it depends on their internal polling.)

  94. #194
    On November 11th, 2008 at 1:34 pm, Pat said:

    It’s dopey looking.

    Are we going to call him Mr. Obama or President Obama?

    The media refused to call Bush president. Will that change?

  95. #195
    On November 12th, 2008 at 11:45 am, Wildcatter1980 said:

    The One is acting “presidential.” He’s been acting presidential since at least back during the primaries. Makes me wonder if he intends to act his way through his term as President, too. He and his entourage may very well think that if it was good enough for Ronald Reagan, it should be a walk in the park for BO.

    Ignorance, our most costly commodity – paraphrased from Rush Limbaugh.

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