Inauguration cliche count…plus: Obamedia Orgy Watch
“Amazing peaceful transition of power:” 1,009
“First black president in American history:” 957
“We are witnessing history:” 576
“This is Barack Obama’s moment:” 322
“The world is watching:” 214
“My leg is tingling beyond all control:” 2
Add your own!
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Speaking of tingling legs, two manifestations of the Obamedia at work for you.
First, Howard Kurtz:
Every inauguration is a major media moment, with nonstop television coverage, newspapers churning out special editions and correspondents parachuting in from around the globe. But it is hard to envision this level of intensity if John McCain were taking the oath of office. All the hoopla has left the impression that many in journalism are thrilled by Obama’s swearing-in.
Gee, ya think?
Obama is being covered not just as an incoming president but as a white-hot celebrity. In recent days, the New York tabloids have run front-page stories on his official portrait and new Cadillac limousine, amid such headlines as “VOICE OF HOPE” and “RENEW THE DREAM.” The Washington Times gave front-page play yesterday to an essay Obama wrote for the paper, while Parade magazine’s cover story was a letter that Obama wrote to his daughters. Michelle Obama is being touted as America’s next supermodel. And there has been much panting over the family’s search for a dog.
At what point does the recognition of Obama’s gifts and this juncture in history spill over into partisan adulation? Some journalists justify the ebullient tone by arguing that Obama is simply more fascinating than most politicians, as well as a trailblazer who is following 43 white presidents. Others say they are merely reflecting a public groundswell. Still others say Obama moves product when he’s on TV shows and magazine covers. Perhaps, more than one reporter says privately, Obama deserves the adulation, given the fact that he pulled off a political feat even harder than landing a crippled jet intact on the Hudson River.
As for liberal pundits who reflexively booed George W. Bush, are they now waving the pom-poms for Obama?
Gee, ya think?!
Exhibit 2 comes from the journalism website run by the Poynter Institute, where Steven Myers surveyed MSM reporters’ Facebook websites for exultations in praise of Obama:
Back in November, I asked my colleagues at Poynter to be on the lookout for fellow journalists’ Facebook “status updates” regarding the election. I suspected many would express happiness at Barack Obama’s victory, and that’s pretty much what I saw in the 50 or so status updates we collected.
Some were overt. Others were vague enough that it wasn’t exactly clear what people were so excited about; considering the historic event, though, the context was practically unnecessary. As I learned, that vagueness often was intentional.
I contacted most of those 50 or so people and interviewed about 15 of them. I wanted to know how they reconciled what they post on social networking sites with newsroom guidelines that discourage getting involved with or expressing support for political causes and candidates.
What I found was a disconnect between what these journalists said and what they did. Most agreed that journalists should accept some limitation on free speech so they don’t undermine their position as fair brokers of information. Almost all of them said they never would have put an Obama sign in their front yards or a bumper sticker on their cars.
Yet they posted status updates such as:
* “voted for change”/”change is coming”/”yes we did”/”is thrilled.”
* “is hoping the American people elect to leave behind the dark ages and step back into the hopeful light. It’s been a long time.”
* “helped turn her state blue.”
* “I live in the United States of America again.”
* “is getting out the vote for Barack Obama.”
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Doug Powers is manning “The Chris Matthews Inauguration Obamagasometer.”
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More cliches…
*“How is he going to deal with such high expectations?” (from commenter cbwv99)
*It’s time to start healing the country.” (from commenter Mr Vibeman)
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I listened to the speech–didn’t get it so I printed it–I still don’t get it. What did he say that was “concret”?…….did anybody faint??
PS Brown ain’t sticking around if they ain’t legal
Why hasn’t obama healed the planet yet?
Its been over an hour already.
Free at last! Free at last ! Free at last !
I will forever refer to him as little hussein. It fits perfectly.
Not my president.
where’s the pepto?
my stomach can’t take it anymore
oh how gaudy is this display
my tax dollars at work?
Beatlemania on a grand scale…
Is it over yet?
Yes, me too.
Sad but so very true.
Don’t let Alinsky and Ayers win.
Don’t let the radical community organizer socialist obama types win!
I’ve always said, ‘in all adversity is opportunity’, now I must put my beliefs into actions, put up or shut up.
Find out what this ‘opportunity’ is, and do it.
First, I will personally do all I can to get/keep God in our schools, and in government. The Liberals, most of the Dems, the noisy Left have metastasized a huge and ugly cancer throughout America. It needs to be cut out…surgically…SPIRITUALLY.
We need to take back the country by trusting and following its founders, by injecting Christ into everything we do, by demanding real Judeo-Christian values.
God Help Us.
God Save Us.
Oh man – a bunch of unicorns just came by and crapped on my lawn….guess I’m responsible for cleaning it up, huh?
On January 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pm, Flyoverman said:
Sorry to offend you upset Flyover, but IMHO, he was not good for the country or for individual freedom. He wasn’t a conservative, he was a collectivist. Maybe a pro-American collectivist, but a collectivist nonetheless.
Imagine the reaction of Winston Churchill had he been president on 9/11. Or Reagan.
Instead of asking for a declaration of war (which is what I think either man would have done) he got an authorization for use of force instead. In a spirit of “bi-partisanship.”
He asked our military to wage war while the civilian population could remain at peace.
No country in the world has ever won a “hot” war that way, not even ours. At best you get stalemate (Korea) or defeat (Vietnam).
He stood idly by while Congress was overrun with earmarks and corruption.
He stood idly by while the Republican party turned into a pack of jackals hell-bent on “getting the pork.” Instead of pushing his party to be conservative, he pushed it to be “compassionate.”
Instead of selecting a VP that could carry on the mantle, one that could run as a conservative and protect us from having an Obama elected today, he chose someone who would not run after his term was over – in essence, disadvantaging the Republican party from the start from ever mounting an effective 2008 election.
He dismissed fair-tax initiatives, border-protection advocates, and branded organizations like The Minutemen as “vigilante” groups. He gave us the largest entitlement program in decades (Medicare Drug benefits) and tried to get us to accept Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court Justice.
One could go on and on about how he worked against the philosophy of conservatism, which holds as paramount the sanctity of individual freedom.
If this is the beginning of a permanent one party totalitarian state, lets look on the bright side.
While many more of us will wind up in re-education camps, or stripped of our property, or forced into exile to avoid death, the silver lining is that every totalitarian state turns on many of its own supporters.
Hitler against the SA. Stalin against Trotsky and his supporters. Castro sending Che to die in the jungles in Bolivia. Even Robespierre wind up under the guillotine.
Obama may not even be the one who comes out on top. It could be Madame Pelosi who ultimately becomes our Dear Leader.
Won’t be Biden or Reid. Too stupid.
Hardly…somehow I doubt that all the biased media reporting in the world would’ve had an effect on the pilot’s accomplishments and abilities. The same cannot be said of our new President.
ErinF: Guess you are not an American. Like him or not (I don’t) but he is the POTUS. Just like Clinton was, just like Carter was. The operative word here is WAS. Someday (hopefully only four years) we can note BHO WAS the but no linger IS the POTUS. That will be when all Americans can say, he is not my president.
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Hitler against the SA. Stalin against Trotsky and his supporters. Castro sending Che to die in the jungles in Bolivia. Even Robespierre
windwound up under the guillotine.Well, its been over an hour and my life hasn’t changed at all! What gives?
BHO didn’t even need voter fraud to win, although he was obviously prepared, with his close ties to ACORN. If McCain had one a narrow election, I am sure BHO would have been able to steal it. But he won, fair and square.
Now, if I lived in Minnesota, Al Franken would not be my President, and in Washington, Gregoire would not be my governor.
But sadly, like a painful ear infection, or a bad skin rash, Barak HUSSEIN Obama is my President.
I’ll support him if he is ever right on anything. Which means I don’t expect to support him much.
Danger Will Robinson! Danger!
(Family robot B-9 waves arms frantically…)
Allow me to translate your post:
Mr. Bush, I am unable to call you President and I cannot bring myself to thank you for keeping me and my family safe, and I do not believe you merit any respect for all the stress and agony you endured during 2,922 days of service to this country.
You see, despite the fact you took full reponsibility for everything you did, right or wrong, there are a whole bunch of things I do not politically agree with so based that you are just dog droppings.
I repeat my question: What does a person have to do to earn your respect and a small freakin thank you for your service?
As I read history, I think Harry Truman made some of the worst decisions ever made by a President; he is one of the 5 worst in the last 100 years. However, he had the courage of his convictions, put his country first, took full responsibility, and performed the office with integrity. Had I been old enough I would have thanked him for his service and he would have had my respect.
Separated at Birth?
Finally, we have absolute undeniable proof that Man-Made Global warming exists. There is an enormous amount of hot air being spewed in Washington DC at this very moment and it is all captured on tape…details at 6…
PS.. Pardon me if this has already been reported.
I have made the comparison of Obama and “Il Duce” as well. The similarities are striking.
And scary.
Obama could have said “toilet paper” and all of MSNBC would have collectively orgasmed, and much of the other MSMers as well.
chsw
I’ve got a cliche’: “I am sick to my stomach”…
If all these liberals are so excited about Obama and change why aren’t they investing in the market today? I can’t understand why they aren’t putting their money where their mouths are.
I am watching the ceremony NOW. All I wished to see was the actual swearing in and have little interest in the rest of the circus show.
I have a daily routine when it comes to reading on the net. Here first, read a story and responses, then go to the main lib places like Huff Post, Kos, and DU to read on the same subject and compare. What REALLY gets me (and always will) are the comments. Some sites are much worse than others in what they will allow. But what I see on all of them lately is a demand for “Respect of the office”, but only when it is (now) President Obama. When they mention (former) President Bush, which they seem to do often, it is anything but. I am actually surprised when one of them merely uses the name “Bush” without putting a obscenity either before or after it. That is as respectful as they will ever get. The complete lack of any sort of standard of decency is what I have come to expect from them.
President Obama is indeed POTUS now, and deserving of the respect the title brings. And while I cannot wish him “success” in all the ideas and plans he has or may have for the country, I will at least hope that he does not make things much, much worse before he can be voted out.
Content of note from President George W. Bush left on Oval Office desk for Barack Obama:
Do not complain about the work,
and if your rewards are few.
Remember that the might oak,
was once a nut, like you.”
Don’t drop the ball!
Yours truly,
George W. Bush
We’ve blown it all on booze and hookers for the celebration.
Well I guess I’m not Nails @202. Whats it even mean to be an American anymore, do you know? Its not what I thought it was anymore. In fact the US is now dead imho, I’m just worried about damage control at this point. And Mytake, why invest when what you want is communisim? Comrade Obama will see to it for the have not’s.
Actully my Step Dad voted for Obama as he wasn’t aware of the cult following, and as he watched NBC never seen anything negitive about him. And he is shocked about all of these and how he’s being treated. I said “told you so” and I’ll leave it at that.
AHHHHHHHH – some reality in the insanity!
Chap,Thanks for the chuckle on a sad day for my retirement portfolio. Now I may start drinking!
Hehe rich the world is watching and thinks the same as I. America is finished as a global power.
“At present, when China-U.S. military-to-military relations are faced with difficulties, we call on the U.S. Department of Defense to remove obstacles … and create favorable conditions for the healthy growth of military relations,”
So now they hope to deal with Obama directly to remove “obsticals” AKA The Pacific Fleet and arms sells to Tiawan. Everyone wants a “rational” relationship with the US. IE they do what they want and we right harsh letters. America the great.. I’m getting off, news today well not be well.
TK-421: How to answer such a question. I’ll try, but wonder if it will mean anything to those who may doubt…
Being an American is:
– being for the downtrodden, but not for giving them a handout, rather a hand up — think post-WWII and The Marshall Plan.
– wishing for others to live free and willing to give of yourself to help them achieve that dream — think of every war the US has fought in, never an attempt to build an empire, rather an attempt to help others live free.
– supporting your country, right or wrong, but working to right the wrongs — think slavery and the Civil War fought (partially) to end that institution in this country.
– doing the right thing, whether or not it is the easy thing — think GWB leading this country post 9/11. Maybe he didn’t do everything right, but he sought to keep us from suffering another attack, and succeeded.
– knowing this country will not die because one person assumes the office of President. Although one person can do a lot of damage, enough people working for those things listed above can keep the patient off the critical list.
– working to keep this country great, despite those who are in leadership positions. Illigitimatus non carborundum: Don’t let the b@$t@rd$ grind you down!
I’m certain others can add to this incomplete list…
If I was single, I’d do the same thing, with a twist…get drunk and hire a hooker to cry on her shoulder.
On January 20th, 2009 at 2:17 pm, Flyoverman said:
Ordinarily you and I agree on many things, but it seems pointless to continue this discussion when you put words in my mouth and refuse to address what I’m actually saying.
Only 30 minutes left for Obama supporters Buffett and Gates to step in and save capitalism.
White folks, especially in the republican voting south are going to be subject to radical/racist attacks at least for the next 4 years and thats by order of Big Barry O himself. You are gonna pay!
I just came in from being outside. The rainbow glare was hurting my eyes, the lollipop and gumdrops raining down sting when they hit….. and the unicorns are crapping all over the front yard.
OBAMA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME is in full force today.
“obambi gear with coins and plates and other obambi bric-a-brac.”
The commercials for the plates have always brought part of an old Steve Goodman song to mind:
And a set of Presidential commemorative plates.
So I can eat my eggs of the Presidents face.
LOL
Thats the thing Nails have the country has said no to it, the other half is split into, I don’t care and I’ll uphold it groups. I have my own views on the above matters myself, but thats what the US was. And no one man can’t end the US, but he sure as hell can pave the way for it.