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2009-03-11 Home Front: Politix
The Great Obama Vetting Disaster of 2009
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Posted by Mike 2009-03-11 08:06|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ]  Top

#1 They've now left the Interstate Highway and are off on a gravel road. No wait! It's a dirt road with deep ruts. The kids are hungry and there is no Waffle House anywhere in sight!

Geez Leonuuurd, I think weez lost!
Posted by Besoeker  2009-03-11 08:51||   2009-03-11 08:51|| Front Page Top

#2 <<<< Now we see that the President and his White House are, in fact, exceedingly poor judges of personalities. >>>

We also now see that 53% of the voters at the last election were exceedingly poor judges of personalities as well. At least Freeman withdrew under a little bit of reasonable questioning. Its shameful that the MSM didn't apply even a modicum of the same degree of scrutiny. More evidence that pre-emptive strikes are indeed a useful devices to prevent later disasters. [Oh that was the Bush doctrine - we can't mention that]

Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-03-11 09:21||   2009-03-11 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 We also now see that 53% of the voters at the last election were exceedingly poor judges of personalities as well.

Ah, some were. Some others, however, are the Freudian projection they have of 'dittoheads'. That is 'mindless automatons' with a visceral hatred of anything that would hint of nothing less than the socialist utopia. That would be about 20% of the electorate for whom 'judgement' doesn't even enter the process. It's the same mindset as radical Islam. The mind is closed.
Posted by Procopius2k 2009-03-11 09:35||   2009-03-11 09:35|| Front Page Top

#4 We also now see that 53% of the voters at the last election were exceedingly poor judges of personalities as well.

In the words of Derb "some want to get this business of Black president over with."
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-03-11 09:37||   2009-03-11 09:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Obama has lived his life, and was able to run his campaign, inside a liberal echo chamber.

The "vetting disaster" is where their bubble interacts with the reality of the body politic. Their first reaction has been to lash out at opponents. As pressure mounts I predict that the adminstration's "us vs them" mentality will increase.
Posted by DoDo 2009-03-11 11:01||   2009-03-11 11:01|| Front Page Top

#6 I predict that the adminstration's "us vs them" mentality will increase.

Already happening. The attacks on Rush, the bringing in of the backdoor fairness doctrine, etc. Expect to see worse. A lot worse. They will push for Americans to be jailed, fined for "hate speech" for posting negative comments on Rantburg and the like.
Posted by DarthVader 2009-03-11 11:17||   2009-03-11 11:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Can a goy join this here jewish lobby? Sign me up!
Posted by Dogsbody 2009-03-11 11:31||   2009-03-11 11:31|| Front Page Top

#8 
Posted by William Marcy Tweed 2009-03-11 11:38||   2009-03-11 11:38|| Front Page Top

#9 William,
Anybody who thinks he gets an A hasn't been paying attention.
Posted by Frozen Al 2009-03-11 11:48||   2009-03-11 11:48|| Front Page Top

#10 This isn't completely the fault of stupid people. The MSM shares much, if not most of the blame.

Just watched Media Malpractice - How Obama Got Elected and Palin was Targetted. Nothing real suprising to any regulars of Rantburg.

Suprising was near the end where they did a poll of Obama voters and asked 'who controls congress' and something like 70% said 'the republicans'. Which clearly shows that the media is failing in its job to inform the public.
Posted by CrazyFool 2009-03-11 12:27||   2009-03-11 12:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Maybe Obama is deliberately putting up questionable candidates so that the firestorm is directed at these people rather than his multi-trillion dollar bills, which are pushed through without them even being read, let alone debated.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-11 15:12|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2009-03-11 15:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Hasn't anyone considered the possibility that the nomination of Freeman is a brilliant red herring strategy by the One. Much as Harriet Meier's failed nomination made the way easier for Roberts, Freeman floated and shot down means Obama can now push for his real choice__ a long time friend he's worked with before and obviously feels very comfortable with and who has impeccable credentials with respect to his knowledge of terrorism___ Bill Ayres, of course.
Posted by Daffy Threreting5234 2009-03-11 15:33||   2009-03-11 15:33|| Front Page Top

#13 The libels on me and their easily traceable email trails show conclusively that there is a powerful lobby determined to prevent any view other than its own from being aired,

Same ol' playbook, with that 'unseen enemy.

Daffy may have a point...
Posted by logi_cal 2009-03-11 15:58||   2009-03-11 15:58|| Front Page Top

#14 It worked - Ogabe got his omnibus bill through. Does anyone know what's in the bill? No. Everyone knows Chas Freeman is the Saudi candidate, though. This is rope-a-dope for dummies. He shows us some unsuitable candidate for office, we make a big stink about his choice and his massive spending bills pass right under the radar while we're congratulating ourselves about deep-sixing his people. How stupid can we get?
Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-11 16:25|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2009-03-11 16:25|| Front Page Top

#15 That's a nice theory, guys, but almost nobody in the MSM actually covered it. The NYT's first mention of the existence of Chas Freeman was in reporting his withdrawal--because the NYT didn't think it important enough. Ditto for the WaPo. I don't think he made the TV news at all.
Posted by Mike 2009-03-11 16:39||   2009-03-11 16:39|| Front Page Top

#16 That's a nice theory, guys, but almost nobody in the MSM actually covered it.

That's even worse. Conservatives spent all this time and effort going after Freeman and nobody even knows. Meanwhile, another huge spending bill scoots in under the radar. This isn't a mere disaster - it's an epic disaster.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-11 16:42|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2009-03-11 16:42|| Front Page Top

#17 What do I call this strategy? A series of pawn sacrifices.
Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-11 16:53|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com]  2009-03-11 16:53|| Front Page Top

#18 Chas Freeman did make the TV news yesterday when he quit. Either CNN or MSNBC, one of the Breaking News outfits, was blaring an announcement about it while I was waiting for a delayed flight at Dallas-Ft Worth airport yesterday afternoon.
Posted by mom">mom  2009-03-11 22:18||   2009-03-11 22:18|| Front Page Top

#19 Can a goy join this here jewish lobby? Sign me up!

'Course you can, Dogsbody. Just convert to Judaism, marry a nice Jewish girl/boy as appropriate, or have a Jewish acquaintance. I'll probably do. Then, too, you know g(r)omgoru, and he's an honest-to-goodness Jewish Israeli, which only proves your nefariousness.
Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife  2009-03-11 23:31||   2009-03-11 23:31|| Front Page Top

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