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2009-03-20 Home Front: Politix

The unbearable lightness of Obama's administration.

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Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-03-20 00:53|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 March 1, 2009, the Teleprompter became self-aware...

hilarity ensues

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-03-20 04:57|| 2009-03-20 04:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2009-03-20 05:41|| 2009-03-20 05:41|| Front Page Top

#3 "The first [job] is to pull us out of an economic death spiral"

The presumption is that this can be "fixed". Could King Knut command the tides?

Posted by Cynicism Inc 2009-03-20 06:30|| 2009-03-20 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 If you remember, the moonbats with more acute and severe cases of BDS saw a lump under W's jacket once and went berserk, saying that he was secretly being fed speech info and answers through some nefarious receiving device. Never proven, of course, and W certainly didn't seem to be benefitng from this in terms of expression and elocution.

BHO is having done the very same thing (having info spoon fed), IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, and nary a peep from the same crowd.

More hypocrisy, from the crowd that does it best.

Posted by no mo uro 2009-03-20 06:50|| 2009-03-20 06:50|| Front Page Top

#5 No surprises here. Barry has no leadership ability, he's an empty suit who couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-03-20 07:47|| 2009-03-20 07:47|| Front Page Top

#6 a lump under W's jacket

That was the bullet proof jacket.

More hypocrisy, from the crowd that does it best.

Guess that's why they get along so well with muslims. That and their sexually submissive streak.

Posted by ed 2009-03-20 08:07|| 2009-03-20 08:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Barack Obama's Teleprompter's Blog

Twitter: BOTeleprompter

Posted by ed 2009-03-20 08:10|| 2009-03-20 08:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Twitter: TeleprompterOne

Posted by ed 2009-03-20 08:21|| 2009-03-20 08:21|| Front Page Top

#9 Please, please, someone load the lyrics to "I Am The Walrus" into Barack Obama's teleprompter. Sure, you'll get fired, but think of the book deal! The guest appearances on O'Reilly and Inside Edition! The ensuing hilarity!

Posted by Mike 2009-03-20 08:31|| 2009-03-20 08:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Not too long ago Ms. Noonan thought Barack Obama was the universe's best answer to the travesty of the George W. Bush presidency. What is she hearing at the Washington dinner parties to which she is invited to be clever and entertaining, that she has turned so against her godling now?

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-03-20 09:23|| 2009-03-20 09:23|| Front Page Top

#11 TW that may be the most telling question I've heard this week.

I have virtually no respect for Noonan, Brooks, Buckley and the other Upper West Side conservatives. They apparently jumped on the Obamawagon to impress their elitist neighbors. This questioning may indicate a deeper problem for Zero in the perception of the elites.

Posted by AlanC 2009-03-20 10:03|| 2009-03-20 10:03|| Front Page Top

#12 It seems that whenever he speaks in public without a teleprompter, he becomes highly gaffe-prone. Just two examples: the Nancy Reagan "seance" comment and more recently, the Special Olympics bowling comment on Leno last night. God only knows what he says behind closed doors when the camera's aren't rolling and the mics aren't recording.

Posted by eltoroverde 2009-03-20 10:33|| 2009-03-20 10:33|| Front Page Top

#13 Whenever Peggy Noonan pontificates,I usually...

reach for the remote and try to find a ball game to watch.

If ever there was a representation of the idea that thickheaded stoopidity can be a hallmark of high intellectual thought, Ms. Noonan is it.

Posted by badanov 2009-03-20 10:40|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2009-03-20 10:40|| Front Page Top

#14 TW. That's why I like to read her and see where she and other like minded souls are saying and thinking. 46% of the population voted against Obama so they were proven correct in their outlook. Probably a similar number would vote for him whatever happens because they remain totally uninformed. So it is the 8 - 10% so-called swing votes who will eventually make all the difference.

Are these independents saying things like "lets give him a little more time" or are they saying "I was totally conned and wish I never voted for him"? Commentators like Peggy who like to think they have a following and what to be considered reasonable and "elite" pick up on these sentiments and reflect them in their writings. She has picked up on the teleprompter and in time that is going to be a Saturday night live standard. It will be as powerful and the jokes concerning GW's jumbled language regardless of the merits.

They also want to appear to be ahead of the curve in terms of thinking so I suspect that with the next polls they want to be able to say "I told you so". I am sure they would also love to pull back some of their more fawning articles. Fact is 46% of the population are already saying "I told you so" and they were right.

Posted by Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794 2009-03-20 11:25|| 2009-03-20 11:25|| Front Page Top

#15 "The president has an economic program. But there is, so far, no clear statement of the thinking behind the program."

Simple. He wants us to be a Western European style "social democracy". He can't come right out and say it, though. He needs it to be a fait accompli.

As for Noonan, she's just positioning herself for when the best dinner parties will be given by the Right again.

Posted by charger 2009-03-20 12:05|| 2009-03-20 12:05|| Front Page Top

#16 I greatly appreciate the way TW phrased her question.

Though my response is generally more like Badanov's.

Posted by Steve White 2009-03-20 12:53|| 2009-03-20 12:53|| Front Page Top

#17 God only knows what he says behind closed doors when the camera's aren't rolling and the mics aren't recording.

How about something like wounded vets should pay for their own health insurance?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-03-20 15:11|| 2009-03-20 15:11|| Front Page Top

#18 EU, nah, Obammmy wouldn't say that. Behind closed doors he doesn't say nothing at all. They pull the plug on the fan that keeps that empty suit blowed up and the real players like Emmanuel and Michele get together to load of the teleprompter with the next load of shiite.

Posted by AlanC 2009-03-20 16:07|| 2009-03-20 16:07|| Front Page Top

#19 Peegy Noonan tries to portray herself as some sort of sensitive barometer of the population. She dresses it up in niceties, doing her best TW impersonation (cheap theatrics compared to the real thing). But in the end, she says little of real consequence. I think Cheney should have said exactly what he said. That is why I've always respected Cheney, because he pulls no punches and gets directly to the heart of the matter (Bolton is another one). It is not hard or a risky position at this point to say O is an empty suit or is not focused. It becomes more plain to see every day. So, no, I am not impressed with Peggy or her blather.

Posted by remoteman 2009-03-20 16:59|| 2009-03-20 16:59|| Front Page Top

#20 Tea and banana bread with dried cranberries and chocolate chips for everyone, 'cause you're all so sweet! Omoter Speaking for Boskone7794, you raise a very good point in post #14; I shall try to keep in mind that she speaks the mind of an important constituency, who clearly share that one brain between them.

Dear remoteman, I don't write nearly as well as Ms. Noonan does, although I pride myself that I do at least think my own thoughts.

Posted by trailing wife 2009-03-20 17:13|| 2009-03-20 17:13|| Front Page Top

#21 The October surprise the Dems brought about was in the works for years.

Tubing the economy is something Obama the Deconstructionist is counting on.

Deconstruct the economy, shake and destroy the moorings, then rebuild according to the new plan--Obama's (read Ayers, Emmanuel, Soros) plan, and you got some real "change."

And this has to continue until there is similar "change" in:

the military

private industry

food sourcing

health care

education

The "lightness" being talked about, is nothing more than unaccountability, and a willingness to let the wizards behind the scenes control the outcome--as long as it's in line with Obama's Alinsky-esque vision.

He's trying to run America like Suharto ran Indonesia--and guess what--the dictator "President" Suharto, was Obama's example of "leadership" and what it means to be president of a country back when Obama was growing up--during his formative years. The similarities are striking.

That's also why he gets so pissed at criticism--how dare the people criticize him. He probably thinks he's being nice not to do anything like create his own civilian police corps or something.

Posted by ex-lib 2009-03-20 19:03|| 2009-03-20 19:03|| Front Page Top

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