You won't have Jim Johnson to vet around any more.

Bump

Wow it's getting crowded under there!

Badda Boom, Badda Bing, another one bites the bus!

The bus needs monster truck tires.

I wish everyone would quit jerking this Johnson around.

Th-thump

And at just what point does Obama's judgment start getting questioned? Oh damn what a racist I am.

The bus needs a lift kit, how stupid is this asshole Obama!

morning lizards,

drive by posting, 30 degrees this morning, 2-8 inches of snow.

Anyone in FL need a roommate?

Say hello to Granny for me!

The wheels on the bus go round and round,
round and round,
round and round.
The wheels on the bus go round and round,
all through the town.

Jim goes under the bus, Squish, Squish, Squish;
Squish, Squish, Squish;
Squish, Squish, Squish.
Jim goes under the bus, Squish, Squish, Squish;
all through the town.

John F. Kerry shows his exquisite sense of timing again: Kerry Defends Obama Veep Vetter.

And to think that colossal moron was a mere 60,000 Ohio votes from being the President. Good Gawd.

I'm certain John Kerry could find a proper vetter in Cambodia.

Another one rides [under] the bus.

re: #4 'Nam Grunt

Badda Boom, Badda Bing, another one bites the bus!

That bus needs a theme song!

Obama's bus is quickly becoming the most dangerous weapon in the entire U.S. arsenal.

This is becoming an almost daily occurance!
Bwahahahahah!

What a loser the obambi is!

Obama is without fault. His farts smell like citrus fruit and he poops Nobel Prizes.

re: #14 Cap'n DOC

I'm certain John Kerry could find a proper vetter in Cambodia.

The Magic Hat reveals all.

:^þ

re: #15 Honorary Yooper

We were almost on the same page! Heehee.

Oh crap hanoi john the traitor is wearing his magic hat again, GFY john!

re: #13 Spiny Norman

And to think that colossal moron was a mere 60,000 Ohio votes from being the President. Good Gawd.

As in there is a G-D in heaven.

Obama doesn't want to fight and win in Iraq but he has no problem nuking his supporters!

And the "wheels" of CHANGE roll over yet another victim...

Charles you need an image of an Obama campaign Bus.

It's not just roomy under there, it's a freaking concentration camp.

I guess someone finally vetted the vetter. Well, at least he’s still got Eddie Vedder.

And, Eddie Vedder has a Yellow Ledbetter.

re: #10 Eowyn2

morning lizards,

drive by posting, 30 degrees this morning, 2-8 inches of snow.

Anyone in FL need a roommate?

pretty nice here in vt

The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round, Round and Round, Round and Round...

Here comes the bus.

Woo Hoo! ! Go LGF and the rest of the bloggers on this story!
Bloggers doing the work the MSM won't. :- )

“Jim Johnson is a very experienced, very discrete, very capable individual who is performing a voluntary function without pay, without any interest,”

Am I supposed to applaud a multimillionaire for doing something for free? Doing something without pay is only noteworthy when the person needs money. Though it isn't as though John Kerry has any concept of needing money given his advantageous marriage(s).

More people have disappeared from The Obama campaign in the last 6 months than on all the seasons of The Sopranos combined!

re: #29 Pawn of the Oppressor

It's not just roomy under there, it's a freaking concentration camp.

Oddly, that dovetails with the previous thread.

Anyone who thinks someone 'volunteers' to do a job like this for nothing is an idiot.

Oh wait, its Kerry, so we knew that...

(And anyone who knows about the Chicago machine and is still pro-Obama...well,...)

This is getting positively hilarious. If only the American people were to actually notice how much Obama is an embarrassment to the USA.

Anyone else notice that the minute Obama gets put under a little pressure he folds?

Johnson served on Kerry’s vice presidential search committee in 2004.

That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

/No offense to Senator Lieberman.

"That's not the Jim Johnson I knew"

re: #41 Typicalwhitey

Anyone else notice that the minute Obama gets put under a little pressure he folds?

Yep, just like a wet noodle.

re: #34 seekeroftruth

Woo Hoo! ! Go LGF and the rest of the bloggers on this story!
Bloggers doing the work the MSM won't. :- )

How does this have anything to do with bloggers? I thought the criticisms of Johnson were first raised in a WaPo article. Am I wrong?

I know how all those people, churches and nations fit under the bus.

Maybe the Obama should consult us before he appoints the next waffle maker!

re: #41 Typicalwhitey

Anyone else notice that the minute Obama gets put under a little pressure he folds?

Are you implying that he's not really ready for tough, direct diplomacy?

You're outta here!

re: #42 Sharmuta

That's not exactly a ringing endorsement.

/No offense to Senator Lieberman.

That'd be John Edwards. Lieberman was Gore's running mate.

re: #45 JustMyView

Wall Street Journal.

re: #36 tfc3rid

More people have disappeared from The Obama campaign in the last 6 months than on all the seasons of The Sopranos combined!

Why does the Right need do all Obama's vetting?

Oh these Merry Pranksters.

You're either on the bus or under the bus

re: #44 Honorary Yooper

Yep, just like a wet noodle.

No backbone at all...

Um, well, ah, well, um... He felt he needed to do something different...

re: #47 'Nam Grunt

Maybe the Obama should consult us before he appoints the next waffle maker!

Can't he just eat his anti-semitic, MyObama, Chicago Machine waffle?

re: #48 Occasional Reader

The guy is appearing weaker and weaker to the American people.
Something we despise!

This is all Bush's fault, it doesn't help Michelle Obama's kids, Jim Johnson is no longer the man Barack Obama once knew, Barack is trying to eat his waffles, and for once could you please leave Barack Obama ALONE?

re: #52 unrealizedviewpoint

Why does the Right need do all Obama's vetting?

Background Checks are White Imperialist Hegemony.

re: #52 unrealizedviewpoint

Why does the Right need do all Obama's vetting?

Its called 'division of labor' - can't overwork the poor lefties, now can we!

re: #12 jcm

Heh.

Time for a vehicle check...

The constant back and forth over these bumps must be taking their toll on the suspension...

It actually isn't easy to google up Obama's bus.

re: #54 tfc3rid

No backbone at all...

Um, well, ah, well, um... He felt he needed to do something different...

Like eat more waffles?

re: #31 galloping granny

Its heading your way, hope it doesnt pick up steam when it hits the great lakes.

re: #52 unrealizedviewpoint

Why does the Right need do all Obama's vetting?

Because the MSM won't?

re: #50 Honorary Yooper

LMAO! Ooopps. Thanks for the correction. That makes it even better.

It's starting to get crowded under that bus.

by the time OBAMA is finished tossing his supporters under the bus he will be riding THE SHORT YELLOW BUS.

re: #61 yesandno

Time for a vehicle check...

The constant back and forth over these bumps must be taking their toll on the suspension...

Every time he hits the brakes it veers left...

If I was Michelle I would make sure I knew where all the accounts are just in case...

re: #45 JustMyView

How does this have anything to do with bloggers? I thought the criticisms of Johnson were first raised in a WaPo article. Am I wrong?

I believe questions, as well as research, on Johnson was done by bloggers first. And the story was definitely pushed by the bloggers.

Dinnerjacket is going to tremble in Baruch's presence.

re: #68 BGB!

It's starting to get crowded under that bus.

With a church under there, there's plenty of seating.

re: #41 Typicalwhitey

Anyone else notice that the minute Obama gets put under a little pressure he folds?

Now, try to picture him in a room with DinnerJacket.

re: #69 yochanan

by the time OBAMA is finished tossing his supporters under the bus he will be riding THE SHORT YELLOW BUS.

I'm thinking more of Obama jumping a Monster Bus over a Genghis Khan-sized body pile.

Any guess for the half-life of the guy who assisted Clinton in the Marc Rich pardon?

Has he emailed Scarlett Johansen about this?

re: #69 yochanan

by the time OBAMA is finished tossing his supporters under the bus he will be riding THE SHORT YELLOW BUS.

But it will need super large tires to make room for everyone.

re: #35 addison

Am I supposed to applaud a multimillionaire for doing something for free? Doing something without pay is only noteworthy when the person needs money. Though it isn't as though John Kerry has any concept of needing money given his advantageous marriage(s).

Better still, the primary reason Johnson was able to function without pay was because he made such a massive killing on questionable Countrywide transactions - in other words, the whole point that Obama was trying to explain away in the first place!

re: #5 Sharmuta

The bus needs monster truck tires.

and a lift kit

re: #69 yochanan

by the time OBAMA is finished tossing his supporters under the bus he will be riding THE SHORT YELLOW BUS.

With monster truck tires.

Someone needs to do a photoshop of a bus from the side with just the heads of those he has tossed under there as the wheels lol.

re: #35 addison

Am I supposed to applaud a multimillionaire for doing something for free? Doing something without pay is only noteworthy when the person needs money. Though it isn't as though John Kerry has any concept of needing money given his advantageous marriage(s).

trying to pick the next veep is akin to volunteering for one year to clean the toilets at a homeless shelter. really. would i lie to you?

The timing is good.. This Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway is the Schoolbus Figure 8 Race. Here's someone's video from last year's race. Highly recommended night out. Especially for all the downriver folk.

re: #17 Diamond Bullet

Obama's bus is quickly becoming the most dangerous weapon in the entire U.S. arsenal.

That is SO funny! The new SECRET WEAPON.

re: #79 FreakyBoy

Has he emailed Scarlett Johansen about this?

Maybe she emailed him that it was important to do this?

Duh. forgot the link..

re: #51 Ben Hur

Wall Street Journal.

Thanks. Still supports my point re the problems having been identified in the MSM.

Looks like the vetter who was not going to vet the vetter has done just that. Change!

re: #90 JustMyView

Thanks. Still supports my point re the problems having been identified in the MSM.

By the outfits that dare to.

Good Luck to Jim Johnson.

Kerry can't spell discreet! Bwahahah.

Johnson wasn't discrete--as in unconnected--he was a very connected crook!

Another crooked democrat fat from years porkbarreling at Fannie Mae & getting special below market multi-million mortgages bites the dust.

That's the CHANGE I'm looking for.

Hasta la vista, Vetterista!

re: #77 Shr_Nfr

Any guess for the half-life of the guy who assisted Clinton in the Marc Rich pardon?

Well he has already outlasted Johnson. This really makes Caroline a lock to stay on the committee!

re: #92 Ben Hur

By the outfits that dare to.

Which means it'll never be seen on MSNBC or CNN.

re: #66 Honorary Yooper

Because the MSM won't?

See Ben Hur's post above. It was the Wall Street Journal that first brought these issues to public attention.

Did anyone in the MSM make the connection to Soros?

re: #88 tfc3rid

Maybe she emailed him that it was important to do this?

Gawd - what if Michelle saw that e-mail?
(Has she got a bus of her own?)

re: #84 Typicalwhitey

Someone needs to do a photoshop of a bus from the side with just the heads of those he has tossed under there as the wheels lol.

Someone please call Cox and Forkum out of retirement.

“We didn’t want to divert state resources from going directly to flood relief, that’s why we’re here today,” Obama explained, “My heart goes out to the families that are struggling with having to flee their homes, leaving their businesses, waffles, and communities behind.”

fify BO.

Say hey. Now as soon as Obama selects Johnson's and Holder's replacements his vp committee can get to work. Obama is clueless in the selection and judgment of his associates.

re: #97 JustMyView

See Ben Hur's post above. It was the Wall Street Journal that first brought these issues to public attention.

And the Wall Street Journal is not exactly what I'd call mainstream in the way CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, et.al. are. They have a very specific clientele, as does the Investors Business Daily.

When this is reported by CBS News, wake me up, JustMyViewFromIreland.

When are they going to throw Obama under the bus?

Does his bus have a USA map on the back with all 57 states stickered in?

re: #19 Iron Fist

Now for Eric Holder...

* * *
Yesss!

Eric Holder threw little Elian Gonzalez under the bus.
On Easter of 2000, per Janet Reno's instructions.
Fidel then sat little Elian on his lap, to use use him for propaganda.

Willing stooges.

...he is acting completely independently to gather information about somebody.

Is it just me or does this sound... hmmm... strange? creepy? Like a stalker?

re: #106 winston06

When are they going to throw Obama under the bus?

At the end of August.

/Den-Ver! Den-Ver! Den-Ver!

Obama the messiah so blue
With his oh so leftist view

Shove him a bit and you know
It's under the bus you go

That wasn't the (fill in the blank) that I knew.

re: #51 Ben Hur

Wall Street Journal.

Only slightly different!

re: #103 rollingdivision

Say hey. Now as soon as Obama selects Johnson's and Holder's replacements his vp committee can get to work. Obama is clueless in the selection and judgment of his associates.

He should select Scarlet Johansson... She and Barry have a close person email thing going so why not...

Denver in Aug. is going to make the little ruffians in France last year look like Blue Birds! LOLOL

obama bus

re: #5 Sharmuta

The bus needs monster truck tires.

. Obama can forsee the future:

'Jim did not want to distract in any way from the very important task of gathering information about my vice presidential nominee, so he has made a decision to step aside that I accept. We have a very good selection process underway, and I am confident that it will produce a number of highly qualified candidates for me to choose from in the weeks ahead. I remain grateful to Jim for his service and his efforts in this process.'
// Sen. Obama, Wednesday.

'These aren't folks who are working for me.'
// Sen Obama, Tuesday.

He did not have tangential relations with that vetter.

JustMyView - Bottom line on this story: A few newspapers carried the story and that was it. As with anything negative about Obama, the MSM may mention it, then the story dies. It is the bloggers who are doing most of the research on Obama and driving the story.
IF the MSM was responsible, we would see a whole lot more on Obama and his ugly secrets and ALL of the MSM would then follow along. Instead we see fawning coverage of him and almost nothing on the huge amount of scandals surrounding him. It is the bloggers that are doing the work and many, many people know this.

re: #106 winston06

When are they going to throw Obama under the bus?

nov. 2008

re: #116 bulwrk

Wrong! That bus has Desert storm on it and The Obama is too scared to go to the sandbox!

obama's bus- a true WMD!

BMD
Bus of Mass Destruction

/

re: #117 littleoldlady

GMTA

re: #124 IgofAntioch

obama's bus- a true WMD!

Weapon of mass distraction?

re: #116 bulwrk

obama bus

re: #117 littleoldlady

The bus needs monster truck tires.

THAT'S what I'm talking about!

“Jim Johnson is a very experienced, very discrete, very capable individual who is performing a voluntary function without pay, without any interest,” Kerry said on a conference call. “He’s not seeking a job and he is acting completely independently to gather information about somebody.”

Ha. He works for George Soros and Kerry tries to paint his involvement here as purely civic in nature. You know, he's taking time out of his day to volunteer, just like the nice old ladies who work at the polls on election day at the Township Hall.

re: #45 JustMyView

I do admit, you are predictable.

I'm so confused.

How could Johnson resign if he wasn't working for Obama to begin with?

re: #119 Sharmuta

He did not have tangential relations with that vetter.

Oh, a million up-dings!

Another one bites the dust

and another ones down, another ones down

another one bites the dust.

Road Dust That Is!

My husbands's union is leaning toward Obama. One of the youngun's actually had the nerve to tell hubby that Obama isn't hooked up with big business like J Mac. lmao.Idiots!

re: #123 'Nam Grunt

ok we'll use littleoldladies bus then.

CHICAGO — John Kerry defended Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential vetter James Johnson today.

“Jim Johnson is a very experienced, very discrete, very capable individual who is performing a voluntary function without pay, without any interest,” Kerry said on a conference call. “He’s not seeking a job and he is acting completely independently to gather information about somebody.”

Johnson served on Kerry’s vice presidential search committee in 2004.
Enough said.

Hey!
If I were Jim Johnson I'd just ignore this.
I mean, how can Obama fire someone that "isn't working for him" in the first place?

This guy makes Bill Clinton's AG appointment skills look like sheer genius. I still cannot believe he has made it to the finals.

re: #131 looking closely

I'm so confused.

How could Johnson resign if he wasn't working for Obama to begin with?

And of course your a racist.

re: #131 looking closely

I'm so confused.

How could Johnson resign if he wasn't working for Obama to begin with?

There you go, being picky.

Thou shall not question Obamessiah!

re: #116 bulwrk

:-) !

re: #135 bulwrk

Well, she is my sweetheart after all, TY. ;-)

re: #137 wolfie

Hey!
If I were Jim Johnson I'd just ignore this.
I mean, how can Obama fire someone that "isn't working for him" in the first place?

Excellent point. It's one of those "where do they bury the survivors?" kind of things.

re: #104 Honorary Yooper

And the Wall Street Journal is not exactly what I'd call mainstream in the way CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, et.al. are. They have a very specific clientele, as does the Investors Business Daily.

Yeah. . .people who don't want to lose their shirts (to Obama or anyone else!).

I don't understand why Caroline Kennedy is a vetterette.

Trying to show that he inherits the legacy?

Which of course is a puffed up legacy because he probably would've been impeached over the Bay of Pigs.

re: #138 alexwest

This guy makes Bill Clinton's AG appointment skills look like sheer genius. I still cannot believe he has made it to the finals.

From what we see this early on, can you imagine the nightmare that would ensue over a cabinet?

re: #129 Mich-again

Ha. He works for George Soros and Kerry tries to paint his involvement here as purely civic in nature. You know, he's taking time out of his day to volunteer, just like the nice old ladies who work at the polls on election day at the Township Hall.

* * *
Jim Johnson will still & always be a big player in Dem circles, making big bucks running federal/quasi federal agencies.

Similarly, so-called non-profits, charities, and Smithsonian museum top jobs pay millions in this town! They're always schmoozing with politicians, looking for pork.

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

I don't want to cause no fuss
But can I toss you under my bus?

Attention:
The Obama campaign has replaced its standard bus with an Airbus. With five months to go before the election, there is no way the Obamessiah can fit another body under a regular, rolling bus. That is all.

re: #139 Nevergiveup

And of course your a racist.

/I guess so. . .

Isn't Johnson white?

From the obamanation to the Obama Nation...

/going to be sick now.

re: #75 unrealizedviewpoint

Now, try to picture him in a room with DinnerJacket.

Now try to imagine him a room with Khamenei, Chavez, Castro, Assad or Kim Jung Il!

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

The problem is there is so many to run over.

This bus is free wheeling -- and it ain't got no brakes!

.

re: #131 looking closely

I'm so confused.

How could Johnson resign if he wasn't working for Obama to begin with?

* * *
As a Democrat operative, he "volunteers" now for PAYBACK later, influence peddling for dollars.

re: #129 Mich-again

Ha. He works for George Soros and Kerry tries to paint his involvement here as purely civic in nature. You know, he's taking time out of his day to volunteer, just like the nice old ladies who work at the polls on election day at the Township Hall.

He should be getting Peace Corps credits.

re: #142 'Nam Grunt

Namalicious! :-)

/got biscuits?

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

... us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Yeah, it is fun, ain't it.

118 Tumulus11 6/11/08 12:04:21

. [foresee]

scimf

re: #145 Ben Hur

I don't understand why Caroline Kennedy is a vetterette.

Trying to show that he inherits the legacy?

Which of course is a puffed up legacy because he probably would've been impeached over the Bay of Pigs.

Well if not impeached, at least not canonized.

OT:
The NYT runs an article about the Steyn mess in Canada, and quotes a legal expert who suggests that the US should look to curtail its free speech rights because we can offend people.

Right. We should look to the rest of the world that does such a wonderful job of protecting people's rights by restricting that most cherished of rights - the freedom of speech.

re: #153 looking closely

/I guess so. . .

Isn't Johnson white?

picky picky picky

re: #151 Sharmuta

I don't want to cause no fuss
But can I toss you under my bus?

Excellent choice...the Obama Magic Bus.

Under Comrade Obama's bus is getting really crowded ... All these longtime friends so many scoundrels.

re: #137 wolfie

Hey!
If I were Jim Johnson I'd just ignore this.
I mean, how can Obama fire someone that "isn't working for him" in the first place?

Isn't that a scene from "Office Space" where the one guy gets fired but still just shows up.

Obama is emailing Johanson frequently now and the MSM is putting it out for all to see, he IS schtooopid!

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

I might have some faint praise for him if he actually demonstrated that he could and would stand by a decision he had made - any decision would be fine, even one as simple as keeping Johnson around. The man makes crappy decisions in the first place, and then he flatly refuses to take any responsibility for them.

re: #160 littleoldlady

For you always my love. LOLOL

re: #168 Big Steve

Isn't that a scene from "Office Space" where the one guy gets fired but still just shows up.

Well Kramer got fired from a job he never had on Seinfeld.

The one person that Obama has to fear that is not yet under his bus is Hillary Clinton. She sits and ponders now, figuring out how to throw Obama under the back of her bus. So many ways and so little time.

If anything this is a real indictment of Obama and his experience. The Scumbags in D.C. sense this and are coming at him from every angle. He has no way to filter them out so he is forced to rely on the advice of other slime balls.

I have said this often: The man(Obama) is a cipher. While I am not into conspiracy theories, I can't help but think Barak is a Manchurian Candidate. Heck ,maybe McCain is too.

Don't think Hillary is not in the shadows watching...and waiting. I think she may be hoping he gets just enough rope to hang himself.

Wouldn't it be better if instead of throwing his racist friends under the bus that Obama had them sit at the back of the bus?

/This actually is a racist statement

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

The bus throwings and poor choices are part of the same process. . .

Obama surrounds himself with dubious people.

At the very least, its reflective of his utter lack of executive experience. Is this the guy you want picking cabinet members and Supreme Court justices (among many other critical POTUS appointments)?

re: #156 MES41067

The problem is there is so many to run over.

The man has such a short record, so we must judge him on what we know and what we know is he has terrible judgment. There's just something wrong with him that I can't put my finger on yet.

re: #168 Big Steve

Isn't that a scene from "Office Space" where the one guy gets fired but still just shows up.

Yes Milton was fired but kept getting a paycheck... Until... Bob and bob 'fixed the glitch'.

It is getting crowded under the Obama bus.

Did he get thrown under the back of the bus?

Was it a single bump or double?

re: #104 Honorary Yooper

And the Wall Street Journal is not exactly what I'd call mainstream in the way CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, et.al. are. They have a very specific clientele, as does the Investors Business Daily.

When this is reported by CBS News, wake me up, JustMyViewFromIreland.

It's in all the MSM sources. There were substantial articles in both the WaPo and the NYTimes both yesterday and today and, well, Charles based this thread on an MSNBC report. As for CBS News, there's a report has a on its home page. (It's too early for the evening news.)

re: #177 rollingdivision

The man has such a short record, so we must judge him on what we know and what we know is he has terrible judgment. There's just something wrong with him that I can't put my finger on yet.

I can its called bad judgment.And liberalism lol.

Liberalism in action. He hasn't been able to even formed a committee to find a veep yet, much less make any decision. Hysterical.

(Obama pending blunder watch)

re: #168 Big Steve

Isn't that a scene from "Office Space" where the one guy gets fired but still just shows up.

Not just a scene. It's Milton, and he's throughout the picture.

re: #145 Ben Hur

I don't understand why Caroline Kennedy is a vetterette.

Trying to show that he inherits the legacy?

Which of course is a puffed up legacy because he probably would've been impeached over the Bay of Pigs.

The CIA was at fault for The Bay of Pigs!
/every liberal's response to that subject.

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

Hey, isn't that the Jim Johnson that Barak Obama knew?

Two johnsons well stepped on.

John F. Kerry shows his exquisite sense of timing again: Kerry Defends Obama Veep Vetter.

No one mentioned that John Kerry served in Viet Nam.

re: #164 lawhawk

OT:
The NYT runs an article about the Steyn mess in Canada, and quotes a legal expert who suggests that the US should look to curtail its free speech rights because we can offend people.

Right. We should look to the rest of the world that does such a wonderful job of protecting people's rights by restricting that most cherished of rights - the freedom of speech.

As I've pointed out earlier, the only purpose of the freedom of speech is to protect unpopular or controversial speech. (Speech that everyone agrees with requires no special protection).

So in fact the freedom of speech exists solely to protect potentially offensive speech. Freedom of speech and the right to offend are, in fact, virtually synonymous.

Any way of finding out who is underwiting BO's mortgage? Is this part of public record?

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

I've been looking carefully at McCain's tires. There's hardly anyone under there. Obama deserves no faint praise. This is all about his poor judgment.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

And that's the nicest thing one could say about the guy.

re: #174 Eric

If anything this is a real indictment of Obama and his experience. The Scumbags in D.C. sense this and are coming at him from every angle. He has no way to filter them out so he is forced to rely on the advice of other slime balls.

I have said this often: The man(Obama) is a cipher. While I am not into conspiracy theories, I can't help but think Barak is a Manchurian Candidate. Heck ,maybe McCain is too.

Don't think Hillary is not in the shadows watching...and waiting. I think she may be hoping he gets just enough rope to hang himself.

* * *
McCain is not a Manchurian candidate, though he did sleep at a Hanoi Hilton for 5.5 years.

If you are a thinking person, there's no equivalence--moral or otherwise--between the inexperienced cipher rockstar and the career military man who served his country honorably.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

I never watch him. He's worthless.

re: #182 JustMyView

It's in all the MSM sources. There were substantial articles in both the WaPo and the NYTimes both yesterday and today and, well, Charles based this thread on an MSNBC report. As for CBS News, there's a report has a on its home page. (It's too early for the evening news.)

Short, sweet, simple by them. No real details at all, and nothing said until Johnson stepped down.

Nice bit of apology for them, JMVFI, but little else.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

Are you just now figuring this out?

re: #178 tfc3rid

Yes Milton was fired but kept getting a paycheck... Until... Bob and bob 'fixed the glitch'.

They took my stapler... it was a red Swingline... I'm going to burn down the building...

re: #186 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

The CIA was at fault for The Bay of Pigs!
/every liberal's response to that subject.

But of course it was Bush's fault when the CIA's intelligence on Iraq was wrong. I gotta feeling there is a lack of consistency there, but I can't quite put my finger on it?

re: #192 Pianobuff

Any way of finding out who is underwiting BO's mortgage? Is this part of public record?

Address & a Title Report.

re: #151 Sharmuta

Hence, my post yesterday.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

He's certainly getting faster at the bus-throw maneuver. I guess he improves with practice.

re: #120 seekeroftruth

JustMyView - Bottom line on this story: A few newspapers carried the story and that was it. As with anything negative about Obama, the MSM may mention it, then the story dies. It is the bloggers who are doing most of the research on Obama and driving the story.
IF the MSM was responsible, we would see a whole lot more on Obama and his ugly secrets and ALL of the MSM would then follow along. Instead we see fawning coverage of him and almost nothing on the huge amount of scandals surrounding him. It is the bloggers that are doing the work and many, many people know this.

It's no dishonor to bloggers to acknowledge that the MSM sometimes gets it right. What, exactly, have bloggers done to introduce the details of this story?

The "few newspapers" that carried this story are the most prominent news outlets in the country.

Bloggers are great. I read lots of them. But very few do any original reporting. That's not a crime, but it is a fact.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

LOL! I figured that one out when he was on that freeway ramp during the Katrina aftermath. Smith was reporting every effing rumor as if it were Gospel.

Who better to select Obama's Veep than a bunch of crooks. They have the expertise to select someone compatible with the expectations of the Umma Kahuna. Perhaps CAIR?

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

... and a drama queen.

(Oops, did I say that?)

It's an honor to be thrown under the bus for the messiah.
What's the matter with you people?

re: #192 Pianobuff

Any way of finding out who is underwiting BO's mortgage? Is this part of public record?

Yes it is part of the public record. They would have a lien on the property that would be recorded on the deed. Here in New England they store those at the Registry of Deeds or sometimes the Town Hall.

re: #187 Charles

OMG! I'm so glad someone agrees with me, he is the biggest sissy on FOX, not to mention a moonbat and should be fired immediately, and sent to PMSNBC!

re: #200 Nevergiveup

But
of course it was Bush's fault when the CIA's intelligence on Iraq was
wrong. I gotta feeling there is a lack of consistency there, but I
can't quite put my finger on it?

It was Bush's fault for listening to the CIA in the first place!

re: #188 nikis-knight

Hey, isn't that the Jim Johnson that Barak Obama knew?

Obama didn't know him, never met him, didn't hire him, had no knowledge of him, and had never heard of the name Johnson before.

/and he's sticking to that.

re: #202 formercorpsman

But I found the Queen so apropos as well.

re: #192 Pianobuff

Any way of finding out who is underwiting BO's mortgage? Is this part of public record?

I don't know about Illinois, but in most states the mortgage company is listed on the title as a lienholder, and the title is a matter of public record.

Obama continued his economy tour today, hosting a roundtable on predatory lending and credit cards. He was supposed to be campaigning in Iowa, but the trip was cancelled due to floods.

“We didn’t want to divert state resources from going directly to flood relief, that’s why we’re here today,” Obama explained, “

you would think the obamessiah would just show up and the flood waters would just recede in his presence.

re: #208 jemima

It's an honor to be thrown under the bus for the messiah.
What's the matter with you people?

It's like Thulsa Doom, beckoning that girl to jump from the cliff.

re: #204 JustMyView

Actually JMV, the very fact you make such assertions on this site is laughable.

It's like throwing a virgin into the volcano. It's a rite of purification.

re: #215 bulwrk

you would think the obamessiah would just show up and the flood waters would just recede in his presence.

Coke spray.

re: #208 jemima

It's an honor to be thrown under the bus for the messiah.
What's the matter with you people?

The Obamamessiah requires human character sacrifice.

re: #218 jemima

It's like throwing a virgin into the volcano. It's a rite of purification.

...but such a waste.

I found a candidate for the new ObamaBus

http://mitglied.lycos.de/werstmurphy/bilder/lauste r.jpg

It's taken in the 70s, so conversion from 2.9M DM (at ~4:1 Dollars at the time) to dollars to Euros, I leave as an exercise from more mathematically inclined individuals.

Clearly, though, there would be plenty of room under this bus. Excellent return on investment, if I may be so bold.

re: #215 bulwrk

Obama continued his economy tour today, hosting a roundtable on predatory lending and credit cards. He was supposed to be campaigning in Iowa, but the trip was cancelled due to floods.

“We didn’t want to divert state resources from going directly to flood relief, that’s why we’re here today,” Obama explained, “

you would think the obamessiah would just show up and the flood waters would just recede in his presence.

* * *
Obama gets away with avoiding a flood zone, but when Pres. Bush didn't fly into New Orleans, he got slammed for it!

re: #204 JustMyView

What, exactly, have bloggers done to introduce the details of this story?

Pfffttt! Has the msm reported on the soros connection?

re: #166 jorline

Excellent choice...the Obama Magic Bus.

That song, with this bus. Photoshop opportunity sent from above. LOL

re: #218 jemima

It's like throwing a virgin into the volcano. It's a rite of purification.

I much prefer throwing volcanoes into virgins (metaphorically speaking).

None of the people under this bus are virginal in any sense of the word.

Unfortunately, I have not seen any evidence so far that John McCain is willing or capable of exposing Barack Hussein Mohammed Obama.

Under the same theory of Sweet Caroline's participation, I propose the entire search committee be made up of Democrat Presidential daughters.

Add Amy Carter and the Clinton kid.

That troika should be able to come up with a VP we can believe in. Someone like daddy.

re: #215 bulwrk

Obama continued his economy tour today, hosting a roundtable on predatory lending and credit cards. He was supposed to be campaigning in Iowa, but the trip was cancelled due to floods.

“We didn’t want to divert state resources from going directly to flood relief, that’s why we’re here today,” Obama explained, “

you would think the obamessiah would just show up and the flood waters would just recede in his presence.

Yes, he could have had such a wonderful photo op assisting the downtrodden and spreading cheer among the multitudes.

re: #177 rollingdivision

The man has such a short record, so we must judge him on what we know and what we know is he has terrible judgment. There's just something wrong with him that I can't put my finger on yet.

One of the problems is that the guy is totally green.

He's only held national office for three years, and he's spent fully two of them running for President. He has no executive experience, and never in his life actually run anything of substance.

He's making all sort of "newbie" mistakes, from bad policy pronouncements, to bad hires, to bad handling of scandals (like Wright).

All this *should* have been caught and corrected during the primary season, where vetting is *supposed* to take place, but it wasn't because the left was so focused on unseating Hilary Clinton that they overlooked Obama's flaws.

//hanging out by the railroad tracks waiting the the next BHO Express train wreck...who needs Nascar?

I have heard of forced bussing;

This bussing is not for integration, though;

it represents disintegration.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

I will say this - Shepard Smith did say the funniest thing I ever saw on a legitimate newscast. He was doing a report of the Forbes 500 list, going through the names - Bill Gates, Oprah, etc. & then said, "And making the list again this year to no one's surprise - billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne."

re: #214 doppelganglander

I don't know about Illinois, but in most states the mortgage company is listed on the title as a lienholder, and the title is a matter of public record.

It's the same here in Illinois. Should be really easy to find out who it is.

/I'm betting it has a connection to Alexis Ginnoulias's bank (IL Treasurer).

re: #197 Honorary Yooper

Short, sweet, simple by them. No real details at all, and nothing said until Johnson stepped down.

Again, this is simply not true. Here's just one of the MSM articles I mentioned above. It's neither short, nor simple, and it contains lots of details. Most important, it was published before he stepped down.

re: #218 jemima

lol, yes, he learned that in Hawaii, cultural diversity and all.

re: #229 opinionated

Under the same theory of Sweet Caroline's participation, I propose the entire search committee be made up of Democrat Presidential daughters.

Add Amy Carter and the Clinton kid.

That troika should be able to come up with a VP we can believe in. Someone like daddy.

* * *
Hush yo' mouth, McCain's daughter Meghan voted for John Kerry last time. Moonbat wears keffiyehs while riding on daddy's Straight Talk express...

re: #225 gop_patriot

I love it! I was actually thinking the bus might be Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. It can fly and float, so maybe it has some magical ability to increase its undercarriage capacity.

re: #149 Lizard by the Bay

This whole "under the bus" phenomenon is, admittedly, us having a go at Obama both ways. We criticize him for his poor judgment in associates, and then we lambaste him for distancing himself from said associates, thereby getting him as he's coming and going.

Mind you, I'm not complaining on Obama's behalf; I'm rather enjoying the whole spectacle. But should we perhaps give him some faint praise for at least (finally) acknowledging that these under-bus dwellers are not any part of the mainstream of America?

Nah, I guess not.

It's actually not a Catch-22. We heckle Obama for his, shall we say, exceptionally poor judgment in choosing his various associates AND total lack of loyalty to said associates when they are of no further use to him. Faint praise might be owed if Obama at least had the spine to stick by people he stupidly affiliated with, but instead we are treated to the spectacle of a man with atrocious personal judgment plus the ability to mercilessly jettison his minions at any perceived infraction. Narcissim at its finest.

re: #204 JustMyView

Bloggers are great. I read lots of them. But very few do any original reporting. That's not a crime, but it is a fact.

the msm has been singing that tune for some time and will continue to do so all the way to the relic pile.

re: #195 alegrias

I agree with your point. It was a throw away line. There really is no comparing McCain and Obama, as has been mentioned on several posts this afternoon. Just comparing resumes of these two should be enough to disqualify Obama.

If one was a hiring manager for the position of POTUS(in a sense we are) and two resumes landed on your desk, McCain's and Obama's, who would you hire?

Would Buzzsawmonkey please repost

"Under the bus wheels"?

it was awesome.

re: #223 alegrias

* * *
Obama gets away with avoiding a flood zone, but when Pres. Bush didn't fly into New Orleans, he got slammed for it!

You know alegrias that you consistent lack of faith and belief in the absolute wisdom of Obama will not go over well with him. If G-D forbid he gets elected, i wouldn't waste my time waiting at your mail box for an invite to the Obamaration in Washington DC.

Lawhawk!

Your webpage is killing me!

re: #236 JustMyView

Again, this is simply not true. Here's just one of the MSM articles I mentioned above. It's neither short, nor simple, and it contains lots of details. Most important, it was published before he stepped down.

The WaPo is one of the few that will. Now, show me a similar WaTimes article?

Funny I didn't see all of these mass dismissals when W was campaigning!

I would love to come up with something witty and biting to say about this situation but I'm too busy laughing out loud and wiping the tears of joy from my eyes. This is becoming too delicious and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I will long remember this election year not because of the choice of candidates but because of all the Democratic kerfuffle that is going on. The only thing that could spoil my joy would be electing this dangerous nutcase as the next POTUS.

re: #223 alegrias

IIRC Bush used the same reason for not making the trip also.

re: #241 bulwrk

It is windy here right now.

re: #217 formercorpsman

Actually JMV, the very fact you make such assertions on this site is laughable.

What's laughable is that, in this instance, anyone would credit a blogger for reporting the story. It didn't happen that way. Anyone who would argue that it did is ignoring some pretty obvious facts.

re: #236 JustMyView

Huh- nothing in that report about Johnson serving as the Vice Chairman of Perseus Funds...

re: #235 Honorary Yooper

It's the same here in Illinois. Should be really easy to find out who it is.

/I'm betting it has a connection to Alexis Ginnoulias's bank (IL Treasurer).

The only hitch might be the fact that most mortgages are sold shortly after origination. It could have been originated by Vlad the Impaler and sold to Puppies and Kitties Mortgage Co. for servicing. And by Vlad, I mean Tony Rezko.

re: #247 'Nam Grunt

Funny I didn't see all of these mass dismissals when W was campaigning!

No, but he did fire 8 Attorneys General last year - he should be impeached!
/

re: #248 redheadredstate

You and me both.
I am so glad I found LGF!
And to think that I found it while hassling over with the koskiddies lol

Charles,

I sense that this campaign is going to turn out to be so much fun that we had here in '04!

This is great.

Yesterday this wasn't a big deal out of the "can't I just eat my waffle" school of polticial deflection.

Today, the heat is so bad, the guy resigns.

A couple of items: (1) If you are "tangential" why do you need to resign? (2) If you aren't paid, why do you need to resign? Couldn't you just leave?

Finally, John Kerry shows us why he is the cappo de tool.

“Jim Johnson is a very experienced, very discrete, very capable individual who is performing a voluntary function without pay, without any interest,” Kerry said on a conference call. “He’s not seeking a job and he is acting completely independently to gather information about somebody.”

OH! So its a book report he's doing? Not a VP search? And without interest? Shame on us for assuming otherwise.

Oh no. Say it ain't so, Charles! When will this runaway bus stop. Reminds of that movie, Speed.

re: #244 Nevergiveup

You know alegrias that you consistent lack of faith and belief in the absolute wisdom of Obama will not go over well with him. If G-D forbid he gets elected, i wouldn't waste my time waiting at your mail box for an invite to the Obamaration in Washington DC.

* * *
You're so right, my consistent lack of faith in totalitarians was sealed, sealed when I answered the door when marxist/communists knocked to say "We will live here in you people's house when we win the elections" in another country far away from here!

re: #215 bulwrk

Oh that is rich considering this Johnson has been neck deep on the receiving end of sweet mortgage deals from Countrywide no less.

re: #253 Sharmuta

Huh- nothing in that report about Johnson serving as the Vice Chairman of Perseus Funds...

JustMyViewFromIreland is desperately trying to apologise for the bulk of the MSM.

NOT
WORKING

HY

//Apologies to Render

Under the Bus Wheels
--with apologies to the Drifters, and "Under the Boardwalk"

Oh when the campaign heats up and reveals unpleasant truths
And even the papers can't avoid reporting inconvenient proofs.
Under the bus wheels, away from me
Giving me deniability is where you'll be.

(Under the bus wheels)
Safely hidden from view.
(Under the bus wheels)
I will sacrifice you.
(Under the bus wheels)
I will take the high road.
(Under the bus wheels)
You'll be bearing the load under the bus wheels,
Bus wheels.

From the crowds you hear the happy sounds of the hopes I sell,
If you try to interfere with my pitch you won't get a chance to tell.
Under the bus wheels, away from me
Giving me deniability is where you'll be.

(Under the bus wheels)
Safely hidden from view.
(Under the bus wheels)
I will sacrifice you.
(Under the bus wheels)
I will take the high road.
(Under the bus wheels)
You'll be bearing the load under the bus wheels,
Bus wheels.

Under the bus wheels, away from me
Giving me deniability is where you'll be.

Under the bus wheels, away from me
Giving me deniability is where you'll be.

re: #255 BeerDrinking_VictoryMonkey

Enemy spies!

re: #245 Ben Hur

What do you mean killing you? Is there code in there causing it to crash or something? Maybe it's the bookmark add on, which I put in the other day.

re: #259 leprechaun

Oh no. Say it ain't so, Charles! When will this runaway bus stop. Reminds of that movie, Speed.

I was going to say the Obama campaign reminds me more of Speed 2. Speed was actually good.

re: #259 leprechaun

Oh no. Say it ain't so, Charles! When will this runaway bus stop. Reminds of that movie, Speed.

I had this yesterday...keep going with that analogy.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

re: #204 JustMyView

It's the bloggers that pushed this story to the results of today, not the MSM. The MSM is too busy covering up for Obama.

re: #228 Biff

Unfortunately, I have not seen any evidence so far that John McCain is willing or capable of exposing Barack Hussein Mohammed Obama.

It's a calculated risk he is taking. I think he's making the correct move.
If HE initiates the criticism, the MSM will make it a Big Story. A Big Story about how spiteful and bigoted McCain is.
He needs to save his ammo for policy disagreements.

re: #187 Charles

Shepard Smith is a complete moron, by the way.

Perhaps Fox will have Shepard do a remote broadcast from under the bus.

This is Shepard Smith with a Fox Alert...BUMP...BUMP!

This qualifies as a double heh!:

[Link: www.washingtonpost.com...]

It was billed as a post-primary unity event at Democratic National Committee headquarters yesterday. But the unity fell apart before the opening "thank you all for coming."

As 18 elected Democrats filed into the party's conference room for the show of force, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, evidently not realizing the microphone was picking up his words, took a swipe at Sen. Chuck Schumer, the loquacious leader of the Senate Democrats' campaign effort.

"Wait until Schumer stops talking," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid suggested to Dean.

"That'll be a long wait," Dean replied. Then began the meeting.

re: #10 Eowyn2

Come on down. Lovely guest room and bath in shades of lavender and purple. Minutes from beach. Must love cats...

93 and sunny with brief thunderstorms all week.

re: #265 lawhawk

What do you mean killing you? Is there code in there causing it to crash or something? Maybe it's the bookmark add on, which I put in the other day.

I got some weirdness from your site today, too. Had to force quit to get out of it.

re: #262 Honorary Yooper

jmv is shamelessly moving onto Cognito's turf? The nerve!