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Melanie Phillips and the Obama Derangement Syndrome

Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 7:43:39 pm PDT

Melanie Phillips is on a serious roll lately. Just start at the top and read downwards. If there’s any hope for the Sceptered Isle, it’s going to come from people like Melanie: Melanie Phillips Blog | Daily News Commentary for the Spectator.

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1 6pat6  6/12/08 7:45:16 pm reply quote 0

Wow.

2 Irene NYC  6/12/08 7:45:26 pm reply quote 0

The Speccie. One of the few mags we subscribe to. Well worth the $$$.

3 Shug  6/12/08 7:45:40 pm reply quote 0

Melanie better work fast.
Didn't the police just agree to pay 100,000 pounds for offending the fascist Islamists in the undercover mosque investigation?

apparently broadcasting and investigating people who say they want to kill you is very bad form in Red Ken's England

4 Irene NYC  6/12/08 7:46:11 pm reply quote 1

That would be the British Speccie - not the American.

5 ec marm  6/12/08 7:46:39 pm reply quote 6

Good article to pass along to undecided voters.

6 Irene NYC  6/12/08 7:47:20 pm reply quote 3

re: #3 Shug


apparently broadcasting and investigating people who say they want to kill you is very bad form in Red Ken's England


Red Ken is gone. The former editor-in-chief of the Spectator, Boris Johnson, is now Lord Mayor of London.

7 6pat6  6/12/08 7:48:01 pm reply quote 10

Princess Obama Derangement Syndrome - PODS.

Attack of the PODS People? Sounds good.

8 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 7:48:19 pm reply quote 4

Excellent article ! She hits a bullseye.

9 6pat6  6/12/08 7:48:52 pm reply quote 5

She is dead on the money, isn't she!

10 galloping granny  6/12/08 7:49:07 pm reply quote 0

Right to the point and right on the money.

/And now I really am going to bed.

11 Sharmuta  6/12/08 7:49:19 pm reply quote 0

She reads LGF- that's so cool.

12 Cap'n DOC  6/12/08 7:49:35 pm reply quote 0

I ain't a speedreader, but she hit all of my 'right' buttons.

13 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 7:51:58 pm reply quote 0

re: #5 ec marm

Good article to pass along to undecided voters.

I'll certainly send this to many family jackasses.

14 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 7:52:57 pm reply quote 0

She cuts to the chase:
a) he has tried to conceal them and
b) that he has a puzzling number of indirect connections with radical Islamists or their supporters.

15 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 7:53:50 pm reply quote 4

re: #14 seekeroftruth

And I love the whole "Princess Obama" thing

16 Shay4l  6/12/08 7:54:15 pm reply quote 0

It doesn't matter that he associates with scum, has no experience, speaks alternately nonsense and lies, doesn't have the best interest of most Americans in mind only African-Americans, or anything else.

Moonbat: "He has a "D" after his name, and he speaks so well, and... oooh there's something shiny on the ground"

17 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 7:54:16 pm reply quote 0

them = his background and personnel information

18 snowcrash  6/12/08 7:54:45 pm reply quote 1

5 months to the general election. Can the MSM keep from asking hard questions about Obama for that long?

19 wolfie  6/12/08 7:54:50 pm reply quote 0

Princess Obama!
Well, the mania IS very similar to the adoration of Diana.

20 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 7:55:12 pm reply quote 0

re: #18 snowcrash

Of course.

21 Sharmuta  6/12/08 7:55:14 pm reply quote 0

re: #14 seekeroftruth

One has to wonder what he's concealing that hasn't even come up on the radar yet.

22 looking closely  6/12/08 7:55:31 pm reply quote 1

Money quote:

As I have already said -- but let me repeat very slowly for those suffering from Princess Obama Derangement Syndrome – the concerns about Obama’s Muslim antecedents arise from the fact that a) he has tried to conceal them and b) that he has a puzzling number of indirect connections with radical Islamists or their supporters.
23 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 7:55:49 pm reply quote 2

re: #15 SpartanWoman

And I love the whole "Princess Obama" thing

Me too! Made me laugh.

24 wolfie  6/12/08 7:55:54 pm reply quote 4

PODS as the antidote to BDS.

PODS.......That's a keeper, don't you think?

25 buzzsawmonkey  6/12/08 7:55:58 pm reply quote 11

There is nothing so refreshing as a clear mind expressing itself in clear, well-modulated prose.

26 Purple Prose  6/12/08 7:56:24 pm reply quote 10

Obama has become tiresome.

Time for someone else's 15 minutes.

27 opnion  6/12/08 7:57:19 pm reply quote 13

I have lived through the cold war & our hot wars to stop agessive Communism.
The Obama thing is the most dangerous threat, that I have seen to our country. It is coming from within.
Think about it, he has a columnist calling him a lightworker & a celestial being & many of our fellow Americans agreeing.
This is very dangerous because I do not believe that Obama favors America. Think about it, the president of France would be more pro American than the U.S Prsident!

28 Shaky Louie  6/12/08 7:57:38 pm reply quote 1

re: #19 wolfie

Princess Obama!
Well, the mania IS very similar to the adoration of Diana.


Let's 'hope' it doesn't get that bad!

/And, that Elton John won't write a song about her!

29 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 7:57:44 pm reply quote 0

re: #21 Sharmuta

One has to wonder what he's concealing that hasn't even come up on the radar yet.

Oh boy, it's going to be interesting! The folks around here from the Chicago area hint of lots more to come out.

30 looking closely  6/12/08 7:59:00 pm reply quote 0

re: #29 seekeroftruth

Oh boy, it's going to be interesting! The folks around here from the Chicago area hint of lots more to come out.

Like what sorts of things?

31 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:00:04 pm reply quote 0

re: #28 Shaky Louie

Let's 'hope' it doesn't get that bad!

/And, that Elton John won't write a song about her!

It's worse. Diana was never shooting for Commander in Chief

32 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 8:00:19 pm reply quote 10

re: #27 opnion

The media crowning him with halos is very, very disturbing.

33 wolfie  6/12/08 8:00:55 pm reply quote 0

re: #28 Shaky Louie

Let's 'hope' it doesn't get that bad!

/And, that Elton John won't write a song about her!

OH Nooooo. Wait!
We're in luck!
He was a huge Hildebeast supporter!
I'm sure he's sulking in a corner somewhere.
Maybe he'll stay there!

34 infidelia  6/12/08 8:01:40 pm reply quote 0

re: #19 wolfie

Princess Obama!
Well, the mania IS very similar to the adoration of Diana.

Yeah, except that poor Di wasn't trying to impose Islam, she was just dating one. Or two.

35 MandyManners  6/12/08 8:02:42 pm reply quote 0

re: #34 infidelia

Yeah, except that poor Di wasn't trying to impose Islam, she was just dating one. Or two.

Two. One was a Pakistani heart surgeon.

36 wolfie  6/12/08 8:02:43 pm reply quote 3

re: #32 seekeroftruth

The media crowning him with halos is very, very disturbing.

I have never seen anything quite like it.
Not with a living politician.

37 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:02:53 pm reply quote 5

Part of the attraction to Obama is that he won't hold anyone on the left accountable for anything - and they know that - so they adore him for his total acceptance of all their dysfunctionality - no judgment.

The Right represents accountability and rewards based on merit - that's "heavy man."

38 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 8:03:23 pm reply quote 0

re: #30 looking closely

Not sure. They have mentioned how very corrupted Chicago politics is. And he is part of the Chicago machine.

39 looking closely  6/12/08 8:03:33 pm reply quote 5

Another "work accident" in Gaza.

BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip - An Israeli envoy engaging in Gaza cease-fire talks returned without a deal late Thursday, after another day of bloodshed in the coastal territory that included seven Palestinians being killed in a house explosion that Hamas blamed on an accident.
ADVERTISEMENT

When an explosion flattened a house in the Gaza Strip and killed seven, Hamas blamed Israel and unleashed rockets and mortar shells at southern Israel. But the militant group, which has controlled Gaza the past year, later suggested the blast was accidental.

40 infidelia  6/12/08 8:03:49 pm reply quote 0

re: #35 MandyManners

Two. One was a Pakistani heart surgeon.

I thought she was nuts til I finally saw a photo of him. I still think she was nuts, but not nuts enough to convert.

41 opnion  6/12/08 8:03:53 pm reply quote 4

re: #31 SpartanWoman

It's worse. Diana was never shooting for Commander in Chief

Look, God rest her soul. Diana was just a sillytwit.
Obama is a profond threat. He really has to be stopped.
McCain has to take off the gloves.
Hope & Change is so far working. People are not looking beyond

42 wolfie  6/12/08 8:04:25 pm reply quote 1

re: #34 infidelia

Yeah, except that poor Di wasn't trying to impose Islam, she was just dating one. Or two.

With her, the canonization was just silly.
With him, it's s-c-a-r-y.

43 looking closely  6/12/08 8:05:53 pm reply quote 0

re: #38 seekeroftruth

Not sure. They have mentioned how very corrupted Chicago politics is. And he is part of the Chicago machine.

Obama's rise through the Chicago "machine" is well documented.
Put pinning dirt on him from it isn't necessarily going to be easy or even possible.
After the "Whitey" hoax, I'd be pretty skeptical of claims of impending scandal.

44 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:06:08 pm reply quote 3

re: #41 opnion

People neither know nor care what sort of change they are hoping/voting for.

45 infidelia  6/12/08 8:06:19 pm reply quote 0

re: #42 wolfie

With her, the canonization was just silly.
With him, it's s-c-a-r-y.

With her it was innocent. With him it verges on criminal negligence.

46 really grumpy big dog Johnson  6/12/08 8:06:28 pm reply quote 1

The media will do everything within their power to elect the first Muslim president.

Grand plan.

47 gibsonz  6/12/08 8:06:47 pm reply quote 0

Some semblence of sanity...better than Ginsburg and crew!

48 Charles  6/12/08 8:07:07 pm reply quote 9

Another long-time LGF poster has come out as a fascist sympathizer tonight, and is no longer welcome at my site. It takes a long time to flush out these creeps, unfortunately.

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

49 opnion  6/12/08 8:07:25 pm reply quote 2

re: #42 wolfie

With her, the canonization was just silly.
With him, it's s-c-a-r-y.


Spot on. Mother theresa died just days later. Her death was treated by the MSM as an annoying distraction from the valueable loss of Diana.

50 really grumpy big dog Johnson  6/12/08 8:07:46 pm reply quote 0

re: #39 looking closely

51 looking closely  6/12/08 8:08:14 pm reply quote -2

re: #48 Charles
This is not the KevinV I know. . .
Under the bus with you!

52 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:08:19 pm reply quote 0

re: #46 really grumpy big dog Johnson

And it makes no sense at all, unless they feel that being "elites" that the obamaster will exempt them from new rules that will make political correctness look like child's play

53 Ledger1  6/12/08 8:08:30 pm reply quote 0

Obama: I have always stated that I am Muslim/Christian and One-sixteenth Kenyan/Cherokee! Now, quit sawing my neck!

54 katemaclaren  6/12/08 8:09:02 pm reply quote 2

re: #7 6pat6

Princess Obama Derangement Syndrome - PODS.

Attack of the PODS People? Sounds good.

Brilliant!

55 Dartmouth  6/12/08 8:09:32 pm reply quote 0

I'm sure she could use some support in the comments section of this new column.

56 WayDownSouthInBama  6/12/08 8:09:38 pm reply quote 11

We are living in dangerous times when the imaginations of leftists about Bush is believed to be the truth more than the known,provable facts about Obama. The left believes more strongly in the genuineness of the Rather memo than it does in the threat of our nation to terrorists. Idiots. Obama truly has become the lefts (as Marylin Manson would say) Own Personal Jesus. Obama has reached a ridiculous god like status with many on the left where questioning Obama's words or actions is equated with racism and blasphemy. There is going to come a very shocking awakening for many people when the poo-poo hits the spinning blades.

57 Charles  6/12/08 8:10:17 pm reply quote 10

re: #51 looking closely

This is not the KevinV I know. . .
Under the bus with you!

If I had the Obama campaign's money and staff, this wouldn't be a problem.

58 opnion  6/12/08 8:10:18 pm reply quote 5

re: #44 SpartanWoman

People neither know nor care what sort of change they are hoping/voting for.

Agreed, but there are future generations that will pay for obamas election. He and his wife want to punish America.
This is all as serious as a heart attack

59 Suzette  6/12/08 8:10:36 pm reply quote 0

re: #11 Sharmuta

OT..
Would you tell me what the ID number is? I seemed to have missed
the reason for it.

60 wolfie  6/12/08 8:10:53 pm reply quote 4

re: #49 opnion

Spot on. Mother theresa died just days later. Her death was treated by the MSM as an annoying distraction from the valueable loss of Diana.

Yes, I remember. It shows how pathetic our priorities are, doesn't it?

61 Killgore Trout  6/12/08 8:11:05 pm reply quote 4

re: #48 Charles

But all of this is beside the point. Regardless of whether one's

conservatism runs to modern American (Johnson), traditionalist American (Auster), traditionalist European (Belien) or a more American-type European conservatism (Ali) the fact is that all share a common platform.


Uhhhh....no.

62 opnion  6/12/08 8:11:51 pm reply quote 0

re: #60 wolfie

Yes, I remember. It shows how pathetic our priorities are, doesn't it?

Indeed

63 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:11:56 pm reply quote 4

re: #58 opnion

Agreed, but there are future generations that will pay for obamas election. He and his wife want to punish America.
This is all as serious as a heart attack

You'll get no argument from me. I've made my McCain donation and will be volunteering any way I am able. I've been vocal about my concerns where I am able

64 Shaky Louie  6/12/08 8:12:01 pm reply quote 0

That's weird...I was typing a reply, and got kicked back to the Front Page.
(Ever happen you you?)

It's Bush's fault!

65 looking closely  6/12/08 8:12:30 pm reply quote 4

re: #57 Charles

If I had the Obama campaign's money and staff, this wouldn't be a problem.


(You realize I was joking, of course).
/What, you'd run background checks on every hatchling?
Seriously, I don't see this as a problem.
Despite the lack of a ten figure budget, you seem to be doing a much better job at vetting than Senator Hope and Change.

66 Sharmuta  6/12/08 8:12:41 pm reply quote 11

I respected Princess Dianna. I have no respect for obama.

Whatever the Princess' faults- she was trying, in her way, to do good- mostly for children. And iirc, she was one of the first people to show decency and kindness to AIDS patients. I'll never forget the photograph of her at the hospital holding the hand of and AIDS patient, and what kind of sensation it sent around the world.

On the other hand- what the hell has obama done to improve the lives of children or the sick- or anyone for that matter? There are blogs on myobama calling for cuts in AIDS spending. He's an empty suit whose done nothing but better his own lot in life, whereas the Princess took her lot in life and used it as a pulpit to try to help others.

Other than the media love-fest, these two people really have nothing in common.

67 really grumpy big dog Johnson  6/12/08 8:13:09 pm reply quote 0

re: #58 opnion

Agreed, but there are future generations that will pay for obamas election. He and his wife want to punish America.
This is all as serious as a heart attack

But it's a heat attack with a soft landing. There will be a couple of feet of loose dirt below the gallows...

68 marsouin  6/12/08 8:13:45 pm reply quote 5

With this guy's lurid background ceaselessly streaming out for the past few months, he is still standing strong. He's got to be the ultimate teflon candidate. And what better sign that his popularity among supporters cannot be in any way be based on rational thought?

69 opnion  6/12/08 8:13:49 pm reply quote 0

re: #63 SpartanWoman

You'll get no argument from me. I've made my McCain donation and will be volunteering any way I am able. I've been vocal about my concerns where I am able

Good for you. However the elites think that we are just hateful & hysterical.

70 infidelia  6/12/08 8:13:54 pm reply quote 0

re: #50 really grumpy big dog Johnson

Gas leak...

Heh, that's what we thought it was at first when Bill the Bomber Ayers' buddies blew up themselves and that townhouse down in the Village in '69.

71 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 8:14:20 pm reply quote 1

re: #43 looking closely
At this point he could kick puppies on tv and the media would cover up for him, so I agree with your skepticism. The Rezko trial should have been very big news and it's hushed up by the MSM.

I do believe there is more to come out on him, though. Look at this past week, Charles posting of who and what is on his presidential website, Jim Johnson, and the connections to Soros. That's just one week.

72 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:14:22 pm reply quote 1

re: #57 Charles

If I had the Obama campaign's money and staff, this wouldn't be a problem.

Fascism is a dangerous ideology - people die. Then it's hard to put the toothpaste back in the tube after fascism is let loose. Nasty stuff.

73 looking closely  6/12/08 8:14:23 pm reply quote 0

re: #68 marsouin

With this guy's lurid background ceaselessly streaming out for the past few months, he is still standing strong. He's got to be the ultimate teflon candidate. And what better sign that his popularity among supporters cannot be in any way be based on rational thought?

Its a long way until November.

74 buzzsawmonkey  6/12/08 8:15:09 pm reply quote 8

re: #28 Shaky Louie

Let's 'hope' it doesn't get that bad!

/And, that Elton John won't write a song about her!

Goodbye Barack Hussein
Though I never knew you at all
The nutroots craved an empty suit
And you answered the call
In a voice well modulated
You spoke of hope and change
And gathered up across the land
The demented and strange

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a wet fart in the wind
When surrounding folks wrinkled their nose
You'd give a sheepish grin
I might have had some respect for you
Were there one thing you had achieved
Other than convince the weakest minds
That you could be believed.

75 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:15:22 pm reply quote 0

re: #69 opnion

Good for you. However the elites think that we are just hateful & hysterical.

Elite has never equaled intelligent or well-informed

76 Sharmuta  6/12/08 8:15:28 pm reply quote 2

re: #59 Suzette

It came up somehow on the last thread, and then everyone wanted to know what their number was, so Charles added it to our profiles.

77 Shaky Louie  6/12/08 8:15:36 pm reply quote 0

PIMF = *to* you

78 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:15:44 pm reply quote 0

re: #71 seekeroftruth

At this point he could kick puppies on tv and the media would cover up for him, so I agree with your skepticism. The Rezko trial should have been very big news and it's hushed up by the MSM.

I do believe there is more to come out on him, though. Look at this past week, Charles posting of who and what is on his presidential website, Jim Johnson, and the connections to Soros. That's just one week.

Pretty good start. I hope Obama is starting to sweat.

79 MandyManners  6/12/08 8:16:00 pm reply quote 0

re: #48 Charles

Another long-time LGF poster has come out as a fascist sympathizer tonight, and is no longer welcome at my site. It takes a long time to flush out these creeps, unfortunately.

[Link:

80 wolfie  6/12/08 8:16:37 pm reply quote 2

"A Wet Fart in the Wind"....that's a hit!
COPYRIGHT IT FAST !

81 Suzette  6/12/08 8:16:40 pm reply quote 0

re: #76 Sharmuta

Thanks Sharm....I am a bit off today...I didn't read that whole thread.

82 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:16:51 pm reply quote 4

We're going to the townhall with John McCain tomorrow 10 am - I hope we get in.

83 Shaky Louie  6/12/08 8:17:16 pm reply quote 0

re: #74 buzzsawmonkey

LOL! I knew you had one in you!

84 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:17:29 pm reply quote 0

re: #82 DistantThunder

We're going to the townhall with John McCain tomorrow 10 am - I hope we get in.

So you're in NJ too? I would have liked to go but there is work to consider.

85 infidelia  6/12/08 8:17:43 pm reply quote 0

re: #66 Sharmuta

I respected Princess Dianna. I have no respect for obama.

Whatever the Princess' faults- she was trying, in her way, to do good- mostly for children. And iirc, she was one of the first people to show decency and kindness to AIDS patients. I'll never forget the photograph of her at the hospital holding the hand of and AIDS patient, and what kind of sensation it sent around the world.

On the other hand- what the hell has obama done to improve the lives of children or the sick- or anyone for that matter? There are blogs on myobama calling for cuts in AIDS spending. He's an empty suit whose done nothing but better his own lot in life, whereas the Princess took her lot in life and used it as a pulpit to try to help others.

Other than the media love-fest, these two people really have nothing in common.

Agreed. No matter how often she stumbled or the royals knocked her down she'd get back up again until she was standing taller than the whole lot.

The Obama mania is very different. It is the product of mass evasion of facts and could lead to a catastrophe for our nation.

86 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:17:49 pm reply quote 0

re: #82 DistantThunder

We're going to the townhall with John McCain tomorrow 10 am - I hope we get in.

AFter this boy scout tornado massacre - I'm thinking of changing my avatar.

87 seekeroftruth  6/12/08 8:18:21 pm reply quote 0

re: #78 DistantThunder

Me too.

88 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:18:22 pm reply quote 0

re: #84 SpartanWoman

So you're in NJ too? I would have liked to go but there is work to consider.

Yes, South Jersey, outside of Medford in Tabernacle.

89 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:19:12 pm reply quote 2

re: #85 infidelia

I think this is like the Viet Nam protest hysteria, based on slogans not substance. And a lot of damage was done.

90 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:19:40 pm reply quote 0

re: #88 DistantThunder

Mercer County

91 six-gun-neo-con  6/12/08 8:19:41 pm reply quote 0

MAJOR UPRISING IN TEXAS

Grass Roots Texas Republicans are calling for the heads of Texas Republican Leadership.

...that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness...

We live again in an era where the Forms of Government themselves are under attack. Not only do we battle against special-interest legislation, activist judges, and executive orders, we now have begun to battle the forces of relativism and totalitarianism taking root in our own Party. The basic principles of debate and Republican government are under assault.

...to prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world:

Democrat victories and Republican voter dissatisfaction are putting the Republican majorities in Texas more at risk than they have been in years

Meanwhile, Party leadership appears to be going out of its way to ignore these problems, while working to exclude desperately needed new voters and volunteers

In the most extreme cases, Party officials allegedly added unelected delegates to the rolls at county conventions, disenfranchising local Republican voters, and then removed those who objected

State Party leadership has responded to these and other challenges with further exclusionary tactics, a disturbing lack of transparency, and frank refusal to simply agree to abide by Party Rules and State Election Law at the upcoming Convention

These realities have once again led some to call for the current Forms to be "altered or abolished." We in the Republican Party, however, know there is no need to abolish these Forms, only to return to them. By the grace of God, the Founders and Custodians of both our Country and our Party provided us with Forms adequate to "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity." Our Constitution, the laws of the State of Texas, and the Rules of the Republican Party of Texas provide more than adequate protection for the people's ability to demand accountability from their officials. This is true from the First Amendment's guarantee of "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances," to the Republican Party of Texas' recognition that "it is we who defend the embattled traditions that made our nation the greatest in all recorded history." All that is required is that We the People take hold of our responsibilities and assert ourselves as heirs to the Constitutional Federal Republic that so many others fought and died to create and sustain.

92 opnion  6/12/08 8:19:53 pm reply quote 0

re: #75 SpartanWoman

Elite has never equaled intelligent or well-informed


Right, but right now they are carrying the day. It needs to be reversed.
We are in serious trouble. This man is a ridiculous movement.
He must be stopped. McCain must go after him.

93 wolfie  6/12/08 8:19:58 pm reply quote 2

re: #89 SpartanWoman

I think this is like the Viet Nam protest hysteria, based on slogans not substance. And a lot of damage was done.

Irreparable damage.

94 stevieray  6/12/08 8:20:06 pm reply quote 6

re: #71 seekeroftruth

At this point he could kick puppies on tv and the media would cover up for him, so I agree with your skepticism. The Rezko trial should have been very big news and it's hushed up by the MSM.

They'd write. "Obama Pre-Emptively Protects Fuzzy Kittens", followed by "Bush Feeds Kitten Killers", and "McCain:Following in Bush's Footsteps?" on the editorial page.

95 Irene NYC  6/12/08 8:20:58 pm reply quote 3

re: #86 DistantThunder

AFter this boy scout tornado massacre - I'm thinking of changing my avatar.

I always liked your nic - a wake up call like a warning to people of things to come sort of thing.

96 Drained Brain  6/12/08 8:21:36 pm reply quote 0

An excellent writer and a brave woman.

Why aren't we reading any of this in the US MSM, he asked rhetorically and even sarcastically?

98 Charles  6/12/08 8:22:04 pm reply quote 1

re: #68 marsouin

With this guy's lurid background ceaselessly streaming out for the past few months, he is still standing strong. He's got to be the ultimate teflon candidate. And what better sign that his popularity among supporters cannot be in any way be based on rational thought?

And in one of your recent comments at LGF, you were defending the Eurofascist site Brussels Journal. You ignored my question about it. Would you like to answer now?

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

99 wolfie  6/12/08 8:22:14 pm reply quote 3

re: #94 stevieray

Er,......You wouldn't happen to work for the WaPo, would you?! ;)
If not, you might see if they need a headline writer!

100 looking closely  6/12/08 8:22:49 pm reply quote 2

re: #71 seekeroftruth


I do believe there is more to come out on him, though. Look at this past week, Charles posting of who and what is on his presidential website, Jim Johnson, and the connections to Soros. That's just one week.


To the extent that Obama's website reflects on him personally, its not to his personal history, but rather to his lack of oversight.

I think the obsession with finding "dirt" isn't likely to be helpful here. Again, clearly, I'm no fan of Obama, but realistically, there probably isn't all that much more "serious" dirt to dig up on him. He's admitted to drug use. His bosom pals are crooks, racists, and terrorists. . .what else is there?

I think the way to ensure Obama's loss is to simply expose the bankruptcy of his ideas. Sure, there will always be people who will vote for him because of identity politics, or because of party loyalty, etc. But the same will be true for McCain. The idea is to swing the FEW "undecideds" in the middle, and get the ones that do have convictions to actually show up and vote.

The way to hurt Obama the worst is to put him in a situation where he has to provide unscripted answers to real policy questions.

101 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:23:02 pm reply quote 0

re: #97 six-gun-neo-con

I hate to think about this. What are they going to do to "punish" the GOP, bite off their own noses by voting O?

102 opnion  6/12/08 8:23:17 pm reply quote 2

re: #89 SpartanWoman

I think this is like the Viet Nam protest hysteria, based on slogans not substance. And a lot of damage was done.

There was nothing too vile that the Left would not say about the troops in Viet Nam. They are now after our people in Iraq.
Their champion is Barack Hussein. It is beyond bizzare.

103 Irene NYC  6/12/08 8:23:45 pm reply quote 1

re: #96 Drained Brain

An excellent writer and a brave woman.

Why aren't we reading any of this in the US MSM, he asked rhetorically and even sarcastically?

Melanie is terrific, but I'm really sorry that the Speccie got rid of Mark Steyn.

104 infidelia  6/12/08 8:24:47 pm reply quote 0

I am officially In Awe of Buzzsaw!

Thanks also to I forget who posted the Simon & Garfunkel "Dangling Conversation" on the other thread. As PS once said, "Still, tomorrow's gonna be another workin' day/ and I'm tryin' to get some rest... "

Nightall.

105 SpartanWoman  6/12/08 8:25:18 pm reply quote 0

re: #102 opnion

Yep. I know an otherwise reasonable financial professional who plans to vote Obama because of FLorida 2000! Talk about foolish anger.

106 six-gun-neo-con  6/12/08 8:25:27 pm reply quote 2

Spartan Woman

Staring at the state level, current Republican Party leadership is about to be run out of dodge.

107 Drained Brain  6/12/08 8:25:31 pm reply quote 2

re: #103 Irene NYC

Melanie is terrific, but I'm really sorry that the Speccie got rid of Mark Steyn.

He's The Man! I was reading him in the National Post long before my brain was drained to the U.S.

108 Charles  6/12/08 8:25:55 pm reply quote 8

And another fascist sympathizer comes out. This is getting ridiculous.

109 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:26:03 pm reply quote 0

re: #100 looking closely

To the extent that Obama's website reflects on him personally, its not to his personal history, but rather to his lack of oversight.

I think the obsession with finding "dirt" isn't likely to be helpful here. Again, clearly, I'm no fan of Obama, but realistically, there probably isn't all that much more "serious" dirt to dig up on him. He's admitted to drug use. His bosom pals are crooks, racists, and terrorists. . .what else is there?

I think the way to ensure Obama's loss is to simply expose the bankruptcy of his ideas. Sure, there will always be people who will vote for him because of identity politics, or because of party loyalty, etc. But the same will be true for McCain. The idea is to swing the FEW "undecideds" in the middle, and get the ones that do have convictions to actually show up and vote.

The way to hurt Obama the worst is to put him in a situation where he has to provide unscripted answers to real policy questions.

His base may not care about his slimy friends and their slimy behavior - but independents do.

110 buzzsawmonkey  6/12/08 8:26:38 pm reply quote 3

re: #108 Charles

And another fascist sympathizer comes out. This is getting ridiculous.

It's the wet Spring. They come boiling out of the baseboards.

111 Drained Brain  6/12/08 8:26:41 pm reply quote 0

re: #108 Charles

And another fascist sympathizer comes out. This is getting ridiculous.

Your post is right after mine. I hope you're not referring either to Mark Steyn or to me.

112 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:27:19 pm reply quote 0

re: #108 Charles

And another fascist sympathizer comes out. This is getting ridiculous.

And it's surprising because fascism didn't work out too well when it was tried last time.

113 Charles  6/12/08 8:27:32 pm reply quote 0

re: #111 Drained Brain

Your post is right after mine. I hope you're not referring either to Mark Steyn or to me.

No - in this thread:

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

114 looking closely  6/12/08 8:27:36 pm reply quote -4

re: #108 Charles

And another fascist sympathizer comes out. This is getting ridiculous.

Then maybe you should stop shaking the trees.

115 WayDownSouthInBama  6/12/08 8:28:00 pm reply quote 3

re: #94 stevieray

They'd write. "Obama Pre-Emptively Protects Fuzzy Kittens", followed by "Bush Feeds Kitten Killers", and "McCain:Following in Bush's Footsteps?" on the editorial page.

Followed by "Rove sends puppies,genetically engineered by Halliburton to kill, to attack Obama"

116 Drained Brain  6/12/08 8:28:09 pm reply quote 0

re: #113 Charles

No - in this thread:

[Link:

117 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:28:22 pm reply quote 2

re: #110 buzzsawmonkey

It's the wet Spring. They come boiling out of the baseboards.

There should be a spray for that, or at least fascist motels - "fascists check in but they don't check out."

118 opnion  6/12/08 8:29:06 pm reply quote 0

re: #105 SpartanWoman

Yep. I know an otherwise reasonable financial professional who plans to vote Obama because of FLorida 2000! Talk about foolish anger.

Right , the election was stolen. My moonbat neice was screaming that the election was stolen.
When I pointed out that the NY Times went to Florida & confirmed that bush won, it didn'y mattter.
She said, ya ready? The NY Times is a Republican rag

119 DistantThunder  6/12/08 8:29:32 pm reply quote 2

Off for chocolate strawberries and to work on my list of questions to ask McCain.