http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Tue, 29 May 2012 05:01:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-4/#comment-2269872 Dr. Platypus » Blog Archive » Somewhere a Geographer is Crying Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:31:14 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2269872 [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...] [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-4/#comment-2269231 America is One of the largest Muslim countries…. - jojo Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:42:29 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2269231 [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...] [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-4/#comment-2267536 Commentary » Blog Archive » “One of the largest Muslim countries in the world” Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:32:49 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2267536 [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...] [...] sure when he returns to these 57 states he’ll offer a theory of what “largest” [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-2159322 Dumb Enchanted Evening « Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:02:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2159322 [...] However, he made two statements no Republican could have gotten away with. When CBS’s Chip Reid tossed him the second softest softball of the evening – “What do you think [Arlen Specter’s party] switch says about the state of the Republican Party?” – Obama replied, “You’re talking to a guy who was 30 points down in the polls during a primary in Iowa.” Iowa doesn’t have a primary. It has caucuses, as do some of the other 56 states. [...] [...] However, he made two statements no Republican could have gotten away with. When CBS’s Chip Reid tossed him the second softest softball of the evening – “What do you think [Arlen Specter’s party] switch says about the state of the Republican Party?” – Obama replied, “You’re talking to a guy who was 30 points down in the polls during a primary in Iowa.” Iowa doesn’t have a primary. It has caucuses, as do some of the other 56 states. [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-2158993 Presidential Gaffes And Gimmicks In First 100 Days « Quipster Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:59:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2158993 [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...] [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-2158979 The Two Malcontents » Dumb Enchanted Evening Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:23:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2158979 [...] …On which theme, ABC’s Jake Tapper asked Obama the most penetrating question of the evening: if the Bush administration approved waterboarding, and Obama believes “waterboarding…is torture,” does this mean “the previous administration sanctioned torture?” Obama’s answer, in box-step fashion, was yes; the Bush administration approved of – and uniformed U.S. officials carried out – acts of torture against Muslims. While Obama tipped his hat to “information that was yielded” from waterboarding, he thinks “we could have gotten this information in other ways…that were consistent with our values.” He acknowledged, “In some cases, it may be harder,” but as he said in his speech before the CIA, doing his best Stuart Smalley impression, “That’s O.K.” After all, he theorized last night, ending the practice “takes away a critical recruitment tool that al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations have used to try to demonize the United States and justify the killing of civilians.” His assertion that Americans perpetrated torture will itself stir anti-American sentiment, not least as it follows his recently order for the Defense Department to release hundreds of photos of detainee abuse. Apparently Obama believes this al-Qaeda recruitment package can be waved away with an assurance that (wink, wink) we no longer do those things – and by the way, Eid-eh Shoma Mobarak! The release of these photos, accompanied by memos detailing “torture,” took a more important tone as the president told Time magazine’s Michael Scherer he plans to reveal more state secrets of this sort. “I actually think that the state secret doctrine should be modified. I think right now it’s overbroad,” he said. He then revealed, “Eric Holder and Greg Craig, my White House counsel, and others are working on that as we speak.” The selection of Holder – and Craig, whose commitment to the rule of law led him to assist Bill Clinton’s evasion of it – makes one worry Obama plans to make “a foreign-aid program out of American secrets.”However, the foreign policy aspect of the conference was not all naïve promises. He explained “his” long-range Iraq withdrawal policy, which is identical to President Bush’s withdrawal policy, saying, “more work needs to be done on the political side to further isolate whatever remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq still exist.” But if Iraq was a fraud, a “war of choice” as the Left insists, why must we win it? In one phrase, he admits al-Qaeda is in Iraq; that it remains a threat; that Bush’s troop surge was the right policy (though Obama opposed it as late as last July); that Nancy Pelosi was wrong to insist, “If we leave Iraq, then the insurgents will leave Iraq, the terrorists will leave Iraq”; and the immediate withdrawal his entire party counseled for years was the wrong policy formulated either out of stupidity or with something other than the nation’s best interests in mind. Social IssuesObama also made minor headlines on social issues like abortion and illegal immigration. Summarizing the pro-abortion point of view he said, “I don’t want to create straw men here.” There’s a first. Then he announced, “The Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority.” Which means he’s either a liar now or he was a liar on the campaign trail when he told Planned Parenthood, “[T]he first thing I’d do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing that I’d do.” (Even the Left’s Messiah lies.) The word “highest” is also troubling, as it means rolling back the vox populi in every state in the union that demands sensible restrictions is still a part of his (anti-)Democratic agenda. On immigration, he told Lori Montenegro of the Spanish-language network Telemundo he planned to continue his push for “immigration reform,” though he stopped shy of endorsing her one-year time frame. He referred to illegal immigrants as “undocumented workers,” but he also mentioned the tragic reality of their position in the economy: “they can be exploited at the same time as they’re depressing U.S. wages.” He proceeded to call for “a more thoughtful approach than just raids of a handful of workers.” Not that he wants to create a straw man or anything…. The Iowa Primary?The majority of the press conference consisted, as most press conferences do, of self-congratulations and nonsense. He continued his penchant for Carteresque just-plain-folks solutions to global problems: “keep your hands washed; cover your mouth when you cough,” inflate your tires…. However, he made two statements no Republican could have gotten away with. When CBS’s Chip Reid tossed him the second softest softball of the evening – “What do you think [Arlen Specter’s party] switch says about the state of the Republican Party?” – Obama replied, “You’re talking to a guy who was 30 points down in the polls during a primary in Iowa.” Iowa doesn’t have a primary. It has caucuses, as do some of the other 56 states. [...] [...] …On which theme, ABC’s Jake Tapper asked Obama the most penetrating question of the evening: if the Bush administration approved waterboarding, and Obama believes “waterboarding…is torture,” does this mean “the previous administration sanctioned torture?” Obama’s answer, in box-step fashion, was yes; the Bush administration approved of – and uniformed U.S. officials carried out – acts of torture against Muslims. While Obama tipped his hat to “information that was yielded” from waterboarding, he thinks “we could have gotten this information in other ways…that were consistent with our values.” He acknowledged, “In some cases, it may be harder,” but as he said in his speech before the CIA, doing his best Stuart Smalley impression, “That’s O.K.” After all, he theorized last night, ending the practice “takes away a critical recruitment tool that al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations have used to try to demonize the United States and justify the killing of civilians.” His assertion that Americans perpetrated torture will itself stir anti-American sentiment, not least as it follows his recently order for the Defense Department to release hundreds of photos of detainee abuse. Apparently Obama believes this al-Qaeda recruitment package can be waved away with an assurance that (wink, wink) we no longer do those things – and by the way, Eid-eh Shoma Mobarak! The release of these photos, accompanied by memos detailing “torture,” took a more important tone as the president told Time magazine’s Michael Scherer he plans to reveal more state secrets of this sort. “I actually think that the state secret doctrine should be modified. I think right now it’s overbroad,” he said. He then revealed, “Eric Holder and Greg Craig, my White House counsel, and others are working on that as we speak.” The selection of Holder – and Craig, whose commitment to the rule of law led him to assist Bill Clinton’s evasion of it – makes one worry Obama plans to make “a foreign-aid program out of American secrets.”However, the foreign policy aspect of the conference was not all naïve promises. He explained “his” long-range Iraq withdrawal policy, which is identical to President Bush’s withdrawal policy, saying, “more work needs to be done on the political side to further isolate whatever remnants of Al-Qaeda in Iraq still exist.” But if Iraq was a fraud, a “war of choice” as the Left insists, why must we win it? In one phrase, he admits al-Qaeda is in Iraq; that it remains a threat; that Bush’s troop surge was the right policy (though Obama opposed it as late as last July); that Nancy Pelosi was wrong to insist, “If we leave Iraq, then the insurgents will leave Iraq, the terrorists will leave Iraq”; and the immediate withdrawal his entire party counseled for years was the wrong policy formulated either out of stupidity or with something other than the nation’s best interests in mind. Social IssuesObama also made minor headlines on social issues like abortion and illegal immigration. Summarizing the pro-abortion point of view he said, “I don’t want to create straw men here.” There’s a first. Then he announced, “The Freedom of Choice Act is not my highest legislative priority.” Which means he’s either a liar now or he was a liar on the campaign trail when he told Planned Parenthood, “[T]he first thing I’d do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That’s the first thing that I’d do.” (Even the Left’s Messiah lies.) The word “highest” is also troubling, as it means rolling back the vox populi in every state in the union that demands sensible restrictions is still a part of his (anti-)Democratic agenda. On immigration, he told Lori Montenegro of the Spanish-language network Telemundo he planned to continue his push for “immigration reform,” though he stopped shy of endorsing her one-year time frame. He referred to illegal immigrants as “undocumented workers,” but he also mentioned the tragic reality of their position in the economy: “they can be exploited at the same time as they’re depressing U.S. wages.” He proceeded to call for “a more thoughtful approach than just raids of a handful of workers.” Not that he wants to create a straw man or anything…. The Iowa Primary?The majority of the press conference consisted, as most press conferences do, of self-congratulations and nonsense. He continued his penchant for Carteresque just-plain-folks solutions to global problems: “keep your hands washed; cover your mouth when you cough,” inflate your tires…. However, he made two statements no Republican could have gotten away with. When CBS’s Chip Reid tossed him the second softest softball of the evening – “What do you think [Arlen Specter’s party] switch says about the state of the Republican Party?” – Obama replied, “You’re talking to a guy who was 30 points down in the polls during a primary in Iowa.” Iowa doesn’t have a primary. It has caucuses, as do some of the other 56 states. [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-2124244 A BLINKING IDIOT « BAD HABIT Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:45:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2124244 [...] Ahh, what’s in a birthdate?  That which we call August could be April.  After all….are they not of the same month if they begin with the same letter?   Is it not true that there are uh…uh…uh…57 letters in the alphabet?  Or…uh…uh…are there 57  states? [...] [...] Ahh, what’s in a birthdate?  That which we call August could be April.  After all….are they not of the same month if they begin with the same letter?   Is it not true that there are uh…uh…uh…57 letters in the alphabet?  Or…uh…uh…are there 57  states? [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-2008861 PresBO extends proud tradition of presidential gaffes « Poet at the edge Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:07:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-2008861 [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...] [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1901886 Obama Not Smarter Than a Fifth Grader Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:35:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1901886 [...] that he will not visit Hawaii (where he was raised), nor Alaska, he does make it a point to say that he had visited 57 States, and only has one [...] [...] that he will not visit Hawaii (where he was raised), nor Alaska, he does make it a point to say that he had visited 57 States, and only has one [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1889070 Best Obama quote ever - Grasscity.com Forums Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:14:40 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1889070 [...] the last 15 months, we [...] the last 15 months, we

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1845947 Nancy Pelosi: 500 Million Jobs Lost A Month , Democratic Mathematics « AConservativeEdge Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:12:13 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1845947 [...] between penny-ante concepts like “thousand” and “million.” Exit question: Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...] [...] between penny-ante concepts like “thousand” and “million.” Exit question: Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1845595 The mouth is running but nobody’s home… « The blog that time forgot… Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:10:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1845595 [...] extra Americans must live in the extra 7 states that Obama thinks we have. The liberals are so used to deceiving that even when they don’t [...] [...] extra Americans must live in the extra 7 states that Obama thinks we have. The liberals are so used to deceiving that even when they don’t [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1845406 Nancy Pelosi, 500 million jobs will be lost each month - Toyota Tundra Forum Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:38:23 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1845406 [...] difference between penny-ante concepts like [...] difference between penny-ante concepts like

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1845182 Michelle Malkin » Liberal math: 500 million jobs lost a month! Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:58:50 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1845182 [...] reax to the vid: Allahpundit. “Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...] [...] reax to the vid: Allahpundit. “Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1844328 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Pelosi: 500 million jobs lost every month Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:31:20 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1844328 [...] concepts like “thousand” and “million.” Exit question: Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...] [...] concepts like “thousand” and “million.” Exit question: Which of the 57 states will be hit hardest by the [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1789966 The Right Side of Life » The Audacity of Change: Defacing the Flag Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:19:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1789966 [...] Commenter MtnsEdge wonders if the O-flag has 57 stars. Har. [...] [...] Commenter MtnsEdge wonders if the O-flag has 57 stars. Har. [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1789308 Michelle Malkin » The official Flag of the Obama States of America Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:04:25 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1789308 [...] Commenter MtnsEdge wonders if the O-flag has 57 stars. Har. [...] [...] Commenter MtnsEdge wonders if the O-flag has 57 stars. Har. [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1721626 ChooseTheHero.com » Blog Archive » Who’s laughing now? Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:00:45 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1721626 [...] quipped: “We’re scared of Stephen Colbert in the same way Barack Obama is scared of a civics [...] [...] quipped: “We’re scared of Stephen Colbert in the same way Barack Obama is scared of a civics [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1721480 Redhot » Who’s laughing now? :: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:37:28 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1721480 [...] quipped: “We’re scared of Stephen Colbert in the same way Barack Obama is scared of a civics [...] [...] quipped: “We’re scared of Stephen Colbert in the same way Barack Obama is scared of a civics [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1408724 Obama, “Can’t Touch This” Candidate again: « Riggword Weblog Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:55:08 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1408724 [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...] [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1403395 You can put a flag lapel pin on a terrorist-schmoozing, Marxist-mentored, racist-taught Chicago machine politician … « Wolking’s World Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:53:42 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1403395 [...] end he’s still a Hamas-endorsed, partisan, arrogant opportunist, ignorant of both world and American history, supportive of infanticide, with a list of flip-flops that spectacularly surpasses that of [...] [...] end he’s still a Hamas-endorsed, partisan, arrogant opportunist, ignorant of both world and American history, supportive of infanticide, with a list of flip-flops that spectacularly surpasses that of [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1401563 New Poll: McCain/Palin Will Win 50 States!–Obama/Biden Will Win 57 States? « Pronk Palisades Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:55:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1401563 [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...] [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1373795 Wednesday Quotable « The Citizen Cane Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:48:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1373795 [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...] [...] the last 15 months, we’ve traveled to every corner of the United States. I’ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1328419 Hot Air » Blog Archive » Tim Kaine: Biden comes from a state that borders Virginia Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:00:16 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1328419 [...] are gaffes and there are gaffes. Obama declaring Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the 51st 58th state? A gaffe, silly and harmless. The governor of Virginia not knowing where his own [...] [...] are gaffes and there are gaffes. Obama declaring Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the 51st 58th state? A gaffe, silly and harmless. The governor of Virginia not knowing where his own [...]

]]> http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/comment-page-3/#comment-1306919 Roll Call Vote at the Democrat National Convention « Axis of Right Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:28:54 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2008/05/09/obama-i-want-to-be-president-of-all-57-states/#comment-1306919 [...] the candidate-selection process, party conventions morphed into showcases of party unity. With all 57 states (who am I to question “The One?”) dividing their votes between Obama and SWMNBN, there [...] [...] the candidate-selection process, party conventions morphed into showcases of party unity. With all 57 states (who am I to question “The One?”) dividing their votes between Obama and SWMNBN, there [...]

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