Silky to endorse Obama in Michigan
posted at 5:52 pm on May 14, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Airing across the dial at around 6:20 ET. We will not have video if I can help it, but it’s been ages since we had a good Pony-bashing thread so have at it if you’re watching. What’s the answer to being trounced by coal miners? Having a fabulously wealthy son of a mill worker vouch for your blue-collar bona fides, of course. Can’t hurt, and it would have been a nice get for Hillary as (weak) evidence of a momentum shift, but is there any other politician whose national profile is as grossly out of proportion to his actual base of support? In ten years, he’s won two elections: The 1998 senate race and the 2004 South Carolina primary. He couldn’t even deliver North Carolina to Kerry when he was on the ticket. The left adores him for his fight-fight-fightin’ nutrootsy rhetoric, but for all his alleged boldness he waited around here until Obama locked up the nomination before daring to announce for him. All this accomplishes, really, is pushing Hillary’s West Virginia win off the front pages a few hours earlier and confirming what we already knew, i.e. that party bigwigs are tilting to Obama to try to end the race. And true to Silky’s ineffectual form, she’s still going to crush the Messiah among those southern, Edwardsian, blue-collar voters in Kentucky next week. Maybe now the margin will only be 20 points instead of 25. Maybe.
Exit question one: How long was this being planned? Since last week at the latest, I’m guessing. Exit question two: Did Silky give Hillary a courtesy call? ABC quotes a staffer as saying he did, but Ambinder’s hearing otherwise.
Update (Ed): I’m worried about the transfer of all those delegates and popular-vote totals for Edwards rushing to support Obama as a result of this endorsement. Oh, wait …. he only had 830,000 votes at the time of his departure in February and 19 whole delegates! Even in February, Edwards only mustered about 3% of the cumulative popular vote during his official candidacy. This is only interesting for its inside-baseball implications about the party establishment.
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Well it looks like McCain just lost the floral vote.
Limerick on May 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM
I think it has been longer, due to Hillary’s comment towards Silky and his hair, though I am unsure of the date.
Anyone remember when she did that?
upinak on May 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM
I guess he needs it in Michigan…
“For heaven’s sake white people, vote for me already!”
Theworldisnotenough on May 14, 2008 at 5:55 PM
I’d be very surprised if it has even that much impact.
AZCoyote on May 14, 2008 at 5:55 PM
If it weren’t for the fact that Obama’s a racist, he and pretty much any old schmuck, Silky for example, would be the next Pres. and VP. So much for making fun of Silky, but proof, perhaps, that there is a God.
JiangxiDad on May 14, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Rich White trial lawyer endorses Obama..
Chakra Hammer on May 14, 2008 at 5:56 PM
One thing we can know for certain - there are no ambulances on the streets of Michigan. Possibly the entire country.
Aren’t the effete already in the bag for Obama anyway? Who is Edwards supposed to impress? Hairdressers for Hillary? There is no man with a blue collar (or a white collar) that hates himself enough to pay attention to anything John Edwards says.
emailnuevo on May 14, 2008 at 6:02 PM
That’s where My Little Pony® went!
kirkill on May 14, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Whatsisface endorses whozzit.
And?
Scribbler on May 14, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Yeah, but you’re forgetting, emailnuevo - Silky once spent 20 minutes trying to get a shovel into the dirt in New Orleans. So … yeah. He spent time in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward.
I bet you didn’t think of that.
(Sarc.)
wise_man on May 14, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Suddenly Obama favored by 55 points in Kentucky.
/sarcasm
indythinker on May 14, 2008 at 6:07 PM
I hear Mr. Ed is endorsing H.Clinton.
redrock on May 14, 2008 at 6:11 PM
I am not!!! ;-)
Ed Morrissey on May 14, 2008 at 6:12 PM
Obama locks up girlie-man vote. Hillary seeks to counter with Deliverance bloc.
whitetop on May 14, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Who?
Vote Sauron 08 on May 14, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Did Barry call Silky Sweetie in order to secure this worthless endorsement?
Buy Danish on May 14, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Silky is a strange name for a Supreme Court Justice, isn’t it? You don’t think he’s doing this out of the goodness of his heart, do you?
a capella on May 14, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Did he grow a bear?
- The Cat
P.S. Can he?
MirCat on May 14, 2008 at 6:16 PM
It’s downright inspiring to watch Silky struggle bravely onwards on his neverending quest for political relevance.
World B. Free on May 14, 2008 at 6:19 PM
Even the democrats don’t allow the transfer of popular vote totals.
EJDolbow on May 14, 2008 at 6:22 PM
And Obama captures the elusive “snake oil salesman” vote.
Mattpat11 on May 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM
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Pony will likely help with the supers, but may hurt with the popular vote that remains. As evidenced by the numbers, most people can see that Pony is full of BS. Maybe we’ll get lucky, and Obama will name Pony as his running mate - wouldn’t that be something.
Rick on May 14, 2008 at 6:25 PM
A silky horsie for the Phony.
Entelechy on May 14, 2008 at 6:27 PM
ah the coveted “breck girl” endorsement
elduende on May 14, 2008 at 6:29 PM
It does help Obama make the argument that he should get the uncommitted delegates in Michigan when they are seated for the convention however.
Typhonsentra on May 14, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Hopefully this career liar won’t be getting any Cabinet positions.
But if he does it won’t matter, because after all, the Dems and Repubs are exactly the same on every worthwhile issue. /sarc
WisCon on May 14, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Obama to Edwards: “Thanks, Sweetie.”
MayBee on May 14, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Heh. The Breck Girl’s still angling for that AG job.
But what identity group can
hes/he deliver to an Obama ticket?petefrt on May 14, 2008 at 6:44 PM
So, it’s okay to refer to Amanda Mannicotti as sweetie?
Blake on May 14, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Who?
C’mon, hes the failed Dem VP candidate who came after that guy who endorsed the Republican Candidate this year.
Squid Shark on May 14, 2008 at 6:52 PM
Are you kidding me, this guy is a shoe in for AG…say what you want about McCain but at least the worst Dem we would get on his cabinet would be Lieberman.
Squid Shark on May 14, 2008 at 6:53 PM
No, he’s not a shoe in for AG. He is hardly qualified for the position.
Blake on May 14, 2008 at 7:02 PM
You talking about Edwards or Obama here?
sondiehl on May 14, 2008 at 7:14 PM
Edwards is not qualified. He is/was a PI attorney. Now that I think of it, Obama is not qualified either.
Blake on May 14, 2008 at 7:16 PM
Oh,it’s a V.P. deal.
Trust me on this.
Rightwingsparkle on May 14, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Well, at least we won’t have to reprise the who has the better hair angle.
VP, AG, or SC fer shure. The coy boy was holding out to see who is the winning horse…just as any silk pony would who is aiming for the OK corral.
onlineanalyst on May 14, 2008 at 7:41 PM
On the scene report - I drove past Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on the way home from work tonight. Lots of people heading for the doors, to be sure. I didn’t see any slime trails anywhere, however, so I’m not sure that Edwards was actually in town yet…
marc@hubsandspokes on May 14, 2008 at 7:42 PM
So Obama still has to get a White man’s approval? God bless you, democrats!
SouthernGent on May 14, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Do you have the video? Or a link to it?
I was watching the “live” coverage and at the very beginning at Obama’s entrance (before he made it to the podium), when I saw what looked like a laser centered on Obama’s right ear.
A pointer?
Or a Crimson Trace?
USCitizen on May 14, 2008 at 8:19 PM
Atlas Shrugged, but our girl doesn’t. I admire her more by every second. It’s absolutely amazing.
Perfect. One more on the list of Judases. If this lady still wins, the so-called Operation Chaos will be minuscule in the realm of theater. I’m reserving a front-row seat.
Then we’d have the Twoferphony.
Entelechy on May 14, 2008 at 9:09 PM
whats silky bring 13 delegates?
woohoo silky you go girl .
Mojack420 on May 14, 2008 at 9:14 PM
My favorite Silky fact is that someone (Laura Ingraham? Rush?) did some vote tracking after 2004 and proved that Silky didn’t carry his region of the country, his state, his city, his block, or his next door neighbor’s, all who voted Bush/Cheney. Here’s hoping they put this dog back in the window since the cute puppy phase has long passed.
Marcus on May 14, 2008 at 9:37 PM
It’s ebony and ivory baby.
Rightwingsparkle on May 14, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Squid Shark on May 14, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Edwards is such a tool! And that tool is used to chip off pieces of granite that have no use. We in N.C. realized that very quickly, we just need to convince the media that he is TOTALLY irrelevant. Stop feeding the whore, please!
sMack on May 14, 2008 at 10:48 PM
Man, nothin like waiting to see who the nominee is before you pile on.
What a joke he is.
stenwin77 on May 15, 2008 at 7:40 AM
Edwards is broken, he is a proven loser. Maybe a cabinet position, but nothing more.
Obama will choose someone who has been loyal from the beginning, or someone that can carry the key states. Kerry couldn’t even carry his home state (not that Obama needs him for NC). Probably someone with military experience or credentials.
right2bright on May 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM
I guess that early morning phone call HRC made to Silky didn’t help.
Christine on May 15, 2008 at 2:06 PM
This is a bit off topic but I find it very interesting that the MSM spins that the Demo voters far out-number the Repubs.
Well, this is based on the primaries and they fail to mention Operation Chaos and all the conservatives who didn’t leave the GOP, the GOP left the conservatives. We all know that conservatives would vote for a Repub if there was a non-RINO among them.
That early morning phone call to Silky didn’t yield the results Her Royal Cowntess had counted on. I wonder what the payback will be…
Christine on May 15, 2008 at 2:13 PM
Sorry, the first post didn’t go up until I sent the second one. I guess that sometimes they get stuck in cyberspace. ;-)
Christine on May 15, 2008 at 2:15 PM