Quote of the day
posted at 11:05 pm on July 14, 2008 by Allahpundit
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“I know some say I’ve been too tough on folks about this responsibility stuff. But I’m not going to stop talking about it. Because I believe that in the end, it doesn’t matter how much money we invest in our communities, or how many 10-point plans we propose, or how many government programs we launch — none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”
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Who would have thunk that Obama is a conservative? Who needs government if people are responsible?
ThackerAgency on July 14, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Who, that could be a quote from any conservative.
Sound like Obama is pandering shamelessly!
carbon_footprint on July 14, 2008 at 11:11 PM
That was a quote from a conservative – some jokester switched up BO’s speech on the teleprompter apparently.
HawaiiLwyr on July 14, 2008 at 11:13 PM
And BO has the temerity to insist that he’s not sliding to the center for political reasons.
jgapinoy on July 14, 2008 at 11:14 PM
It’s really hard to take responsibility when instead of say, actually raising one’s children, one lives in a country where he or she can be murdered on-demand, even post-birth.
Sorry, it was obligatory in an Obama post.
Damian G. on July 14, 2008 at 11:14 PM
Obama had better watch out– Jesse may be lurking with his knife again.
It’s interesting how the black community cheers when Obama says the same thing for which their black leaders castigate Bill Cosby and Juan Williams.
Kimmer on July 14, 2008 at 11:15 PM
…and, at the same time, the 44th White President (he’s half White, you know).
jgapinoy on July 14, 2008 at 11:16 PM
The man is a thief, a pandering thief at that. Look to his history, not the little bromides his handlers feed to him.
bbz123 on July 14, 2008 at 11:18 PM
He’s channelling his inner Cosby.
Frozen Tex on July 14, 2008 at 11:18 PM
Heh…”I’m Ron…Burgundy?”
CP on July 14, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Who would now thunk that McCain is a conservative?
MB4 on July 14, 2008 at 11:22 PM
Chuck U
mred on July 14, 2008 at 11:24 PM
I may vote for Obama after all as I no longer have much of an idea of what he is, but I know what McCain is.
MB4 on July 14, 2008 at 11:24 PM
He’s their Manchurian Candidate.. he can say anything he wants in front of them.
He knows it.
They know it.
Texas Gal on July 14, 2008 at 11:25 PM
YEAH!!!! “We need more money” is not the answer. ‘More government programs’ is not the answer. “Higher taxes” is not the answer.
Is this the ultimate flip-flop, or what?
Dusty on July 14, 2008 at 11:26 PM
He’s channelling his inner Cosby.
Frozen Tex on July 14,2008 at 11:18PM.
Frozen Tex: Daggit! Thats what I was thinking!
If,Obama is pushing the Cosby logic,
then he’s talking to the other America
at the NAACP!
And they must of been thrilled to hear
that !
canopfor on July 14, 2008 at 11:33 PM
I wouldn’t respect you for it, (not that you care) but if that pleases you, go for it.
4shoes on July 14, 2008 at 11:34 PM
The ultimate bullshitter desperately searching for an issue on which he doesn’t look like
Bill AyersBernadine Dohrn. Keep seaching, butt boy.Jaibones on July 14, 2008 at 11:34 PM
For Obama,to speak at the NAACP,and say what
he said,is Liberal suicide!
Who and the hell,is going to believe Obama,
he is all over the map,he is everything,and
yet empty,he is nothing!
What does Obama actually stand for?
canopfor on July 14, 2008 at 11:36 PM
The
preacherspeaker says whatever needs to be said to get the crowd all riled up. Tomorrow, someone of Rev. Wright’s ilk will say the exact opposite and get wild cheers as well. Sheep. Baaa. Baaa. Baaa.SouthernGent on July 14, 2008 at 11:38 PM
Baaa.Baaa
SouthernGent on July 14,2008 at 11:38PM.
SouthernGent:I think you may be right,Obama
has spent too much time in Rev.
Wrights little world!——-:)
canopfor on July 14, 2008 at 11:45 PM
Good to hear that from you Hussein. Being responsible is a prerequisite for presidency.
So WHEN can we expect you furnish America with a legal, and/or certified copy of your birth certificate? Because the one that YOU posted on your “Fight the Smears” web site, has been deemed a forgery? BTW, your BC posted on the DailyKos, has been admitted to being faked too.
byteshredder on July 14, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Cosby without the sweater.
Dr. Manhattan on July 14, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Give the man a puddin’ pop!
csdeven on July 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM
Obama wants to raise Capitol Gains taxes in the face of a recession, and also believes in partial birth abortion.. ehh conservative he is not.
He doesn’t want his daughters to be “punished” with a baby or an STD if they make a mistake..
Get that? Obama thinks babies are similar to STD’s..
He think that abortion is an OK why out IF his daughters “make a mistake” so, killing a baby is OK, making another mistake is OK..
Chakra Hammer on July 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM
I don’t want my two daughters punished with a BABY OR AN STD!
Chakra Hammer on July 14, 2008 at 11:57 PM
ABORTION ON DEMAND!
Partial Birth if it has to be.. !
Chakra Hammer on July 14, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Not going to stop talking about it from now on, he means. I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard it before. I wish I could stop drinking too much beer the way he is going to stop talking about responsibility–tomorrow(once the sh*t hits the fan).
Obama responds–
Can we spin it? YES WE CAN!!!
smellthecoffee on July 15, 2008 at 12:04 AM
So if we all seize responsibility in our own lives, we don’t need the Obamessiah. So why doesn’t he get lost?
Steve Z on July 15, 2008 at 12:06 AM
Don’t worry folks – he’ll change his opinion on the meaning of this statement in the next news cycle.
Barack Obama: Making Bill Clinton look like a plywood weathervane driven three feet into the ground.
As much change as the Big Wheel on The Price is Right as spun by Lou Ferrigno.
thirtypundit on July 15, 2008 at 12:13 AM
He’s clever. I agree with most of what he said. But I don’t believe he believe his own words.
It’s another…. distraction.
Kini on July 15, 2008 at 12:27 AM
Well…he’s right, and when he’s right, he’s right.
(Don’t get used to it, though)
Bob's Kid on July 15, 2008 at 12:35 AM
[Steve Z on July 15, 2008 at 12:06 AM]
Because we won’t. That’s why we not only need a Civilian National Service Corps but one that is bigger and better equipped than our military.
Why do I get the feeling I’m listening to archives from Radio Democratic Kampuchea?
Dusty on July 15, 2008 at 12:42 AM
But that’s not what he really means. He wants people to accept responsibility as long as its directed, administered and forced on them by some government bureaucracy.
johnsteele on July 15, 2008 at 12:55 AM
…none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”
Did he just toss himself under the bus, after he realized he was not the Obama he thought he knew?
Shivas Irons on July 15, 2008 at 12:58 AM
Hmmmmm…I can’t seem to see anything wrong with what he said and to who. Whether he meant it or not, he said it.
BL@KBIRD on July 15, 2008 at 1:02 AM
He wants to throw more money @ education. Total U.S. Expenditures for Elementary and Secondary Education, 2004-2005, was $536-billion. $536-billion!!!
Karmi on July 15, 2008 at 1:07 AM
OMG RASCIST! jk
Vincenzo on July 15, 2008 at 1:13 AM
So… now it’s Obama who’s going to be George W. Bush’s third term?
I’m SOOOO confused!
Mojave Mark on July 15, 2008 at 1:21 AM
Doppleganger.
Believe at your own peril.
Limerick on July 15, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Too bad Barry never tales responsibility for his own bad judgment (Wright, Ayers) or his complete reversals (Jerusalem, FISA, etc.).
He can dish it out, but all he puts on his own plate are more waffles.
profitsbeard on July 15, 2008 at 1:44 AM
And please, let the man eat his waffles.
Kini on July 15, 2008 at 1:46 AM
Yea, yea, yea. But in Obamaworld, because the underserved communities have been prevented from learning the importance of responsibility, it will take an enormous “investment” to make this happen. After all, there is an entitlement to responsibility, and the government needs to fund that entitlement for as long as it takes one to reach the goal.
eeyore on July 15, 2008 at 1:59 AM
Okay, Obama, you can have responsibility for writing the Thought of the Day in the newspaper every day, you platitudinous b1tch.
Kralizec on July 15, 2008 at 2:07 AM
Good stuff, eeyore.
Kralizec on July 15, 2008 at 2:08 AM
I wonder how “the Race” feels about his “responsibility” speech to the NAACP went over at tonights menudo ………….?
One minority that always needs “help” against another minority that always needs “help”…………?
Obama, the Arab, pretending to be a Negro, pandering to “the Race”…….. and it’s only July.
Is anyone writing this down…………?
Seven Percent Solution on July 15, 2008 at 2:24 AM
“There’s no there there.”
snaggletoothie on July 15, 2008 at 2:33 AM
Obviously still upset he was conceived prior to wedlock.
T J Green on July 15, 2008 at 2:48 AM
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
F15Mech on July 15, 2008 at 3:36 AM
Read his speech carefully, folks. The money is to come from you. the taxpayer, as well as from Corporate America. His supporters are only urged to turn the tv off etc. He’s saying that it is your responsibility to improve their lives. Hence the proposed tax increases.
OldEnglish on July 15, 2008 at 4:58 AM
“OldEnglish” is on to the right interpretation, folks:
When The Obamboozler says, “…none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives,” the WE he is referring to is the Federal Government! Like Michelle BlackPanther Obama sez – Barry will MAKE you do this….
Lockstein13 on July 15, 2008 at 6:05 AM
Obama speaks the truth here. The sad thing is, that is somehow controversial. All one has to do is look at New Orleans during the Katrina disaster to see what the government did for that community.
Terrye on July 15, 2008 at 6:10 AM
Important point. When Obama talks about responsibility, he means to encourage his sycophants to do what they should have been doing all along, and he means to forcibly coerce everyone else to do what he thinks they should do – give up a large chunk of their incomes to his voter base.
Obama won’t cause one single black (or any other race) father to support his children properly, but he will force many millions of Americans to give money they could’ve spent on their own children to the government. Additional responsibility for the already-responsible; additional handouts for the slackers.
Obama wins, we lose.
Gilda on July 15, 2008 at 6:17 AM
labrat on July 15, 2008 at 6:45 AM
Harsh.
labrat on July 15, 2008 at 6:47 AM
You deserve him.
TheBigOldDog on July 15, 2008 at 7:02 AM
Does that mean these same naacp types are going to come out and endorse everything bill cosby has said?
I think not.
peacenprosperity on July 15, 2008 at 7:11 AM
There ya go.
peacenprosperity on July 15, 2008 at 7:13 AM
He’s right on this one. Sadly, he’s wrong on everything else.
Obama is the only person who can say this without getting disowned by the black community.
Grafted on July 15, 2008 at 7:15 AM
Please do. You perfectly embody the stereotype of Obama’s mindless followers.
Gilda on July 15, 2008 at 7:23 AM
Ok..isnt he talking out both sides of his mouth? He says..be more responsible and then says he want Washington to provide more assistance and education? Anyone can get grants or loans for education provided they work hard.
Im confused..which is it? What does he want?
becki51758 on July 15, 2008 at 7:23 AM
I can’t stop humming this song…
Oh well I’m the type of guy who will never settle down
Where voters are well, you know that I’m around
I kiss ‘em and I love’em ’cause to me they’re all the same
I hug ‘em and I squeeze ‘em I don’t even know their name
They call me the panderer yeah the panderer
I flip around around around…
Oh well there’s Raza on my left and there’s Greenies on my right
And Indies are the group that I’ll be with tonight
And when they ask me which one I love the best
I tear open my shirt I got Stalin on my chest
‘Cause I’m the panderer yeah the panderer
I flip around around around…
Oh well I flip from town to town
I go through life without a stand
‘Til I’m as happy as a king
With my two fists bumpin’ and I’m going somewhere
I’m the type of guy that likes to flop around
I’m never in one place I flip-flop town to town
And when I find myself a-fallin’ for some issue
I give another speach and flop the other way around
Yeah I’m the panderer yeah the panderer
I flip around around around…
Oh yeah I’m the type of guy that likes to flop around
I’m never in one place I flip-flop town to town
And when I find myself a-standin’ for some issue
I give another speach and flop the other way around
Yeah ’cause I’m a panderer yeah a panderer
I flip around around around…
‘Cause I’m a panderer yeah a panderer
I flip around around around…
Mrs. Happy Housewife on July 15, 2008 at 7:32 AM
That’s talking tough?
Telling parents to go to parent-teacher conferences, helping with homework, setting a good example?
That’s what he considers being “tough on folks”.
This may be our next (shudder) Commander in Chief…how tough is he going to be to them…
I expect you all to listen to your DI, and set a good example. I know this sounds tough, but be in bed early also.
right2bright on July 15, 2008 at 7:55 AM
The willingness to try and appear to be all things to all people so that he can achieve his lifelong ambition for the ultimate symbol of power and supremacy: the U.S. presidency.
AZCoyote on July 15, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Oh my god, what a rhetorical genius! The way he has with words, I haven’t heard anyone like him since JFK. Or maybe Cicero.
Laserjock on July 15, 2008 at 8:08 AM
Of course, the responsible thing to do if you were an inexperienced, unqualified hack who found himself nominated for President would be to drop out. Again with the elitism: Rules for thee but not for me.
Kafir on July 15, 2008 at 8:25 AM
…none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”…
Therefore, I am today proposing a new government program to relieve hard working American families of the (fill-in-the-blank) burden, so they can concentrate on their responsibilities…
gridlock2 on July 15, 2008 at 8:27 AM
Brilliant!! My favourite tune, too. :)
OldEnglish on July 15, 2008 at 8:51 AM
I’m thinking that this is the sort of “responsibility” Barry wants from us as taxpayers:
Buy Danish on July 15, 2008 at 9:00 AM
What he says is true. I only wish it was coming from a someone that is not an opportunist. When it comes from Obama all I hear is “Vote for me white people, I’m not Jesse Jackson, promise!”
I can’t wait until he refutes Affirmative Action. Which he may have to do if he hopes to win Missouri (The ballot initiative to end AA did not turn in enough signatures)and Colorado. He has already shown his hand. He will say he supports Affirmative Action, based on income not race.
Someone should force the issue. If Obama is forced to come out against race based policies, that is another bucket of water on the hard left’s enthusiasm. I’ve already have black people I know lamenting over his support of gay marriage, and abortion. Refuting AA is icing on the cake.
If only he had taken his mothers maiden name and remained “Barry” …
Theworldisnotenough on July 15, 2008 at 9:04 AM
ohbama has no (zero) core beliefs.
custer on July 15, 2008 at 9:12 AM
What did Mr. Community Organizer do in his community to actually foster greater responsibility? Anything? Bueller?
rockmom on July 15, 2008 at 9:58 AM
“none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”
..nice fluffy words, now how about ammending your policy proposals to reflect this? We can start with ending the prima facia racist affirmative action poloicy which you support.
The best way to take respoonsibility is to pay your own way, let’s end the bastard factories, and cut off the 3rd & 4th generation welfare recipients.
Alden Pyle on July 15, 2008 at 10:56 AM
HOPE! and CHANGE!
And that means…uh…well…er…HOPE! for CHANGE!?
CHANGE! for HOPE!?
HOPE! that CHANGE! will produce CHANGE! or CHANGE! will produce HOPE!?
I got it! HOPE! that no one notices how often he CHANGE!s his positions on every issue under the sun and that he can perhaps fool “most of the people some of the time”, or at least for just one day in November.
That’s the best I can come up with.
SuperCool on July 15, 2008 at 1:45 PM
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