Video: Obama unveils bold plan for economic recovery
posted at 7:20 pm on September 21, 2008 by Allahpundit
Via LGF. It’s neither Hopey nor Changey, but darn if he didn’t just steal the straight-talk mantle right out from under McCain’s nose.
We’ll call it “the Patriot plan.” Content warning.
Obama Promises To Stop America’s Shitty Jobs From Going Overseas
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We can all be ‘community organizers’!
blue13326 on September 21, 2008 at 7:25 PM
This was awesome.
GoodBoy on September 21, 2008 at 7:28 PM
OT: Ace is teasing a big story coming out by midnight…something to do with Axelrod, a viral Palin ad and astroturfing. Hope it lives up to the hype…but I am eagerly waiting.
HawaiiLwyr on September 21, 2008 at 7:28 PM
we laugh because it’s funny, and we laugh because it’s true.
TexasDan on September 21, 2008 at 7:30 PM
This is intriguing: http://ace.mu.nu/archives/273925.php
Monday should be interesting. I hope Axelrod’s get something caught in the ringer. I have never seen a something caught in the ringer, but I suspect it hurts alot.
Now I knew what that old phrase meant, but I did not know who it is attributed to. Go figure, Katherine Graham at the Washington Post:
What “ringer”? An alarm clock? A doorbell? Quasimodo? Is it a reference to horseshoes?
Of course not. She meant to say, “[something] caught in the wringer,” a phrase made most famous by WashPost publisher Katherine Graham. (For all you Gen Xers, we’re talking about a hand-cranked clothes wringer that would pinch laundry dry on wash day.) But by getting all Midwest prissy and trying to craft a PG version of this vulgarism, she confused the copy editors (and possibly Kotlowitz) and gutted any meaning from it. Hell, woman, if you spend your time rousing up your neighbors because your Mexican neighbors aren’t “American” enough, saying “[something]” in a national magazine is the least of your worries.
http://www.jamesfinngarner.com/wordpress/?cat=7
Mr. Joe on September 21, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Hahaha. The Onion is superb.
aengus on September 21, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Somebody tell me what astroturfing is, somehow I’ve managed to miss that.
Maxx on September 21, 2008 at 7:31 PM
HA HA HA HA
Roger Waters on September 21, 2008 at 7:31 PM
Astroturfing in American English is a neologism for formal public relations campaigns in politics and advertising which seek to create the impression of being spontaneous “grassroots” behavior, hence the reference to the artificial grass, AstroTurf.
The goal of such a campaign is to disguise the efforts of a political or commercial entity as an independent public reaction to some political entity—a politician, political group, product, service or event. Astroturfers attempt to orchestrate the actions of apparently diverse and geographically distributed individuals, by both overt (“outreach”, “awareness”, etc.) and covert (disinformation) means. Astroturfing may be undertaken by an individual pushing a personal agenda or highly organized professional groups with financial backing from large corporations, non-profits, or activist organizations. Very often the efforts are conducted by political consultants who also specialize in opposition research.
(from Wikipedia)
HawaiiLwyr on September 21, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Once these shitty jobs are unionized, they’ll pay pretty good.
Beto Ochoa on September 21, 2008 at 7:34 PM
Thank you, Allah, I would never go looking for these myself.
Cindy Munford on September 21, 2008 at 7:36 PM
The Onion is #109 on “Stuff White People Like” – Guilty as charged.
HawaiiLwyr on September 21, 2008 at 7:39 PM
I heard today that Obambi and McCain are going to have their debates set up to do back-and-forth. This should benefit McCain. I imaging Obambi will be spewing enough “uh”s to make even Ted Kennedy wince. (Unless, that is, they allow him to have a teleprompter in front of him.)
ErinF on September 21, 2008 at 7:39 PM
imagingimagine (sorry, typo)ErinF on September 21, 2008 at 7:40 PM
I always watch the scroll at the bottom. Always funny. One item: Bernanke says dollar to stay stronger than the nickel. HAH!
SouthernGent on September 21, 2008 at 7:43 PM
Stay golden, ponyboy!
Neo on September 21, 2008 at 7:44 PM
Does it involve inflating tires?
Pent. on September 21, 2008 at 7:45 PM
You know……………….. this satire isn’t so far off base. Just look at what the Democrat controlled Teacher’s Union who owns the State Legislature of California along with the schools has done to our education system:
…………….. talk about a “shit” job.
Seven Percent Solution on September 21, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Shitty jobs? Is someone looking down his nose here? I mean besides those who work in those fabulous jobs at the Onion?
Dusty on September 21, 2008 at 7:49 PM
WTF? the shitty jobs are still here, just not for Americans. So with shitty jobs going overseas or being stolen by Illegals what is a long term shitty job holder going to do. Yep, vote Socialist and did deep into my pocket.
rgranger on September 21, 2008 at 7:49 PM
LOL @ Drudge linking Pelosi with Obama. If only the McCain camp would…or maybe they did via drudge ;-)
SouthernGent on September 21, 2008 at 7:49 PM
What has The Outsiders got to do with anything?
aengus on September 21, 2008 at 7:50 PM
Maxx, back in ‘o4 astroturfers were called seminar callers/commenters that would start their screed with “I am a lifelong Republican/conservative but” and then reel of a list of liberal talking points that were always the same and often in the same order like they had attended a seminar on how to call conservative talk radio or comment on conservative blogs. They have become a little more creative with the formulations this year but the tactic is the same, once you understand the formula you can smell ‘em a mile away. I am interested to see what Rusty has dug up, he is a darn good internet sleuth.
goat on September 21, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Drudge has Obama following Pelosi’s lead on the bailout.
Is that not a commercial just aching to be aired?
lorien1973 on September 21, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Just not funny
joepub on September 21, 2008 at 7:52 PM
“On-the-shitty-job-training.”
BWAHAHAHA!!!
Tuning Spork on September 21, 2008 at 7:54 PM
Obama is an idiot. He doesn’t even know that the fundamentals of the economy are strong and all this concern over the economy is just from whiners in a mental recession.
KentAllard on September 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM
ROTFL. I nearly lost it at the pig with lipstick hanging from meat hooks at 1:09-1:14.
Right_of_Attila on September 21, 2008 at 7:55 PM
The best part was the fake movie trailer at the end. Like anybody would put out that piece of crap!
Jim Treacher on September 21, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Pelosi’s one of Obama’s war horses that is going to go out there and, AND, using her charm and feminine wiles win back female support for Barry. Nuh-uh———
anniekc on September 21, 2008 at 7:57 PM
My mother got her hand caught in the wringer.
Scarred for life.
Connie on September 21, 2008 at 7:58 PM
In the real world, Obama seems to be proposing protectionist tarriffs and increased taxes — policies that make Herbert Hoover seem like a good economist.
I’m surprised we are not hearing more this sort of thing about Obama from John McCain.
Right_of_Attila on September 21, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Um…it wasn’t fake, Jim. Sorry.
ManlyRash on September 21, 2008 at 8:04 PM
That onion screen cap should “accidentally” make it into a mccain commercal :P
lorien1973 on September 21, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Be patient and give him some time. He may well be checking with his chief economic adviser Phil Gramm on what exactly to say as we speak.
KentAllard on September 21, 2008 at 8:07 PM
If Obama is elected everything will be shitty.
Disturb the Universe on September 21, 2008 at 8:07 PM
He is on 60 Minutes, claiming that 95% of Americans will get tax breaks but that the deficit will not go up under his administration.
He also has his national health insurance plan pegged at $150 billion.
Does the average American realize that he is completely full of $%it?
WisCon on September 21, 2008 at 8:08 PM
IF the ad is against Palin via Axelrod and company, I have been reading in the past 3-5 days a passle load, (a large number), of stories about folks in Alaska that are ticked at Sarah. Most of them seem to be disgruntled. Thursday or Friday on some show on Fox there was a reporter interviewed that was twisting stuff as well. It has all been as if things in Alaska are not as 80% happy as we have been told. It seemed to be a shift in the normal vile attacks on Governor Palin and most of it had to do with this Troopergate malarky.
With the husbat not being employed currently; we are all for the return of shitty jobs being returned to the good ole U.S.A. LOL!
freeus on September 21, 2008 at 8:08 PM
As a real cyber dope, what I see when I think astroturfing is an orchestrated bombardment of lots of sites with the same comment, sometimes with different stated authors, that eventually creates the impression that something is soooo popular that everybody is repeating it… that it has ostensibly gone viral…as in the Obama thing about Jesus being a community organizer – which actually probably originated with just one person who “astroturfed” it. Seemed like EVERYBODY was saying it…(Think Clairol commercial, “and she told one person, and she told one person….” One minute you don’t see it, the next you see it in just about on every site’s comment section. I don’t know how it’s done, because I am a cyber idiot, but I have seen it happen and am told that the Obama campaign is expert at it. While this is my take, I’d love to know more or where I’m wrong about this. If you respond to me, keep it simple.
marybel on September 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Not the right place to post this, but I’m watching 60 minutes and there is NO way Obama wasn’t prepped WAY ahead of time- he is smooth as a baby’s butt- full of sh*t like a baby’s butt- but smooth, very smooth.
anniekc on September 21, 2008 at 8:10 PM
Hmmmmmmmm….
On the day before the NH Dem primary Obama was outpolling (Gallup) Clinton
41-28…
He lost 39-36…
If McCain is close, does this mean he wins?
joepub on September 21, 2008 at 8:11 PM
What? Is he getting out of town too? Are you sure? I hear he may opt to follow Reids lead and say “No one knows what to do?”
CC
CapedConservative on September 21, 2008 at 8:12 PM
California’s Health Plan, alone, costs $190 billion.
lorien1973 on September 21, 2008 at 8:13 PM
If CA voted against a similar proposal, as did Oregon, why should the nation do it?
lorien1973 on September 21, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Seven Percent Solution on September 21, 2008 at 7:48 PM
I am going to paint with a broad brush here for a second, but I use to give a computer based test for teachers for their accreditation. There are some SCARY folks teaching school. And I am not just speaking of intelligence but they way many of them handled stress. Not inspiring.
Cindy Munford on September 21, 2008 at 8:14 PM
Well, we found out that he should be President because he’s “practical” and can have meetings. I’m sold!
WisCon on September 21, 2008 at 8:15 PM
I watched part of McCain, where the guy said Obama has given 84 interviews, Palin 2. McCain should have said that Obama’s been out there for -what- 4 years running for office? She’s been out there a few weeks, since the convention. Meeting voters. Sorry if she hasn’t had a lot of time to worship at your altar. LOL
lorien1973 on September 21, 2008 at 8:16 PM
Hello all, I am finally back on line after Ike.
conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Not bad, not bad.
Spirit of 1776 on September 21, 2008 at 8:18 PM
Er, uh, really?
Jim Treacher on September 21, 2008 at 8:24 PM
I’m afraid so.
ManlyRash on September 21, 2008 at 8:27 PM
All thing being equal? Yes. Next question.
ManlyRash on September 21, 2008 at 8:28 PM
No no, the straight man is supposed to set up the punchline, not go “Durrr!” afterwards. Don’t worry, we’ll work on it later.
Jim Treacher on September 21, 2008 at 8:30 PM
Some do. Some don’t. Count the 60 Minutes crew among the latter.
ManlyRash on September 21, 2008 at 8:30 PM
This is where McCain needs to attack, and attack, and attack. The truth is, Obama’s tax cut, is not a tax cut – it’s a tax rebate. And considering 40% of Americans do not pay income tax, it’s not quite 95% after all. More importantly, a tax rebate is an expense, it’s spending, and for those 40% – it’s a handout.
A rebate is not a tax cut. Obama’s tax plan is a lie.
dugan on September 21, 2008 at 8:30 PM
HawaiiLwyr on September 21, 2008 at 7:34 PM
goat on September 21, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Thanks you Sirs, now I know.
Maxx on September 21, 2008 at 8:33 PM
I’ve got news for him. The deficit is going to double under this bailout that is going on now. And will triple under Obama’s plan.
conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 8:34 PM
[conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 8:18 PM]
Ike’s not back yet. :-)
Good to see you’re back.
Dusty on September 21, 2008 at 8:36 PM
You’re welcome Maxx (I am a ma’am by the way)
HawaiiLwyr on September 21, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Thanks, this last week has been a challenge.
conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
“Sh#tty jobs from going over seas”
“My father had a sh#tty job”
12-14Hr.sh#tty day
“yes we can”, get Americans dangling over a vat of molten lead in a steel factory!
————————————————————
Colour this segment,a nice shade of Sh#t Brindle Brown!!!
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hahahaha.
Molten lead in a steel factory,oh since I reside in a Steel
factory town,I’m not sure about the lead part!!!!
canopfor on September 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
So who coached Obama in prep for the interview and is his economic plan from God?
Dusty on September 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
If I may recommend this for some reading on the subject:
The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism Updated Edition (Paperback)It is an elementary study in economics. A very good book by Russell Roberts.
mindhacker on September 21, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Hopey and Changey sounds like he’s been running his
entire operation out of the loo,
Question,in the spirit of Onion,then is Hopeless,
when not at the campaign headquarters,would he then
technically be running his campaign in the bus loo,
or a Portable type outdoor unit,with all the do do
that Team Changeless that has been throwing at Team
Mccain/Palin!!
Inquireing minds need to know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hahahha.
canopfor on September 21, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Note or
Memo:
This Stinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehe.
Oh ye stink,has stunk up thou fairest of areas,
thou reekest nearest thee,oh vile odour be gone,
I hope thou breeze,takist away thou stench,of Obama,
Makist thou breeze Changist thou course,be gone,be rid
be rid,be gonnest oh vile stench of Hope and Change!!!haha
canopfor on September 21, 2008 at 8:55 PM
Watching the Emmy’s and there is already political pontifications about “peace.”
terryannonline on September 21, 2008 at 8:58 PM
His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He cares for you.
(Couldn’t resist.)
SheofTwoMinds on September 21, 2008 at 9:06 PM
Triple, quadruple–the amount of money that is thrown around is mind-boggling. Will this country ever return to the days when we actually had a real budget surplus?
m064404 on September 21, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Terry………….. why would you torture yourself like that?
Seven Percent Solution on September 21, 2008 at 9:09 PM
Switch over to NBC and watch the Cowboys Packers game. The only downside is you have to see the Olberdork at halftime.
conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 9:09 PM
“m064404 on September 21, 2008 at 9:08 PM”
not anytime soon …
:-(
Buckaroo on September 21, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Actually, The Emmy’s are the only tolerable award show on television. Too bad these Hollywood elites can’t leave their politics behind to accept an award.
Ugh. I rather not. Although, as a Texan I’m obliged to say, “Go Cowboys!”
terryannonline on September 21, 2008 at 9:17 PM
conservnut on September 21, 2008 at 9:09 PM
That’s what mute buttons are for.lol
tee866 on September 21, 2008 at 9:20 PM
I love the Onion. The best part about the videos is the news crawl at the bottom. I have to watch each video twice to make sure i get the most bang for my entertainment dollar. :-)
cannonball on September 21, 2008 at 9:36 PM
Conservnut,you and SouthernDem,welcome back!!
I hope your entire family,are okay!!:):)
canopfor on September 21, 2008 at 9:51 PM
Wow, I love the Onion. That was freaking hilarious!
CP on September 21, 2008 at 9:51 PM
The video was sponsored by the upcoming movie “Choke”. Is that foreshadowing how Obama choked on this election?
As for the jobs. Had today’s liberals been in charge in the early 1900′s there would still be people today doing the job of sweeping the city streets clear of horse manure even though there are no horses around anymore. Some s***ty jobs just have to die, man.
steveyahoo on September 21, 2008 at 10:09 PM
I saw this too. They did a completely different camera shoot for McCain and obviously didn’t prep him. They showed McCain’s hands fidgeting, but with Obama it was closeups and you could see him looking down at times at notes he had in his hand. 60 minutes=treacherous leeches in the tank.
wepeople on September 21, 2008 at 10:40 PM
The average American does; it’s the elitists that he’s got fooled.
Jaibones on September 21, 2008 at 10:41 PM
However, Obama’s plan of raising Taxes would send all the SH*TTY jobs overseas, and his plan would stop ANY Investments form our people or people from countries from investing in new business or new factories, in effect causing no new shitty to be created..
So lets recap Obama raises Taxes, regulations, and environmental standards
Sh*tty Jobs leave, to Mexico, China or Vietnam where taxes are lower, less environmental standards and less regulations.
Nobody invests into New Businesses or New Factories in the US, and No new Sh*tty Jobs are created in America, everyone is on welfare, and is forced to vote for Obama in 2012.
His “Government Funded Public Army”(As strongly funded as the military) Ran by Gen. Farrakhan with his 2 million strong keeps the people in line.
He said a change was a coming..
Chakra Hammer on September 21, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Yeah, and then watch ‘em disappear over to China, India, Brazil, The Phillipines…
My local gas utility in the US Middle Atlantic has ONE and ONLY ONE customer service center. It’s in Manila, Phillipines. I get rather closed-mouthed when a dude in India or the Phillipines asks me for my freakin’ SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
So much for avoiding identity theft when my local gas utility monopoly FORCES me to put my identity at risk JUST to get home heating, hot water, and cooking fire.
Shirotayama on September 21, 2008 at 11:09 PM
Any work you do not like can seem shitty.
But anything honest, however tedious, is still honorable.
The only truly shitty work is that done in a slipshod, crooked or dangerous manner.
Chinese milk anyone?
profitsbeard on September 21, 2008 at 11:39 PM
The toughest job in America is the Infantry, either Army or Marine. And, guys are lined up around the block to do it.
Mojave Mark on September 22, 2008 at 12:04 AM
Air Force Combat Pararescue, Navy Seals, Rangers or any of the Special forces would be a tough job, but so would these
Most perilous jobs
According to the BLS(Bureau of Labor Statistics), the following jobs had the highest fatality rates for 2006:
#1(Think of Sarah and Todd Palin’s fishing business in Alaska, Most dangerous Job in the world)
Fishers and related fishing workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 141.7
Number of fatalities: 51
Average salary: $19,104
#2(Cindy McCain, Todd Palin Both are current pilots, and John McCain was a fighter pilot)
Aircraft pilots and flight engineers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 87.8
Number of fatalities: 101
Average salary: $129,250
#3
Logging workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 82.1
Number of fatalities: 64
Average salary: $22,320
#4 (Todd Palin is in the Steel Workers Union)
Structural iron and steel workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 61.0
Number of fatalities: 36
Average salary: $39,168
#5
Refuse and recyclable material collectors
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 41.8
Number of fatalities: 38
Average salary: $23,770
#6
Farmers and ranchers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 37.1
Number of fatalities: 291
Average salary: $15,603
#7
Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 34.9
Number of fatalities: 38
Average salary: $45,331
#8
Roofers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 33.9
Number of fatalities: 82
Average salary: $28,474
#9
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 27.1
Number of fatalities: 940
Average salary: $30,931 (for heavy or tractor-trailer drivers)
#10
Miscellaneous agricultural workers
Fatality rate (per 100,000 workers): 21.7
Number of fatalities: 158
Average salary: $24,140
http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/careerbytes/CBArticle.aspx?articleid=777&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=9198f65147ff4a2194432bf4e3e5ad26-275367461-JT-5&ns_siteid=ns_us_y_Most_dangerous_jobs
Chakra Hammer on September 22, 2008 at 3:07 AM
Great video. Onion is outdoing itself this election cycle, but then again they have alot to work with. Indeed, Onion puts the lie to the late night talk shows lies that they can’t find anything funny to say about the Obamanation.
OT Here’s another funny video, just won song of the year even though most country stations won’t play it,
“She left me for Jesus”. Hope you enjoy, though some might be offended, not by cussing though(only a couple of arse references).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyxEO9dqi44
eaglewingz08 on September 22, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Can we just send Obama’s job overseas?
Oh right, he’s already got an overseas job – he’s a puppet for the enemies of America.
NoDonkey on September 22, 2008 at 9:01 AM
ONN is right on. ONN proves that being PC contaminates the ability to effectively communicate.
If you made the same spot following the PC Bible, you would have had a emotional piece that would have caused you to open the floodgates to allow more illegals into the OUR country.
The PC message may have even made you understand the onslaught of U.S. government regulations have eliminated the need to send Americans abroad to do the same job they do today under really ‘shitty’ conditions and really really ‘shitty’ wages.
MSGTAS on September 22, 2008 at 10:11 AM
Damnit AP, I’m mad at you. Stop making me laugh.
spmat on September 23, 2008 at 12:34 AM