Worst Political Analogy of the Day
posted at 5:45 pm on October 8, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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One might think that with his fellow “community organizers” coming under another investigation for voter fraud, Barack Obama might avoid the mention of ACORN. Yet here he is in Indiana, butchering an aphorism in an attempt to pay homage to one of the most prominent political families in the state:
I want to say thank you to Senator Evan Bayh, one of the best United States Senators that we have. And since you know that, uh, an acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree, you know that part of the reason he’s such a great Senator is because he came, uh, from a great political family, and Senator Birch Bayh is here, the legendary Senator who is back in Indiana…
Well, usually one says, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” but who knows? Maybe ACORN is on his mind today. Maybe it should be on everyone’s minds today.
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Not quite American.
Ronnie on October 8, 2008 at 5:47 PM
Green behind the ears.
What a dumbass
ArmyAunt on October 8, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Uh commercial please?
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 5:50 PM
But, gosh, he sure is a smart articulate guy and we are just jealous.
benrand on October 8, 2008 at 5:51 PM
I second the lorien!
freeus on October 8, 2008 at 5:52 PM
…from whom I fled, arms a-wailing, into the arms of Joe Bonkers. Er, Joe Hair plugs. Uh, Biden, uh, yeah. Senator Joe Biden. We fought in France together.
emailnuevo on October 8, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Recognized that last night also. Agree with your analysis.
PappaMac on October 8, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Well, next week when McCain is running adds against Acorn, I’m positive that soundbite will not be used.
99.999% positive.
Micheal on October 8, 2008 at 5:54 PM
I recall an aphorism that “an acorn must fall far enough from the tree to grow into its own strength”.
Perhaps that is where Bama is confused.
On the other hand, the Bama nut has not fallen far from ACORN in character, intent, ideals or morals.
So maybe Freud was right about Bama…
Harry Schell on October 8, 2008 at 5:54 PM
Isn’t the acorn analogy about blind hogs?
Sue on October 8, 2008 at 5:54 PM
So who is going to make the ACORN commercial, then showing Obama’s own words (from here) saying “The acorn doesnt fall far from the tree.” before linking him with ACORN.
AverageJoe on October 8, 2008 at 5:55 PM
lol, this would make a great ad. “Obama lawyered for ACORN” *ACORN voter fraud list of crimes* and then this quote
lodge on October 8, 2008 at 5:55 PM
What a great communicator
Jamson64 on October 8, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Obama is secretly communicating with ACORN using the media. It’s code!
kerrhome on October 8, 2008 at 5:55 PM
C’mon folks… this guy’s as Patriotic as acorn….uh….Apple pie…
:)
jrlingreenbay on October 8, 2008 at 5:55 PM
…when working with ACORN, he sued Citibank for not giving out enough sub prime mortgages…
Micheal on October 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Too bad McCain is running this campaign or, yeah, it would.
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Did he really? Geesh.
If we only had a competent campaign…
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 5:57 PM
The reason Obama doesn’t ‘know American’ is he isn’t American. It pops out every now and then. His life experiences are decidedly not American which explains a lot of his stupid remarks.
tarpon on October 8, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Dittos on the secret communication! Like get busy covering up because there could be more raids!
hahahahahahahaha! Good one. Yeah, about as American as all those 57 states that make up that great country of …….
freeus on October 8, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Bwahahahahaha!!!
I think, as Dennis Miller would say, the McCain camp are seriously inside his melon.
csdeven on October 8, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Fox has a map showing the states with voter fraud investigations on right now — 11 states.
I left Indiana at the end of 2006. I’m glad I did. They are definitely trying to steal Indiana. At least here in California I don’t have expectations that it will go red.
Y-not on October 8, 2008 at 6:00 PM
I’m not sure the two events coincide, but even if they don’t McCain could say they did.
What’ll be Obama’s defense. “I left ACORN before I became an advocate for preditory lending”?
Micheal on October 8, 2008 at 6:00 PM
what a muslim he is
custer on October 8, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Now…. I’ve used “the nut doesn’t fall too far from the tree” before…
But then again, I call meself a Chip off the old blockhead… sooooo…
I guess Barry aint the Sharpest knife in the six pack…
er…
Brightest bulb in the drawer….
er…
Romeo13 on October 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
While some people may get “thrills” from his speach, the idea of his being president makes me want to shoot a harpoon in my ear… Has it been a long election season or is it just me?
Hunt035 on October 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
“I’ve been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career. Even before I was an elected official, when I ran Project Vote voter registration drive in Illinois, ACORN was smack dab in the middle of it, and we appreciate your work.” — Barack Obama, Speech to ACORN, November 2007
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Thank you both for getting the Hizballah out.
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Yeah, It’s true that Obomba took a case against Citi Bank as he represented ACORN, for descrimination or some Jesse Jackson type shakedown.
Am I a raaaaaaaaaaaaaacist?
Mercy4Me on October 8, 2008 at 6:04 PM
I don’t supose Illinois is one of the 11 states they are being investigated for fraud? Checkmate?
Micheal on October 8, 2008 at 6:05 PM
The stupid doesn’t fall far from his tongue.
EMD on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Oh man. I’m actually laughing out loud at that.
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
5,000 acorns rain down upon my home every hour sounding like a cacophony of gun shots…. There are so many on the deck the dogs look like they are ice skating…
TheBigOldDog on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Ah . . . .NUTS!
TooTall on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Uh… I guess Barry will be uh….. the next uh president. The great orator my a$$
grapeknutz on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Obama’s use of cliches definitely hits, uhhh….uhhh…
Hits the dog on the nose.
__________
RJGatorEsq. on October 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM
Thank you Hunt for saving a whale.
To answer your question….L O N G
Limerick on October 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Not the nut that I knew…
Mcguyver on October 8, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Obama is a smart cookie but his rhetoric is plain bad. He needs to take on zombie-Gorgias as a consultant or something.
Dr. Manhattan on October 8, 2008 at 6:09 PM
FTR the 11 states investigating ACORN are Missouri, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania , NEvada….
I’m missing 3.
Micheal on October 8, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Great quote.
Don’t forget the $800,000 the Obama campaign gave to ACORN.
The speech was in Indiana.
But, note recent reports that 105% of eligible voters in Indianapolis have now registered. So, if there isn’t an ACORN investigation there right now, there soon will be.
ClintACK on October 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM
Obamuhhh is as American as fig pie, he is!
Master Shake on October 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM
A Biden moment.
“And since you know that an acorn…(pause with thought running through his head of GODDAM IT DID I JUST SAY ACORN?)…..doesn’t fall far from the tree…”
Bishop on October 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM
*cough*
lorien1973 on October 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM
STAND UP BARRY!! STAND UP!!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 8, 2008 at 6:12 PM
Acorns are produced by oak wood. Oak wood is a white wood. Acorns are racists!
SouthernGent on October 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Hunt035 on October 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Not just you. It’s been a long election with this doofus.
tru2tx on October 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM
You can put lipstick on an acorn and its still a lazy crack-head. Is that racist?
pedestrian on October 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Put some lipstick on that and we have an analogy trifecta!
Rhinoboy on October 8, 2008 at 6:13 PM
GOD LUV YA!
ROFLMAO!
TheBigOldDog on October 8, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Clean and articulate, huh? If he has ring around the collar that would be a failure on both counts.
Bishop on October 8, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Oh, indubitably.
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 8, 2008 at 6:15 PM
forgive me.
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Heh. What a mumbling nitwit.
Jaibones on October 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Hey, wonder twin.
Rhinoboy on October 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Hahahahah, nice :D
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Squirrels…Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes… the saying goes…
TheBigOldDog on October 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Maybe he’s just mocking the truth. He knows the MSM won’t report it nor sell him out in anyway.
Tuari on October 8, 2008 at 6:17 PM
hahaha – probably
tru2tx on October 8, 2008 at 6:17 PM
Isn’t this a Quaylism?
- The Cat
MirCat on October 8, 2008 at 6:17 PM
Isn’t this a Quaylism?
Only if you spell it “acorne.”
Bishop on October 8, 2008 at 6:19 PM
It’s OT, but some of you were getting bubbly, so I wanted to rain on your parade:
Resume your regular levity if you wish.
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:21 PM
Cue Vader.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~!!!!!!!!!!!
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I have a terrible feeling that Obama the Supergenius will run America with the same success that McNamara the Supergenius ran the Vietnam War. With sublime confidence he will apply all the lessons he learned from his narrow experience to the wider world with terrible result. His intelligence will allow him to buffalo his critics and supporters with brilliant, facile, empty arguments that, results be damned, the facts prove him correct once again. We just need to do what Obama says again with greater effort to achieve success! And after a few years, everyone will begin to realize that high-sounding oratory and a salesman’s imperturbable confidence are not enough to lead America anywhere but into the ditch.
We are in for a rough four years.
Tantor on October 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM
Eh, it’s mostly gallows humor at this point anyway.
If a giant asteroid were to be on an imminent collision-course with earth, that would be an improvement in the overall situation.
Bishop on October 8, 2008 at 6:24 PM
A very good summary of Obama, subprime, McCain opposition to it, etc.
Obama Sued Citibank Under CRA to Force it to Make Bad Loans – UPDATED
fred5678 on October 8, 2008 at 6:28 PM
I take some joy in the fact that card carrying Democrats have to vote for this perfect example of identity politics, or they would be racists. Suffer…..
Hening on October 8, 2008 at 6:28 PM
should be: the NUT doesn’t fall far from the tree
ocbrat on October 8, 2008 at 6:28 PM
ACORN fraud being covered on Special Report. 800 fraudulent registrations in Ohio. Same woman registered lots of times, different birth dates, same signature. A 12 year old also registered. In Nevada ACRON registered the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys including TO and Romo.
TheBigOldDog on October 8, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Yes but think of all the mixed metaphors we can laugh at. It will be like watching sports announcers!
petunia on October 8, 2008 at 6:29 PM
He sounds like an idiot…
reshas1 on October 8, 2008 at 6:32 PM
I wouldn’t put the odds quite that high. John McCain is a doofus, but he’s got a great ad department.
logis on October 8, 2008 at 6:33 PM
“From a tiny acorn, a might oak grows.”
Just mixing his metaphors, I guess. It’s a good thing nobody in the media cares about verbal gaffes like that.
malclave on October 8, 2008 at 6:34 PM
If a political acorn falls from a tree and there is no political money to support it would it still grow?
MB4 on October 8, 2008 at 6:35 PM
This guy can get away with anything.
I live in Indiana, and during the primary Bayh was a strong supporter of Clinton’s. There were lots of hard feelings.
Terrye on October 8, 2008 at 6:35 PM
This guy confirms every day what I think about him. He is a high-functioning moron. An incompetent who believes in his own competence and is good at getting others to believe in it. People like this do just what Obama has done; they never stay in one job very long because they have to keep moving on before they are discovererd to be incompetent. If they rise to the point where they are actually in charge of anything they screw it up, but they always blame others or say they were “set up to fail.” This is what we are in for in the next four years: a completely incompetent President who will blame racism or George Bush for everything that goes worng.
I’m convinced that he was an affirmative action student, he went to be a community organizer because he couldn’t get a job anywhere else, and Bill Ayers and David Axelrod found him and promoted him.
God help our nation.
rockmom on October 8, 2008 at 6:35 PM
His words move me. I’ll be in the toilet if you need me.
Metro on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
With Carter, we learned. With Obama, we know. I wonder which one of our embassies they’ll take over, and how many of our citizens will be kidnapped.
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Yet another example of how Obama is about as American as Ikea.
spmat on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Indiana, Florida… one more.
MM may have it HERE.
Y-not on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
MB4:
In Indiana if its name is Bayh, the answer is yes.
Terrye on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Apparently “words mean things” to O! supporters, unless they are on voter registration cards.
Y-not on October 8, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Hahahahaha. Acorn on his mind.
Spirit of 1776 on October 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Well, I don’t know about that, but his faculty appointment was definitely to fill a quota. No papers in 8 years while a senior lecturer but multiple offers by the University of Chicago for a tenure track position? Give me a break.
Y-not on October 8, 2008 at 6:41 PM
How is Obama getting away with not having to comment on his baby, ACORN? Or more importantly, How can American voters feel him worthy of “taking a chance with”? he’s a crook and I am furious that his campaign is dragging out all their black supporters so they can call anyone who questions the ONE, racist??! If caring about my future is racist, so be it. I wasn’t before, but I guess I am now.
anniekc on October 8, 2008 at 6:41 PM
PRESIDENT BUFFOON
SDarchitect on October 8, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Fixed it for you!
Right_of_Attila on October 8, 2008 at 6:42 PM
Fixed it for you!
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Meant to keep your strike in.
JiangxiDad on October 8, 2008 at 6:44 PM
ACORN apparently can’t police its own fraud, it’s a VICTIM!
Surprise.
BKennedy on October 8, 2008 at 6:44 PM
WHEN John Murtagh was 9 years old, Bill Ayers’ friends tried to kill him.
MB4 on October 8, 2008 at 6:45 PM
lol!!!!!!!!!!!!! good one!!!!!
jerrytbg on October 8, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Now can I call Obama a nut job?
Jamson64 on October 8, 2008 at 6:54 PM
I’ve been reading Lovecraft lately. Should I consider it cramming for a final exam now?
*eats*
Grue in the Attic on October 8, 2008 at 6:55 PM
Obama’s as American as Acorn Squash.
eaglewingz08 on October 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM
Y-not on October 8, 2008 at 6:36 PM
Ct is the last one.
kareyk on October 8, 2008 at 7:01 PM
This acorn/tree example, like the green/ears example, is just further evidence that Obama doesn’t speak American, it’s kind of like when on of my foreign born friends says, wash her teeth.
Texas Gal on October 8, 2008 at 7:02 PM
Looks like someone forgot his prompter today… ;-)
If we only had a candidate who understands it’s 3 and 10 on your own 20, 3 minutes left in the 4th and we’re down 4. A FG just ain’t gonna cut it!
Start driving the field Maverick!
ajrystad on October 8, 2008 at 7:07 PM
It’s been some 35-38 years since I’ve heard that!!…..
memory lane…..
jerrytbg on October 8, 2008 at 7:10 PM
Ab-uhh-lutely!
petefrt on October 8, 2008 at 7:14 PM
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