P.S. I was just accused of being a racist for calling a friend of mine’s car an Obama car. It’s one she bought when the gas prices were so high and she herself calls it her “liberal car.” It’s not even black!!!

mjk on December 4, 2008 at 1:10 PM

But are the tires properly inflated?

What was the purpose of the call?

From the AP…”She said Obama called to congratulate her on her re-election, saying he was looking forward to working with her as the ranking Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs committee.”

Yea, right. Obama already starting the charm offensive(using the capacity of the Office of the President-Elect, of course) on those GOP’ers potentially vulnerable to it.

“OK, if this is really Barack, then tell me what hospital were you born in.”

Well, he could truthfully reply, “I don’t remember.”

Althouse thinks she did the right thing. I’m inclined to agree, although the idea of a phony Rahm colluding with a phony Obama verges on paranoia.

If someone suspects that they are being pranked(as was successfully done to Sarah Palin) by something like a radio station, it’s perfectly reasonable to think that they (the staff, the voice actor or comedian) would try again as someone else close to the person they are mimicking. So they could succeed.

If the news were that she hung up on every political person who called her, democrat, republican, news media and her own staff .. then you could make that claim.

Don’t you owe someone a ‘mint condition’ kidney?

She should have asked something personal he would know:

“OK, if this is really Barack, then tell me what hospital were you born in.”

econavenger on December 4, 2008 at 1:34 PM

BAM!

“OK, if this is really Barack, then tell me what hospital were you born in.”

I can’t guarantee I’d be civil.

Bob’s Kid on December 4, 2008 at 1:18 PM

I’d be civil and polite. I’d just ask him a few very tough questions and observe him squirm, while he says “that’s not the point; that’s not the topic…bla, bla, bla”. But I’d politely guide him to the same or next tough point, until he’d get so defensive and he’d say “I’m sorry, I have to run to take care of more important matters. This country, uhh the world need me”.

CLICK.

“Hello?”

“Racist.”

CLICK.

Why didn’t Obama just project his thoughts?

Or appear as a burning bush?

Jim Treacher on December 4, 2008 at 1:15 PM

Nah. That’s been done to death.

Not if interested in an enduring friendship.

I can’t guarantee I’d be civil.

Why didn’t Obama just project his thoughts?

Or appear as a burning bush?

Dead terms: liberal, progressive, racism and independent. Henceforth only to be used with single quotes because they lost their original meaning to anyone who’s sane any more.

P.S. I was just accused of being a racist for calling a friend of mine’s car an Obama car. It’s one she bought when the gas prices were so high and she herself calls it her “liberal car.” It’s not even black!!! Apparently mocking Obama for his non-sensical beliefs on cars is now considered racist.

What was the purpose of the call?

He wanted to ask if her refrigerator was running.

Jim Treacher on December 3, 2008 at 10:21 PM

Too good, JT, not to repeat.

In related news President George W. Bush called Maxine Waters and she said “Hello, say whaaat? Foxtrott Uniform, Hitler”, and hung up.