Video: Obama’s the “first true American to lead our nation” or something
posted at 4:10 pm on January 27, 2009 by Allahpundit
A predictable twist in Obama hagiography, breaking from the pattern of imputing to the Leader divine powers and recasting him instead as the literal embodiment of the nation’s ideals. The only surprise is that it took this long. I confess, I thought of Lincoln as sort of American-y (American-ish?) until I watched this. Now I see him for the fraud that he is.
Hey, remember when the left scolded Palin for trying to define “real Americans”? Good times. Click the image to watch.
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gag.
homesickamerican on January 27, 2009 at 4:12 PM
So this is where John Ridley went…not that I missed him:)
Dr Evil on January 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM
They are insane. That is all there is to say.
Savage is right about liberalism.
blatantblue on January 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Ummmm, what?
dish on January 27, 2009 at 4:13 PM
Drone # 363719 labeled “John Ridley” is hereby declared defective and ordered to the Soylent Green facility.
darwin on January 27, 2009 at 4:14 PM
What are these people searching for in their lives that they find such comfort and meaning in a political figure?
skree on January 27, 2009 at 4:14 PM
being what exactly? Half black?
dish on January 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM
*chokes*
Fish on January 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM
and if one opposes this living incarnation of Obama, does that make you un-American?
rob verdi on January 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Oh, okay. So George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson — the Founding Fathers — weren’t “true Americans”. Gotcha.
Someone get the straight-jacket for this guy.
amerpundit on January 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
I think as Obama’s true character is revealed in the coming weeks and months, and the impact of massive government intrusion and spending is felt … many John Ridley types will have a mental breakdown.
darwin on January 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM
So, the First TRUE AMERICAN, had to spend 5 of his most formative years being raised as a Moslem, in Indonesia?
He needs to be a Brit/Indonesian/American Citizen?
He is someone who has stated that the Constitution puts too many limits on the Government? (to paraphrase)
He is someone who instead of giving his first interview as President to an American Reporter… gives it to an Islamic Enemy Propoganda outlet?
Wow…. guess my idea of being an American, and this guys, are just a bit different..
Romeo13 on January 27, 2009 at 4:18 PM
homesickamerican on January 27, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Fish on January 27, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Wanna gag and choke again? Take a stroll through the Obam-ART gallery.
Brat on January 27, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Yes. If we lived in LiberalSocialand. Until then, f**k off.
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 27, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Breaking the Obama code….
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on January 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM
“White noise of racial bias…” Make me wanna puke! Racism is still very much alive in our black communities!
BoomJunkie on January 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Either the half-black, half-Indian lesbian is America, or John Edwards was right. Identity politics are tricky.
emailnuevo on January 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Amen. Lefties think the right politician is going to solve all their personal problems and make their crummy lives meaningful. Conservatives just want their politicians to make the government leave them alone.
Cicero43 on January 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Yes
see Limbaugh (six threads in two days).
Skandia Recluse on January 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Wow, the comments–for the most part–give me hope!(no pun intended)
On a California PBS website as well…
dish on January 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM
Reverse racism sounds just as stupid as the original version.
Interesting that so many nations in the world are held back by this sort of idiocy, and now with hope ‘n change we too can have these goosestepping goons try and sell their master race garbage.
Hening on January 27, 2009 at 4:23 PM
I don’t watch MSNBC is he back on MSNBC? Is this an audition tape?
Dr Evil on January 27, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Not to be crude (crudeness to follow) but get a freaking room dude. I swear the guy is messing in his pants during the recording.
It’s kind of disturbing to see someone so smitten. Was I really that awkward looking in high school when talking with what’s her name?
watson007 on January 27, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce the dumbest man in America…
woodman on January 27, 2009 at 4:24 PM
Beyond just another man crush.
christene on January 27, 2009 at 4:26 PM
Cue Vice President entrance music.
Hening on January 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Oh Yeah I remember him now. Right- He is the Expert on Race for MSNBC.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-ridley/msnbcs-bold-postimus-mo_b_46638.html
Dr Evil on January 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Hussein, get it now?
tarpon on January 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Who is John Ridley and why am I feeling the need to call him a tool?
tbradshaw on January 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM
You make Obama into Britney Spears, and his end will be the same – as a laughing stock. Obama-worship is no good for anybody.
kc8ukw on January 27, 2009 at 4:29 PM
He shows up on Morning Joe on occasion, and he’s always full of sh*t. I suspect that Morning Joe started going to him, instead of Bob Herbert, after Herbert kept finding phallic symbols in every ad that McCain ran last summer.
Speaking of Herbert, phallic symbols, and the stimulus package, why isn’t he complaining about the implications of using the expression “stimulus package” in connection with Obama?
BuckeyeSam on January 27, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Darwin,
I don’t think so. Like the MSM being in the tank and have drank gallons of the kool-aid, they are going to have to continue to ignore facts so they can convince themselves that they are right. This guy is just one more example of people that let their emotions overshadow good judgment and don’t want to confused by any facts.
belad on January 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM
The backlash is going to be severe when the libs discover that The One isn’t going to pay their mortgage payments and fill up their cars with gasoline.
txsurveyor on January 27, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Racist
faraway on January 27, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Keep hoping. This WILL NOT happen, the MSM will continue to ensure that The One is everything anybody ever dreamed he would be, and more. And the eager followers will eat it all up no matter what their senses, and thinking faculties (to the extent that they exist) might be clearly telling them.
Our hope is in raising real conservative leaders with the skills required to make their point to the nation over the heads of the media, a tall order but one can allways hope.
neuquenguy on January 27, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Move over, George Washington!
Jim Treacher on January 27, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Pure Poppycock…
RocketmanBob on January 27, 2009 at 4:33 PM
How many libs do you think are already praying to, not for, Obama?
jp on January 27, 2009 at 4:33 PM
I fear that at first it will be confusion. Then what backlash, if any will, be directed at the obstructions republicans, and the neanderthal conservatives.
Skandia Recluse on January 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Thank goodness I had a trash recepticle nearby. I haven’t been that nauseous since my pregnancy with twins.
S C A R Y
ihasurnominashun on January 27, 2009 at 4:35 PM
“Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. …. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.” -Caddyshack
Matticus Finch on January 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM
“Real” black people don’t even know what “yankee gumption” means, much less use it.
Oreo !
/very sarc
silverfox on January 27, 2009 at 4:37 PM
When people start rejecting faith in God, they end up putting their faith in man. The people around them fail them, so they either look to God, keep looking, or fall for a man built up to the grandeur and status of Obama by a fawning media.
The pain will come when that built up man fails them, unless they continue to let themselves be convinced by the media that it’s not his fault.
PastorJon on January 27, 2009 at 4:38 PM
..Mommy?
Itchee Dryback on January 27, 2009 at 4:38 PM
Just be the ball, be the ball, be the ball. …. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.” -Caddyshack
Matticus Finch on January 27, 2009 at 4:36 PM
OMG Freaking classic!!! LMAO can’t type.
milwife88 on January 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Race-baiting Ridley has plainly gone full retard:
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/tropic_thunder_advice_nobody_goes_full_retard
guido911 on January 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Is there a website I can go to that will tell me where Obama is so I will know what direction to pray each day?
faraway on January 27, 2009 at 4:40 PM
I was in Washington last week for the March for Life and while I was waiting at a red light a couple of women (who I would guess were Obama’s supporters) knocked at my van door begging for money) I was tempted to send them to the White House to ask for Obama, who’s supposed to cure all their ills. I wonder if these people ever put 2 and 2 together, their life will likely be as miserable after four years of Obama as it is today and they will vote him right back in if they have a chance.
neuquenguy on January 27, 2009 at 4:43 PM
Can I barf now!
northwoodsgal on January 27, 2009 at 4:44 PM
does anyone have a crowbar? this gentleman needs his head removed from his butt
UNREPENTANT CONSERVATIVE CAPITOLIST on January 27, 2009 at 4:44 PM
Just pray towards the sun, which The One allows to keep burning brightly for all mankind.
txsurveyor on January 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM
This is the point in the movie where I just have to cover my eyes.
ronsfi on January 27, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Wait a minute; I am confused. I thought AmeriKKKa was evil, and all Americans were fat and dumb. *sigh* Apparently, I am going to flunk out of re-education camp.
bitsy on January 27, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Nobody in Chicago politics “bucks the system” or “fights the old-school”.
fiscallyconservative on January 27, 2009 at 4:53 PM
I used to really like John Ridley.
Ian on January 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Didn’t they say this kind of stuff about “the glorious leader” in “1984?”
Star20 on January 27, 2009 at 4:54 PM
I have nothing to say…except that I will need a new pair of shoes-I stepped in something funky and then I puked when I saw what it was. Ugh.
canditaylor68 on January 27, 2009 at 4:56 PM
White noise ..??????
Interesting choice of words …
Badbrucskie on January 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM
Who IS this a$smunch?
nottakingsides on January 27, 2009 at 5:05 PM
Who is this ass-clown?
Jaibones on January 27, 2009 at 5:06 PM
AP – Got this from the Palin post. Fixed it for ya.
Christian Conservative on January 27, 2009 at 5:10 PM
Who is this crackhead?
rich801 on January 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Uh, er, umm, no thanks, ya know.
Pelayo on January 27, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Brat on January 27, 2009 at 4:19 PM
Damn you! Once I see it, I can’t unsee it!
flytier on January 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM
Ahhh… there’s the Allah we all.. uh er, most all know and love. Dripping with sarcasim that cuts the he heart of the issue. Honestly AP, the subtle stuff just wasn’t working for ya.
Concur with what most all has posted. Major tool talking major jibberish.
Hog Wild on January 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Sycophancy + civillian national security force = nirvana.
“We cannot continue to rely on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives we’ve set. We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.”
video sweetness:
I prefer my shirts to be green but I’m obviously open to whatever He thinks would be more inspiring (if that’s possible).
moxie_neanderthal on January 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
This reminds me of people who get so involved with sport celebrities and sport teams and when one looses they are devastated.
Johan Klaus on January 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Other than the shot at Ronald Reagan. He has a point.
Dappa on January 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Fixed it for ya.
Badger40 on January 27, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Which we know because he shaves his head.
Jim Treacher on January 27, 2009 at 5:36 PM
I’m having obamafatigue already.
Falz on January 27, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Yes, America has been rediscovered. Obama is a modern Columbus. There would be no America without Barack. He is with us, he is for us, he has become us.
Out of many…The One.
econavenger on January 27, 2009 at 5:45 PM
Wait, Obama is an American? and on top of that a True American? , while the other 43 Presidents were what? Cough up a cut and dry birth record and quit the hiding of whatever it is your hiding Bomma. We’ll start there and work up to whether your an American or not then we’ll work on how ‘true’ you are. Blacks are gonna think this guy is the best thing since sliced bread because he’s black, period.
johnnyU on January 27, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Ugh. I think I’m going to be sick.
Aronne on January 27, 2009 at 6:02 PM
Yeah, Ridley was peddling this crap over at Big Hollywood, which raised the question: why on Earth is this guy desired as a contributor over at Big Hollywood? I thought the whole point of Big Hollywood was to highlight conservatives. Why run articles that could just as easily pollute Huffington Post?
Kensington on January 27, 2009 at 6:40 PM
The hypocrisy is truly astounding…glad I ate already.
NY Conservative on January 27, 2009 at 6:41 PM
This cult like obsession of
Obama just because he is BLACK
is insane..
Obama is a human being last time i checked
I am sorry i think he is an idiot..
charming a laywer perhaps
but an idiot none the less.
And these hollywood types
all are in love with him
Isnt that nice.
Im sure that will make osama bin laden think twice
before killing 3000 people again
Morons
jcila on January 27, 2009 at 6:42 PM
I think BHO is going to have to perform a nightly ball-scrape in order to remove this fool from his sack. I mean, a deer tick couldn’t cling to his ass as hard as this guy. Simply sickening.
Claypigeon on January 27, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Well it’s often been said that Americans are bastards, so I guess it fits.
GarandFan on January 27, 2009 at 6:47 PM
I rank that video somewhere lower then the “what what in the butt” video…
liquidflorian on January 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
Thinly veiled shot at Bush. What a dipstick.
TinMan13 on January 27, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I confess, I didn’t watch the video because I just simply GIVE UP!!! Pass the Kool Aid please.
missouriyankee on January 27, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Brainwashing!
WHY IS THE ONE LOVED?
It is simple. Movies, books, television shows, sports events and everything else has made men who LOOK like The One the ultimate hero and male sex symbol for tha past 40 years or so. I’m not going to name the considerable list of stars who look like him. God bless them for their success but audiences pulled for these heros because they wanted to and that predisposition was present before a line was spoken in the film. This was a factor for both blacks and whites but the blacks had a real and justifyable reason to pull for Him. For both groups, the films also added a coolness that white heroes mostly missed with the exception of Paul Newman and the various Bonds. And the exclusion of white heroes has become more common in recent years.
Then, to put a lock on it, look at the range of ugly, stupid whites cast in films. Look first at early films like One Hundred Rifles, and In The Heat of the Night for superheroes that rule, in part, because their hero, like The One, has the added mojo of white guilt, empathy and venom against the dominant culture and the national history. Then you add whites as fat, rich villains or toothless rednecks while the only acceptable white male is a sidekick, a plot advancing loser or an authority figure who secretly admires the hero.
This is MY explanation of the Slobbering Love Affair and I am thinking of sending it to Bernie Goldberg who probably wouldn’t touch my ideas with a ten foot pole. But that is another influence. And I know about the theory that The One is loved for being a liberal. Oh yes? Look what happened to Edwards and Clinton.
IlikedAUH2O on January 27, 2009 at 7:43 PM
is it just me, or does he have that, “i’m zoning out because my mind has been overtaken by the holy one”.
this guy is an IDIOT! go back to hollywood, jagoff!
sandlin71 on January 27, 2009 at 7:44 PM
I know which POTUS is anti-American… and it’s not one of the previous 43…
Cr4sh Dummy on January 27, 2009 at 8:47 PM
“I do not think that word means what you think it means.”
Tzetzes on January 27, 2009 at 9:17 PM
The man made some good points. The pulling of one self up by their boot straps. About being a product of the American meting pot. We should be proud of the fact that someone from that type back round has made it to the highest office in the land and yes part of that back round is the fact that Oboma..ummm sorry, President Oboma is black.
I don’t agree with President Obaoma’s policies, but I am proud of the fact that America has proven the nay sayers wrong . That America is a place of opportunity and a place as MLK said we judge you on your merits.
Dappa on January 27, 2009 at 9:38 PM
I find this vile puke to be highly offensive. Who is this man to say who is and who is not truly american? This earp is rubbish, just pure infatuous rubbish.
Red Creek on January 27, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Huh? Has this man never heard of:
1. George Washington
2. John Adams
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. James Madison
5. Andrew Jackson
et al?
JDPerren on January 28, 2009 at 12:29 AM
fify
This is strange and dangerous, not only for our country, but for the world.
Entelechy on January 28, 2009 at 12:34 AM
I’m glad I have a life to live. It’s spooky how obsessed some people are with political figures.
tx2654 on January 28, 2009 at 2:37 AM
I’m still waiting to see the “true American” birth certificate.
garry on January 28, 2009 at 5:58 AM
“White Noise? nice touch.
Very smooth. He must have been at the top of his public speaking class.
I really like the stars that gracefully plow through his head a la Steve Martin.
RobCon on January 28, 2009 at 12:41 PM
I threw up in my mouth….Please lets not get carried away.
Yes as Joe Biden said… He is a clean nice looking black man. but that shouldn’t be the criteria for being more American than the next guy.
I kind of like MLK’s I had a dream speech about the people being judged by the content of their character not the color of their skin.
The ONE may turn out to be a great guy and not Govern from the left and represent all America. I’m very skeptical and haven’t been impressed so far.
Fandango on January 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM