Obama 1995: In hard economic times, politicians tend to look for racial scapegoats
posted at 9:45 pm on August 20, 2009 by Allahpundit
Yeah, good point. Isn’t it depressing when politicians try to demagogue what’s essentially an economic issue? I can just picture the heads nodding at MSNBC. I’ll say this for you, champ: You’ve got a lot of nerve.
Watch to the end for some sweet, sweet bonus material on Rev. Wright, whose more radical tendencies The One naturally never ever had an inkling of.
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So he knew back in 1995 he would be a crappy president?
Very visionary of him.
Wish he would have told us.
NoDonkey on August 20, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Face palm.
jhffmn on August 20, 2009 at 9:47 PM
is that JJ ?? DyNoMyte !!
redrock on August 20, 2009 at 9:48 PM
The more Obama I get, the more I want to puke.
Fish on August 20, 2009 at 9:48 PM
Hee hee!
andy85719 on August 20, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Oh, Allah! Please, please post this EVERY DAY!!!
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Thanks, Allah. It keeps getting better and better.
txag92 on August 20, 2009 at 9:49 PM
So when did Rev. Wright cease to be the Rev. Wright he thought he knew?
Doughboy on August 20, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Barry still being a tool? Guess I haven’t missed much.
Emily M. on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
WTF!
Monica on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Oh, and AP, could you post a transcript of oh say the last few seconds starting around 1:39???
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
looks like an older steve urkel
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Moron woman: “Wonderful man, there, Reverend Wright”
Moron man: “Wright, who’s my pastor, and he is a wonderful man.”
progressoverpeace on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
There you go with those gotcha youtube old gems!
TimeTraveler on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
That was the media’s job but they were to busy blowing it!
chickasaw42 on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Don’t we see enough of him in 2009?
DrAllecon on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Now I know what they modelded this after.
txag92 on August 20, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Barry, don’t sell the black church short…
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:51 PM
WOW. Between the wonderful man Wright was and his call for “grassroots” mobilization to deal with issues. Wow.
rob verdi on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Boy, he WISHES people would forget the crap he’s spewed in the past….because it defines him.
Impeach, or general strike until him, pelosi, and reid resign.
Spiritk9 on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
LOL. No doubt about it. Obama is an atheist.
pearson on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Rev. Wright is the guiding light of the “black church” It’s God’s church. There is no such thing as a black church among the Christian faithful.
highhopes on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Was the first book Ayers ghosted for him in the background?
StevefromMKE on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Wish he would have told us.
That was the media’s job but they were to busy blowing it!
chickasaw42 on August 20, 2009 at 9:50 PM
—
You mean blowing him.
andy85719 on August 20, 2009 at 9:52 PM
*Super facepalm*
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Does anyone else have trouble watching Hot Air videos at work? I can see videos from Media Matters at work just fine, but not videos from Hot Air. It’s so aggravating.
SoulGlo on August 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Wait,you don’t mean wright,the pastor he sat under but never listened?
ohiobabe on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Someone should add AP’s intro and send this viral baby! Love the total hypocrisy.
lovedinthekeys on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
And the hits just keep on coming. hahahaha
HoustonRight on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Really,then i should of had a V8!
Pray tell,where was this video hidden?
canopfor on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Barack Obama: “That’s not the myself that I thought I knew”
JoeinTX on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
whhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaa. (Gulp air, catch breath), whhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (Ugggh). whhhhhhaaaaa…you get the general idea.
Chewy the Lab on August 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM
sat with ear plugs and played tiddly winks
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Keep the context in mind. In 1995, the internet wasn’t nearly as robust as it is today. The filthy liar in the White House made those remarks without any comprehension of YouTube.
highhopes on August 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Please, Barry, this is like saying
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM
I see he had that uh, speech uh impediment back then too.
MikeA on August 20, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Man, he looks young. Nice that a man that he revered as much as Wright could be disposed up for political purposes. He has no honor, no loyalty. I am not saying Wright didn’t deserve going under the bus…
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I think the Reverend Wright represents the best of what the black church has to offer.
txag92 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Give him a break. This was pre Telly Prompter!!!
chickasaw42 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I think that Nancy Pelosi represents the best of what the democrat party has to offer.
There, I said it.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
So when do we jettison our tin horn token jesus?
Because he makes me take my Lord’s name in vain.
NoDonkey on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I think,its time for a investigation!
Time to send,Charlie Chan,and his Number#1 Son,
to get to the bottom of,
who really is Barack Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
canopfor on August 20, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Kind of like Clinton “I tried marijuana but didn’t inhale.”
farright on August 20, 2009 at 9:57 PM
theres that
“hope” word again
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Allah, if you won’t post this video for us everyday, will you at least use the picture daily?
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
I think that Nancy Pelosi represents the best of what the democrat party has to offer.
There, I said it.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
LOL!
txag92 on August 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Why weren’t we told of this?
bestwins on August 20, 2009 at 9:58 PM
So he didn’t inherit his racist views from the Bush administration. I knew it!!
TampaBayBull on August 20, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Yeah, I would have thought in 10-13+ years, he could have found a new word.
One wonders why he didn’t name one of his daughters Esperanza and the other Hope.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Get in the mood of the green revolution. It is not bi-racial, it is hybrid./
ICBM on August 20, 2009 at 9:59 PM
I guess
“hope” springs eternal
AHAHA!
not.
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:00 PM
My bad… mutation gone wrong!
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:00 PM
heheh hope springs eternal.
hehehe
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:00 PM
Remember when you turned on my Cap and Trade and then my Health Care plans and I wee-weed on my knees and begged you not to because I’d go berzerk?
Well, you did anyhow and my days have gotten worse and worse and now you see I’ve gone completely out of my mind.
And they’re coming to take me away Ha Ha
They’re coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha
To the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time, and I’ll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats
And they’re coming to take me away ha ha
You thought when my poll numbers started to crater that it was a joke and so you laughed, you laughed when I said that going below 50% would make me flip my lid, right?
You know you laughed, I heard you laugh, you laughed, you laughed and laughed and then you turned your back on me, but now you know I’m utterly mad.
And they’re coming to take me away Ha Ha
They’re coming to take me away ho ho he he ha ha
To the happy home with trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes
They’re coming to take me away ha ha… …
MB4 on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
The only thing I can hope for is that he’ll be a one termer
HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE HOPE
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
I think that Nancy Pelosi represents the best of what the democrat party has to offer.
There, I said it.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Upstaer85: You might be right,I was thinking of Senator
Madame Barbra Boxer!hehe
It certaintly isn’t Cindy Sheehan,tho,haha:)
canopfor on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
Use that picture on post’s that contradict his speeches.
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
hope til your eyes bleed, bro
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:01 PM
It is an awesome picture. He just looks like such a young guy. The last 14 years must have been rough.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Cindy Sheehan has more standards than Pelosi. There is no questioning this.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:02 PM
We need to remove the trash from the white house, congress and the senate.
DougDavis on August 20, 2009 at 10:02 PM
well
in his defense
campaigning takes a lot out of you
so does being prez — u can see it with a variety of politicians
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Is there anyway we can insert an old K.C. & the Sunshine Band singing “That’s the way, uh huh, uh huh, I LIKE it…, uh huh, uh huh?” I am disappointed and completely disgusted.. not that I thought he had any moral fiber whatsoever. Whaddadick.
thebookkeeper on August 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM
But he never heard any of his sermons.
LibTired on August 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Oh, I second that +100
Atomic Wedgies… that’s all I’m going to say. Oh, sorry. You were talking about the LAST 14 years… sorry.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Comedy gold!
Mr. D on August 20, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Well, Obama may have been telling the truth then ;0
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:04 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0qm0KUPeD8
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:05 PM
You’re picking and parcing.
JellyToast on August 20, 2009 at 10:05 PM
W aged a lot. I remember when he was first elected governor. Bill Clinton hit the wall, pretty hard.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:06 PM
Hotair’s front page would be littered with this picture.
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:06 PM
See… I thought this was what Obama looked like in ’95
http://8.media.tumblr.com/37jsqloFrr35ggcvKscnEJSTo1_500.jpg
“What are you staring at? Oh, let me guess. You probably expect me to wear a Sega Game Gear around my neck, because it has ‘color.’ Get away from me, you racist.”
(No, I didn’t come up with that…)
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:06 PM
want a 20″x 20″ print?
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM
????
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM
It already is littered with versions of it…
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Because the MSM was more concerned with digging up stuff about Sarah Palin the VP nominee then they ever were with looking at 0bama. It seems to be that someone behind the scenes with a lot of money *cough*Soros*cough* was able to help push the 4th estate even farther into partisan reporting then they already were.
Wolftech on August 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM
Yes pwease
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:07 PM
I thought you said that the FIRST 14 years of his life must have been hard…
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:08 PM
…
Woman: “wonderful man there, Revrend Wright”
Obama: “right , who is my pastor and he is a wonderful man …. my journey to discover what my idenity is and who my father is is also discovering, sort of, my own faith which is not necessarily a traditional faith…Reverend Wright, my pastor who I speak about in the book represents what is best in what the black church has to offer. …”
Wait I thought he sat there for 20 years & voted present.
batterup on August 20, 2009 at 10:08 PM
The saddest part is that there really has been no change in the guy in 14 years.
If you were not looking at the picture or listening carefully to the words, there has been absolutely no maturity. Kind of weird.
ORconservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Obama’s father must have been pretty horrible.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Were you here April 1st? Every story had Sarah’s picture on it. It didn’t matter what the story was about. By the way, Lorien didn’t hurt my feelings-I don’t have any.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Aw, now you’re just bein’ nasty.
Jaibones on August 20, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Oh, come on now… it takes a lot of maturity not to wave your finger in front of Nancy Pelosi’s eyes.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:10 PM
And… I’ll add not to poke Helen Thomas with a stick to make sure she’s still alive.
Upstater85 on August 20, 2009 at 10:11 PM
This is an old clip; before he started doing an MKL impression every time he speaks. His cadence is completely different.
BuckNutty on August 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
RUSH TRANSCRIPT:
amerpundit on August 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
I was afraid it might be another thing like what I went to the Urban Dictionary to find out the meaning of. What a shock.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
“wonderful man, there, reverend wright”
“Right”
Is there anything else?
WitchDoctor on August 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM
lol, I remember that
Ozprey on August 20, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Oh yeah, I recall that.
When did lorien enter this conversation?
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:14 PM
No.. it takes a lot of willpower not to call for Will Marshall to come take the Sleestak away.
Wolftech on August 20, 2009 at 10:14 PM
All Presidents age quickly. They all start out jogging with the Secret Service but there must be something about the job that it never lasts long.
As to Bill Clinton’s aging, I’ll never forget the National Service for the 9/11/01 atrocities. There was a shot from the back of the uber-VIP section with a “couple” of gray-hairs. Turned out it was Bill Clinton sitting next to Barbara Bush!
highhopes on August 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Earlier, on the Huck post.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM
BB wouldn’t mind poking it minus the stick.
:)
FontanaConservative on August 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM
I would have hoped you’d get it by now.
Lorien is ever present.
With his b0n3r
blatantblue on August 20, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Bill came in a moderately young man and left….Living with Hillary would do that to anyone.
TXMomof3 on August 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM
LOL. I’m laughing so I won’t get angry.
Obama is such a radical and a liar, and the MSM excuses it.
Does Obama really have to worry about a tough question from anyone in the MSM? O’Reilly will drool if he questions him. The last interview O’Reilly did was pathetic.
cubachi on August 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Kinda weird how are famous trolls avoid such threads as this
CWforFreedom on August 20, 2009 at 10:17 PM
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