DNC: If you laugh at Obama’s Nobel, you side with terrorists
posted at 11:37 am on October 9, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Oh, and the Taliban too, which must be news to Mark Halperin, Ruth Marcus, Richard Cohen, and Ezra Klein this morning. George Bush got a lot of heat when he used the “you’re with us or against us” for the war on terror, but he specifically meant nations that had to decide whether to help us fight terrorist networks or choose to hide them or hinder justice. Politico reports that the DNC now posits that anyone ridiculing Obama is a terrorist sympathizer:
“The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists – the Taliban and Hamas this morning – in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize,” DNC communications director Brad Woodhouse told POLITICO. “Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize – an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride – unless of course you are the Republican Party.
“The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore – it’s an embarrassing label to claim,” Woodhouse said.
Even in a political environment where the two major parties send out ridiculous ding-dong reactions to events, this takes the cake. Woodhouse argues (almost assuredly uncomprehendingly) for a fuehrerprinzip where the head of state must never be questioned or criticized, lest one become a traitor to the fatherhomeland. Will Woodhouse also start labeling late-night comedians like Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien terrorist sympathizers for their (very) occasional ridicule of His Reverence? Does Janet Napolitano plan to open a file on Saturday Night Live for last week’s prescient dig?
Clearly, the DNC needs a smarter class of public-relations flacks. Given this evidence, it should not be difficult at all to find them. (image courtesy HA reader Mehokie)
Update: Did Woodhouse miss a memo? Isn’t the White House about to argue that the Taliban pose no threat to us? Twitterer VJMorton reminded me that the DNC is either a few days behind, or maybe signaling that Obama will dump that rather idiotic notion. Actually, it’s probably just Woodhouse’s own idiocy at work…
Update II: Don’t tell the DNC, but the Huffington Post has apparently sided with the terrorists:
As the world responded with a mixture of surprise and amazement to the announcement of President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel insiders revealed that the President’s “beer summit” at the White House put him over the top. …
But, according to Ms. Valle, “someone brought up the beer summit, and we all agreed that that was awesome.”
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Would that be the same Talian that Obama wants to hand Afghanistan to?
steveegg on October 9, 2009 at 11:38 AM
One can only laugh.
Bob's Kid on October 9, 2009 at 11:38 AM
Could this day be anymore fun. I love that Obama is too stupid to realize he’s being laughed at by the entire world.
gophergirl on October 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM
“Taliban”, even.
steveegg on October 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Greetings fellow terrorist sympathizers.
//sarc
annoyinglittletwerp on October 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Not even worth a post here. I predict this statement will be walked back within the hour.
rockmom on October 9, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Is it ironic that the DNC implies that siding with Hamas is a bad thing when it is Obama himself who is siding with Hamas and Hezbollah against Israel?
Just checking.
sultanp on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Brad Woodhouse.
’nuff said.
Chuckles3 on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Terrorists ? Freedom fighters!
the_nile on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
If this was the RNC an apology would be demanded and given within hours.
RightWinged on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Well..Ive been laughing since I woke up. Too bad DNC.
becki51758 on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Hey, I may be a terrorist, but I just won the Nobel Peace Prize for the funniest post. Okay, it’s not funny, but I intended it to be funny.
Daggett on October 9, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Oh, so now we are RACIST TERRORISTS
NoFanofLibs on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
So are we at war yet?
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary…
jhffmn on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Okay, you can send me off to the gulags now.
TheQuestion on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
I guess I’m now on a terrorist watch list for saying that I went down the hall and deposited a load of Nobel Peace Prizes in the local sewer system.
teke184 on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
They’re stupid in so many ways.
the_nile on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Are the Taliban our friends or enemies? I am getting very confused.
WashJeff on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
DHS was way ahead of you on this, DNC. I learned I was an extremist months ago!
And to be frank, I’m damn proud of this fact.
jennifernaz on October 9, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Hahahahahahahahah ! ! ! Gitmo here I come.
Texyank on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
I suppose that’s true if you figure that they (the terrorists) as also laughing their asses of.
jake-the-goose on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
There is no depth of sleaze or hypocrisy the DNC won’t stoop too to smear conservatives.
Rebar on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
….and he accepts.
Un
Be
Lieve
Able
thebrokenrattle on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Also news: For the first ever, Democrats find themselves annoyed at a terrorist.
TheUnrepentantGeek on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
I think “If you criticize Obama about ______________” you are a racist/bigot/sexist/homophobe/terrorist” has pretty much lost it’s bite by now, DNC.
O stands for 0.
Zero achievements.
This is a man who has never had to work for anything in his life who has been given everything.
wildcat84 on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
I thought the Taliban were our friends now unless that was so October 8th in terms of WH spin.
gsherin on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
These people are never satisfied.
BigD on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
So now I’m a gun-totin’, bible thumpin’, racist, terrorist lover? Thanks, I’m honored!
behiker on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
If I was Matt Drudge, instead of “For What?” I would have used “Bwahahahahahahah!”
Mr_Magoo on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
This is the best idea the Democrats have had since they called town hall objectors “political terrorists” and “astroturf mobs”.
forest on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
If you think trains should run on time, you side with Mussolini.
zmdavid on October 9, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Load your guns a larger war is headed your way.
easyone on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Woodhouse.
Because a brick house is just too substantial.
Doorgunner on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
So DNC ask yourself “Why do they hate us?”..
the_nile on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
They could hire Vann Jones for the job….
PatriotRider on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
But of course…
AUINSC on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
I just won another Nobel Peace Prize for saving a lot of money by switching to Geico.
Daggett on October 9, 2009 at 11:43 AM
The equivalent of Rudy from Notre Dame winning the Heisman.
rjoco1 on October 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Democrats are the terrorists in the United States, and they’re NOT trying to hide it;
Any day now, the Zero will come to a press conference dressed like Mother Teresa, and give everybody his blessing.
I am sooooo proud of my country, and it’s award winning media!
Cybergeezer on October 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Lock me up, please!
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
VibrioCocci on October 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM
What happened to “dissent is patriotic?” I mean, I’d LOVE for a troll to square how burning Bush in effigy is the highest form of patriotism, while laughing with the rest of the world at Obama is now the same thing as hoping for more 9-11′s, which the DNC is saying here.
It’s a totally moronic statement, and since even most of the liberal MSM was laughing at Obama, they can’t very well not challenge this by the DNC, can they?
Vanceone on October 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Remember when the democrats were actually rooting for the terrorists?
Or when dissent was the highest form of patriotism?
Or when one could not determine if the talking points of the day were issued by the jihadis or the democrats?
Funn how this all changed and it won’t work against this typical racist terrorist loving American.
jukin on October 9, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Wow… just…. wow…
Romeo13 on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Republicans are terrorists? Good. Maybe Obama will begin negotiating with us now.
29Victor on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
So this guy would agree that Obama is with Hamas in that he has given them $900M of our money.
WashJeff on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
To quote the famous words of V.P. Dick Cheney – “So?”
rabidamerican on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
20% huh? Keep on marginalizing us freaks! You will be wondering how the hell “20%” of Americans kicked your conceited asses next year when we put the brakes on your treasonous attemps to overtake the government!!!
P.S. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha and SUCK IT!
Flyboy on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Oh man, Rush’s monologue today ought to be more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
flyfisher on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
C’mon. We’re getting punk’d, right?
n0doz on October 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Even Cindy Sheehan calls it a tragedy.
the_nile on October 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Listen up all you Libtards……Listen real good…..
I am Laughing so out Loud….the neighbors dogs are barking in response to my laugh……
This Bozo president does not deserve this Prize…..
hawkman on October 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Did they get that lamp in the background, at the same department store, that Michelle’s dresses are bought?
MNHawk on October 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Oh my God! I am a racists terrorist sympathizer! Who knew?
TheBigOldDog on October 9, 2009 at 11:46 AM
With the amount of idiocy emanating from the left on an almost daily basis, I hope there are folks on the right who will be able to capitalize on this foolishness.
I stopped wondering a long time ago about the significance, origin, or meaning of the term “loony left”.
VibrioCocci on October 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
The DNC kool aid must be getting stronger.
GarandFan on October 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
+1
VibrioCocci on October 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Wait wait. I thought the Taliban were our friends? Someone get the talking points writers on the same page! Hell, Democrats won’t know what to say if this confusion keeps up!
Revenant on October 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Remember the old joke in the Soviet Union?:
“American: In America we have freedom of speech. I can criticize the President of the United States.
Soviet: In Soviet Union we have freedom of speech too. I can criticize your POTUS.”
Beagle on October 9, 2009 at 11:47 AM
When my eldest son was 8, he was given his Cub Scout Bear Badge. He handed it to me and said, “Mom, I haven’t earned this yet.Keep it until I do.” This DNC hack thinks we are supposed to be proud that our President is actually going to accept an award that he and the rest of the world knows he hasn’t earned?
When we laugh at O’s Peace Prize we are siding with those who have common sense and know a good joke when they hear one.Throw me in Gitmo, too, although I look awful in orange.
Beaglemom on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
+++
the_nile on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
We need to get Kanye to Oslo STAT!
jhffmn on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Calling your fellow Americans terrorists because the disagree will backfire on these morons. Hell, if Matt Lauer is laughing about this, then it has got to a problem for BO.
d1carter on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Let’s get this straight—Talk and NO action-Nobel Prize……..Tearing down the Berlin Wall- no Nobel Prize.
rjoco1 on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Ok, here it is:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
There. Strangely, I don’t have any urge to strap a bomb to myself and commit suicide while murdering “infidels”.
And I’m still Catholic, not muslim.
wildcat84 on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Yeah right, like the republicans will also side with the likes of Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, and the other democrat cronies praising this fiasco. The democrats have no shame and they should encourage Obama to decline this attempt at belittling the office of the U.S. President. Instead, he’s become an international clown.
mozalf on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Eh, a few of us were already on the watch lists for being military vets with conservative affiliations. What’s one more category on the profile…?
*shakes her head*
Pretty typical, though, for the Committee to keep positively rewarding bad behavior.
ScaryBiscuits on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
They aren’t criticizing the President, lil Brad….they are laughing at him.
And since when does this Whitehouse consider the Taliban and Hamas terrorists?
Asher on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
As the resident Norwegian on HotAir, let me just apologize to everyone for this joke of a decision.
Believe me, a lot of Norway feels the same way. My inbox is full this morning by fellow Norwegians expressing disbelief over this asinine decision.
Things to consider:
Jagland, the current Chairman of the Nobel Committee, is a unpopular leftie and has often trashed Republicans in Norwegian media. He is partisan tool.
The deadline for nominations to the prize was February 1st, 2009. Which means Obama was nominated based on a grand total of just 10 days in office…. What a joke.
Norwegian on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
But according to Obama, we should be on the Taliban’s side, so the DNC is criticizing Obama, thus earning their own traitor label.
Esthier on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
I don’t know what’s more ridiculous: the fact that the president won the nobel peace prize or the fact that some people will actually believe this statement.
Sleeper on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Then I guess I side with terrorists.
I couldn’t care less what the dems call me any more than I care what the terrorists call me.
Hal-9000 on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
The exact recipe for creating the delusional narcissism that defines the man and his precendency. Stock up people – it’s only going to get worse.
Fishoutofwater on October 9, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Hell, I’m laughing at the Nobel Committee, Obama AND the DNC. What’s my new label?
Patrick S on October 9, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Um, but W is no longer prez, so how are there terrorists?
Branch Rickey on October 9, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Hmmm, but can they name just one substantial accomplishment? Just one deserving the prize? Please, just one thing. I am not even asking for a lifetime of achievement. Just one thing.
Oh so sorry being The One must be it.
It is hard not to laugh at this joke. Send me off to the gulag now.
EliTheBean on October 9, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Consider the list of other nominees here; it makes it even more laughable they picked Obama. Lots of people who’ve worked for decades and literally risked their lives.
michaelo on October 9, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Laughing? Who’s laughing? (hee hee).
mr.blacksheep on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
It’s quite pleasant in the fall, migrating birds, beautiful sunsets…………..
Cybergeezer on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Say what you well about the wording of this response, I still find it hilarious to see the RNC siding with the Taliban. Fair or not, it’s still pretty awesome.
Typhonsentra on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
This, in a nutshell, is the way that all Socialists see the world: Free speech is “terrorism.”
logis on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
“Terrorists?” What happened to the default “racist” charge you get for criticizing God on Earth?
BottomLine5 on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
We’re all terrorists now, even in Oslo, England, and (gasp!) Time Magazine!
I can’t wait for Nov 2, 2010! I predict a 1st term lame duck that will make Jimmah Carter look goood.
Phil-351 on October 9, 2009 at 11:50 AM
This post has the best photoshop of the year to date.
forest on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
And if you believe roads and bridges should be well-designed and built, you side with Hitler and the NAZI party.
UltimateBob on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
I love that the DNC can’t defend this beyond calling Republicans terrorists. How pathetic is that? I hope my fellow Virginians turn out in droves next month for the governor’s race and give the filthy lying coward in the White House a message about his own fortunes. A bunch of European socialists may adore him but not so much the people who actually know him.
highhopes on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Seems like ya’ll in an unbelievable “suspension of disbelief” huh? ;)
Branch Rickey on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Unfortunately this DNC statement isn’t a joke. The mantra of the left and the media(I know, I’m being redundant) is that if you disagree with or side against the President in any way, you’re un-American. The irony of this accusation after what the left complained about for the last 8 years is apparently lost on these idiots.
Doughboy on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
What terrorists? You mean our “partners in peace?”
Jim-Rose on October 9, 2009 at 11:51 AM
Ha ha ha….. I didn’t notice that until you pointed it out.
Good show, Ed!
UltimateBob on October 9, 2009 at 11:52 AM
DNC: If you laugh at Obama’s Nobel, you side with terrorists.
and you’re a racist…
and a Glenn Beck supporter….
and a tea bagger…..
and a Nazi…..
When will kindergarten be letting out?
elderberry on October 9, 2009 at 11:52 AM
When you’re a traitor and a pedophile should you really be calling anyone a terrorist sympathizer?
jdkchem on October 9, 2009 at 11:52 AM
all you reichhhhhhhhwing h8erz need to recognize!
Barack Hussein Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm!) deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for being Barack Hussein Obama (mmm, mmm, mmm!). Don’t you see? He doesn’t have to do anything to bring about Whirled Peas, he is the personification; he is the Prince of Peas. He is THE LIGHTBRINGER!!!111111eleventy
(wipes spittle from screen)
</sarc> for those who don’t know it when they see it
The Monster on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Abortion
Peacefull killing of the unborn.
January 23: Ordered the release of federal funding to pay for abortions in foreign countries. Lunch with Joe Biden; met with Tim Geithner.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2009/10/09/tommy-seno-obama-nobel-prize-win/
The rest of his accomplishments.
The deadline for application was Feb 1, 2009. So all he really had for earning the prize were slogans and promises from the teleprompter.
seven on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
That’s canine laughter; Cats laugh quietly.
Cybergeezer on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Clearly they must be aware that people are laughing, otherwise why would they be so testy?
haa haa haaww.
mr.blacksheep on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
What a joke! Maybe he will also get the Cy Young award because he threw the opening pitch at the All Star game this year
HAGGS99 on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Terrorists, schmerrorists. I’m still WAIT-ING.
*foot tap* *foot tap* *foot tap*
My collie says:
For some reason, they don’t seem to know that “a servant is not greater than his master”.
CyberCipher on October 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM
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