More Obama: Unlike Democrats, Republicans “do what they’re told”
posted at 4:45 pm on October 22, 2009 by Allahpundit
Deep thoughts from a guy who insists that Rush Limbaugh is the pied piper of the GOP despite the fact that primary voters nominated his least favorite candidate last year, and who offers this at a moment when the biggest story raging on the right is a civil war among Republicans over Hoffman and Scozzafava. Jay Nordlinger’s already written two posts at the Corner about how insulting this is, with more, perhaps, on the way:
Barack Obama is pretty interesting when he gets in front of his money-givers — his biggest fans, I guess. In New York, he said, “Democrats are an opinionated bunch. You know, the other side, they just kinda sometimes do what they’re told. Democrats, y’all thinkin’ for yourselves.” Last year, in San Francisco, he said of Middle Americans, “It’s not surprising . . . they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them . . .”
He speaks a lot differently — a lot more respectfully — when he has one of his big national addresses: Then, we’re not red states or blue states but the United States, blah, blah, blah. Well, which is the real O? The nice, inclusive guy or the sneering, contemptuous partisan? I vote the latter: I think it’s the real O, unfortunately: the one who speaks to Democrats in New York and San Francisco.
And the Oval Office too, don’t forget. If you’re looking for a silver lining, here it is: This is as close as we’re ever likely to get to him admitting that his big problem on ObamaCare isn’t the nefarious — and powerless — GOP but those hardheaded, free-thinkin’ Blue Dogs who aren’t as eager as he is to toss another $900 billion in entitlements down the federal sinkhole. Thank heaven for small mercies. Click the image to watch.
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Oh, I see. So Obama, in his infinite wisdom, feels that people who express a differing point of view are beyond the pale of dialogue, whereas Jew-hating terrorists and their sympathizers are perfectly fine to talk to. What happened to dissent being patriotic and all that?
TheQuestion on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
History repeats itself because humans seem to have problems learning from the past. We had to endure Carter to get Reagan and it did not take Reagan long to fix Carter’s train wreck.
rukiddingme on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Wow, race fan – that there is some THOUGHTFUL prose! Keep up the good work!
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Take it from an alleged race fan: you need a dictionary. I most certainly am one of President Obama’s constituents.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Because he’s a partisan hack. He’s doing what he’s told.
Esthier on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Manhattan (New York County): 85% Obama
San Francisco (City and County): 85% Obama
That’s Democrats thinking for themselves, apparently.
calbear on October 22, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Dissent is great. Have fun with that!
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:22 PM
He’s the one who can say both of those without compunction.
NeighborhoodCatLady on October 22, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Yes, because if history teaches us anything, it’s that evenly-divided, heavily-armed countries where one half of the population hates the other are quite stable.
Good luck dislodging all this red and shoving it into Alaska.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mejn/election/2008/countymapredbluer1024.png
Any general in the world looking at that map and knowing even the most elementary facts about American geography would pick red FTW.
So, keep poking the stick on the bars of the lion’s cage, dumb*ss.
venividivici on October 22, 2009 at 5:23 PM
There is probably some truth to that, but not in a conspiratorial way. The guy has soaked up every PC mem, internalized every (socialist) utopian fantasy, and put up a front of what what our media tells us is good behavior. It may not be so much that he was groomed as it is that he modeled his image on the dreams of other people, totally unaware that all of that superficial crap would be worse than useless in practice.
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Oh, we are.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:24 PM
No wonder liberals have a hard time making coherent and logical arguments. They can’t even understand the meanings of simple words.
MobileVideoEngineer on October 22, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Yea! What’s up with that? Those Democrats acting like Republicans should act!
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:24 PM
“Y’all….is what I’m sayin’….y’all….is what I’m saying….is what I’m talking ’bout…y’all…y’all…”
Just who does this overprivileged mom jean-wearing Harvard graduate think he’s fooling?
Sharke on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
that’s what all fascists say
runner on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
I think the Left is going full retard on the idea that they will be the one exception to the saying “Pride goeth before a fall”.
venividivici on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
The leftard mythology on parade. Lefties pleasure themselves by imagining they’re intellectually superior to dumbass conservatives. Obozo is no exception. Since most lefties have accomplished nothing of substance in their lives (living in mom’s basement and all), this is how they convince themselves that they have some worth.
Of course, you can’t be superior unless you have a foil — someone who’s clearly inferior. This is where the leftard conservative myth comes in. That is, the idea that conservatives are poorly-educated, unfashionably-dressed dolts who live in trailers located in flyover states. We’re supposedly superstitious, fearful of new ideas and different cultures and can be counted on not to own a passport. We tend to be prone to follow any demagogue who speaks with passion or shows us shiny things. We cling bitterly to our guns and our Bibles.
This places The Lightworker and his smug lefty comrades at a distinct disadvantage to conservatives. They think they know who we are, and they’re dead wrong. On the other hand, we know exactly who and what they are.
Cicero43 on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
I suspect our troll thinks if all conservatives move to Alaska, that number will zoom back up.
a capella on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Any general would look at the fact that the majority of the worlds guns our owned by US citizens and walk away.
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Cicero43 on October 22, 2009 at 5:25 PM
+100. Now how to use that strategic advantage . . .
Firefly_76 on October 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Yeah, that 9/12 teabagger-fest looked like a blast! You teabaggers might want to get on the treadmill before the next gathering – many of you didn’t look too good. You could hear the chafing of thighs as the crowd waddled around.
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Barry sure is flailing hard. He’s got major issues.
Christien on October 22, 2009 at 5:28 PM
I agree, Esthier. I love my state, Texas, in all its parts, liberal or conservative. Texas is one of the most diverse in the country, to me, as it gets. We have both rural areas and large urban areas. I couldn’t live anywhere else. I lived in Kansas for three years and hated it. I am offended by Simple’s remark. There are Democrats in Alaska. Former governor of Alaska Tony Knowles comes to mind. Ann Richards loved Texas. She just saw it in a different light. Does it really matter who runs the states?
My pride in my state outweighs me having a conniption if a Dem won the governorship.
NathanG on October 22, 2009 at 5:28 PM
If this “do what they are told” sentiment came from somebody respected, it could be insulting, but from that clown in the WH ? Just funny
runner on October 22, 2009 at 5:28 PM
It’s Don Rickles with a lobotomy!
Mr. D on October 22, 2009 at 5:29 PM
The campus liar is in way over his head. He does not know how to govern and thinks he knows what is best for us. His agenda is being revealed daily thanks to a few honest journalists. Where is Jack Anderson when you need him? Obama makes the stupidest statements, the only people who are paying attention are the Obamites and he believes he is getting over. Unable to read the polls and unable to withstand criticism. He is the least qualified my to hold the office he holds in American history.
Zelsdorf Ragshaft on October 22, 2009 at 5:29 PM
Because he said so, right?.
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:29 PM
I wonder if there is an arc that traces out most people’s political trajectory.
Raised conservative Republican.
Schooled Democrat.
One issue Democrat.
One issue Republican.
Moderate Republican.
Conservative Republican.
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Sorry, couldn’t resist. :-)
-Dave
Dave R. on October 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM
You know your friends don’t even like to be around, right?
BadgerHawk on October 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Breaking News:
Nascar driver files restraining order against our simplesimon….now we know why simple is so bitter.
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Yeah, that 9/12 teabagger-fest looked like a blast! You teabaggers might want to get on the treadmill before the next gathering – many of you didn’t look too good. You could hear the chafing of thighs as the crowd waddled around.
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:27 PM
Hey, Look! Mom’s gone shopping and Skippy gets to play on the computer again!
kingsjester on October 22, 2009 at 5:30 PM
It has finally happened! Simpleton’s skull has finally caved in from sucking so hard!
jaime on October 22, 2009 at 5:31 PM
Oh well, we’ve got Code Pink beat.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:31 PM
That’s the sound of you going up Obama’s colon.
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:32 PM
But you’re not supposed to, see, you are supposed to get in line and accept what Ogabe wants because…because…well just because. Nazi.
Bishop on October 22, 2009 at 5:32 PM
LMAO, geezer! You owe me a monitor.
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 5:33 PM
No, because I’m a US citizen.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:33 PM
kinda sometimes.
y´all.
thinkin´.
Why is the One using the fakey, downhome southern, uneducated sloppy lingo?
albill on October 22, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Redneck outreach.
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
As Obama goes deeper into the hole he is going to become more and more venomous.
He is a very thin skinned and petty man. When the public finally turns on him it’s going to be hilarious watching the melt down.
jhffmn on October 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Its sad but chris might be better.
Greed on October 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
Yeah. Like Caligula was hilarious.
Cicero43 on October 22, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Redneck outreach.
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:35 PM
He was speaking to Democrats, Skippy. More like a wuss trying to gain street cred.
kingsjester on October 22, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Does your Medicaid policy cover obama anal poisoning, simpleton? You need treatment, stat.
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 5:37 PM
He seems angry and mean.
Rush said before the election that there was seething anger just under the surface with this guy.
NTWR on October 22, 2009 at 5:37 PM
A guy’s using fake-Southern-black-preacher to reach out to rednecks?
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Well, I would bet that Chris Rock is harder to con.
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM
And here I thought you people believed in elevating the level of discourse in America. Bipartisanship. Uniter, not a divider, hope, change…”There is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and Latino America and Asian America — there’s the United States of America.”….any of this ringing a bell?
TheQuestion on October 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM
His Steve Erkel dialect is much more becoming.
NTWR on October 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Did you write a massive apology letter to Allahpundit, and is that why you are still here, capitulus ?
runner on October 22, 2009 at 5:38 PM
Even though he is a complete ahole, he meant it as a complement. Like all the elites, they want to be two legs and the rest of us four legs.
pedestrian on October 22, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Nice to hear that rednecks are a big part of Barry’s financial support base.
Cicero43 on October 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Repubs are the Daddy Party, and they’re not showing him any love, so he’s acting out.
Christien on October 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM
He learned it from Hillary. :)
NathanG on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
There’s certainly something about Texas. Some people say we’re arrogant, but they just need to come down here and see.
And really, simple’s only living up to his namesake. All he does is call people rednecks, which I thought was supposed to get people banned, but apparently they only care about attacks against the president. Slurs against white people… that’s just so Democratic.
Esthier on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Much more natural. The fake-Southern-black-preacher thing is to reel in those conscience-stricken Northern suburban lib whites.
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
You want it C.O.D.? I’ll throw in a keyboard.
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
You know he was. Just check out photos of him from that era. I’m close to his age and I remember what guys like him were called in those days.
Someone emailed me this link yesterday: Galactic Exclusive: Obama’s Gaylumbia Years Not sure what to make of it, but it’s an interesting read. I’ve heard Wayne Allyn Root question Obama’s Columbia years before. Something isn’t right there.
flyfisher on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Democrat fundraiser, genius.
BadgerHawk on October 22, 2009 at 5:41 PM
Here’s another quote from your hero.
You people won’t even follow your own principles. Why should we?
TheQuestion on October 22, 2009 at 5:42 PM
It’s the homey lingo, from the ghetto, dude!
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
um, no . . . check this out, may hurt your eyes. A daily reminder why I shave and wear a bra.
http://www.capveterans.com/anti_american_americans/id6.html
Firefly_76 on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
I stuck between “I can’t believe you went there” and “yeah, I can see that.”
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
“Ah don’t feel noways tarrrd….”
ddrintn on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Funny, I don’t remember anybody issuing orders from on high to mock this twerp.
It’s a freebie.
mojo on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Is he trying to piss me off?
dingbat on October 22, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Same thing Ogabe did on the campaign trail, visiting some black woman in the hood, Atlanta I believe.
“Yo, where Miss Jane at? Yo I say where dat Miss Jane at? Hey wazzup Miss Janey, you lookin’ good girl!”
Bishop on October 22, 2009 at 5:44 PM
As Beck constantly points out, this is all a distraction.
RightWinged on October 22, 2009 at 5:45 PM
We still have Carter’s Education Department. Reagan said he’d get rid of it, but didn’t.
Bobbertsan on October 22, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Oh; Pahdon me, dearie; I’m new at this blooging!(sic)
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:46 PM
Ever heard of Zach Wamp? Naw, didn’t think so. He’s a Congressional Repthuglican from Algore’s state.
http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/pitw/2009/04/zach_wamp_refuses_to_apologize.php
Thanks for playing. Next?
Del Dolemonte on October 22, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Principles? What principles? That was a campaign slogan, and only people like Frum didn’t get it.
Esthier on October 22, 2009 at 5:47 PM
Gawd, he is such a freakin’ tool.
The entire reason why I turned from liberalism to conservatism is because I could no longer tow the left-wing line.
My liberal friends dropped away in droves because my imaginary thought-crimes were becoming much too “hateful” and (gay) “self-loathing”.
True…there is a minute segment of small-minded, paranoid conservatives who appear to relish in challenging credentials simply for exercising critical thinking…but thankfully they are few and far between.
Conservatives may not always agree with you (or one another) but I’ve found that they’re at least willing to hear your opinion without dismissing you outright.
Most importantly for me as a gay conservative…I’ve never once been given the cold shoulder at a conservative gathering. Quite the contrary.
Though because of my dreadlocks, I will admit to have been given “the look” a few times but instead of screaming “hate crime!”, I’ve learned to just simply laugh it off.
Hell, if I saw me sitting in the audience, I’d probably alert security too.
The Ugly American on October 22, 2009 at 5:49 PM
It’s quaint how you guys all get in line at the end of the day. Lots of bluster and flag-waving, but when it comes down to it, you’re good little sheep.
Bahhh!
simplesimon on October 22, 2009 at 5:50 PM
I just feel the poor guy has serious, unresolved issues with his father. If so, that’s sad and we should have sympathy for him. However, having that kind of baggage a president cannot be helpful, to say the least.
Christien on October 22, 2009 at 5:50 PM
The only Democrat principle that I can think of is “It’s not your (my) fault,” aka “blame someone else.”
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Who does he think he’s fooling with that? I’m a Southern white male from Memphis. I’ve been around black people all my life. That shuck and jive routine is about as believable as Larry the Cable guy playing William F. Buckley. Culturally speaking, Rush Limbaugh, from Cape Girardeau, MO, which lies just north of the Miss. River Delta region, has more in common with the typical Southern black than Barack Hussein Obama does.
flyfisher on October 22, 2009 at 5:51 PM
*as president
Christien on October 22, 2009 at 5:51 PM
FIFY, RACE fan!
Del Dolemonte on October 22, 2009 at 5:52 PM
I suppose this is why the DOJ says it’s racist for a local community to have a name on the ballot without a D or R beside it. Makes it too hard for the 85%-democrat population to do their deep, original thinking on who to vote for.
\s
justincase on October 22, 2009 at 5:56 PM
What does he say about unions and blacks???
reshas1 on October 22, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Calling your girlfiend?
rukiddingme on October 22, 2009 at 5:57 PM
It worked on you, fool!
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 5:59 PM
so is “race fan” supposed to be some witty dig?
Ampersand on October 22, 2009 at 6:00 PM
The partisan hate-speech that flows out of this hack’s mouth reminds me of nixon.
WordsMatter on October 22, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Spankin’ the monkey!
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 6:01 PM
You suffer from excess use of top down processing.
Count to 10 on October 22, 2009 at 6:01 PM
The true difference between Democrats and Republicans [old style - today replaced by tea partiers] has been known for decades. As evidence, this classic film clip with Bob Hope:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAIpI8IxgFs
great unknown on October 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Obama didn’t sign up for this. All of the DC Dems were supposed to march on Obama’s orders, and they are all not doing it.
That’s what he is really talking about.
Moesart on October 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM
That’s just simplesimon showing off some of his “independent thinking”, since, as we all know, no Leftist has ever derided non-Leftists as NASCAR fans.
venividivici on October 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM
Hey Simp! Whatcha gonna do when the parental controls kick in?
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 6:04 PM
Nope, his boyfriend, Obama.
PappaMac on October 22, 2009 at 6:05 PM
It’s quaint how you guys all get in line at the end of the day. Lots of bluster and flag-waving, but when it comes down to it, you’re good little
I heart sheep.
HornetSting on October 22, 2009 at 6:03 PM
You got it! He’s got a goat!
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 6:08 PM
I refuse, so I guess that Obama thinks that I am a dem.
Johan Klaus on October 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
How do we report to the SPCA online?
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 6:10 PM
The fact that you post commentary like that, and blindly follow a man, who is leading this country willfully into total oblivion, speaks volumes of the kind of person you truly are. Tis sad too. Maybe you could offer a more mature, and intelligent argument, to your opinion, rather than throw out immature insults.
However, considering Obama’s comments, and your fauning approval, and desire to be like him, says it all….doesn’t it?
capejasmine on October 22, 2009 at 6:11 PM
I did that and got the best porn site! What’s the charge?
Cybergeezer on October 22, 2009 at 6:12 PM
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