Quotes of the day
posted at 10:37 pm on November 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
“’That was a mistake,’ Palin says of the Obama bow. ‘It was symbolic of, perhaps, our country being led to believe that we are subservient to other countries.’ She says she would ‘like to see us head more in the direction of Ronald Reagan’s thinking — knowing that we are a very, very blessed nation and a superpower.’ She adds, ‘We can get there through a position of strength and not believing that we have to kowtow or bow to anybody.’ Asked if she would have bowed, she replies, ‘No, sir.’”
***
“My actual beef is that the crap Obama is doing is irrelevant. No one gives a flying f**k if you bow to them, or you say nice things about ‘working together to reach our collective goals,’ or this ridiculous conceit that just because of Obama’s ‘personal presence’ — a historic presidency, drenched in drama, topped with butter-baked crumbs of hope — is going to make a lick of difference. Nations pursue their own policy goals — period. You change the goals a nation might pursue by offering carrots and sticks, by buying them off or making it so costly to pursue a particular goal they refrain from doing so…
“So my point, then, is that what Obama is doing is perfectly trivial, and to get all outraged about it actually invests his empty and feckless symbolism with a power it doesn’t have. Obama’s bowing to a Saudi king does nothing to improve our relations with the Islamic world. And neither, frankly, does Cheney shaking his hand as an equal. Neither matters — and the problem here is that Obama is convinced these things not only matter, but are well-nigh determinative.
“This malignant narcissist thinks that nations will change their fundamental national goals based simply on the (purported) fact that Obama is charming, nice, and awesome…
“He is indulging in fantasy at the expense of reality, and therefore at the expense of US national interests.”
***
“In less than a month, President Obama will step onto a stage in Oslo, Norway, to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.
“If Mr. Obama hoped that his week-long four-country visit to Asia, his first as president, would yield concrete accomplishments that might silence critics skeptical that he deserves that prize, he might be disappointed.
“Though White House aides insist the president’s trip was mainly to reassert a US presence in Asian diplomacy, and that his itinerary set no expectations for major feats, the president has heard disappointing news in the past few days.”
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It’s an obvious answer, but I still think this is a petty topic.
AnninCA on November 17, 2009 at 10:40 PM
wow Palin thorws Allah a bone:
On Meghan McCain: “She was very nice to my daughters,” says Palin. “I appreciate that and respect that. I was pleased with the relationship that we had with Meghan.”
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:41 PM
I love Ace, I read him every damn day, but I don’t think he is right on his take here. I usually agree with him 90-95% of the time. First, I know relatively non-political people that visceral react to the bow. It’s not just a blog thing. And second, it’s not a replacement for policy, either. It’s just that his agenda currently is focused domestically.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Palin Favorables: 51%, Obama Approval: 49%
According to Rasmussen:
http://texas4palin.blogspot.com/
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:42 PM
+1
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Three quotes and which the soup-bone?
daesleeper on November 17, 2009 at 10:42 PM
Peace is really easy to achive if you surrender.
WashJeff on November 17, 2009 at 10:44 PM
Here’s the irony to me: People (media especially) that will say that Palin is unqualified, will have Ms. McCain on to talk policy, as if she were an expert.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:42 PM
I don’t spend much time on Ace’s blog anymore since he threw his hissy fit on july 3rd. And stated he thought his readers lived in a fantasy world. That kind of disrespect to his readers was just over the line. and nothing I have seen since then has told me Ace is anymore than a person that will always put winning above principles. Just my view.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Ace really nails this one.
billy on November 17, 2009 at 10:46 PM
“‘Ooooh, ah!’ That’s how it all starts out. Then comes the running and the screaming.”
Like you, it seems, I rather die than surrender.
Liam on November 17, 2009 at 10:46 PM
I love it when Ace makes QOTD.
Emily M. on November 17, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Here’s the irony to me: People (media especially) that will say that Palin is unqualified, will have Ms. McCain on to talk policy, as if she were an expert.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:45 PM
yes its that groupthink thing…people that think alike are to them quailified. people that think differently are not. I see idiots on both the rep and dem side as well as smart people from both the left and right. I see those people as misguided and/or wrong not unqualified.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:48 PM
That’s ’cause she went to the right college and eats at all the right restaurants.
CurtZHP on November 17, 2009 at 10:49 PM
The lib spin on this is true crapola.
It is now known as “the diplomacy of deference”.
WTF?? How abou a little of that for the American people,Bozo?
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 10:49 PM
I’m surprised that this wasn’t a quote:
She also said on Barbara Walter’s clip on World News Tonight that Obama’s tactics on improving the economy and jobs is “back asswards.” It made Wawa gasp.
Enoxo on November 17, 2009 at 10:49 PM
It wouldn’t be a Palin interview without asking about “death panels.” How did she come up with the phrase? “To me, while reading that section of the bill, it became so evident that there would be a panel of bureaucrats who would decide on levels of health care, decide on those who are worthy or not worthy of receiving some government-controlled coverage,” she explains. “Since health care would have to be rationed if it were promised to everyone, it would therefore lead to harm for many individuals not able to receive the government care. That leads, of course, to death.”
“The term I used to describe the panel making these decisions should not be taken literally,” says Palin. The phrase is “a lot like when President Reagan used to refer to the Soviet Union as the ‘evil empire.’ He got his point across. He got people thinking and researching what he was talking about. It was quite effective. Same thing with the ‘death panels.’ I would characterize them like that again, in a heartbeat.”
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Via Ace:
+1
WashJeff on November 17, 2009 at 10:50 PM
When Ace does treat his readers like a jerk, he always apologies. It’s a healthy relationship:)
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:50 PM
It is now known as “the diplomacy of deference”.
WTF?? How abou a little of that for the American people,Bozo?
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 10:49 PM
well they can’t call it the policy of apeasement now can they
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:51 PM
From Ace’s post:
It wasn’t too long ago that this wouldn’t be the case. I’m not liking the direction this nation is going in generally. Not at all.
Ace is spot-on with his assessment…the bowing controversy showed Obama did lie about the Saudi king bow. But why? Apparently he did so for whatever reasons of “diplomacy”, why not admit it then?
JetBoy on November 17, 2009 at 10:51 PM
I thought it was because she was a useful idiot. I’m glad she was nice to Palin’s kids though. I used to read her little bloggette during the campaign; I wouldn’t have predicted what happened after the election with her.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:52 PM
When Ace does treat his readers like a jerk, he always apologies. It’s a healthy relationship:)
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:50 PM
true I just can’t wrap my head around reading someone that thinks that a large precentage of his readers live in a fantasy world. To me that isn’t very different then the elites in washington thinking we are hicks.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:53 PM
looks liker Obama is losing the germans too:
his hopes for world leader continue to erode:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,661678,00.html
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:55 PM
That needs to be tattooed on Obowma’s a%s…!
Seven Percent Solution on November 17, 2009 at 10:56 PM
I am surprised you read HA then, honestly.
Everyone has a line, sure, Ace has never crossed mine. But he’s not for everyone.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Ace is spot-on with his assessment…the bowing controversy showed Obama did lie about the Saudi king bow. But why? Apparently he did so for whatever reasons of “diplomacy”, why not admit it then?
JetBoy on November 17, 2009 at 10:51 PM
See the people i work with and talk with do not see it as a blog event. They see it as a disgrace. but its North Carolina so honor is important to the culture. at this point in time i doubt Obama would carry NC. In fact i think he would lose it by 20 pts. The dem govoner is at 25% approval rating, the dem house and senate is close to the same. Look for NC to go red in 2010 if the trends stay the same. Dem congressman ethridge bailed on running against burr for the senate seat. The dems are running scared
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 10:59 PM
It’s an obvious answer, but I still think this is a petty topic.
AnninCA on November 17, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Obama thinks it’s a big deal(and that he is a big deal), or he wouldn’t be doing it.
Really Right on November 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Day after day,
Alone on a hill,
The man with the foolish grin is keeping perfectly still
But nobody wants to know him,
They can see that he’s just a fool,
And he never gives an answer,
But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning ’round.
Well on the way,
Head in a cloud,
The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud
But nobody ever hear him,
or the sound he appears to make,
and he never seems to notice,
But the fool on the hill,
Sees the sun going down,
And the eyes in his head,
See the world spinning ’round.
MB4 on November 17, 2009 at 11:00 PM
In less than a month Zero is going to be gone again, and when he gets home from his trip from Asia he’s going around the country touting his job creation plan. I think Zero needs to stay at home and get some work done.
Brat4life on November 17, 2009 at 11:01 PM
I am surprised you read HA then, honestly.
Everyone has a line, sure, Ace has never crossed mine. But he’s not for everyone.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 10:57 PM
i didn’t say i don’t read him. i just said I don’t do so as much and i will add what i do read i take with a big grain of salt.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:01 PM
Sadly
Foreign policy = kneepad diplomacy
Domestic policy = bend over suckers
bluemarlin on November 17, 2009 at 11:02 PM
I have to disagree with Ace. Bowing twice is a symptom of something larger in the man’s psyche. To me, it’s important, and people I know are talking about it.
SouthernGent on November 17, 2009 at 11:05 PM
from the Tapper piece, here’s Obama’s hardline stand for human rights in China:
China has 800B of treasuries and 300B of MBS and a prez that has to close GITMO before he talks about human rights
r keller on November 17, 2009 at 11:05 PM
translated into English :
We’re going to reassert ourselves by showing up and voting present.
Skandia Recluse on November 17, 2009 at 11:06 PM
His deference is not the issue with me. It’s that he is supposed to be a LEADER and the perception (fact) is he is not. He is a ditz and a doofus.
faol on November 17, 2009 at 11:07 PM
but Palin was not quailified to be VP:
Al Gore on Conan O’Brien’s show the other day:
Conan: Now, what about … you talk in the book about geothermal energy …
Al: Yeah, yeah.
Conan: and that is, as I understand it, using the heat that’s generated from the core of the earth …
Al: Yeah.
Conan: … to create energy, and it sounds to me like an evil plan by Lex Luthor to defeat Superman. Can you, can you tell me, is this a viable solution, geothermal energy?
Al: It definitely is, and it’s a relatively new one. People think about geothermal energy — when they think about it at all — in terms of the hot water bubbling up in some places, but two kilometers or so down in most places there are these incredibly hot rocks, ’cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees, and the crust of the earth is hot …
[Me] The geothermal gradient is usually quoted as 25–50 degrees Celsius per mile of depth in normal terrain (not, e.g., in the crater of Kilauea). Two kilometers down, therefore, (that’s a mile and a quarter if you’re not as science-y as Al) you’ll have an average gain of 30–60 degrees — exploitable for things like home heating, though not hot enough to make a nice pot of tea. The temperature at the earth’s core, 4,000 miles down, is usually quoted as 5,000 degrees Celsius, though these guys claim it’s much less, while some contrarian geophysicists have posted claims up to 9,000 degrees. The temperature at the surface of the Sun is around 6,000 degrees Celsius, while at the center, where nuclear fusion is going on bigtime, things get up over 10 million degrees.
If the temperature anywhere inside the earth was “several million degrees,” we’d be a star.
http://corner.nationalreview.com/
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I’m convinced.
Aviator on November 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM
How Presidential!
A bow like that is asking for your
head to be handed to you on a platter!
Or maybe just a deversion, before meeting
with his Manchurian handlers in Peking…
“Let’s Roll”
On Watch on November 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Bowbama,Gore,Biden. Not even worthy of being called the 3 stooges.
faol on November 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM
How anyone can’t comprehend “death panels” after the breast cancer fiasco going on right now is beyond me. This was a fed/gov. funded study, right?
CTSherman on November 17, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Al’s mind has sure deteriorated since he created the internet.
MB4 on November 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
The bowing and scraping is being done to certain leaders, only. Obama’s purpose is not diplomacy- it is to lower the status of America in certain, critical eyes.
OldEnglish on November 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
So a man that got to within 1000 votes or so of being president doesn’t know that the earth can not be a million degrees in its center. Think about that and then get back to me on Palin’s quailifications.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM
A bow creates drama, draws attention to the person doing it, and opens up discussions of speculation on what his intent actually was. Governing America is serious business. We don’t have time for this nonsense, Mr. Dither. Darth got that, Cuda gets that…now shake a person’s hand and move along sir!
While I’m in my no more nonsense mood…
Are you kidding me about Dithers wasting more of our time with on his Peace Prize? He had 71 vehicles for his Asia road trip…someone needs to take the keys away from him, explain where the Oval Office is and that he needs to sit his butt down and try doing his job! Enough!
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
Half of the tattoo would end up on Chris Matthews’ lip.
Aviator on November 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM
sit his butt down and try doing his job! Enough!
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
HE NEVER HAD A JOB.
faol on November 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Only among those whose pastime is oppo research and political controversy. Acting as if a bow has any legitimate meaning outside of the next conservative outrage! is rather silly.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
Where the heck is Joe Biden? Let’s just let him have at it and lock President Pacific out of America!
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
sit his butt down and try doing his job! Enough!
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:17 PM
HE NEVER HAD A JOB.
faol on November 17, 2009 at 11:18 PM
He is just trying to make sure he is out of the country when the economy does an iceland correction
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
If anyone else needs a good dose of Americana (doesn’t everyone, about now?), I strongly recommend WWII in HD, now playing on direct tv. It is a great reminder of who we are and what we have been able to overcome – and not a bow to be seen anywhere!
LASue on November 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
Yet another in the fine tradition of liberal thinkers that insist Clinton got impeached for a blowjob.
John the Libertarian on November 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM
the_nile on November 17, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Add another one to the list:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mx3IlHuF1KE&feature=player_embedded
All hail Prez Obaka, the very model of politeness and modesty.
CPT. Charles on November 17, 2009 at 11:23 PM
Only among those whose pastime is oppo research and political controversy. Acting as if a bow has any legitimate meaning outside of the next conservative outrage! is rather silly.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:20 PM
the elites in the GOP do not know how to fight back even given this on a silver platter. The ads write themselves. This could sink healthcare and cap and tax. It is good for a 2-3% more drop in the polls if handled correctly and given enough national play and it would take some states like NC, VA etc out of play for ther 2010 mid terms
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:23 PM
The Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America
doesn’t bow,
and the Leader of the Free World,bow’s for no man!!!!!!!
And for a Liberal President,who is busy strutt’n and
prancing around the world stage and bowing,not once,
but twice,has made America into a mockery,coupled with
insulting every country on the planet,has made the US
look weak and impotent!!!
And,never ever again believe,the Liberal Party on
Foreign Policy and National Security!!
The Liberal Party are only concerned to wage war on the RIGHT,as well as their Domestic agenda to remake,mold
America into their image!!
The end result,is that Obama is not acting as an American
President,but rather Smart Power,
as,
FU BO ‘The Clown’!!!!
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:27 PM
I believe you are one of those pesky trolls, so I’m not gonna waste much time here. May I suggest you simply grow up, and the same to your President Obama.
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM
He is selling us out to the Chicoms. Ruining our currency and scraping at their feet. Don’t you get the feeling that they are now calling the shots?
Christian Conservative on November 17, 2009 at 11:31 PM
It has to do with the guy’s relationship with the truth. If Obama points at the sun and says, “It’s midnight,” does it really matter if he’s off by a few hours? In the big scheme of things, ya know.
Jim Treacher on November 17, 2009 at 11:31 PM
O/T if I may.
American Energy Alliance slams Lindsey Graham.
DerKrieger on November 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Hopey is a rare species,found among communities,
always busy organizing,
its called,
“BarrackisBendisOverAkBackwardsBowingObamapiffikiss”!
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Amen to that. I’m still PO’d about the trip to London. Didn’t see any deference there.This comes from the grandchild of a Catholic Irish grandma from Antrim. Keep him out of Oz, he’d contaminate the soil.
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Surely you can’t be serious. You have a gift for erroneous extrapolation that, in this instance, will make itself very apparent as time goes by.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:38 PM
I agree that the truth is part of it, but with respect, I do that the bow itself is important. I know people who run their flag up in the morning and take it down at night, and they aren’t saying Obama lied about the bow, they are saying wth?! is he doing bowing? There is a lot of pride still in America.
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
really ? what if obama gets on his knees before putin or ahmadinefreak and begs next time? would that matter ?
runner on November 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
Amen to that. I’m still PO’d about the trip to London. Didn’t see any deference there.This comes from the grandchild of a Catholic Irish grandma from Antrim. Keep him out of Oz, he’d contaminate the soil.
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM
katy the mean old lady: Good evening katy!:)
You mean,Hopey hasn’t been to Down
Under yet!
If so,Australia should demand,before
entry,his birth certificate!!!:)
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:39 PM
So says the guy who’s turning an irrelevant gesture and squeezing every last drop of faux outrage out of it. There are no serious discussions of intent going on outside of circles that already question his intent 24/7. This is irrelevant in every possible way, yet here you are desperately trying to make it relevant. And I need to grow up?
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM
How much starch does it take to make an empty suit stand up by itself?
hillbillyjim on November 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM
WashJeff on November 17, 2009 at 10:44 PM
“‘Ooooh, ah!’ That’s how it all starts out. Then comes the running and the screaming.”
Like you, it seems, I rather die than surrender.
Liam on November 17, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Liam: I can picture the running and screaming part,yup!:)
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:44 PM
Surely you can’t be serious. You have a gift for erroneous extrapolation that, in this instance, will make itself very apparent as time goes by.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Since the GOP elite will never use these images to knock Obama we will never know will we…
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Only worse thing could be to have the visit scheduled on Dec. 7.
I’m even more crazed about the picture of him holding his crotch during the National Anthem at Arlington.
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
How much starch does it take to make an empty suit stand up by itself?
hillbillyjim on November 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM
hillbillyjim: A Sh*tLoad of KOOL-AID CRYSTALS!!:)hehe
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:46 PM
This is irrelevant in every possible way, yet here you are desperately trying to make it relevant. And I need to grow up?
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:42 PM
the drops in the polls tell a different tale but go ahead and think what you want its still a free country for a little while longer
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Holding his crotch. Heh, well I’ll never look at that picture the same again!
Spirit of 1776 on November 17, 2009 at 11:49 PM
patriotism is stronger in flyover country where we cling to our GOD, guns and flag. Obama disgraced the USA in japan. He even disgraced the EMperor by conveying an honor on him he did not deserve. He brought shame to japan and the USa and his supporters are too stupid to understand that. talk about the arrogant american.
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:50 PM
Riiiiiiiight. Bowing to the japanese emperor is gonna sink cap & trade and healthcare. ok. You realize ‘ads’ have to be somewhat relevant, right? Even if its just a little bit…it has to have something to do with the policies you’re talking about.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:52 PM
You sir, may have done lost your marbles. His bow brought shame to Japan? Its now made him arrogant? We’ve gone full circle folks!!!!
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Gawd, I hope not!
China used to make you produce a birth certificate along with a visa and passport.
Too ad he di’t take the family. I’d have the locks changed at 1600.
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Only worse thing could be to have the visit scheduled on Dec. 7.
I’m even more crazed about the picture of him holding his crotch during the National Anthem at Arlington.
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
katy the mean old lady:
On the campaign trail,he also never wore his flag lapel pin
and he couldn’t remember the soldiers name on the bracelet
that he bragged to everyone he wore,
and,was the first President to skip,the Medal of Honor Ball
Recipients during his inaugruation!!!
http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/8627
Seems an over whelming message to me!!:)
canopfor on November 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Obama’s failure to observe American patriotic ceremony, combined with a series of bows indicating obsisance and subservience to foreign heads or state, is a nonverbal declaration that he does not stand for what Americans have stood for over the past 233 years. That’s hardly a trivial matter.
Confutus on November 17, 2009 at 11:57 PM
That’s Ma’am to you. Clearly, you are spending a great deal of your time on this bow issue. Do a word count. Night-night.
redwhiteblue on November 17, 2009 at 11:57 PM
more of the things the stupid Obama supporters don’t understand about the BOW:
But President Obama’s bow to the emperor was pretty dumb.
1. His next stop was Singapore (and then Beijing). The Chinese don’t like Japan. The Rape of Nanking (as well as the massacres in a dozen other cities) has pissed them off. Bowing to the head of Imperial Japan was waving the Flag of the Rising Sun in the faces of teh Chinese.
2. His stop after that was Seoul. The Koreans are also still pissed at Japan.
3. Showing signs of any weakness in a time of war emboldens enemies.
So it is not American bluster or pride that is at stake here; it is not showing favoritism to one side in a triangle of mutual suspicion. Koreans also are suspicious of China and with good reason.
Which brings us to China’s concern about Obamacare. The young man has borrowed too much money. The Chinese hold a lot of these markers. They grilled him on Obamacare
“Boilerplate assurances that America won’t default on its debt or inflate the shortfall away are apparently not cutting it. Nor should they, when one owns nearly $2 trillion in assets denominated in the currency of a country about to double its national debt over the next
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/4005
unseen on November 17, 2009 at 11:58 PM
I’d have the locks changed at 1600
katy the mean old lady on November 17, 2009 at 11:56 PM
katy the mean old lady: Gawd that would be a riot,Secret
Service guarding all entrances,
as the locks were changed,with
a note that reads,
call Pelosi!!haha:)
canopfor on November 18, 2009 at 12:01 AM
Riiiiiiiight. Bowing to the japanese emperor is gonna sink cap & trade and healthcare. ok. You realize ‘ads’ have to be somewhat relevant, right? Even if its just a little bit…it has to have something to do with the policies you’re talking about.
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:52 PM
nope not when those policies are based on a person’s ability to sale them. Obama has staked his charm on selling Healthcare and to a lesser extent his cap and trade nonsense. If that charm/hubris is gone so is the driving force behind those bills. Its like buying a usedcar once the usedcar dealer is shown to be dishonest/ unworthy it matters not what shape the car is in.
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:02 AM
You sir, may have done lost your marbles. His bow brought shame to Japan? Its now made him arrogant? We’ve gone full circle folks!!!!
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:55 PM
Obama’s handshake/forward lurch was so jarring and inappropriate it recalls Bush’s back-rub of Merkel.
“Kyodo News is running his appropriate and reciprocated nod and shake with the Empress, certainly to show the president as dignified, and not in the form of a first year English teacher trying to impress with Karate Kid-level knowledge of Japanese customs.
“The bow as he performed did not just display weakness in Red State terms, but evoked weakness in Japanese terms….The last thing the Japanese want or need is a weak looking American president and, again, in all ways, he unintentionally played that part.
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:06 AM
If it’s irrelevant, why do they have to lie about it?
Jim Treacher on November 18, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Japan was too ashamed to even show the BOW to their own people. got that.
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:06 AM
Sorry but the reat of the world is saying FUCK YOU to Obama and the USA.
Seen what used to be the reserve currency?
People vote with their feet and their money.
jukin on November 18, 2009 at 12:07 AM
My theory is that the election of Barack Obama was the crowning moment in the pussification of the USA. We just elected our first Metro-Sexual President. Unfortunately he is representative of the upcoming generation. I would bet that the 52% of the voters that voted for him would also be fans of Sex in the City. I want to puke.
UncleZeb on November 18, 2009 at 12:07 AM
That photo flipped a stone lib friend over the edge. Now she wants to feed him to a needy polar bear. She has a grandfather, and 2 uncles buried there.
katy the mean old lady on November 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM
So, Tapper is saying that BHO still hasn’t accomplished a damn thing to support his Peace Prize?
d1carter on November 18, 2009 at 12:08 AM
His bow brought shame to Japan?
ernesto on November 17, 2009 at 11:55 PM
ernsto: Think WW2,the Japanese had a power trip,of US
soldiers bowing to them!!
And then losing their heads from a sharp Samuria
Sword!!!!!
I know,Obama brings up those horrendous images,
of that time and era,but I guess I don’t have access
to your revisionist history or alternate world view!
canopfor on November 18, 2009 at 12:09 AM
If Obama’s as frequent a liar as so many here insist he is, his having lied about it doesn’t say much of anything at all now does it? Can’t have it both ways now can we?
ernesto on November 18, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Barry’s 15 minutes are nearly over. A three year lame duck POTUS only the truly delusional will defend.
BHO Jonestown on November 18, 2009 at 12:11 AM
fuuny from hillbuzz:
“Palin was on Rush Limbaugh today, so share your thoughts on this thread too. Someone will link to a transcript and audio feed for this at some point as well. Apparently, Palin put forward more substantive policy points in 30 minutes than our current president has in 11 months. Go, Sarah, Go!”
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:12 AM
The only ones reading that deeply into this are you guys.
ernesto on November 18, 2009 at 12:12 AM
If Obama’s as frequent a liar as so many here insist he is, his having lied about it doesn’t say much of anything at all now does it? Can’t have it both ways now can we?
ernesto on November 18, 2009 at 12:11 AM
wow you are reduced to that defense. I think that means checkmate in chess
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM
You haven’t reduced anything. You don’t get to shout checkmate without having actually figured out whats so very wrong with the comment.
ernesto on November 18, 2009 at 12:14 AM
UncleZeb on November 18, 2009 at 12:07 AM
I look at it has the time the pendulum began to swing back. You can only go so far down one arc before you get pushback. nerds may not win the whitehouse for another 30 years after OBAMA is done
unseen on November 18, 2009 at 12:15 AM
For an enlightened citizen of the world, he does not show much comprehension of the country he leads.
Spirit of 1776 on November 18, 2009 at 12:16 AM
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