It appears that when a political party falls from power, has no leadership and can’t admit to themselves and take blame for the havoc they caused while in power, they go a little crazy. This is from the thoroughly conservative David Horowitz.
I have been watching an interesting phenomenon on the Right, which is beginning to cause me concern. I am referring to the over-the-top hysteria in response to the first months in office of our new president, which distinctly reminds me of the “Bush Is Hitler” crowd on the Left.
Speaking of this crowd, have you seen any “I am so sorry” postings from that quarter as Obama continues and even escalates the former president’s war policy in Afghanistan and attempts to consolidate his military occupation of Iraq?
Conservatives, please. Let’s not duplicate the manias of the Left as we figure out how to deal with Mr. Obama. He is not exactly the anti-Christ, although a disturbing number of people on the Right are convinced he is.
I have recently received commentaries that claim that “Obama’s speeches are unlike any political speech we have heard in American history” and “never has a politician in this land had such a quasi-religious impact on so many people” and “Obama is a narcissist,” which leads the author to then compare Obama to David Koresh, Charles Manson, Stalin and Saddam Hussein. Excuse me while I blow my nose.
This fellow has failed to notice that all politicians are narcissists – and that a recent American president was a world-class exponent of the imperial me. So what? Political egos are one of the reasons the Founders put checks and balances on executive power. As for serial lying, is there a politician that cannot be accused of that? And once, the same recent president set a pretty a high bar in this category, and we survived it. As for Obama’s speeches, they are hardly in the Huey Long, Louie Farrakhan, Fidel Castro vein. They are in fact eloquently and cleverly centrist and sober.
Don’t think any Editor at DU will start a post about this. ROFL!
Dream on, Paddy O’Troll. That’s a web poll where people can vote as often as they want, not a scientifically rigorous poll using sound statistical techniques.
I bet you clicked on that little “F” icon until your mouse finger got sore.
#81 LOL. Justify all you want. Omama just isn’t popular. His numbers have been sliding from day 1. I feel for the guy. He’s a good person who is in so far over his head that he’s falling apart.
80,
It seems to me the liberals have the following in their “Pro-Obama” playbook for anyone who is remotely “anti-Obama”:
1. Racism
2. Sore Losers
3. Not giving Obama a chance
4. Blaming current economic situation squarely on Bush.
The disappointing thing is how the liberals apply double standards and/or are dishonest about how things happened in the past.
The liberals and their ilk rationalize things away and wash their hands of any responsibility (ala Howard Dean style).
Fact is (as reported by the New York Times), Bush did in fact try to reform Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae back in 2003. The Democrats opposed Bush’s measures citing there needs to be a higher rate of home ownership (specifically amongst minorities). Go figure.
People like Fusion turn a blind eye to this and simply blame Bush for the Economy (as though any President has any real control over the Economy).
Dick Morris (a former Bill Clinton adviser) has been discussing how Obama has signed off on America’s economic independence at the G20 summit.
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I’m judging Obama by his actions. If he’s pro-socialism as he seems to be demonstrating, then I have no choice than to be against him. It’s that simple.
#83 – The Obamabots are in a panic. Things are spinning out of control and the guy in the cockpit, despite being a good person (IMHO), has zero previous hours as a PIC and the plane is going to crash…
82, Didn’t Obama cite his bachelor’s degree on International Relations as his credentials when asked how he was qualified to be President when dealing with U.S. Foreign Policy?
A bachelors degree?!?!?!?! I think you’re being too kind in saying he’s in over his head.
# 85 Guyver said, “I think you’re being too kind in saying he’s in over his head.”
#85 – Since he is our President, I’m trying to be charitable.
86,
You’re a better man than I. I’m looking forward to this weekend’s news shows to see how bad he’s “portrayed” given what he’s been saying and doing this week.
I’m just wondering what all the libs on this forum will say in 2 years’ time about Obama…. you know, the ones who said he was the “intelligent” choice for President. I doubt they’ll eat crow. Their egos won’t allow for that. LOL.
# 87 Guyver said, “I’m just wondering what all the libs on this forum will say in 2 years’ time about Obama….”
They’ll be saying that Cheney had mind control ray projector machines installed in the W.H. before Obama took over… ROFL
#85, the only guys with any direct international relations experience were Bush I, Nixon, and Ike. All the rest learned on the fly. Most of them did pretty well anyway. GWB was –by far– the worst all the way back to WWII, so just getting back to average is a pretty good deal.
I think O will do better than average, but we’ll see.
# 89 Olo Baggins of Bywater said, “the only guys with any direct international relations experience were Bush I… I think O will do better than average, but we’ll see.”
Well, he went to EU with 2 goals, get buy in on his stimulus & get troops for Af. Failed on both… Not looking good so far…
89, Giving up on America’s economic independence to the G20 is hardly a good start.
#82,
#81 LOL. Justify all you want. Omama just isn’t popular.
Ya think???
Obama still has 66% popularity. From a real poll.
Yup. Another example of Obama Derangement Syndrome to explain the trolling.
#90,
Well, he went to EU with 2 goals, get buy in on his stimulus & get troops for Af. Failed on both… Not looking good so far…
And I suppose that you know that from watching FOX SPEWS.
# 91 Guyver said, “89, Giving up on America’s economic independence to the G20 is hardly a good start.”
Well, what do you expect from someone with no executive experience? He trying his hardest.
Paddy-O and Guyver are co-winners of today’s Sore Loser Medal, with a special Mutual Masturbation Cluster for reinforcing each others’ delusions.
I’d also award them the special “Pretending I’m Not A Republican” Coward Award, but that’s been awarded so many times that it’s been retired.
#95, Phydeau,
I’d also award them the special “Pretending I’m Not A Republican” Coward Award, but that’s been awarded so many times that it’s been retired.
The retirement of any award is usually a special occasion, but I can see these two have been such consistent winners, it should go to them by default.
As I suggest this can be replaced with the “Stooopid Comment of the Day Award”. AKA, the SCoDA.
95, You actually think I liked McCain?!?!?!? Please. I never liked the way he didn’t enforce immigration controls nor how he waffled around on supporting the military at times. Both parties are two wings of the same bird….only difference is one party is taking us over the cliff a lot faster than the other.
If your understanding of politics is limited to two parties then you’re clearly a partisan hack.
96, LOL. I expected more from you Fusion. I was hoping you’d address why the Democrats denied there was a problem with Freddie and Fannie back in 2003 when Bush tried to fix both organizations. Oh that’s right…. you’re not interested in being objective. Your dodging the NTY articles which amazingly puts Bush in a good light against your comments is all the proof I need that objectivity is not your motive.
Yes, Guyver, I get it… even McCain was too liberal for you. So that puts you in the far-right wing of an already right-wing party. One of your spiritual brethren killed three policemen with an AK-47 the other day.
98, Like I said, you’ve got a limited understanding of the political spectrum. I’m not religious nor do I like Bible-thumpers / Koran-thumpers shoving their religion down my throat.
I only see what you write, Guyver, not any political nuances that may or may not exist in your mind. And your writings are indistinguishable from the garden variety sore-loser Republicans who bash Obama on anything and everything they can. So be aware of how you are coming across.