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One Nation Under the One Big O
Posted by Raven on August 8th, 2008
The Big O is headed off to Hawaii for a much needed vacation. The Anointed One is human, after all.
Few people are more likely to need a holiday than Barack Obama.
Yet as he heads off on Friday for his first week-long break since he launched his presidential bid 19 months ago, Mr Obama is dogged by rising angst about his campaign’s direction.Although he has run what is widely acclaimed to be one of the most impressive campaigns in years, Democrats live in fear of Mr Obama falling prey to the kinds of accident that derailed predecessors in earlier cycles.
Democrats say that Mr Obama needs to accomplish two critical things on his return next week. First, he must put on a good event to announce the selection of his running mate. Second, his speech at the party convention in Denver must be exceptional.
In contrast to the jittery nerves among Democrats in general, the Obama campaign conveys serene confidence that it will accomplish both.
Ahh yes…the snobby confidence that people are getting tired of hearing about. At least most average people. Maybe a week in the sun will burn off some of Obama’s arrogance.
He certainly needs to lose it.
Of course his campaign is working behind the scenes to come up with even more arrogant, Godly salute to the One.
This exchange below reminds me of a Beavis and Butthead episode- with all the Big O’s “uh’s” and “ums”….and his hatred of America shines through. Blindly. Obama doesn’t have much to say, really, without his teleprompts. Is this why he refuses to debate with McCain in front of real people who really haven’t decided to submit and bow to his stupidity?
“America, is uh, is… is no longer… uh… what it, it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children.”
:roll:
Obama is a sign of progress. Uh, make that, um, a sign of, uh, you know, something different. Uh, well, like I mean hope and uh, change, uh, yeah, that’s it.
August 8th, 2008 at 10:51 am
The Messiah is anything but a perfect speaker without the teleprompter and prepared speech. He’s more like W than the liberals would like I am afraid, atleast as his speaking abilities off the cuff. And he’s taking a vacation in Hawaii. Yeah, i am sure most of the low and middle-income Americans can just afford to run off to Hawaii for a vacation whenever they feel like it. Ya know, he’s not the “man of the people” that he claims to be and they’ve painted him out to be. I have no problem with him going per se, just that after he’s done with the wealth redistribution in this country… none of us will be able to afford to fly out and spend time at Hawaii.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
No one but him. He won’t allow THAT to change. Scumlib.
I can’t stand his stupidity and it shames me that so many beck and cower to him…to his knees.
August 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Going back to find his birth certificate, hopefully. :roll:
I took two vacations in Hawaii back in the 1990’s. I was lucky enough to have had a friend who lived there.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I’m not saying that I’m rooting for Obama, but you do know he grew up in Hawaii? Also, and I’m only putting this out there as something to think about, but most people know that the majority of politicians are from the upper class of society. The whole “I-identify-with-the-people-cause-I’m-an-average-guy” thing is a farce. No American president has ever come from the working class (Question: do people think politicians should be elected from the working class?). Ironically, the people who hate Obama because they believe he is elitist should be all over him if they actually knew about his up brining.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
DJ,
Yes, I think most of us knew that he grew up in Hawaii. Doesn’t change the fact it takes alot of $$$ to travel, pay for lodging and for food there. And I think we can also agree that the majority of people who aspire to higher national office are those who are not the “average” guy. Many of our Founding Fathers were well-to-do when compared to other Americans of their time. But I doubt that they tried to put themselves off as some working class bubba at the docs. I think the difference was they, the founders, wanted people to have liberty and equality of opportunity, regardless of their socio-economic status. Too many people who play the “I’m just like you little guy” are looking for the equality of results and promise those results at the expense of others…. (Yes.. I’m looking at you Obama.)
August 8th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Of course I know about the big O’s life. It means nothing to me because he has changed. He’s a man of wealth and class now. He doesn’t represent me. Or any other blue collar worker. In fact, I cannot think of ONE democrat who really does.
And you’re right: No American president of the past century has ever truly walked in my shoes. Not even the big O. If they did, things would be very different in this country.
August 8th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
I think stories about America’s founding fathers have become the stuff of legends. Which is good, because every great country has its heroes, but I think it makes our founding fathers incomparable to other presidents (However, I would kill to have Adams or Washington be prez again. Mmmmm….). I think Raven brings up an interesting point though. Obama was once poor and is now rich. Some people view this as Obama being unable to represent blue collar workers. But isn’t this the American dream? Don’t most people want to work there way to a better standard of living? I think McCain is 100x more bad-ass then Obama will ever be (5 years in the Hanoi Hilton will do that), but McCain has never walked on both sides of the class divide like Obama has.
August 8th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Raver-
“Snobby confidence” you say? “Arrogance?” Sounds to me like our current Commander in Chief. But you wouldn’t notice that, as he is one of yours.
And tell me Ravenous, gimme ONE (r)epuke that represents you and the other blue collar workers.
PEACE
August 8th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Bunny- there aren’t any Congress critters who rep the real people. The closest one I can relate to might be Tom Tancredo. Otherwise, not a one.
That’s why I think we should fire them all and hire new blood. Real blue blood and recharge the engines of the country. And I’m looking for candidates who are new, bold, daring, different. Who want small government, who want less welfare and less government programs; who will do what the Constitution says they need to do.
I tend to be more libertarian than repuke as you like to call me.
August 9th, 2008 at 12:03 am
I’d hate to tell you but the term “blue blood” refers to a member of the aristocracy. I thought you said you wanted someone who repped the real people. I’m confused as usual after reading one of your posts.
PEACE