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Peggy Noonan: Obama Rises to the Challenge - He sounded like the president (Slobber warning)
The Wall Street Journal ^ | January 15, 2011 | Peggy Noonan

Posted on 01/15/2011 11:26:00 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jeff Flake’s Republican message this morning was one of the best I’ve ever heard. The right words, the right tone.

Can someone post that ?


41 posted on 01/15/2011 12:00:56 PM PST by spintreebob
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wonder, what is the pathology that forces the victims of a blood libel to falsely compliment their abusers?

It sounds like a form of battered wife syndrome, where one wants to make the abuser like them, forgive them (because the abuse is the victims fault), and to force a truce of some sort so it won’t happen again.

The GOP is simply a sick-in-the-head political party...they have been taking it for 40 years running, and don’t even realize that they are enabling their abusers now.

Republicans need to step down to 3rd party status and work on themselves, and get well. Let the Tea Party take over battling the enemy Democrats and their media.


42 posted on 01/15/2011 12:01:20 PM PST by roses of sharon (I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13)
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To: Dr. Sivana

My bad.
I always thought Fairleigh Dickinson was in New Jersey.
I guess I should have double checked. sorry.


43 posted on 01/15/2011 12:02:12 PM PST by Tupelo
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To: Servant of the Cross

The wells fargo logos would be correct for the area.

Can we prove this isnt a photo shop pic?


44 posted on 01/15/2011 12:02:51 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I absolutely cannot stand Noonan. Her gauzy, simpering style just grates on me.


45 posted on 01/15/2011 12:04:35 PM PST by Wolfstar ("If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his friend." Abraham Lincoln)
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To: mylife
I got it from the linked thread which linked through to a gatewaypundit.rightnetwork site. Looking at the comments there, it appears this picture and many others from the whole day of the event are at flickr and are legit.
46 posted on 01/15/2011 12:08:39 PM PST by Servant of the Cross (I'm with Jim DeMint ... on the fringe!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Not nearly presidential enough to get my vote or respect.


47 posted on 01/15/2011 12:08:39 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (America is ailin' and the one and ONLY cure is Palin.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It took awhile, but I’ve totally lost respect for her writing and for her opinions. She can’t expand her assessments to address substance, only form. She’s clearly only able to assess politicians from the perspective of a speech writer. Probably 80-90% of actors could read lines on television and ‘sound presidential’, whatever that means. Who cares? What matters is if a President loves this country and does his or her duty to protect it.

Peggy should be writing for sitcoms or as a movie consultant. I’m sick of people like her who are essentially into ‘packaging’ having any influence on the government of my country. Reading prepared speeches is not what constitutes leadership, no matter how well you can do it.


48 posted on 01/15/2011 12:08:46 PM PST by pieceofthepuzzle
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It was large-spirited and dealt with big things. It was adroit and without rancor. The president didn't mourn, he inspirited.

This is easy to accomplish when you have no emotional connection to the subject matter, and a reflexive reverence for the sound of your own voice.

Think about just how creepy a combination that is...

49 posted on 01/15/2011 12:09:43 PM PST by Steel Wolf ("There are moderate Muslims, but Islam itself is not moderate." - Ibn Warraq)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peggy Swoonan ?


50 posted on 01/15/2011 12:10:45 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (America is ailin' and the one and ONLY cure is Palin.)
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To: spintreebob
Jeff Flake’s Republican message this morning ...
51 posted on 01/15/2011 12:11:12 PM PST by Servant of the Cross (I'm with Jim DeMint ... on the fringe!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I never liked her la-di-da manner. But now I dislike her in more important ways.

Plus, she always sounds like she's on ludes.

52 posted on 01/15/2011 12:11:23 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Peggy?

Since her support of Obama in 2008, she has been dead to me.

OOOHH, can I say that?


53 posted on 01/15/2011 12:11:58 PM PST by Jvette
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We're gonna need more kneepads!
54 posted on 01/15/2011 12:12:43 PM PST by McGruff (We must reject the idea that every time a laws broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker)
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To: Servant of the Cross

I suspected they were prompting the audience.

Leni Riefenshal would be proud.


55 posted on 01/15/2011 12:14:18 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Yea. I suspect they even had ‘plants’ throughout who applauded and rose on cue ...


56 posted on 01/15/2011 12:15:16 PM PST by Servant of the Cross (I'm with Jim DeMint ... on the fringe!)
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To: Servant of the Cross

It was so unnatural.


57 posted on 01/15/2011 12:16:26 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: F.J. Mitchell

Am I the ONLY person on this thread who read the entire article and understood what she was saying?


58 posted on 01/15/2011 12:16:26 PM PST by California74
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Glenn Beck and Peggy have stockholm syndrome and some idiots are falling for it. All the media and ALL TV support him because he is a god.

The news media and ALL TV is so evil. Paid shills for the Saudis.


59 posted on 01/15/2011 12:16:39 PM PST by Frantzie (Slaves do not have freedom only the illusion of freedom & their cable TV to drool at)
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Peggy -- given a teleprompter, anyone can TALK like a President.

He has to GOVERN like one, and not like a despot (you know, luxury overseas trips on the taxpayer's dime while people are losing their jobs and homes. You know, like doing something about nuclear proliferation other than giving the regimes more time. You know, like doing something to stop terrorism other than strip-searches and peek-a-boo X-rays of Caucasian women at US airports.)

And DON'T get me started on the economy, health care, the auto manufacturers, oil prices, inflation, nuclear weapons, Israel, Taiwan, energy independence, "green" jobs which only exist on paper but send money to China, our relations with long-time allies such as Israel and Great Britain, security of classified diplomatic cables such as Wikileaks, demonizing the oil industry over the Gulf Oil spill, facing down the Mullahs in Iran, appointing literal communists such as Van Jones and Valerie Jarrett to be advisors, or TRILLIONS in new unfunded spending).

PS:

Get ready to say "President Sarah Palin and first dude Todd".

Cheers! Cheers!

60 posted on 01/15/2011 12:18:02 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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