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article reference by Rush in American Thinker:

Tiger, Barack, and the Law of Transitivity By Lisa Schiffren

We are staring because we've been had. Betrayed. We see now that the image was all a fraud. The talent was real. But the things that made the public like Tiger personally -- the low-key demeanor, manners, and sweet smile of countless sports-page photos, magazine covers, political analogies, and most important, product endorsements, was an act. That would be betrayal enough. But it wasn't just Woods' act. The larger lesson here is about how much artifice -- sustained, deliberate deception -- goes into the construction of a public persona when there is profit to be made or power to be had.

..The Obama campaign did explicitly attempt to borrow the from the then-universal Tiger Woods appeal to allay any discomfort voters might have had with a mixed-race politician. They constructed a persona that would make the American electorate comfortable with a barely-known, first-term senator with a left wing voting record, a deliberately obscured personal and professional past, and no traditional qualifications for high office.

Ultimately, Woods is an exceptional golfer with a character problem. Barack Obama, by contrast, is not an exceptional, or even particularly competent, leader. But because so many politicians, interest groups and factions have an interest in his continued presence, no one is ready to reveal the man behind the curtain just yet.

..But many voters from both the center and the far left who believed in the Obama magic are increasingly dismayed by watching the human god fall to earth. This is a major problem because, as Shafer notes, the impulse of the betrayed is to tear their fallen deities to shreds.

1 posted on 12/20/2009 9:25:12 AM PST by opentalk
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He's always been an empty suit. Michelle Obama said as much in this video clip:

Five Seconds With Michelle Obama in 2004 on Her Husband’s Presidential Prospects

2 posted on 12/20/2009 9:28:53 AM PST by FReepaholic (If ignorance ain't bliss I don't know what is.)
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We don't know if there's rampant sex romps going on with Obama. We doubt that.

We doubt that ... at least if you mean Obama with women (given his attraction to Michelle, we know that he doesn't go for feminine).

3 posted on 12/20/2009 9:29:21 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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We don't know if there's rampant sex romps going on with Obama.

Barry is scared 54!+1355 of Michelle. No way he's cheated on her. Just don't see it happening.

4 posted on 12/20/2009 9:29:26 AM PST by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system. I am Jim Thompson.)
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Maybe somebody can find out why Bambi appears to have two long scars on the right side of his head. They look like something that might have been left by brain surgery or by some seriously traumatic accident. Another Freeper pointed them out in a photo earlier today.

But of course his medical records, like everything else, are unavailable. A fair amount of verifiable fact was known about Tiger Woods, whereas in the case of Obama, everything is basically a rumor to begin with.


5 posted on 12/20/2009 9:29:31 AM PST by livius
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Can’t happen without a free and unbiased press. Might be a lot of net rumours, conservative blog posters etc, but cannot work without a curious and balanced media.


6 posted on 12/20/2009 9:33:51 AM PST by yetidog
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There have been salacious rumors from the get-go, fed by a lack of girlfriends pre-Michelle.


7 posted on 12/20/2009 9:34:28 AM PST by Mamzelle (Who is Kenneth Gladney? (Don't forget to bring your cameras))
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Any unearthing of Zer0 will happen...after he is out of office.


10 posted on 12/20/2009 9:36:39 AM PST by Vinnie (You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
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The unmasking of O...

-Not a natural born US Citizen
-Is a totally committed muslim
-Is gay as the day is long
-Hates America Completely
-Wants to destroy America in 4 years time
-Is possessed by the Devil (hey, he thinks it’s fine to leave abortion surviving babies to die in closets!)
-Thinks the Constitution is just an old piece of paper that is in his way
-Would take every last gun away from Americans TODAY if he thought he could get away with it. (yes, never end a sentence with a preposition. Make that “Would take every last gun away from Americans TODAY if he thought he could get away with it, beeotch!).

Remember, Axelrod says it’s OK for us to be “GROUCHY”.


11 posted on 12/20/2009 9:41:01 AM PST by TheConservativeParty (Take back the GOP-RNC. Apply RINO-B-GONE as needed.)
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Barack Obama & Larry Sinclair: Cocaine, Sex, Lies & Murder? (Hardcover)

12 posted on 12/20/2009 9:42:22 AM PST by FReepaholic (If ignorance ain't bliss I don't know what is.)
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Have you ever seen Barry more *comfortable*?

I suspect the only 2 places he truly belongs are Kenya, and in the arms of another man.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

14 posted on 12/20/2009 9:42:53 AM PST by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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Somewhere a domestic or foreign entity has damaging information on Barry. At some point, his house of cards are going to come tumbling down and I want to be at the front of the line LMAO.

This should be an interesting Christmas as I have many of my liberal family coming over. I took a lot of grief last year because I voted for Sarah. But I held my ground and told them they will have “buyers remorse” shortly after the inaugaration.


15 posted on 12/20/2009 9:44:15 AM PST by twoputt
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He will resign for health or some family reason once the real people in power consider him spent and put the squeeze on him.


16 posted on 12/20/2009 9:46:48 AM PST by 240B (he is doing everything he said he would'nt and not doing what he said he would)
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Say this unmasking does happen. The US public has an expository moment on the grandest of scales. In that sudden vacuum, will we turn to Christ for strength and salvation or to the stand up guy ready to lead us through the perilous times, times that will require further sacrifice on our part, times that will lead to our rightful place in the world?

I’m not just saying... I’m praying.


17 posted on 12/20/2009 9:47:26 AM PST by MurrietaMadman (Luke 23:31)
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Tiger and Obama have manufactured images maintained by external interests, Tiger had his financial sponsors, Obama has his power brokers. Once the facade fades all you have left is the shell of a plastic Cupie doll, cute on the outside and nothing but stale air on the inside...About as hollow as Keith Olbermann's head...We have seen what has happened to Tiger'd image, it will be a matter of time before we see the shipwreck called Obama.

To quote Rush, "don't doubt me".


18 posted on 12/20/2009 9:47:42 AM PST by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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I agree with 99% of what Rush says but I think he is wrong about this. The unmasking of BHO may be much more serious than this comparison. It is a pretty trivial matter if an athlete is found to be cheating on his wife. The unmasking of BHO will be viewed as much more serious event, in my opinion.

BHO is the main character in a very serious attempt to destroy America as we know it. Whether he is the actual puppet master or just a puppet we do not as yet know. Eventually the truth will come out and BHO's strange makeup will be revealed. I expect there will be some significant dismay in our nation on that day.

23 posted on 12/20/2009 9:57:49 AM PST by Upstate NY Guy (AD)
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Seen this?

Open Secrets and Media Darlings


Apparently, “everyone” knew about Tiger Woods’ affairs and his behavior off the course, but the MSM narrative was that Woods “is a hero” and the Woods brand was something the MSM protected at all costs — refusing to write negative stories about him, or tell the truth about any of his shennanigans. “Everyone” knew Woods was up to the things he got up to, but the MSM would not talk about it.

Here in Chicago, depending on what community you’re in, “everyone” knows things about Dr. Utopia too...

Rush Limbaugh said on Friday: "Mark my words. At some point the same unmasking that has happened to Tiger Woods will happen to Barack Obama."


24 posted on 12/20/2009 10:03:16 AM PST by backhoe (All Across America, the Lights are being relit again...)
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My most admired writer is Stephen Lendman and his popularity continues to grow because he is so good. He is working on a year-end piece on Obomem that will devestating because it will be well researched and completely accurate.

Lendman records his articles at http://sjlendman.blogspot.com/ When his article comes it will show you why Lendman is so highly regarded by his fans.


25 posted on 12/20/2009 10:07:35 AM PST by poodle (We are slaves to the corporations and the government is the overseer.)
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****This is a major problem because, as Shafer notes, the impulse of the betrayed is to tear their fallen deities to shreds.****

The conservatives’ criticism of this charlatan will seem mild compared to the lefties when they finally have to face the truth about their exalted one.


26 posted on 12/20/2009 10:10:26 AM PST by sodpoodle (Stop wasting our wealth and start telling the truth.)
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bookmark


32 posted on 12/20/2009 10:25:49 AM PST by GOP Poet (Obama is an OLYMPIC failure.)
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Rush has done almost **NOTHING** to unmask Obama’s natural born status.

All these talk show hosts are really small businesses. In my opinion Rush, for me, has seriously damaged his “brand name”.

37 posted on 12/20/2009 10:36:59 AM PST by wintertime
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