NYT shocked to find a politician instead of a virgin (Code Pink/MoveOn under Obama's bus?)

HotAir.Com ^ | July 4, 2008 | Ed Morrissey

[Syncro]

Good quotes from Charles Krauthammer also in this piece:

While seducing the hard-core MoveOn Democrats that delivered him the caucuses — hence, the Democratic nomination — Obama not only disdained the pin. He disparaged it. Now that he’s running in a general election against John McCain, and in dire need of the gun-and-God-clinging working-class votes he could not win against Hillary Clinton, the pin is back. His country ’tis of thee.

In last week’s column, I thought I had thoroughly chronicled Obama’s brazen reversals of position and abandonment of principles — on public financing of campaigns, on NAFTA, on telecom immunity for post-Sept. 11 wiretaps, on unconditional talks with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — as he moved to the center for the general election campaign. I misjudged him. He was just getting started.

[Syncro]

Lots of good comments after this article at the HotAir link above.

[Eagles6]

save

[Mojave]

all-new, 50%-more-”centery” agenda

His "cemetary" agenda is where the votes will come from.

[goldstategop]

Liberals shouldn't be shocked. If Obama ran as a leftist, he would lose in November. In their hearts, they know he knows it. Their cries of betrayal are amusing.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Jeff Chandler]

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[rabscuttle385]

The New York Times editorial board went to bed with a virgin and woke up with a...

A rather nasty case of genital herpes? After all, in a city where twenty-five percent of the grown-up population has it, that's to be expected.

[CindyDawg]

Not getting much posting done tonight, huh? :’)

[goldstategop]

A whore? All politicians sell themselves for votes. If the New York Times expected Obama to maintain his political virginity forever, they were bound to be disappointed. In the end even an Obamessiah must reckon with the reality of earthly politics.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Mojave]

Is it Obamessiah or Obamassiah?

[Jeff Chandler]

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[Fichori]

<satire>
In other news, we interview Senator Barack Obama about his new campaign bus strategy... HEY! WHAT IS HE DOING UNDER HIS OWN BUS!
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[Syncro]

First, he broke his promise to try to keep both major parties within public-financing limits for the general election. His team explained that, saying he had a grass-roots-based model and that while he was forgoing public money, he also was eschewing gold-plated fund-raisers. These days he’s on a high-roller hunt.

Yea, that's what he said a few month ago, but back in April of this year, he snuck into San Francisco to raise money from the Gold and Diamond Plated Lefties

It's not like he all of sudden is going to start extracting donations from the hoity toity crowd.

[Libloather]

The New York Times editorial board went to bed with a virgin and woke up with a...

When RATS have a cow, does it hurt?

[fieldmarshaldj]

Somebunny’s enjoying his colortini’s tonight.

[JennysCool]

Somebunny’s enjoying his colortini’s tonight.

Ah! Thanks for the Tom Snyder flashback!

I miss the guy.

[Jeff Chandler]

Somebunny’s enjoying his colortini’s tonight.

Simultinis.

[sofaman]

I prefer The DalaiBama

[Mojave]

[fieldmarshaldj]