Here's a shoutout to all of my loyal fans.
Posted on 08/20/2008 6:40:46 AM PDT by seanmerc
Last week raised important questions about whether Barack Obama is strong enough to be president. On the domestic political front, he showed incredible weakness in dealing with the Clintons, while on foreign and defense questions, he betrayed a lack of strength and resolve in standing up to Russia’s invasion of Georgia.
This two-dimensional portrait of weakness underscores fears that Obama might, indeed, be a latter-day Jimmy Carter.
Consider first the domestic and political. Bill and Hillary Clinton have no leverage over Obama. Hillary can’t win the nomination. She doesn’t control any committees. If she or her supporters tried to disrupt the convention or demonstrate outside, she would pay a huge price among the party faithful.
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The metrosexual man can make a good latte or lawyer but little else. Keep them as far from the levers of power as you can.
At least Carter and Dukaka were governors. At least they held some sort of executive power. Obama is not even in that category.
Has there ever been someone that has not held executive power of some sort before being elected? Mayor, General, Governor? I know there have been Senators and Reps, but they have been longstanding.
In my mind, the only one I can think of is Lincoln. And he ain’t no Lincoln.
I'm no fan of Morris, but that is a good phrase...
“Ah, a nice funky bouquet, an interesting cheesy undertone,
somewhat musky—my dear, I’m guessing you haven’t washed
these feet since `71? That was a great year! Sniiiiiiif!”
Here's a shoutout to all of my loyal fans.
The Dems are in danger of achieving Carterization and the convention hasn't even started yet. Obama has already been imitating "the malaise" speech. Like Carter he is depressed and ashamed of his country and tries to drag everyone else down into his bummer and downer. But Americans don't like being depressed about and ashamed of their country. They especially do not like condescending people trying to rub their noses in it.
He doesn't seem to grasp this as a weakness in his campaign and will keep doing it. He has a neurotic need to remind white Americans of the imperfections and moral failings of their country. There is an in-your-face quality to this kind of condescending liberalism. Liberal white guilt is finite, not infinite. And McCain is gaining momentum.
It's what Begala said about the Democrats not being able to win with eggheads. There just aren't enough eggheads. Arugula, inflating tires, and herbal wheatgrass colonics won't win this election.
Carter was a moron, but he had been a governor and had served his country.
Obama is a darker shade of Edwards. Both are populists w/o a resume. Both subsist on the cult of the masses to propel them forward. Both are smooth talking bubble heads.
The only difference I can see is Edwards donks the help.
who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it ..
They're going to have to do this in a way that Hillary has clean hands, or perhaps draft a dark horse. Although Hillary is a better impromptu speaker, she still has no executive experience (despite lots of wishful thinking otherwise) and huge negatives (a lot of people voted for the BHO empty suit rather than Hillary. Many would vote for anyone else rather than let a Clinton anywhere near the White House again.) Kinda makes we wonder if someone like Al Gore might emerge from Denver as the nominee ...
I think he’s on the money, only... the laugh will be on all of us, if he chooses her to be VP... In fact, I think the Clintons have more on him than they’re leading on...and she may very well end up on the ticket...
“while on foreign and defense questions, he betrayed a lack of strength and resolve in standing up to Russia’s invasion of Georgia.”
I’m trying to remember what strength and resolve our president showed....
“””He’s not Carter; he’s Dukakis.””””
My thoughts exactly. When Obama made the “above my pay grade” comment, I immediately thought of Dukakis looking like a doofus in the Army tank.
He’s got some kind of head—it really is an odd shape. Something about him doesn’t look quite right. I’m not one of the ones that thinks he is handsome.
Don’t forget the fill up your tires comment. That definitely reminds me of the Carter days.
Dick Morris, I think you’re INSULTING JIMMY CARTER - he’d be worse then Jimmy. :-)
I'll say it HUSSIEN!! :-)
The geniuses the geniuses are pumping out at your neighborhood public school only vaguely know Jimmy Carter and the part they know is how he’s a kindly old gentleman who is on the cast of Extreme Makeover Home Edition.
The europeanized democrats think Carter’s the bee’s knees.
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