STEYN: The epitome of mediocrity

The Washington Times ^ | Mark Steyn

[Servant of the Cross]

I believe it was Jean Giraudoux who first said, "Only the mediocre are always at their best." Barack Obama was supposed to be the best, the very best, and yet he is always, reliably, consistently mediocre. His speech on oil was no better or worse than his speech on race. Yet the Obammyboppers who once squealed with delight are weary of last year's boy band. At the end of the big Oval Office address, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews and the rest of the MSNBC gang jeered the president. For a bewildered President Obama, it must have felt like his Ceausescu balcony moment. Had they caught up with him in the White House parking lot, they would have put him up against the wall and clubbed him to a pulp with Mr. Matthews' no-longer-tingling leg.

For the first time, I felt a wee bit sorry for the poor fellow. What had he done to so enrage his full supporting chorus? In The Washington Post, the reaction of longtime Obammysoxer Eugene Robinson was headlined "Obama disappoints from the beginning of his speech."

So what? He always "disappoints." What would have been startling would have been if he hadn't "disappointed." His eve-of-election rally for Martha Coakley "disappointed" the Massachusetts electorate so much it gave Ted Kennedy's seat to a Republican. His speech for Chicago's Olympic bid "disappointed" the Oslo committee so much it gave the games to Pyongyang, or Ougadougou, or any city offering to build a stadium with electrical outlets incompatible with Mr. Obama's teleprompter. Be honest, guys, his inaugural address "disappointed," too, didn't it? Oh, in those days, you still did your best to make the case for it. (snip)

[Servant of the Cross]

Vintage Steyn! His wicked rapier wit undresses not only the poseur but his sycophantic minions of the press too.

His speech on oil was no better or worse than his speech on race. Yet the Obammyboppers who once squealed with delight are weary of last year's boy band. At the end of the big Oval Office address, Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews and the rest of the MSNBC gang jeered the president. For a bewildered President Obama, it must have felt like his Ceausescu balcony moment. Had they caught up with him in the White House parking lot, they would have put him up against the wall and clubbed him to a pulp with Mr. Matthews' no-longer-tingling leg.

[SMARTY]

“O” is the populist President. And of course you all know that, familiarity breeds NOT contempt... but MEDIOCRITY!!!

[douginthearmy]

I love to sit down to a nice bit of Steyn (with google and websters fired up in adjacent tabs of course!)

[Enterprise]

Loved this:

""I fired off a speech
But the British kept a-spillin'
Twice as many barrels as there was a month ago
I fired off a speech
But the British kept a-spillin'
Up the Mississippi from the Gulf of Mexico. ..."

Advice Obama won't take:

GO "NORTH TO ALASKA"

[Wpin]

Wonderful read, Steyn at his best! Thanks for posting this.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Schadenfreude, its what’s for breakfast.

[Alex Murphy]

I believe it was Jean Giraudoux who first said, "Only the mediocre are always at their best."

That's FReeper sig material right there!

[Loyal Buckeye]

Chris Mathews tingle up his leg has been replaced with a tinkle down his leg.

[Deb]

Steyn is so good. His Ceausescu analogy is brilliant and hilarious. I'm still waiting for the Michelle-lickers in the "culture media" to say,

"Ya know, we must have been experiencing temporary insanity when we said Michelle Obama was "a fashion trend-setter". We don't what we were thinking. Boob Belts and cheesy sweater sets from the Gap made America the laughing stock of the World, and don't even get us started on the chartrusse, inauguration abomination. We are deeply saddened by our behavior and will publish open apologies for comparing her to Jackie, to any remaining and sober Kennedys."

[kalee]

Sad but true...
“Chris Matthews and the other leg-tinglers invented a Barack Obama that doesn’t exist. Unfortunately, they’re stuck with the one who does”

[Servant of the Cross]

I'm still waiting for the Michelle-lickers (?!) in the "culture media" to say ...

Not in our wildest dreams might the fashionistas ever admit their lies ...

[Deb]

Unbelievable. I mean REALLY unbelievable!

[CaliforniaCon]

............and now Obammy is so beaten down that none other than Oprah, the cheerleader who helped elevate him to rockstar status in the eyes of idiot followers, is jumping in to defend him re his handling of the BP oil spill crisis.

[oyez]

Ceauşescu

Clouseau.

Bozo

[Taxman]

The really, really bad news is that We the People are also stuck with the Obozo who exists!

[Taxman]

I’ve been referring to him as “Obozo.”

I may have to change to “Obonga Bozo.”

That is really, really funny!

Thanks!

[kalee]

Too true. :(

[Taxman]

I am hoping, praying and working (well, sending money to conservatives) to neuter Obongo Obozo and his mindless camp followers in November.

And then repeat the process for the November, 2012 election.

It is about FReedom and the American Way!