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Daily Beast Readers Mock Notion of Obama Gay Marriage 'LBJ Moment'
NewsBusters ^ | May 11, 2012 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 05/11/2012 2:24:10 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

One of the best things about the internet is the ability of readers to quickly and easily post their reactions to articles. In the strictly hard copy era before the web, authors who wrote completely absurd articles could be easily shielded from reader reaction. This is no longer the case as evidenced by this Daily Beast article by Lyndon B. Johnson biographer Robert Dallek: Obama’s LBJ Moment with His Gay Marriage Endorsement.

Yes, a few days ago Richard Cohen of the Washington Post was yearning for President Obama to become more like LBJ. And now we have Dallek declaring that Obama did indeed have his "LBJ Moment."  So break out your peanuts and Cracker Jack as you enjoy the entertainment ahead starting out with Dallek setting himself up to be mocked out of the ballpark with this incredibly slow pitch of a silly article:

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; gaymarriage; lyndonjohnson; robertdallek
The best thing about articles on the Web is reading readers' reactions to them. The reactions are often more interesting than the original articles.
1 posted on 05/11/2012 2:24:18 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

Profiles in Pandering.


2 posted on 05/11/2012 2:29:45 PM PDT by JennysCool (My hypocrisy goes only so far)
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To: PJ-Comix

It was an honest mistake. LBJ, LGBT — people confuse those two all the time.


3 posted on 05/11/2012 2:42:52 PM PDT by Flatus I. Maximus
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To: Flatus I. Maximus

LOL!


4 posted on 05/11/2012 2:44:29 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: PJ-Comix

I’m thinking Obama’s had a lot of BJ moments.


5 posted on 05/11/2012 2:56:37 PM PDT by tumblindice (Our new, happy lives.)
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To: PJ-Comix
LBJ Moments?

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Picking up a dog by its ears?

Giving orders to subordinates while sitting on a toilet?

Drinking beer while driving and throwing the cans out when you're done?

Ordering special pants with a roomier crotch area?

Scratching his groin in public and even pulling out his -- 'nuff said?

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Good times, Good times ...

6 posted on 05/12/2012 12:11:07 PM PDT by x
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