Well that was quick! Nobel for Obama

Friday, October 9th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | 1 Comment

The Nobel committee announced today that Obama won the Peace Prize due to his “extraordinary efforts” at global diplomacy. They praised him for creating “a new climate in international politics” and for his efforts at nuclear arms reduction.

Interestingly one journalist today wrote, “Obama’s name was rarely mentioned as a potential candidate for the award.”

Here is what the Nobel Committee had to say › Continue reading

Tags: nobel, Obama, peace, prize

What the Russians thought of Obama

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

I recently came across a survey from the Levada Center in Russia. One of the questions that was asked right before the US presidential vote was:

“What are your feelings towards the victory of Barack Obama, a representative of the African American minority, in the US presidential elections?”

Here were the options and results (by%):
Admiration 5
Content 15
Surprise 16
Envy 0,4
Irritation 2
Indignation 1
No special feelings 57
Not sure 3
(N=1600)

The categories make for a fun list. Especially since we don’t often get to see the the options of “envy” or “indignation” on political surveys.

In Russian:
Восхищение 5
Удовлетворение 15
Удивление 16
Зависть 0,4
Раздражение 2
Возмущение 1
Никаких особых чувств 57
Затруднились ответить 3

Tags: election, Obama, Russia, vote

Will Obama’s Olympic Gambit work?

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

On this one he has a bit more public support than on healthcare.

Note to reporter: don’t read from the script it makes you seem like a girltard. Someone once said that “broads don’t belong in broadcasting” — but I saw Anchorman so I know what female reporters are capable of…you can do better.

Tags: 2016, Chicago, Obama, Olympics

Don’t Apologize, Act

Sunday, September 27th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Here is a comment published in a British newspaper yesterday (Guardian p26), it was attributed to Judith Miller, but I think it was probably first penned by Clive Stafford Smith earlier this summer in relation to the alleged torture of prisoners:

Obama tells the world that we should ‘look forward, not backwards.’ The slogan is bizarre. How should the victim feel when we tell him that we are going to look only forward? We won’t admit what we did to him, and we won’t even say we’re sorry?

Something about the quote grates against me. On one hand it reads like just another liberal gagging to flaunt their left-wing credentials, but on the other hand it feels like an intentional mis-reading of Obama and American politics.

Often the liberal knee-jerk reaction is › Continue reading

“Obama really a robot”

Friday, September 25th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.

This video was created by Eric Spiegelman, who wrote:

Ladies and gentlemen, your President is a robot. Or a wax sculpture. Maybe a cardboard cutout. All I know is no human being has a photo smile this amazingly consistent.

On Wednesday, the Obamas hosted a reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, during which they stood for 130 photographs with visiting foreign dignitaries in town for the UN meeting. The President has exactly the same smile in every single shot. See for yourself — the pictures are up on the State Department’s flickr (link below). And, of course, compressed into 20 seconds for your viewing pleasure.

The Times (of London) is thinking Obama could possibly be a robot

Tags: Obama, robot, smile, Spiegelman

Comments on Obama’s Afghan War

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

This pundit (UnificationNow on Youtube) gives his opinion on Obama’s Afghan war: he tells Obama to leave Afghanistan and stop “using” 9/11 for justification. (Is this guy in a bath robe?)

Tags: Afghanistan, Obama, Taliban, UnificationNow

Don’t forget — today is Constitution Day

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | 5 Comments

Here is a Nevada City parade to celebrate the day:

I have filed this one under the Obama column since he is the one charged with executing the laws of the nation and thus the articles of the Constitution. Although I see that McClintock and Lungren have both taken advantage of the occasion for a bit of self-promotion. After all, Nevada city is in the red territory of northern California. Plus appearances from a chubby Obama and a hairy Bill Clinton.

Tags: California, constitution, constitution day, Lungren, McClintock, Nevada city

“American Lie” song

Monday, September 14th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Parody to the tune of “American Pie.” Interesting imagery related to Obama and healthcare. I think the song originally played on Rush Limbaugh’s show a few weeks (which is why Rush’s voice keeps cropping up in this clip). Lyrics: › Continue reading

Tags: Obamacare, parody, Paul, Rush, Shank, song

“SpasticSasha” says Obama will surrender to North Korea and Iran

Saturday, September 12th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

Today it was announced that there may be a face-to-face meeting with Iranian and American leaders. SpasticSasha gives us his opinion — with interesting points and humorous jabs. But should we really be so quick to call Obama an appeaser just because he wants to talk?

Tags: appeasement, Iran, North Korea, Obama

Reaction to Obama’s America

Friday, September 11th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

In a strange amalgamation of left and right ideas FatLibertarian says that the country “can’t get caught up in this bull-crap healthcare debate, energy, cap-and-trade bullshit, these actions are something the someone who wants to destabilize our country would pursue at this time…of course president Obama doesn’t care about America, he wants to make a new America, and this new America is a one where you give people the wealth, so it is not exactly the best situation for us.”

Aren’t libertarians in favor of enhancing the wealth of the individual at the expense of the state?

Tags: america, FatLibertarian, future, Obama