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Obamaniacs
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The Night We Waved Goodbye to America
http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=5987
Is this 2008 ... or 1984?
http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4084
by Peter Hitchens
It is fascinating to see how seldom my critics respond to what I actually say.
What seems to get them going is the fact that I exist at all.
I wrote an article which attacked the cult of Obama, both in the USA and
abroad. It did not even say that the American people were wrong to elect Mr
Obama, not least because - since the French Army and Navy so generously won
the battle of Yorktown for George Washington (Merci, Messieurs Rochambeau,
Lafayette and De Grasse, and so much for all those American jibes about
cheese-eating surrender monkeys and non-existent French military victories) -
English people haven't really had much business in deciding who is the Head of
the American State or Government.
I wrote an article which contained not one word of endorsement for John McCain
or Sarah Palin, nor one word of defence of George W.Bush. A tiny bit of
research would reveal that I have long been a strong critic of Mr Bush and his
actions, that I have shown no enthusiasm for Mr McCain and I delighted in Mrs
Palin only to the extent that she annoys ultra-feminists.
Two weeks ago, I would have said that - in the unlikely event that I swore
allegiance to a foreign power and became a US citizen - that I probably
wouldn't have voted at all in the Presidential election. I believe many have
fought and died for the immensely precious right not to vote. I think people
should exercise that right a good deal more when presented with an insulting
or excessively narrow choice by the political party machines.
But after spending some time in the US during the closing days of the
campaign, I came round to the view that, granted a vote, I would have cast it
for Mr McCain if only to annoy the Obama cultists, and emphasise the fact that
a sizeable minority aren't wholly fooled by hype, humbug and brain-bypassing
advertising techniques.
Even so, I still think both abstaining and voting for McCain were reasonable
options, even if you disagree with them. I also have no personal criticisms
against those who voted rationally for Mr Obama on the basis that they knew
exactly what he was and what they would get. I disagree with them, but at
least their action was rational and informed. You could even - as some I know
have done - vote for Obama because you desired a Democratic White House , even
if you didn't think much of the man.
What I don't think any wise or educated person should do would be to vote for
Barack Obama on the basis of the weird utopian cult which seemed to have come
into being around him. People shouldn't swoon at political rallies. They
shouldn't ( as 17,000 Obama fans did once in Dallas) applaud when Obama stops
a speech to announce that he needs to blow his nose. They should listen
carefully to what is being said, and you can't do that while in a swoon. It is
well known that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose (the
politest way I know of expressing this problem) . But the contrast between the
supposed promise of Obama and the likely reality is so great that it is likely
to discredit the office and the constitution.
Continue...
http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2008/11/obamaniacs.html
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:55 am Post subject: Re: Obamaniacs ( Peter Hitchens ) |
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http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=6047
Obamaniacs
Race; Posted on: 2008-11-17
[ Printer friendly / Instant flyer ]
The Night We Waved Goodbye to America
http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=5987
Is this 2008 ... or 1984?
http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=4084
by Peter Hitchens
It is fascinating to see how seldom my critics respond to what I actually
say.
What seems to get them going is the fact that I exist at all.
I wrote an article which attacked the cult of Obama, both in the USA and
abroad. It did not even say that the American people were wrong to elect
Mr
Obama, not least because - since the French Army and Navy so generously
won
the battle of Yorktown for George Washington (Merci, Messieurs Rochambeau,
Lafayette and De Grasse, and so much for all those American jibes about
cheese-eating surrender monkeys and non-existent French military
victories) -
English people haven't really had much business in deciding who is the
Head of
the American State or Government.
I wrote an article which contained not one word of endorsement for John
McCain
or Sarah Palin, nor one word of defence of George W.Bush. A tiny bit of
research would reveal that I have long been a strong critic of Mr Bush and
his
actions, that I have shown no enthusiasm for Mr McCain and I delighted in
Mrs
Palin only to the extent that she annoys ultra-feminists.
Two weeks ago, I would have said that - in the unlikely event that I swore
allegiance to a foreign power and became a US citizen - that I probably
wouldn't have voted at all in the Presidential election. I believe many
have
fought and died for the immensely precious right not to vote. I think
people
should exercise that right a good deal more when presented with an
insulting
or excessively narrow choice by the political party machines.
But after spending some time in the US during the closing days of the
campaign, I came round to the view that, granted a vote, I would have cast
it
for Mr McCain if only to annoy the Obama cultists, and emphasise the fact
that
a sizeable minority aren't wholly fooled by hype, humbug and
brain-bypassing
advertising techniques.
Even so, I still think both abstaining and voting for McCain were
reasonable
options, even if you disagree with them. I also have no personal
criticisms
against those who voted rationally for Mr Obama on the basis that they
knew
exactly what he was and what they would get. I disagree with them, but at
least their action was rational and informed. You could even - as some I
know
have done - vote for Obama because you desired a Democratic White House ,
even
if you didn't think much of the man.
What I don't think any wise or educated person should do would be to vote
for
Barack Obama on the basis of the weird utopian cult which seemed to have
come
into being around him.
shouldn't ( as 17,000 Obama fans did once in Dallas) applaud when Obama
stops
a speech to announce that he needs to blow his nose. They should listen
carefully to what is being said, and you can't do that while in a swoon.
It is
well known that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose (the
politest way I know of expressing this problem) . But the contrast between
the
supposed promise of Obama and the likely reality is so great that it is
likely
to discredit the office and the constitution.
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LOL. Millions voted for Obama on the "basis of the weird utopian cult the
surrounds him?" Maybe they just liked his policies over McCain's.
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar and the most telling aspect of this story
are the first two sentences. |
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MANFRED the heat seeking
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 6:51 am Post subject: Re: Obamaniacs ( Peter Hitchens ) |
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"grinder@yoohooyou.edu"
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OH! But of COURSE!
http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/420.jpg
CLINTON's LEGACY: Something about His Mom, and a Cigar.
DEPRAVED NEW WORLD.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1847723,00.html
Putting Bill Clinton On the Couch
Monica Lewinsky represented something very important to Clinton
psychologically. She looked like his mother, Virginia, who had
recently died. Clinton kept saying how much she reminded him of
his mother.
Monica kept saying she felt like she was having a relationship with a
lost little boy. This is the President of the United States. She was an
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Obamaniacs ( Peter Hitchens ) |
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"MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE" <ExPresident@au.revoir.gov> wrote in message
news:4924b4a7$0$19582$7836cce5@newsrazor.net...
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Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
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OH! But of COURSE!
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Finally, FINALLY, somebody brings up Bill Clinton:
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http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/420.jpg
CLINTON's LEGACY: Something about His Mom, and a Cigar.
DEPRAVED NEW WORLD.
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1847723,00.html
Putting Bill Clinton On the Couch
Monica Lewinsky represented something very important to Clinton
psychologically. She looked like his mother, Virginia, who had
recently died. Clinton kept saying how much she reminded him of
his mother.
Monica kept saying she felt like she was having a relationship with a
lost little boy. This is the President of the United States. She was an
intern. Yet she felt maternal in her relationship with him.
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MANFRED the heat seeking
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:20 am Post subject: Re: Obamaniacs ( Peter Hitchens ) |
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"tenjets"
| Quote: | "MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE"
"grinder
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Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
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OH! But of COURSE!
Finally, FINALLY, somebody brings up Bill Clinton:
http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/420.jpg
CLINTON's LEGACY: Something about His Mom, and a Cigar.
DEPRAVED NEW WORLD.
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It would be wrong to cut off contact with the terror group just because
they may have killed people "in a way that we hate."
-- Bill Clinton.
Who BETTER to carry out that GRAND TRADITION than CTHILLARY?
Ancient Horror for the Modern World. |
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RichTravsky
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:54 am Post subject: Re: Obamaniacs ( Peter Hitchens ) |
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MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE wrote:
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"tenjets"
"MANFRED the heat seeking OBOE"
"grinder
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Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
...
OH! But of COURSE!
Finally, FINALLY, somebody brings up Bill Clinton:
http://www.strangecosmos.com/images/content/420.jpg
CLINTON's LEGACY: Something about His Mom, and a Cigar.
DEPRAVED NEW WORLD.
It would be wrong to cut off contact with the terror group just because
they may have killed people "in a way that we hate."
-- Bill Clinton.
Who BETTER to carry out that GRAND TRADITION than CTHILLARY?
Ancient Horror for the Modern World.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/15/AR2008051503306.html
Hypocrisy on Hamas
McCain Was for Talking Before He Was Against It
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Two years ago, just after Hamas won the Palestinian parliamentary
elections, I interviewed McCain for the British network Sky News's
"World News Tonight" program.
Here is the crucial part of our exchange:
I asked:
"Do you think that American diplomats should be operating the way they
have in the past, working with the Palestinian government if Hamas is
now in charge?"
McCain answered:
"They're the government; sooner or later we are going to have to deal
with them, one way or another, and I understand why this
administration and previous administrations had such antipathy towards
Hamas because of their dedication to violence and the things that they
not only espouse but practice, so . . . but it's a new reality in the
Middle East. I think the lesson is people want security and a decent
life and decent future, that they want democracy. Fatah was not giving
them that."
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http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto100920082025295397
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, said last night that Washington
could "ultimately" contemplate the idea of negotiating with the Taliban to
secure a political settlement in Afghanistan, if the Afghan government were
to pursue such talks.
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