April 09, 2010
— DrewM Looks like it's on all 3 cable nets.
The Weekly Standard has some of the prepared remarks that hit Obama's foreign policy.
In foreign policy, weÂ’ve got the makings of the Obama Doctrine: coddling our enemies while alienating allies.The administration eased sanctions on Cuba and sided with Chavez against Honduran democracy. They wonÂ’t bring up human rights with China because, quote, 'we know what they are going to say.' They offer tepid sanctions on North Korea and 'gold stars and cookies' for the Sudanese President. They send letters to Iranian mullahs but can barely muster a word of support for the Green Movement seeking freedom and womenÂ’s rights in Iran!
Hits back at Obama over experience with nuclear issues. Probably not a great line but it got applause.
Great line... "Jerusalem is not a settlement and Israel is an ally".
Wow, this meat is so red the cow is still alive. Of course, it's a political speech, so you know, it makes sense.
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The governor will be in Boston on April 14th. I'm thinking of going. I SHOULD go. Shame on me if I don't go and support the conservative movement.
If I do go, I'll make sure to bring a camera to record the shenanigans.
Posted by: Fred Jones, Scooby Gangmember at April 09, 2010 09:48 AM (uFokq)
Remember though. Palin's the Vice-President pick of a failed Presidential run. Her opinion means nothing.
Just watch.
Posted by: Bosk at April 09, 2010 09:52 AM (pUO5u)
Posted by: hrh at April 09, 2010 09:52 AM (n1ZTX)
Posted by: Derak at April 09, 2010 09:55 AM (m8r9d)
Posted by: Dave at April 09, 2010 09:57 AM (Xm1aB)
Folks, someone needs to remind the President: Jerusalem is not a settlement. Israel is our friend. And the critical nuclear concerns of our time are North Korea, who has nuclear weapons, and Iran, who wants them.
So, 'yes we can' kowtow to our enemies and publicly criticize our allies.
Yes, we can. But someone ought to tell the President and the Left that just because we can doesnÂ’t mean we should.
Red meat is delicious! Here's somebody I would entrust the Blade of Olympus to.
/And kudos to Bibi for not kowtowing to Barracky on the nuclear weapons ambush.
Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at April 09, 2010 09:58 AM (9hSKh)
I have no response to this.
Last I....uh...checked....she wasn't an....er....an expert on....uh...anything....
Posted by: BHO at April 09, 2010 09:58 AM (V40IZ)
Posted by: Dave at April 09, 2010 09:58 AM (Xm1aB)
Posted by: Dave at April 09, 2010 01:57 PM (Xm1aB)
Essentially...
"And what the hell do you know, Mr. Community Organizer, part-time senator, and professional candidate?"
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 09:58 AM (v0kvW)
Seems like our problems go much deeper than just Obama.
No he doesn't have a point. They are on his side because they are there at his pleasure. It's as simple as that.
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 10:00 AM (v0kvW)
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 10:00 AM (V40IZ)
Posted by: Dave at April 09, 2010 01:58 PM (Xm1aB)
She said something like, 'all the experience he got with nuclear weapons as a community organizer, part-time Senator' and presidential candidate'.
It kind of leaves out the whole year as President and he did work on nuclear issues as a Senator.
It's a cute line for the crowd but it's too defensive and doesn't stand up.
Yeah, Obama has drawn the wrong conclusions from his experience but he does have some and quite honestly, it's more than hers (at that level). I don't blame her for punching back, it just wasn't that effective.
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 10:01 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: Dave at April 09, 2010 10:02 AM (Xm1aB)
Sarah won't run. She'll be the bait-
Fuck, teleprompter joke! HA!
Anyway, she will attract the insane liberal hate. Once again, she'll draw fire like the torpedo bombers at Midway. Then the actual nominee comes in from above and behind like the dive bombers.
Posted by: SGT Dan at April 09, 2010 10:02 AM (L0IJJ)
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 10:02 AM (V40IZ)
As with everything else, Obama projects a facade of knowledge and expertise, and he has none. Then, he has the balls to accuse others of the same.
I have no problems, even now, with her calling him an empty suit.
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 10:04 AM (v0kvW)
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It was just an obscure reference to that time Obama said patients might be better off taking a pain pill than getting actual, you know, medical care.
Posted by: Palin Shill at April 09, 2010 10:05 AM (3K4hn)
For fuck's sake, I'd bet I know more about nuclear weapons theory and employment than he does, and my formal education on the subject is minimal.
For a nuclear argument between Sarah and Toonces, it comes down to who has better advisors and who actually has our strategic strength as their goal. I side with the 'Cuda on this one.
Posted by: SGT Dan at April 09, 2010 10:05 AM (L0IJJ)
Posted by: The Analogist at April 09, 2010 10:05 AM (UGrme)
http://tinyurl.com/6635q3
What does Sarah Palin know about nuclear arms? A lot.
Posted by: CUS at April 09, 2010 10:06 AM (wOGfT)
It kind of leaves out the whole year as President and he did work on nuclear issues as a Senator.
It's a cute line for the crowd but it's too defensive and doesn't stand up.
Yeah, Obama has drawn the wrong conclusions from his experience but he does have some and quite honestly, it's more than hers (at that level). I don't blame her for punching back, it just wasn't that effective.
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 02:01 PM (9B5OK)
I respectfully disagree Drew. You're analysis may be technically correct but her words cut through the bullshit that is Obama and I think strikes a chord with all us unsuffistikated roobs out here. Her plain speaking is like a drink of water to a man dying of thirst.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 10:06 AM (lHn6+)
Yet he can talk about someone's experience. What a joke.
This guy makes Richard Simmons look like General Patton.
Manchurian got ripped off on their candidate.
Posted by: sifty at April 09, 2010 10:07 AM (62Qh1)
Enough of this "She'll take the flak, the heat, raise the crowds, the dollars ... but then she can sit in the corner and let the Big Boys handle the tough stuff."
Puhlease stop saying that.
If she wants to run, she has every right to run. She has the right to compete.
She's already taken MORE FLAK than anyone.
Enough of this using her for money and crowds and attention and then shoving her aside.
Thanks a bunch.
Posted by: hrh at April 09, 2010 10:08 AM (n1ZTX)
In the House, we need 40 seats. It's do-able. Tough, but do-able. We need to make sure Bachman and Joe Wilson win. We cannot allow the Left those two victories.
This is what I'd like to see happen in the Senate: Reid gets defeated. Specter wins the primary and gets defeated in the general. McCain loses to Hayworth in the primary, and Hayworth wins. And we pick up Bayh's seat in Indiana.
So, +40 in the House to get rid of Madame Sneaker. And +3 key seats in the Senate. Bonus: we get rid of McCain.
Posted by: Fred Jones, Scooby Gangmember at April 09, 2010 10:08 AM (uFokq)
Sarah directed AK Missile Defense, the way Reagan got Gorby to knock down some concrete.
Obumbles managed US Missile defense the way a bully kicked down a sandcastle at the beach.
Posted by: The Analogist at April 09, 2010 10:09 AM (UGrme)
Posted by: hrh at April 09, 2010 10:09 AM (n1ZTX)
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 10:09 AM (MzTRc)
This isn't LGF, you don't have to be respectful.
You're analysis may be technically correct but her words cut through the bullshit that is Obama and I think strikes a chord with all us unsuffistikated roobs out here.
It was a clapper line for people who like her. That's fine, that's why she's there. I just think a lot of people we think it's a little off when it's pulled out for newscasts and stories. It'll be easy to pair it with someone who smack it down.
It's a small part of the speech but it will get a lot of coverage.
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 10:10 AM (9B5OK)
Don't think the Big Zero didn't plan for this, either.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 09, 2010 10:12 AM (CJOrs)
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 10:13 AM (v0kvW)
In the House, we need 40 seats. It's do-able. Tough, but do-able.
No, actually, it's not going to be that tough at all. Odds are we net at least 60.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at April 09, 2010 10:14 AM (CJOrs)
It's a small part of the speech but it will get a lot of coverage.
And never forget that she could see Russia from her house....while Obama could only see Kaminsky Park from his house. Or whatever the hell it's called. He couldn't be bothered to find out - he was too busy studying nuclear options.///
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 10:15 AM (lHn6+)
Krauthammer on Nuclear Posturing, Obama-Style:
This is quite insane. It's like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets (a) hanged or (b) 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 10:27 AM (MzTRc)
Reid is a traitorous bastard and aspires to do every bit as much evil to the USA as Teddy Kennedy ever did. He needs to be fired and sent home in disgrace in a landslide. I hope he ends up cleaning rest stop toilets.
If we get enough of the senate that McCain's maverickyness won't matter, we can leave him for now. Be nice to have a more conservative guy there. Just bench his ass and keep him there. I'd put him on a committee with the other RINOS to study the effects of viagra on frogs or something. Let him waste the rest of his career voting with his Democrat "friends".
We can pretty much count on him fucking the Constitution on big issues if the legislation has his name on it.We can't let him be the deciding vote or he'll stupak us. I half expect him to pull a Specter before he retires and he'll blame it on the Tea Parties.
Pelosi has got to get that rictus grin wiped off her face. If we can't vote that crooked elitist bitch out of position this year then we are truly lost.
I hope she had fun with that fucking gavel while she had it, because Granny Scrunt is getting it pried out of her claws this year like a pipe from a crackhead.
I gotta go do punch downs.
You kids have fun.
Posted by: sifty at April 09, 2010 10:27 AM (62Qh1)
Quick, Barry... which one of the 57 states was she governor of?
Posted by: kbdabear at April 09, 2010 10:29 AM (sYxEE)
If he did, that would be only recorded instance of "work" in his record.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 10:31 AM (mR7mk)
Now now folks, Harry is really a nice guy, he tips me a dollar when I caddy for him
Posted by: Tom Coburn, aspiring "maverick" at April 09, 2010 10:31 AM (sYxEE)
Posted by: Patty Murray D- not sure at April 09, 2010 10:32 AM (9jRMu)
That does sound like the Social Democrat approach to women candidates/Secretaries of State.
Posted by: HeatherRadish at April 09, 2010 10:34 AM (mR7mk)
TC: No, Harry, I'm not.
HR: But you do have all the qualities of a dog. All except loyalty.
HR: Feed him to the pigs, Errol.
Posted by: Harry "Bricktop" Reid at April 09, 2010 10:36 AM (62Qh1)
What SGT Dan said. It's been pretty well known, Drew, that he blew off the SIOP for months and we all know very clearly from all the information flowing around that Obama was a complete fuckoff as Senator.
If you want to argue to authority, there ought to be some to back that up.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 09, 2010 10:38 AM (SHKl9)
It's a transitional speech - we're seeing the change from Sarah Palin "political celebrity" to Sarah Palin - candidate. Most importantly, she's already at a level - as a private citizen without portfolio - where even the White House is compelled to engage her in the public arena.
Posted by: mrp at April 09, 2010 10:39 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: WalrusRex at April 09, 2010 10:40 AM (xxgag)
I know more about nukes than you know about the Chicago White Sox, you poseur.
Sincerely,
Sarahcuda
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 09, 2010 10:46 AM (oJaPx)
Sorry but you're going to have a very hard time convincing anyone who doesn't already love Palin or hate Obama that two years as Senator and a year + as President doesn't give you experience dealing with these issues.
It's certainly more than a couple of years as a Governor.
It doesn't mean he's right and she's wrong but she really doesn't come out well getting into a resume fight with him on this.
Again, it's a great clapper line for the hall, I just don't think it plays well beyond it (which she may or may not care about).
To be effective beyond a specific audience, the line has to ring true and not make people question your assumptions (especially when the facts aren't on your side).
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 10:51 AM (9B5OK)
Obviously, his time in the WH has not matured his thinking whatsoever.
This is not a plus for him at all.
Sarah was right.
Posted by: pam at April 09, 2010 10:53 AM (h8R9p)
Posted by: Dan at April 09, 2010 10:57 AM (1jzSs)
The Weekly Standard has some of the prepared remarks that hit Obama's foreign policy.
All of the Indonesian Imbecile's policies are foreign.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 11:02 AM (tdWBE)
I get your point, but he picked the fight by saying she had no expertise. It was basically a "sit down and shut up." He's hardly a nuclear "expert" either.
If it was a question of "experience" then I'd agree with you. I'd say Barry made it a question of "expertise," something he certainly doesn't have, and she's 100% correct to point out that he has nothing in his background that suggests he's an expert.
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 11:02 AM (v0kvW)
Experience is only one ingredient by which executives are evaluated. In 2012, the American voters will judge whether Barak Obama was a wise leader of the United States Of America, or not.
Posted by: mrp at April 09, 2010 11:04 AM (HjPtV)
Posted by: the peanut gallery at April 09, 2010 11:05 AM (NurK6)
"Alaska is the first line of defense in our missile interceptor defense system. The 49th Missile Defense Battalion of the Alaska National Guard is the unit that protects the entire nation from ballistic missile attacks. ItÂ’s on permanent active duty, unlike other Guard units.
"As governor of Alaska, (sarah) Palin is briefed on highly classified military issues, homeland security, and counterterrorism. Her exposure to classified material may rival even Biden's.
"She's also the commander in chief of the Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF), a federally recognized militia incorporated into Homeland Security's counterterrorism plans."
Posted by: CUS at April 09, 2010 11:06 AM (wOGfT)
"This is quite insane. It's like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets (a) hanged or (b) 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections."
Nothing slices like a Krauthammer. Can he campaign in 2012?
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 11:18 AM (+hPIb)
Posted by: Blackford Oakes at April 09, 2010 02:12 PM (BiCQw)
Yes; there's no fool like and old fool. He still craves their approval and can't wait to stab conservatives in the back to "earn" it. Fuck him forever. If he had any sense of honor (LOL) he'd withdraw from the race and slap his whore daughter's fat face for being such a disgrace to him and his wife.
Posted by: Captain Hate at April 09, 2010 11:24 AM (nevhd)
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 03:02 PM (v0kvW)
Forget "expert". The Indonesian Imbecile couldn't even pass an 8th grade math test - and I'm not kidding. The guy has major problems with fractions and certainly could never do mathematical word problems with any degree of competence.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at April 09, 2010 11:26 AM (tdWBE)
"Mr. Obama,
I know more about nukes than you know about the Chicago White Sox, you poseur.
Sincerely,
Sarahcuda"
The superfluous U in poseur is a nice touch. It'll really piss him off, because while reading the letter aloud, he'll spend a few seconds trying to figure out what the hell "poss-ear" means, before it sinks in like the cement shoes on a corp.
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 11:26 AM (+hPIb)
To be effective beyond a specific audience, the line has to ring true and not make people question your assumptions (especially when the facts aren't on your side).
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 02:51 PM (9B5OK)
Heh, sure Drew, Obama's been Commander in Cheif for 14 months and he already knows how to pronounce Corpse Man. That guy is a quick learner. Also he didn't have 2 years in the senate, he served 103 days before he left to go campaign for his next job. Unlike Palin he chose to just take the check, not do his job and not resign. He didn't even review the nuke plan until after he was in office for 8 months.
Posted by: robtr at April 09, 2010 11:29 AM (fwSHf)
#33, welcome to war. People get plugged into situations and used up for a greater good. The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg, the 3rd ID at the Marne, the 505th PIR for the invasion of Sicily, the 504th at Anzio.
If Palin can ensure a GOP victory over President Toonces in 2012 by not even running, that is a wise use of a valuable resource. If she wants to be President, the long game suits her better. Remember she's still got young kids at home I don't think she wants to raise in the White House.
Posted by: SGT Dan at April 09, 2010 11:30 AM (GgXZc)
"There is no way to ignore efforts by rogue states such as North Korea and Iran to develop and deploy nuclear weapons, or Russian or Chinese strategic modernization programs. As long as other states have or seek nuclear weapons – and potentially can threaten us, our allies, and friends – then we must have a deterrent capacity that makes it clear that challenging the United States in the nuclear arena – or with other weapons of mass destruction – could result in an overwhelming, catastrophic response…
Our nuclear arsenal also helps deter enemies from using chemical and biological weapons. In the first Gulf War, we made it very clear that if Saddam used chemical or biological weapons, then the United States would keep all options on the table. We later learned that this veiled threat had the intended deterrent effect as Iraq considered its options.
While some may not see a real nuclear threat to the United States today, we should be mindful that our friends and allies perceive different levels of risk within their respective regions. Here, our arsenal plays an irreplaceable role in reducing proliferation."
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 11:33 AM (mHQ7T)
The superfluous U in poseur is a nice touch. It'll really piss him off, because while reading the letter aloud, he'll spend a few seconds trying to figure out what the hell "poss-ear" means, before it sinks in like the cement shoes on a corp.
I'd love to hear someone accuse Obama of being a milquetoast m-f'er and watching him sound out the pronunciation.....milk-you-to-aaast. Just like he did with corpse-man. And this fucktard is considered an intellectual? If that's the case, I'm fucking Einstein. Sheesh.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 11:37 AM (tm/sN)
AD, I was actually being dyslexic and meant to type:
Obama knows more about the White Sox than he knows about nuclear weapons.
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 11:44 AM (MzTRc)
Re: Seeing Russia from her house, let's not perpetuate this twisting of the facts.
Here's what Palin actually said:
The're our next door neighbors. You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.
http://tinyurl.com/5t9ox8 Relevant part of Zeigler's excellent documentary starts at 4:18, but the whole clip is a gem.
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 11:47 AM (MzTRc)
Posted by: non_dhimmie at April 09, 2010 11:47 AM (zACGu)
Somehow, I think Obama doesn't want voters looking back over how little work he actually did in the Senate, not to mention his record of cowtowing to Exelon (ComEd), which comes up when you look for his accomplishments.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 11:48 AM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: Sarah Palin at April 09, 2010 11:49 AM (oEB8Q)
Between the Nuclear Posture Review, The START treaty and the upcoming Nuclear Terror summit, it's quite clear Obama has spent a lot of time on these issues.
I agree that everything he has done to date in this area has been wrong and we'll be lucky to avoid a disaster but don't let him off the hook by saying he's not paying attention or doesn't know what he's doing.
He is familiar with these issues, he's been briefed by the military and he has spent a lot of time thinking about them. That's the scary part.
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 11:53 AM (9B5OK)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 11:55 AM (mHQ7T)
What fucking kid doesn't want to grow up in the White House? If it's good enough for Sasquatch II and Malaria, it's good enough for the Palin family.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 11:59 AM (mHQ7T)
No, I got what you said. It's just that I ended up stealing your thunder (er, you stole mine, actually) because I got lazy and posted before getting to your comment.
First Rule of Moron Club: Read all comments first before posting.
Second Rule of Moron Club: Read all comments first before posting.
Third Rule of Moron Club: Pudding. Balls. Some assembly required.
Fourth Rule of Moron Club: Snark, Boobies, and Porn preferred.
Fifth Rule of Moron Club: Guys get shirts.
And so on...
Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at April 09, 2010 12:03 PM (swuwV)
It's not superfluous, but the way you actually spell the word, since it's borrowed from the French "to affect an attitude or pose." Without the U, it is the unconjugated verb. Merriam-Webster's definition is either "a puzzling or baffling question" or "a person who poses" as if for a portrait. The U is an important distinction, as trivial as it seems. Those who note it are correct.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 12:06 PM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: reason at April 09, 2010 12:12 PM (+hPIb)
Which sort of proves my point...the line plays well if you already hate Obama.
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 12:13 PM (9B5OK)
She needed to turn it on him. Who cares how it plays? Now he can't use that again without drawing scrutiny back onto himself.
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 12:22 PM (v0kvW)
Posted by: Ted "Wang Dang Sweet Putang" Nugent at April 09, 2010 12:22 PM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: kansas at April 09, 2010 12:23 PM (mka2b)
Believe you left out all the hard work Stutters did on his ncaa tourney picks, not to mention the game of horse with Clark Kellogg.
Posted by: buster mcdissenter at April 09, 2010 12:31 PM (1MzrH)
Posted by: DrewM. at April 09, 2010 04:13 PM (9B5OK)
According to the most recent CBS poll, only 44% actually like him now.
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 12:31 PM (mHQ7T)
DREW...you're confusing experience with available information. He has advisors who are deep into this stuff, but his experience is academic not practicle. Therefore the experienced advise will be filtered by his leftist inexperienced prizm.
To tip off your opponents is DUMB.
I am begining to see Gov Palin as the only choice for Americans. Her strong point is communication, she talks to Americans. She says in simpilicty what Pres. Regan also had a gift for but not his actor training.
And GOD I hate The Whislers speech...soooo condesending, whistle, so glib, so whistling and agrogant. BUT mostly the fucking whistle. Will OHbamaCare cover denistry?
Posted by: Serfer62 at April 09, 2010 12:37 PM (HLCnI)
When someone calls you an idiot, do you immediately spit out a bunch of things to prove you're not an idiot, or do you say, "Who the hell are you to call me an idiot?"
Posted by: grognard at April 09, 2010 12:38 PM (v0kvW)
Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 12:49 PM (5/yRG)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 09, 2010 04:06 PM (mHQ7T)
Well said. A poseur is an imposter...a pretender. Which Obama has been in everything he's ever done.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 12:57 PM (v/rEn)
For me, the issue is not his lack of knowledge or his lack of access to people with a lot of knowledge on this particular topic: it's what he has done (or not done) with the resources available to him. Palin could be excused for not being a nuclear policy/foreign policy expert...he and or his advisors cannot (and this administration has shown itself woefully weak in that area, no?).
As for the folksy sound bite: it's effective, and in two ways: 1)nice folksy sound bite for her supporters or those who might view her at least favorably; 2)direct swipe at him and his most ardent supporters -- they are notoriously thin skinned; she's taking advantage of it. That last is proof enough that she understands politics and strategy much better then he does.
Posted by: unknown jane at April 09, 2010 12:59 PM (5/yRG)
Re: Seeing Russia from her house, let's not perpetuate this twisting of the facts.
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 03:47 PM (MzTRc)
You're correct of course. I was being a little too snarky and didn't emphasize the sarcasm enough. I was really referring to the nimtards that mistook Tina Fey's comment for Sarah's. But I also did point out that Obama couldn't even pronounce the name of the White Sox's stadium, calling it Kaminsky Park or some such thing. In reality it was Comiskey Park. Poseur doesn't adequately describe this fucker. Even his sports references are fucked up. Which brings me to an aside.....During the Battle of the Bulge German soldiers dressed as American MP's were inserted behind American lines to cause confisuion and panic. Once the word got out American checkpoints all along the front started challenging soldiers by asking sports reference questions, as in how many home runs did Babe Ruth hit. Only when the correct answers were given would they be satisfied and let the soldier pass. Obama would have failed this test. He may have been born here but he ain't American in the same way I'm an American.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 01:07 PM (v/rEn)
Wow. Great info. What question could we ask in a war today? In thinking about this, we might discover that a "propositian nation" is no nation at all.
Posted by: the peanut gallery at April 09, 2010 01:18 PM (NurK6)
...it's what he has done (or not done) with the resources available to him.
Here's Malkin on an example of his resources (from the campaign trail):
If you put yourself out there as the presidential candidate most in touch with The People, if you put yourself out there as the champion of the environment, and if you put yourself out there as the candidate best able to represent the Pacific Northwest and bring about “change,” you should have a staff competent enough to brief you on the biggest policy issues consuming the electorate’s energies there as you campaign for votes.
The Hanford nuclear waste clean-up has gone on for decades. ItÂ’s been a cause celebre for environmentalists and the PNW congressional delegation. When I worked at the Seattle Times, I took a tour of the now-closed Fast Flux Test Facility at Hanford, which some cancer researchers said could have been used to produce life-saving medical isotopes. Every year brings new funding battles. Hanford is to the region as Yucca Mountain is to Nevada, and Obama was plenty opinionated about the latter issue.
Â…Over the weekend, Obama also took a question about Hanford. LetÂ’s underscore here that Hanford is not some tiny municipal dump. ItÂ’s the nationÂ’s most contaminated nuclear site. ObamaÂ’s response?
The transcript:
HereÂ’s something that you will rarely hear from a politician, and that is that IÂ’m not familiar with the Hanford, uuuuhh, site, so I donÂ’t know exactly whatÂ’s going on there. (Applause.) Now, having said that, I promise you IÂ’ll learn about it by the time I leave here on the ride back to the airport.
Yes, typical Obama supporters applauded and cheered him for announcing his ignorance and then using it as an exercise in self-congratulations.
(In a prior life, I called on the Fast Flux Test Facility. Seems like a lifetime ago.)
Posted by: Pike Place Pete at April 09, 2010 01:21 PM (MzTRc)
Posted by: the peanut gallery at April 09, 2010 05:18 PM (NurK6)
Today they'd probably ask who was on American Idol or Dancing with the Stars. And I'd be shot, because I don't watch that shit.
Posted by: LGoPs at April 09, 2010 01:23 PM (v/rEn)
How about muzzle velocities of say 1911s or M-16s?
Or how many stars on the National Colors?
Or where in the Constitution is the right-to-abortion?
That way if they don't know we just shot'em.,..OHbama is excused from the star question of courdr.
Posted by: Serfer62 at April 09, 2010 01:35 PM (HLCnI)
B+ inability to pronounce sports stuff isn't limited to Cominsky Park, he also said 'Littly Lions' in one of his moronic speeches.
Sarah should have said in response to his attack on her lack of knowledge 'This from the guy that can't prononce CORPSEMAN.'
Posted by: Schwalbe at April 09, 2010 01:41 PM (UU0OF)
Posted by: Jimmy The Dhimmi Carter at April 09, 2010 03:08 PM (ocax6)
Rasmussen has a poll that shows by 30 PTS! the public opposes his nuke policies. So, the public agrees with Palin's position by 30 pts. Yeah, shes the dummy OK. So if she is the dummy, i guess the majority of america is too.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters oppose President ObamaÂ’s new policy prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons in response to chemical or biological attacks on the United States.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 25% of voters agree with the presidentÂ’s decision to rule out a nuclear response if a non-nuclear country attacks America with chemical or biological weapons. Another 20% are undecided.
Posted by: Dan at April 09, 2010 03:16 PM (1jzSs)
Posted by: John McCain at April 09, 2010 05:20 PM (QZA9F)
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2010 05:28 PM (QZA9F)
The fact is neither of them are expert on nuclear relations. What presidental candidate is? Not even a boring one would be.
This is about judgement. The fact is hers is better than his. People will be looking at judgement. Not oneliners.
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2010 07:16 PM (8xwyL)
As Governor of Alaska I'm sure she delt with nuclear issues. How many nukes are stationed in Alaska? How vital is Alaska to missle defense? Was she totally out of the loop on all that? I don't know the answer but you should.
I assume a conservative blogger on a conservative site will have already taken those things into account when knocking down the biggest conservative on the stage right now. Especially when you doing so in defense of the most socialist/pacifist/appeasing president we have ever had.
Sarah Palin is the best thing we have going. She is smart. Her judgement is sound. I am confident in her abilities on the world stage and in domestic affairs. I also trust she will not compromise on our principles just to get something done. I know that she like Reagan will be able to push through her agenda in a bipartisian popular manner.
Your post about nuclear Palin wasn't about nuke issues at all. You just don't want her for President.
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2010 08:05 PM (8xwyL)
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Posted by: sultan at April 09, 2010 10:15 PM (WFYoY)
"104 Like....?
Posted by: buster mcdissenter at April 09, 2010 04:27 PM (1MzrH)
This" (link to "Lugar-Obama" nonproliferation initiative)
I've always been suspicious of this, that it was probably 99% Lugar and 1% BO. Think about it. The bill was introduced in November 2005. At that time BO had been in the Senate for less than a year after a mediocre stint as an Illinois state legislature hack, while Lugar had been a noted foreign policy wonk for decades. My guess is that Lugar wanted bipartisan sponsorship, and the Dems put up BO because he was one of their bright young faces. Faces, not minds.
Posted by: Gary Rosen at April 09, 2010 11:50 PM (9CzKK)
drew is so wrong on this. that line of Palin's was picked up by every major news agency. It made the top and bottom of the hour news on Radio and TV. the soundbite was great it did its job. It answered the POTUS comment, he cemented more so Palin's anti-obama position within the country. It elevated her to main domestic opponent of Pres Obama, It also got her into the forgein policy debate circles that up into this point she has been excluded from.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Drew was one of those claiming 2 mins after Palin resigned that she was done in politics forEVER. Him and Ace have at least been consistently wrong about Palin. Both of them have more often than not taken the opposite of what Palin is doing and yet Palin's support continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Maybe it's time they start looking at things from a different angle at least then they wouldn't be 100% wrong when it comes to Palin.
Posted by: unseen at April 10, 2010 03:21 AM (mQauu)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 10, 2010 05:20 AM (mHQ7T)
Posted by: Tattoo De Plane at April 10, 2010 05:24 AM (mHQ7T)
"Obama was tagged as an up-and-comer. He has always been groomed and promoted."
Tattoo, what you are saying is exactly what I figured.
Posted by: Gary Rosen at April 10, 2010 09:11 AM (9CzKK)
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