The only good thing about Obama is that someday they will make his birthday a national holiday, at which point Americans will finally, FINALLY have that day off in August they’ve been dreaming of for so long.
Archive of posts filed under the Obama category.
Be prepared … to be ignored
A Scout is:
- Trustworthy,
- Loyal,
- Helpful,
- Friendly,
- Courteous,
- Kind,
- Obedient,
- Cheerful,
- Thrifty,
- Brave,
- Clean,
- Reverent
Understanding the left
Anyone with any sense can see that Barack Obama is an incompetent idiot.
Of course, anyone with any sense would have known this before the election.
So, how did Obama get elected to begin with? And why do so many people, despite all the facts, still cling to him?
College football.
No, really. Think about it. Some people are fans of college football. Some go nuts about it. About their favorite team. And it’s scarily similar to the way some people are about Barack Obama.
Here in the south, college football is king. Georgia fans love UGA and hate Georgia Tech. Tech fans love the Ramblin’ Wreck and hate the Bulldogs. It’s like that in every state. Alabama vs Auburn. Florida vs FSU. Mississippi vs Mississippi State. Southern California vs UCLA. It’s like that all over, and at all levels of college football.
Then, you have interstate rivalries. Georgia and Florida fans hate each other. Ohio State and Michigan are that way, too. Texas vs Oklahoma.
Now, imagine for a minute if suddenly, say, my team, the University of Georgia, was shown to have committed every NCAA violation there is. And, the school lost accreditation. And the football team went 0-11.
Would I suddenly become a Georgia Tech fan? Or a Florida fan? Or an Auburn fan?
No, I’d still have that UGA tag on my car (or would have, if someone hadn’t broken it when they backed into my car).
Now, take the same scenario, but make the schools on the other side of the country: Washington vs Washington State. What would a Washington fan do if his school committed every NCAA violation there is, lost accreditation, and the football team went 0-11? He’d be unhappy, but he’d be a Husky fan still.
Ohio State vs Michigan. Same thing. No matter what happened, no matter what the facts show, the Buckeye fan would still be a Buckeye fan. The Wolverine fan would still be a Wolverine fan.
And that’s how Obama followers are.
Only, here’s the thing: as a football fan, I’ll joke about how college football isn’t a matter of life and death; it’s so much more important than that. I’ll joke about how the top religious groups in Georgia are, in reverse order, Methodist, Baptist, and Bulldog.
The thing is, I know it’s just a game. I know the Bulldog Nation means nothing next to the Family of God.
Obama followers? They’re a lot like college football fans. Only, the presidency is a matter of life and death. Ask any soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine.
The presidency and the direction of this country isn’t a game. Football is a game. Politics is serious business.
Obama followers have the loyalty down pat. But, it’s misplaced. They’re following a man, not a principle.
When it comes to college football, I’ll get on some other UGA fans’ nerves when I cheer for Georgia Tech against an ACC opponent. They’ll pull their hair out when I cheer for Florida in a bowl game. But, as much as I am a fan of UGA, I’ll cheer for the other teams in the state. And for the other teams in the conference.
I’m a football fan. I express it through UGA.
Politically, I’m a conservative. I express it through, well, blogging. And voting. And by political donations.
I didn’t agree with everything Ronald Reagan did (primarily, pulling out of Lebanon was a bad idea). I didn’t agree with everything George Bush did (primarily, the first bailout). But I’m not tied to an individual. I’m tied to a conservative philosophy of self-reliance and personal responsibility, backed with Christian beliefs.
Obama followers, and most on the left, blindly follow their leader, parroting what they’re told, and ignoring the facts that contradict their version of reality, as explained to them.
They’re like rabid college football fans. But it’s not a game. And they don’t understand that.
As long as we understand that about them, we’ll be able to get by.
I just hope like hell that, come November, they think it’s spring break and go on vacation overseas. And stay there.
Translation
Speaking at the American University School of International Service, the president said that being an American “is not a matter of blood or birth.” (tip: Jo’s Cafe)
Translation: Someone found his birth certificate.
Obama’s New Ringtone
So… Larry Kudlow was on the Fred Thompson show today, and – just for fun – I grabbed a few phrases out of context and put ’em together, and I’m thinking this would make a great ringtone for Obama’s Blackberry:
[audio:http://www.imao.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Obama-ringtone.mp3]Now, I don’t think Obama would install this of his own free will, so I need one of you to distract him while I get this done.
No, I don’t know how. You’re smart. Think of something!
Maybe like pointing & shouting, “Look! A blind, crippled, atheist Native American lesbian with no judicial experience!”, and when he turns around to appoint her to the Supreme Court, I’ll take care of business.
Of course, if you’ve got a better idea, I’m willing to listen.
New York Times Threatened Obama!
First Chris Matthews compared Obama to Teddy Roosevelt, now the New York Times is comparing Obama to William McKinley.
And we all know the horrible fate that befell McKinley, right?:
The William McKinley assassination occurred on September 6, 1901, at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York. United States President William McKinley, attending the Pan-American Exposition, was shot twice by Leon Czolgosz, an anarchist.
And keep in mind that this isn’t some sort of casual, off-hand comparison. The point of the Times article is that Obama IS A WORSE PERSON THAN MCKINLEY because Obama didn’t invite the press into the Builtmore Estate.
But evidently the manse once owned by George W. Vanderbilt had no room for the reporters and photographers who follow the president everywhere he goes. They were left to stand outside in the rain, seeking shelter under the overhang of a guest cottage.
By contrast, an article in The New York Times from 1897 circulating among reporters on Air Force One on Sunday afternoon had this headline: “McKinley Visits Biltmore — Refuses to Enter George Vanderbilt’s House Unless His Newspaper Guests Can Go Along.”
I hereby denounce the New York Times’ irresponsible encouragement of dangerously unhinged anarchists. This country can’t afford such seditious rumblings in these troubled times.
Have you no shame, good sirs?
Another dimension
Frank J had a post about alternate universes … and wondered if we could trade Obama to one.
Then, he mixed his metaphors … or his TV shows; the Star Trek reference turned into a Twilight Zone reference. I thought only I did stuff like that.
Still, he made an interesting proposition. And it got me to thinking.
What would happen if Barack Obama ended up in a Twilight Zone episode? Or, more to the point, which Twilight Zone
Here are some possibilities…
Time Enough At Last: At the end, Obama breaks his teleprompter.
The Howling Man: At the end, Obama gets locked up again on the monastery’s basement.
Twenty Two: This episode gets renamed “Forty Four.”
The Dummy: David Axelrod co-stars.
What You Need: This one will play out exactly the same way.
The Whole Truth: Yes, Obama is the Khrushchev character.
To Serve Man: Wait! This is actually happening. Let’s take this one back.
High and way to the left
Obama was high and way to the left.
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Video tip: Ace of Spades HQ
Oh, I wasn’t talking about his first pitch (although it’s applicable there). I was talking about him every day of his political career.
Just thought I’d clear that up.
Update:
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Ramblin’ Man
I’m known to ramble. Sometimes people wish I’d just shut up.
But I’ve got nothing on Barack Obama.
But Friday, at a question-and-answer session with workers at a battery factory, a woman told him she was overtaxed, and asked if more taxes was wise.
What did Obama do? He answered. More precisely, he talked. And talked. And talked…
Obama started out feisty. “Well, let’s talk about that, because this is an area where there’s been just a whole lot of misinformation, and I’m going to have to work hard over the next several months to clean up a lot of the misapprehensions that people have,” the president said.
He then spent the next 17 minutes and 12 seconds lulling the crowd into a daze. His discursive answer – more than 2,500 words long — wandered from topic to topic, including commentary on the deficit, pay-as-you-go rules passed by Congress, Congressional Budget Office reports on Medicare waste, COBRA coverage, the Recovery Act and Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (he referred to this last item by its inside-the-Beltway name, “F-Map”). He talked about the notion of eliminating foreign aid (not worth it, he said). He invoked Warren Buffett, earmarks and the payroll tax that funds Medicare (referring to it, in fluent Washington lingo, as “FICA”).
But no one should be surprised. Remember when he said the time for talk is over? He simply meant the time for your talking is over. He hasn’t shut up since.
And the left is like that. I’ve noticed that most of the long, obnoxious comments on blog posts are from those on the left.
They’re rude, they’re wrong, they’re long-winded, and they think they are smart.
Maybe that’s it. They think they are so smart, they want to educate the rest of us.
I wish they’d shut the hell up. And just go away.
Hope for the future
I’m not worried about the future of this country.
Why not?
Sure, we have a socialist in the White House, Democrats (as socialists in this country are known) wasting our military’s time with stupid questions, ignoring the Constitution, redistributing of your wealth to others, blaming America for everything…
Oh, I could go on and on, but the point is, it’ll be okay?
How do I know?
This picture:
See the little girl in the bottom right?
That’s why I feel okay about the future.
Kids have already figured Obama out.
If only their parents were as smart.
Probably Won’t Keep That Good Solid B+
Seems CBS forgot to take down their January 19th poll asking people to rate Obama’s first year in office.
Go & vote, you bitter bible-clingers.
[hat tip: VW Bug of One Happy Dog Speaks]
Conspiracy Theory
Mirror Universe Obama
Since Frank mentioned Obama with an Evil Spock beard:
I can’t help wondering what the Mirror Universe Obama would be like.
I’m thinking he’d be like this awesome mash-up of the Founding Fathers, with Thomas Jefferson’s love of liberty, Patrick Henry’s fiery rhetoric, George Washington’s military acumen, and the Rumsfeld Strangler’s violent murdering of liberals.
What do YOU think he’d be like?
Guess Obama’s Password
A Frenchman hacked into Obama’s Twitter account by simply guessing the President’s password.
According to the UK press, “the key word is said to have included the name of his beloved dog, Bo.”
So… what do you think Obama’s new password is?
Respond in the comments. Best guess wins High Praise!
I’m guessing that it’s related to his wife this time, so maybe “Lursa“.
