Comments on: Anticipation: waiting for Obama http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/ Thu, 24 May 2012 07:05:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Adriel http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-98146 Adriel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:38:03 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-98146 bSHJcjL8V8DSq bSHJcjL8V8DSq

]]> By: Hyman Rosen http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97659 Hyman Rosen Wed, 31 Dec 2008 22:06:14 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97659 Hey kettle, there's a pot on the line for you! Hey kettle, there’s a pot on the line for you!

]]> By: Carol Ward http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97632 Carol Ward Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:23:20 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97632 The capacity for self delusion is limitless. Those who drank the Obama Kool aid will not, indeed can not, be jolted by reality. They will twist themselves into pretzels to avoid facing the not always pleasant real world. I am not even sure they will blame the Eeeevil Republicans, because I am not sure they will recognize that things are not sunshine and lollipops now that Obama sings. I fear those who think there will be a stunned awakening by the Obamaphiles are the ones who will be stunned when nothing of the kind happens. The capacity for self delusion is limitless.

Those who drank the Obama Kool aid will not, indeed can not, be jolted by reality. They will twist themselves into pretzels to avoid facing the not always pleasant real world. I am not even sure they will blame the Eeeevil Republicans, because I am not sure they will recognize that things are not sunshine and lollipops now that Obama sings.

I fear those who think there will be a stunned awakening by the Obamaphiles are the ones who will be stunned when nothing of the kind happens.

]]> By: Trimegistus http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97630 Trimegistus Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:02:02 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97630 The One cannot be wrong. When he screws up, it will only mean that counterrevolutionary elements, deviationists, and Jews are sabotaging his miracles. Therefore they must be purged. Every failure will be the pretext for more witch-hunts, more use of government power against political enemies, more blatant media attacks, more criminalizing of dissent. Just listen to the things the liberals have been accusing Bush of for the past eight years: that's what they <i>really intend to do.</i> The coming decade will be a dark one for America and the world. Obama's plans to "fix" the economy will destroy trillions of dollars of wealth. His plans to bring peace will unleash war on a scale not seen in half a century. His plans for "uniting" us will bring the country to the verge of civil war, if not past the brink. The One cannot be wrong. When he screws up, it will only mean that counterrevolutionary elements, deviationists, and Jews are sabotaging his miracles. Therefore they must be purged. Every failure will be the pretext for more witch-hunts, more use of government power against political enemies, more blatant media attacks, more criminalizing of dissent.

Just listen to the things the liberals have been accusing Bush of for the past eight years: that’s what they really intend to do.

The coming decade will be a dark one for America and the world. Obama’s plans to “fix” the economy will destroy trillions of dollars of wealth. His plans to bring peace will unleash war on a scale not seen in half a century. His plans for “uniting” us will bring the country to the verge of civil war, if not past the brink.

]]> By: Hogarth http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97621 Hogarth Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:43:03 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97621 Re colagirl: A politician with good rhetorical skills can create a new Garden of Eden in people's minds, though only in their minds. However, that is sufficient, if that vision or illusion can be kept alive until election day, and its failure to materialize afterwards can be explained away by the obstruction of villains. — Thomas Sowell Re colagirl:

A politician with good rhetorical skills can create a new Garden of Eden in people’s minds, though only in their minds. However, that is sufficient, if that vision or illusion can be kept alive until election day, and its failure to materialize afterwards can be explained away by the obstruction of villains.

— Thomas Sowell

]]> By: SteveH http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97609 SteveH Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:56:36 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97609 Hey we're just one big community in need of organising. Wasn't that on his resume? Piece of cake. And i vote Carly Simon as having the sexiest mouth on the planet. Hey we’re just one big community in need of organising. Wasn’t that on his resume? Piece of cake.

And i vote Carly Simon as having the sexiest mouth on the planet.

]]> By: Baklava http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97606 Baklava Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:35:01 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97606 To be clear, Obama didn't have people voting 'for' him based on stated policies and solutions.... Mostly it was rockstar and anti-Bush. Change. To what? People divesting and bracing themselves for his tax rate increases. People spending less (bracing themselves). People not investing and in fact divesting. As it got closer to the election and it was clear Obama and his horrible policies would be the policy - people divested and braced. It exacerbated the problem of the housing market problem and recession. To be clear, Obama didn’t have people voting ‘for’ him based on stated policies and solutions….

Mostly it was rockstar and anti-Bush. Change.

To what?

People divesting and bracing themselves for his tax rate increases. People spending less (bracing themselves). People not investing and in fact divesting.

As it got closer to the election and it was clear Obama and his horrible policies would be the policy – people divested and braced. It exacerbated the problem of the housing market problem and recession.

]]> By: Deekaman http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97603 Deekaman Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:32:03 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97603 Living in Milwaukee, I have a number of Leftists friends and acquaintences. They are already disillusioned and wondering what's really coming from The Chosen One. A gay couple said to my wife that they were thinking they may have made a mistake in voting for Obama. The guy was elected because he was a rockstar; no other reason. His cabinet indicates he is trying to play to all sides. Don't be surprised to see a one-term president here. Living in Milwaukee, I have a number of Leftists friends and acquaintences. They are already disillusioned and wondering what’s really coming from The Chosen One. A gay couple said to my wife that they were thinking they may have made a mistake in voting for Obama. The guy was elected because he was a rockstar; no other reason. His cabinet indicates he is trying to play to all sides. Don’t be surprised to see a one-term president here.

]]> By: mrbill http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97586 mrbill Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:35:51 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97586 I think T_C_Mits has it right: Obama will likely pass the hard decisions onto his cabinet and frame things in such a way that when things go sour, the cabinet members better watch their backs. It'll be another case of "That's not the that I used to know." That's been his previous track record and there's always more room under the bus for his support staff. And, if the MSM's track record is any indication, they'll back him up all the way. Sometimes I get so depressed thinking about what's ahead for this country. I think T_C_Mits has it right:

Obama will likely pass the hard decisions onto his cabinet and frame things in such a way that when things go sour, the cabinet members better watch their backs. It’ll be another case of “That’s not the that I used to know.”

That’s been his previous track record and there’s always more room under the bus for his support staff.

And, if the MSM’s track record is any indication, they’ll back him up all the way.

Sometimes I get so depressed thinking about what’s ahead for this country.

]]> By: james williams http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97578 james williams Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:48:06 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/2008/12/30/anticipation-waiting-for-obama/#comment-97578 Obama is the magical negro. Everything is going to be OK. Just like in the legend of bagger vance. Obama is the magical negro. Everything is going to be OK. Just like in the legend of bagger vance.

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