Comments on: Updated: Who Does He Think He Is?

By: noobama

noobama — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:42:26 +0000

In a way, this is the first election where both candidates seem to be running for the position of Caesar. So it’s no wonder that they act like the world revolves around them. That kind of attitude is necessary when you are being elected to run an empire [into the ground–IM].

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:30:37 +0000

Since the average US college graduate
probably couldn’t tell you where the
Brandenberg gate is, much less what it is, I’m not sure of its campaign value here anyway.

The only reason such an ridiculous idea would even be entertained is because Obama is black. Fortunately Germany is not burdened by conscience when it comes to Africans and are politely telling him to get bent.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:34:40 +0000

While Krauthammer hit an interesting point about Obama’s ego, what were JFK’s qualifications beyond good looks, a gift of speech, and a filthy rich dad? And Bush II’s qualifications beyond daddy? And didn’t FDR trade on the Roosevelt name in his way to the top? So at least give Obama credit that he was not born to some aristocracy/plutocracy.

As for so-called accomplishments – the less the better. I’ll take a Gerald Ford over an FDR, Wilson, or Lincoln any day of the week. Does Krauthammer’s analysis count as a recommendation for “MC-CAIN – Feingold”, “MC-CAIN Kennedy”, “MC-CAIN Lieberman”? Or, if getting tortured and imprisoned counts, my granddad could be President. Stalin, Mao, and Hitler had loads of accomplishments while Clinton and Harding had bimbos. Maybe Obama can make speeches in front of a mirror for 8 years – that beats more wars and more government. In fact, if I want to be optimistic, I hope we get lots of empty speeches and NO accomplishments!

By: EN

EN — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:46:24 +0000

Twenty years from now fathers will tell their sons the parable of Barry and the dangers of hubris.

By: EN

EN — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:59:23 +0000

Too much too fast. He’s defeated a strong (and reviled) politician in HRC. No one thought he could beat her six months ago. Lt. Comdr. Queeg, a weak and troubled man, is his opponent for president. It all looks possible to a young man who everyone called “Barry” two short years ago. It’s a prescription for hubris. His fall will be as meteoric as his rise. Hopefully the country won’t have to go with him.

By: noobama

noobama — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:57:16 +0000

Finally some good coverage of Obama. Let's see if I get his accomplishments correct: 1) His white mom got knocked up by a black guy. 2) He went to a private prep on the mean streets of Honolulu. 3) He skated into an Ivy league school where he had a remarkably unremarkable scholastic record. 4) He married a woman who skated into her own Ivy league school with plenty of affirmative action help whose senior thesis consisted of bashing on whitey. 5) He worked for a rinky dink non-profit community action group where he accomplished nothing of importance. 6) He got elected to the state senate and did nothing much of importance. 7) He got elected to US Senate after his opponent that would have beat him got washed out at the last minute in a sex scandal. 7) In the US Senate he did nothing of importance either. 8) Runs for president on a platform of Hope and assuaging white guilt. Did I miss anything?