Comments on: Obama Loves America — No, Really!

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:48:23 +0000

What's most disturbing is how Obama is above reproach. It's become almost blasphemy to criticize him in anyway. Kudos to John Stewart for pointing this out in his comedy routine, but he'll probably catch flack for that, just like the rest of us. It's as if Obama has been packaged and sold to us as some kind of diety, when he's nothing more than a junior senator, with a thin resume, who voted present a hundred times at his job.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:29:13 +0000

Given the similarity of policy in so many areas, perhaps it's not so over the top, after all.

If we're going to try and compare Obama to a Communist leader (which we shouldn't, since they really are very different), I would think Trotsky would be a better fit than Stalin.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:58:54 +0000

Stalin faced quite a bit of childhood adversity, too. (And, yes, I know, a bit over the top.)

Given the similarity of policy in so many areas, perhaps it's not so over the top, after all.

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By: William Teach

William Teach — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:15:02 +0000

That's great and all, the way he grew up, overcame adversity. But, of course, that was the past. Last time I checked, Stalin faced quite a bit of childhood adversity, too. (And, yes, I know, a bit over the top.)

PS: haven't seen the commercial in North Carolina yet, despite my state supposedly being targeted.

By: dutchmarbel

dutchmarbel — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:08:21 +0000

I do think a position of leadership under the stress of combat is more indicative of executive skill than doing well in a classroom environment, though. You've seen Wes Clark on McCain though? How much leadership did McCain provide?

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:48:09 +0000

His life experience as a young man is valid and Obama's is somehow not?

I've written many times that McCain, as Kerry before him, is relying far too much on his Vietnam experience. I do think a position of leadership under the stress of combat is more indicative of executive skill than doing well in a classroom environment, though.

By: od

od — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:41:37 +0000

Davebo, do you have difficulty following topics? B. Hussein's father was still legally married when he married Obama's mother. Under Muslim law that is OK, however offspring are also considered Muslim. So, Obama is either an illegitimate bastard or a Muslim. Since he, no doubt, recited the first four verses of the Koran while in madrassa in Indonesia, he could be both. The possibilities are intriguing.

Presumably what's interesting is if he considers himself a Muslim (ie practices it and holds to its beliefs), rather than if some foreign law considers him a Muslim. I suspect under Muslim law McCain would be a criminal, but that doesn't mean he's considered a criminal in the US.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:10:10 +0000

I don't give a crap about their schoolboy exploits at this stage of their careers.

Why then should me care about McCain's war exploits?
His life experience as a young man is valid and Obama's is somehow not?

GHW Bush was a war hero and a mediocre president. Reagan never saw combat, and he was a hell of a president. George McGovern was a war hero and the right still reviles him.

Guess McCain's military experience is not relevant to the race...

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:45:47 +0000

Only if you're a nitwit.

I assure you, he is.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:45:15 +0000

Honestly, I’m not sure that anyone who believes that nonsense is likely to be dissuaded by a TV commercial.

Maybe not, but it will stop most of them from talking about it to people who might be influenced by it.

By: sam

sam — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:28:02 +0000

The possibilities are intriguing.

Only if you're a nitwit.

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By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:50:25 +0000

Davebo, do you have difficulty following topics? B. Hussein's father was still legally married when he married Obama's mother. Under Muslim law that is OK, however offspring are also considered Muslim. So, Obama is either an illegitimate bastard or a Muslim. Since he, no doubt, recited the first four verses of the Koran while in madrassa in Indonesia, he could be both. The possibilities are intriguing.