Pajamas Media

47 Comments

1. Tom W.:

Don’t worry. Obama will never be president.

He told ABC News tonight that the troop surge worked only because it happened at the exact same time that the Sunnis got tired of al Qaeda and the Shi’ite militias decided to stop fighting.

In other words, he minimized the achievements of the U.S. and Iraqi forces, which will not play well here. This was an incredibly stupid thing for him to say. He also is promising to raise taxes and do nothing about the price of gasoline.

Obama and McCain are tied in the polls, despite Obama’s favorable and more extensive coverage by the media. Obama should be 30-50 points ahead, but he isn’t.

Tonight one of the senior correspondents of the mainstream media, Andrea Mitchell, said that Obama’s world trip was fake, because he gave no press conferences and took no questions. She said no presidential candidate had ever done anything like it. This is a shocking accusation/admission for a reporter to make.

The public is catching on that Obama is a fraud. Plus, there is something called the “Bradley Effect,” named after Mayor Tom Bradley, the first black mayor of Los Angeles.

In the case of black politicians, Americans are reluctant to tell pollsters that they won’t vote for him, out of fear of being called a racist.

Black politicians always have much higher poll numbers than the actual votes they get; if Obama and McCain are tied on election day, McCain will win by about 8 percentage points.

Don’t let the media fool you. Obama will never be president.

Iraq is safe.

Jul 22, 2008 - 1:35 am 2. SAF:

Tom:

I’d love to agree with you but with overwhelming money and 90%+ of the press rooting for him overtly and through bias McCain has no chance.

Jul 22, 2008 - 4:22 am 3. Ciscokid:

Apparently Obama and Maliki operate in the same fashion needing to re-re-explain “what I really meant was” after gauging which way the political winds are blowing. Both have become political windsocks more interested in being elected than speaking truth to reality what will be required in Iraq’s future plans to maintain stability. Simply put – they both blow.

Jul 22, 2008 - 5:00 am 4. huxley:

Omar and Mohammed — Great write-up on a confusing issue. Thanks for all your courage and good work over the years.

Tom W. — I’d like to believe that Obama is unelectable, but I’m not so sure. Aside from his personal appeal and political smarts, Obama has the wind at his back from an unpopular Republican administration, dislike of the war and economic trouble.

Jul 22, 2008 - 5:04 am 5. hdgreene:

Prime Minister Maliki is a politician and the number one job of a politician (in a democracy, at least) is to get reelected. It is hoped that the nation will do well as an indirect result of this process.

Confusion is often the Politician’s friend. I assumed that the various mistranslations of what the PM said had much to do with Iraq politics and less to do with the US.

In Iraq, I suspect the Sunnis and Kurds want the US to stay — at least until their positions in relation to the now dominate Shiites are secure. I suspect PM Maliki wants a few things from them and is using the US staying on as a bargaining chip. However, he would need the US to stay to have the bargaining chip.

If Sen. McCain wins he may lose the chip because the US is committed to staying. If Sen. Obama wins he losses it because the US is committed to going.

Iraq politicians seem to tie things up in a big bundle and dump them on the table in the last minute. So around the end of September I would look for an interim security agreement that gets the US out of active combat but keeps a few airbases open through 2012, with a few mechanized divisions and much prepositioned equipment on hand. It will set draw down goals, winding up at less than 35,000 in 2012.

As part of the deal, it might be wise to make building “A Nato level military in Iraq” a central goal. This might work politically in the US (especially if combined with kind words from Europe) and will give the Iraqi military an aspirational goal that is outside politics. Also, PM Maliki no doubt wants Kurdish forces fully integrated with Iraqi forces, and this might provide a path. So it might work in Iraq, too, although actually joining Nato (which includes Turkey) not so much.

This is all pure speculation on my part, by the way.

Jul 22, 2008 - 5:21 am 6. AJ:

Wasn’t Obama an Int’l Relations major in college? Funny, he seems to understand nothing about foreign policy and seems disinterested as well. What a joke his candidacy is.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:16 am 7. thechosen1:

Tom: You can’t really believe this right? This election is already in the bag for Obama. If you hate the guy and want to blame someone for his election in November the only people to blame will be the Republicans themselves. They are the ones who created the toxic atmosphere to allow someone whose first name sounds like Iraq, whose middle name is Hussein and who’s last name is one letter away from being Osama to become the next president of the United States. Perhaps if your preferred party leaders were better at their jobs this wouldn’t be happening. I would like to thank them for offering up McCain because he poses no threat. Obama is running against himself, if you don’t see this than you are out of touch with America as a whole.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:18 am 8. chicguy:

It matters little what is said here. This smart ass is going to pull it off unless McCain get his ass in gear. He must get a VP who can kick some ass.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:44 am 9. Frank Logan:

The chosen 1 is right. Obama is running against himself. Tom is right. Obama will never be president.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:46 am 10. The Wizard:

Obama is not yet the nominee…..it would not surprise me that given his continued flubs and flops, that the Clinton camp call for a vote at convention….and super delegates have an epiphany and change their votes. American is beginning to realize this hubris, naive, charlatan is dangerous and his lack of experience on all levels is not the best for our country. He epitomizes racism, and his vision for America, is a New Black Society led by the Obamas.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:56 am 11. ~Paules:

I concur with Tom W. Obama should be ahead in the polls by a wide margin at this point. Rasmussen reports as of July 22, the two candidates are in a statistical dead-heat for the popular vote at 46% each. Given voter fatigue with eight years of George Bush, you would expect OH, PA, and MI to be solidly in the Democratic camp. But each of these three battleground states is merely “leaning Democratic” according to Rasmussen. The white, working-class isn’t going to admit to pollsters what they so clearly demonstrated in the PA, WV, and KY primaries where Obama lost by wide margins. The “bitter clingers” aren’t going to forgive his condescension.

Rasmussen also offers data that indicates voters know that the MSM is in the tank for Obama. His overseas adventure has been revealed as a PR stunt, and the public knows it. Even the media members of his entourage are complaining. The long vetting process has been painful, but nevertheless useful, and we still have three and a half months to go before the election.

I’m thinking the numbers will start to swing in favor of McCain after the debates. Obama is good in front of a telepromter, but prone to gaffes when he’s not prepared. I don’t see an Obama presidency in our future. Cranky old man that he is, John McCain is at least a known quantity.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:58 am 12. AJ:

“He must get a VP who can kick some ass.”

This is true. A major reason a lot conservatives did not like McCain was that’s he a PC wimp in many ways, evident during this campaign as he refuses to attack the most divisive and unqualified candidate in US history (Obama). Hillary learned this too late. I think McCain is afraid of being called a racist. That’s silly, of course. But McCain chides Obama too rarely, praises this lightweight too often.

Jul 22, 2008 - 7:06 am 13. fred:

Having “international relations” as a major in college (at Columbia U, no less – Communist U. in NYC)does not mean that you know what is REALLY happening in the world. The jihad is being driven by Islamic scriptures (Qur’an – the eternal, perfect, uncreated, and unchanging words of “Allah” – Muhammad’s sock puppet deity), Islamic traditions (the ahadith, especially Bukhari and Muslim), and the words and deeds of the gangster, murderer, and pedophile prophet (the Sira). Last I checked, no international relations programs required reading of these sources. Not even Middle East Studies departments require the reading of these Islamic sources.

Obonga understands NOTHING, “AJ.” But I will grant you one concession: urban, young (under-40), liberal/Left, and Older Cohort Boomers who haven’t changed at all since the Sixties/Seventies seem to now be ascendant in the polity. The United States used to be a Center-Right country, but is now a Center-Left country. I predict the Party of Jackasses will win in November.

But within four years those in the Middle Muddle who voted for Obonga and his Fellow Jackasses will “get” the Jimmy Carter Lesson. Act II will be more disastrous and have serious long-term consequences for the U.S. and the world. It will be so bad that it will be decades before the American people trust the Party of Jackasses again.

Socialism was discredited and repudiated in Eastern Europe and in many other places. But the one country where there is a substantial Left where socialism still remains an idea not discredited: the United States. It is going to take a painful lesson for the American people to finally “get it.” And that lesson is coming. Much as I would hope Obonga does not win, I disagree with the above participants of this discussion who think he is going to lose in November. I happen to think there is a silver lining to this disaster for the nation. The next four years should cure the fascination with socialism and foreign policy appeasement.

Maliki’s recent statements indicate to me that he is constructing his remarks for political rather than practical motives. If we withdraw, Iran begins to tighten the screws on Iraq. Maliki knows this. Obonga does not. Maliki is smarter than Obonga, and you can take that to the bank.

Jul 22, 2008 - 7:48 am 14. pappy:

i can’t understand how b.o. could even face general petraeus after some of his none intelligent rhetoric about the war or the gen. himself. he has no shame, just a narcistic attitude. in germany he wouldn’t let foreign reporters ask questions, just what kind of relations does that build? as long as he has his traveling dog and pony show lapping up after him, he can do no wrong. at least none thatwould become public.

Jul 22, 2008 - 8:31 am 15. fred:

He won’t take tough questions from reporters and he won’t do town hall meetings with McCain because he’s not good at all off script. Anyone who has been watching him knows this, because there have been times when he has had to go off-script and did not do well at all. Not at all articulate and certainly empty. But none of this matters. I think he’s already won over enough to win the election. Dick Morris and Newt Gingrich seem to think he currently has more than enough electoral votes to take it to the bank. Mainly in states with a high percentage of their populations in urban centers and which are liberal-Left. In fundraising he is absolutely crushing McCain.

We the opposition just have to stay tough and look at this as a long-term fight to preserve our Republic and Western civilization from the determined and resourceful alliance of the Left and Islam. I believe we will win in the end, but those who are so far clueless will have to undergo profound disillusionment with statism and appeasement. And we the opposition will be waiting for those people with well-thought out positions about how to recover from the damage that is to come. That’s not my idea. That’s what Newt Gingrich thinks and I consider him a pretty smart politician and student of history.

Jul 22, 2008 - 9:30 am 16. More on Maliki « The right-wing liberal:

[...] on Maliki The brothers behind Iraq the Model drive the point home over at Pajamas Media (emphasis added): The call for disengagement in the way Obama proposes (and Maliki cautiously [...]

Jul 22, 2008 - 9:45 am 17. Mike:

McCain has a small shot at winning if Obama really messes up, but history strongly suggests Obama will be the next POTUS. The country is not fatigued with policies and results they perceive, incorrectly, as entirely the fault of the GOP, but with an economy this bad it would be rare in the extreme for any governing party to retain the White House. Obama is most clearly a politician who will do anything and say anything for his own personal political ambitions. Nevertheless, his core supporters have shown themselves ready to accept him despite reversing his positions on things like FISA and NAFTA they claimed just weeks ago were based on principles which they could not compromise. That he flirted with changing his position on Iraq as well before reversing himself indicates that he was concerned about losing support at that time. He won’t make that mistake again. This means he will hold on to his base and that he then need only get a relatively small percentage of independents to vote for him.

The good news for conservatives is that after two years of extreme liberal politics the nation will almost certainly oust Dems in the mid-term elections and Obama will be faced with the same choices Clinton was, resulting in his adopting conservative policies to survive and have a chance at a second term.

Jul 22, 2008 - 11:02 am 18. tanstaafl:

History proves that every terrorist and extremist in the region sees Iraq as the epicenter of their war. Neither Khomeini nor Zawahiri had Jerusalem as a priority. The priority has always been Iraq; that’s why one wanted to export the revolution and the other sought to establish the Caliphate in Iraq.

It would be hard to deny Mesopotamia as the epicenter of choice for the terrorists’ Caliphate. Somalia/Sudan/Waziristan really won’t cut it as permanent centers for the glorious re-emergence.

The defeat of Al Qaeda in Iraq is a huge achievement, although it is really too soon to characterize it as a “defeat”.

I have no illusions that AQ will give up on its dream of owning the land between two rivers.

Jul 22, 2008 - 11:12 am 19. Iraq, when are they coming home? « Pecanpii’s Weblog:

[...] Pajamas Media weighs in saying that Obama has made up his mind, so the “fact-finding” tour was about finding facts to support his views. http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obamas-fact-fudging-mission-in-iraq/ [...]

Jul 22, 2008 - 11:50 am 20. fred:

Mike,

I don’t think even a constrained President Obama in 2012 will be able to win. I’m not sure the Republicans will get back both houses in 2010. I do believe that things are much more likely to fall into place in 2012, which will be an overwhelming defeat for the Jackasses.

Don’t get me wrong: I don’t want Obonga to win this year, because the long-term consequences will be akin to Carter’s, probably worse. It will be manifest in legislation, judicial appointments, and in foreign policy. The military will be gutted. He has promised to end the missile defense program, cancel the F-22 Raptor program, end the building of Virginia class submarines, unilaterally reduce our nuclear arsenal, downsize the military, and postpone or cancel new battlefield systems. Our enemies are going to LOVE this, especially those who desperately want to see our missile defense program gonzo. It is shocking to note how little the public knows about these things, and also about who his foreign policy and military advisers are.

Energy policy… the Jackasses have no policy to increase supply. Their energy policy is to revive Kyoto, slap ourselves silly with the penalties to the U.N., and put this country in a very bad way. In economic and tax policy, they intend to revive the glory days of the New Deal and The Great Society, so you can forget about lowering the cost of capital – something you need to do in order to make small, growing companies grow enough to hire people. We are looking at economic stagnation.

I think all of the economic and foreign policy crises and disaster is what it is going to take to finally open people’s eyes to what socialism is. It was never discredited in this country like it has been in many places overseas. Our academic elites have assiduously hewed to the Gramscian “long march through the institutions” and have had a profound influence on the narrative consciousness of the young people in this country.

If anyone wants to see a domestic experiment in what socialism accomplishes, look at the state of Michigan. That is a state that has done all the wrong things to promote economic growth: raise taxes and regulations, and drive out companies.

Moderate and conservative Democrats have been driven out of the new Party of Jackasses. I used to be one of them. It has been taken over by the Far Left and Soros’ coterie of Leftist billionaires and millionaires. Dean, Moulitsas, and Huffington now own the Party. It is a more ideological Party now and less pragmatic. On foreign policy they completely lack understanding of the jihad ideology. I think a close look at Israel right now should give a glimpse as to what’s in store: a state that has lost the will to resist and fight for its survival on account of the Leftward drift of its population. Appeasing the Arabs at every turn, and gaining absolutely NOTHING in return for it.

Jul 22, 2008 - 1:46 pm 21. Iraqi bloggers see what liberals refuses to « Cadillac Tight:

[...] are a pair of Baghdad bloggers who are editors for Pajamas Media. In their latest article, “Obama’s Fact-Fudging Mission in Iraq,” the duo manages to see the reality of Obama’s trip to the Middle East, as well as [...]

Jul 22, 2008 - 1:58 pm 22. Iraqi bloggers see what liberals refuse to « Cadillac Tight:

[...] are a pair of Baghdad bloggers who are editors for Pajamas Media. In their latest article, “Obama’s Fact-Fudging Mission in Iraq,” the duo manages to see the reality of Obama’s trip to the Middle East, as well as [...]

Jul 22, 2008 - 2:13 pm 23. Dog T3:

Nine out of ten people in the the newsrooms supported John Kerry, and their media coverage reflected that. Still, Bush won. It’s a disadvantage, but media help is not insurmountable. Americans are not going to give their country away to feel good about themselves re race relations. That is not a pocketbook issue. Here it is: “Feed my kids, pay for gas, mortgage…..orrrrr….help fulfill King’s dream….I’m going with food and gas.”

Jul 22, 2008 - 2:58 pm 24. Obama’s Fact-Fudging Mission in Iraq… « Tizona’s Weblog:

[...] Pajamas Media/Omar and Mohammed Fahdil of Iraq The Model [...]

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:00 pm 25. P. Ami:

Everyone talking about Obama’s money lead are forgetting the Republican Party itself has a separate facility for drawing funds that are set aside for use in the Presidential Election. McCain is limited by his pledge to use Federal Funding and won’t need to do any fund-raising by the time August comes around, while Obama has plenty of fund-raising to do. If you couple the money Republicans have amassed with what McCain has put together himself, he equals Obama’s treasure chest. The Republicans can continue to gather funds for McCain and let him focus on more grassroots type politicking for votes.

I tend to agree with two things. The fact that McCain is on even ground with Obama is very interesting and gives me some hope for McCain. The first debate will give us a very good idea of who will win. I think the polls that come in within a few days of that first debate will be the best indicator of who will win. If it remains very close then the fact that people might not admit to not wanting to vote for Obama, for fear of being seen as racist, might indicate McCain. If McCain takes a decent lead then he’ll probably win. The same goes for a big lead taken by Obama.

Jul 22, 2008 - 6:11 pm 26. John Samford:

I don’t think that conservatives matter much this cycle. That is because we conservatives allowed ourselves to be out maneuvered by the media when there was only one conservative running for the nomination amongst a host of RINO’s. As it was, we did get lucky.
McCain was the RINO best positioned to take that critical block of non-aligned voters.
If McCain selects another white male as the VP candidate, Ohhhhh…..BAAAMA is the next POTUS.
A female or a non-white male would be the best bet. One that can bring some EV’s to the table would be a bonus.
The far right needs to butt out. They had a chance and blew it. so they need to Sit Down STFU.
McCain would lose more votes then he would gain if he panders to the far right. He should say; “Any far right winger that wants to vote for Ohhhh……BAMA is welcome to”.
I don’t expect any hard conservatives to vote for BO. They might stay home, which would hurt but not be fatal.
Besides, President Obama means New York gets nuked, which would be celebrated out here in fly-over America.

Every dark candidate has a sliver lining.

Jul 22, 2008 - 10:27 pm 27. Andy:

Obama has very clearly indicated that he could care less what the Commanders on the ground think, despite his comments to the contrary.
http://blog.topicaltopics.net/2008/07/obama-and-the-general/

Jul 23, 2008 - 12:01 am 28. Cordell:

Despite Obama’s posturing, fudging and waffling on Iraq, no president wishes to have a major American defeat tagged to his term in office. Clinton’s withdrawal in disgrace from Somalia was almost as much a black mark on his presidency as his impeachment. If Obama is indeed elected this November, America’s Iraq policy will continue on its present course largely unchanged. When Iraq was in chaos early last year, Obama might have been able to order an immediate withdrawal upon taking office and have the defeat credited to George W. Bush. Now that the surge has clearly succeeded and peace has been restored, any chaos that arises after a major U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will be laid at Obama’s doorstep. Historians will write about how Obama lost Iraq. Moreover, I have a difficult time believing that Obama and his advisors are so blind that they cannot see the strategic leverage of a major U.S. military presence so close to Iranian oil fields. If Obama has any hope of dissuading the Iranians from their present nuclear course through diplomacy, he will need all the leverage he can muster. (Of course, this assumes that Israelis do not take matters into their own hands here.) Furthermore, as U.S. casualties in Iraq approach zero in late January 2008, public calls for our withdrawal will fade.

Jul 23, 2008 - 1:04 am 29. More Links « I Think ^(Link) Therefore I Err:

[...] July 23, 2008 · No Comments A Senior Iraqi Official notes: [...]

Jul 23, 2008 - 5:15 am 30. John Samford:

chicguy:

It matters little what is said here. This smart ass is going to pull it off unless McCain get his ass in gear. He must get a VP who can kick some ass.

Timing. If Big Mac shoots off all his ammo now, he won’t have anything left for when it counts. He still have 3 1/2 months before the poll that counts is taken. Lots of time.
Let Ohhhhh….BAAMA run around like a chicken with his head cut off. Right now it doesn’t matter. It even seems to be harmful, since his has gone from a double digit lead to a tie in the polls.

“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Ohhhhh…..BAAMA is running around in circles looking like a child. Why not let him keep doing that? Don’t stop him and get him focused.
The Media doesn’t notice because running around clueless is what they do best, so they don’t see anything wrong with NObama’s behavior.
But the American people want a calm cool collected President, not one that runs around in a panic all the time.

Jul 23, 2008 - 6:24 am 31. John Samford:

P. Ami;

You are correct in that The RNC has gobs of money in the bank, 300+ Million IIRC, and that the RNC + McCain is greater then the DNC + Ohhhhh…..BAMA. That isn’t the complete picture. Remember that the RNC also has to help out in the Congressional elections, so there are limits beyond the legal to how much the RNC can help Big Mac.
Not sure how that will work anyway, since the traditional use of the loot is buying air time during the last couple of weeks before the election.
That is not allowed anymore so it is unknown just how much and what sort of affect that will have on the election.
I expect someone to buy airtime anyway, and take to issue to court and see if it is even Constitutional. If the Legislation stands and becomes Law, then having a pot of gold available to buy airtime in the last few weeks won’t matter.

Jul 23, 2008 - 7:01 am 32. always right:

Make sure you vote for conservative candidates in local state and federal government.

Someone asked me why I even bothered to vote for Bush in 2004 because Delaware is going for Kerry.

My reply: “I am tired of being told Gore won the popular vote.”

Jul 23, 2008 - 9:34 am 33. Vivian Berryhill:

My 2cents worth: Tom W is spot on!

I flew to Tulsa over the weekend. Polled 50 Black youth (18-30 yrs). All fawning over Obama. How many actually went to vote in primaries? 2! TWO!!! (Bunch of excuses why they didn’t go… Bottom line, they didn’t go!) If he is depending on the youth vote… he can forget about it come November.

Same weekend… I had a lay over in Chicago (O’Hara Airport — Obama’s backyard). Sitting in airline VIP lounge with approx. 25 others. CNN comes on lounge t.v. talking about Obama. One guy bemoans loudly that he is sick of Obama, sick of hearing about Obama, sick of media pushing him down throats of people… and to please turn off t.v. The entire lounge erupted in spontaneous applause and someone immediately switched channels. Not a good sign!

The bloggers are eating Obama’s lunch… many of which have switched to Independent.

PLUS! African Americans are taking a second look as well. Rev. Jesse Jackson’s recent comments about Obama talking down to us… is resonating in Black communities. (Buyers remorse setting in).

Not to mention the very very ANGRY white women (20% of 18 million who voted for Hillary, and many of them are now organized… donating $$ and voting for McCain).

And finally, factor in the rural, suburban, blue collar types who will not vote for a man of color no matter who he is (Bradley affect)… I’d say this election is no where near in the bag.

Obama has his work cut out and only 103 days to do it in. I predict McCain to win it and not even close.

Just my $0.02!

Jul 23, 2008 - 9:36 am 34. fred:

Vivian,

I’m a white, middle-aged professional who is a military veteran. I would indeed vote for a black man or woman for President IF HE OR SHE WAS NOT A LEFTIST, HAD HIS SH*T TOGETHER, AND HAD CREDIBLE POLICY EXPERIENCE. I would vote for a moderate or a conservative black American. No problem. I’m slightly Right-of-Center, so I’m not a hard-core conservative. The Bradley Effect, as far as I can determine among us vets, is just b.s.

Bottom Line: we care not a whit about race or ethnicity. We only care about what matters when you have to make the rubber meet the road.

I do not deny that there are still some bigots around. I’ve seen ‘em, but there are far fewer of them around now than there were when I was a kid.

Obonga does not have the right stuff. And he is dishonest about his Marxist background. I can sniff them out, because during college and later on in the seminary I was a budding young Socialist intellectual. Obonga is hiding his true, core beliefs from us all, and I resent that. It mocks people like me, who were open and honest when we were on the Left. I just don’t like people who blow smoke up people’s butts.

Jul 23, 2008 - 12:43 pm 35. Corlos:

great article .love your writing guys

Jul 23, 2008 - 2:57 pm 36. Mrs C:

thechosen1 seems hung up on how a candidate’s name sounds-as if anyone cares about that when considering who to elect as the POTUS.

Jul 23, 2008 - 4:41 pm 37. Javelin:

Face it, war is not a big seller anymore, victory or not. Most people, even me who wants to at least win decisively, hate the war and Iraq. So instead of defeat being an orphan, victory is an orphan. The war is GW’s tarbaby and no one is going to win by clinging to close it. So Obama can get away with a lot of doubletalk cause outside of right wing media land, the war is a bad word.

Jul 23, 2008 - 9:03 pm 38. What is Obama’s Iraq Policy? « Libertas Exemplar Blog:

[...] all sides and the circumstances surrounding it he or she can see that there is more of the same politicking going on. With Maliki also facing elections soon, he is trying to appeal to Iraqis with this [...]

Jul 23, 2008 - 11:22 pm 39. R child:

Javelin,
jihadis and the death squads that wrought havoc upon the stability of Iraq, are clearly not the big seller anymore…

And at the end of the day, it would take more than America is willing to actualize, to go to the ballot-box to seek a change that is not being offered by the enemy.

Jul 23, 2008 - 11:38 pm 40. tanarg:

I think the tide is fast turning against Obama. I have seem some signs in the past 24 hours.

Presumptive and presumptious, with enormous delusions of grandeur, draping his arm around his hosts as if he, Obama, were the gracious one permitting *them* to enter his presence, Barack Obama will be sent back to his well-deserved obscurity in November, if not before. Watch it happen.

Jul 24, 2008 - 2:08 pm 41. Shields Green:

I was willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt for a while, but I have long since become tired of his elitism. And, the fact that Europeans about wet themselves over him is a good indication of why we should not vote for him. Ronald Reagan largely saved Europe from WWIII, and yet he was despised in Europe and written off as a lunatic. But they loved Carter…. So, Europeans’ opinion of our presidential candidates does matter… whatever they think, we should run like hell in the other direction. In this case, that would be McCain.

Jul 24, 2008 - 11:51 pm 42. Jessica:

BO’s arrogance, naivete, disdain for the military and true character (or lack thereof) became ever so evident when he cancelled his scheduled visit to meet with our wounded heroes at the Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany. His priorities are obvious as hell: superstardom at any cost, and forget the little people who allows him the right and the freedom to swagger unabashedly onstage and even exploit his kids to millions of viewers. But we hard-working taxpayers know a phoney when we see him. No amount of oratorial prowess, celebrity endorsements, media blindness or lovey-dovey fist-bumping will cover up Jeremiah Wright, angry wife only now proud of America, American flag on lapel (or lack thereof), inability to put hand over heart during National Anthem, non-acknowledgement of the surge’s success, pandering to Israel (”capitol Jerusalem”), condescension to blacks, acknowledged planned transfer of military funding to domestic programs (meaning smaller, less equipped military while fighting war on terror), planned unconditional talks with Iran’s dictator, belittling military involvement in Iraq then kissing GEN Petraeus’ ass for a photo op then confirming that he would still stubbornly withdraw troops from Iraq despite on-the-ground military officials’ vocal opposition, and, of course, last but not least, his flip-flops galore on practically every issue that matters to whomever he’s pandering and lying to (from gun control, partial birth and faith-based programs to his now infamous refusal of Govt-contributed campaign funds). Don’t fall for it, America. You’ll regret it if you do. We thought character mattered when Bill Clinton was in office; this one is way worse than Billy-Boy.

Jul 25, 2008 - 8:38 am 43. Eye on Iraq:

“Iraq is now closer than ever to becoming this model”
I just want to know what model you are talking about. Is it the model that its politicians can’t agree on provincial elections law or is it the model that divides all the positions on three sects; Shia, Sunna and Kurds.
If you are talking about the security, I wander why the “model” leaders are still hiding behind the concrete walls of the Green Zone.
If your passionate support for the presence of the American forces to accomplish the “mission”, I can’t expect a model better than that in Lebanon that spent 6 months to choose a president.
In the end I think you are desperately trying to prove that your analysis about the future of Iraq is correct but with everyday passes it proves WRONG.

Jul 27, 2008 - 5:20 am 44. Rachel Peepers:

More and more people are coming to the realization that Obama’s views are devinely inspired. So if Obama says the surge hasn’t worked, that’s good enough for me. You should listen to Obama without questioning him because he speaks the truth. Moreover, if he should have visited wounded troops, he would have. The wounds will heal. But Obama is about loftier goals; he’s in the process of healing a nation. Bringing blacks and whites together to live in harmony. As the highly esteems, but misunderstood Reverend Wright stated; Barack Obama is a force for change. And anyone who questions his words is doomed to regret it.

Jul 28, 2008 - 9:20 pm 45. Just Me:

Lord help us if Obama gets elected. He knows NOTHING about…..well…. anything. He has been in politics for what, 3 seconds. Sorry to say but the only reason he is has gotten this far is because he is black and no one wants to take shots at him for fear of being called raciest.

Jul 29, 2008 - 10:30 pm 46. Pajamas Media » It’s All Coming Down to a Few Key States…:

[...] the coronation of our first (half) black president; it’s more likely politics, inexperience, naiveté, empty rhetoric, European vacations , out-of-touch elitism, PUMAs, socialist tendencies, or his [...]

Oct 3, 2008 - 1:50 am 47. Politicians in Iraq Provide Reasons for Hope :All That Is Necessary…:

[...] indispensible Omar and Mohammed Fadhil of Iraq the Model, blogging at Pajamas Media, look beyond the politics: Maliki, for example, knows very well that had Obama’s vision for Iraq been adopted two years [...]

Apr 1, 2009 - 7:16 pm

Write a Comment

Name:	(required, displayed)
Email:	(required, not publicized)
URL:	(optional, displayed)
Comments: