[Big Mac]

BHO says "My faith in the American people has been vindicated" because he's the supposed front runner in this race for the presidency. So only now he has true faith in the American electorate? Sounds like just the kind of self-serving egotism and blind ambition we so desperately need to lead D.C..

[Chuckit]

His faith couldn't be vindicated if he didn't have any before now. Sounds like you're hearing what your biases want to hear.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

BHO says "My faith in the American people has been vindicated" because he's the supposed front runner in this race for the presidency. So only now he has true faith in the American electorate? Sounds like just the kind of self-serving egotism and blind ambition we so desperately need to lead D.C..

When did he EVER say he didn't have faith in the American electorate? Like Chuckit said, you only hear what your bias wants to hear.

[Big Mac]

It just sounds so completely self-serving to say your faith is vindicated in your country when it's supporting your campaign. The implication is that if the polls are wrong and this power hungry Socialist doesn't win, he will no longer have faith in America. You guys are the ones apologizing for him.

[SpaceMonkey]

Let me guess: he said it in the context of appreciating how hard his volunteers have worked and how amazing it is that so many people who have been turned off by politics are now engaged. Gosh darn it, why can't he spend more time telling people that they aren't real Americans?

[tie]

Can black people be real Americans? Or are they fake Americans by definition? I wish McCain/Palin would clarify this---the election is tomorrow!!

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

Let me guess: he said it in the context of appreciating how hard his volunteers have worked and how amazing it is that so many people who have been turned off by politics are now engaged. Gosh darn it, why can't he spend more time telling people that they aren't real Americans?

Uh, no, that wasn't the context at all.

[SpaceMonkey]

O'Rly?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmi..._caucuses.html

Des Moines, Obama riffed on what he described as an underdog victory in Iowa in January.

"On the day of the Iowa caucus my faith in the American people was vindicated, and what you started here in Iowa has swept the nation," he said.

Obama referred to the high turnout and high volunteerism: "A whole new way of doing democracy started right here in Iowa," he said.

It's a slightly odd thing to say, though: Would his faith not have been vindicated if he'd lost?

UPDATE: An Obama aide points out that he used that line during the caucuses to talk about the process, not the result.

UPDATE: McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds: “Hardworking families need a President whose faith in the American people is not predicated on his own election."

In any event, it's not any more offensive or presumptuous than McCain/Palin thanking people for being "real Americans" because they support him.

[besson3c]

Hmmm.. "He has a big ego" is not in my list, but I guess it should be added. Will you accept "He's arrogant" (which is #53 in my list) as a close substitute?

My GML is up to 57 now!

- he's a Socialist
- he's a Marxist
- he's a Communist
- he's a dictator
- William Ayers
- he's an elitist
- Jeremiah Wright
- he's unpatriotic
- he wants to raise everybody's taxes
- he's running a dirty campaign
- he's inexperienced
- he reneged on his promise to accept public financing
- Joe the plumber/Tito the builder/etc.
- Obama's aunt
- Michelle Obama being proud of her country for the first time
- he voted "present" too many times
- he's a secret Muslim
- he wants to kill babies
- he's the most liberal candidate ever
- he wants to wipe Israel off the map
- he wants to destroy small towns
- he will be soft on terror and will meet with foreign leaders in a very careless way
- he wants us to stop singing the national anthem or reciting the Pledge
- he has secretly been making last minute changes to his tax plan that don't appear on his website
- he's been accepting illegal donations
- he's an empty suit
- he's not ready on day one
- he doesn't write his own speeches and relies on a teleprompter for staged theatrics
- he went to a Madrassa
- he's black/taking advantage of the fact that he is black/playing the race card
- he's godless/the anti-Christ
- he hates town hall meetings
- he's not a US citizen
- Tony Rezko
- The other Palestinian professor whose last name starts with a K
- Doesn't take care of his half brother
- He was a community activist/organizer.
- Truth Squads.
- Many of the things listed above prefaced with the term 'radical'.
- He likes arugula.
- He thinks he's the messiah.
- People think he's the messiah.
- He doesn't put his hand over his heart for the national anthem.
- He doesn't wear a flag pin.
- He thinks he's a rock star.
- He had columns behind him.
- He snubbed the Clintons.
- He's opposed to nuclear energy
- He can't pay for anything he is proposing
- He supports homosexual civil unions
- He's not black enough.
- He's obsessed with homosexuals and their 'rights'.
- He's arrogant.
- He smokes.
- ACORN
- Obama took money from Fannie and Freddie
- He has a big ego

[besson3c]

Whatever happened with Larry Sinclair? I'm debating adding him to my list, but I seem to recall only Abe babbling about him, so I don't know if that makes it a valid addition...

[The Crook]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Hmmm.. "He has a big ego" is not in my list, but I guess it should be added. Will you accept "He's arrogant" (which is #53 in my list) as a close substitute?

My GML is up to 57 now!

"Presumptuous" is the word they've been using, actually. Coded word for "uppity."

[deedar]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

BHO says "My faith in the American people has been vindicated" because he's the supposed front runner in this race for the presidency. So only now he has true faith in the American electorate? Sounds like just the kind of self-serving egotism and blind ambition we so desperately need to lead D.C..

He said that his faith HAS BEEN VINDICATED... present tense, not if something else does or does not happen. Geeze.

[finboy]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

Hmmm.. "He has a big ego" is not in my list, but I guess it should be added. Will you accept "He's arrogant" (which is #53 in my list) as a close substitute?

My GML is up to 57 now!

I think there's a couple in that list that are wrong.

[goMac]

Originally Posted by ort888 

The election is tomorrow. Unless you can find footage of Obama sodomizing a goat, you're not gonna make any sort of difference.

Oh, you really think there aren't conservatives all over the country right now looking for that footage?

You've increased the Google hits on this thread by hundreds of times by just posting "Obama sodomizing a goat".

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by deedar 

He said that his faith HAS BEEN VINDICATED... present tense, not if something else does or does not happen. Geeze.

He says "has been vindicated" because he thinks he already won the election before election day.

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

It just sounds so completely self-serving to say your faith is vindicated in your country when it's supporting your campaign. The implication is that if the polls are wrong and this power hungry Socialist doesn't win, he will no longer have faith in America. You guys are the ones apologizing for him.

No, the implication is that he'd feel let down if McCain were elected. I imagine you'll feel likewise when Obama wins.

[Big Mac]

That's true, Chuck, but the difference is that I'm not running for president.

[Mrjinglesusa]

How is this any different than people saying that people who vote for Obama are "idiots", "brainwashed", or "useless idiots" because they don't support the policies of YOUR choice for President?

[sek929]

God, I cannot wait until all this BS is done and everything continues on the same bullsh!t slope as before.

One man is being elected to office and everyone is acting like Hitler just rose from the grave and is going to try to conquer the world again.

When can I expect sanity to make a return?

[deedar]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

He says "has been vindicated" because he thinks he already won the election before election day.

Are you a mind reader?

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

That's true, Chuck, but the difference is that I'm not running for president.

So what? Honestly, this whole thread really looks like grasping for a reason to bash Obama. There are plenty of valid criticisms of Obama without scraping the bottom of the barrel until it disintegrates and then dredging up some of the mud underneath the barrel.

[MindFad]

HIGH FIVE



One more day, folks!

[Mrjinglesusa]

I'm not sure they are "valid" reasons for bashing Obama, but the right has already come up with quite a few already. How many are in your list besson? 57?

You guys have a hefty list to choose from, why not just stick to one of those for the next 24 hours? There's really no reason to try and come up with more.

Personally, I think we need a few more threads calling Obama a communist. It also couldn't hurt to bring up Ayers here in the last 24 hours.

[ironknee]

Big mac, holding out in the bunker until the last minute!

mindfad! where have you been man!

[Ron Goodman]

Don't forget the "terrorist fist bump".

[besson3c]

Terrorist fist bump! We're up to 58 now!

[besson3c]

I just thought of a few more. We're up to 61! Keep em coming guys!

- he's a Socialist
- he's a Marxist
- he's a Communist
- he's a dictator
- William Ayers
- he's an elitist
- Jeremiah Wright
- he's unpatriotic
- he wants to raise everybody's taxes
- he's running a dirty campaign
- he's inexperienced
- he reneged on his promise to accept public financing
- Joe the plumber/Tito the builder/etc.
- Obama's aunt
- Michelle Obama being proud of her country for the first time
- he voted "present" too many times
- he's a secret Muslim
- he wants to kill babies
- he's the most liberal candidate ever
- he wants to wipe Israel off the map
- he wants to destroy small towns
- he will be soft on terror and will meet with foreign leaders in a very careless way
- he wants us to stop singing the national anthem or reciting the Pledge
- he has secretly been making last minute changes to his tax plan that don't appear on his website
- he's been accepting illegal donations
- he's an empty suit
- he's not ready on day one
- he doesn't write his own speeches and relies on a teleprompter for staged theatrics
- he went to a Madrassa
- he's black/taking advantage of the fact that he is black/playing the race card
- he's godless/the anti-Christ
- he hates town hall meetings
- he's not a US citizen
- Tony Rezko
- The other Palestinian professor whose last name starts with a K
- Doesn't take care of his half brother
- He was a community activist/organizer.
- Truth Squads.
- Many of the things listed above prefaced with the term 'radical'.
- He likes arugula.
- He thinks he's the messiah.
- People think he's the messiah.
- He doesn't put his hand over his heart for the national anthem.
- He doesn't wear a flag pin.
- He thinks he's a rock star/celebrity.
- He had columns behind him.
- He snubbed the Clintons.
- He's opposed to nuclear energy
- He can't pay for anything he is proposing
- He supports homosexual civil unions
- He's not black enough.
- He's obsessed with homosexuals and their 'rights'.
- He's arrogant.
- He smokes.
- ACORN
- Obama took money from Fannie and Freddie
- He has a big ego
- He has a secret terrorist fist bump
- He is a part of dirty Chicago politics
- He is a fraud
- He wants to surrender to our enemies

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

I just thought of a few more. We're up to 61! Keep em coming guys!

62: he's overly concerned about women's "health"

[ort888]

He's black.

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey 

62: he's overly concerned about women's "health"

It has to be spun the way a McCain person would spin it...

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

It has to be spun the way a McCain person would spin it...

He thinks "a woman's health" should mean whatever her corrupt liberal socialist "doctor" (whatever that means) wants it to mean

[besson3c]

65... Can we get up to 75?

- he's a Socialist
- he's a Marxist
- he's a Communist
- he's a dictator
- William Ayers
- he's an elitist
- Jeremiah Wright
- he's unpatriotic
- he wants to raise everybody's taxes
- he's running a dirty campaign
- he's inexperienced
- he reneged on his promise to accept public financing
- Joe the plumber/Tito the builder/etc.
- Obama's aunt
- Michelle Obama being proud of her country for the first time
- he voted "present" too many times
- he's a secret Muslim
- he wants to kill babies
- he's the most liberal candidate ever
- he wants to wipe Israel off the map
- he wants to destroy small towns
- he will be soft on terror and will meet with foreign leaders in a very careless way
- he wants us to stop singing the national anthem or reciting the Pledge
- he has secretly been making last minute changes to his tax plan that don't appear on his website
- he's been accepting illegal donations
- he's an empty suit
- he's not ready on day one
- he doesn't write his own speeches and relies on a teleprompter for staged theatrics
- he went to a Madrassa
- he's black/taking advantage of the fact that he is black/playing the race card
- he's godless/the anti-Christ
- he hates town hall meetings
- he's not a US citizen
- Tony Rezko
- The other Palestinian professor whose last name starts with a K
- Doesn't take care of his half brother
- He was a community activist/organizer.
- Truth Squads.
- Many of the things listed above prefaced with the term 'radical'.
- He likes arugula.
- He thinks he's the messiah.
- People think he's the messiah.
- He doesn't put his hand over his heart for the national anthem.
- He doesn't wear a flag pin.
- He thinks he's a rock star/celebrity.
- He had columns behind him.
- He snubbed the Clintons.
- He's opposed to nuclear energy
- He can't pay for anything he is proposing
- He supports homosexual civil unions
- He's not black enough.
- He's obsessed with homosexuals and their 'rights'.
- He's arrogant.
- He smokes.
- ACORN
- Obama took money from Fannie and Freddie
- He has a big ego
- He has a secret terrorist fist bump
- He is a part of dirty Chicago politics
- He is a fraud
- He wants to surrender to our enemies
- Biden puts his foot in his mouth too often
- Even Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Obama
- He thinks "a woman's health" should mean whatever her corrupt liberal socialist "doctor" (whatever that means) wants it to mean
- He wants liberal activist judges in the court

[deedar]

His middle name is Hussein

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by deedar 

His middle name is Hussein

How could I forget that one?

66....

[ort888]

I can't believe you don't have...

"We just don't know enough about him..."

Which is of course code for "He's Black".

[besson3c]

WIth your help we've made it up to 71, folks!

- he's a Socialist
- he's a Marxist
- he's a Communist
- he's a dictator
- William Ayers
- he's an elitist
- Jeremiah Wright
- he's unpatriotic
- he wants to raise everybody's taxes
- he's running a dirty campaign
- he's inexperienced
- he reneged on his promise to accept public financing
- Joe the plumber/Tito the builder/etc.
- Obama's aunt
- Michelle Obama being proud of her country for the first time
- he voted "present" too many times
- he's a secret Muslim
- he wants to kill babies
- he's the most liberal candidate ever
- he wants to wipe Israel off the map
- he wants to destroy small towns
- he will be soft on terror and will meet with foreign leaders in a very careless way
- he wants us to stop singing the national anthem or reciting the Pledge
- he has secretly been making last minute changes to his tax plan that don't appear on his website
- he's been accepting illegal donations
- he's an empty suit
- he's not ready on day one
- he doesn't write his own speeches and relies on a teleprompter for staged theatrics
- he went to a Madrassa
- he's black/taking advantage of the fact that he is black/playing the race card
- he's godless/the anti-Christ
- he hates town hall meetings
- he's not a US citizen
- Tony Rezko
- The other Palestinian professor whose last name starts with a K
- Doesn't take care of his half brother
- He was a community activist/organizer.
- Truth Squads.
- Many of the things listed above prefaced with the term 'radical'.
- He likes arugula.
- He thinks he's the messiah.
- People think he's the messiah.
- He doesn't put his hand over his heart for the national anthem.
- He doesn't wear a flag pin.
- He thinks he's a rock star/celebrity.
- He had columns behind him.
- He snubbed the Clintons.
- He's opposed to nuclear energy
- He can't pay for anything he is proposing
- He supports homosexual civil unions
- He's not black enough.
- He's obsessed with homosexuals and their 'rights'.
- He's arrogant.
- He smokes.
- ACORN
- Obama took money from Fannie and Freddie
- He has a big ego
- He has a secret terrorist fist bump
- He is a part of dirty Chicago politics
- He is a fraud
- He wants to surrender to our enemies
- Biden puts his foot in his mouth too often
- Even Sarah Palin has more executive experience than Obama
- He thinks "a woman's health" should mean whatever her corrupt liberal socialist "doctor" (whatever that means) wants it to mean
- He wants liberal activist judges in the court
- His middle name is Hussein
- He wants to put bankrupt coal companies
- He was against drilling before he was for it
- He wants to socialize health care
- He wants to teach little kids how to use a condom
- He thinks that questions about abortion are "above his pay grade"

[besson3c]

Originally Posted by ort888 

I can't believe you don't have...

"We just don't know enough about him..."

Which is of course code for "He's Black".

Make that 72!

[besson3c]

Hehe.. "we just don't know enough about him" works out best as the last argument in the list for the purpose of irony

[ort888]

Had his own grandmother put down to win an election....

Too soon?

[The Crook]

Tomorrow we can start talking about the failed Obama presidency.

[sek929]

I admit it is going to be fun to watch the Conservatives start harping on everything BO does just like the Libs did for 8 years with Bush.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Originally Posted by ort888 

Had his own grandmother put down to win an election....

Too soon?

I think so.

Although I have to admit that when I read your post, I laughed a little inside.

[Mrjinglesusa]

Hey besson, don't forget he's a "con-man and charlatan".

http://forums.macnn.com/95/political...r-calls-obama/

[hyteckit]

Originally Posted by The Crook 

Tomorrow we can start talking about the failed Obama presidency.

It already started a week ago.

[subego]

Originally Posted by ort888 

Had his own grandmother put down to win an election....

Too soon?

Yes.

But I loled.

[ironknee]

Originally Posted by The Crook 

Tomorrow we can start talking about the failed Obama presidency.

wrong, they blamed clinton for 9-11 9 months into bush's term

[MindFad]

Originally Posted by ironknee 

mindfad! where have you been man!

Hey! Ehh, I've been around. Still kickin'. Glad to see you're still kickin', too!

[ironknee]

Originally Posted by MindFad 

HIGH FIVE



One more day, folks!

great kool-aid illustration!

i did this years ago my first icons! ... oh with your help! thx

[Ghoser777]

Wait... so if I said that when my students do well on a test that they vindicated my belief in their ability... that this is a bad statement?

[MindFad]

Originally Posted by ironknee 

great kool-aid illustration!

i did this years ago my first icons! ... oh with your help! thx

I can't take credit for that illustration, but I do remember those icons! Nice. Man, I've been away too long—or maybe not long enough, I'm sure many would say.