Our first Times Watch entry in what promises to be a long list comes from New York Times reporter Rachel Swarns's piece the day after Barack Obama's Election Day victory, "Vaulting the Racial Divide, Obama Persuaded Americans to Follow." Brace yourself for sugar shock:
Even during the darkest hours of his presidential campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois held on to his improbable, unshakable conviction that America was ready to step across the color line.
On Tuesday, America leaped.....
In a country long divided, Mr. Obama had a singular appeal: he is biracial and Ivy League educated; a stirring speaker who shoots hoops and quotes the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr; a politician who grooves to the rapper Jay-Z and loves the lyricism of the cellist Yo-Yo Ma; a man of remarkable control and startling boldness....He was also something completely new: an African-American presidential candidate without a race-based agenda. And his message of unity and his promise of a new way of thinking seemed to inspire -- or least offer some reassurance -- to a country staggered by two wars, a convulsing economy and sometimes bewildering global change.
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This posting needs a barf-bag alert!
November 6, 2008 - 08:06 ET by motherbeltIn short, he's McDreamy and McSteamy, and McGenius all rolled into one.
A true Renaissance Man...Man for All Seasons....
this takes the prize for Obasm of the Week!
Obama has NO intention of "uniting" everyone...he said himself that he will unite those who "agree on some things"....in other words he will unite those who agree with him.
Big, fat, hairy deal!
The media give McCain advice on how to bridge the gap. As the victor, shouldn't it be Obama's responsibilty to reach out?
Instead we get Come to me all who are weary....etc.
I have not had a news show on since early Tuesday. At this rate, I don't think I'll ever be able to watch news or a political show again. I may have to give up NB too.....
I'm running out of duct tape.
The media outlets should
November 6, 2008 - 08:31 ET by bws53The media outlets should just merge and call themselves Tiger Beat TV and Press Inc. because that's all the news is anymore.
And Rachel should just
November 6, 2008 - 08:54 ET by motherbeltAnd Rachel should just change her name to "Rachel Swoons" ;-)
A true Renaissance Man...Man for All Seasons
November 6, 2008 - 08:56 ET by ckbennetttnThat's exactly what I was thinking, we elected Leonard Da Vinci and didn't even know it. The MSM keeps on with this "unifying" garbage, completely unaware that 48 % of America will not gather together "to ding in perfect harmony."
“I am the latte-sipping, New York Times-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, politically correct, arrogant liberal.” --Barack Obama
Mica predicts
November 6, 2008 - 09:15 ET by Mica the MagnificentBy August 2009, Oby will become overwhelmed with the job, he will not be the smoothe talker libs have known and loved. He will realize he's not in Chicago anymore laughing with his anarchist buddies.
He will be torn between his instincts to tear this country down and his advisors trying to push him towards left of center. The pill popping will begin at this time.
He will tremble when speaking privately to his aides, never hold a news conference, and walk around the White House with a small, round, hard-to-see piss stain every day.
By January 2010 his hands will shake so much he won't be able to hold a basketball, let alone throw it, and the MSM will ignore all this as they did FDR's wheelchair.
All this will be exposed in a Biden gaffe, and he'll say "Barack is studying his next move against the terrorists. He is calm, cool, and the piss stain usually fades by 4pm."
Barack will be in rehab, Biden will retire, and Nancy Pelosi will become president and run in 2012.
Palin will capture all 50 states.
Mica has spoken.