So while chuckleheads like Jesse Jackson and Senator Roland Burris hilariously blame George Bush for Chicago losing the 2016 Olympics, whiny columnists like Mike Lupica are up in arms that conservatives might be gloating over President Obama’s big screw-up. Apparently laughing at all this is somehow anti-American, because Obama is our President, and he was doing this for all of us.
You know… kind of like when Bush was trying win a war in Iraq – and all those left wingers stood behind him.
And that’s my first point: The right has every right to gloat over Obama’s humiliation, because, thankfully, NO ONE DIED.
Unlike, say during the Iraq war, where, whenever there was a roadside bombing, the progressives did their own special victory dance – using the consequences of war to gloat over an embattled president and an unpopular country. I didn’t hear much of the smarmy press calling them out.
So, if I take pleasure in watching Obama’s big fail, it’s only because it proved a point I made before he was elected: that being likeable, in and of itself, does nothing for America. To protect our nation and further our interests, our leader must reject the need to be loved by the world, and embrace being feared, even hated. I know that’s hard for our guy. Being a self-proclaimed “citizen of the world,” he enjoys the accolades of Libya, Venezuela, Iran, Cuba and Russia. With friends like that, who needs enemies.
But hey – screw the Olympics. Maybe Obama should now focus on bringing the World’s Fair back to Chicago. If there’s one thing that could make dictators like us more, it would be temporary structures filled with stuff from other countries. They look positively magical, even if they’re flimsy and fall apart in a strong wind.
Which sounds familiar.
And if you disagree with me, then you’re probably a racist.
Originally published on October 5 at DailyGut.com and Big Hollywood.
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Gutfield, you seditious,
October 6, 2009 - 12:01 ET by NewsbusterbrownGutfeld, you seditious, treasonous, anti-American lowlife!
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“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
You forgot
October 6, 2009 - 12:14 ET by Roger the ShrubberYou forgot HATEMONGER!!!!!!!!!
*wipes spittle*
Mission Accomplished
October 6, 2009 - 12:15 ET by allanfI remember the "Mission Accomplished" humor aimed at Bush. Obama has his own "Mission Accomplished" momement.
One sychophantic reporter exclaimed -there wasn't a dry eye in the house a reporter said of the speech. How humiliating for Obama and his press enablers.
Obama sent his wife and
October 6, 2009 - 12:03 ET by Six String SpiffObama sent his wife and Oprah out to talk about his wife and Oprah. Oh and Barack too.
The faster this president is seen as the inexperienced, DANGEROUSLY NAIVE, and arrogant man he is, the better we all are. This presidency was an experiment. He is acting the answer to that question everybody got in first grade. "What would you do if you were President?" Same mentality.
A Spiff Sighting!
October 6, 2009 - 12:17 ET by Roger the ShrubberSpiff lives!
Been busy my
October 6, 2009 - 12:25 ET by Six String SpiffBeen busy my friend.
Somebody told me there was a Spiff impostor..
Am I that awesome? lol j/k
Actually, Spiff
October 6, 2009 - 12:30 ET by BlondeThere's a poster here who took over the former version of your name, Space Man.
And yes, you ARE that awesome. :)
I hope he fails, too.
I feel bad for the Chicago
October 6, 2009 - 12:05 ET by Six String SpiffI feel bad for the Chicago citizens though. Not once were THEY mentioned.
I don't feel bad for them at
October 6, 2009 - 12:11 ET by NL207I don't feel bad for them at all. They just avoided 1 - 1.5 Billion dollars in long term debt as Montreal incurred from their 1976 Olympics.
Payback
October 6, 2009 - 13:17 ET by addeigloriamGreat point. It took Montreal about 30 years to pay off this debt. Chicago would have, of course, received a federal bailout which taxpayers from every state would have to pay, so actually, we all won.
http://blog.addeigloriam.org/2009/10/why-chicago-lost-2016-olympics.html
why?
October 6, 2009 - 12:20 ET by sarainitalysomething like 46% of them didn't want the Olympics...
We need a contest to Name That Narcissist, suggested by Geo Will
October 6, 2009 - 12:08 ET by carolina09My entry
Barack SoVain Obama
Seen on FR--
Hussein the Vain
How about Barack GIMMIE
October 6, 2009 - 12:10 ET by Six String SpiffHow about Barack GIMMIE THAT IT'S MINE! Obama?
EGObama
October 6, 2009 - 12:12 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
my take
October 6, 2009 - 12:29 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsI vote for 'Barack Insane Obama', but cannot take credit for it, someone else here started it.
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O the
October 6, 2009 - 13:10 ET by TenebrousO the Ego!
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I kinda like Barak HeSoVain
October 6, 2009 - 13:16 ET by Scuba DudeI kinda like Barak HeSoVain Obama. It is reminiscent of the Carly Simon song and it kinda rhymes with Hussein.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Conservatives cheered when
October 6, 2009 - 12:14 ET by balboaConservatives cheered when Chicago didn't get the Olympics.
We were cheering because
October 6, 2009 - 12:27 ET by Six String SpiffWe were cheering because Owe-bama looked like the fool half the country knew him to be before he won American Idol.
American Idol? Was he a contestant?
October 6, 2009 - 12:42 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonHe wouldn't have made the top 20 on American Idol.
Or the top 100.
http://gjresult.com
That's a good one: "...won
October 6, 2009 - 12:47 ET by CoolShadesThat's a good one: "...won American Idol." I like it.
Cheering, bal.
October 6, 2009 - 12:28 ET by KarmaCheering. The thrill of victory.
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
O + O = 0
October 6, 2009 - 13:00 ET by QueenMumIt wasn't just conservatives, balboa. Any sensible person living in the city of Chicago also cheered. The only people who thought this was a good idea were those who live in the burbs, the unions, and the folk who believed Obama when he told them it would save the children.
Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
- P.J. O'Rourke
Libtards cheered everytime
October 6, 2009 - 12:46 ET by PeskyDaneLibtards cheered everytime a member of our military died overseas keeping the enemy at arms length.
That's a pretty ballsy
October 6, 2009 - 12:47 ET by Another Dead KennedyThat's a pretty ballsy statement to make. Do you have any proof of this?
xoxo - Ted
A warning, Ted
October 6, 2009 - 13:02 ET by BlondeYou're messing with the wrong guy.
I hope he fails, too.
Really? So you have no
October 6, 2009 - 13:04 ET by Another Dead KennedyReally? So you have no problem with that statement that retarded liberals cheered while American soldiers were killed at war?
xoxo - Ted
You've been warned
October 6, 2009 - 13:16 ET by BlondeI hope he fails, too.
None what so ever Ted. It's
October 6, 2009 - 13:24 ET by bassndudeNone what so ever Ted. It's a fact that these same liberal numb skulls that say the now "support the troops" were more than happy and cheered when soldiers died in Vietnam. The very same ones. Dont go there with me, or anyone else. I have first hand experience with this subject.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Great, so I have 3 people
October 6, 2009 - 13:29 ET by Another Dead KennedyGreat, so I have 3 people making the same disturbing accusation and yet no one has any proof. There's gotta be a photo, an article, something showing retarded liberals actually cheering at the news of dead Americans at war.
xoxo - Ted
Ted....
October 6, 2009 - 13:36 ET by bassndudeHow about "people" spitting on you through a chain link fence calling you a baby killer, murderer and telling you they wish you had died. Your a fricking moron Ted. Just like your name sake. How about Jane Fonda? Why dont you just look it up. It is very common knowledge. Any moron can find it. Google 60's protests.
It's mush brains like you that cause most of the problems with our troops. Witness the lack of urgency to reinforce the troops at this time. More troops should already be there. The fact of the matter is, Obama lacks the moral back bone to send the resources to help the troops protect themselves. His lack of action is demoralizing to the troops on the ground, today. Nothing has changed, except the words that come out of their mouths.
Stupid.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
In other words, no, you
October 6, 2009 - 13:42 ET by Another Dead KennedyIn other words, no, you can't find proof of American liberal retards cheering at dead American soldiers.
Where were you over the last 7 years screaming for more soldiers in Afghanistan? Are you implying that the war was going just fine for 7 years, and only now we need more troops?
xoxo - Ted
Like I said Ted, your not
October 6, 2009 - 13:54 ET by bassndudeLike I said Ted, your not only a moron, but stupid and google inept to.
Unfortunately, I passed the age that I was allowed to reenter the service at the time. However, I have a nephew that just returned and a son and a nephew incountry at this time. Up untill Obama changed the mission, the US forces were close enough to each other that there was mutual protection. Now the forces have been scattered out and more men have been needed for some time now. At least Bush allowed the forces to do what was needed to protect them selves. Obama moved them into unsecured areas, with little or no support, hence the body count of late.
BTW...where were you in the 1960's?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
So I'm supposed to research
October 6, 2009 - 13:59 ET by Another Dead KennedySo I'm supposed to research your argument? No, here's how it works: you make an argument, then provide the details to back it up.
And speaking of morons, you realize there are 2 different ways to spell "your." What you meant was "you're." But I assume you know how to spell, as someone with such intelligence slinging words like "moron" at others.
xoxo - Ted
you realize there are 2 different ways to spell
October 6, 2009 - 14:02 ET by bassndudeAnd that means what to me? Now your the spelling police? How absolutley insipid.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
No no no, genius. You
October 6, 2009 - 14:03 ET by Another Dead KennedyNo no no, genius. You called me a moron, yet basic 5th grade spelling seems beyond your comprehension.
xoxo - Ted
Just scream out "subject
October 6, 2009 - 14:10 ET by bassndudeJust scream out "subject change!" Because thats just what this is. I dont concern myself with either spelling, nor grammer on blogs. I am not afraid to make mistakes either. This is not a formal letter to the jobs board, nor is it the formal report that I do at the end of each and every work day. Whats more, I really dont care what you think. Where were you in the 1960's? Your more than likely a product of that "free love" movement, and were not around yet.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Ted
October 6, 2009 - 14:18 ET by MrShyUh, we're all calling you a moron.
We very well might be onto something, don't you think?
Take care.
Shy, I think his parents
October 6, 2009 - 14:20 ET by bassndudeShy, I think his parents must have belonged to one of those there communes in the 60's free love era.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
BnD
October 6, 2009 - 14:39 ET by MrShyGood riddance to him. Like many are pointing out, his only rather twisted desire was to get us all to pile on him so he can then play victim in the end.
Unattractive behavior... and very much the way of liberals, isn't it?
A-men, Shy. Save a SeAL,
October 6, 2009 - 14:57 ET by bassndudeA-men, Shy.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
~No need to bring family into it
October 6, 2009 - 15:03 ET by choselife3xKossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Like I said Ted, your not
October 6, 2009 - 13:54 ET by bassndudeLike I said Ted, your not only a moron, but stupid and google inept to.
Unfortunately, I passed the age that I was allowed to reenter the service at the time. However, I have a nephew that just returned and a son and a nephew incountry at this time. Up untill Obama changed the mission, the US forces were close enough to each other that there was mutual protection. Now the forces have been scattered out and more men have been needed for some time now. At least Bush allowed the forces to do what was needed to protect them selves. Obama moved them into unsecured areas, with little or no support, hence the body count of late.
BTW...where were you in the 1960's?
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
I don't think anyone except
October 6, 2009 - 13:27 ET by TenebrousI don't think anyone except for trolls has a problem with that, because the evidence is everywhere. Acting ignorant of it makes you look like an idiot.
Without even Googling for it, let's recall the "countdown to 2000" where libtards kept a running tally of the number of troops killed. Why did they do this? Was it to mourn the dead? Was it to honor their sacrifices? Oh, no it wasn't. It was to stick it to Bush.
The libtards painted themselves into a corner where the failure of the Iraq war would be good for Democrats politically at home, due to the anti-war positions that most Dems had staked out. Thus, every time bad news rolled in from Iraq, libtards rejoiced, because it meant that they were getting closer to being back in power.
Remember that libtards have no problem with ACORN's thug tactics, no problems with Gore's recount fiasco in 2000, and no problem murdering the unborn. So American servicemen killed overseas? Why hating them is positively Vietnam-esque, because Iraq is Vietnam, don't you know? And with all the reports of "torture" and "Halliburton" and protests outside military hospitals (not Fred Phelps but Code Pink), the hate was ratcheted up to insane levels.
Again, without Googling, does anyone remember the pressure put on campus colleges to not host the ROTC? How about the signs that read "We love our soldiers when they kill their officers" (which celebrated several fragging incidents early in the war)?
Zombietime is very instructive to remember exactly what libtards were doing and what they were saying.
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Tenebrous
October 6, 2009 - 13:52 ET by MrShy1,000, 2,000, then 3,000.... then 4,000.... were all headline items with sob stories about the "quagmire", etc., with the NYTimes, CNN, the whole gang.
What's amazing with the ScumSM is that these are very small numbers (while, still, 1 is a horrible number) when it comes to war. They know it, but they've taught far too many of our dumb citizens (like the one we're dealing with here) that there are perfect, "well managed" wars where no one gets killed (see: not going to war, or see: any Dem who wages it) and then there are evil wars like the ones Bush waged.
Propaganda. Plain and simple. Ted, you're another victim.
Do you have proof of
October 6, 2009 - 13:55 ET by Another Dead KennedyDo you have proof of Retarded American Liberals cheering at the news of dead American soldiers?
xoxo - Ted
I warned you twice
October 6, 2009 - 14:05 ET by BlondeYou are, just like yesterday, thrashing around without a clue.
So let me give you a couple.
1) Pesky didn't say RETARDED. You did.
2) Pesky happens to know a whole lot more about it than you ever would. Read his bio...and his comments. Get a clue. He's logged off now, but when he comes back, trust me, he's going to beat you like a drum.
3) You've just managed to offend a couple of Viet Nam vets here who PERSONALLY were assaulted by libtards as they returned from overseas. And don't you dare try to tell me it didn't happen. I know it did.
4) There are numerous instances in the last eight years of libtards cheering, interrupting funerals of veterans, etc. BUT YOU ARE TOO OBTUSE TO GO LOOK THEM UP. Another poster referred you to ZOMBIE TIME. Go check that out and get back to me.
5) It is absolutely not cute your tactic of picking up a statement and derailing a thread, like you did yesterday with scoob and like you're trying to do here today. So I'd suggest you start coming up with some ideas of your own from that liberal fever brain, or you'll find yourself out of here. You're acting like a troll again, Ted.....and trust me when I tell you, it won't be tolerated.
If I were you, I'd apologize to those here whom you've offended (and that doesn't include me....I tried to warn you off of making a total idiot out of yourself again.....but you weren't smart enough to leave it alone).
Man up, Ted. Just admit the error of your ways, move on....and TRY to become a member worthy of posting here instead of someone about whom 99% of the boards thinks is an idiot.
I hope he fails, too.
You want to ban me? Just
October 6, 2009 - 14:11 ET by Another Dead KennedyYou want to ban me? Just say the word. It's BS how you guys accept any statement made by a conservative here, and when they're questioned on it, people like me become the bad guy. I had a very specific question, and no one can back it up. I get that you guys despise liberals and pretty much blame us for everything wrong with the world, but it's truly offensive for someone to make accusations like this. I did not cheer at the news of dead soldiers, nor did a single liberal I know - and I know a lot. So, go ahead and get the last word in. I'm done here.
xoxo - Ted
What did you not understand?
October 6, 2009 - 14:21 ET by BlondeYou are acting like a petulant brat.
You just can't leave it alone. The accusations, as you so quaintly put it, are WELL KNOWN FACTS within this community, Ted.
No one here is going to waste their time proving it to you. Least of all me. I suggest you re-read my last post to you.
I hope he fails, too.
J
October 6, 2009 - 14:28 ET by MrShyIf Ted had a real desire to at least make any dent in veering us to seeing his point of view, he would not have kept his pedal to the metal with:
So you have no problem with that statement that retarded liberals cheered while American soldiers were killed at war?
So you have no problem with that statement that retarded liberals cheered while American soldiers were killed at war?
So you have no problem with that statement that retarded liberals cheered while American soldiers were killed at war?
... again and again ....
You're right. Never changing it up and coming at us every time with this same thing he KNOWS was only going to get us more furious and him more bludgeoned, rather than getting any semblance of some dialogue going. If he's gone for good, by his choosing, adios.
~Teddy
October 6, 2009 - 14:28 ET by choselife3xPlease take a look at this picture.
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
That was a pretty
October 6, 2009 - 14:30 ET by FeynmanFanThat was a pretty disingenuous post, Ted. If you were actually asking questions meant to further the discussion and add new information or another valid point of view, that would be one thing. But all you try to do is derail a topic by asking rhetorical questions meant to get an emotional response from other NB folks.
You might have specific questions, but just because it's a specific question doesn't mean it's worthy of a response. And it's not that conservatives on NB don't like to be questioned; they don't like to be insulted.
Oh, and stop playing the martyr. It doesn't become you at all.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Ban you? And deprive
October 6, 2009 - 15:12 ET by fitzfongBan you? And deprive ourselves of one of the softest punching bags ever to visit this site? Forget it! You see, every once in a while, when I need a break from having strenuous, yet enlightening debates with some of the resident liberal and/or Democrat posters, I enjoy beating the weak pinatas that you serve up here. Granted, it's very light work, but it's also cathartic to repeatedly humiliate you. Please, don't go.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Blonde, you made a good
October 6, 2009 - 14:29 ET by PeskyDaneBlonde, you made a good faith attempt to save ILTK from himself. There was really nothing more that you could have done.
Thanks, Pesky
October 6, 2009 - 14:32 ET by BlondeI actually LIKE Ted, but unfortunately he is a product of liberal Hollywood.
I'm not sure this tough love thing is working too well.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde
October 6, 2009 - 14:41 ET by MrShyI think you sometimes let liberal charm get the best of you.
And I'm not only referring to Ted. ;)
I've had to learn to tell my brother to go f- himself, even after he tosses me flowers at the end of a put-down-fest, like, "I still love you and miss you."
These people are never honest.
And I'm not only referring to Ted. ;)
October 6, 2009 - 18:57 ET by shawn228"And I'm not only referring to Ted. ;)"
hmmmmm, what nasty liberal might you be refering to? ;-)
"I have a Bush man-crush, you need to understand."-Mr. Shy
I'm not sure this tough
October 6, 2009 - 14:40 ET by PeskyDaneI'm not sure this tough love thing is working too well.
You know, its 50-50 that I might be sipping a diet soda at anytime while at my desk... both I and my keyboard dodged a bullet with that one :-)
So Ted is your troll like
October 6, 2009 - 18:41 ET by dscottSo Ted is your troll like Leon was mine...
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Ted
October 6, 2009 - 14:15 ET by MrShyGet a clue, and stop being a stubborn j.a..
We're getting on you and calling you names here, and part of me is tempted to apologize on behalf of all of us, but this subject -- of all the ones that get our blood boiling -- really is the most sickening one for us, of the behavior, backwards mindset and psychological manipulation of liberals.
We know you're smart, so it makes no sense that you make impossible arguments like "show me the proof" about what is clear as day by action after action. Of COURSE, lib protesters don't make signs spelling it out, that they hope for more casualties. Actions, Ted. Glorifying (yes, when it's top/headline news -- which it was on almost every outlet, every 9 months or so during the Iraq days) "milestones" of soldiers killed, and dishonestly dressing that up as just giving the public factual numbers. Demonstrations where soldiers are coming home. The exploitation of the numbers killed by endless morally bankrupt politicians to get their agendas through.
That is all cheering to me and anyone who's not thinking like an adolescent, as you sadly choose to do. What is it to you? Nevermind, although you'll post back more nonsense.
You know all this, too, but you're enjoying get a rise from all of us. Intellectual dishonesty, is what you're displaying here. Or you're just dense. I'll go with the former.
3 minutes at zombietime showed me the following:
October 6, 2009 - 14:22 ET by Sestren_NKCode Pink Protests. Enough said. But adding onto that, signs calling for the support of ARMED Iraqi resistance, and calling for victory of the insurgency. And let's take a guess of who they're fighting against. If that's not enough I don't know what is.
nice job Ted
October 6, 2009 - 14:27 ET by katainkentcompletely ignore your obvious misstep and move on to something even more rediculous.
this navy wife thanks you for your support.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Teddy its a well known fact
October 6, 2009 - 13:17 ET by Dan The Man 2Teddy its a well known fact and if we showed then you would not benefit from the experience. But, im sure one of us will ... eventually.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
ILTK, do you have any proof
October 6, 2009 - 13:57 ET by HockeyKidILTK, do you have any proof that you're not so stupid as to make a statement like that? Doctor's evaluation? Mental institution release papers? We're waiting.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Wow. xoxo - Ted
October 6, 2009 - 14:01 ET by Another Dead KennedyWow.
xoxo - Ted
To be fair, Blonde did try
October 6, 2009 - 14:27 ET by PeskyDaneTo be fair, Blonde did try to warn you.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/121286/Sick-fanatics-cheer-body-bags#
and...
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/31/18386991.php
Nancy Pelosi has invited CodePink Women for Peace and its supporters to a tea party at her home to celebrate (emphasis mine) some joyful news: her triumph in getting the House of Representatives to de-fund the Iraq War
Two groups which could not have less in common, yet united in a vile hatred for the interests of the United States and all the good for which it stands.
Consider yourself owned.
You can either accept it with a becoming grace, or do exactly what I expect you to do and reinforce my preconceived notions of you and behave like American-hating filth. BTW, these two items took about a minute to find.
I tried Pesky
October 6, 2009 - 14:30 ET by BlondeBut I suppose being pwnd by PD is something one must experience for oneself.
I hope he fails, too.
Did you notice, Dane.
October 6, 2009 - 14:51 ET by KarmaThat after a few posts, ILTK added the qualifier "American" liberal to his demand. Isn't the raising of the American I.Q. something for the American liberals to cheer about?
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
I did notice that. I'm sure
October 6, 2009 - 15:01 ET by PeskyDaneI did notice that. I'm sure if he shows up again he'll try to parse the death out of my response and claim I didn't "answer" him, or didn't provide "proof" to his satisfaction.
~If I may, gentlemen
October 6, 2009 - 15:10 ET by choselife3xI would like to point out that TK's obvious distaste for the behavior referred to does him credit.
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Fair enough, chose.
October 6, 2009 - 15:29 ET by KarmaCredit has been applied to his outstanding balance.
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
PeskyDane, bassndude, MrShy,
October 6, 2009 - 16:48 ET by Another Dead KennedyPeskyDane, bassndude, MrShy, Tenebrous, FeynmanFan, fitzfong, Sestren NK, katainkent, Dan The Man 2, HockeyKid, Karma, Holy Diver…
If you haven't noticed by now, I've walked away from this as requested. My PM is always available if you'd like to continue this debate. Otherwise, feel free to keep the s***talking up.
xoxo - Ted
If that's the way you feel, Ted.
October 6, 2009 - 21:46 ET by KarmaCredit denied. Step in the bailout line.
Hi. My name is John Q. Public, but some just call me racist.
Pesky Dane... You have
October 6, 2009 - 18:25 ET by JerPesky Dane...
You have referenced 1.) a celebration by pro-jihadist British muslims and 2.) an alleged party with Pelosi and Code Pink which smacks strongly of an April Fools joke since Pelosi was reportedly in the Middle East at the time. Far more troubling is the photo posted by Roger which shows a couple of demonstrators carrying an unspeakably vile anti-military poster at some unknown location at some point in time.
I don't question you or bass or anyone else who speak of being directly targeted--verbally or otherwise--by leftist, military-hating jerks. But I can say categorically from my personal experience after serving in the National Guard for two years and the Army Reserve for four, encompassing the years 1969-1975 of the Vietnam era, and in uniform on many occasions during those years in a number of cities and small towns, at airports, on college campuses, and while on active duty [basic and advanced] training in Kentucky and Oklahoma, that I never was spit upon, cursed at, or verbally or physically assaulted in any manner, nor was I ever aware of any of my fellow soldiers being mistreated, nor did any of my friends or relatives who served combat tours in Vietnam ever complain of, acknowlege, or refer to any such abuse whatsoever
That being said, I don't question that it [abuse by anti-military fanatics] occurred. I do question whether it was as widespread as is sometimes averred.
Jer
Perhaps you are oblivious
October 6, 2009 - 19:35 ET by Dan The Man 2Perhaps you are oblivious to such things and do not acknowledge them as I remember seeing such. My cousins were spat upon and cursed numerous times and I saw that. One of my cousins lost his leg in Nam and they spit on him.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
No Dan...not oblivious.
October 6, 2009 - 19:44 ET by JerNo Dan...not oblivious. Just relating my personal experience. As I noted in the closing paragraph, I don't doubt that it occurred. But based on my experience, I don't believe it was as pervasive as alleged.
Maybe David Horowitz and some of his cronies engaged in it. He was a wild-eyed radical during those days, before he turned conservative.
Jer
Here's another
October 6, 2009 - 15:38 ET by Roger the ShrubberHere's another example.
Forget softballs. This is like playing T-ball.
If Bush were still president
October 6, 2009 - 22:20 ET by RESTLESS 1I wonder how the msm would have covered this.
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
"Libtards cheered everytime a member of our military died
October 6, 2009 - 20:21 ET by Jer"Libtards cheered everytime a member of our military died overseas keeping the enemy at arms length."
Sure, and the 'contards' were desperately hoping for massive US deaths after Clinton intervened in Bosnia and Kosovo to validate their "bloodbath" predictions.
[The preceding statement is offensive nonsense of course...just like yours.]
Jer
Some did. So what? "I
October 6, 2009 - 12:57 ET by fitzfongSome did. So what?
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Some conservatives will
October 6, 2009 - 18:32 ET by balboaSome conservatives will cheer anything if it means sticking it to Obama, even if it's Chicago being turned down for the Olympics.
Unlike Liberals, we
October 6, 2009 - 22:14 ET by RR GOPUnlike Liberals, we consevatives tend not to reward failure.
Also, the IOC has nothing to do with American conservatives unless one believes that the Olympics folks are part of the "vast right wing conspiracy."
Obama and that bunch up there in Washington now are a bunch of arrogant fools, and we don't have to do anything to make them look foolish...they do it all on their own.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Even if it means Chicago
October 6, 2009 - 23:44 ET by fitzfongEven if it means Chicago being turned down for the Olympics? I'm perfectly OK with cheering just about anything if it means sticking it to Obama...but I draw the line at Chicago being turned down for the Olympics. Who are these disrespectful conservatives? How dare they? I want to give them a piece of my mind. Cheering Chicago being turned down for the Olympics...what is this world coming to? What about...the CHILDREN?!?!?!?!
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I'm sure the kiddies will
October 7, 2009 - 00:02 ET by JerI'm sure the kiddies will be admonished by mommy and daddy to squeal in delight only in the event a Democrat US President is humiliated on the international stage by the IOC. ;-)
Jer
Mmm...Mmm...Mmm! :-) "I
October 7, 2009 - 00:06 ET by fitzfongMmm...Mmm...Mmm! :-)
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Which Democrat US President?
October 8, 2009 - 14:33 ET by BO STINKSBO flew left of Democrat 15-20 yrs. ago. Come on, catch up. You liberals are knee slapping funny with your quaint, obsolete beliefs.
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" Sam Adams
So cheering at a failure by
October 7, 2009 - 10:47 ET by balboaSo cheering at a failure by the president is only bad if liberals do it, but fine if conservatives do it.
~Mark the date and time
October 7, 2009 - 10:59 ET by choselife3xBalboa just admitted that liberals cheered at Bush's failures....and that it was wrong.
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Erase the "mark"...
October 7, 2009 - 16:21 ET by JerNo he didn't.
Jer
~So
October 7, 2009 - 17:35 ET by choselife3xYou're saying he had no point?
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
bal said "if" liberals do
October 7, 2009 - 18:27 ET by Jerbal said "if" liberals do it...not "when they did it".
Jer
~Hmm
October 7, 2009 - 18:35 ET by choselife3xSo cheering at a failure by the president is only bad if liberals do it, but fine if conservatives do it.
He also used "if" in reference to conservatives. Does that mean that he doesn't think conservatives are cheering Obama's failure?
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Well, chose...I anticipated that observation, but
October 7, 2009 - 19:25 ET by JerI can't speak to what he thinks, only what he says, and he spoke hypothetically in both cases.
That said, I have seen actual video of a large assemblage of young conservatives spontaneously whooping in delight upon hearing the "Chicago is out" announcement. I have yet to see a video of a gathering of liberals reacting in a similar fashion to an announcement of [the latest Iraqi casualty figures, for example].
Jer
~This is a willful misunderstanding
October 8, 2009 - 09:55 ET by choselife3xOn the part of most liberals.
I, and most other conservatives, didn't give a rat's patootie if Chicago got the Games or not. I, and most other conservatives, laughed my @ss off at the reaction of the liberal media to the news.
It's the shockingly inappropriate and unprofessional partisanship portrayed by our "neutral watchdogs" that should receive your censure as "undignified".
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Chicago's Out?
October 8, 2009 - 09:58 ET by BlondeCHICAGO'S OUT? CHICAGO'S OOOOOOUT?
Undignified, indeed.
I hope he fails, too.
~Hahahahahahahaha!
October 8, 2009 - 10:02 ET by choselife3xThat makes me laugh every time...like a Twinkie, it never gets old.
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
→ OTOH - Chicago
October 8, 2009 - 10:06 ET by Cool ArrowWe should celebrate that unsuspecting foreign tourists won't be subjected to the violent thuggery for which Chicago is so famous.
This was just an attempt by the White House to reward bad behavior.
~Good point
October 8, 2009 - 10:17 ET by choselife3xIf we're going to invite the world over to our place, let's not make them sit in the unfinished-basement bathroom.
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
But we've already hosted the
October 8, 2009 - 11:16 ET by Another Dead KennedyBut we've already hosted the olympics in LA.
xoxo - Ted
→ You're right Drupal
October 8, 2009 - 11:20 ET by Cool ArrowChicago is more like the septic tank.
~Hahahahahaha!
October 8, 2009 - 11:57 ET by choselife3xThat's why I love you, Teddy. (Don't worry, there's no marriage proposal coming.)
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
This city is the biggest
October 8, 2009 - 12:04 ET by Another Dead KennedyThis city is the biggest tourism joke in the country. There's such little history, no architecture, and everything is so spread out. You do the star walk in Hollywood, and you realize you're in a pretty ugly part of town, and oh yeah, there's the homeless guy peeing on the side of a building. Disneyland is a 2 hour drive from Universal City, and the beach is probably going to be cloudy, but even if it isn't, the water may be too filthy to even touch with your toes.
And the Coliseum is a dump.
xoxo - Ted
Oh, ok Teddy
October 8, 2009 - 12:27 ET by Captain KirockOh yeah Teddy, the LA Coliseum is such a dump, that's why it's the only stadium in the world picked by the Olympic committee to host the Summer Olympics, TWICE.
It's also the only stadium to host both the World Series and the Super Bowl. It's also the stadium where your great hero's older brother gave his acceptance speech in 1960.
But yeah, Teddy you're right. LA has no history and the Coliseum is worthless. Who cares about JFK anymore anyway?
Did you dig all that up on
October 8, 2009 - 12:37 ET by Another Dead KennedyDid you dig all that up on Wikipedia? Congrats. Have you been to the Coliseum? Realize this: the last time the Olympics were held at the Coliseum was 1984. I'll even do that math for you - that's 25 years ago. It's a dump now. An ancient remnant of a once great stadium. You think tourists come to LA to see the Coliseum? HA! Nice try. It hosted the Superbowl in 1973. It hosted the World Series in 1959. Yes, it's old, yes, it's a dump. It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the Coliseum to accommodate a professional sports team. And once again, it's not a tourist attraction.
You're not a USC fan by any chance, are you?
xoxo - Ted
No, Teddy.
October 8, 2009 - 13:24 ET by Captain KirockThat was all just off the top of my head.
Why on earth would anyone go to a city to visit a stadium? Unless you're a fan of a team that plays there, tourists don't visit stadiums. Your point that the Coliseum is not a tourist destinition is irrelevent.
Yes, I am a USC fan. I also had season tickets for the Rams and Raiders when they played there. The Coliseum has its problems, but it is probably one of the more historically significant stadiums in the country. Is it as nice as the NFL stadiums? Of course not. But for college football it is one of the best venues in the country.
What school are you a fan of Teddy? What college venue would you like to compare the Coliseum to?
Since when did this become a
October 8, 2009 - 13:35 ET by Another Dead KennedySince when did this become a debate over college football stadiums? But I do understand that only a USC fan would be arguing the value of the Coliseum. You know what other stadium has historic value? The old Yankee stadium. But eventually even the great ones have to be replaced. The Coliseum fits in this category.
As far as schools go, I went to SF State and UCF. The Knights barely had a team while I was there, and as far as I know, the SF Gators still don't. I'm one of those college football fans of any team playing the Trojans.
xoxo - Ted
~Good grief
October 8, 2009 - 13:42 ET by choselife3xWho knew a funny one-liner would spark a whole different 'debate'.
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints." -Timothy H
Just please don't yell at me
October 8, 2009 - 13:45 ET by Another Dead KennedyJust please don't yell at me for going off topic - it wasn't my fault. It was the one armed man.
xoxo - Ted
~Moi?
October 8, 2009 - 13:50 ET by choselife3xYell? *blinks innocently* Why, I never..
Kossacks hate me. And yes, it does feel good.
Well Ted
October 8, 2009 - 13:54 ET by Captain KirockYou were ponitificating about the historical insignificance of the Coliseum. I was merely correcting you on the matter.
As for you hating USC, well I guess when you got nothing, all you can do is hate those who do have something.
Good luck with that.
Fortunately there are more
October 8, 2009 - 13:59 ET by Another Dead KennedyFortunately there are more sports in this world than college football. I guess it's fine for some to cling on to their glory days of college. As for your nothing comment, I was fortunate to have been born a Yankees fan, and it looks pretty good for another championship this year. So I wouldn't say I have nothing, and it sure looks like another nothing year for the Trojans. Did you even go to school there, or are you just a local who uses USC as his team in lieu of an NFL team?
xoxo - Ted
I knew it, Ted.
October 8, 2009 - 14:29 ET by Captain KirockSomeone who is as ignorant and obnoxious as you would have to be a Yankees fan! Now there is a team I hate. As a Dodger fan, I remember Reggie Jackson's 3 home run game. Ugh. I don't follow baseball that closely, but we shall see what happens. I am an SC alum, and the season is starting to turn around. We will see what happens a week from Saturday at Notre Dame.
And yet, it was rather
October 8, 2009 - 15:05 ET by Another Dead KennedyAnd yet, it was rather obvious that someone as obnoxious and elitist as yourself would be an SC fan. I also remember the '81 series 4 years later, Dodgers over the Yanks. Fingers crossed we get to see a rematch this year, different outcome of course.
Go Irish!!!
xoxo - Ted
In fairness to ILTK, the LA
October 8, 2009 - 12:48 ET by fitzfongIn fairness to ILTK, the LA Coliseum is a dump. It's an antiquated structure in a lousy neighborhood with very limited parking. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena is also old, but it's in much better condition with ample parking (they even permit parking on the local golf course during UCLA football games)...and it's in a much nicer area. Unfortunately, any possible improvements to the Coliseum (not to mention any possible efforts to build a new stadium rendering the Coliseum actually obsolete...as opposed to simply functionally obsolete) have been squelched by the unfathomably corrupt Coliseum Commission.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Thanks fitz, I forgot about
October 8, 2009 - 12:54 ET by Another Dead KennedyThanks fitz, I forgot about the problems with the Coliseum Commission.
xoxo - Ted
No problem. I don't live
October 8, 2009 - 13:06 ET by fitzfongNo problem. I don't live there anymore, but even I can't forget the constant grandstanding of one Mark Ridley-Thomas. :-)
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
...It's not the Roman
October 8, 2009 - 13:18 ET by Another Dead Kennedy...It's not the Roman Coliseum after all...
xoxo - Ted
Fitz
October 8, 2009 - 13:47 ET by Captain KirockGiven your statement that the "Rose Bowl has ample parking" I'll assume that you never went to any football games there, right?
I've been to dozens
October 8, 2009 - 13:54 ET by fitzfongI've been to dozens there. Perhaps "ample" is too strong a word when referring to the Victory Bell game, the actual Rose Bowl and/or National Championship, the Super Bowl and the 1994 World Cup Final...but with regard to other sporting events (including UCLA Conference games and early season matchups with the likes of Miami), it's accurately descriptive in my experience. And it's certainly ample when compared to the parking at the Coliseum.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Yeah, but in case you
October 8, 2009 - 12:30 ET by fitzfongYeah, but in case you forgot, LA had quite a few advantages in '84 that Chicago won't even have in 2016. Ready-made stadia, already-constructed Olympic Villages (most, if not all athletes stayed in the dorms at SC or UCLA), natural settings for outdoor events and competent management. The games were spread throughout Southern California (even some Olympic soccer matches at Stanford Stadium)...and the predicted hyper-congestion never materialized because many residents left town for the two weeks. The fact that LA is so spread out actually worked to the advantage of the 1984 Olympics. Have 5 minute lines for Space Mountain been seen at Disneyland since? And it still operated at a profit.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
LA is quite different than
October 8, 2009 - 12:44 ET by Another Dead KennedyLA is quite different than it was in 1984. The population alone has increased by 2 million people. At the time, the Coliseum could (and did) handle the Olympics, but after China's display last year, it's obvious that the Olympics are much more of a spectacle than 25 years ago, and demand newer stadiums and facilities than South Central have to offer.
xoxo - Ted
→ OK
October 8, 2009 - 12:46 ET by Cool ArrowAnd Chicago would have been a good choice because . . . ?
Chicago would have 7 years
October 8, 2009 - 12:57 ET by Another Dead KennedyChicago would have 7 years to improve the much needed infrastructure of the city. LA, in comparison, has been improving and improving, and it only looks like we're going backwards. But I already posted my thoughts on Chicago hosting the Olympics, and LA was only mentioned because of the dump this city has morphed into in recent years as a tourism destination.
xoxo - Ted
If the standard for future
October 8, 2009 - 13:04 ET by fitzfongIf the standard for future Olympic bid victories is the willingness to build a handful of state-of-the-art sports cathedrals that will either have to attract countless future sporting/concert events on a similar scale to pay for themselves or perish as expensive white elephants, you're not going to find too many cities willing to host such an event. From what I understand, London is going to be using many exisiting facilities to host major sporting events in 2012. Venues like Wembley, Twickenham and even Arsenal's new ground are to be made available for events because they have the seating capacity that enables the organizers not to have to construct too many purpose-built stadia. I believe there is going to be one "Olympic Stadium" built around the Olympic Village on the East End, but it's probably going to be used by Tottenham, West Ham or both after the Olympics so that they don't have another Milenium Dome on their hands.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I have to wonder what's
October 8, 2009 - 13:13 ET by Another Dead KennedyI have to wonder what's really going on within the IOC. SI has an interesting article blaming the USOC for the failure in bringing the Olympics to Chicago because of an ongoing feud between them and the IOC.
xoxo - Ted
Watching a cocky, arrogant,
October 7, 2009 - 11:14 ET by fitzfongWatching a cocky, arrogant, swaggering fool eating some crow on the world stage for a relatively frivolous event is amusing. A little humility could do him a world of good...if he learns that even his sycophants in the international community aren't just going to fold to his wishes based on nothing beyond his his phony aura, perhaps he'll realize that he can't get everything he wants on the domestic front just because he wants it. He's going to have to deliver more than self-centered, platitude-filled speeches to be able to shove "ObamaCare", Cap-and-Trade and amnesty down our throats.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
You're preaching to the
October 7, 2009 - 11:26 ET by Another Dead KennedyYou're preaching to the wrong choir, bal.
xoxo - Ted
He's not preaching at
October 7, 2009 - 11:31 ET by fitzfongHe's not preaching at all. He's asking challenging, pointed questions, and I'm answering them. I disagree with what I believe his position is, as I usually do. But bal's a bit of a gadfly. And you, sir, are no balboa.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Because of Blonde's request,
October 7, 2009 - 11:34 ET by Another Dead KennedyBecause of Blonde's request, I have respectfully agreed not to discuss this topic in the open. I have invited all of you, some even by name, to PM me to continue the discussion, but so far I have yet to receive even one PM. Why is that?
xoxo - Ted
Probably because
October 7, 2009 - 11:43 ET by RESTLESS 1You're just not that interesting to dialogue with.
(BTW, Blonde didn't ask you to not comment on this, she asked you to leave alone Pesky Dane's post that liberals cheered when American soldiers died in Iraq, (as if those deaths somehow proved they had a point), and that was only for your benefit. Alas, you didn't listen until it was too late, and were pwned for it).
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
Really? Were you cc'd on
October 7, 2009 - 11:51 ET by Another Dead KennedyReally? Were you cc'd on our PM? If I'm not that interesting, why do you keep commenting? The fact is you guys like debating when you have 10 people to back you up, but one on one scares the crap out of you.
The invitation is still open.
xoxo - Ted
I don't know what you and
October 7, 2009 - 12:11 ET by fitzfongI don't know what you and Blonde agreed to (I'm sure she's supposed to appreciate your "nobility" in not discussing "this topic" in the open...by the way, what topic is this that you agreed not to discuss?), but that "agreement" is between you and Blonde, I am not subject to it. I am simply responding to a comment you made on this thread. What that has to do with an agreement you allegedly made with Blonde only you can say. Meanwhile, I prefer to keep my political discussions out in the open. I have nothing to hide. So, if you want to "continue the discussion", either stay here or (if you are afraid of clogging a thread) start your own forum topic. But slinking into the comfort of a PM to use that tool for something it's not designed for is cowardly.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Pathetic. xoxo - Ted
October 7, 2009 - 12:15 ET by Another Dead KennedyPathetic.
xoxo - Ted
Ted, start a forum topic on
October 7, 2009 - 13:36 ET by dscottTed, start a forum topic on the NB site if you wish to discuss your views on a specific subject. Unlike the Daily Kos or the DU, we allow you to express your views within the limits of decorum no matter how much we disagree with them, so avail yourself under the rules we have established otherwise you are a troll and will be treated accordingly.
Remember you are posting on a conservative website, you don't get to crap in our livingroom and have refrigerator privileges, you're a guest, behave like one. The only thing that is pathetic here is the attitude you can engage in an ad hominem attack which destroys your credibility. Follow the rules and you will earn our respect, don't follow them and you will get the disrespect you deserve.
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
And
October 7, 2009 - 18:38 ET by general companyBingo was his name-o
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Hell, more than half the city of Chicago cheered!
October 7, 2009 - 11:48 ET by MightyMouth"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
glee
October 6, 2009 - 12:19 ET by sarainitalyPerfectly acceptable to be gleeful that $14Billion in tax payer dollars didn't go to Obama's crooked cronies. Perfectly acceptable to mock Obama for losing when he inserted himself into the middle of the mess, to begin with. Perfectly acceptable to be happy for Rio, who never hosted an Olympics.
And it is perfectly acceptable, in a time when we are looking at multiple trillion dollar deficits, to be gleeful that we did not get yet another money sucking project dumped on the tax payers.
The Olympics are only profitable to people getting the contracts. The tax payers get screwed, and left with billions in debt.
And it is perfectly acceptable to be gleeful when you are proven right. :O)
Yes, I'm cheering Obama's Olympic defeat
October 6, 2009 - 12:23 ET by BlondeBecause I shall surely mourn Obama's Afghanistan defeat when he cuts and runs. He's going to do it. Count on it.
I hope he fails, too.
I'm expecting that too
October 6, 2009 - 12:33 ET by jon_torlinI would expect that the cut and run is in retaliation to him not getting the Olympics. After the general went public with his opinion, things are sure to get even uglier. It's not helping Soetoro's ego to have the Conservatives (not including RINOs) cheering the loss/defeat, so he'll handle this the way he did when he told the Republicans "I won." A normal person, that is to say, someone without the massive carcinomo that is NPD that he has, would just shrug it off and go on to other business at hand.
I suspect this will enable the enemies to start coming out as hard as they can against our forces and our soon-to-be-former allies. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't see any other outcome.
-Jon
Yeah, John
October 6, 2009 - 12:40 ET by BlondeWe had a pretty good discussion about this yesterday on the OT, including some excellent links and such.
I hope he fails, too.
Saw some of it
October 6, 2009 - 12:59 ET by jon_torlinI did see some of it, but because there were so many posts, I skimmed through it. Much of what I said above was based on my own observations of DuhOne in articles and commentary plus past incidents of him in different situations that many of us on here has seen.
Having thought about it, with him and his "change the world" and etc, I'm having a hard time trying to fathom why they took the approach about the olympics that they did. Given that almost any event that Soetoro goes to is usually tightly controlled, not to mention how eloquent he was at the UN(deplorableas it was), I'm not quite sure what changed in this instance. even Rush commented on how someone at the IOC must have set him up to fail, but I'm not sure that was it. It's like I'm missing something.
Don't get me wrong, the other diplomatic situations he's been in were outright jokes and travesties (bust of churchill, bowing to saudi king, offending queen a few times for example) and about par for the course for him, but what was different about this?
-Jon
Jon
October 6, 2009 - 13:06 ET by Blonde(apologies for mis-spelling your name, above).
I read in one of the British papers the other day (and I can't find it), that the IOC felt the Obama "presentation" was bizarre and amateurish.
IOW, he offended them with his Barry SoVain Obama walking into the yacht. Without his coterie of MsM cheerleaders, the (predictable) result was....EPIC FAIL.
I hope he fails, too.
There was a great piece in
October 6, 2009 - 14:03 ET by HockeyKidThere was a great piece in The American Thinker about how Barry and Friends blew the first three rules of sales. Then conclusion of the article was that it was all about Obama, from Obama, for Obama. And the world said, "No, thanks."
Rumor has it Barry ate worms on AF1 on the way home.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
The IOC
October 6, 2009 - 15:12 ET by BondPlainBondThe IOC was probably none too impressed with the complete and obvious lie told by Michelle Obama.
One of her fondest memories is sitting in her father's lap watching Carl Lewis?
She was in her 20s when Carl Lewis participated in the Olympics.
Amateurish? You betcha!
I love Fairs!
October 6, 2009 - 12:20 ET by timrfrench61Love it, Greg!
...and Kudo's pm beating out Campbell Brown on Ratings :-)
In all fairness...
October 6, 2009 - 12:22 ET by TimeTo FightIn all fairness, my laughter was less toward Obama embarrassing himself by thinking his almight presence would secure the bid for Chicago so much as it was toward the MSM as they reacted to the news that their leader helped Chicago come in dead last. I can still hear the dude from (I think) CNN screeching "Chicago is OUT? Chicago is OUT?"
Now that's some damn fine entertainment right there.
chicago is out?????
October 6, 2009 - 13:06 ET by sarainitalyHAHA He was flipped out.
I agree with you - the MSM hyped it so bad, the glee everyone felt was a reaction to all the media hype.
Let's not for one minute
October 6, 2009 - 12:26 ET by MOONSTRUCKBlame the PEOPLE of CHICAGO. Wasn't it about four or so days before the olympic decision that the story about beating the honor student to death in Chicago. The crime and corruption in the city is overwhelming, and yet there is still room to blame Bush. Laughable is what it is.
The sleeping giant is finally awake. Maybe pretty soon we can discuss the elephant in the room.
I'll never forget Drudge's
October 6, 2009 - 12:59 ET by CoolShadesI'll never forget Drudge's headline spotlighting the honor students murder caught on video in the Chicago suburbs: Olympic Spirit.
No Obamalympics
October 6, 2009 - 12:48 ET by Chris NormanBill O'Reilly, attempted to get a laugh against conservatives last night in his "Fact Check" segment. Instead, he demonstrated - once again - he's not as nearly as intelligent as he thinks. He tied mocking a conservative economic group for applauding when Chicago lost the Obamalympics (egomaniacal leaders just love to strut their stuff at these things). O'Reilly wryly (for him) said he thought the Olympics brought "prosperity" - a word that was in the conservative organization's name. He thought he was being non-partisanly clever, but his wrong-headed premise wrecked the "joke" - such as it was.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
I'm sure the Iranian people
October 6, 2009 - 12:48 ET by dscottI'm sure the Iranian people aren't laughing at Obama's other epic failures, especially when he doubles down on them:
Obama Cuts Off Funding for Iranian Human-Rights Documentation
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, starving the poor one gallon of ethanol at a time. Fill your tank with E85 and cull a village.
Maybe Obama's dumb Special Olympics gaffe didn't help
October 6, 2009 - 13:11 ET by Jack BauerMaybe the IOC remembered President Obama's appearnce on the Tonight Show last February (??) when he joked with Leno about his poor score at Bowling.
Remember the classy gag (I paraphrase) "I'm so bad it qualifies me for the SPECIAL OLYMPICS"
Yeah, right. Make fun of inspiring folks who have to overcome severe physical and mental difficulties to do what many of us take for granted.
I guess the IOC had the last laugh huh?
Payback
October 6, 2009 - 13:18 ET by addeigloriamcancelled - sorry for the duplication
I Don't Either!
October 6, 2009 - 13:56 ET by GeneralAlAs a suburban resident living in the shadows of Chicago, I'm elated that they didn't get the Olympics! We are so far in debt in this state, we have 14% unemployment, more taxes than you can shake a stick at [ The Democrats argue about our lower income tax!], and so much corruption that it makes Boss Tweeds Tamminy Hall look like a Sunday School class! We don't need no stinkin' Olympics!
yes. I laughed
October 6, 2009 - 14:33 ET by katainkentthis effort was not about America, it was about him. Chicago, as a city, didn't even want it. His Chicago buddies wanted it. And he wanted another oppotunity to bask in himself.
I'd rather he find out his glorious charms don't fix everything now - before someone actually does die.
To steal a quote - the time and money here were spent stupidly. This was a mayor's job. Possibly a state senators job. But not the President's job. Please sir. Go do your job. Now that this silliness is over I'd like him to spend just as much time with the with his military advisors regarding those "two wars he inherited".
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Others are laughing too
October 6, 2009 - 14:39 ET by Captain KirockConservatives aren't the only Americans laughing at Obama's epic failure here.
Rival sports fans from other cities are laughing at Chicago too, but for different reasons. See some of the sports boards discussing this. They're filled with Cub-haters and Bear-bashers relishing Chicago's failure.
Are they anti-American too?
Greg Gutfeld!
October 6, 2009 - 15:07 ET by BondPlainBondHeard this on Red Eye last night. Agreed with Greg's summation last night; agree with Greg's summation now.
Hell, most of Gutfeld's Greg-alogues are spot on!
Great to see this at NewsBusters.
Laughing stock
October 6, 2009 - 16:36 ET by KansasgirlGutfeld, you always make me laugh. Keep up the good work.
Once again, the Olympics aren't about Obama
October 6, 2009 - 21:08 ET by lotrHow many Olympics have been held in the USA? How many in Brazil? Or South America for that matter? Brazil, if memory serves, is a larger country than the USA, and they have some of the world's greatest athletes. I think we can all live with the Olympics being held in Brazil, even if we're liberals -- it's not about Obama, never was. That's why he was a fool to use his office for a task more becoming to the Mayor of Chicago or the Governor of Illinois.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Brazil has 87% of the land
October 7, 2009 - 07:51 ET by HermanoBrazil has 87% of the land area of the US. But I think most people do not realize that it is that big. I was hoping for Brazil based on the fact that no SA country had ever hosted. OK - and I wanted to save the US from another $2B in bailouts.
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Thanks Hermano
October 7, 2009 - 07:56 ET by BlondeI didn't know that interesting fact.
I've always heard Sao Paolo has some of the friendliest people in South America....is this true of Rio, too?
I hope he fails, too.
Have never been, but it is
October 7, 2009 - 13:49 ET by HermanoHave never been, but it is high on my list of places to go one day.
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oops, my bad
October 7, 2009 - 08:46 ET by lotrThanks for politely correcting me on that Hermano -- Brazil is #5, right behind the U.S. -- I must've been confusing it with Canada (believe it or not). Still, as you astutely point out, Brazil is a huge place, and many aren't even aware of it. A lot of great atheletes there too.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
No prob, lotr. I am a huge
October 7, 2009 - 13:50 ET by HermanoNo prob, lotr. I am a huge futball fan and the Brazilians - both men and women - are among the best in the world. They deserve the limelight - the whole country, that is.
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Mike Lupica is a
October 6, 2009 - 20:44 ET by general companySorry assed excuse for a sports authority. He seems to hate everyone associated with them. But I really dislike his for the way he goes out of his way to say foul things about Notre Dame. As if they cheat or have their kids getting arrested everyday.
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I dunno...some of those
October 6, 2009 - 21:41 ET by RR GOPI dunno...some of those Sickcagoans look a little overweight to me in that pic. Perhaps the IOC was right not to award the Rings to the Chunky City and MSNBC should investigate the horrendous diet of the denizens of that cesspool.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I is stunned I is, I is
October 7, 2009 - 08:22 ET by RobertG_Arizonanot so much that Obama was ignored but Teary Eyed Oprah Winfrey was denied. Don't these Olympic fools know how important Teary Eyed Oprah thinks she is? And now Mayor Daley's friends won't be able to sell their slum projects to us for big bucks and the Chicgo gangs won't have all those tourist to rob. Yes the Right-as in The Correct- has every right to gloat over Obama’s humiliation and we enjoy it immensly.
I hope Rio gets the World Fair too :-)