Kathleen Parker: 'Everybody's Going To Say I'm An Obama-lover. Whatever.'
Somebody check the calendar. Aren't we almost in 2012? Yet there's Kathleen Parker on Chris Matthews's weekend show today, still gushing over Barack Obama like a member of the liberal media in the deepest throes of 2008 Obama-adulation.
After extolling Obama's foreign policy approach as "cool" [mangling a basketball metaphor along the way], Parker defiantly declared: "I know everybody's going to say [I'm] an Obama lover. Whatever." Video after the jump.
I'll be back with a transcript, but in the meantime watch Parker's embarrassing true-political-love confession. And note how Matthews has to come to her rescue when she muddles her basketball metaphor.
Note: in the screengrab, Parker is demonstrating Obama's cool, "lacking-in-chest-beating, way."
Incredibly claiming that it was a "banner year" for Obama, Matthews began his year-end awards show by inviting panelists to choose among the president's greatest triumphs. For Parker, it was an embarrassment of riches.
KATHLEEN PARKER: I actually think this is a hard question, because so many of these are [inaudible.] But the three foreign-policy ones are really part of this Obama way of doing things, and I don't know, I think, Osama Bin Laden is an easy choice, but it's an important --
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Is this the Chicago way?
PARKER: Well, you know, it's kind of the cool, and lacking-in-chest-beating way. You know what I mean? But we didn't invade another Muslim country when we dealt with Libya, and with Osama Bin Laden, it was the way he shoots a ball across the court. I know everybody's going to say she's an Obama-lover. Whatever. He did it well. It was a net shot. You know, he got it done --
MATTHEWS: Swish.
"It was a net shot"? Oy! Presumably Parker was going for "nothing but net." Suggestion: lay off the sports similes . . . if you don't know sports.
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I never cared
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 9:53am.
what Ms Parker had to say about anything. This demonstrates her inability to see the world as it really is today.
She certainly doesn't see the world that we see
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 7:39pm.
PARKER (on Obama's foreign policy) : "Well, you know, it's kind of the cool, and lacking-in-chest-beating way. You know what I mean?"
I have no idea what she's talking about. In last week's interview with Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes, Obama declared that only 3 Presidents had greater foreign policy accomplishments than he. Two of those were Lincoln and FDR, who led the nation through our two biggest wars.
That's not just "chest-beating'; that's unabashed narcissism.
She doesn't seem too bright at times
Submitted by zachlind on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 9:57am.
Didn't Barack give Kathleen a ride on the big silver bird from Chicago to D.C. right after the election? If so that would explain part of the Obama-adulation. The woman is nothing more than a RINO. Always has been and always will be. But I do have a question. How successful was Eliot?
RINO!?
Submitted by zenman1661 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 10:26am.
I wonder who ever considered her a Republican in the first place.
She and Huntsboy made from
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:16am.
She and Huntsboy made from the same swatch of cloth.
I know think you're an Obama lover ...
Submitted by clintm19 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 10:35am.
I just think you're not a conservative, despite portraying yourself as one for years, and you made an extremely poor, short-sighted career decisions to veer left. Liberals' favorite Republicans never last.
"it was the way he shoots a
Submitted by forest on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 10:51am.
"it was the way he shoots a ball across the court"
That's known as a "pass" in basketball.
And I really don't care of she loves Obama. Just stop cashing in on the phony conservative schtick.
I know coming out as a liberal would ruin what's left of her career, but at some point the unethical behavior needs to stop.
Kathleen Parker is not a RINO
Submitted by PeterStone on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 10:58am.
Kathleen Parker is not a RINO. Even a RINO could not support the imposter in the White House. An independent without a brain can support BHO.
A RINO can't stand his Marxist policies.
There is nothing even remotely 'cool' about a communist POTUS
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:16am.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
next year
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:39am.
After obama loses next year Ms Parker is going to find that her 'Conservative who bashes Conservatives' shtick will finally be exposed to everyone for the fraud that it is.
This is the woman they tried
Submitted by Van Halen on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:47am.
This is the woman they tried to throw at us for our 'token Conservative'.
We threw her back.
Obama did not "end the war" in Iraq.
Submitted by NeoKong on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 11:54am.
That war was over before he took office. George Bush ended it with no help from any Democrats. As far as the troops leaving all that was also negotiated BEFORE Obama came into office. It was called the Status of Force Agreement or SOFA and it dictated a clear date for the removal of U.S. troops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement
obama is amazing
Submitted by Kuso Jiji on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 12:14pm.
he was able to make those net shots all the way from the golf course.
ms parker is amazing too, she does all her reporting on obama from her knees.
Yes, his foreign policy is spectacular
Submitted by bkeyser on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 12:17pm.
Apparently Kathleen doesn't read her own paper.
Never have I seen a variation of the word "unexpected" in news reports more oftten than under this president. Nobody seems to guess right on anything; be it the number of first-time unemployment filers, the depth of the recession, the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, or the attempt of the Iranian government to fill the power vacuum in Iraq. Go figure...
I thought KP like Mitt
Submitted by Conservator on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:06pm.
Gee, I thought the WaPo's version of a conservative was a Mitt supporter. Of course not; she does love Obama and like all Obama lackeys, she's only pushing Romney in the GOP race now, but if he wins they will reload and take aim at Mitt.
The GOP’s death wish
By Kathleen Parker, Published: December 9
“Anybody but Mitt” has become a familiar mantra throughout the Republican primary campaign. It is also weird and self-defeating. Republicans apparently want to nominate anyone except the one person who can defeat Barack Obama...
Parker can't help it
Submitted by Al Teal on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:10pm.
Ms. Parker used to hide her liberal moron side pretty well. Apparently, Obama makes her nether places tingle so much she can't suppress her stupidity.
Everybody?
Submitted by Jersey Girl on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:17pm.
Does this woman not know that NOBODY cares what she has to say about anything.
She's no longer objective. Whatever.
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:29pm.
"I know everybody's going to say she's an Obama-lover. Whatever. "
So much for objectivity, huh hunny? As you said: whatever.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
She never was
Submitted by Free Stinker on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:33pm.
Kathleen has been a Palin-Hater ever since she first heard Sarah's name.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Parker
Submitted by NewLife56 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 1:45pm.
Earth to Kathleen, no body cares what you have to say. Your a no body, a nothing, I'd say has been but honestly? You've never been anything
Obama's secret sauce.
Submitted by sherlock1 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 2:07pm.
Dear Kathy and Chrissy,
Here are the secrets to Obama's few foreign policy successes that you will NEVER see in the MSM:
1) Continue the military strategies of your predecessor - the one you ran against, remember? - and rely on media sycophants like you two to not only never mention it, but work to flush it down the memory hole.
2) Arrange to have a loyal opposition in the Congress - i.e. Republicans, so when you do something that is in America's interest (or if not, at least morally supportable), they will support you: see Libya. Just as important is the corollary: have the traitors and turncoats who put party ahead of country on your side.
Pass the sick bag, Alice
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 2:40pm.
Pass the sick bag, Alice
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Where's Geno Robinson???
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 3:02pm.
The "Three Stooges" wouldn't be complete without Larry, Curly, and Bro.
But you are Parker you are an
Submitted by eaglewingz08 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 3:26pm.
But you are Parker you are an Obamanation lover and frankly my dear we don't give a damn about your Obama propaganda.
you are not just an Obama lover
Submitted by ohio granny on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 3:31pm.
You are an Obama PROSTITUTE. Enough said.
Whatever.
Submitted by Order270 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 3:43pm.
What a great defense. Notice how even Liberals don't want to be identified as "liberal". I suppose if you don't hold Obama accountable for his record, then yeah; he's doing a great job. Obama's managing a train wreck by standing in the middle of it with a wheel in his hand saying, "Look what I discovered!"
facepalm....
Submitted by Mark81150 on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 5:23pm.
sigh,.... she's the New York Times idea of a good conservative,
1. not very conservative, in fact, name a position she supports that IS conservative...
2. she can be counted on to bash her supposed friends on a timely routine basis.
3. she can be counted on to support the liberal side in every argument, with a moronic claim, it's REALLY a conservative position.
4. she openly ridicules and bashs the conservative base in an epic display of elitist ivy league snobbery to make a Kennedy proud.
5. she only knows, and associates with liberals..
6. attends all the "right" cocktail parties.
7. she was handpicked to "represent" the conservative side by liberals so far left, they'd burn JFK for his anti-communist stances in this day and age.
8. she only supports the liberals favorite choice republican during the primaries, then jumps ship to support Obama.
9. she enjoys being a token, and begs for doggie treats with every sycophantic column to the left.
10. conservatives can't stand her, ignore her advice to lose, which only tells liberals, she must be a good conservative. If we liked her, they'd drop her so fast, she'd lose her hair in the sonic boom.
She's a New York token, the worst kind of Quisling, she'd have dropped the pretense long ago, except the money in betraying an entire movement by bearing false witness seems to pay well.
Obama's accomplishment:
Submitted by Upland_Patriot on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 6:33pm.
Fast & Furious?
Suing Arizona for protecting their border?
Solyndra?
Anyone who goes on the Chrissy Matthews show is a shell, a RINO or worse.
Kathleen Parker is good. Actually she is very good. She seems
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 2:53am.
very honest, dispassionate and unbiased in her analysis of the Great and Almighty One.
Now I'm not familiar with Kathleen Parker, but she seems very talented. She deserves her own show. I'll wager that she hosts, or perhaps co-hosts, her own program on a network, perhaps a cable network, in the near future.
As someone who can spot talent a mile away, I'll bet that a cable news network such as CNN, The Most Trusted Name in News, will hire her before the competition grabs her. Her show, of course, would be a resounding success.
p.s. I hope I'm right, and my luck changes, as I could use the winnings from a bet. I can't understand it, but despite my ability to spot fresh talent, I haven't won a bet in many years. ♥ :-) ♥
Cool??
Submitted by KornKing on Mon, 12/19/2011 - 8:11am.
The Ditzer has been wondering why her relevance is on a downward, you summed it up yourself baby-you may be irrelevant, but you get the "cool" cocktail party invites now.