Lounge Daddy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Well that would explain why he's talking into the earpiece, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 MHLF!!! MHLF!!! MHLF!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIX Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1814580' date='Mar 23 2009, 02:25 AM']Can you imagine what would have happened if Bush had laughed?[/quote] Liberals would probably create a thread about it criticizing him, and claiming that he was "laughing at the crisis." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 [quote name='XIX' post='1815423' date='Mar 24 2009, 09:17 AM']Liberals would probably create a thread about it criticizing him, and claiming that he was "laughing at the crisis."[/quote] "Gallows humor" is fine for the privacy of your office or residence. When you do a 60 Minutes interview, it's time to act like the POTUS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1815338' date='Mar 23 2009, 11:55 PM']Well that would explain why he's talking into the earpiece, eh?[/quote] Aha! I didn't even notice that. I was too busy wondering what the guy on the floor was up to. Wow. ˙ןıɐɟ ɔıdǝ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 I can't even believe how bad it is. At least the fall of our country will be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIX Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) [quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1815427' date='Mar 24 2009, 10:23 AM']"Gallows humor" is fine for the privacy of your office or residence. When you do a 60 Minutes interview, it's time to act like the POTUS.[/quote] My point isn't so much about gallow humor. Just to be clear, my point was that when Bush said something stupid, he was ridiculed from the sidelines similar to the way Obama is right now. Time will tell whether Omama-isms ever catch fire in the same magnitude that Bush-isms did, but if you really look at it objectively, this isn't very different from what liberals did to Bush for eight years. Politicians are publicized and scrutinized on a constant basis. Every single word is analyzed and mercilessly picked apart (even when it's a media darling like Obama). Reason being, it's the information age. It's the internet age. We have immediate access to literally everything a President says in the open. Translation: Obama is under a constant microscope. Constant. Him being given a free pass by the MSM isn't going to stop the alternative media from jumping on him when he gets the chance. It's like a giant interview. Obama is trying to sell himself everywhere he goes. He's going to say the "right thing" a lot, but sooner or later, the law of averages will bite him in the butt and he'll say the wrong thing. That's all this is. He said something stupid. If people hear you talking long enough eventually they will hear you say something pathetically dumb. That goes for anybody. Do you think it's a coincidence that the most quotable President in our nation's history was also the first President since the internet became popular? That is why I don't care about verbal gaffes. It's just people getting stuck and saying the wrong thing on spur of the moment. It happens. It happens to everybody. I didn't care when Bush said whatever he said. I didn't care when Howard Dean went "rRRRAAAAAAHHHHH!!!11" I didn't care when Sarah Palin got stumped in that interview, or that she publicized her frustration with the way the media portrayed her. I didn't care when Pelosi said that 500 million Americans lose their jobs every month. I don't care that Obama accidentally thanked himself. And I don't care about this. I care insofar as I know it affects pubic perception of a particular politician. I care that every dumb thing that Obama says theoretically decreases his chances at getting re-elected. Hopefully, something like this will undermine the Dems for awhile. But that's it. It doesn't affect my own opinion of a politician. I don't think less of politician for being less-than-slick in front of a microphone, or even for using a teleprompter. Generally, my opinion of a politician is cemented by his views on important moral issues, especially abortion. My opinion changes if their convictions change (or more accurately, if my perception of a politician's views change). I hate to be "that guy" who compares everything I don't like to Hitler, but it's worth mentioning that he was one of the greatest public speakers this planet has ever seen. Ability to portray yourself well in public does not make you a good politician. Morals do. Values do. Let's not forget that Obama was elected by people who, largely, cared more about appearances than about values. Obama was elected in spite of his views on abortion, not because of them. Not proofread. Edited March 25, 2009 by XIX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 You misspelled stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='XIX' post='1815900' date='Mar 24 2009, 09:45 PM'][snip] Let's not forget that Obama was elected by people who, largely, cared more about appearances than about values. Obama was elected in spite of his views on abortion, not because of them. Not proofread. [/quote] [quote]People more often than not satisfy themselves with the way things seem rather than the way things are.[/quote] Nicolo Machievelli He was a wise man. Long live democracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Ever hear of photoshop? [url="http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushphone.asp"]http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushphone.asp[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1815829' date='Mar 24 2009, 10:03 PM']I can't even believe how bad it is. At least the fall of our country will be entertaining.[/quote] Indeed. We can read about it in the Nationalized newspapers, and through websites approved by the Federal State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote name='homeschoolmom' post='1816182' date='Mar 25 2009, 10:41 AM']Ever hear of photoshop? [url="http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushphone.asp"]http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/bushphone.asp[/url][/quote] Now waiiiitttt a minute. That snope explanation only explains the Bush picture. It does NOTHING to explain the Obama picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote name='Didacus' post='1816838' date='Mar 26 2009, 05:44 AM']Now waiiiitttt a minute. That snope explanation only explains the Bush picture. It does NOTHING to explain the Obama picture.[/quote] Clearly *this* one is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 [quote name='Lounge Daddy' post='1816214' date='Mar 25 2009, 01:06 PM']Indeed. We can read about it in the Nationalized newspapers, and through websites approved by the Federal State.[/quote] Thing is, I think there's no one to blame but ourselves. We elected the maniacs in power right now. The real travesty is that the people abdicated their power to the government years ago. And it will probably never be gotten back. I find it interesting though that few in the "mainstream media and establishment" seem to realize the similarity between the liberal platform and agenda with Marxist ideals.Perhaps one could even argue that the 60's were our Communist revolution. This isn't something that happened overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' post='1817155' date='Mar 26 2009, 02:48 PM']Clearly *this* one is real. [/quote] Until snopes says it isn't, that's my story and I'm sticking with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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