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A Comedy Oba-marathon

by Jacob Freeze, Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 09:59:05 AM EST

Will Barack Obama parachute into Mile High Stadium to accept the Democratic nomination?

Unlike fans of movies like The Sting, who laugh along with con-men while they bilk some unsympathetic rube, I never thought Barack Obama was funny.

Obama's waffling about NAFTA was obviously unfunny way back in March, but he waited until Hillary Clinton conceded before he made it obvious enough for the naive "youth vote" that gave him the nomination.

Obama's right-wing support for an individual right to bear arms was obviously unfunny way back in February, but he waited until Hillary Clinton conceded before he made it obvious enough to wake up the New York Times.

Obama still wasn't funny when he did a 180 degree back-flip about FISA and flip-flopped about public campaign financing, and even out-pandered George W. Bush by offering Jerusalem to AIPAC and finally made his unprincipled political gamesmanship obvious enough even for blind-faith Obamabots like Paul Woodward at War in Context.

It wasn't even funny to me when tens of thousands of Obama's most dedicated supporters on my.barackobama.com petitioned Obama to oppose the God-awful FISA bill while Markos Moulitsas was simultaneously telling them to forget about trying to run the circus from their seats in the peanut gallery.

But when Obama topped it all off by deciding that not even the gigantic Pepsi Convention Center in Denver is gigantic enough for a cosmic event like the nomination of Barack Obama, and the Democratic National Convention has to be turned into a political Super Bowl by staging it in the super-gigantic Mile High Stadium...

Now that's funny.

But it would be even funnier if this super-gigantic nomination never happened, and the super-delegates locked up the Convention until it nominated a really principled Democrat like Chris Dodd, who was filibustering against warrantless wire-tapping while Barack Obama was planning a colossal freak-show in Denver.

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Only Republicans are upset (2.00 / 2)

about Obama's decision to "flip-flop" on public financing. The rest of us are glad he did because it means he'll have an advantage (although there's nothing we can do about the 527's). Advantages = good. They help us get to the White House. Why would that worry you, hm?

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:06:40 AM EST

Re: Only Republicans are upset (2.00 / 3)

Oh, I don't know, the hay he and his supporters made over Hillary Clinton's honest admission that she would not commit to public financing still galls. Integrity in a politician is important to many of us, rare as it may be.

by souvarine on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:17:13 AM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Link, please?

John McCain wants to stay in Iraq.

by ihaveseenenough on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 01:03:27 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Read the comments to Obama would Rather Play Even than Win from March 2007.

Now, of course, we know that Obama had no intention of "Playing Even", he just wanted tag Clinton with the "corrupt, Washington" label.

by souvarine on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 01:30:49 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Come on now, if you can make the statement then surely you can provide me a link to where OBAMA says that. You and I both know there are rabid supporters on both sides, and if one could simply point to comments as evidence, then I can say "Clinton and her supporters said Obama was an inadequate black man" or something silly like that, that she clearly did not mean.

So- link to Obama saying that, pls?

John McCain wants to stay in Iraq.

by ihaveseenenough on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 02:26:22 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

I remember quite clearly the brouhaha Obama caused at YearlyKos over the issue. While I personally don't give a crap about his financing decisions, one could argue that his decision undercut past claims about financing a new politics, marking a distinction between taking money from federal lobbyists and take money from hedge funds, state lobbyists, et. al. Even so, I don't see it becoming much of an issue overall.

While I could sit in church and pray all I want, I wouldn't be fulfilling God's will unless I went out and did the Lord's work ~ Barack Obama

by bowiegeek on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 09:02:20 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

um, no one who posts on blogs with any regulairty "made hay" over anything campaign finance-related except for McCain's gaming of the system. Considering his online supporters helped give him the enormous fund-raising advantage, it is utterly contradictory to suggest those same people would be encouraging Hillary (or Obama) to limit themselves in the G.E.

Don't try to create controversy, slights and victimization where there is none.

by Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 03:34:53 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Right, and his public financing pledge had nothing to do with his charges that Hillary Clinton was part of a corrupt, broken Washington system.

by souvarine on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 03:43:27 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Great! Glad to know you've walked back your claim that his supporters "made hay" over the financing pledge.

As for the rest of your comment, when Obama starts taking big bucks from PACs and lobbyists, then you might have a point. See, that would be the "corrupt, broken Washington system." Unless, of course, you think this was all about the corrupting influence of $100 donations from nurses, teachers and other everyday small donors.

by Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 04:01:00 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Funny. You call that walking back?

by souvarine on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 04:52:11 PM EST
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Re: Only Republicans are upset (none / 0)

Well, I was being charitable..."pulling it out of your ass" sounds so harsh.

by Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 09:25:03 PM EST
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Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 2)

You are right, Obama needs to work on his comedic timing a bit. Up against John McCain, it could be an issue.

"Hey, check it out. You just had yourself a glue OD. So you're learning another lesson. Don't do too much glue, or your night sucks."

by vcalzone on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:08:04 AM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (none / 0)

JACOBFREZE THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS DIARY!!! YOU ARE SO RIGHT THAT OBAMA IS AN UNFUNNY JOKE!!!! I KNEW HE WOULD SELLOUT ALL DEMOCRAT'S AND THATS WHAT HES DOING!!!!! HE IS NOW AGAINST ABORTION AND WANTS TO STAY IN IRAQ!!!! AND YOUR SO RIGHT THAT HE WILL LOOK DUMB ON A FOOTBALL FIELD!!! MAYBE HE'LL GO OUT AND CATCH A PASS LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL!!! HE IS SUCH A LOOSER!!!

by Johnny Gentle Famous Crooner on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 03:37:54 PM EST
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Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 2)

Dodd has his own issues.

by Scotch on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:10:07 AM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (none / 0)

Can you say "sweetheart deal?" :D

by soyousay on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 12:56:23 PM EST
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So.... (none / 0)

Forgive me, but I just don't understand the point of this entry.

by not Brit on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:10:34 AM EST

Re: So.... (2.00 / 1)

Just a Republican troll. Nothing to see here.

by EnzoValenzetti on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:06:20 AM EST
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Modern Football Stadiums (1.87 / 8)

Have the distinct feel of having "no bad seats." they also have sideline cameras that will get glimpses of him with what seems like endless supporters behind him. You can take that time to realize that you are irrelevant, it will be grand.

"Is there no keeping with class in whom we mingle with anymore?"

by Brandon on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:18:55 AM EST

Re: Modern Football Stadiums (2.00 / 2)

Brandon you have such a way with words. I love it

by Politicalslave on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 10:59:58 AM EST
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Uprated... (2.00 / 1)

...to offset inappropriate TR.

That said, Brandon, I've seen a lot of very unhelpful comments from you recently... as a fellow Obama supporter, I'm asking you to tone it down a notch.

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by mistersite on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:19:18 AM EST
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This is way past dumb (2.00 / 5)

When half of the diaries at My DD are like this, don't see the point of posting anymore.

by IncognitoErgoSum on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:27:06 AM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 3)

The last three days have been perfect, but today looks like it's going to be more humid.

"This victory alone is not the change we seek -- it is only the chance for us to make that change." -- Nov. 4, 2008

by BobzCat on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:31:13 AM EST

Sunny here in Burbank (2.00 / 4)

With an 80% chance of STFU.

by spunkmeyer on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:39:27 AM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 2)

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

Spanish Proverb

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

by jsfox on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 11:44:54 AM EST

Pootie pic warning! (2.00 / 2)

"Who are you for? That is the wrong question. It should be who is for you?" HRC

by skohayes on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 12:09:11 PM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 2)

Good to see that you are staying true to form, Jacob.

It wouldn't matter where Obama stood on these issues, or any others. You would still find a way to spin it as negatively as possible.

If you saw a photo of Obama sitting in a chair with his legs crossed you would say he looked too effeminate. If he had one ankle resting on his other leg you would complain that he looked too casual. If he were sitting with both feet firmly on the floor then you would say he looked too stiff.

Let's face it, the only thing that would make you happy is for Obama to drop out of the race. Nothing else will ever satisfy you. If he doesn't drop out you will continue to trash him every chance you get, no matter how silly or inconsequential the cause.

"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." Samuel Johnson

by MS01 Indie on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 01:00:58 PM EST

Re: A Comedy Oba-marathon (2.00 / 1)

I think you're wrong on one small point: the only thing that will satisfy Mr. Freeze is the election of John McCain.

by rfahey22 on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 01:08:08 PM EST
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Will Obama parachute into Mile High Stadium? (2.00 / 1)

i sure hope so.

it would be the coolest thing in politics EVER next to trudeau coming to parliment in sandals!

seriously.

"Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!" Allen Ginsberg

by canadian gal on Sun Jul 06, 2008 at 02:24:35 PM EST

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