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May 20, 2008Obama’s 34-word manifestoThis endless electoral process, begun much too soon, continues. Oregon and Kentucky today. Clinton will take the “hard working white people” and Barack will take the elitists who want us to get permission from other countries before we drive our SUV’s, heat our homes or have a cannoli. Is it just me, or is Barack not only saying stupid, stupid things (over and over) but he’s saying them badly, too.
Stupid sentiment, but even worse, it was clumsily said. And yes, we CAN drive our SUV’s, eat what we want and keep our homes at 72 degrees at all times if we want; it’s called liberty. And we can help other countries live like that, too - although it will be more difficult for everyone if the Democrats are going to sit on free trade. Obama’s tossed-off comment was extremely revealing, which is probably why the mainstream press ignored it. It speaks volumes about the man, what he thinks about individual liberty, American sovereignty and governmental intrusion into our lives. His 34-word manifesto can’t be repeated enough. I wonder how Germany and France, England and the rest of “old Europe” feel about the notion that they’re toadies if they buy air conditioners? I’m sure “new Europe” did not feel reassured to hear Barack’s stupid pronouncement. But I don’t get the impression that Obama is playing to Europe, these days, do you? Meanwhile I’m going to brew up a nice hot cup of fabulous and decadently rich Mystic Monk Coffee - order some more for myself and my Father’s Day list - and maybe use my SUV to pop by the bakery for a pastry. I have to. It’s a matter of principle. Pajamas Media is the place to be today - they have the best ongoing, all-day coverage.  http://theanchoressonline.com/2008/05/20/another-election-day/trackback/ 18 Responses to “Obama’s 34-word manifesto” |
May 20th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Kudos to you for putting me on to the Mystic Monk Coffee! It is really wonderful stuff and I have subscribed for the coming months for more! Drink up! God bless! Padre Steve, SDB
May 20th, 2008 at 11:30 am
It really is unbelievable, isn’t it? I’ve gone from putting two spoons of sugar in my store-bought coffee to using less than half-a-teaspoon (and sometimes no sugar at all) in my Mystic Monk coffee. The dark roast and the hazelnut are my favorites, but the Irish Creme is so rich it’s an incredible dessert coffee. My FIL is getting a basket full of decaf for Father’s Day!
May 20th, 2008 at 11:37 am
It’s not just you.
May 20th, 2008 at 11:49 am
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May 20th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Obamas 34-Word Manifesto
The Anchoress:
This endless electoral process, begun much too soon, continues. Oregon and Kentucky today. Clinton will take the hard working white people and Barack will take the elitists who want us to get permission from other countries before we dri
May 20th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
[...] in the hell does his holiness mean by this: “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all [...]
May 20th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
In the stupid department we have a special on a Washington Post Exclusive! The reason your kid is fat: George W. Bush
[Edited to admit link - admin]
May 20th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I don’t deny that it is clearer every day that Mr. Obama is a dangerous fool of Kerryesque or possibly even Gore-ian proportions, but, as a journalist, I do wonder what those elided words (…) might have been.
I mean, what if he said, “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times [unless we want to, because we are Americans, and we don't have to wait for other nations' approval before we take advantage of our hard-won liberties] and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK”?
It could happen, right?
May 20th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Bridey, we can’t know…but that doesn’t exactly SOUND like Obama, does it?
May 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I hate to be a contrarian, but Mr. Obama is partially right. We are borrowing $50 billion plus a month from the Chinese, the Saudi’s, etc. If the Chinese don’t want us drive SUVs, and choose not to loan us the money to buy them, then we’re not buying them. If the Saudi’s don’t think our dollar is worth enough for us to afford to keep our houses at 72 degrees, then we’re running cold. We have the freedom of the debtor: we are only as free as our creditor lets us feel.
Now, Mr. Obama has no desire to actually do what it takes to fix this problem. He doesn’t want a smaller government with people making things. He wants a socialistic government in control of the private industry we have left. I just wish that the others were much better.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
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May 20th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Bridey: I looked for that quote, and everyone reports it with the “…”. My first impression is that it’s a “pause for dramatic effect”.
I think Mr Obama needs to explain just why we need to get an OK from “other countries”. As I remember, there are darn few countries that wait for our OK before they go ahead.
May 20th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I saw this quote and my eyes rolled around in my head.
I don’t know if Obama understands that a lot of Americans are having problems with the food bill right now. If he really expects to win with the message of “a measure of gruel in every pot”, he’s crazier than all get out. If we are to ask all the other countries for their approval before we eat, I think we are going to get very hungry indeed.
The man sounded like Ehrlich. Add Harkin’s idiocy, and McCain doesn’t have much left to do. He probably can take the summer off and come back 10 points ahead in the polls.
May 20th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Actually, ZZMike, if everyone is reporting it with the ellipsis, that makes it more likely that words were indeed dropped. Ellipses are used all but universally by journalists (American ones, anyway) to indicate deleted material in direct quotes.
Had Obama simply paused to consider (”Am I really saying what it seems I’m about to hear myself say? Why, yes, it appears that I am.”), reports may have read something more like this:
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times.” Obama paused, then added, “And then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.”
Had AP reported it with an ellipsis, that would be definitive: In AP, ellipses in direct quotes always indicate an omission. Curiously, AP doesn’t seem to have reported this bit of Obaminanity. Be interesting to hear the audio on it, anyway.
May 20th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Well, I don’t drive an SUV. I have a full-sized conversion van instead to haul around my family of six, plus the dog.
And I haven’t had to turn on the A/C yet this year, so the fact that it’s a comfy 70-74 here in my house is due to the fact that spring hasn’t been so very warm in my corner of the south. But trust me when summer comes to my mountains, and I know it eventually will, I’ll be turning on the a/c and to heck with what Europe, China, the Saudis or anyone else thinks about it. I did have two cookies at ds’s end of fifth grade celebration and I intend to drive my big van across town for a sweet treat for my incredibly smart kids to celebrate that all three of the school age ones made honor roll for the school year. And, if I lived in Kentucky, I’d go vote for Hillary, just to try to save the country from that particular bit of idiocy. Oh, wait, I already did that…although I won’t be able to vote for her again in the general election. In the end, my kids need a safe country to grow up in and McCain is the best vote for that.
Enjoying my liberty to consume,
Myssi
May 20th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
I live in a small house, drive a small car and it is no one’s business but my own how much I eat. Really, this guy is getting more ridiculous all the time.
May 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
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May 21st, 2008 at 11:36 am
When I was a youngster at many a dinner time when I was about to leave the table with food still on my plate my mother and father would admonish m “there are children starving in Europe and Asia, Mister. You eat every scrape of food on that plate!”
Under President Barry it will be updated to “you leave some food on that plate, Mister. We haven’t gotten an okay from Europe or asia to eat everything we want!”