Maureen Dowd: May We Mock Barack? »
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Many of the late-night comics and their writers - nearly all white - now admit to The New York Times's Bill Carter that because of race and because there is nothing "buffoonish" about Obama - and because many in their audiences are intoxicated by him and resistant to seeing him skewered - he has not been flayed by the sort of ridicule tha
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stephen-johnson1 month, 3 weeks ago
FTA:
At first blush, it would seem to be a positive for Obama that he is hard to mock. But on second thought, is it another sign that he's trying so hard to be perfect that it's stultifying? Or that eight years of W. and Cheney have robbed Democratic voters of their sense of humor?
He's already in danger of seeming too prissy about food รข;; a perception heightened when The Wall Street Journal reported that the planners for Obama's convention have hired the first-ever Director of Greening, the environmental activist Andrea Robinson. She in turn hired an Official Carbon Adviser to "measure the greenhouse-gas emissions of every placard, every plane trip, every appetizer prepared and every coffee cup tossed."
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saintetienne1 month, 3 weeks ago
"Director of Greening"
Director of Greening!?! This sounds like the 1930's, when the FDR administration hired people to scare starlings away from public buildings. Anything, just to give people a job - - at TAXPAYER EXPENSE.
Obama is a joke. Anyone at this point who can't see right through him DESERVES to have him as president. I actually hope he gets elected. Voters who are THAT stupid will get what they deserve. All these Obama-bots will be crying a different tune by this time next summer. Our first black president? Sure, fine. Our first black president to be impeached? You can BET on it.
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cptnkrk1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shameless plug for my submission RE: director of greening
http://politics.propeller.com/story/2008/06/25/...
Still fun to read
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Klarissa1 month, 3 weeks ago
cptn, from your story
This is great stuff!!
"To test whether celebratory balloons advertised as biodegradable actually will decompose, Ms. Robinson buried samples in a steaming compost heap. She hired an Official Carbon Adviser, who will measure the greenhouse-gas emissions of every placard, every plane trip, every appetizer prepared and every coffee cup tossed. The Democrats hope to pay penance for those emissions by investing in renewable energy projects."
No wonder they are deep in the hole.
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1-2-Oscar1 month, 3 weeks ago
Maureen Dows fearlessly answers the question which haunts every working journalist, "What do you write when you have nothing to say?"
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bigurn1 month, 3 weeks ago
I can mock Obama! Heck, lemme get started! (Cracks knuckles backward)
1. How many Obamas does it take to make a flip-flop factory? One. Haven't you seen his speeches?
2. What is Obama's favorite food? Waffles.
3. Why won't Obama's campaign move forward? There are too many things stuck under the bus!
4. Why did Obama hire Wesley Clark as his military advisor? He didn't want someone who had more expertise than himself.
5. Did you hear about the latest attempt to win the Nascar dad vote? This weekend Robby Knevel will attempt to jump 100 Obama supporters with a bulldozer.
6. What do Obama fans and Cubs fans have in common? Hope. Falsely placed, impossible Hope.
7. What does Obama have in commmon with Welfare? They both promise change, and that's all you get.
8. Why is Obama trying to remove napkins from the Senate lunchroom? They provide too much "white space" when he writes his resume on them.
I'm over my limit??? I got more!
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bigurn1 month, 3 weeks ago
9. Why did Obama fire his intern? She blew the presidential seal.
10. What do Obama and McCain have in common? Everything, except McCain's experience, patriotism, expertise, and leadership.
11. Why isn't there a Wii in the Obama household? It doesn't help Michelle's children.
12. What's the difference between the vacuum of space and Obama's experience? The confidence you get with the vacuum of space.
13. What can Obama provide that McCain can't? Big freakin' ears. (thanks, Ani)
14. Why are terrorists and Obama supporters both happy? If Obama wins, they can all be one happy family again.
15. What do Benedict Arnold and Michelle Obama have in common? They've only been proud of their country once. (yeah, I'm goin there!)
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aniokly1 month, 3 weeks ago
Right after Obama announced last year, Maureen Dowd made a joke in her column about his ears. It wasn't nice, and her mom should have told her not to do that, but later Obama was at a function, and noticed Dowd in the audience. He got in her face, and admonished her for mentioning his ears, and said he was very sensitive about his ears, and she should not mention them again. So there. That was when he was the racial unifier not the black guy.
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JoseMadre1 month, 3 weeks ago
"He got in her face, and admonished her for mentioning his ears, and said he was very sensitive about his ears"
Once again proving he's a wuss. I really wish Hillary were the nominee. Yeah, I'd disagree with her 95% of the time if she won, but I wouldn't lose sleep worrying about her crumbling if some foreign nutcase made a threat.
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tkyrchncs1 month, 3 weeks ago
Have you seen the JibJab short they showed on the Today Show this morning? LOL
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25700...
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Formidable1 month, 3 weeks ago
Matthews: You're a big Barack supporter, right, Senator?
Watson: I am, yes, I am.
Matthews: Well, name some of his legislative accomplishments.
Watson: We, uh ...
Matthews: No, Senator, I want you to name some of Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments tonight, if you can.
Watson: Well, I, you know, what I will talk about is more about what he's offering the American people.
Matthews: No, no, what has he accomplished, sir? You say you support him, sir, you have to give me his accomplishments. You've supported him for president, you're on national television. Name his legislative accomplishments. Barack Obama, sir.
Watson: Well, I'm not going to be able to name specifics.
Matthews: Can you name any? Can you name anything he's accomplished as a congressman?
Watson: No, I'm not going to be able to do that tonight.
Matthews: Well, that's a problem, isn't it?
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Charlson1 month, 3 weeks ago
C'mon, you right wing-nuts can and will produce and disseminate many, many Obama jokes. And that's okay...just keep them away from racism and you'll be fine. Step over that line and you'll regret it.
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stephen-johnson1 month, 3 weeks ago
"C'mon, you right wing-nuts can and will produce and disseminate many, many Obama jokes"
Maureen Dowd is a "right wing nut?" I didn't know that the NYTimes editorial page had such political diversity.
"just keep them away from racism and you'll be fine. Step over that line and you'll regret it."
The problem is that Obama keeps changing the line, just like he changes his opinions.
Change you can believe in?
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injest1 month, 3 weeks ago
"C'mon, you right wing-nuts can and will produce and disseminate many, many Obama jokes. And that's okay...just keep them away from racism and you'll be fine. Step over that line and you'll regret it."
The preemptive race card from the PC police. Guess PC folks don't really believe in free speech do ya?
Sad, so sad.
Do you really think America can walk on egg shells for 4 years?
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abntv1 month, 3 weeks ago
According to some sources...Obama is 50% white 40% Arab and 7% black,
I guess the remaining is an unknown.
So why is he not referred to as an Arab/American ???
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SonOfTheMask1 month, 3 weeks ago
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JoseMadre1 month, 3 weeks ago
I mock Obama all the time. I consider Obama an equal and therefore as worthy of my scorn as Pelosi and Reid. Those who refuse to do so only because he's black are as racist as the Klan - worse in a way, because they are dishonest about their racism.
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willottica1 month, 3 weeks ago
You consider Obama an equal? I'm sure he'd be very happy to hear that. You consider yourself equal to a man running for President... you must have a really high opinion of yourself!
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