Re: (TV) Congratulations Yanks!

["andy fekete" <andy.fekete@gmail.com>]

"Keeping the wolves at bay is the one thing [Bush] was good at."

Er, sorry to spew, but this is sheer lunacy... who was president when
911 happened?  And who sent 4000+ of our young men and woman to their
deaths in a pointless war in Iraq?


"Watching misty-eyed hoards spewing adoration for Obama is just sad
and frankly kind of creepy, especially when it's people that don't
even live in the U.S and have no idea of what this guy is about."

Well, I live in this country, and while I may not know what Obama is
all about, I've had 8 years to learn what Bush and co is all about.  I
think the "misty-eye hoards" you are witnessing is evidence that the
majority of your fellow Americans wised up, sensed it was time for a
change, and were terribly relieved and grateful that the system still
worked sufficiently to effect that change.

Interpret the world's collective sigh of relief cynically if you must.
 I feel I am a fairly clear-eyed rationalist, very much not prone to
drinking the Kool-Aid, and to me it seems obvious that much of the
misery America suffered over the past 8 years and will suffer going
forward, is self-inflicted.  It will take years, possibly decades to
undo the damage.

So, yeah, Obama is an unknown quantity, and the Republicans are a
well-known one.  Think about that, and contemplate all the reasons why
the Republican Party might suffer in that comparison.

And then go dance in the streets.

-A


On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Mark M. <aspectstudio@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> You really think?
> I would bet that there are a lot nasty dudes out there sharpening
> their scimitars and oiling up their AKs in anticipation of Bush's
> departure.  Keeping the wolves at bay is the one thing he was good
> at. Are they all supposed to just turn around and love us now?
> Probably the only accurate thing that has ever came out Joe Biden's
> mouth was that Obama will be tested soon, but I do hope he was wrong
> (again).
>
> Watching misty-eyed hoards spewing adoration for Obama is just sad
> and frankly kind of creepy, especially when it's people that don't
> even live in the U.S and have no idea of what this guy is about. The
> best you can hope from any pol is to do the job and not screw things
> up too badly in the process. He is only a smart, hard-nosed,
> ambitious politician (proven, among other things, by taking on and
> beating the Clinton machine) who had unlimited money to spend, ass-
> kissing assistance from a press and media that has become a branch of
> the Democrat party, and an opponent that was too honorable to do what
> was necessary to win.  Add to that a tsunami of discontent and fear
> over the economy and 98% of blacks voting for Obama and McCain never
> had a chance.
>
> So he won the job fair and square, it's his for 4 years and we'll
> find out soon enough what he's going to do with it. The Dems are in
> complete control now with no one left to blame, ridicule and complain
> about.  Please, please just turn off the reverb on his voice and
> lower the teleprompter so he isn't looking down his nose all the time
> when he gives his speeches, or some night I'm going to have to send
> an empty wine bottle through my very expensive TV. Maybe better to
> just watch something mindless like the Food Channel for the next few
> years...
>
> BTW, how's that new Television album going guys?
>
>
>
> On Nov 4, 2008, at 11:55 PM, Keith Allison wrote:
>
>> The world is a little safer than it was yesterday.
>>
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