Is Obama above mere mortals?

obamajesus1Newsweek’s Evan Thomas said that Barack Obama is “standing above the country” and is “sort of God.” Charles Krauthammer said that Obama doesn’t consider himself divine. “But,” Krauthammer wrote, “he does position himself as hovering above mere mortals, mere country, to gaze benignly upon the darkling plain beneath him where ignorant armies clash by night, blind to the common humanity that only he can see. Traveling the world, he brings the gospel of understanding and godly forbearance. We have all sinned against each other. We must now look beyond that and walk together to the sunny uplands of comity and understanding. He shall guide you.”

138 Comments

  1. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 6:29 am | Permalink

    A question must be asked:

    Can O’Bama create a rock so heavy that even he cannot lift it?

    (chortles)

  2. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 6:45 am | Permalink

    I don’t know, Regular,

    Is that like being clever enough to win a political office he’s too incompetant to handle?

  3. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 7:34 am | Permalink

    I duuno, “HLP” –

    69% of Americans think President Obama is doing well.

    What do you suppose the polls would tell us about the competence of the Moose-Dresser, George WMD Bush, any Repubic Party prospect?

  4. CF2K
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 7:50 am | Permalink

    Monkeyhawk,

    Indeed. The likening of Barack Obama to God was made possible by the previous occupant of the office of President.

  5. Cynical
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:10 am | Permalink

    I’ll bet GOD doesn’t need a telepromter

  6. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:15 am | Permalink

    Well, actually, MonkeyHawk your numbers are a little high. The chosen ones numbers are dropping, it seems the honeymoon is over. 36% strongly approve of Obamaman and 32% strongly dissaprove.

    Futhermore, in answer to your question, GWB’s approval numbers were comperable to the mulatto mesiah’s at this point in his presidency.

  7. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:17 am | Permalink

    The O’Bama invasion – will IT conquer earth for ‘change’ domination?

    http://commonsenselogic.blogspot.com/2009/05/change-story-of-o-bama.html

    (chortles)

  8. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:21 am | Permalink

    this is insulting, sickening and disgusting. bho is nothing more than a slick operator. The reality of his incompetence is going to come crashing down… and people will realize what a ghastly mistake it was to elect this slick willy clone.

  9. george
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:25 am | Permalink

    The Messiah is spreading his message of Socialism and Communism. The News Media believes this guy can do no wrong.

  10. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:38 am | Permalink

    “HLP” trots out his favorite racist phrase –

    “…mulatto mesiah…”

    Racism, blasphemy, and misspelling all wrapped up in two words!

    No wonder “HLP” is a hero among WE Blog CONs.

  11. CF2K
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:39 am | Permalink

    Judging by the rats coming out of the woodwork to comment, isn’t it ironic that the only ones calling Obama a “god” are the ones who hate him and want the country to fail. Imagine that.

  12. satatom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:42 am | Permalink

    The CONs would have Palin as President. A person who FLUNKED Economics 101.

  13. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 8:55 am | Permalink

    O’Bama Doxology

    From all that dwell below the skies
    let songs of O’Bama by faithful arise;
    let apology, appeasement on earth be sung
    through every land, from liberal tongue.

    Hail Barry, full of grace, the One is with thee; blessed art thou among sheeples, and blessed is the fruit of thy Democratic annointing, O’Bama. Holy Barry, Father of Change, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our evolution. Amen

  14. Barnie
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:14 am | Permalink

    I wouldn’t liken him to God, Jesus or anything like that. Is this Obamamania though? Kinda like the British invasion? Except not. I still can’t shake the feeling that we have a rock star for president, except I don’t think he plays any instruments, or even sings. Maybe he can play the hell out of some cow bell…who knows?

  15. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:15 am | Permalink

    I dunno.

    After eight years of “we know where Saddam’s WMD are,” and invading a nation with no provocation, and 4,500 Americans dead in Iraq to vindicate 3,000 dead on 9/11, and the collapse of the economy, and “Fool me once, shame on… uhm… shame on me; fool me twice, shame on… uhm… can’t get fooled again,” it appears as if most Americans stood up and said we’re better than that.

    Plenty of us “libruhls” are less than enchanted with President Obama’s first four months.

    But all but the wing-nuttiest know deep down we’re better off now that Shrub’s most important duty is pooper-scooper for Barney. At last! A job he’s capable of!

    But keep doing what you’re doing, CONs. Post your little racist snarks and sacrileges for all to see.

    You’re so fun to watch.

  16. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:18 am | Permalink

    Racism, blasphemy, and misspelling all wrapped up in two words!

    _________________________________

    ‘mulatto mesiah’

    Brilliant in it’s brevity. Has the ability to communicate so much with so little.

    Of course, it isn’t racism because mullato is a perfectly good term for what the chosen one is, half black and half white. A little factoid that is ignored when we all claim him to be the first ‘black’ president. (which might even be a little racist, ain’t we lessor whites suppose to use the politically correct term African-American?)

    And of course, it isn’t blasphemy at all. I didn’t capitalize the ‘M’ in mesiah. Which makes it a satirical comparison to the real Savior of the world.

    Mispelling? My heavens! What a sin!

    I have absolutly no respect for a cheap Chicago political hood that is little more than a ‘community organizer’ that is being used and manipulated by some of the most extreme Marxist politcal opperatives the country has ever seen.

    I have even less repect (if possible) for the sheeple that still think bho is deserving of anything more than impeachment.

  17. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:23 am | Permalink

    Back to the point of my original post about the mullato mesiah.

    His numbers are dropping. 69% approval is long gone and dropping like a rock.

  18. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:27 am | Permalink

    The O’Bama Prayer

    Our O’Bama, who art in D.C.
    Muslim be they name.
    Thy Kingdom come,
    they will be done,
    on re-repatriated, higher taxed, imminent domain soil, as it is in Mother Russia.
    Give us this day our higher taxes,
    So we may pay for our drug relapses.
    And lead us not into mortgage default,
    Save our collective with bail out loans.
    Deliver us from conservative values
    For thine is the kingdom, the socialized and judicial activism forever.
    Amen

  19. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:34 am | Permalink

    mh…you still wallowing in the WMD that “didn’t exist”? Tell that to the thousands of Kurds who were killed by the non-existent mustard gas that Saddam and “chemical Ali” used.

    Get over yourself, mh…GW is no longer president. Maybe try to find something positive about bho…which, admittedly is getting harder to do every day.

  20. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:34 am | Permalink

    “HLP” contends –

    President Obama “…is being used and manipulated by some of the most extreme Marxist politcal opperatives the country has ever seen.”

    “Messiah” has two s’s; “operatives” has one p. “Political” has another i in there somewhere.

    I wish we could just kick people out of the country who don’t know the language.

    But who are these alleged “…extreme Marxist ‘politcal opperatives’” who are dictating policy to President Obama, “HLP?”

    Name names.

  21. JMWalker
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:39 am | Permalink

    Is Obama above mere mortals?

    If by ‘mere mortals, one is refering to the right wing, then yes, it’s obvious. Just read their posts.

  22. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:43 am | Permalink

    Ah, MonkeyHawk, try and focus. As much as you try and use any thread and every post merely to allow yourself to vent your hate and vitriol through personal attacks, the point isn’t spelling.

    It’s your lie about Obama’s approval rating.

    It ain’t 69%.

    If your chosen one is so perfect, why the need to lie?

  23. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:46 am | Permalink

    Oh, and wear your ‘big boy boots’ and pack a lunch if you think you can ‘kick’ me out of the country!

  24. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:47 am | Permalink

    Gee, “HLP” –

    And all this time you CONs were saying polls don’t matter.

    Yeah, you’ve got Rasmussen on your side. So did President McCain on November 3, 2008.

    But you’ve conveniently tried to sidestep this question:

    “Who are these alleged “…extreme Marxist ‘politcal opperatives’” who are dictating policy to President Obama?”

    Name names.

    Go ahead, tell us.

    I don’t even care if you misspell their names.

  25. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:00 am | Permalink

    mh…you used to dance with glee everytime that gw’s ratings dropped. Payback is he11, isn’t it?

  26. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:26 am | Permalink

    According to Obama’s mentor and Pastor for 20 years, Obama is controlled by old, rich, Jews.

  27. Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    A 3 month long rally in the stock markets has been welcome.
    U.S. Consumer Confidence Hits a 9-Month High
    New Jobless Filings Fall, but Long-Term Claims Rise
    Retail sales increased 0.5 percent

    While 67% of Americans view President Barack Obama favorably, his overall job approval rating and his ratings on specific areas are less positive. At the low end of the spectrum, only 45% of Americans approve of Obama’s handling of federal spending, and 46% of his handling of the federal budget deficit. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120770/Obama-Rated-Highest-as-Person-Lowest-Deficit-Spending.aspx

    The Gallup Index of Investor Optimism — a broad measure of investor perceptions — surged 19 points in May to -1, indicating that investors are now essentially neutral on the future direction of the economy. The Index has improved 63 points from February’s -64 reading, which is the lowest for the Index since its 1996 inception.

    Almost 4 out of 10 (38%) Republicans have an unfavorable opinion of their party, while just 7% of Democrats have an unfavorable opinion of the Democratic Party; overall, just 34% of Americans view the GOP favorably. gallup.com

  28. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:42 am | Permalink

    But you’ve conveniently tried to sidestep this question:

    ________________________________________

    First things first, MonkeyHawk. Please try and focus. You brought poll numbers into the mix, and they don’t matter. Other than the fact that you need to lie about them in order to glorify your mes(s)iah.

    The chosen one’s poll numbers are dropping. His handlers are in a panic. Things are going to get much worse for the community organizer from south Chicago.

    And poll numbers are all you have.

  29. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:42 am | Permalink

    But you’ve conveniently tried to sidestep this question:

    ________________________________________

    First things first, MonkeyHawk. Please try and focus. You brought poll numbers into the mix, and they don’t matter. Other than the fact that you need to lie about them in order to glorify your mes(s)iah.

    The chosen one’s poll numbers are dropping. His handlers are in a panic. Things are going to get much worse for the community organizer from south Chicago.

    And poll numbers are all you have.

  30. Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:46 am | Permalink

    http://www.gallup.com/video/118919/Obama-Approval-Rating-May-Surpasses-Bush-Clinton.aspx

    Actually.. Mr. Obama is having quite good “favorable” ratings by the public compared to past presidents… according to Gallup… ;-)

  31. Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:49 am | Permalink

    HLP: “His numbers are dropping. 69% approval is long gone and dropping like a rock.”
    HLP: ” poll numbers… don’t matter”

    hrmm… can I have have my cake and eat it, too??? ;-)

  32. JimJohnson
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:51 am | Permalink

    Oh yes Brownlib, Obama is a God!

    Kiss his ring and you will surely go to heaven!

  33. BlueJay
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:53 am | Permalink

    It was an average day on the WE Blog.

    Hank Price was a bigot and all the cons were in fine hypocritical form.

    I haven’t heard President Obama proclaim any sort of divine assignment.

    “President” bush OFTEN said that he felt that “God” had placed him in the White House. I don’t believe in “God” or gods. I also don’t remember hearing the faithful complain one word about President bush’s megalomania.

  34. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:53 am | Permalink

    David if you have read my post about this recession you will know that I have said all along that this recession will end as all of the previous one have. And guess what the market is an indicator that this one is coming to a natural conclusion just as predicted.

    Now…. we have to look at what Obama has done. His actions have raised the number of unemployed to a 25 year high. The massive debt he is amassing is causing inflation. We are now seeing interest rates starting up. Fuel prices are climbing because of the inflation. We have seen gov takeover of major industries. We now have more ‘tzars’ than the Russians. Men who only report to the prez and bystep our elected congress.

    This is just to name a few. Is is above mere mortals? Absolutely not. The real question is ‘does he think he is above mere mortals’ and the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.

  35. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:58 am | Permalink

    ok..remember the WSU economist in January who said he was going out on a limb? He said by his analysis, the recession would begin to turn around by 3rd quarter..regardless of the actions of anyone in DC. Appears that economist was right..but, of course, bho will take full credit for it when all he has done is add to an overwhelming national debt.

  36. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:59 am | Permalink

    The Teleprompter is linked to an old, rich, Jew.

    I know this from listening to Wright (Obama’s mentor) for 20 seconds. Imagine if I had listened for 20 YEARS!

  37. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 10:59 am | Permalink

    Soros….

  38. Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:13 am | Permalink

    The economic downturn of 1929 eventually passed too… maybe we should have repeated the policies practiced then… and maybe steps to avoid a world-wide Great Depression II will turn out to be a wider path…

    Time will tell….

  39. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:19 am | Permalink

    Recessions happen and end. The over the top Obama has implemented and the bank bailouts Bush was partly responsible for will haunt us for years to come.

    We can only hope that enough blue dog democrats will join the republicans in opposing the nationalized healthcare Obama is pushing so hard. That might be the last nail in our country’s financial coffin.

    Also the call by the people of the US to abandon the stimulus spending will be a good start to actually bring us back to the ‘land of opportunity’ we really are.

  40. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:20 am | Permalink

    “ANTI” chimes in –

    “The Teleprompter is linked to an old, rich, Jew.”

    Goebbels called.

    He wants his rhetoric back.

  41. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:22 am | Permalink

    “okobserver” –

    (or should that be “o’kobserver?”)

    Public option for health care coverage is “nationalized healthcare” in what way, precisely?

  42. Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:24 am | Permalink

    The Administration has done what they have done and…
    (repeating myself)
    A 3 month long rally in the stock markets
    U.S. Consumer Confidence Hits a 9-Month High
    New Jobless Filings Fall
    Retail sales increased 0.5 percent

    Would things be better had Obama and the Congress had done nothing?
    Would the downturn of ‘29 not turned into the Great Depression had the government taken strong actions?

  43. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:25 am | Permalink

    David – I am listening. Show me one positive of the stimulus money Obama said he had to have to keep unemployment below 8%. He got what he said he had to have and where is unemployment now. Last week it was at 9.4%.

    Talk is cheap. There were many more factors that birthed the great depression. Troting out that tired old argument doesn’t lend relevance to what Obama is doing.

    I sincerely hope in a year the dims on here are saying ‘we told you so’. This would be when we are at full employment. That means an unemployment rate at 5% or below. When inflation isn’t on the rise. When fuel prices are affordable by the average family just trying to make a living. When interest rates are at a reasonable rate and home prices have stabilized.

    I will eat crow on that day. Bring it on.

  44. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:25 am | Permalink

    wow,…mh…is that the best you have to offer? rather disappointing..where is the rapier like wit? the scathing putdowns.

    That is a pretty weak comeback…the ohb was accused by his own mentor of being controlled by Jews…ANTI didn’t make it up

  45. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:28 am | Permalink

    Monkey – When you ask a dumb question like “Public option for health care coverage is “nationalized healthcare” in what way, precisely?” when the prez is proposing to take over health care then I know you are just flaming and refuse to answer your dumb quesions.

  46. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:28 am | Permalink

    Sorry Monkeyhawk,

    I think I wiped my ass with your Obama prayer rug…

  47. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    Sigh ……….. President Obama could bring world peace, cure cancer, end poverty in America and hit a three pointer at the buzzer and the conservatives would still complain.

    Based on the amount of complaining, I would have to say that he is doing a pretty good job.

  48. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:34 am | Permalink

    UNADJUSTED DATA

    The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 576,695 in the week ending June 6, an increase of 76,312 from the previous week. There were 373,046 initial claims in the comparable week in 2008.

    The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.6 percent during the week ending May 30, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 6,127,413, an increase of 93,810 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.1 percent and the volume was 2,828,892.

    http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/eta/ui/current.htm
    ———————-
    David these are the real numbers of the unemployed. Isn’t what you heard in the news? Unbelievable I say!!!

    Numbers don’t lie but men do. Especially ambitious politicians and biased new media.

    As a retired accountant I can tell you numbers can say whatever a dishonest accountant want them to say. I never played those games and that is why I always look behind the curtain to see the real story.

    BTW as Obama said ‘the market doesn’t matter’. He doesn’t pay any attention to it.

  49. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:36 am | Permalink

    WS with your logic and the amount of complaining we heard from you about Bush – he did a stellar job. Thanks for the clarification.

  50. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:37 am | Permalink

    WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    Sigh ……….. President Obama could bring world peace, cure cancer, end poverty in America and hit a three pointer at the buzzer
    ————————————

    But he hasn’t, and won’t.

    So get off the tall horse.

  51. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:40 am | Permalink

    Anti Okie, the man has been in office for FIVE freakin’ months. The Left gave Bush a pass for more than two years into his presidency.

    Ya’ think you could return the favor?

  52. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:41 am | Permalink

    Anti Okie
    ======================

    I quite like Oklahoma, thank you.

  53. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:42 am | Permalink

    Ya’ think you could return the favor?
    =======================================

    What favor was that?

    2 years, I don’t think so.

    I didn’t even give him that long of a pass, and I’m a nice guy!

  54. Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:45 am | Permalink

    You mean a Public Option where I have a choice to buy insurance from a government entity instead of paying a commercia,l for-profit outfit that takes 25 – 30% of the money as “overhead” and has investors to pay?

    I think another choice would be good to have! I’d sure consider the plan…

  55. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:46 am | Permalink

    “2 years, I don’t think so.”

    Really? Then what was it when Bush had an approval rating of 90% in 2002?

    It wasn’t until the run up to the War on Iraq that the Left began to seriously criticize Bush.

    Imagine why.

    Oh, yeah, everything we said was gonna happen happened.

  56. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:49 am | Permalink

    Oh, yeah, everything we said was gonna happen happened.
    ===============================

    Uh huh.

  57. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:50 am | Permalink

    Your leaders Harry Reid and Pelosi were very wrong, and continue to be to this day.

  58. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:51 am | Permalink

    Clark, I would love to continue this conversation however, I have some dead pig to put across a flame for my protein intake.

    Gotta go.

  59. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:52 am | Permalink

    “Uh huh.”

    On which points were we wrong? No WMD? Wrong war? Insurgency? Quagmire? Sectarian violence? Major bucks?

    Eh?

  60. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:53 am | Permalink

    Peace out….”Sexual Chocolate!”

    (throws the mic down and leaves)

  61. Posted June 13, 2009 at 11:54 am | Permalink

    New jobless claims fell compared to previous months…
    I’d say it was clearly better news than “new jobless claim rates continue to rise..”

    The lead paragraphs from the same report:
    “In the week ending June 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 601,000, a decrease of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 625,000. The 4-week moving average was 621,750, a decrease of 10,500 from the previous week’s revised average of 632,250.

    The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 5.1 percent for the week ending May 30, unchanged from the prior week’s revised rate of 5.1 percent.”

    I’d say the glass is half full…. ;->

  62. Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:00 pm | Permalink

    WS.. I thought GWB was a dip-sheet from the very beginning… and after hearing him make a barf joke at his dear daddy’s birthday press conference yesterday, my opinion is unchanged.

  63. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:01 pm | Permalink

    David I guess if you told that 200,000 that are unemployed this year compared to last, or told the thousand plus that Cessna notified this week that helf of the work force will be unemployed, or maybe those who have run out of unemployment pay but are still jobless that Obama has a plan. That the stimulus money will be creating them new jobs. Just wait. Be patient. That would calm them down I bet.
    ———————-
    WS if Bush had came into office with the agenda that Obama has, tripling the national debt, taking over private business, appointing tzars to have more power that elected congressional members then I would have been leading the march to remove him from office. You can bank on that.

  64. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:17 pm | Permalink

    “taking over private business”

    Which private business has Obama taken over?

  65. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:20 pm | Permalink

    “tripling the national debt”

    Obama’s first fiscal year doesn’t even begin until October.

    When Bush II took office the debt $5.4 trillion. When he left office it was $11 trillion. Didn’t hear a lot of complaining from the conservatives about that.

  66. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:21 pm | Permalink

    “appointing tzars to have more power that elected congressional members”

    Yeah, that’s why they call it the “Executive” branch.

  67. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:33 pm | Permalink

    The issue isn’t that Conservatives “might” still complain if:

    “President Obama (brought) world peace, cure(d) cancer, end(ed) poverty in America and hit a three pointer at the buzzer”

    It is that liberals are worshipping Obama as if he were a God above us all who can do all those things…

  68. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Permalink

    Som idiot upthread wrote:

    “When Bush II took office the debt $5.4 trillion. When he left office it was $11 trillion. Didn’t hear a lot of complaining from the conservatives about that.”

    Actually, many of us were complaining quite a bit. Either way, such an argument doesn’t change the hypocrisy of those on the left who were complaining about what Bush did while gleefully cheering Obama on as he spends more in his first year than Bush did in 8.

    But, yeah, you have that 2nd grade argument down real well: “He did it too!”

  69. Daniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:38 pm | Permalink

    #
    WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:20 pm | Permalink

    “tripling the national debt”

    Obama’s first fiscal year doesn’t even begin until October.

    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

    That makes the 3rd or 4th ‘conservative’ I’ve seen on WE Blog repeat that lie in the last few days. It seems they don’t understand the difference between yearly deficits and the national debt.

    I wonder where they all heard that Obama had tripled the national debt?

  70. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:39 pm | Permalink

    Some idiot, probably the same one, wrote this too:

    “Anti Okie, the man has been in office for FIVE freakin’ months. The Left gave Bush a pass for more than two years into his presidency.”

    What fantasy land of history revisionism do you live in?

    Nevermind that the left STILL hasn’t gotten over the lie that Bush “stole” the election. He never got past that from day one.

    That alone is enough to prove your claim to be simply absurd. But if you would like further examples, I can provide them.

  71. Daniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:40 pm | Permalink

    Nathaniel,

    Obama is spending more in his first year than Bush spent in 8?

  72. Cynical
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:52 pm | Permalink

    THe only thing Hussein has in common with GOD is that neither one of them has a birth certificate

  73. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:53 pm | Permalink

    “Nathaniel” imagines –

    “…liberals are worshipping Obama as if he were a God above us all….”

    You spell as badly as your ol’ man, boy.

    But that’s not “the issue.”

    “The issue” is, after eight years of incompetence in the Oval Office, America finally has a President who’s engaged with the issues challenging this nation.

    It’s a refreshing change from the dry-drunk frat boy who spent more than a a year’s worth of his presidency cutting brush and “mountain” biking through his fake “ranch” in Crawford, Texas.

    This new President (it’s been what? 4, maybe 5 months so far?) has convinced Americans and the world there’s a different approach to how this nation operates.

    You, boy, if you really consider yourself to still be a Marine, have a new Commander in Chief. If you’re really still a Marine, you have no right to supplant your petty little politics for the President of the United States.

    No one is worshiping President Obama. But the overwhelming majority of Americans and the rest of the world think America is much better off than it’s been since January 20, 2001.

    You come before us, boy, portraying yourself as a loyal and dedicated United States Marine. But you spend your time trashing your Commander in Chief.

    At any other time in the glorious history of the Corps you would be hanged for treason and sedition, boy.

  74. Daniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm | Permalink

    Nathaniel,

    Let’s suppose that I have annual expenditures of 50 thousand dollars and my annual after tax income is 45 thousand dollars. For this year I’m running a 5 thousand dollar deficit.

    Let’s suppose those figures hold steady for five years. At the end of five years I will have accrued a debt of 25 thousand dollars and will have spent 250 thousand dollars.

    Without looking up the figures, I’d estimate that the total expenditures during Bush’s eight years would be 15 Trillion dollars.

    Surely, you’re not saying that Obama is going to spend more than 15 Trillion dollars in his first year.

  75. HappyHeathen
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:56 pm | Permalink

    Jesus and Obama have the same middle name. I’m just saying……

  76. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 12:58 pm | Permalink

    “neither one of them has a birth certificate”

    Obama’s birth certificate and the birth announcement in the Honolulu newspaper at the time of his birth have both been published. No less than the right wing World Net Daily has examined the certificate and pronounced it legitimate.

  77. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:05 pm | Permalink

    This new President (it’s been what? 4, maybe 5 months so far?) has convinced Americans and the world there’s a different approach to how this nation operates.
    ________________________________

    Of course you’ll have to completely ignore the Carter years to believe this drivel!

    Then his new way of handling terrorism is merely to ignore it!

    LOL

  78. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:12 pm | Permalink

    Daniel,

    No, you are right. Obama hasn’t quite apent as much as Bush did during his 8 years. (And yes, by spent, I am talking about deficit spending as that was the subject at hand.)

    He is off to a good start though.

    And what about the proposed 1 trillion for Health Care?

    The liberals rejoice!

    And that is not even through his first year. What other spending will he tell us we have to do to solve whatever “crisis” is next?

    The point is that the conservatives did complain about Bush spending money (which the last 2 years of were also controlled by the Democrats) and now idiots post here about how the Conservatives are only now complaining about Obama and claiming that their defense of Obama’s spending is some 2nd grade argument of “He did it too”

  79. WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    “Then his new way of handling terrorism is merely to ignore it!”

    Actually, President Obama has committed more troops and resources to Afghanistan and has convinced the Pakistani government to combat the Taliban on their western border.

    You might remember Afghanistan. You know, where al Qaeda was actually headquartered.

  80. Phantom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    Cons will buy into that, seeing how the consider Palin to be the incarnation of Araphodite.

  81. Phantom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:16 pm | Permalink

    Peace is not America’s gift to the ME, but God’s gift to mankind!

  82. Phantom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:18 pm | Permalink

    Spending money wisely (Obama), vs. squandering the wealth of the nation (bush); which would you choose?

  83. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:19 pm | Permalink

    #
    WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    “Then his new way of handling terrorism is merely to ignore it!”

    Actually, President Obama has committed more troops and resources to Afghanistan and has convinced the Pakistani government to combat the Taliban on their western border.

    You might remember Afghanistan. You know, where al Qaeda was actually headquartered.
    ========================
    The plan was in effect before O’Bama took office.

  84. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm | Permalink

    You come before us, boy, portraying yourself as a loyal and dedicated United States Marine. But you spend your time trashing your Commander in Chief.

    ______________________________________

    Your total ignorance about the military in general and the Marine Corps in particular is amazing. Having a complete absence of any facts concerning the military is still not a problem for you when it comes to personal attacks.

    Nathaniel is in the Marine Corps Reserves. If he was on duty or in an official Marine Corps function then he couldn’t criticize the Commander in Chief.

    Today, sitting at home, Nathaniel can say anything he wants about the Obamamam. Today, King Barry is little more than an incompetent poser to the throne. He’s not Nathaniel’s Commander in Chief.

  85. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:21 pm | Permalink

    “HLP” –

    The Carter years?!

    What’s next? You’re gonna gripe about the Grover Cleveland presidencies?

    There’s a here and now to deal with, “HLP.”

    Like, f’rinstance, how your boy — the vaunted ex-Marine — is publicly trashing his Commander in Chief.

    I can find a tree.

    Got any rope?

  86. Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:21 pm | Permalink

    I have not even sacrificed a lamb to Obama, nor burned incense in an Obama shrine.

    I guess some have forgotten that there can be a public leader the public can support and admire and even respect.

  87. HLP
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    #
    Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:19 pm | Permalink

    #
    WSClark
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    “Then his new way of handling terrorism is merely to ignore it!”

    Actually, President Obama has committed more troops and resources to Afghanistan and has convinced the Pakistani government to combat the Taliban on their western border.

    You might remember Afghanistan. You know, where al Qaeda was actually headquartered.
    ========================
    The plan was in effect before O’Bama took office.
    _________________________

    And now, we can’t say terrorism! It might embarrass the jihadists!

  88. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:26 pm | Permalink

    #
    Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:21 pm | Permalink

    “HLP” –

    The Carter years?!

    What’s next? You’re gonna gripe about the Grover Cleveland presidencies?

    There’s a here and now to deal with, “HLP.”

    Like, f’rinstance, how your boy — the vaunted ex-Marine — is publicly trashing his Commander in Chief.

    I can find a tree.

    Got any rope?
    =================
    I’ll bring some rope if you promise to do a ‘David Carradine.’

  89. Phantom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm | Permalink

    After 8 yrs. of hell, any democratic president would be compared to God.

  90. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm | Permalink

    So the boy isn’t a real Marine unless he’s on active duty?

    You owe me an apology, “HLP.”

    I’ve stated as much — that he’s not a real Marine — many times and CONs have attacked me for posting same.

    Now that’s your defense — (where’s the boy, btw, defending himself?) — for publicly attacking his Commander in Chief?

  91. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:30 pm | Permalink

    But that’s not “the issue.”
    ===========================
    Yeah,

    It is the issue, sheeple.

  92. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    Back to the pig.

  93. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    MonkeyhasFleas,

    You are a walking contradiction.

    How can you attempt to insult me by calling me an ex-Marine in the very same sentence you are trying to hold me accountable for being one?

    Now you threaten to hang me?

    The stupidity of you liberals never fails to amaze me.

    Just remember, it is legal for me to use deadly force to stop you from causing serious harm to me. And I am VERY good at what I do.

  94. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:32 pm | Permalink

    #
    Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:28 pm | Permalink

    So the boy isn’t a real Marine unless he’s on active duty?

    You owe me an apology, “HLP.”

    I’ve stated as much — that he’s not a real Marine — many times and CONs have attacked me for posting same.

    Now that’s your defense — (where’s the boy, btw, defending himself?) — for publicly attacking his Commander in Chief?
    =========================
    Nathan is not an active duty Marine.

    Once a Marine, always a Marine – regardless of status.

  95. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:33 pm | Permalink

    #
    ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink

    Back to the pig.
    =====================
    Cut me some of that ‘buttbecue’ pig roaster.

  96. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm | Permalink

    And I am VERY good at what I do.
    =====================================

    Me too!

    Ask the pig on the grate.

  97. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm | Permalink

    Monkeyhasnoballs,

    I would be curious to see where it is that you think I have “attacked” my Commander in Chief as well.

  98. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:34 pm | Permalink

    Cut me some of that ‘buttbecue’ pig roaster.
    ============================================

    Sure thing!

  99. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:35 pm | Permalink

    I’m out.

  100. ANTI
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:35 pm | Permalink

    Float the snail.. or whatever..

    So smokey it be.

  101. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:49 pm | Permalink

    “Nathaniel” asks –

    “How can you attempt to insult me by calling me an ex-Marine in the very same sentence you are trying to hold me accountable for being one?”

    Because you contend you’re a Marine all the time and “HLP” says you’re only a Marine when you’re on active duty, boy.

    So which is it?

    “Now you threaten to hang me?”

    How would you deal with a traitor, boy?

    “Just remember, it is legal for me to use deadly force to stop you from causing serious harm to me.”

    Go for it, boy.

    “…use deadly force…” to stop me.

    But from what?

    From revealing your treasonous rhetoric against your Commander in Chief? (which is only part-time, according to “HLP”)

    And then the boy sometime-Marine struts –

    “I am VERY good at what I do.”

    And what, exactly, do you do, boy?

    Become a real Marine on a weekend once a month, like your father contends?

    Trash your Commander in Chief on WE Blog in between moments of loyalty?

    Yeah, boy.

    You’re a real moral leader for us all.

  102. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm | Permalink

    As usual..the blog has degenerated from a sort of discussion on ideas to mh attacking Nathaniel. Is that some kind of smoke screen or just refusal to admit the fact that ohb’s mentor claimed that the President of the United States is controlled by a small Jewish cabal?

    Obviously…the Nathaniel attacks are standard “fall back” when mh has nothing to constructively discuss, but slings hatred, abuse and insults.

    Predictable..and childish, very very childish.

  103. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 1:59 pm | Permalink

    BlindMonkey,

    I am still waiting for you to show me where I have attacked my Commander in Chief? Where I have “trashed” him? Any where I have said something “treasonous?”

    Try to hang me and see if I don’t stop you.

  104. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm | Permalink

    Try best as you can, “Raptor” –

    …to defend the boy of his traitorous attacks against his Commander in Chief.

    He needs all the help he can get on this one.

  105. Nathaniel
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:03 pm | Permalink

    Still waiting to see these “traitorous attacks”

  106. Regular
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:11 pm | Permalink

    #
    Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:02 pm | Permalink

    Try best as you can, “Raptor” –

    …to defend the boy of his traitorous attacks against his Commander in Chief.

    He needs all the help he can get on this one.
    ========================
    Here you go primate boy:

    O’Bama is an apologizing, traitorous loser.

    Me, United States Air Force Retired

    (chortles)

  107. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

    Which is it, boy?

    Are you a sometime-”Marine” as your father contends?

    Or are you loyal to the Corps and your Commander in Chief?

    It won’t take much of a bone-dig to find your anti-Obama rhetoric. Was that when you were posting as a non-Marine, as “HLP” contends? Or were you simply being seditious?

    Damn.

    And I thought Marines were brave.

  108. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

    spin….ignore…deflect. great job there, mh…too bad you don;t have an answer to the FACTS posted earlier after your glib reference to Goebbels. it was bho’s mentor who claimed he was controlled by Jews. Once again your statement was completely wrong..so you change course and attack someone else.

    Where, oh where did I defend anyone? I am just pointing out your common tactics…get exposed for making ridiculous comments and so you turn and attack someone personally.

  109. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:18 pm | Permalink

    Besides…I don’t need to defend Nathaniel. He has my respect and thanks for his service and he is quite capable of defending himself against your childish personal attacks.

  110. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:20 pm | Permalink

    “Regular” chortles –

    “Me, United States Air Force Retired”

    Yeah well, it seems the Marines need to be bailed out of their inadequacies. But from the Air Force?!

    You’ve shamed the boy far more than I could ever hope to.

  111. BlueJay
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:23 pm | Permalink

    “O’Bama is an apologizing, traitorous loser.

    Me, United States Air Force Retired”*

    *”Regular” is a broken shell of a man who lives with his sister.

  112. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm | Permalink

    Sure is easy for people who have never worn a uniform in service to our country to denigrate those who have served, isn’t it?

    Even their hero, bho, saluted veterans on Memorial Day. the people here snear at veterans who have honorably served our country.

    sickening.

  113. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 2:37 pm | Permalink

    snear = sneer

  114. cosmos_originally
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm | Permalink

    HLP posted June 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    Nathaniel is in the Marine Corps Reserves. If he was on duty or in an official Marine Corps function then he couldn’t criticize the Commander in Chief.

    Today, sitting at home, Nathaniel can say anything he wants about the Obamamam. Today, King Barry is little more than an incompetent poser to the throne. He’s not Nathaniel’s Commander in Chief.
    ———————-

    It’s a shame that Hank is no longer on active duty in the U.S. Navy.

  115. Jed
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:10 pm | Permalink

    Uh, sorry folks, I didn’t vote for Obama because of the halo. Our country is in a heap of trouble, thanks to his predecessor, and I didn’t see same-old same-old offering any solutions. Obama did, and he now needs to deliver, and the same-old same-olds need to stand back and let him.

  116. cosmos_originally
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    Raptor posted June 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    Sure is easy for people who have never worn a uniform in service to our country to denigrate those who have served, isn’t it?
    ——————-

    Sure is easy for people who wear/wore that uniform to denigrate someone who Americans elected to be Commander in Chief, isn’t it?

  117. Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:36 pm | Permalink

    btw.. a few days ago, one of our ‘conservative’ friends posted a cut and paste named “Obama is missing”… a Birther phony laundry list.. I wish I could remember who it was……

  118. Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:41 pm | Permalink

    DavidB — IIRC, it was either AmWay or Johnson…

  119. Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:46 pm | Permalink

    Someone else found the document suitable to post at
    http://www.dn.no/forum/?display=topic&forum_id=1&topic_id=7349&jgo=

    Who?? None other than James W. von Brunn, the Holocaust Museum murderer.

  120. Posted June 13, 2009 at 3:56 pm | Permalink

    “I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That’s in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That’s who I am, that’s what I believe, and that’s what this campaign has been about,” Obama said.

    “I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday,” he said.

    “The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago,” he said. “His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church.”

    “They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs,” he said.

    “If Reverend Wright thinks that’s political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn’t know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either.” Barak Obama April 08

  121. Posted June 13, 2009 at 4:07 pm | Permalink

    RE: Obama and the Selective Service Registration >>>

    At some point after the Vietnam War troops were sent home, Selective Service registration was suspended… During the last year of the Carter Administration, it was re-instituted… Obama was born in 1961…

    “When was registration reinstated?
    President Jimmy Carter reinstated the Selective Service registration requirement in the summer of 1980.” http://www.sss.gov

  122. Posted June 13, 2009 at 4:08 pm | Permalink

    One more link:

    http://www.sss.gov/QA.HTM

  123. Raptor
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 5:27 pm | Permalink

    ok,chas…since you are pursuing this, consider:

    “”I had to sign up for Selective Service when I graduated from high school.” according to bho. However, no registration requirement was in effect when Obama graduated from high school or turned 18 in 1979. Reinstatement of registration was proposed by President Carter during his State of the Union address in Januray 1980, debated by Congress that spring, and enacted in early summer that year…a year after bho graduated from high school.

    Soooo..the truth is somewhere unknown…again.

  124. Phantom
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:21 pm | Permalink

    If you undermine the president at a time of war, you’re a terrorist sympathizer and supporter, and you’re getting our troops killed!

  125. okobserver
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:40 pm | Permalink

    http://www.bosqueboys.com/index.php?itemid=1849
    —————–
    Rapton, What is scary about Obama is that he will lie in front of a national audience as if people are not smart enough to see through him. I guess the dims aren’t.

  126. lindainks55
    Posted June 13, 2009 at 9:58 pm | Permalink

    Who needs be so absurd they would imagine President Obama is anything more or less than a mere mortal like all the rest of us?

    Facts are the Republican Party is adrift. I’m sure they’ll find their way, but for right now they have nothing — no leaders, no ideas, they personify the term they’ve earned as the “Party of NO!” They have no popularity, no compelling vision, no good records, nothing to persuade Americans. It isn’t enough to scream “President Obama and the Democrats are wrong!” Without more than criticisms they have nothing.

    You simply can’t beat something with nothing.

  127. Nathaniel
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 12:13 am | Permalink

    Linda,

    The question of who has already been answered. That is what this thread is about. (As opposed to your attempt to derail it and do your rant on the Republicans) About how there is a very disturbing number of people on the left who refer to Obama in some way or another as a messiah.

  128. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 12:45 am | Permalink

    “Nathaniel” lies –

    “…there is a very disturbing number of people on the left who refer to Obama in some way or another as a messiah.”

    Mule muffins, boy.

  129. mopar
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 4:37 am | Permalink

    Monkeyhawk

    Is that really a lie? Or is it just a lie that it is a ‘very disturbing number’? I do it. A lot of people I know do it. Some people I know call him ‘the one’. And some others refer to him as words that I cannot post here. Wasn’t it Oprah that first deemed him ‘the one’? I forget where ‘messiah’ first came from.

  130. mopar
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 5:08 am | Permalink

    And to Nathaniel

    You guys praise him as the second coming. A lot of us just don’t get it at all. You celebrate the ‘first black president’, even though he is half white. But he got the majority of the black votes, just because. They didn’t know what they were voting for, other than a ‘black president’. Oprah did it. And she has a lot of followers. Black and white. Is she a good represent of who should be the leader of our country? I don’t think so. But I don’t think that any actor or talk show host should be. In short (ok, in long) the media got Obama elected. Most of the people that voted for him didn’t know what they were voting for. And a lot of them that did are wishing they didn’t.

  131. Raptor
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 11:26 am | Permalink

    mopar…it was that “voice of reason and common sense”–Louis Farrakhan who first called him “The Messiah”

  132. Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:17 pm | Permalink

    LOL.. well, if you want to take your lead from Louis Farrakhan … feel free!!!

  133. Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:22 pm | Permalink

    Notice the photo that leads this thread. It shows a Fox News screen shot…

    It’s clear to see what political side is beating this “Messiah” dead horse…

  134. okobserver
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:38 pm | Permalink

    Linda you might want to check the latest polls. The GOP is coming back – strong – more people trust them now than trust the messiah.

    Sad but true. Read them and weep.

  135. Monkeyhawk
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:46 pm | Permalink

    “okobserver” –

    And all this time you CONs were contending the GOP was never “back.”

    Now they’re “coming back — strong?!”

    From oblivion, maybe.

    (Or should that be “o’blivion?”)

    Keep doin’ whatcher doin’, CONs.

    Do you have your “Palin/Gingrich – 2010″ bumper sticker yet?

    They’re available.

  136. okobserver
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm | Permalink

    Monkey please don’t attribute to me things I haven’t said. We lost the last election as you know. That was a defeat any way you slice it. Therefore we need to make a comeback. Simple enough for anyone to figure out. Do you get it now?

  137. BlueJay
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 3:55 pm | Permalink

    “The GOP is coming back – ”

    Not in the foreseeable future it aint. That the base is crankier than their USUAL state of disagreeable doesn’t win any new voters.

  138. satatom
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 4:01 pm | Permalink

    Send grannie more depends…