Nikegate/ Theater of the Absurd, Part 2
So… I guess this is what passes for Iraqi diplomacy?
The President has the reflexes of a cat.
Well, at least that reporter didn’t chuck a shoe at Saddam. He’d find himself “relocated” by now.
This Could Be Bogus
But it could also be kind of funny.
I’ll let the hyperlink speak for itself: Ann Coulter’s jaw wired shut.
Do My Eyes Deceive Me?
Conservatives are…. happy about Obama’s Cabinet picks?
Right-wing writer Mona Charen certainly seems to think so. In fact, she’s not the only one.
She writes:
Superstition almost forbids me to comment on President-elect Obama’s appointments thus far. The news has been so shockingly welcome that I’m almost afraid to remark on it for fear of breaking the spell.
Granted, she’s grasping at some pretty thin straws, like this one:
New York Times columnist David Brooks has acknowledged that he is “tremendously impressed.”
To paraphrase David Limbaugh: If David Brooks is a conservative, I’m a Hasidic Jew.
Mona then tries the type of snark that should be left to those of us who are funny writers, and Ann Coulter:
If I were a left-winger, I’d be tearing out my hair about now.
But enough quibbling. Check out what Charen thinks of O’bama’s foreign policy team:
If the economic team is centrist, the foreign policy team (and I pinch myself as I say this) leans a little to the right. Did you notice that in introducing his choices, the President-elect used the term “defeat our enemies”?
Okay, okay, one more thing: Since WHEN have conservatives and Republicans said, “Wow, that guy can make a great speech! Did you hear what he said? It must be true! Damn the torpedoes (and his voting record)!”
Come on, guys. Doesn’t that sound a little familiar… and a little soft in the head? Kind of like a lot of Obama supporters you know?
Anyway…
Gen. James Jones, Obama’s choice for national security adviser, is a four-star Marine general who was commandant of the Marine Corps and Supreme Allied Commander for Europe (SACEUR), among other posts. Response to his nomination among conservatives ranged from cautious optimism to outright enthusiasm. “He is a thoroughly decent man” one conservative foreign policy analyst told me. Though his political views are not known, he has received the “Keeper of the Flame” award from the hard-line Center for Security Policy. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracy’s (and National Review’s) Michael Ledeen, no coddler of wimps, calls him “almost unbearably delightful” in the two or three conversations they’ve had. Everyone seems to agree that he has high intelligence and deep patriotism.
Like me, some other conservatives aren’t so sure about O’bama’s sneak to the center. David Limbaugh, always a gold mine for RINO pwnage, says:
You should note that President Bush received no accolades from the press for choosing centrists such as Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice. In Bush’s case, it was just assumed they would do his bidding and not the other way around.
Not so fast, Mona. Wait till the chips are on the table.
Shenanigans Has It: Top Ten Political Quotes of the Year
Hey, the laugh-worthy lines don’t ALL come from George W. Bush. Most of them do, but not all. Here are some of the best political one-liners of 2008 compiled by Shenanigans’ own Anne Schroeder Mullins:
10. Mike Huckabee, on what squirrel tastes like:“It tastes like squirrel.”
9. John Edwards on cheating on Elizabeth Edwards:
“Can I explain to you what happened? First of all it happened during a period after she was in remission from cancer.”
8. Nancy Pelosi:
“I have always loved longitude. I love latitude; it’s in the stars. But longitude, it’s about time. … Time and clocks and all the rest of that have always been a fascination for me.”
7. President Bush, meeting with President Arroyo of the Philippines:
“I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the — of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.”
6. Barack Obama:
“Can you imagine if you had your Social Security invested in the stock market these last two weeks? These last two months? You wouldn’t need Social Security. You’d be having a – you know like, what was it. ‘Sanford and Son,’ ‘I’m coming Weezie.’ It ain’t right.”
5. A tie …
Joe Biden, at an Ocala, FL, ice cream shop:
“Look at this! Man, this is a dangerous place. Holy mackerel! I’m an ice cream guy. Is ice cream down that way? Could I get a sugar cone and chocolate chip? … I’m getting plain old chocolate chip. That’s plenty, God love ya.”
And Joe Biden, hearing testimony from Gen. David Petraeus:
PETRAEUS: Senator, the vice president was in Iraq just a couple weeks after that, and he also had a very warm reception.
BIDEN: Did he get kissed? Get a kiss?
PETRAEUS: I believe he did get kissed when he was there.
BIDEN: I just want to know whether he got kissed, that’s all.4. John McCain:
“We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.”
3. Sarah Palin, being interviewed by Katie Couric:
COURIC: And when it comes to establishing your worldview, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand the world?
PALIN: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.
COURIC: What, specifically?
PALIN: Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me all these years.2. Chris Matthews:
“It’s part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama’s speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often.”
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