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More Blackmail on National Security

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 27th, 2008

So, was Obama the campaigner a liar, or simply naive? I’m having a hard time thinking of a third possibility for Obama’s backtracking on closing Quantanamo (and his supporters’ sudden appreciation for the nuances of security versus liberty), which Michelle Malkin covers in her column this week.
Funny, when President Bush and his homeland security [...]

And so begins the list of things we will learn about Obama that we should have learned before the election . . .

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 13th, 2008

“You’re all crazy,” they said, when we accused the media f being in the tank for Obama. They insisted that they did not report on allegations of close ties between Obama and Jeremiah Wright [in this instance, but take your pick] because the ties were simply too distant or tenuous.
What utter crap. CNS reports:
“One [...]

What will the Obama maniacs do now?

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 6th, 2008

This is especially funny satire to me because I love zombie flicks. The Onion on the fate of the Obama-obsessed voters now that he’s won it:

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
Thank God there are people with a sense of humor today. With Obamageddon just weeks from now, I really [...]

Is Obamageddon here, or is Steven den Beste’s election post mortem correct?

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 5th, 2008

Over at Ace’s and at his own site, Slublog recommended Steven den Beste’s commentary on the coming Obama presidency, which den Beste titles, “It’s not the end of the world.” Sure hope not. But there’s plenty of bad news in it, and I didn’t think anybody could be more pessimistic than me.
Here’s one overview, which [...]

Are you willing to go through a depression for the sake of fighting climate change?

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 3rd, 2008

About a month ago, I wrote about whether an economic depression might actually be good for us in the log run. I don’t think that was too wacky a thought to have, because I made clear I was not rooting for a depression, only considering what benefit might be gleaned from such a hardship if [...]

Michelle Obama speaks the truth!

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 2nd, 2008

Really!

According to the person that posted this at YouTube, this vide is from December 6, 2004. You think Obama “did anything” between then and when he actually started campaigning for president? What was it, two years?
Jonah Goldberg at The Corner wants to know why this wasn’t in a McCain campaign ad. I [...]

Wow, I can’t believe I’m actually hoping that a Huffington Post piece is correct!

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 2nd, 2008

At Huffpo today, Earl Ofari Hutchinson says that the recent charges against Obama may not keep him from getting elected, but will dog his administration (emphasis mine):
The much vaunted October surprise turned out to be not one surprise but a succession of surprises. And they all seemed to go bust. Let’s tick them off. Obama [...]

Another "first" for Obama may eventually become permanent — how we will become Sweden.

Posted by Deuce Geary on November 1st, 2008

From her interview on Dennis Prager’s radio show broadcast on October 27, 2008:
The bottom line that one can’t get away from . . . we are now about to elect a president, for the first time in our history, who believes, as he as indicated, that we are the moral inferior to most of the [...]

Who’s selfish, Barack?

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 31st, 2008

I’ve had about as much as I can stand of this guy, though I suppose I have to thank him for providing us with this to talk about all weekend: “I don’t know when they [McCain and Palin] decided that they wanted to make a virtue out of selfishness.”
Just who’s making a virtue [...]

Liveblogging the Obama Infomercial

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 30th, 2008

I’m giving it some thought. (Gee, aren’t you just tingling with anticipation?) But I probably won’t. My Macbook is only a month old, and I don’t want to throw it against the wall . . . which tonight’s infomercial will probably make me want to do. Maybe if I was looking for a new laptop [...]

Obama’s Response to the Redistribution Audio (Video) is Crap

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 28th, 2008

OK, I know you’ve all seen this video, Obama Bombshell Redistribution of Wealth Audio Uncovered:

Obama’s response? All he meant was that redistribution would have to be undertaken legislatively rather than in the courts. That’s supposed to make me feel better?
The thing is, I think that is exactly what his response was, but that he (more [...]

The crackdown on free speech has already begun.

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 27th, 2008

I’m hoping to post a set of predictions for the first term of an Obama presidency. One of those predictions is that Obama will crack down of free speech — specifically, political speech in opposition to Obama or his policies.
When you consider the insane charges made against President Bush and the right in recent years, [...]

Republican Endorsers of Obama are Deluding Themselves

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 27th, 2008

Victor Davis Hanson on Republicans endorsing Obama based on their belief that he will govern as a centrist rather than a leftist:
Why do so many conservatives think that an Obama-elect might be prove a centrist, and so why do they use phrases like “I pray” or “I hope” that Obama might turn out, well, not [...]

How John McCain Blew the Ayers-Obama Issue

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 26th, 2008

The way he’s handled it appears to have been a net negative for him.
His mistake, which has angered me for weeks, was simply to point out that Ayers and Obama guided the same foundation, the Chicago Annenberg Challenge. He left it to the American people to put 2 and 2 together — that if Ayers [...]

An Obama-Pelosi government will be "the point of no return."

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 25th, 2008

For those of you resigning yourselves to an Obama victory and telling yourself that at least an Obama presidency would be good for the GOP in the long run because Obama would be so radical that the electorate would recoil in horror and elect a conservative as the next president: Have you people lost your [...]

God save me from Republicans for Obama

Posted by Deuce Geary on October 23rd, 2008

I took a look at the Republicans for Obama website this morning, and I now understand why these Republicans are for Obama: they are as hope-y change-y as the Democrats that are for Obama. On their “Why Obama?” page, they lay out nine issues, from the national debt to foreign policy, explaining the problems, but [...]

Will the financial crisis "affect how you rule the country?"

Posted by Deuce Geary on September 27th, 2008

That’s what moderator Jim Lehrer asked Senators McCain and Obama around 6:40 p.m. Pacific time tonight. I was listening in the car and will have to confirm it by looking at a transcript when it becomes available. But for now, I gotta go with what I heard . . .
Is that how Lehrer [...]

Wow, Jon Stewart is funny, after all!

Posted by Deuce Geary on August 30th, 2008

This video mocking the messianic status Obama has been afforded is absolutely hilarious.

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Enough with this Transcendence Crap, Already!

Posted by Deuce Geary on July 19th, 2008

Charle’s Krauthammer’s latest piece on Obama is . . . well, masterful. There’s no other word for it. He takes Obama to task for his vanity.
Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — [...]

What Would Jonas "Snake Doctor" Blaine Say?

Posted by Deuce Geary on July 3rd, 2008

Actor Dennis Haysbert is reportedly saying that his portrayal of President David Palmer on the show “24” helped pave the way for Barack Obama’s candidacy.
“If anything, my portrayal of David Palmer, I think, may have helped open the eyes of the American people,” said the actor, who has contributed $2,300 to the Illinois Democrat’s presidential [...]

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