Army of Dog

The Obamessiah comes to you with a message of hope, inclusion, international harmony, and racial unity … unless of course your a muslim chick in a headscarf.  In that case, you’d best scoot to the end of the stage where we can make sure you don’t wind up in the photos.

Two Muslim women at Barack Obama’s rally in Detroit Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women’s headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate.
The campaign has apologized to the women, all Obama supporters who said they felt betrayed by their treatment at the rally.

Cue the jokes about “These aren’t the volunteers I knew.”  Actually, the campaign spokesman was very careful to make sure that his statement included the idea that these were volunteers.

“This is of course not the policy of the campaign. It is offensive and counter to Obama’s commitment to bring Americans together and simply not the kind of campaign we run,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “We sincerely apologize for the behavior of these volunteers.”

My question is this:  Were these volunteers just random bigots who did all of this on their own?  I find it hard to believe that two separate campaign volunteers in two separate incidents managed to both have the same idea about women in headscarves?  Sounds a little thin to me.  I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this is campaign policy, but I would give excellent odds that these two got the idea to exclude hijabs from someone higher on the food chain.

Humans have the right to be stupid enough to fall for the Obamessiah’s bullshit, but that doesn’t really entitle you to drag your dog into it.  That’s exactly what the cruel bastards who submitted photos to Puppies4Obama have done.  The site is full of Obamaniacs sending in photos and claiming that their dogs are just licking themselves with anticipation at the idea of an Obama presidency. 

Of course, you can’t just submit a picture, mind you.  First you have to donate money to the Obama campaign, then you can send in your photo.  Even better, you might win their contest for Obama Dog of the Year.  Here are last year’s winners:

Now,I see a lot of dogs on a day-to-day basis, so I like to think that I can read canine body language better than most.  I’m pretty sure that these facial expressions don’t say “Obama in 08!!”  More like “You have to fucking sleep sometime, human.” 

So Senator Lord & Savior is now the Democratic Party nominee.  In other news, he’s still a fucking disaster as well.  Despite an entire political career of sympathy for Palestinian terrorists, he felt the need to go before AIPAC and tell them how committed he is to making sure that Iran doesn’t nuke 6 million Jews … sort of.

Calling for “aggressive, principled diplomacy” to tackle the problem of the Islamic regime in Tehran, he also warned he would never take the military option off the table in guaranteeing US and Israeli security.

“As president of the United States, I would be willing to lead tough and principled diplomacy with the appropriate Iranian leader at a time and place of my choosing — if, and only if — it can advance the interests of the United States.”

“Never take the military option off the table?”  How much of a leftist douchebag do you have to be before the idea of taking the military option “off the table” even occurs to you?  Under what set of circumstances do you promise your enemy that you will absolutely not take military action?  Here’s a hard and fast international diplomacy rule: other hostile countries are more likely to do what we want when they think there’s at least a possibility that we might shove a few hundred JDAMs up their collective ass. 

The second sentence in that quote sums up everything you need to know about the man.  Even with all of the shortcomings of the current President, would you really need him to assure you of his commitment to advancing “the interests of the United States?”  Of course not, because you can comfortably assume that whatever he does, he believes that to be the best course of action for the country.  Obama?  Not so much.

Reading through the Letters section of the local paper, I came across this letter decrying the tarring of the Obamessiah with the sins of his associates (Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, et al.). 

Of guilt by association

Rod Dreher’s piece on Barack Obama is another attempt at the guilt-by-association tack many conservatives have taken. Lacking any other means of painting Mr. Obama as unworthy of our highest office, they stoop to this.

I have come in contact with many unsavory, radical or just plain wacky characters in my life. Am I defined by them? No. I’m still a family man with a career and life of my own. I make my own decisions and take responsibility for them.

What Mr. Dreher and those like him fail to realize is that those of us of Mr. Obama’s generation are intelligent enough to listen to the previous generation and take their cries for justice and equality, strip them of their anger and pain and transform them into something all our own. The idealism of the ’60s isn’t lost on us, just the radicalism.

Charles Mikkelsen, Dallas

Mr. Mikkelsen makes the standard Obamapoligist argument that anyone who brings up the fact that his pet candidate is associated with this racist pastor or that former enemy of the state is just attempting “guilt by association.”  Well, yes.  The salient fact in Obama’s case is that these are not simply cases of loose association.  Anyone, including a public figure, has the right not to be tarred with the sins of acquaintances with whom they share nothing more than a coincidental encounter or relationships in common.  However, in Obama’s case we’re not talking about people he ran into once on the street or happened to attend a function with.  We’re talking about people with whom Barack Obama chose to be associated, in Wright’s case at the deepest social and spiritual levels for more than two decades, knowing full well what their views on this country were.  At that point, he is guilty by association.

What we’re being asked to believe is that Obama shares his life with a woman whose view of this country is overwhelmingly negative, that the pastor who mentors him utters some of the most virulent anti-American rhetoric most people have ever heard in a pulpit, and that he served on the board of the Woods Foundation with a man who set bombs trying to kill United States Army officers, but none of the hard-left politics and anti-Americanism that these people espouse rubbed off on him.  A man who asks you to believe that either thinks you’re an idiot, or is one.

The Left seems to have a serious obsession with the idea of “voices that go unheard.”  The basic premise seems to be that certain segments of society are deliberately marginalized and silenced.  Ask them who these segments are and you’re likely to get a laundry list of the hard-left’s pet demographic groups, the poor, minorities, women, the homeless, illegal immigrants, gays, youths, etc.  Central to this notion of forcing silence on groups we can’t seem to get to shut up is the idea that the white male patriarchy secretly controls all of the outlets through which political and social viewpoints are heard.  Which is why men are so often portrayed as competent, intelligent, and accomplished, while women are crass, sub-literate, ne’er-do-wells who are the constant butt of derogatory jokes about their intellect.

All of this inequity will change, of course, when the Obamessiah is allowed to take his rightful place in the Oval Office.  Suddenly, the downtrodden will once-and-for-all have their voices heard.  Hence, this video:

Here’s my problem with this steaming pile of pig excrement.  We never seem to stop hearing from these supposedly silenced vox populi.  They never, ever shut up.  Al Gore has a 24-hour cable channel devoted to nothing but this kind of crap.  Hollywood films that champion the plight of the lesbian, transsexual fighter pilot who struggles to gain acceptance among the hegemonic military patriarchy or some other similar tale find their way to the public in an almost never-ending stream.  For fuck sake, the website that hosts their own damn video (YouTube) is a world-wide cornucopia of narcissistic freak-porn that grows bigger and bigger by the second.

In all seriousness, how many damn outlets do we need for the self-styled social outcasts among us to air their constant barrage of “I don’t need your approval, but please, please watch me” bullshit.  Want to be a real voice for the silenced masses?  Start standing up for the right of ordinary, hard-working, law-abiding people in the fucking capital of our fair country to protect themselves from the criminal vermin that prey on them in shocking numbers.  Hopefully the Supreme Court will beat you to it.  Either way, it’s a more productive use of time than giving even more attention to a bunch of gullible nitwits who have been either too bitter or too obsessed with Paris Hilton and her ilk to be politically involved in the past.

I use Mozilla’s excellent Thunderbird program for managing my email, and I have to applaud the software’s instincts.  Every time I get an email from the Obama Campaign, it has the following warning that pops up:

Start up the office betting pool now and place bets on how the Huffington Post might answer it’s own question:

Obama In Kentucky And West Virginia: Why Will He Lose?

If you had your money on “because they’re all a bunch of toothless racists,” then congratulations, you’re a winner.

And yet despite his status, Obama is no match for Sen. Clinton in Kentucky and West Virginia. In the few polls that have come out over the past few weeks, Clinton has maintained a huge 30-point margin in both states. Even surveys completed after her disappointing performances in Indiana and North Carolina show an electorate entirely unfazed. And while Clinton has still proven herself popular among a large number of voters, her lead in West Virginia and Kentucky is unlike nearly any previous contest. So why is Barack Obama going to lose?

At least one pollster thinks the issue of race is defining the Kentucky primary:

“I’ll be very blunt,” said pollster Del Ali, president of Research 2000. “Even if there wasn’t a Rev. Wright controversy, I think Obama would have a tough time in Kentucky, for obvious reasons.”

The fact that 56 percent of interviewed voters said Obama’s race was not important could be due to something called the Bradley effect, Ardrey said. In 1982, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who was black, was predicted to win the governor’s race by a comfortable margin but lost.

Now thank me for the easiest fifty bucks you ever made.

Well, Barack Obama has taken a brief break from stalking me and begging for money to let his wife stalk me and beg for my help in harassing other voters.

Brett –

In every state across the country, there are thousands of qualified voters who are not registered to vote.

Some believe their vote doesn’t matter, some have been actively disenfranchised, and some have been overlooked or excluded by a broken system that has lost touch with the concerns of ordinary Americans.

Barack and I entered this race because we believe there’s a chance to change that.

If I were John McCain or Hillary Clinton, I would get down on my knees and pray to Jesus every night that the Obama campaign continues to remind people that Barack and Michelle are a package deal. That woman is Hillary circa 1992 without the charming sense of humor and easy-going personality.

>From the beginning, our goal has been to reach out to people of all races, ages, and backgrounds and bring them back into the political process. We must use the rare opportunity we have right now to bring people together and make this a better country for all Americans.

Here is the crux of the Michelle Obama talking point. The implication here is that making America “better” is an opportunity that comes around once in a blue moon. And the blue moon in this case is electing a black man.

That’s why I’m excited to announce a 50-state voter registration and mobilization drive we’re calling Vote for Change.

Beginning with a nationwide kick-off on Saturday, May 10th, more than 100 Vote for Change events will take place in every state, organized by our dedicated volunteers who are leading this campaign for change in their own communities.

Sign up to get involved now:

http://my.barackobama.com/voteforchange

“Vote for Change?” What about hope? How can they just ignore the half of Obama supporters who are committed to Hope? Are hopeful people going to be second-class citizens in an Obama administration?

This campaign is about the change in all of us — it’s about demanding that we live in a different world and being ready to fight for the vision that we have for our children.

And that starts with being engaged and engaging others.

If you’re reading this, you’re already somewhat engaged in this campaign. But if your experience is anything like mine, you know at least 20 other people who are not engaged, who are not focused on politics, and who may not vote in November.

If we are going to change this country, the change must come from the bottom up. That means reaching out in your community, in your circle of friends, and even in your family.

You can help get new people involved in the process so together we can finally solve the problems that this country faces.

Join Vote for Change today and start registering and mobilizing voters:

http://my.barackobama.com/voteforchange

Millions of little Obama supporters, drunk on the vapor of their own naivete, harassing their friends, family, and co-workers about their nebulous commitment to “change.” Pass the fucking popcorn.

Throughout this campaign, we’ve seen millions of Americans get involved who have never been interested in politics, never volunteered on a campaign, and many who have never even registered to vote before.

And some of our greatest successes have been recent.

Voter registration drives organized and conducted by supporters like you have registered more than 200,000 new Democrats in Pennsylvania, more than 165,000 new Democrats in North Carolina, and more than 150,000 new Democrats in Indiana.

Those numbers just scratch the surface of what’s possible.

And that’s why Barack needs you. He needs regular folks, engaged not just with their dollars, but also with their energy.

If you get involved with Vote for Change now, you can help equip enough people in this country with the tools necessary to bring about the kind of change we so desperately need.

I like to imagine that even Obama wakes up some mornings, looks at himself in the mirror, and says “Wait, what the fuck do I mean by ‘change?’”

Politics in this country can no longer be the way it’s been: divided, isolated and cynical. We know in our hearts it can be so much better.

We’ve already come this far, and this nation-wide voter registration and mobilization drive is the next step.

Be a part of Vote for Change, bring move voices into the political process, and help America move toward a future filled with hope:

http://my.barackobama.com/voteforchange

Thank you for getting involved,

Michelle

I know in my heart that people who talk about unity while appealing to racial identity and hiding behind a thinly constructed wall of racial sensitivity are completely full of shit.

Don’t ask why or how, but as I was surfing the supporter blogs on the Obama campaign website I came across this post by someone named "Abigail."  It’s a self-aggrandizing, incoherent diatribe by someone with a serious martyr complex, but it’s funny, so I share.  If you want to skip the actual reading, I’ll summarize.  Girl who loves the Obamessiah is out on a Friday night wearing her "HUGE" Obama pin.  Some evil, white, misogynistic bastard walks past her and mutters "racist" when he sees the pin on her coat.  Personally, I call bullshit on that story, but I guess it’s possible that random white guys are so exorcised by the Jeremiah Wright controversy that they go around muttering "racist" at Obama supporters.

Where it gets really funny is when our poor supporter uses this anecdote as an excuse to go on an anti-war tear.  Here’s the good part.

Ultimately this man’s response simply reminded me of my twin Brother’s arrogant and mis informed reuplican view point about OBAMA.   Isn’t it amazing that with all the crap with this war- we have seen how this adminstration is LYING to us and how the MSM feeds on this and just perpetuates these lies out of laziness and for a sensationalism that will produce ratings and something to talk about around the water cooler- generating gossip that is empty and false.  It also made me realize- these people who are misinformed- are the ones who still think we should stay in Iraq, who don’t see ALL of the bad things about the war, and instead only a few… So this is what we are up against essentially… But there are more of us who are informed than those who are not (HOPE)!

Now, aside from the indecipherable fucking grammar, I got more than a little tickled by the idea that this idiot actually walks around believing that she’s part of some uber-informed elite because she reads the Obama campaign talking points.  This illustrates perfectly what I’ve said before, there is nothing about the weakness of Obama’s policy positions that will convince empty-headed zombies like Abigail here that he isn’t the Second Coming.  He could get caught tomorrow humping a chicken while writing love poems to Osama bin Laden and they would start claiming that the chicken was asking for it.

As bad as dear Abigail is, she’s a fucking Rhodes Scholar compared to one of her commenters.

By Alyce Rocco Apr 5th 2008 at 1:15 pm EDT

Nice thought but I have a bit of trouble liking people who are haters. I have tried for years to educate people without success. Ku Klux Klan people are firm in their beliefs and do not budge or respond to love and reason. For me it has always been like talking to a brick wall. I have found the only thing that works for me is to walk away from the type who’s minds and hearts are closed. I would not make a good Mother Teresa.

Yep, Alyce must be getting awfully tired from dragging her cross around all day.  If only all the Klan members that she tries to "educate" would just put away their hate and open their hearts to her message.

Here’s your little ray of sunshine for today.  People like Alyce and Abigail get to vote, and you have to get at least one of your intelligent friends or family members to go with you to the polls just to cancel them out.  Yeah, my other nickname is Pollyanna.

Wow, talk about your rapid response teams.  Maybe Barry O does have a plan for a "strike force" to keep Iraq from descending into chaos.  Within a few hours of his loss in the Pennsylvania primary, an email arrived in my inbox from the Obama campaign.  It was pretty brief and to the point.  The gist of it is that we shouldn’t worry about the results, because after all the Obamessiah didn’t lose as badly as he once thought he might.  Or something like that.

Brett –

Votes are still being counted in Pennsylvania, but one thing is already clear.

In a state where we trailed by more than 25 points just a couple weeks ago, you helped close the gap to a slimmer margin than most thought possible.

Thanks to your support, with just 9 contests remaining, we’ve won more delegates, more votes, and twice as many contests.

We hold a commanding position, but there are two crucial contests coming up — voters will head to the polls in North Carolina and Indiana in exactly two weeks. And we’re already building our organization in the other remaining states.

But it’s clear the attacks are going to continue, and we’re going to continue fighting a two-front battle against John McCain and Hillary Clinton.

I need your support right now. Please make a donation of $25:

https://donate.barackobama.com/whatthismeans

Thank you for all that you’re doing to change our country.

Barack

I thought it was nice that he took time out from his concession speech and busy campaign schedule to reassure me like that.  We’re pretty tight, but sometimes it hard for candidates to make time for the people closest to them.  It’s just nice to know that the tireless work I’m doing for the cause of change is appreciated by the man himself.  It’s okay that you’re not as cool as me, I’ll still let you read my blog.