Comments on: Barack Obama: Day Tripper! (and Blatherer) http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/ Thu, 24 May 2012 06:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Fred C. Dobbs http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89890 Fred C. Dobbs Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:32:11 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89890 Obama seems to be the walking, open-air Poster Boy for the term, "dilettante." I'd say, "Harry Belafonte with a J.D.," but that would get me labeled a racist... Obama seems to be the walking, open-air Poster Boy for the term, “dilettante.”

I’d say, “Harry Belafonte with a J.D.,” but that would get me labeled a racist…

]]> By: Matthew Gerring http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89797 Matthew Gerring Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:46:07 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89797 Yes, Obama does give nuanced answers to questions, and no, he does not hate Republicans to the degree required by the rabid Left. This has been established since before the campaign began. *turning off the chatter, knocking on doors, making phone calls. Yes, Obama does give nuanced answers to questions, and no, he does not hate Republicans to the degree required by the rabid Left. This has been established since before the campaign began.

*turning off the chatter, knocking on doors, making phone calls.

]]> By: Christian http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89569 Christian Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:13:41 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89569 Actually, it is ironic that your ignorant blather is on the same page as the incredibly informed piece on Robert Novak. Interesting. Actually, it is ironic that your ignorant blather is on the same page as the incredibly informed piece on Robert Novak. Interesting.

]]> By: Christian http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89564 Christian Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:10:57 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89564 Regarding your assessment: "Obama cannot provide a clear, cogent answer to why he declined to vote in favor of allowing sexual abuse victims to have their court records sealed and their privacy protected." Having actually worked on state legislation in the criminal justice area I can attest that his answer is cogent. These "hot button" issues - those that involve sex and violence in particular - are those most likely to generate lousy legislation. The fact that these laws are political no-brainers and everyone will support them without actually examining them closely removes the incentive for actually making sure the bill is drafted in a constitutional manner! There are few state legislators in the country willing to do the right thing and protest when bills like this are drafted poorly. When such a law gets struck down in court real people suffer, in this case victims of sexual assault. The sad fact is that most legislators don't give a damn how the bill is written, they leave all that to underpaid staff anyway. They just care about the press conference and the lauding media they get from these "sexy" issues. Obama obviously cares about the content enough to make a stand even when it is politically dangerous to do so. Your one dimentional analysis is pathetic. Regarding your assessment: “Obama cannot provide a clear, cogent answer to why he declined to vote in favor of allowing sexual abuse victims to have their court records sealed and their privacy protected.”

Having actually worked on state legislation in the criminal justice area I can attest that his answer is cogent. These “hot button” issues – those that involve sex and violence in particular – are those most likely to generate lousy legislation. The fact that these laws are political no-brainers and everyone will support them without actually examining them closely removes the incentive for actually making sure the bill is drafted in a constitutional manner!

There are few state legislators in the country willing to do the right thing and protest when bills like this are drafted poorly. When such a law gets struck down in court real people suffer, in this case victims of sexual assault. The sad fact is that most legislators don’t give a damn how the bill is written, they leave all that to underpaid staff anyway. They just care about the press conference and the lauding media they get from these “sexy” issues.

Obama obviously cares about the content enough to make a stand even when it is politically dangerous to do so.

Your one dimentional analysis is pathetic.

]]> By: DCDemocrat http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89092 DCDemocrat Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:25:26 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-89092 Ronald Reagan had the same problem this guy has. When he had a teleprompter in front of him, he was the great communicator. When it was just he and the questioner, he sort of swallowed his tongue. Really, folks, we just plain don't need this guy. Ronald Reagan had the same problem this guy has. When he had a teleprompter in front of him, he was the great communicator. When it was just he and the questioner, he sort of swallowed his tongue. Really, folks, we just plain don’t need this guy.

]]> By: Shirin http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88927 Shirin Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:36:14 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88927 "<i>Unfortunately Condi Rice and Colin Powell aren’t running.</i>" Unfortunately?! Are you joking?! Condi Rice , the serial failure?! Colin Powell, who lied in front of the whole world?! Oh yeah - we need one of THEM as president. THAT would be a BIG improvement! “Unfortunately Condi Rice and Colin Powell aren’t running.”

Unfortunately?! Are you joking?! Condi Rice , the serial failure?! Colin Powell, who lied in front of the whole world?! Oh yeah – we need one of THEM as president. THAT would be a BIG improvement!

]]> By: TeakWoodKite http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88896 TeakWoodKite Mon, 24 Dec 2007 03:10:20 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88896 You noticed that too? You noticed that too?

]]> By: campskunk http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88864 campskunk Mon, 24 Dec 2007 02:32:49 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88864 i have never seen a bigger disconnect between scripted eloquence and extemporaneous incoherence. if i were hiring a newsreader, he'd have the job in a second. but president? i need someone who can think on their feet. the more anxious he gets, the more garbled his thought processes. i have never seen a bigger disconnect between scripted eloquence and extemporaneous incoherence. if i were hiring a newsreader, he’d have the job in a second. but president? i need someone who can think on their feet. the more anxious he gets, the more garbled his thought processes.

]]> By: Lauren Burke http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88668 Lauren Burke Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:21:10 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88668 Obama is a day tripper huh? Interesting. What incredible world knowledge did George Bush before being elected? What did Bill Clinton and Reagan have. Jimmy Carter? Actor, Gov. of Arkansas? Bush made the more experienced Cheney his Veep, a fmr. Defense Secretary, to offset the problem. How is that working for us? What blazing experience does trial lawyer Edwards have? And you want to believe that Biden and Dodd are electable? You see, it's not just who has been on the foreign relations committee for 20 years. It's who is E-L-E-C-T-A-B-L-E, which is why Sens. Obama, Clinton, and Edwards are at the top of the polls. And why Mitt Romney (what foreign policy experience does he have?) continues to show up on top of the polls despite all the flip flopping. Unfortunately Condi Rice and Colin Powell aren't running. Neither are anyone in the diplomatic corps or Robert Gates. Remember there is a difference between dumb and inexperienced. Obama is a day tripper huh? Interesting. What incredible world knowledge did George Bush before being elected? What did Bill Clinton and Reagan have. Jimmy Carter? Actor, Gov. of Arkansas? Bush made the more experienced Cheney his Veep, a fmr. Defense Secretary, to offset the problem. How is that working for us? What blazing experience does trial lawyer Edwards have? And you want to believe that Biden and Dodd are electable? You see, it’s not just who has been on the foreign relations committee for 20 years. It’s who is E-L-E-C-T-A-B-L-E, which is why Sens. Obama, Clinton, and Edwards are at the top of the polls. And why Mitt Romney (what foreign policy experience does he have?) continues to show up on top of the polls despite all the flip flopping. Unfortunately Condi Rice and Colin Powell aren’t running. Neither are anyone in the diplomatic corps or Robert Gates. Remember there is a difference between dumb and inexperienced.

]]> By: Michael Lafferty http://www.noquarterusa.net/blog/1189/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88649 Michael Lafferty Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:32:47 +0000 http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/23/barack-obama-the-day-tripper/#comment-88649 Yawn. Broder: in a moment of dimished dementia, notices that Senator Obama is a gifted, charismatic public speaker. Where has he been all these last many weeks, when just about everyone else had already taken notice? What he fails to notice, is that there is little apparent substance underpinning these bold—but therefore relatively hopeless—initiatives. And, David, what is this? "Then he touches the erogenous zones of various Democratic constituencies…" Seriously, is there anyone who really pays attention to David Broder anymore? Other that maybe Broder, himself? He seems to tack from column to column between senile and silly, navigating in the reasonably consistent path toward irrelevance and obscurity. Bon voyage, David… Yawn. Broder: in a moment of dimished dementia, notices that Senator Obama is a gifted, charismatic public speaker. Where has he been all these last many weeks, when just about everyone else had already taken notice? What he fails to notice, is that there is little apparent substance underpinning these bold—but therefore relatively hopeless—initiatives.

And, David, what is this? “Then he touches the erogenous zones of various Democratic constituencies…”

Seriously, is there anyone who really pays attention to David Broder anymore? Other that maybe Broder, himself? He seems to tack from column to column between senile and silly, navigating in the reasonably consistent path toward irrelevance and obscurity.

Bon voyage, David…

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