Comments on: WONK is a Great Word!

By: Fred C. Dobbs

Fred C. Dobbs — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:15:39 +0000

Listening to Obama talk about public policy is much like being lectured on screwing by a 9 year-old.

By: No Blood for Hubris

No Blood for Hubris — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:17:02 +0000

And since I made that decision, back in February, I’ve only become stronger in my support of Hillary, and progressively (as it were) more unhappy with Obama.

By: No Blood for Hubris

No Blood for Hubris — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:14:11 +0000

Sharp Wonkette: that’s what made the difference to me:

http://nobloodforhubris.blogspot.com/2008/02/hillary-is-wonkette.html

By: Fred C. Dobbs

Fred C. Dobbs — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:54:25 +0000

You’re supposed to HOPE for that change!

That’s what the ObamaZombies are telling you. If you believe in Sen. Hope-a-Dope, it will all be rainbows and unicorns, and those old Wall Street Meanies will finally let us have Flying Cars.

HOPE IS NOT A PART OF ANY PLAN!!!!

By: Fred C. Dobbs

Fred C. Dobbs — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:52:07 +0000

If I could get her to sit on the tailgate of my Jeep (and there’s no reason the believe that she thinks she’s too good to park her derriere thusly), I think she’d be a fair amount of fun.

After her fifth Canadian Club with a beer chaser, I’d hazard that we could even teach her how to throw DynaMite into the lake.

Evidence of a Just and Merciful God (with a sense of humor) would be the knowledge that HRC rolls nice, fat, two-paper spliffs, laughs when the seeds pop, and will eat store brand chips when The Munchies attack.

DAMN! I love Wellesley girls!!!

By: Nag

Nag — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:25:56 +0000

Wonkiness is one of the reasons why I support Hillary so strongly. She knows what she’s talking about. She’s interested in how and why things work. She understands how ideas become implemented policy. I mentioned this in another thread yesterday, but it makes me nuts when people say that the candidates’ positions are basically identical. AAAKKKK! Obama copies the homework of others, so of course their platforms are the same! Just look at his list of advisors who are not left of center, they are quite right of center. Advisors would do all the policy work in an Obama whitehouse, thus actual policy would little resemble his platform now, count on that.

MBolak, Thanks. I will watch today. But you already know how I feel about Hillary the Wonk. Pa by 20%!

By: BernieO

BernieO — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:07:53 +0000

This is all part of our media’s effort to make politics just like high school because they are bunch of insecure, emotionally immature people. They do not want to be seen as aligned with or admiring of the knowledgeable candidate any more than most adolescents do. They want to be seen as part of the “in” crowd with the cool kids at Beltway High.

The American public uncritically buys into this garbage and Democrats rarely challenge it. How many Democratic leaders did you see defend Gore against this charge in 2000? How hard would it have been to point out that there is a big difference between picking a person to drink with and picking someone to be the most powerful person in the world? Just once I would have liked to see a Democrat call out a fool like Tweety on this by asking if he would pick a brain surgeon on this stupid quality.

By: workingclass artist

workingclass artist — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:29:06 +0000

One of the things I liked so much about the Clinton/Gore admin. was that I felt these guys were smart and did their homework. I’ve always felt that way about Hillary. I was absolutley GOBSMACKED when GWB was elected (HIJACK2000) and have not been surprised by his disaterous 8 yrs. I mean I’ve been watching the MSM try to turn St. Reagan into an intellectual, as they re-write history…( they did this with Nixon too ). One of the things I like about the New Democrats is that they are most of the very Wonky. FDR and his wife were pretty Wonky too….

By: Retired

Retired — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:32:11 +0000

Judging from the people Obama is known to consult with:

1. Hating and dividing.
2. Bombing, killing and maiming innocents.
3. Flipping people off in a sly, smart assed manner.
4. Bribery, corruption and farvoritism.

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:36:58 +0000

Badly.

By: deke

deke — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:07:52 +0000

I love the story about Hillary drinking McCain under the table in I think in Afganistan. McCain repects Hillary and thinks Obama is a little snot and so do other members of congress.

By: Ugo

Ugo — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:07:37 +0000

Right on, If you do not understand a system, how do change it?

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:02:18 +0000

Image having a President where you would actually look forward to listening to their press conferences? We haven’t had that since . . . well, Bill Clinton.

What I love about both Clinton’s is they inform you, educate you, and make you interested in things like coal energy and titanium and actually explain what our foreign policy is. Her answer on the economy was breathtaking and comprehensive. I loved when she scolded Bush on the incoherent policies and asked someone in the crowd to please explain them to her.

She’s good. Oh boy, is she good.

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:57:08 +0000

Just saw a new Obama ad earlier this evening. More of the same old thing. Lots of platitudes. A few ideas. And no mention whatever of how he will bring these ‘wonderful’ things to pass. It is unfortunate that the idealistic youngsters who support him are not worldly enough to question him on that little detail. Whenever they question him on that in the debates (rarely) he and especially his cultists scream “foul!”

By: mbolack

mbolack — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:25:25 +0000

Well, do it soon. CSPAN *says* it keeps stuff up for about 10 days. I watched a 2nd time today, and it was only more amazing.