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Democrats embrace the Chris Farley school of political motivation.
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mcsmack
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Date: September 29, 2010 10:22AM
Democrats seeking to boost voter turnout this fall are beginning to sound like the late comedian Chris Farley's portrayal of a "motivational speaker" on Saturday Night Live. Farley's character sought to inspire young people by announcing that they wouldn't amount to "jack squat" and would someday be "living in a van down by the river."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575520044037709702.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
" Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, who prefers sailing vessels to vans by the river, recently tried out the Farley method. Said Mr. Kerry, "We have an electorate that doesn't always pay that much attention to what's going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what's happening." Bay State voters are surely thrilled to be represented by a man so respectful of their concerns.
This week President Obama chimed in with another uplifting message about the American electorate. Mr. Obama told Rolling Stone that the tea party movement is financed and directed by "powerful, special-interest lobbies." But this doesn't mean that tea party groups are composed entirely of corporate puppets. Mr. Obama graciously implied that a small subset of the movement is simply motivated by bigotry.
Associated Press
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden
The President said "there are probably some aspects of the Tea Party that are a little darker, that have to do with anti-immigrant sentiment or are troubled by what I represent as the President." The tea party is now supported by a third of the country in some polls.
Perhaps advocates for smaller government shouldn't take Mr. Obama's comments personally. In the new Democratic attacks on the voting public, not even Democrats are spared. Vice President Joe Biden recently urged the party's base to "stop whining" and "buck up," a message echoed by Mr. Obama in his Rolling Stone interview. The President demanded that his supporters "shake off this lethargy," warning that it would be "inexcusable" for liberals to stay home on Election Day.
Mr. Obama added that "if people now want to take their ball and go home, that tells me folks weren't serious in the first place." Making the case for left-wing voters to show up in November, Mr. Obama told Rolling Stone that he is presiding over "the most successful administration in a generation in moving progressive agendas forward."
We'd agree, but his problem is that most Americans don't like that agenda and millions of voters in both parties wanted him to oversee an economic expansion instead. Blaming the voters is not unheard of among politicians, but usually they wait until after an election."
I would take it a step further;
One of Obama's problems is the fact that the voters, even his supporters are smarter than he gives them credit. Accusing Tea Party supporters of being "anti immigrant" won't work and is growing old because everybody knows it is a play on words. The vast majority of Tea Partiers are against illegal immigration and for securing our borders. Obama uses this rather elementary tactic and doesn't even believe it himself, he just hopes you will.
Just like the majority of supporters didn't elect him to be "the most successful administration in a generation in moving progressive agendas forward." That is not how he sold himself to them 2 years ago. He wasn't really hiding his ideology back then but his rock star aura eclipsed reason for many who voted for him. Obama knows this. Many former supporters, many of whom view themselves as Independants and think they're some of the more wiser among us, have gotten smarter as to Obama's socialist philosophy. When Healthcare was rammed up their ass and Obama came out and said "this is what change looks like" the shock of anal rape was palpable. Now it seems he is saying "relax and you will enjoy it".
Good luck with that
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575520044037709702.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
" Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, who prefers sailing vessels to vans by the river, recently tried out the Farley method. Said Mr. Kerry, "We have an electorate that doesn't always pay that much attention to what's going on so people are influenced by a simple slogan rather than the facts or the truth or what's happening." Bay State voters are surely thrilled to be represented by a man so respectful of their concerns.
This week President Obama chimed in with another uplifting message about the American electorate. Mr. Obama told Rolling Stone that the tea party movement is financed and directed by "powerful, special-interest lobbies." But this doesn't mean that tea party groups are composed entirely of corporate puppets. Mr. Obama graciously implied that a small subset of the movement is simply motivated by bigotry.
Associated Press
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden
The President said "there are probably some aspects of the Tea Party that are a little darker, that have to do with anti-immigrant sentiment or are troubled by what I represent as the President." The tea party is now supported by a third of the country in some polls.
Perhaps advocates for smaller government shouldn't take Mr. Obama's comments personally. In the new Democratic attacks on the voting public, not even Democrats are spared. Vice President Joe Biden recently urged the party's base to "stop whining" and "buck up," a message echoed by Mr. Obama in his Rolling Stone interview. The President demanded that his supporters "shake off this lethargy," warning that it would be "inexcusable" for liberals to stay home on Election Day.
Mr. Obama added that "if people now want to take their ball and go home, that tells me folks weren't serious in the first place." Making the case for left-wing voters to show up in November, Mr. Obama told Rolling Stone that he is presiding over "the most successful administration in a generation in moving progressive agendas forward."
We'd agree, but his problem is that most Americans don't like that agenda and millions of voters in both parties wanted him to oversee an economic expansion instead. Blaming the voters is not unheard of among politicians, but usually they wait until after an election."
I would take it a step further;
One of Obama's problems is the fact that the voters, even his supporters are smarter than he gives them credit. Accusing Tea Party supporters of being "anti immigrant" won't work and is growing old because everybody knows it is a play on words. The vast majority of Tea Partiers are against illegal immigration and for securing our borders. Obama uses this rather elementary tactic and doesn't even believe it himself, he just hopes you will.
Just like the majority of supporters didn't elect him to be "the most successful administration in a generation in moving progressive agendas forward." That is not how he sold himself to them 2 years ago. He wasn't really hiding his ideology back then but his rock star aura eclipsed reason for many who voted for him. Obama knows this. Many former supporters, many of whom view themselves as Independants and think they're some of the more wiser among us, have gotten smarter as to Obama's socialist philosophy. When Healthcare was rammed up their ass and Obama came out and said "this is what change looks like" the shock of anal rape was palpable. Now it seems he is saying "relax and you will enjoy it".
Good luck with that