Comments on: WSJ Editorial Page Ludicrously Claims That Obama Is Running For ‘George Bush’s Third Term’

By: Softonline

Softonline — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:59:26 +0000

thanks for all

By: DeepThinker

DeepThinker — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:37:26 +0000

I agree, it’s not ‘Bush’s Third Term.’ That’s just silly. It’s John (Flip-Flop) Kerry’s first term. There’s no issue so fundamental to his belief system that he can’t change his mind on it as changes in the environment warrent. It’s a well known Democratic worldview called ‘Flexible Principles.’

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:47:23 +0000

livelongandprosper @#30,

Exactly…
It’s a very, very wide stance…

By: kasinca

kasinca — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:44:02 +0000

To all you doomsdayers, look at what you have received from the reichwingers for the past eight plus years. Look at McSame and listen to his flip flopping on a daily basis and then look at the big picture with Obama. You cannot judge everything on two issues. He is not going to be able to get everything at once. Our process is tedious and combersome. We have to stick together first to get the rethuglicans out of office. McSame is nothing different than the lying fascist we have today. Get your heads up and elect every demcratic candidate you can to get these thugs out of Washington DC.

By: kasinca

kasinca — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:00:32 +0000

When reichwingers can’t depend on reality, they make stuff up. That happens always because reality and truth does not ever work in a reichwingnuts favor. Truth and reality reveals their lies, crimes, and greed.

By: Keltoi

Keltoi — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:32:06 +0000

Here is another link

http://www.slate.com/id/2194758/

that nicely summarizes O’s move to the right.

I am a bit surprised at how surprised you all are by his shift, it is totally predictable. The primary candidate and the general candidate often bear no resemblance to one another. It is called politics.

That said, I too was filled with “hope” that maybe Obama was different, but I think it is pretty clear he is different only in that he is the first post-boomer candidate who didn’t have to explain what they did in Vietnam, black, and incredibly eloquent. Otherwise, he is, gasp, a politician.

By: Chuck U. Farley

Chuck U. Farley — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:23:53 +0000

WSJ’s claim seems an exaggeration, but it may be true soon enough. At the rate Obama’s moving to the right, by November his only distinction may be that he’s not McCain.
It’s a damned shame that Obama hasn’t learned the lesson of John Kerry and countless other Democrats: Given a choice between a Republican, and an imitation Republican, voters choose the real thing every time. The choice will be easier since the real thing is all-white, and doesn’t have a middle name like Hussein.
It’s been written that this election is Obama’s to lose. I’m crushed to see he’s trying.

By: Paul W

Paul W — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:13:59 +0000

If Obama moves any further to the “center,” the WSJ claim won’t be so ludicrous after all.

http://progressiveworldreview.com

By: shoeless

shoeless — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:54:17 +0000

We’re beginning to understand why Barack Obama keeps protesting so vigorously against the prospect of “George Bush’s third term.” Maybe he’s worried that someone will notice that he’s the candidate who’s running for it.

Update:

Today, John McCain filed suit in civil court to stop the WSJ editorial board from using the phrase “George Bush’s third term” in relation to Barak Obama. McCain has filed for a copyright on the phrase and his lawyers claim that the McCain campaign has exclusive rights.

By: trollsbwild

trollsbwild — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:31:49 +0000

A reminder of the who supports McCain:

Large corps,the military complex,the very rich and the MSM.

If you want to continue to be F’ed, vote GOP!

By: Cal Malenky

Cal Malenky — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:30:32 +0000

29 percenter Jonah Goldberg said something like that in his ChiTrib op-ed today. “Can Obama rescue Bush legacy?”
The final paragraph is the corker from the spawn of the odious Lucianne Goldberg
“Already, Obama is changing his tune from his old, irresponsibly heated rhetoric about “immediate” withdrawal to talking about the need for policies that would adapt to the improving conditions in Iraq. Given Obama’s ideological leanings and inexperience, there’s clearly plenty of potential for him to make costly mistakes. But odds are he too would come to realize that America needs to win the war on terror and succeed in Iraq. Hence the greatest irony. A successful Obama presidency would have the unintended consequence of making Bush’s memoir a success story.”

No, idiot, he’d be cleaning up Bush’s mess and trying to make the best of it. Does anybody seriously think that if 5 lawyers hadn’t decided to give the presidency to Bush, President Gore would have gotten us in this mess in Iraq?

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:25:46 +0000

So where’s Daryll singing the praises of Barack Obama for continuing the wonderfully successful policies of der chymperor?

By: StratRat

StratRat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:23:51 +0000

I try not to be a progressive purity troll, but I am certainly less enthusiastic in helping Obama since his sharp turn towards the right. I will vote for him, but I am no longer excited like I was.

Me too…

By: StratRat

StratRat — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:55 +0000

dbadass Says:

No No. Banning isn’t the answer. Instead employ them to make your argument…

Sometimes all we gotta do is give them more rope. They can tie themselves up very nicely without any of our assistance.

By: rf7777

rf7777 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:15 +0000

A few weeks ago I would agree, but I don’t even recognize the Obama that has emerged since the primaries. I try not to be a progressive purity troll, but I am certainly less enthusiastic in helping Obama since his sharp turn towards the right. I will vote for him, but I am no longer excited like I was.

By: lefty

lefty — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:22:07 +0000

America is truly the Theater of the Absurd.

It’s amazing how those who are so obsessed with America being Number One are the ones turning us into a complete laughingstock. I would say this is irony but irony died years ago.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:20:35 +0000

or instead. Sorry…

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:20:18 +0000

No No. Banning isn’t the answer. Inside employ them to make your argument…

By: Bilbo Hussein Baggins

Bilbo Hussein Baggins — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:11:14 +0000

ralph the wonder llama Says:
rozerze Says:
I know they’re overwhelmed trying to sell their discredited agenda to an uninterested nation, but is it too much to ask that the RNC get some decent quality control when it comes to their trolls? Sheesh.

It would work better if TP would ban them according to their IP address. By not doing that, they are making a lot more work for themselves trying to keep up with the new identities of our serial trolls.

By: Leftside Annie

Leftside Annie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:10:35 +0000

All right, y’all – here goes – hang on to yer hats:

*BAER*

(translation: Big Ass Eye Roll)

Take that!!!