Obama makes an ill-advised "ACORN" analogy
Watch Barack Obama's face as he realizes in mid-sentence that he shouldn't make an "ACORN" analogy.
Labels: ACORN, Barack Obama
This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm an ex-mayor. Los Angeles is a magnet for people from all over the world. Some of them run for public office. Inevitably some of them stray from the golden rule and rule for those that have the gold. That's when I go to work. My name is Yorty. I'm a dead pol.
Labels: ACORN, Barack Obama
29 Comments:
Michael Higby said:
Actually isn't the saying "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree?"
Anonymous said:
Check out all the dopey white women placed strategically behind The One. No racism there!
Anonymous said:
Amanda Carpenter of TownHall.com relays the following: “The Drudge Report linked to the YouTube video declaring ‘Obama Kids Sing for Dear Leader’ Tuesday afternoon drawing much attention to a performance of 22 children, aged 5-12, wearing identical blue Obama shirts singing a 3-minute ode to the Democratic candidate. The performance was ‘inspired’ by Obama fundraiser and music teacher Kathy Sawada and filmed . . . in Venice, California.”
The “ode to Obama” sounds eerily like a church praise song; except the object of the adoration is none other than Obama – the one who will usher in the new era of hope and change and of happiness and freedom. The lyrics encourage listeners to “Sing for joy and sing abundantly,” because “Obama’s gonna change it. Obama’s gonna lead ‘em. We’re gonna change it and rearrange it. We’re gonna change the world.” The ode ends with children chanting, “Yes, we can,” followed by a solo. Let’s give it up for the forerunners of the Obama Youth.
When a man is turned into a god scary things happen. History shows that when mortal man is looked to as some kind of savior, the Pharaoh / Fuhrer ends up with absolute control, allowing no dissenting opinion. He alone can separate truth from falsehood.
Anonymous said:
These hits aren't going to affect the election.
Yet, panicky conservatives and racists are becoming increasing terrified that a black man, well half-black man, may become president.
They were disappointed that the "that one!" comment was the toughest that McCain got on personally attacking Obama during the debate.
Mocking has turned to anger as speakers stir up the crowds at rallys. Twice this last week local officals "warmed up" the crowd by railing against "Osama Hussein Obama," but never using McCain's full name, a simple thing to do.
John Weaver, McCain's former top strategist said top Republicans have a responsibility to temper this behavior.
He didn't say if there should be an exemption for rightwing bloggers who want to generate more hits.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14445.html
Anonymous said:
Here's where this behavior is leading.
Angered by a delay in the receipt of his voter registration card, a Louisiana man threatened to shoot election officials claiming that he needed to cast a ballot to "keep the n***er out of office."
He said he would come to the state office and empty his shotgun unless he got his card.
We've all got three choices:
1. Encourage such behavior through what we say and write.
2. Discourage such behavior.
3. Do nothing.
I hope this blog loves into its heart and does the right thing.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/09/louisiana-election-offici_n_133279.html
Jim Alger said:
To the great distress of my conservative friends, Obama has put this election away. With the RCP average now favoring Obama with 277 electoral votes and in the lead by 5 points or more in all but 1 swing state, this election is over.
McCain has been swinging wildly but unable to connect. His disdain for Obama has clouded his judgment. Instead of coming up with a clear alternative to Obama, he has chosen to run a sleazy campaign and it isn't working.
Looks like the GOP has so screwed the pooch that they will now lose it all.
Anonymous said:
John McCain in 2000:
"I just have to rely on the good judgment of the voters not to buy into these negative attack ads. Sooner or later, people are going to figure out if all you run is negative attack ads you don't have much of a vision for the future or you're not ready to articulate it."
Anonymous said:
Higy and Haikula are experts in running negative campaigns. Higby and Haikula do you have any more YouTube videos comparing Obama supporters to Hitler supporters?
Higby tell us again about "Obama Bin Biden" being friendly to the terrorists.
Anonymous said:
Hoody hoo Mayor Sam look at that! You managed to get none other (or is it noone other?) than Jim "Do-It Center" Alger to post on your blog that Johnnie Mac is toast and that Obama is movin' on up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
I bet you are just besides your fat little self that such a learned and thoughtful political prognosticator as Jim Alger would grace your blog with his deep knowledge and insight into politics.
You may remember that Jim said he would win the Democratic nomination and then go on to be elected to the State Assembly while he drove around a hybrid with a fake CD12 license plate and told people he was a Senator.
In fact if my memory serves me well you even bought into this fantasy Higby.
So what happened?
Noone voted for Jim. One would surmise they were all maroons.
Anonymous said:
For all their rants, the moonbats love Obama because he is a socialist who was a friend with terrorists and anti-semites, and a vote-fraud specialist too.
Anonymous said:
Well Alger waited long enough to make his prediction.
He's like the soldiers who show up after the battle is over to shoot the wounded.
Jim Alger said:
Putting the ridiculous personal attacks against me by the immature anonymous nut-case aside, I will concentrate on the Obama attacks instead.
"Friends with terrorists" and "Voter fraud"??? Are you wing-nuts so out to lunch as to not understand the fundamental concept that, in order to run for President of the United States, one undergoes a thorough inter-agency background check?
It never ceases to amaze me that when people have no policies from which to run on, they reduce themselves to personally attacking their opponents - manufactured or otherwise. This is unfortunately true in local through federal politics and across the political spectrum. The goal, of course, is to cut off legitimate constructive debate and replace it with a win-at-any-cost strategy.
The end result is always a loss. Not by the people running, but rather for our system of democracy as a whole.
But heck, with the economy in the tank, 2 wars, a soaring national debt and unemployment rising... by all means let's talk about associations and license plates.
Shelby York said:
Hi 11:03am,
Please show me the link to ANY post I put up comparing Obama to Hitler or anything like that.
Show us now, big shot.
You are a total asswipe, and I'm proving it right now with my dare for you to provide us with any one such link that I posted.
Come on, asswipe.
Love, Haikula.
Anonymous said:
It never ceases to amaze me that when people have no policies from which to run on, they reduce themselves to personally attacking their opponents
Like you did with Lyn Jim?
Higby this is too rich. Jim comes out from behind his cloak of anonymity and noone is listening.
Anonymous said:
Alger will be like that old lady from New York City who said "What happened? Everyone I know voted for Humphrey!"
Anonymous said:
HaikuLA don't concern yourself with what Jim Alger says. Jim is the old village idiot of the LA blog world.
Anonymous said:
Those kids that sang for Obama were told by their teacher they could get a A if they sang.
Jim Alger said:
HaikuLA wasn't talking to me there Skippy but rather the anonymous (of course) person before me.
Glad to see you have outwitted me with your surmising and as usual incorrect assumptions thereby proving my point.
Interesting to see all of this hostility from one sad individual who seeks to dredge up an election from 2 years ago and of course spout off about tat which he does not know.
If only you knew anything... but alas you know nothing. I hold no grudge against Lyn Shaw, or anyone else for that matter and don't believe she holds one against me. We were competitors in a race that she won fair and square. I came in 2nd in a field of 4 candidates (so much for "no-one voted for him", but she won. That is life and we all move on. Since then I ran the campaign to defeat Wal-Mart in Ventura (and won) and am now happily doing what I enjoy doing - making a difference in my own way.
Interesting that I am "nobody" but when the LADWP needed someone to save the DWP MOU Mr. Nahai called me in to mediate the issue. Just because I don't stand on a street-corner with a megaphone screaming at the wind, doesn't mean I am either absent or dis-engaged.
I shall give you the last word and full license to post 3 or 4 or even 10 anonymous attacks on me for you seem to need the last word more than I.
I know many are in tough times right now so if clinging to attacking a "nobody" anonymously gets you through the day, it says much more about you than it does me.
Anonymous said:
Jim Alger sounds pretty full of himself.
Lets see all the things Jim Alger has failed at:
1. Political office
2. Working for an elected official
3. Getting re-elected to a Neighborhood Council
4. Keeping from shooting off his mouth
5. Keeping his ego in check
6. Trying to con Neighborhood Councils into spending all their money at Do-It Center
Shall we go on?
Anonymous said:
Considering the drubbing Jim took on this blog why would he even come back to post? Why would his fat friend Higby allow him to? (If he cared)
Anonymous said:
Here's your third comment Jim. Didn't you support Jim Edwards, Lloyd Levine and Jim Hahn?
Anonymous said:
The biggest Acorns are Higby and Haikula, they didn't fall from the corn-ball tree.
Anonymous said:
Boy, you showed him didn't you?
Way to prove his point.
Anonymous said:
Jim Alger thinks he can win in CD12.
Go back to being anonymous Jim. It suits you better.
See you on election day.
Michael Higby said:
3:51, what drubbing?
Anyway I don't need to "allow" Jim to post on the blog other than to approve his posts. He's completely wrong on the Presidential election but he has a right to post.
It seems to me that Jim is holding his own just fine. He doesn't need me to censor anything.
Anonymous said:
Haikula writes.....
Please show me the link to ANY post I put up comparing Obama to Hitler or anything like that.
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How quickly the Blogging Burros forget.
http://mayorsam.blogspot.com/2008/10/life-imitating-art.html
Michael Higby said:
Dumbshit - I posted that, not Haiku.
And it wasn't comparing Obama himself to Hitler himself but the hysteria around him - including the bizarre singing - to the type of hysteria we've seen in both right wing and left wing extremist revolutionary movements.
No leader - no matter how talented - should have people singing songs of praise about them.
Even the John Rich song about McCain isn't about McCain but about his supporters and it's a party song, not a hymn.
And you don't see people forcing little kids to sing it.
Anyway, seriously, if you think Obama has some great specific policies, wonderful, post them up so we can discuss it. If you want to discuss his skills, do it. It's welcome.
But lets stop singing songs and for God sake stop making little kids offer praise to Obama and marching in his name. That shit is just weird.
Shelby York said:
6:15pm, the very least you can do is acknowledge that you were 100% wrong about ME posting ANY such comparison, and then admit that you need to re-read what Boss wrote.
This is why the Dems are doomed, regardless of who wins. They let emotion get ahead of logic. "Oh my gosh, Sarah is this. She's that."
Take a deep breath, acknowledge you're a FOO' and move on.
Anonymous said:
I thought ACORN was something that develops on one's foot!
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