Obama/Clinton CNN thing

[Deckard]

This whole furore surrounding his guns n' god comment is just utterly ridiculous. Watching it all unfold from the outside and take the predictable path it has is so deeply depressing. And seeing it so sanctimoniously pounced on and misrepresented by Clinton as well.... when clearly she knows precisely what he meant, but realises there are enough idiots out there who will respond by gut rather than by mind if she plays it that way... a textbook example of why so often we all end up with the kind of politicians that we do, and will continue to do so until people get more educated.

Obama, throughout this whole campaign, has repeatedly broken those twin golden political rules: (1) never show intelligence if it's going to confuse the idiocracy, and (2) never be honest if it's going to upset the idiocracy. (With thanks to Cacophony for that word ).

The bitterness row falls clearly into the latter.

More and more, it's looking like America (at least Democrat-voting America, but let's face it, we know the Republicans would be the same only worse) simply isn't ready for someone like Obama.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Deckard

...And seeing it so sanctimoniously pounced on and misrepresented by Clinton as well.... when clearly she knows precisely what he meant, but realises there are enough idiots out there who will respond by gut rather than by mind if she plays it that way... a textbook example of why so often we all end up with the kind of politicians that we do, and will continue to do so until people get more educated.

That sums it up beautifully in my opinion.

[dubman]

it's nice to see that in the face of what could have been civil campaigns and shocking decency on all sides (relatively), that there will be someone who will gloriously fuck it up and remind everyone how utterly demoralizing this process usually is.
IT'S SO COMFORTING.

this should have ended in california

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Originally Posted by Deckard

More and more, it's looking like America (at least Democrat-voting America, but let's face it, we know the Republicans would be the same only worse) simply isn't ready for someone like Obama.

I'll bite my tongue. For now.

[cacophony]

frankly i would prefer if you didn't, and instead said something meaningful for once. for someone who participates as frequently in the world forum as you do, you never ACTUALLY participate.

so why don't you just say what's on your mind instead of constantly playing coy, as though somehow we're all psychic and can read what's going on behind the wink-wink-nudge-nudge posts?

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

qwack qwack qwack.

Where the hell have you been?

[cacophony]

just as nonsensical as usual.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Bucephalus Bouncing Ball???

[Sean]

It's a waste of time, Cacophony.