Mrs. Obama’s Argument Against Affirmative Action?
That and other questions brought to you by Judith Klinghoffer at History News Network. Why is Michelle’s thesis at Princeton restricted until Nov. 5, 2008 anyway?
About that Obama media bubble bursting, by the way, here’s a popping noise. Unabashed media Obamist wakes up, figures out she’s part of a cult. A potentially dangerous cult. My colleague, Boston Herald columnist Margery Eagan:
I’m an Obama girl and my man throttled Hillary Clinton, again, Tuesday night.
Suddenly, the impossible is real.
Suddenly, I’m nervous. Very nervous, actually.
I’m nervous because an otherwise normal grownup told me yesterday she’s watched the will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) “Yes We Can” Obama video about 100 times and gets “weepy” every time.
I’m nervous because a longtime political type, normally quite cynical, now waxes rhapsodic about Obama’s “cool.”
“He’s elegant, controlled, the best-dressed candidate ever,” he says. Never a red tie, yellow or bright blue. No, Obama does a subdued lean charcoal gray suit with a gray or silvery tie. Everything muted, measured, fluid. “He floats onto the stage, a bit of the Fred Astaire thing going.”
Fred Astaire?
This same man, 100 percent anti-illegal aliens, fears Obama could pull a Reagan or a JFK on the Mexican border, head down there, chanting, “Tear down this wall!” or even do an “Ich bin ein Tijuana!!!”
He’s with Obama anyway.
I’m nervous because Harvard political genius Elaine Kamarck told me Hillary understands the various messes we’re in far better than Obama.
Suppose Kamarck’s right?
I’m nervous about the “O’Bambi” factor. Will the terrorists move in next door when Obama’s in the White House?
I’m nervous because Michelle Obama, about whom I just wrote a fawning puff piece, now says that until her husband’s stunning ascendancy, she’s never before been proud of America. Huh?
Barack now claims she didn’t mean it. Oh, yes she did. We all know the insufferable, holier-than-thou, Blame-America-First types who lecture the unwashed from the rarefied air of Cambridge and Brookline.
If I wanted lecturing, I’d be with Hillary.
I’m nervous because too many Obama-philes sound like Moonies, or Hare Krishnas, or the Hale-Bopp-Is-Coming-To-Get-Me nuts.
These true believers “Obama-ize” everything. They speak Obama-ese. Knit for Obama. Run for Obama. Gamble - Hold ’Em Barack! - for Obama. They make Obama cakes, underwear, jewelry. They send Valentine cards reading, “I want to Barack your world!”
At campaign rallies people scream, cry, even faint as Obama calmly calls for the EMTs. When supporters pant en masse, “I love you!” (like The Beatles, circa 1964), Barack says, “I love you back” with that deliciously charming, almost cocky smile.
Oh - I’m nervous because it’s all gone to his head and he hasn’t even won yet.
I’m nervous because it’s gone to a lot of other people’s heads as well. Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings introduced Obama last week in Baltimore and said, “This is not a campaign for president of the United States, this is a movement to change the world.”
“He walks into a room and you want to follow him somewhere, anywhere,” says George Clooney.
“I’ll do whatever he says to do,” says actress Halle Berry. “I’ll collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear.”
I’m nervous because nobody’s quite sure what Obama stands for, even his supporters. (“I can’t wait to see,” said actress/activist Susan Sarandon, declaring full support nonetheless).
Marjorie, if you didn’t already know they were cultist moonbats …
I’m nervous because even his biggest fans can’t name Obama’s accomplishments, including Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson, an Obama-man who humiliated himself when MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked him about five times to name something, anything, Obama’s done. Watson hemmed. Watson hawed. Watson gave up.
I’m nervous because John McCain says Obama’s is “an eloquent but empty call for change” and in the wee, wee hours, a nagging voice whispers, suppose McCain’s right, too? Then what?
I have another lefty colleague who, when confronted with Obama’s lack of experience, always points to George Bush, says he didn’t have any either. I find that a little odd, given how lefties feel about the Bush years. So I asked him why he would want to try inexperience again. Awaiting answer.
But for a flaming lefty, Margery generally has good instincts. Looks like they’re kicking in again. Funny, I though the right was planning the slam. Lack of substance isn’t the only problem. Guess what happens when you try calling him on it.
Anyway, I told you so.
Topics: pols
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:15 am on Thursday, February 21, 2008
8 Responses to “Mrs. Obama’s Argument Against Affirmative Action?”
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February 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
I don’t know about you, but Obama is beginning to seriously scare the hell out of me. The last thing this country needs is a demagogue in power.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’m more worried about the people who are trying to elect him, Rebecca. There’s only so much damage he can do in four years, but if this is how we’re going to elect presidents from now on, that could be a long term disaster.
February 21st, 2008 at 3:00 pm
George Bush had been the popular Governor of Texas, that might not be national experience, but at least he had shown the ability to do something other than make women faint.
This whole Obama thing is creeping me out.
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:14 am
BTW…from what I’ve read ( I didn’t watch)…Stick a fork in HRC…her own fumbling, complete unpreparedness, and the Cult of Hussein, have cast her aside.
Now bring on the MSM torment of McCain. Bring on the calls of racism, when Hussein is challenged on anything…Like his record.
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:51 am
Do you suppose that there is some Darwinian thing that insures self-destruction? Well, there is a mechanism, of course. All a species must do is act against its nature or face a challenge that evolution has not prepared it to meet. Man survives by the use of his rational faculty; all one must do is read the vapid remarks contained in that article to see that there is no rational faculty in evidence anywhere.
There is a remarkable kind of mass hysteria going on in the world these days. I suspect that there are very many people who have not joined the parade, but the media makes it seem as though the whole world has become Bedlam. I’m holding out hope that it is a manufactured appearance. Of course, it was Hope that was loosed upon the world from Pandora’s Box.
February 22nd, 2008 at 6:44 am
There’s something particularly scary about this kind of candidate emerging at this particular time. Usually it’s true that there’s only so much damage a given President can do in four years. At this crucial juncture in the war, it seems like there is a bigger opportunity than usual to cause some really serious damage.
I was worried about Hillary for years. She seemed like the embodiment of the naive, entitled, dangerously foolish kids I grew up with.
I would not have believed we would be seeing a candidate who is far more naive, far more entitled, and far more foolish. It’s astonishing.
One of my other favorite blogs is Shrinkwrapped, and Shrink has written some useful things about our national mental illness, if you will. The short version is that the more scared we are, the more stupid we get.
I think a lot of people in this country are far more frightened than they realize. The denial is palpable. It seems like the deepest divide in the country is between those of us who are trying to find courage in the face of our fear and those of us who are trying to deny there is anything to be frightened about. People in denial are not known for their reasoning abilities….
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 am
The Obama Cult
Even lefties are having some problems with Barack Obama. Margery Eagan over at the Boston Herald is picking up on the cult of Obama that’s building for the Illinois Senator…
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:17 am
I think a lot of people in this country are far more frightened than they realize.
More like, a lot of people here are more far frightened than they will admit. Otherwise, spot on, sarah.