Famous last words from Obama propagandist Frank Rich – thank you Heidi Li .
As one who has not been laboring under Obama reveries and who began trying to figure out whether he reminded me more of Richard Nixon or George W. Bush as far back as the fall of 2007, this late faint awakening from a journalist of many years’ experience seems peculiar, to say the least
The entire media had Obama reveries, with Frank Rich being particularly vicious to Hillary in his daily columns in his zeal.
Some of us were awake – and there was a reason I kept calling Obama Jr.jr
and I declared I was a racist in a new way
Because if racism is fear of those different than you, I do fear you, Barack Obama. I even have antipathy for you. You don’t look like me.
From where I sit you look very much like George Bush.
Too bad the media was asleep at the wheel – when they should have informed the electorate. or in truth, not asleep but doing PR for their dreamy candidate.
And it’s the reason I picked the NY Post Obama endorsement page as graphic – Bush apologists, funky context. In their print justification they also added that Hillary was “even more liberal than her husband, more liberal than Obama” From the mouth of Murdoch babes!



10 comments
December 28, 2008 at 9:00 am
myiq2xu
“the media was asleep at the wheel”
That would be negligence. I believe it was an intentional tort.
December 28, 2008 at 9:15 am
edgeoforever
I fully agree. Not just intentional – premeditated.
December 28, 2008 at 9:40 am
BernieO
Rich managed to take a slap at Bill Clinton in his column criticizing Obama(I won’t provide a link). He quotes Timothy McCarthy in reference to Clinton’s treatment of gays saying Clinton was :“…a sweet-talking swindler who would throw us under the bus for the sake of political expediency.”
Let’s see Clinton lost a lot of political capital when he attempted to get the ban on gays in the military overturned. (Yes, he settled for a compromise but that was a lot more than anyone else has had the guts to do.) Obama gives a homophobic right winger a position of honor at his inauguration. Now tell me, who is the sweet talking swindler?
December 28, 2008 at 11:24 am
insightanalytical
Rich should go back to doing entertainment reviews, where he would be fairly harmless…
He is a complete jerk…must have been late getting back from intermission if he just picked up that “faint tinge.” Too many drinks from the bar??
Off topic–how do you feel about antibiotics being back in food animals…including turkey. I’m vegetarian, but will have about 3 oz of turkey on Thanksgiving…well, I guess that’s out the window now!!! Of course, Daschle will change this, unless he doesn’t feel like bucking the pressure from Pfizer (snark–note his and his wife’s pharma lobbying past)….
The Past Week(s): December 14-27, Recaps and Random Thoughts (”Heart” Series; Betty Currie Returns; “Money as Debt”; FDA Caves to Pressure, Antibiotics Back IN Food Animals as of 11/30)
http://insightanalytical.wordpress.com/2008/12/28/the-past-week-s-december-14-27-recaps-and-random-thoughts-heart-series-betty-currie-returns-money-as-debt-fda-caves-to-pressure-antibiotics-back-in-food-animals-as-of-1130/
December 28, 2008 at 12:55 pm
morninmist
I was very surprised to see Rich write this essay. I had stopped reading him last summer after his attacks on Hillary.
But it is ultimate smackdown to be put in the same sentence as Bush. Ha ha.
December 28, 2008 at 1:50 pm
edgeoforever
BernieO
Right on! Clinton governed in a very different climate – he needed to compromise to get anything through. Obama doesn’t, but his voting “present” is precisely why the establishment (media included) wanted him.
December 28, 2008 at 2:16 pm
madamab
Hillary IS more liberal than her husband, and a LOT more liberal than Obama.
That’s why I voted for her.
December 28, 2008 at 5:03 pm
PamelaofthePoconos
Bush: unqualified and willing to take the job.
Obama: unqualified and willing to take the job.
Therefore, Obama is a lot like Bush.
December 31, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Bill Cash
Good stuff! Thanks
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