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thamike 2008-08-17 06:14:48 PM  

The point is, Obama has no executive experience.


Yeah, you have to have already been the president to get that.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 06:16:51 PM  
thamike: Yeah, you have to have already been the president to get that

BWHAHAHAAHAAA!!!!!!

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:21:51 PM  
Could it be possible that the requirements for being President and being a SC justice are different?

 
BravadoGT [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:22:08 PM  
thamike: The point is, Obama has no executive experience.

Yeah, you have to have already been the president to get that.


Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

 
GaryPDX [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:22:31 PM  
A n00b calling someone else a n00b. Nice.

 
Atillathepun [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:23:06 PM  
McCain has no executive experience and based on his campaign, his organizational and delegative skills are far below Obama's.

 
Atillathepun [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:23:43 PM  
BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Which one of those has McCain been?

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:23:55 PM  
BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Or a community organizer?

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 06:26:12 PM  
GaryPDX: A n00b calling someone else a n00b

no nOOb here. Just a farker who left for a while.

 
thamike 2008-08-17 06:26:13 PM  
BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Executive Branch, not bein AN executive. There is a difference. Governor and Mayor, you're right about. McCain's been neither, and neither was Clarence Thomas.

As to the article, does anybody have Obama's actual quote?

 
NeverDrunk23 2008-08-17 06:27:46 PM  
Atillathepun: BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Which one of those has McCain been?


A WAR HERO!!

 
thamike 2008-08-17 06:27:52 PM  
inebriated brain: GaryPDX: A n00b calling someone else a n00b

no nOOb here. Just a farker who left for a while.


BWAHAHA, yourself. Gary was talking about the article. N00b.

/b00bs

 
SilentStrider [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:29:33 PM  
how about he wouldn't have nominated him because he sucks?

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 06:30:19 PM  
/drunken sunday here :)

 
robsul82 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:31:19 PM  
Atillathepun: BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Which one of those has McCain been?


Excuse me, being shot down during a war makes you executively experienced, legislatively experienced, and the recipient of an honorary 5-year term on the United States Supreme Court.

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:40:34 PM  
SilentStrider: how about he wouldn't have nominated him because he sucks?

Or he wouldn't have nominated him because he's somebody a Republican would nominate?

 
flavor of the month 2008-08-17 06:41:07 PM  
maybe he wouldnt have nominated him because thomas is a farking idiot.

 
GaryPDX [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:42:46 PM  
SilentStrider: how about he wouldn't have nominated him because he sucks?

That would have worked better..:)

 
Mordant [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:46:22 PM  
Atillathepun: BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Which one of those has McCain been?


I guess he's not coming back, oh well.

 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:47:53 PM  
FTA:... Clarence Thomas, one of our most brilliant jurisprudent minds...

BWAHAHAHAHHHHAAAHAAAAHA!

 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:48:36 PM  
SilentStrider: how about he wouldn't have nominated him because he sucks?

Pretty much. You might be interested in the link from my earlier guffaw.

 
thamike 2008-08-17 06:51:10 PM  
Actual quote:

I would not have nominated Clarence Thomas. I don't think that he..." the crowd interrupted with applause. "I don't think that he was a strong enough jurist or legal thinker at the time for that elevation. Setting aside the fact that I profoundly disagree with his interpretations of a lot of the constitution.

So he never mentioned experience. Didn't even intend to. He was merely implying that Thomas was too dumb to be a justice, which I believe is a fairly accurate view. This blogger's an idiot.

/no hate like total moron hate

 
Dinki [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:53:50 PM  
robsul82: Excuse me, being shot down during a war makes you executively experienced, legislatively experienced, and the recipient of an honorary 5-year term on the United States Supreme Court.

And according to Hannity also gets a free pass on infidelity.

 
SouthernManDunWrong [recently expired TotalFark] 2008-08-17 06:59:11 PM  
That kind of nomination is above Obama's pay grade.

Peoww!

 
hubiestubert [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:02:10 PM  
Dinki: robsul82: Excuse me, being shot down during a war makes you executively experienced, legislatively experienced, and the recipient of an honorary 5-year term on the United States Supreme Court.

And according to Hannity also gets a free pass on infidelity.


Or from fact checking on your previous voting record in your own campaign ads...

 
robsul82 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:07:55 PM  
Dinki: robsul82: Excuse me, being shot down during a war makes you executively experienced, legislatively experienced, and the recipient of an honorary 5-year term on the United States Supreme Court.

And according to Hannity also gets a free pass on infidelity.


Oh yeah, forgot that. Colmes having balls for once must've stunned it out of my memory.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 07:09:23 PM  
So we all agree that Obama has zero executive experience! Great.

The sad thing is that he also shows not much promise of on the job learning skills as well. I mean he can play CYA all day long with holding two or three different positions, allowing him to shift focus or blame. And he has ran his campaign flawlessly.

But with all his ahhs and uhhs and searching for a poignant thought to dazzle us with he seems very lacking in the abilty to lead on any specific issue. Other than he being black is change. How shallow. Oh that's right he's not an 'insider' Okay right. Change. Change. Change. If I were Change... I would kill myself. I would place a shotgun barrel into the deepest reaches of my mouth and pull the trigger happily, knowing that 'change' had been erased from every dictionary, thesaurus, text book, blog posting, magazine, newspaper and the mouths of every dumb farking teenageer with a voter registration.



Mordant: Atillathepun: BravadoGT: Or a Governor. Or a Mayor. Or president of a Company. Or a General. Or a CEO.

Which one of those has McCain been?

I guess he's not coming back, oh well.


maybe not a general, but hey a Captain ain't all that farking bad anyway. And anyone who knows shiat about the chain of command also knows that Generals or Admirals aren't shiat anyway, the Commanders and Captains are where the real leadership is, because they have to implement the policies and see them through to the end.

thanks for letting me get that off my chest.

Fark Obama.

God Save Freedom.

 
Atillathepun [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:16:28 PM  
inebriated brain: So we all agree that Obama has zero executive experience! Great.

The sad thing is that he also shows not much promise of on the job learning skills as well. I mean he can play CYA all day long with holding two or three different positions, allowing him to shift focus or blame. And he has ran his campaign flawlessly.


Yeah, he obviously just lucked into becoming the single greatest fundraiser in political history. And the way he beat a far better connected and established (not to mention recognized,) candidate in Hillary just proves that he has no skills whatsoever.

This Obama guys learning curve is OBVIOUSLY really slow.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 07:23:49 PM  
Atillathepun: Yeah, he obviously just lucked into becoming the single greatest fundraiser in political history. And the way he beat a far better connected and established (not to mention recognized,) candidate in Hillary just proves that he has no skills whatsoever

Obama is not the first to go after small internet donations. Howard Dean crashed and burned on a similar path in '04. I contend to you that BHO would have been in the same death throws that Dean had if he was the same race. But this empty message of cha.. has stuck to the dumbmasses.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 07:29:51 PM  
Atillathepun: This Obama guys learning curve is OBVIOUSLY really slow

Oh and to add.. Foreign Policy is not something that can be satisfied with on the job learning. shiat is way to farking serious to attempt a trial and error approach. Not when the life or death of nations and freedom are at stake.

 
TheOther [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:44:15 PM  
Can't you see that man is a ni...
www.garnersclassics.com

 
bulldg4life [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:44:21 PM  
inebriated brain: Fark Obama.
God Save Freedom.


You are a hoot.

I've now seen two threads that you have graced your presence with and, I must say, you are a great American and I'm glad you will be expressing your well-thought out and logically informed decision this November.

 
cameroncrazy1984 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:46:48 PM  
bulldg4life: inebriated brain: Fark Obama.
God Save Freedom.

You are a hoot.

I've now seen two threads that you have graced your presence with and, I must say, you are a great American and I'm glad you will be expressing your well-thought out and logically informed decision this November.


Don't forget we're glad we get to laugh at him when Obama takes 300 EVs.

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:53:10 PM  
SilentStrider: how about he wouldn't have nominated him because he sucks?

Q: Why wouldn't you have nominated Clarence Thomas?

A: He talks like a fag and his shiat's all retarded.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 07:58:35 PM  
bulldg4life: inebriated brain: Fark Obama.
God Save Freedom.

You are a hoot.

I've now seen two threads that you have graced your presence with and, I must say, you are a great American and I'm glad you will be expressing your well-thought out and logically informed decision this November.


well when it seems my freedom will dissapear in my right to choose my medical care, my right to determine my own path for retirement, my right to earn money and pass it on to my son, the right to bear arms and protect what I have, when I see the most exemplary nation to ever exist on this planet not protect and fight for others rights to be the same as us, I get a little passionate. But logic never leaves my mind.

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 07:59:05 PM  
inebriated brain: Obama is not the first to go after small internet donations. Howard Dean crashed and burned on a similar path in '04. I contend to you that BHO would have been in the same death throws that Dean had if he was the same race. But this empty message of cha.. has stuck to the dumbmasses.

Did you miss the Dean Scream?

The networks assassinated his candidacy by running it wall to wall for 76 hours straight.

Also, it wouldn't surprise me if the Clinton machine was behind a lot of what happened in 2004. It's much easier to run against a lame duck President and an obviously corrupt GOP, than it is to unseat a "war president."

BHO just knows how to make nice for the cameras, which is what makes a President these days.

/yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

 
bulldg4life [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:00:56 PM  
inebriated brain: well when it seems my freedom will dissapear in my right to choose my medical care

I see you have gotten Obama's healthcare plan wrong

my right to determine my own path for retirement

huh?

my right to earn money and pass it on to my son

huh?

the right to bear arms and protect what I have

I see you have gotten Obama's second amendment stance wrong

when I see the most exemplary nation to ever exist on this planet not protect and fight for others rights to be the same as us

I really have no idea where this came from.

But logic never leaves my mind.

That is quite obvious. I don't even think it leaves the box it was shipped in.

 
DamnYankees [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:04:04 PM  
On a serious note, can anyone point to a single really good opinion or influential new legal idea written by Thomas? I'm in law school and I can't think of a good one.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 08:08:05 PM  
bulldg4life: I don't even think it leaves the box it was shipped in.

Nice.

Obama may not have a mandate on government health care, but the government will be in control nonetheless.

The estate tax should not exist. But it does, at nearly 50%.

Retirement should not be in control of the government. Should we fund a saftey net, yes. But actually take money away and give it back as the US government sees fit? NO.

I don't know where BHO is on guns, he doesn't talk about it as a fundamental freedom thats for sure.

so what did I get wrong again?

 
RevMercutio [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:11:37 PM  
inebriated brain: Atillathepun: Yeah, he obviously just lucked into becoming the single greatest fundraiser in political history. And the way he beat a far better connected and established (not to mention recognized,) candidate in Hillary just proves that he has no skills whatsoever

Obama is not the first to go after small internet donations. Howard Dean crashed and burned on a similar path in '04. I contend to you that BHO would have been in the same death throws that Dean had if he was the same race. But this empty message of cha.. has stuck to the dumbmasses.


Since you're obviously so brilliant, tell us why we should support your candidate.

 
RemyDuron 2008-08-17 08:12:17 PM  
How about "I wouldn't have nominated him because he's a conservative jackass whose only actually reveals an opinion when the GOP says 'Jump!'"

 
bulldg4life [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:12:33 PM  
inebriated brain: so what did I get wrong again?

Well, Obama's healthcare plan specifically states that you are able to opt out and keep the current healthcare plan that you have.

I am not sure why you associated the need to speak out against Obama with the estate tax and retirement issues. I don't understand where the "Fark Obama" mentality came from when you are railing on two issues that I wouldn't directly associate with Obama's campaign.

And, why would you make some silly comment about the ability to protect your family with the 2nd amendment if you don't know where "BHO" stands on guns?

 
BobBarr08 2008-08-17 08:13:07 PM  
bulldg4life: inebriated brain: well when it seems my freedom will dissapear in my right to choose my medical care

I see you have gotten Obama's healthcare plan wrong

my right to determine my own path for retirement

huh?

my right to earn money and pass it on to my son

huh?

the right to bear arms and protect what I have

I see you have gotten Obama's second amendment stance wrong

when I see the most exemplary nation to ever exist on this planet not protect and fight for others rights to be the same as us

I really have no idea where this came from.

But logic never leaves my mind.

That is quite obvious. I don't even think it leaves the box it was shipped in.


Oh, LOL. God, that guy is such a loser. Kisses.

 
bulldg4life [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:13:37 PM  
inebriated brain

In an effort to start logical dialog that is somewhat based in fact and reality, who are you voting for and why?

 
Etchy333 [TotalFark] 2008-08-17 08:14:38 PM  
inebriated brain: well when it seems my freedom will dissapear in my right to choose my medical care,

Nobody is advocating for national socialized Canada care. Just a safety net so you don't have to declare bankruptcy every time you have a near brush with death. Medical costs are the number one cause of bankruptcy.

my right to determine my own path for retirement,

Funny how the 1950s saw the greatest increase in middle class wealth ever and produced a generation of kids who grew up to invent the internet, computers, etc. Maybe this whole "Social Security" thing is a good idea.

But you're right, Democrats are trying to destroy your 401K. It's their stated goal.

my right to earn money and pass it on to my son,

Oh, that's a RIGHT now? The point of the estate tax is so that large wealth does not accumulate to a small group of people. The consequences of it have been atrocious, though, as the Rockefellers are now living in vans down by the river.

the right to bear arms and protect what I have,

Demoncrats are takin' my gun away! Habeaus corpus is a much more important right, that will protect you from government much better. Guess which party loves to suspend it?

when I see the most exemplary nation to ever exist on this planet not protect and fight for others rights to be the same as us, I get a little passionate.

It got that way because of the New Deal and FDR.

But logic never leaves my mind.

Prove it.

 
Mnemia 2008-08-17 08:16:59 PM  
Etchy333: Nobody is advocating for national socialized Canada care.

I am, and so are a lot of other people. But Obama isn't.

 
dangelder 2008-08-17 08:17:32 PM  
inebriated brain: bulldg4life: I don't even think it leaves the box it was shipped in.

Nice.

Obama may not have a mandate on government health care, but the government will be in control nonetheless.


The government will be in control of government health care. Who else?

The estate tax should not exist. But it does, at nearly 50%.

The first many millions of dollars are exempted. Are you a multimillionare hoping to give it all to your son after your death? If not, I assume you object to ogliarchy on principle?

Retirement should not be in control of the government. Should we fund a saftey net, yes. But actually take money away and give it back as the US government sees fit? NO.

I will happily discuss this point as soon as you copy and paste the definition of 'taxes' out of any dictionary and put it in a comment as your first sentence.

I don't know where BHO is on guns, he doesn't talk about it as a fundamental freedom thats for sure.

Yeah, it's BHO's campaign strategy to go around talking about guns all the time. Because that's the root of the most serious problems facing our country, gun awareness.

so what did I get wrong again?

You don't know what you want. Instead you've been making stuff up about the darkie.

 
Lawnchair 2008-08-17 08:17:38 PM  
inebriated brain: Oh and to add.. Foreign Policy is not something that can be satisfied with on the job learning. shiat is way to farking serious to attempt a trial and error approach. Not when the life or death of nations and freedom are at stake.

Describe the foreign policy credentials of:

Jimmy Carter, 1976.
Saint Ronald Reagan, 1980.
Bill Clinton, 1992.
George W Bush, 2000.

Not saying it wouldn't be nice, but of the last 32 years, we only had four years with a guy who didn't have total on-the-job-training.

 
inebriated brain 2008-08-17 08:18:09 PM  
RevMercutio: Since you're obviously so brilliant, tell us why we should support your candidate

he's not Obama

bulldg4life: And, why would you make some silly comment about the ability to protect your family with the 2nd amendment if you don't know where "BHO" stands on guns?

Do you? Does anyone? That was the point. He was for the DC gun ban, saying it was constitutional, but then when the USSC court said rightfully that it wasn't, BHO quietly nuanced his position.

being wishy washy on the 2nd amendment is intolerable enough.

 
xtex 2008-08-17 08:19:13 PM  
It's not like being Governor of Texas gives you any experience. That position has absolutely no power -- the Lieutenant Governor has a lot more power...

So.. yeah... At least Obama has political experience that actually means something...

 
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