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(NewsBusters) Hero I never thought I would live to see the day I cheered on Helen Thomas. But that day has arrived   (newsbusters.org) divider line 276
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Dr Dreidel 2009-07-02 02:39:07 PM  
Hoopido: AspectRatio: "Europe is a Country" Palin?

How many states does Obama think there are again? 57?


Yup.

And he's president of all of them. Suck it.

 
Ball Sack Obama 2009-07-02 02:54:03 PM  
BritneysSpeculum: Ball Sack Obama: Bush never claimed that things would be different

Did you really say that???? That has gotta be the dumbest thing ever said here and that is going far. Every politician says that things will be different if you elect him. If he didn't say that people can justifiably ask why to vote for him. Even Bush 1 said he would changes thing after Saint Ronnie.


"B... b... but Bush"

 
MickCollins 2009-07-02 02:55:40 PM  
Anyone remember that movie where Helen Thomas tries to steal a sleeping Drew Barrymore's breathe only to get taken out by her pet cat?

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 03:00:33 PM  
MickCollins: Anyone remember that movie where Helen Thomas tries to steal a sleeping Drew Barrymore's breathe only to get taken out by her pet cat?



LULZ


tbn3.google.com


I loved how they found little pieces of it after it hit the fan. Good stuff.

 
BritneysSpeculum [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 03:02:18 PM  
Ball Sack Obama: "B... b... but Bush"

No -- B...B...but Bush I.

 
Ball Sack Obama 2009-07-02 03:11:25 PM  
BritneysSpeculum: Ball Sack Obama: "B... b... but Bush"

No -- B...B...but Bush I.


This thread is about Obama's bullshiat "transparency" being blown full of holes. Try as you might, and obfuscate all you'd like, but you cannot change that the whole "Hope and Change" stuff was a load of shiat.

 
BritneysSpeculum [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 03:19:14 PM  
Ball Sack Obama: This thread is about Obama's bullshiat "transparency" being blown full of holes. Try as you might, and obfuscate all you'd like, but you cannot change that the whole "Hope and Change" stuff was a load of shiat.

And try as you might, you can't overcome the fact that you suggested that Bush also did not promise change. In saying that, you looked like a dumb ass. Aside from that, this issue really is more about old media v. new media, not about the administration trying to hide anything. There was a great article on Obama's use of this tension recently here: http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/07/wolff200907. I recommend you read it.

As others have pointed out, there was no coordination between the administration and the HuffPost, except to ensure that an Iranian had a chance to ask a question. It is not like Roger Ailes coming to the White House to coordinate and advise on how Fox News should cover post-9/11 ceremonies.

 
Dr. Mojo PhD [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 03:20:02 PM  
Ball Sack Obama: This thread is about Obama's bullshiat "transparency" being blown full of holes. Try as you might, and obfuscate all you'd like, but you cannot change that the whole "Hope and Change" stuff was a load of shiat.

And you cannot change the fact that a black man in the White House enrages you.

 
chaoswolf 2009-07-02 03:23:51 PM  
Dr. Mojo PhD: Ball Sack Obama: This thread is about Obama's bullshiat "transparency" being blown full of holes. Try as you might, and obfuscate all you'd like, but you cannot change that the whole "Hope and Change" stuff was a load of shiat.

And you cannot change the fact that a black man in the White House enrages you.


racist and ignored troll is racist?

 
mekki 2009-07-02 04:01:05 PM  

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 04:36:49 PM  
Dr. Mojo PhD: Ball Sack Obama: This thread is about Obama's bullshiat "transparency" being blown full of holes. Try as you might, and obfuscate all you'd like, but you cannot change that the whole "Hope and Change" stuff was a load of shiat.

And you cannot change the fact that a black man in the White House enrages you.




That is quite an intellectually dishonest thing to take out of that. Not one single inkling of racism could ever be taken from that post.

-50 for race baiting

plus

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You earned 4 Al Sharpton heads. That is not easy to achieve.

 
Lenny_da_Hog 2009-07-02 04:53:50 PM  
Phil Herup:
You earned 4 Al Sharpton heads. That is not easy to achieve.


Must've been good to make Phil give Al Sharpton head

s.

 
rufus-t-firefly [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 05:26:39 PM  
Ball Sack Obama: Jairzinho: Ball Sack Obama: Corvus: I never complained Bush selected the press members like people are now complaining for Obama, I DID complain when they were not real press and were plants and just there to ask bullshiat question.

So there is a BIG DIFFERENCE.

Bush never claimed that things would be different and that he'd raise the bar and provide "transparency," either. You were duped when you threw your faith behind the piece of shiat we have in office now. Admit it.

Candidate Bush:
"I want to change the tone of Washington to one of civility and respect."
"We will use these good times for great goals,"
"We will confront the hard issues."
"I'm uniter, not a divider"
"They had their chance. They have not led. We will."
"I'm not so sure the role of the United States is to go around the world and say, 'This is the way it's got to be."
"He (Gore) believes in nation building. I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders."
..etc,etc.

I missed the "transparency" and "raising the bar" part. Applying the "logic" given so far in this thread, he didn't get BJs from an intern and lie about it to the nation and to a grand jury so he actually improved upon what his predecessor did while he was in office.

You were duped.


You assume that those of us who voted for Obama were ONLY voting for him based on "transparency" and "raising the bar." Not quite - and But good job building that strawman.

Considering that 65% of Americans (about 13% more than actually voted for him) think he's doing a good job, I'd say that you're the dupe for believing the Fox noise.

And your "logic" is backward. I'd say that a BJ in the Oval Office is preferable to unprovoked war on false pretenses.

Lying about a hummer is one thing. Lying about a war is something else completely.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 05:49:08 PM  
rufus-t-firefly: I'd say that you're the dupe for believing the Fox noise.

And your "logic" is backward. I'd say that a BJ in the Oval Office is preferable to unprovoked war on false pretenses.

Lying about a hummer is one thing. Lying about a war is something else completely.




You qualify for moonbat school.

 
chaoswolf 2009-07-02 06:25:08 PM  
Phil Herup: rufus-t-firefly: I'd say that you're the dupe for believing the Fox noise.

And your "logic" is backward. I'd say that a BJ in the Oval Office is preferable to unprovoked war on false pretenses.

Lying about a hummer is one thing. Lying about a war is something else completely.



You qualify for moonbat school.


Because he admits that the Bush administration put forth a massive quantity of false information in an attempt to sway public opinion about the invasion of Iraq?

You must think that those people that say the earth goes around the sun are also insane.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 06:29:05 PM  
chaoswolf: Because he admits that the Bush administration put forth a massive quantity of false information in an attempt to sway public opinion about the invasion of Iraq?



How many nations and the UN were behind the invasion?

They were all duped? Sorry.

 
chaoswolf 2009-07-02 06:54:12 PM  
Phil Herup: chaoswolf: Because he admits that the Bush administration put forth a massive quantity of false information in an attempt to sway public opinion about the invasion of Iraq?



How many nations and the UN were behind the invasion?

They were all duped? Sorry.


No one was duped by the lies. Those that joined the "coalition of the willing" did so for reasons (financial/ideological) of their own. No one with half a brain ever believed Iraq had WMD or Saddam was linked to bin Laden.

But it's obvious that you've been downing the koolaid for a while, so I'll leave it at that, Phil.

 
suebhoney 2009-07-02 07:16:56 PM  
F*ck Helen Thomas and f*ck the press.

For eight years they sat there and took it and now they want to complain?

They should've never stopped doing their job back then and maybe they'd have some credibility.

 
RevMercutio [TotalFark] 2009-07-02 07:22:33 PM  
Hang On Voltaire: elchip: Another benefit of the right pushing the "liberal media" crap is that whenever the media criticizes Obama, they can say "EVEN THE LIBERAL MEDIA is turning against him!!1!"

I don't think the press is never going to criticize Obama. They will. That doesn't make them non partisan. They also gave Bush positive coverage occasionally. However, as a whole, it is impossible not to say that the mainstream press is liberal and reports in that fashion. There is not even an argument anymore. You are welcome to your own opinion but not your own facts


Prove it. I want concrete proof of this "liberal media". I'm pretty sure you don't actually have any.

BTW, it would help make their case if they made a coherent point. They're complaining about openness and transparency because people are pre-submitting questions? Seriously? Do they want 2 hours of "I..don't...trust him... he's an arab" bullshiat like we had during McCain's town halls? Seriously?

Pre-submitting questions is so we can cut through the bullshiat. This is whining. What legitimate question has actually been dodged? Anybody?

 
badhatharry 2009-07-02 07:37:03 PM  
Just now realizing they are being used like puppets. What a bunch of dopes.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-02 08:54:35 PM  
chaoswolf: But it's obvious that you've been downing the koolaid for a while, so I'll leave it at that, Phil.



Mmmm Hmmmm


I've said numerous times the real reasons they went to Iraq, and why it is good that we did.

The only Kool-Aid I drink is internal combustion flavor

 
eddiesocket 2009-07-02 11:43:33 PM  
Phil Herup: chaoswolf: But it's obvious that you've been downing the koolaid for a while, so I'll leave it at that, Phil.



Mmmm Hmmmm

Wow. I only hope someone close to you died in the war.

I've said numerous times the real reasons they went to Iraq, and why it is good that we did.

The only Kool-Aid I drink is internal combustion flavor

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-03 12:03:22 AM  
eddiesocket: Wow. I only hope someone close to you died in the war.


No hate like liberal hate... it rings true consistently.


You hope someone died?

You definitely should go to bed without your supper, when you grow up you'll realize how stupid you sounded.

 
liquidred 2009-07-03 01:19:09 AM  
gustakooka: Car_Ramrod: liquidred: All the staging and everything goes back to the teleprompoter issue. The guy is charismatic as all get out, but only when he's reading/reciting something that was scripted. Whenever he tries to go off the cuff, he makes George jr.'s blunders look tame.

Dumbest thing said so far, in this thread. Congrats.


What? Whenever he tries to talk on his own he's lucky to get out five words that aren't "umm" or "hmm".

 
dentalhilljack 2009-07-03 08:10:01 AM  
I would never want to be the Presidential Press Secretary for any president. Your whole job description is to stand in front of the press and take tons bullets every day for the actions and words of every clown in your administration. Worse, you have absolutely no say in what your idiots do or say.


/DRTFT for similar sentiments.

 
Phil Herup 2009-07-03 08:37:09 AM  
dentalhilljack: I would never want to be the Presidential Press Secretary for any president.



Well if you were Press Sec for a POTUS that was not full of shiat and empty promises it would be an easier jorb.

 
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