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gabba2
2008-01-08 12:05:56 PM  
I've been noticing that when someone says something negative about Obama they are instantly a Hillary supporter, or it's because he's black. It's an odd place to be and for the media they can't really rake him over the coals like they normally do, so it's coming off as a huge media ass-kiss.
 
BuckTurgidson
2008-01-08 12:12:35 PM  
There is no such Kool-Aid.

You're making that up.
 
sepuku2
2008-01-08 12:16:43 PM  
gabba2: I've been noticing that when someone says something negative about Obama they are instantly a Hillary supporter, or it's because he's black. It's an odd place to be and for the media they can't really rake him over the coals like they normally do, so it's coming off as a huge media ass-kiss.

It's going to become another Summer of Love Thang!

/meh
 
Jon Snow
2008-01-08 12:30:06 PM  
*yawn*
 
revskippy
2008-01-08 12:30:17 PM  
It's not that he's the best thing since sliced bread.. Is that when you have a choice of death, pestilence, war, famine, or cake a person will tend to choose "cake".

Even if the cake tastes like cardboard
Even if the cake is a lie...
It's still the best alternative.
 
OlafTheBent
2008-01-08 12:37:07 PM  
The bread slicer is the best thing since sliced bread...

Obama uses his tongue prettier than a $20 whore.

/Sheriff Bart for President.
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-08 12:38:24 PM  
Cake?

vaultmedia.ign.com
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 12:38:38 PM  
gabba2: or it's because he's black.

Wow. Way to prove the submitter's point in the Boobies. Good jorb!
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-08 12:39:00 PM  
OlafTheBent: The bread slicer is the best thing since sliced bread...

Obama uses his tongue prettier than a $20 whore.

/Sheriff Bart for President.

I sure would like to see Obama run a Number 6 on the Republicans.
 
Yesdog
2008-01-08 12:39:05 PM  
The Republicans are peeing their pants over Obama. I always thought he was so-so, but if conservatives hate him THAT much, maybe I should put my support behind him.
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 12:42:27 PM  
Gwendolyn: gabba2: or it's because he's black.

Wow. Way to prove the submitter's point in the Boobies. Good jorb!

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Boobie point?
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 12:42:34 PM  
Yesdog: The Republicans are peeing their pants over Obama. I always thought he was so-so, but if conservatives hate him THAT much, maybe I should put my support behind him.

I love conversations like this:

Democrat: I like Obama.

Republican: Meh. He doesn't have much experience.

D: WHY DO YOU HATE OBAMA?!?!!????

R: I don't hate him; I just want to vote for someone with more experience.

D: You Republicans are so afraid of Obama; he must be a great candidate?

R: Why do you think I'm afraid of him? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.

D: Racist asshole!
 
tallguywithglasseson
2008-01-08 12:43:43 PM  
Ritalin, submitter. Take some.

/could not care less whether Obama is black or not
 
OlafTheBent
2008-01-08 12:44:10 PM  
Rev.K: I sure would like to see Obama run a Number 6 on the Republicans.

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He's going to rape the shiat out of the Republicans at the Number 6 dance later.
 
Car_Ramrod
2008-01-08 12:48:54 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom: I love conversations like this:

Yea, I love imaginary conversations, too.
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 12:51:06 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom: Yesdog: The Republicans are peeing their pants over Obama. I always thought he was so-so, but if conservatives hate him THAT much, maybe I should put my support behind him.

I love conversations like this:

Democrat: I like Obama.

Republican: Meh. He doesn't have much experience.

D: WHY DO YOU HATE OBAMA?!?!!????

R: I don't hate him; I just want to vote for someone with more experience.

D: You Republicans are so afraid of Obama; he must be a great candidate?

R: Why do you think I'm afraid of him? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.

D: Racist asshole!

I'm not even a Republican and I've been in the same argument. I'm sorry he might have all these wonderful qualities but I can't get over the fact that he smirks all the farking time like Bush does. Look at me I'm go great, bask in my greatness. *smirk*

GAH it drives me nuts. That and the fact he has no real experience. I hate when Senators do not fulfill their obligation to the state that elected them. You ran for Senator and excepted a 6 year job, IMHO, and your should feel an obligation to complete that term. I've felt that way about every senator that has ran for office in the middle of their term.
 
Golden_Eternity
2008-01-08 12:51:50 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom: I love conversations like this:

Democrat: I like Obama.

Republican: Meh. He doesn't have much experience.

Yeah, that about sums it up for this republican. But he's looking like the most attractive option right now, whatever the party.

I didn't know I was supposed to hate him... guess I didn't get the memo.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 12:57:00 PM  
Gwendolyn: SquirrelsOfDoom: Yesdog: The Republicans are peeing their pants over Obama. I always thought he was so-so, but if conservatives hate him THAT much, maybe I should put my support behind him.

I love conversations like this:

Democrat: I like Obama.

Republican: Meh. He doesn't have much experience.

D: WHY DO YOU HATE OBAMA?!?!!????

R: I don't hate him; I just want to vote for someone with more experience.

D: You Republicans are so afraid of Obama; he must be a great candidate?

R: Why do you think I'm afraid of him? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.

D: Racist asshole!

I'm not even a Republican and I've been in the same argument. I'm sorry he might have all these wonderful qualities but I can't get over the fact that he smirks all the farking time like Bush does. Look at me I'm go great, bask in my greatness. *smirk*

GAH it drives me nuts. That and the fact he has no real experience. I hate when Senators do not fulfill their obligation to the state that elected them. You ran for Senator and excepted a 6 year job, IMHO, and your should feel an obligation to complete that term. I've felt that way about every senator that has ran for office in the middle of their term.

Don't most Politicians stop midterm to run for President?
 
Mordant
2008-01-08 1:01:27 PM  
R: Why do you think I'm afraid of him? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.


Why not add a little crock of shiat about how you were on your way to read to the blind when this terrible conversation happened to you ?

I will commend your ability to pretend briefly that anything other than the letter after a candidates name matters to you though.
 
Code_Archeologist
2008-01-08 1:02:02 PM  
Gwendolyn: Wow. Way to prove the submitter's point in the Boobies. Good jorb!

I know that you are not an Obama fan. So I am not going to try proselytizing to you about him. But, I think the author is one of the many liberals who are entrenched in the partisan ideas of Republicans vs Democrats, Liberals vs Conservatives... and he is not sure what to make of Obama's anti-partisan style. My parents are in the same boat, they are not sure what to make of Obama... they are so used to hating the Republicans that they don't know how to deal with a Presidential candidate who openly reaches out to Republican supporters.
 
cameroncrazy1984 [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 1:03:39 PM  
Gwendolyn: I'm sorry he might have all these wonderful qualities but I can't get over the fact that he smirks all the farking time like Bush does.

Wow, just...wow. You hate a politician because of his FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? Must be fun on Planet Weird.
 
Mr. Coffee Nerves [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-08 1:03:44 PM  
revskippy: It's not that he's the best thing since sliced bread.. Is that when you have a choice of death, pestilence, war, famine, or cake a person will tend to choose "cake".

Even if the cake tastes like cardboard
Even if the cake is a lie...
It's still the best alternative.

Well...we're all out of cake. We didn't expect such a rush.
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 1:06:22 PM  
GWLush: Don't most Politicians stop midterm to run for President?

Yeah they do. It doens't mean I have to think it's acceptable behavior.

cameroncrazy1984: Wow, just...wow. You hate a politician because of his FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? Must be fun on Planet Weird.

Well you may have missed the last thread but no there are a ton of reasons I don't think he'd make a good President but he's farking smirking again in the pic I just saw and it reminds me of the "Look how wonderful I am" Bush smirk.
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 1:07:39 PM  
cameroncrazy1984: Gwendolyn: I'm sorry he might have all these wonderful qualities but I can't get over the fact that he smirks all the farking time like Bush does.

Wow, just...wow. You hate a politician because of his FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? Must be fun on Planet Weird.

Oh and I should add I don't think it any more wierd than voting for someone because he talks to the same imaginary friend in the sky as you do. Or voting people solely because you're afraid the other candidate is going to take your guns away. I think not having a pompous jackass in the White House is equally important.
 
sepuku2
2008-01-08 1:09:30 PM  
cameroncrazy1984: Wow, just...wow. You hate a politician because of his FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? Must be fun on Planet Weird.

How many "Is Hillary crying" threads have there been today?
How many "George Bush smirk" threads ever?

If people don't like the way you look, they look somewhere else.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 1:13:21 PM  
Mordant: Why not add a little crock of shiat about how you were on your way to read to the blind when this terrible conversation happened to you ?

Yeesh. Who pissed in your Cheerios? Lighten up, friend. You'll live longer.

I will commend your ability to pretend briefly that anything other than the letter after a candidates name matters to you though.

Why, thank you. In return, I commend YOUR ability to psychoanalyze me when you know nothing about me at all.
 
robsul82
2008-01-08 1:17:11 PM  
cameroncrazy1984: Gwendolyn: I'm sorry he might have all these wonderful qualities but I can't get over the fact that he smirks all the farking time like Bush does.

Wow, just...wow. You hate a politician because of his FACIAL EXPRESSIONS? Must be fun on Planet Weird.

Dude, Gwendolyn doesn't like Obama for a plethora of reasons, and chief among them isn't Obama smirking. Wasn't there a whole thread a little while ago where she gave a list of things she wanted in a candidate and insisted they only fit Kucinich or Paul or someone?
 
cameroncrazy1984 [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 1:17:15 PM  
Gwendolyn: no there are a ton of reasons I don't think he'd make a good President but he's farking smirking again in the pic I just saw and it reminds me of the "Look how wonderful I am" Bush smirk.

I'm sure they're all very good reasons too. Like you don't like the color of his eyes.
 
savage henry
2008-01-08 1:20:06 PM  
Gwendolyn:

Oh and I should add I don't think it any more wierd than voting for someone because he talks to the same imaginary friend in the sky as you do.

Yeah, that's some solid company you keep.
 
dgc360
2008-01-08 1:23:12 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom:
I love conversations like this:
Democrat: I like Obama.
Republican: Meh. He doesn't have much experience.
D: WHY DO YOU HATE OBAMA?!?!!????
R: I don't hate him; I just want to vote for someone with more experience.
D: You Republicans are so afraid of Obama; he must be a great candidate?
R: Why do you think I'm afraid of him? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.
D: Racist asshole!

Reminds me a bit of 2004:
Republican: I like Bush.
Democrat: Meh. I don't think he did a good job.
R: WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?!?!!????
D: I don't hate America; I just want to vote for someone who might do a better job.
R: You libs are unpatriotic; Bush must be a great candidate?
D: Why do you think I'm unpatriotic? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.
R: Communist asshole
 
Locke3k
2008-01-08 1:23:55 PM  
OlafTheBent

You listed rape twice...
 
Rev.K [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2008-01-08 1:25:44 PM  
dgc360:
Reminds me a bit of 2004:
Republican: I like Bush.
Democrat: Meh. I don't think he did a good job.
R: WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?!?!!????
D: I don't hate America; I just want to vote for someone who might do a better job.
R: You libs are unpatriotic; Bush must be a great candidate?
D: Why do you think I'm unpatriotic? I'm just not sure he's the best candidate for the job.
R: Communist asshole

Epic win.
 
Snarfangel
2008-01-08 1:27:07 PM  
gabba2: I've been noticing that when someone says something negative about Obama they are instantly a Hillary supporter, or it's because he's black. It's an odd place to be and for the media they can't really rake him over the coals like they normally do, so it's coming off as a huge media ass-kiss.

That would actually be an advantage of an Obama presidency. You think the media would withhold criticism for four years? "President Obama, I have to tell you, I voted for you and thought you were an inspiring candidate, but this is just plain stupid" would remove the race issue from a lot of discussions.
 
Obdicut
2008-01-08 1:35:26 PM  
actually, in the last thread Gwendolyn listed all the attributes she wanted in a candidate, it was pointed out that Obama has all of them except for extensive experience, at which point she started talking about his smirk.

So the smirk does appear to be pretty important to her.

/some would call it a smile.
 
Gwendolyn
2008-01-08 1:36:53 PM  
Obdicut: it was pointed out that Obama has all of them except for extensive experience

No it as pointed out by Obama supporter that he applied to all of them. That's not really the same thing as him having all those qualities.
 
sepuku2
2008-01-08 1:46:45 PM  
cameroncrazy1984: I'm sure they're all very good reasons too. Like you don't like the color of his eyes

Troll.
 
Locke3k
2008-01-08 1:48:05 PM  
I'm not anti-Obama because he's black, I'm anti-Obama because he has black kids. Like John McCain.
 
TheConvincingSavant
2008-01-08 1:56:10 PM  
Liberals eating their own for not thinking in lockstep? What a pleasant surprise for this afternoon.

*crunch*

*crunch*
 
PolloDiablo
2008-01-08 1:58:26 PM  
And so starts the inevitable Obama backlash...

It's really one of the unfortunate certainties about his campaign, he's managed to become so immensely popular so fast and there's so little truly negative press around him that a backlash is nearly inevitable, I just hope he can keep his exposure to a reserved but necessary level and weather the storm if and when it does hit.
 
DrSticky
2008-01-08 1:59:15 PM  
It is so racist to assume that every black household has Kool-Aid.
 
cranberryzero
2008-01-08 2:00:08 PM  
sorry. already drank the kool-aid. drank enough for a whole city block and i'm pissing blood now.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 2:08:06 PM  
TheConvincingSavant: Liberals eating their own for not thinking in lockstep? What a pleasant surprise for this afternoon.

*crunch*

*crunch*

Eating our own? Discussing what we want in a President is eating our own?

Unlike, a lot of Republicans we don't just follow blindly on who the pundits tell us is the strongest candidate.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 2:09:14 PM  
PolloDiablo: And so starts the inevitable Obama backlash...

It's really one of the unfortunate certainties about his campaign, he's managed to become so immensely popular so fast and there's so little truly negative press around him that a backlash is nearly inevitable, I just hope he can keep his exposure to a reserved but necessary level and weather the storm if and when it does hit.

I think he will be able to. More than the other candidates that is. He has much less baggage than any of the other front runners.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 2:10:00 PM  
GWLush: Unlike, a lot of Republicans we don't just follow blindly on who the pundits tell us is the strongest candidate.

Heh. And the worst thing about Democrats is that they all make unfair generalizations.

/wait for it
 
Code_Archeologist
2008-01-08 2:13:52 PM  
TheConvincingSavant: Liberals eating their own for not thinking in lockstep? What a pleasant surprise for this afternoon.

Get back under your bridge, the adults are talking now.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 2:16:06 PM  
Code_Archeologist: TheConvincingSavant: Liberals eating their own for not thinking in lockstep? What a pleasant surprise for this afternoon.

Get back under your bridge, the adults are talking now.

Yeah. He's got some nerve posting a comment directly related to the article this thread links to.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 2:16:19 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom: GWLush: Unlike, a lot of Republicans we don't just follow blindly on who the pundits tell us is the strongest candidate.

Heh. And the worst thing about Democrats is that they all make unfair generalizations.

/wait for it

I said a lot of Republicans.. not all. It's the truth. Just look at freerepublic. Each time Rush gets behind a candisate they all jump on.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 2:17:09 PM  
GWLush: SquirrelsOfDoom: GWLush: Unlike, a lot of Republicans we don't just follow blindly on who the pundits tell us is the strongest candidate.

Heh. And the worst thing about Democrats is that they all make unfair generalizations.

/wait for it

I said a lot of Republicans.. not all. It's the truth. Just look at freerepublic. Each time Rush gets behind a candisate candidate they all jump on.
 
Sensei Can You See [TotalFark]
2008-01-08 2:18:01 PM  
GWLush: I said a lot of Republicans.. not all. It's the truth. Just look at freerepublic. Each time Rush gets behind a candisate they all jump on.

Sorry; too busy right now checking out the comments threads on Democratic Underground and Daily Kos and assuming the loudmouth assholes who post there represent most Democrats.
 
GWLush
2008-01-08 2:21:11 PM  
SquirrelsOfDoom: GWLush: I said a lot of Republicans.. not all. It's the truth. Just look at freerepublic. Each time Rush gets behind a candisate they all jump on.

Sorry; too busy right now checking out the comments threads on Democratic Underground and Daily Kos and assuming the loudmouth assholes who post there represent most Democrats.


I gave you specific examples of Republicans following a pundits lead and you retort with sites (no matter how loony) where you can find people discussing who they feel is the best candidate?
 
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