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Obamapologetics n. a systemic excusing of Obama for actions blatantly contradicting his change rhetoric simply on the grounds that Obama committed said actions. The term can be applied more broadly to any justificatory rhetorics used by or on behalf of supposed "liberals" or those claiming to work for progress on behalf of the people, while acting in fact against their interests.
Memo to the conservative posters here: please understand the context of this conversation properly. These left-wing loons just spent the entire 2008 calendar year pouring their hearts and souls into this chicago clown that occupies the white house. They now see that just within 9 months their messiah is falling apart and they are lashing out to justify their emotional investment in this community organizer. They cannot come to terms with the fact that he is a disaster and are not able to lash out at him or themselves, so they do it to us to feel self-righteous. The more they lash out, the wider the grins on your faces should get conservatives. Take a step back for a minute and just appreciate the moment. Appreciate the left's fury at the fact that their messiah is failing.
Oh, I don't know--completely reverse the world's opinion of the U.S. in less than 6 months?
The conservatives are exploding with hate over this. Let's all just sit back and watch their predictable meltdown.
6 months? Who said anything about 6 months? Nominations were to be postmarked by February 1, 2009. By most calculations, that about 12 days after he was inaugurated. If you can convince us that world opinion changed in 12 days, i'll buy it. But we all know that's not the case. This is a farce, and is hurtful, not helpful to Obama. I believe Obama realizes this, but his drooling worshipers just aren't that intellectually gifted.
So, have you figured out what Barack Obama has done to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize yet?
In terms of foreign affairs :
Obtained an agreement with Russian PM Medvedev to reduce nuclear arms
(in Europe).
Instigated talks between the zionists and Palestinians at G20 and has appointed George Mitchell as envoy to the Middle East and has stated that it is his policy to try to bring about a solution to the problem.
Has addressed directly the Islamic Republic of Iran and has pledged to try to resolve the US/Iranian conflict.
Has altered US foreign policy in terms of stating that his Presidency will ensure that America will work with other countries to try to bring about a peaceful solution.
Has undertaken to withdraw troops from Iraq.
Has partially lifted the embargo on Cuba and has said that he is prepared to talk with Cuba.
Chaired UN security council meeting recently.
Incidentally, Washington-based Foreign Policy magazine asked 35 US foreign affairs specialists around DC to rate him so far. The result? Eleven As, 16 Bs, 7 Cs, and a D.
Memo to the conservative posters here: please understand the context of this conversation properly. These left-wing loons just spent the entire 2008 calendar year pouring their hearts and souls into this chicago clown that occupies the white house. They now see that just within 9 months their messiah is falling apart and they are lashing out to justify their emotional investment in this community organizer. They cannot come to terms with the fact that he is a disaster and are not able to lash out at him or themselves, so they do it to us to feel self-righteous. The more they lash out, the wider the grins on your faces should get conservatives. Take a step back for a minute and just appreciate the moment. Appreciate the left's fury at the fact that their messiah is failing.
I'm loving it.
Apparently you have somehow managed to be unaware of exactly how many of us on the left wing were not Obama supporters during the primary. Or, more likely, you ignore that fact because it doesn't suit your current rant. You righties are really good at ignoring facts. It's sorta your thing, isn't it?
Oh, I don't know--completely reverse the world's opinion of the U.S. in less than 6 months?
The conservatives are exploding with hate over this. Let's all just sit back and watch their predictable meltdown.
The only meltdown that's taking place is by Jeremiah Wright's deciple that currently occupies the white house with a filibuster proof gov't and ability to pass anything despite the GOP. Yet he is unable to get anything done and this eats away at your soul
Also, he and you see the clock running down to 2010 and are getting desperate. You know what happens in 2010. That's the year many Dems get a boot in their a** and get removed from office and your messiah becomes even more politically impotent. As impotent as he is now with total control of gov't, just watch what happens when his party no longer has total control.
Obtained an agreement with Russian PM Medvedev to reduce nuclear arms
(in Europe).
Instigated talks between the zionists and Palestinians at G20 and has appointed George Mitchell as envoy to the Middle East and has stated that it is his policy to try to bring about a solution to the problem.
Has addressed directly the Islamic Republic of Iran and has pledged to try to resolve the US/Iranian conflict.
Has altered US foreign policy in terms of stating that his Presidency will ensure that America will work with other countries to try to bring about a peaceful solution.
Has undertaken to withdraw troops from Iraq.
Has partially lifted the embargo on Cuba and has said that he is prepared to talk with Cuba.
Chaired UN security council meeting recently.
Incidentally, Washington-based Foreign Policy magazine asked 35 US foreign affairs specialists around DC to rate him so far. The result? Eleven As, 16 Bs, 7 Cs, and a D.
As expected, completely out of context. The Nobel Peace Prize could not have been awarded to Obama based off of these stated issues because nary any of it was accomplished by February 1, 2009. If the Committee is reversing its stance to be a forecaster of good deeds instead of rewarding tried and true accomplishments, then your post would hold water.
The threads were combined. The poll was on a thread posted after the original one, but once the threads were combined, the poll remained. It gives the impression that the OP of the first thread on the subject, AnUnidentifiedMale, authored the poll, but he/she did not.
I wish the poll would be removed, or at the very least, the name of the author of the poll would be listed.
yep - not the first time that this place has had stuff "edited" to suit a particular viewpoint.
A whole series of posts made today, have suddenly been "re-numbered"
by the powers that be here.
Kinda convenient of them - especially when their ilk are coping the level of flack for their partisan venom and lies.
I reported one of poster for a racist comment - needless to say they did nothing about the offending post.
Sinister motives??? OH!!! You mean partisanship.... Yeah, your objections are purely partisan.
Believe it or not, extending an olive branch to long-standing enemies IS considered a VERY peaceful act by those who are not blinded by the fact that they didn't vote for him.
Now I can understand how some might believe that the fact that, in many respects, his overtures have been rejected by these enemies means that he's a failure at peace, but perhaps the committee is looking at this in terms of a COMPLETE 180 degree shift from typical U.S. Foreign Policy and are looking to reward it???
I can agree that it seems premature, but I do NOT agree with you in thinking that it's completely undeserved.
I agree this award was clearly partisan. Again you are unable to point out any tangible acheivement to justify the prize.
Well it is completely undeserved, you seem to say he got it because he is not GWB and you would be right. This is not the basis for an award. This thing is further degraded, it is a real shame.
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