Althouse: Did Obama sound like Bush?

२१ जानेवारी, २००९

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Peter Hoh म्हणाले...: This gives me hope.; २१/१/०९, ३:५३ PM
The Dude म्हणाले...: Because we know he does not mean it - classic.; २१/१/०९, ३:५४ PM
Justin म्हणाले...: Althouse (among others) voted for Obama because she believed he would be more moderate and pragmatic than his campaign portrayed him to be.

It's looking like she was right.

I used similar reasoning when I voted for John Kerry.

Would I have been right? Probably not.; २१/१/०९, ३:५६ PM
Wince म्हणाले...: Funny how most of that "rhetoric" was at one time proclaimed "self-evident."; २१/१/०९, ४:०१ PM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: Keep dreaming.; २१/१/०९, ४:०४ PM
J. Cricket म्हणाले...: No premium ads. No blog ads. Is the Althosue act growing old and droopy?; २१/१/०९, ४:०८ PM
Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...: Is this from Jon Stewart?

My tingly spidey-senses tell me this is from Jon Stewart. You're gon'na have ta wake up preeeeety early in the morning to fool Chip into watching Jon Stewart. Ha ha ha ha ha. FAIL !; २१/१/०९, ४:१२ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: AJD again, in case it isn't obvious.; २१/१/०९, ४:१२ PM
Shanna म्हणाले...: Is it possible that John Stewart will become funny again now? Because that would be a nice change.; २१/१/०९, ४:१३ PM
Unknown म्हणाले...: AJD? Ah, good ol' mr. Pig Herpes. Memories.; २१/१/०९, ४:१४ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: "AJD? Ah, good ol' mr. Pig Herpes. Memories."

Yes, I like to call him the Althouse Comments section poltergeist, for his dogged persistence, his ability to irritate and his utterly inconsequential nature. He seems to have a particular fixation on arm flab.; २१/१/०९, ४:२१ PM
Josh म्हणाले...: Listen to the deafening silence from the audience. It could be a rough 4-8 years for Stewart.; २१/१/०९, ४:२७ PM
David म्हणाले...: Listen to the deafening silence from the audience. It could be a rough 4-8 years for Stewart.

The audience fails to understand that Steward does not mean it.; २१/१/०९, ४:३१ PM
Meade म्हणाले...: garage mahal said...
"Keep dreaming."

Garage, garage, garage... keep trying to wake up, pal. Your job is over, it's been insideoutsourced. Barack doesn't need you anymore. You are on furlough, babe, you lovable tool you. Smoke em if you got em but careful... drug war is still on.; २१/१/०९, ४:३९ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: "Listen to the deafening silence from the audience. It could be a rough 4-8 years for Stewart."

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.; २१/१/०९, ४:५१ PM
vbspurs म्हणाले...: "Why is cheese delicious on Italian food, but when you melt on Chinese food it's disgusting? I dunno!"

LOL!

Guess what? That was the first time I watched the Daily Show for more than a few seconds, in the past, oh, forever.

If Stewart continues in this vein, he will gain a new viewer.

Cheers,
Victoria; २१/१/०९, ४:५७ PM
vbspurs म्हणाले...: Is the Althosue act growing old and droopy?

Oh please.

Anyway, all the Professor needs is to get her commentariat back, and the joint will be jumping again.; २१/१/०९, ४:५८ PM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: Meade....
Smoke em if you got em but careful... drug war is still on.

Shit, I had a brilliant reply a second ago and now I forgot it already.; २१/१/०९, ५:०५ PM
Michael Haz म्हणाले...: "Why is cheese delicious on Italian food, but when you melt on Chinese food it's disgusting? I dunno!"

Eagerly waiting for Chip Ahoy to post up photos of Muenster Lo Mien.; २१/१/०९, ५:०६ PM
Fred Drinkwater म्हणाले...: My kids LOVE Muenster and Lo Mien!
I think I'll spring them on this for dinner tonight. See what happens...
'Course, my Taipei-born wife may voice a few mild objections. If you never hear from me again, tell Ma I died with my boots on.; २१/१/०९, ५:१६ PM
Michael Haz म्हणाले...: "Anyway, all the Professor needs is to get her commentariat back, and the joint will be jumping again."

The joint never stopped jumping. A few kids with fake IDs get in sometimes and insult the adults, but the jumpin' continues unabated.; २१/१/०९, ५:२३ PM
Ophir म्हणाले...: Notice how he's apologizing for making jokes about Obama. "I don't like this either". Don't blame me, he pleads, "it's just what I do".

He's talking to the "correspondent" but his words are aimed at the audience.; २१/१/०९, ५:२४ PM
Richard Dolan म्हणाले...: On these topics Obama wants to sound like Bush (and Clinton and Bush I and Reagan and pretty much ever predecessor since FDR except Carter). And he succeeded. Just as clearly he didn't want to sound like a left wing nut, even if his campaign rhetoric occasionally had that quality. Again, he succeeded. Smart man. The extent to which Obama will do what Bush did and would have continued to do remains to be seen.

As for Muenster Lo Mein, Hong Kong cooking now uses cheese and (worse) lots of mayo. Not an improvement on classic Cantonese, IMO.; २१/१/०९, ५:३० PM
kjbe म्हणाले...: This is a good thing, no? A fool would believe that neither, in their positions, wouldn't mean it. We know how one backed it up, we'll see how the other does. My guess, it'll be a little different.; २१/१/०९, ५:३५ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Traffic is up here. Comments are also up. There just aren't any ads at the moment... possibly due to economic hard times.; २१/१/०९, ५:३५ PM
Palladian म्हणाले...: "Anyway, all the Professor needs is to get her commentariat back, and the joint will be jumping again."

Huh? I haven't gone anywhere. It's you who abandoned us.; २१/१/०९, ७:३८ PM
vbspurs म्हणाले...: It's you who abandoned us.

Palladian, this place is like a morgue compared to September of last year. I see the same 30 (albeit deliciously wonderful) posters' names in every thread.

Cheers,
Victoria; २१/१/०९, ९:०४ PM
The Dude म्हणाले...: VB was gone from election day to innaugaration day. I am still gone.; २१/१/०९, ९:४२ PM
Patm म्हणाले...: This place always seems pretty busy to me.; २२/१/०९, १:२८ AM
Ben (The Tiger in Exile) म्हणाले...: Four more years! Four more years!

I look forward to four more years of Bushian foreign policy.; २२/१/०९, ७:०५ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Victoria, you have a distorted perspective on this. There are many new commenters and many old commenters, and the number of comments are way up. Yeah, there was a big spike in traffic when Sarah Palin was chosen, and that kept up for a while, but that was always a spike about Sarah, and nothing more general about this blog. The general trend over the year is on the increase, and the commenters here are much appreciated.; २२/१/०९, ९:२१ AM
Triangle Man म्हणाले...: The main difference between Obama's rhetoric and Bush's rhetoric is the set of people who identify as being included in phrases like "our way of life". I would like to see a graph of the overlap (or not) between people who think that Obama means them when he says "us" as opposed to when W said it.; २२/१/०९, ९:४७ AM