Comments on: Noted Political Historian Wm. O’Reilly Defines Fascism

By: Jamie Sommers

Jamie Sommers — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:49:55 +0000

@Promnight: I'm kinda with you but for a different reason, I suppose. I didn't have any expectations that things would be radically different. Our system of government is just not set up for that really. There may be a different person occupying the Oval Office but the same power brokers are still there, lurking behind the scenes in and out of government, working against any real change. And they have the inside track. Additionally, I don't think we can discount the fact that Obama is a politician at his core. He's running for re-election. In doing so, he's not going to veer off to the left and damage his chances. Of course, he won't be able to do that after re-election either because then he'll be a lame duck. Such is the political reality of the U.S. of A.

By: Dodgerblue

Dodgerblue — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:06:34 +0000

@Capt Howdy: He talks pretty. Let's see some action.

By: Capt Howdy

Capt Howdy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:12:47 +0000

@Serolf Divad: I go back and forth. I didnt see the Nobel speech but I read it later and I have to admit I thought it was a pretty good speech.

By: Pedonator

Pedonator — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:06:40 +0000

I understand the desire to be forgiving and try to be positive about an inspiring figurehead that most of us voted for and many invested with fantastic hopes for new beginnings and meaningful change from the horrible nightmare of the last many years.

So even as our Knight in Shining Armor jaunts about the world giving pretty speeches about his debt to Dr. King and buying the world a Coke, while his minions work tirelessly trashing civil rights and advancing the Wall Street agenda…I will make an effort to limit my reality-based observations, complaints, ok, whining, in the interest of peace and harmony in this world of Stinque.

Note that I cannot promise never to bash Obama. Make no mistake: evil does exist in the world. And sometimes (ok, just about every other day) it is committed by the Obama administration. There will be times when blog commenters — acting indivdually or in concert — will find the use of scathing criticism not only necessary but morally justified.

I can haz my Peace Prize now?

By: nojo

nojo — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:23:17 +0000

@Promnight: Actually, this is one of those interesting moments when we're not all in lockstep with each other. And if you want disenchantment, check out Obama FAIL at Firedoglake. Afghanistan? Protecting torturers? Sidestepping civil rights? No, silly. The Public Option.

By: Benedick

Benedick — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:46:39 +0000

I think we should be on our fucking knees to him that he should think we are worth his trouble.

By: Serolf Divad

Serolf Divad — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:57:00 +0000

@Promnight:

I agree, Promnight, that we’ve been too hard on Hopey lately. Let’s not forget: the guy is dealing with two really shitty obstacles to real reform:

1) A GOP that is absolutely united and instransigent in its effort to see Obama fail, regardless the costs or the absolute bullshit nonsense positions they take.

2) A group of retarded blue-dog Democrats who are, in substance, no better than the GOP.

Given what he’s facing, I think Hopey’s doing OK, at the very least.

By: Promnight

Promnight — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:44:04 +0000

Stinquers, I am feeling lonely, because I am out of synch with you all, I think. The shortest days of the year are upon us, in my neck of the woods, we are having a miserable weather spell, since October, there have been 10 storms here with gale force winds. Over 40 knots. Constant wind, it eats at the soul, its constantly unsettling. Its why I had to go buy a sewing machine, to sew up my boat canvas, which has been getting shredded.

I am out of synch, though, because I am disheartened by all this angsty disappointment over Obama.

In my life, I have had, lets see, 7 years of Kennedy and Johnson, then 8 years of Nixon and Ford, 4 years of Carter, 8 years of Reagan, 4 of Bush 1, 8 of Clinton, and 8 of Bush 2. 19 years of democrats, 20 of republicans, but since I have been what I consider aware, its been 8 years of Clinton and 20 years of Reagan and Bushes.

20 years, of my adult life, 20 years of my legal drinking life, of republicans, and each one of them worse than the one before.

I am still just fucking thrilled we have a democrat as president.

Sorry, but I am still just thrilled by it, and everything he does, as much as its not what I would want done in a perfect world, goddamn, I am thrilled its not what another republican would have done.

I have had my hopes, dreams, beliefs, ideals, beaten down and shit on for so many years, that I don’t care if its not perfect, I am thrilled its not fucking worse. Sometimes, better than the worst, is a fucking occasion to party.

By: Mistress Cynica

Mistress Cynica — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:52:30 +0000

I’ve decided to respond to “Merry Christmas” with “Fuck that shit”, which really sums up my feelings about the whole season.

By: Tommmcatt is hunkered down in the trenches

Tommmcatt is hunkered down in the trenches — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:44:35 +0000

@SanFranLefty: Seriously. If I want to look at assholes I have plenty of porn that I enjoy a lot more than I would that. What? Overshare?