My Poor, Confused, Liberal Friend
by 'tamerlane'
The advent of Obamafascism has damaged far too many friendships for me, not to mention straining relations with family members, and nipping at least one budding romance. But when I recently saw an old friend after a year apart, I wasn't expecting Obama to cause trouble.
My friend and I concur on most things, like: Buddhism gives meaning to Life without the need for an afterlife; Barbara Kingsolver creates intricate characters; The Who is the greatest rock band ever; canceling Firefly after just one season constituted a Crime Against Humanity. We've always agreed reasonably closely on politics, and could have a stimulating LR-style debate when we didn't. From phone conversations over the past year, I'd gathered she was mildly pro-Obama without being anti-Hillary, but to my shock and disappointment, my friend is suddenly displaying the symptoms of advanced kool-aid poisoning. Our discussion ranged far and wide, but here are excerpts arranged by topic:
SHOUTS AND LIES
Confused Liberal Friend: Why do you hate Obama so much? None of my other smart friends hate him.
Tamerlane: Because BO is a sociopathic narcissist. He's incompetent and dangerous.
CLF: 'Sociopathic narcissist' -- you can't make a statement like that. I can't respond unless you give me a specific complaint.
T: Okay. BO is a compulsive liar.
CLF: What has he lied about?
T: BO lied about FISA.
CLF: Well, HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about public campaign funding.
CLF: HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about his connections with Bill Ayres.
CLF: HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about getting out of Iraq.
CLF: He didn't lie. He's just didn't realize how hard that would be.
T: BO lied about banning lobbyists from his administration.
CLF: How big is his staff anyway? Are a few lobbyists so bad?
T: Are you really comfortable with a President who lies about every single thing?
CLF: He did lie about getting a dog.
T: That's another thing. Wouldn't it send a great message if they adopted a mutt from the pound?
CLF: See, you are a racist after all.
QUALIFICATIONS, PART 1
CLF: BO is uniquely qualified to see America through these hard times.
T: Qualified how?
CLF: He ran a brilliant campaign.
T: So cheating is running a brilliant campaign? (Tamerlane details rampant tampering, intimidation and fraud during caucuses.)
CLF: I never heard about any of that. But you can't blame BO for things others did.
T: And Hitler never ordered Krystalnacht.
CLF: BO still ran a brilliant campaign. He managed a staff of hundreds, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars. That proves he can manage the country.
T: BO broke federal election rules raising that money. The DNC gave him delegates that had been pledged to HRC, to push him over the top.
CLF: He still won. That's all that matters.
T: So GWB's 'brilliant' manipulation of the 2000 Florida recount proved he could run the country?
CLF: That was different. Bush cheated.
T; Ignoring the cheating for a moment, when your decision process is distilled down, it still ran: 'I will vote for BO because he will get the most votes.'
CLF: Well, he did get the most votes.
T: No, Hillary got more.
CLF: (Confused look) No, BO did. Otherwise he couldn't have won.
DYNASTY WAS A TV SHOW
CLF: I also didn't want another dynasty in the White House.
T: Cuz we had two Bushes.
CLF: Yes. One family shouldn't have so much power.
T: Yeah, but the Bushes sucked. Clinton was great.
CLF: What happened to healthcare? Bill Clinton was too politically expedient.
T: Considering that he faced a republican congress for most of his tenure, and his own party crucified him for the healthcare plan and D.A/D.T., Bill Clinton accomplished an amazing amount.
CLF: Clinton should have done more on the environment. He is to blame for GWB ruining the environment for eight years.
T: Are you on crack?
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
T: Aren't you the least bit concerned over the constitutional crisis that would ensue if it was proven that BO was not eligible to be POTUS?
CLF: It's a non-issue for me. The will of the people. (sic)
T: So the Constitution doesn't matter. It's just 'guidelines', which we can ignore when we want?
CLF: Yeah.
T: Why do you think BO refuses to release his birth certificate?
CLF: Everyone has a right to some privacy.
T: Not if you want to be president.
CLF: Even discussing BO's birth is kind of racist.
KNOW NO EVIL; SEE NO EVIL
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with Rezko concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. But the Clintons had Whitewater.
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with Blagojevitch concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. But the Clintons had Whitewater.
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with ACORN concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. The homeless have a right to vote.
QUALIFICATIONS, PART 2
T: BO has never held a real job in his life.
CLF: He inspires people. Management skills aren't very important for a president.
T: Management skills aren't important for the head of the Executive Branch?
CLF: A president's primary job is to inspire people.
T: Inspire them to do what?
CLF: To see America through hard times.
T: By doing what specifically?
CLF: Why do you hate Obama so much?
OBAMA'S ARMY IS HERE TODAY
T: BO wants to force people to 'volunteer' in huge, government-run paramilitary organizations.
CLF: All big countries have these types of organizations . . .
T: . . . all totalitarian countries have these types of organizations.
CLF: I don't see a problem with forcing people to volunteer.
TAMERLANE IS A FIFTH COLUMNIST
CLF: You hope BO fails, don't you?
T: Funny you say that, as it's the latest meme to quash any opposition to BO.
CLF: So you are willing to hurt America, just to get revenge on BO!
T: There are many things BO wants to achieve that I think will hurt America, so yes, I hope he fails to achieve them. I also believe BO is destroying liberalism (h/t JSOM). So the sooner he's removed from office, the better.
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON KOOL-AID
T: Aren't you the least bit troubled that the person holding the most important job in the world can't even answer questions at a press conference without a teleprompter?
CLF: BO is a great speaker.
T: I find it highly suspicious that all your arguments exactly mirror those manufactured by BO's propaganda machine.
CLF: Are you implying I'm not capable of forming my own opinions?
T: Yes, actually.
(c) 2009 by 'tamerlane'. All rights reserved.
The advent of Obamafascism has damaged far too many friendships for me, not to mention straining relations with family members, and nipping at least one budding romance. But when I recently saw an old friend after a year apart, I wasn't expecting Obama to cause trouble.
My friend and I concur on most things, like: Buddhism gives meaning to Life without the need for an afterlife; Barbara Kingsolver creates intricate characters; The Who is the greatest rock band ever; canceling Firefly after just one season constituted a Crime Against Humanity. We've always agreed reasonably closely on politics, and could have a stimulating LR-style debate when we didn't. From phone conversations over the past year, I'd gathered she was mildly pro-Obama without being anti-Hillary, but to my shock and disappointment, my friend is suddenly displaying the symptoms of advanced kool-aid poisoning. Our discussion ranged far and wide, but here are excerpts arranged by topic:
SHOUTS AND LIES
Confused Liberal Friend: Why do you hate Obama so much? None of my other smart friends hate him.
Tamerlane: Because BO is a sociopathic narcissist. He's incompetent and dangerous.
CLF: 'Sociopathic narcissist' -- you can't make a statement like that. I can't respond unless you give me a specific complaint.
T: Okay. BO is a compulsive liar.
CLF: What has he lied about?
T: BO lied about FISA.
CLF: Well, HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about public campaign funding.
CLF: HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about his connections with Bill Ayres.
CLF: HRC lied about landing under fire in Sarajevo.
T: BO lied about getting out of Iraq.
CLF: He didn't lie. He's just didn't realize how hard that would be.
T: BO lied about banning lobbyists from his administration.
CLF: How big is his staff anyway? Are a few lobbyists so bad?
T: Are you really comfortable with a President who lies about every single thing?
CLF: He did lie about getting a dog.
T: That's another thing. Wouldn't it send a great message if they adopted a mutt from the pound?
CLF: See, you are a racist after all.
QUALIFICATIONS, PART 1
CLF: BO is uniquely qualified to see America through these hard times.
T: Qualified how?
CLF: He ran a brilliant campaign.
T: So cheating is running a brilliant campaign? (Tamerlane details rampant tampering, intimidation and fraud during caucuses.)
CLF: I never heard about any of that. But you can't blame BO for things others did.
T: And Hitler never ordered Krystalnacht.
CLF: BO still ran a brilliant campaign. He managed a staff of hundreds, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars. That proves he can manage the country.
T: BO broke federal election rules raising that money. The DNC gave him delegates that had been pledged to HRC, to push him over the top.
CLF: He still won. That's all that matters.
T: So GWB's 'brilliant' manipulation of the 2000 Florida recount proved he could run the country?
CLF: That was different. Bush cheated.
T; Ignoring the cheating for a moment, when your decision process is distilled down, it still ran: 'I will vote for BO because he will get the most votes.'
CLF: Well, he did get the most votes.
T: No, Hillary got more.
CLF: (Confused look) No, BO did. Otherwise he couldn't have won.
DYNASTY WAS A TV SHOW
CLF: I also didn't want another dynasty in the White House.
T: Cuz we had two Bushes.
CLF: Yes. One family shouldn't have so much power.
T: Yeah, but the Bushes sucked. Clinton was great.
CLF: What happened to healthcare? Bill Clinton was too politically expedient.
T: Considering that he faced a republican congress for most of his tenure, and his own party crucified him for the healthcare plan and D.A/D.T., Bill Clinton accomplished an amazing amount.
CLF: Clinton should have done more on the environment. He is to blame for GWB ruining the environment for eight years.
T: Are you on crack?
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
T: Aren't you the least bit concerned over the constitutional crisis that would ensue if it was proven that BO was not eligible to be POTUS?
CLF: It's a non-issue for me. The will of the people. (sic)
T: So the Constitution doesn't matter. It's just 'guidelines', which we can ignore when we want?
CLF: Yeah.
T: Why do you think BO refuses to release his birth certificate?
CLF: Everyone has a right to some privacy.
T: Not if you want to be president.
CLF: Even discussing BO's birth is kind of racist.
KNOW NO EVIL; SEE NO EVIL
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with Rezko concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. But the Clintons had Whitewater.
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with Blagojevitch concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. But the Clintons had Whitewater.
T: Doesn't BO's dirty dealings with ACORN concern you?
CLF: I never heard about that. The homeless have a right to vote.
QUALIFICATIONS, PART 2
T: BO has never held a real job in his life.
CLF: He inspires people. Management skills aren't very important for a president.
T: Management skills aren't important for the head of the Executive Branch?
CLF: A president's primary job is to inspire people.
T: Inspire them to do what?
CLF: To see America through hard times.
T: By doing what specifically?
CLF: Why do you hate Obama so much?
OBAMA'S ARMY IS HERE TODAY
T: BO wants to force people to 'volunteer' in huge, government-run paramilitary organizations.
CLF: All big countries have these types of organizations . . .
T: . . . all totalitarian countries have these types of organizations.
CLF: I don't see a problem with forcing people to volunteer.
TAMERLANE IS A FIFTH COLUMNIST
CLF: You hope BO fails, don't you?
T: Funny you say that, as it's the latest meme to quash any opposition to BO.
CLF: So you are willing to hurt America, just to get revenge on BO!
T: There are many things BO wants to achieve that I think will hurt America, so yes, I hope he fails to achieve them. I also believe BO is destroying liberalism (h/t JSOM). So the sooner he's removed from office, the better.
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON KOOL-AID
T: Aren't you the least bit troubled that the person holding the most important job in the world can't even answer questions at a press conference without a teleprompter?
CLF: BO is a great speaker.
T: I find it highly suspicious that all your arguments exactly mirror those manufactured by BO's propaganda machine.
CLF: Are you implying I'm not capable of forming my own opinions?
T: Yes, actually.
(c) 2009 by 'tamerlane'. All rights reserved.
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