25 Things about me, President Obama

Wow. The coolest thing happened. President Obama "tagged" me with his 25 Things About Me on Facebook!

How cool am I? I "Poked" him to ask if I could post his 25 things here. I did not hear back. He's so busy stimulating us, and putting a B-ball court in the "WH"! But I am sure it is okay with him. Since he's so smart and nice. So here goes:

From FACEBOOK

25 Things About Me

by Barrack H. Obama.

1. I am President of the United States. And you are not.

2. I am half black and half white. And half baked! (lol)

3. No one has ever seen my real birth certificate.

4. My Grandma raised me. She was a typical white lady.

5. Recently, I forced the country to spend billions of our grand children's money.

6. Some people think I am a socialist. Some think I'm a corporate stooge. But I know I'm just me! Sheesh.

7. Some of my friends forget to pay their taxes sometimes and this makes me sad when the press finds out.

8. Some days I have to answer like 8 questions...in a row!

9. I will be President for 4 years. Maybe 8! Maybe 12! Maybe for life!

10. I went to Columbia but no one is allowed to see my school records. And no one really remembers me there. Oh well.

11. Once, when I was a young man, I spent months in Pakistan. Shh. That's a secret, too.

12. Speaking of Pakistan: Since I became President over 100 people have been killed by drones in Pakistan!

13. Speaking of drones: Have you ever been stuck on a plane with Joe Biden?

14. George Soros had nothing to do with my election or the bank runs late last year. I swear.

15. I think Facebook is cool! And I have a show on Youtube every Saturday.

16. Fox News is mean to me! But MSNBC is so nice.

17. Late at night I look at myself in the mirror.

18. My father made John Kennedy meet my mother in Selma and a civil rights march made them fall in love. Or something like that.

19. I used to watch "24" until they started having a woman President. Come on. Like THAT'S ever going to happen!?!

20. People think I am going to get all the troops out of Iraq. RATFLMFAO!

21. Admit it, I had you at "hello."

22. I was a community organizer, just like Jesus.

23. I have a Grammy, just like Milli Vanilli.

24. I think the Speaker Of The House is in love with me. I am seriously. She's a crazy lady.

Finally:

25. I don't care what Soros says: I'm the boss of me!

Obama adviser demonstrates severe lack of knowledge

In a stunning case of stupidity and historical illiteracy Obama policy adviser, Susan Rice, stated on CNN in regards to the Kennedy/Krushchev meeting in June 1961: "Thank God he did because if he hadn't we would have not been able to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis".

Whaaaat?

This statement is moronic, and false. Coming from a senior adviser to Obama it qualifies as absolutely scary. From the NY Times:
he embarked on a summit meeting with Khrushchev in Vienna in June 1961, a move that would be recorded as one of the more self-destructive American actions of the cold war, and one that contributed to the most dangerous crisis of the nuclear age.
Senior American statesmen like George Kennan advised Kennedy not to rush into a high-level meeting

The historical evidence suggests the opposite of Rice's statement is the case. Krushchev came away from the meeting believing Kennedy was weak and inexperienced. Even Kennedy knew he had blundered:

Kennedy's assessment of his own performance was no less severe. Only a few minutes after parting with Khrushchev, Kennedy, a World War II veteran, told James Reston of The New York Times that the summit meeting had been the "roughest thing in my life." Kennedy went on: "He just beat the hell out of me."
For two days he was pummeled by the Soviet leader. Despite his eloquence, Kennedy was no match as a sparring partner

If anything the meeting resulted in Krushchev believing he could put missiles in Cuba since the new, young President appeared weak.

Obama is now in a general election campaign for the most powerful office in the world. He and his advisers continue to demonstrate a severe deficit of experience and knowledge.

This should give all thinking voters pause.

I know despite the historical consensus about this meeting in 1961 - the fact that I am pointing out a flaw in an Obama adviser makes me a racist.

blah, blah, blah...

Profiles in Courage?

Back in the day, when we used to watch Countdown, Mr. Olbermann had a running story about how Bush played the terror card to stop the momentum of Senator Kerry during his presidential bid.

Does this sound familiar?

Senator Clinton soundly defeats Senator Obama in West Virginia. The following day Edwards and NARAL announce their endorsement for Senator Obama.

Senator Clinton wins Ohio. Two or three superdelegates come out for Obama.

Senator Clinton wins Pennsylvania. Two or three superdelegates announce their support for Obama.

David Broder had an interesting piece in the Washington Post about Jack Kennedy's 1960 campaign. Jack Kennedy went to West Virginia and campaigned hard even though he was projected to lose. He convinced anti-Catholics that he was the better choice. He compared Kennedy's campaign to Obama's. Obama decided not to talk to the people of West Virginia. What happened to his promise to unite and talk to everyone?

One commenter pointed out the Senator McCain went to Selma (the first Republican Presidential candidate to do so.)

I read about McCain's visit to Selma and also his visit to Memphis. Regarding his visit to Memphis, I thought, McCain is a lunatic, he's gonna get chewed up and spit out. I read how the crowd of several hundred African Americans in Memphis that day yelled at him, taunted him, called him a liar. When McCain talked about how he was sorry for not voting for the MLK holiday, one black man toward the front said, "It's okay, we all need some forgiveness every now and then." That's what I will remember about his Memphis visit, a white man standing near the balcony where MLK was shot dead and a black man acknowledging McCain's mistake and forgiving him.

Lest we forget, Senator Obama took his name of the ballot in Michigan because he thought he was going to lose. He didn't bother campaigning in person (except for one visit) in West Virginia because he was going to lose. (He actually outspent Senator Clinton in the state 2-1.)

How can we support someone for President who doesn't bother showing up unless he's guaranteed a win? How does that translate into someone willing to go to the mat for us with all the problems coming down the pike? Where's the courage in that?