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Topic: A Fantasy Election, an Imaginary Man |
A Fantasy Election, an Imaginary Man
City Journal, by Andrew Klavan
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Posted By:JumboHC, 10/5/2012 5:57:08 PM
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| Even before his inauguration, Barack Obama was an imaginary man, the creation of his admirers. Think back to the 2008 Time magazine cover depicting him as FDR, the Newsweek cover of the same year on which he was shown casting Lincoln’s shadow, or the $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize awarded to him “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”—this in 2009, less than a year after he had taken office. It was not that Obama had done nothing to deserve these outsized comparisons and honors—it was not just that he had done nothing
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Comments:
Thorough review and summary of Obama, the non-stateman.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
lakerman1, 10/5/2012 6:11:03 PM (No. 8912905)
Excellent analysis. And accurate.
However, in the next debate, the moderators will ask romney about piddling, obscure people, to make him look bad. And barack will know the answers to those questions, because he will be told ahead of time what the questions will be.
I know that I sound cynical when I say that, but that is what I see.
SNL did a wonderful takeoff on barack and hillary in a debate, back in 2008, and it was priceless.
I expect SNL's routine to be repeated.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
kate3513, 10/5/2012 8:18:13 PM (No. 8913064)
Created by his handlers like the puppet Pinnochio. As long as their words rolled before his face he looked great. Left alone on a stage to defend his administration in his own words...no can do. It is not his administration it is Soros, Jarrett, Axelrod and God knows who else's administration. He was created by careful hands to destroy our country, he was groomed and put before us out of thin air. The careful cover is slipping off the puppet. Strings....this past four years have not been really his...you can't stand and defend something that was not yours to begin with. Our gatekeepers (the MSM) did not stand guard at the gate and vet the would be candidate and the American people fell for a wolf in sheepskin clothing.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
wordstress, 10/5/2012 9:13:26 PM (No. 8913150)
Good article.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
distorted, 10/5/2012 10:23:35 PM (No. 8913252)
Klavan has a good dose of the Steyn bloodline in him. His videos on YouTube are brilliant. An example-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WLXEKYPH_E
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
realrep, 10/5/2012 10:32:29 PM (No. 8913268)
What is BO's legal name? Is he a currently a citizen of the USA?
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Srhea, 10/6/2012 12:42:54 AM (No. 8913420)
Wow, well done Mr. Klavan!
Excellently, and concisely placing the points correctly in their proper targets.
Thanks for a great piece.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
The Helms Man, 10/6/2012 1:08:36 AM (No. 8913435)
Each and every paragraph was spot on. Congratulations Mr. Klavan, excellent!
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