tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post218547353024364738..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: It's because he seems familiar.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63354735149228407312010-09-21T20:20:12.660-04:002010-09-21T20:20:12.660-04:00(chortle, snort).
Tam for the win!(chortle, snort).<br /><br />Tam for the win!theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25688037235353653562010-09-21T13:39:21.008-04:002010-09-21T13:39:21.008-04:00Yes, for example, look at the long and distinguish...Yes, for example, look at the long and distinguished civilian careers Rasmussen, Merkel, and Reinfeldt had before getting into politics!Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50849112235499019142010-09-21T13:25:11.784-04:002010-09-21T13:25:11.784-04:00Tam:
That whole hereditary political/media/pundi...Tam: <br /><br />That whole hereditary political/media/pundit class thing isn't just for Europeans any more, it's been here for a long time...just becoming more obvious. For starters, see the Kennedys. then Clinton, Chelsea, who I'd bet ten bucks against a stale doughnut will run for office at some point....then (to point out the obvious) Bush, George W. and his parents, grandparents, sibling, cousins, nephews, etc. It goes on and on....the Kagan family, Daley per et fils, Irving and William Kristol, and the list goes on. If people don't think America has a hereditary "political class", they haven't been paying attention. I include figures such as the Kristols and the Kagans because they are all part and parcel of the same Washington/NYC political/economic brothel, even though they have widely varying political views. The three things they have in common are 1) their interests, as opposed to yours and mine, whether you're left or right; 2) they all like and prefer things just as they are now and 3) you can bet your last penny that none of THEIR kids will spend any time humping a SAW in Helmand province. Why, that would be throwing away the best and brightest! Ignoring the fact that virtually every major institution run by them and others of their ilk in this here US of A has proved to be incompetent or fraudulent if not downright criminal over the last 30 years. Congress? Yuck yuck...oooh, it hurts to laugh. the Presidency? Take it. Please. Wall Street? Bonuses? They ought to be grateful they're not hanging from lampposts. Corporations? I give you General Motors. Major League Baseball? The CIA? The Catholic Church? The media? "hello, New York Times? Can I speak to Jayson Blair or Judith Miller? You say you fired them for plagiarism and fabricating stories? Gosh, however did that happen?" <br /><br />"Every time I think I'm getting too cynical, they prove me wrong....again."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46331556595366085362010-09-21T12:56:42.077-04:002010-09-21T12:56:42.077-04:00I wouldn't say it's because of us being &#...I wouldn't say it's because of us being 'inured' to anything. More like, people hardly pay attention to what he does, his domestic policies and lack of competence affect us only slightly, etc. <br /><br />Also, he makes a good first impression, doesn't he? <br /><br />That 'right school', 'right crowd' thing is a French and British concept. Germany doesn't have an analogue, afaik, and it's definitely not the truth in central Europe or Scandinavia and further east.<br /><br />Chief point is, most people are morons, so there you go. Doesn't matter which country or city*, they are stupid. However, it's good that at least Americans are waking up knowing they've been had. <br />Now, if only the religious right figured out how they've been used... <br /><br />*exceptions like Los Alamos do exist, but..Außenseiternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41325884486715040532010-09-21T10:59:07.896-04:002010-09-21T10:59:07.896-04:00Like the book sez, it's The Post-American Pres...Like the book sez, it's <em>The Post-American Presidency.</em><br /><br />How are we liking that Crap Sandwich?theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65906306322455289912010-09-21T09:22:41.677-04:002010-09-21T09:22:41.677-04:00My question would be does BHO poll equally with fo...My question would be does BHO poll equally with folks who identify themselves as Europeans as he does with people who identify themselves as Germans, or Brits or French.<br /><br />He does portray himself as a world citizen more than he does being from the USA. That is starting to bite him in the ass here.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77566750747071001422010-09-21T04:47:23.215-04:002010-09-21T04:47:23.215-04:00It's actually understandable. When we hear of ...It's actually understandable. When we hear of a European country electing a more capitalistic leader, it makes us happy because we think they may be more like us. When we elect a more socialistic leader, it makes them happy because they think we are more like them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49626895634924013402010-09-20T23:36:53.710-04:002010-09-20T23:36:53.710-04:00Of course they'd be happy with Obama, after al...Of course they'd be happy with Obama, after all he's a socialist after their own heart. European history is an endless succession of tyrants interrupted by a few brief periods of democracy and freedom. Right now they're in the process of avoiding the expense of having children and trading their freedoms away for the illusion of comfort and security. I expect that within 30 years we'll see them fall from socialism and be returned to tyranny, only this time it will be the tyranny of Sharia. I wonder how long they'll live in the Dark Ages before the next Renaissance? If you think I'm being too alarmist or cynical, just look at pre-2002 Afghanistan for a preview of Europe's future. In the long run it all comes down to demographics and how many rough men you can muster to hold back the darkness and defend the light of freedom. And right now, Europe is on the downward trend of those demographics.Alan J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48565137839276804012010-09-20T23:16:14.306-04:002010-09-20T23:16:14.306-04:00Or Self-Made Woman.Or Self-Made Woman.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51146781844727853172010-09-20T22:38:15.973-04:002010-09-20T22:38:15.973-04:00It doesn't matter 3 farts in an F-5 tornado wh...It doesn't matter 3 farts in an F-5 tornado what Europe thinks now: in 50 years, it'll be a Caliphate, unless there is a serious effort at babymaking on the part of european europeans.... not likely: having and raising children (as in more than 1 child raised by others, mostly) is messy, labor and resource intensive, and expensive. Very un-european.jimbob86noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4374058545117480492010-09-20T21:31:38.774-04:002010-09-20T21:31:38.774-04:00Unfortunately for Oby, those polls don't matte...Unfortunately for Oby, those polls don't matter!bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.com