The new American God — in his own mind, at least
Bookworm on Nov 13 2009 at 7:53 am | Filed under: Military
You know how you never drink a toast to yourself? Well, in Obama’s world, it’s all about him. As he made clear at the Berlin Wall ceremony, history has culminated in him. He transcends all things and is now, at least in his own mind, the living embodiment of America. And as Lucianne discovered with this image of Obama at Veteran’s Day ceremonies, in keeping with this belief system, Obama isn’t making the mistake of saluting himself:
Aside from out-and-out hostility to the military, the phrase I’m looking for is “malignant narcissist.” Or maybe “l’etat ce moi.” Or possibly, you should just start thinking “Caligula” and get really worried if you see him near any horses.
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There’s an old and not-very-funny joke about a woman out on a date with a new guy. After talking about herself for 20 minutes, she says:
“But enought about ME. What do YOU think of my new dress?”
That’s how Obama’s performance re the Berlin Wall strikes me.
Further confirmation- as if we needed any- that he isn’t one of us.
The guy who doesn’t salute the flag is also the the anthropologist speaking last year at a San Francisco fundraiser who, while thinking out loud in an attempt to figure out what those rural folk were like, speculated that they bitterly clung to guns and religion. IMHO, this was not a case of typical liberal putdown of them hicks from the sticks, but of someone who hadn’t a clue what they were like and was thinking out loud about them rural folk, trying to figure out what they were like.
David Foster: what you said.
Book, the below attempt to add an embedded a link shows that your software glitches haven’t been fixed yet.
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<a href=”http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/germ/neh/HTML.html“>my title</a>
Gringo…
I put links in all the time and they show up as active links. I just copy and paste. I copy from my own bookmarks list, I copy from other peoples links, and I copy from the url header. All of them show up as active links.
I use Firefox.
I’m not sure the problem is with Book’s software…
I apologize for my language, and Book, if you feel the need to censor or replace with asterisks you may do as you see fit.
But my pure, honest reaction to this — and to seeing Pres. Obama hold his hand over his heart in Russia, but not here — is:
“You ASSHOLE!!!”
What a schmuck.
And I’m not commenting on the camel he rode in on.
And it isn’t as if Obama doesn’t understand the use of “subtle” imagery…remember this gem (and listen carefully to the crowd’s reaction)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DygBj4Zw6No
suek, you are using “naked links” – just the URL. You are correct, those still work. What I was using were embedded links, where you see not the URL, but a text title for it. As an example of embedded link, look up at “Andrea Shea King” or “Melissa Clouthier” just below the picture of Obama’s not saluting . Also note that the “naked” part of my embedded link- the URL- still works. All that noise above it is evidence that something is awry. (Had my embedded link worked, you would have seen “my title” in the posting.)
I am also using Firefox, and am currently able to add comments with HTML tags to other websites without glitches. So yes, the issue would appear to be Book’s software.
Until several weeks ago, you used to be able to add HTML tags, such as italics, boldface, blockquote, to your comments here. These no longer work. You CAN add italics and boldface by highlighting the appropriate text and clicking on the B or the I at the top left of the box where you type in a comment. While underlining shows up in what you write, it doesn’t show up in the preview box. ( I have been using HTML tags in my postings for several years, so I know the drill.) The link I had gives instruction on using HTML tags, by the way. Which you CAN still link to, as the “naked” part of my embedded link- the URL- still works.
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Here is another example of Obama not saluting the flag. I have looked for, but have not found the Moscow ewxample.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9iCANi02o&feature=PlayList&p=E0A4D52AF1999197&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3
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During the 2008 campaign, Michelle famously remarked that for the first time in her life she felt proud to be an American.
Looks like Obama has not made it to that point yet.
P.S.
I must be slow, but for a long time I wondered why the face of the guy behind the podium was blocked out in the photo. Then I realized — is that Obama’s teleprompter in the way?
>>I am also using Firefox, and am currently able to add comments with HTML tags to other websites without glitches. So yes, the issue would appear to be Book’s software.>>
And to think…we never appreciated all that effort!
Just goes to show what computer experts we aren’t, I guess.
I’ve just bought a refurbished super Dell computer… No operating system. I’m going to load the new Ubuntu program. My son assures me it’ll be a breeze and I’ll have no problem with it.
Somehow, I have my doubts. But I’m closing my eyes and jumping off the pier in any case…it’s that or Windows 7, I guess. Just hope the water’s deep enough. Or not too deep. Or something.
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