Comments on: Barack Obama – The First Celebrity President?

By: Mackintosh jewellery

Mackintosh jewellery — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:29:18 +0000

excuse me, but ronald regan was the first celebrity president. though the internet world has made obama to such high level, his popularity is decreasing considerably
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By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:09:35 +0000

Speaking of Barack Obama:

Barack Obama is a racial-minority individual, and in his heart and mind he inevitably does not endorse hate crimes committed by George W. Bush.

George W. Bush committed hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism (indicated in my blog).

George W. Bush did in fact commit innumerable hate crimes.

And I do solemnly swear by Almighty God that George W. Bush committed other hate crimes of epic proportions and with the stench of terrorism which I am not at liberty to mention.

Many people know what Bush did.

And many people will know what Bush did—even to the end of the world.

Bush was absolute evil.

Bush is now like a fugitive from justice.

Bush is a psychological prisoner.

Bush has a lot to worry about.

Bush can technically be prosecuted for hate crimes at any time.

In any case, Bush will go down in history in infamy.

Submitted by Andrew Yu-Jen Wang
B.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1996
Messiah College, Grantham, PA
Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA, 1993

“GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE WORST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY” BLOG OF ANDREW YU-JEN WANG
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I am not sure where I had read it before, but anyway, it is a linguistically excellent statement, and it goes kind of like this: “If only it were possible to ban invention that bottled up memories so they never got stale and faded.” Oh wait—off the top of my head—I think the quotation came from my Lower Merion High School yearbook.

By: andrewwang

andrewwang — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:09:35 +0000

By: blksista

blksista — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:45:01 +0000

Excuse me…?

“Buddy…?”

Sheesh. Whatta maroon.

By: hustleandfloe

hustleandfloe — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:59:07 +0000

agree, here. Celebrity equals love and hate in one mind. The same crowd that makes him celebrity probably bought some-a-dem Palin glasses and as sure as they cheer him on Palm Sunday will damn him a few days later with schadenfreude-smilin' But, of course, if the Obamas didn't have strong tethers to reality (must be a big mama somewhere in the camp) they would have either imploded and been exploded by now.

Let's see what the vibe is when the first part of O's camp starts to defect. I think it'll be the hard left given the potential for disappointment there. Real signals already coming on that: http://nyulocal.com/national/2008/11/25/obama-i... I think this side of the dem party laid more claim to O than he sanctioned. He's a pragmatist. So get ready for some disappointment who knows where.

I'm thinking that he's gonna keep putting folks in who may not be pro-Bush but who did serve with him in high visibility on specific policies. But we gotta admit that Bush wasn't perfect – he can't be wrong 100% of the time, though he came close.

Besides, let's say any one of his appointments were formerly gunnin hard for hillary or even Bush before, I think O is bringing them in on HIS terms and they understand that. So, he'll take the skill and network they bring and reorient the ideology. They know the deal – being driven more by position, power, and the loot than ideology. (You seen them cribs and nice parties in DC??) So, O's policies will be no problem for them. I think Brennan was an early sacrifice to do deeper appointments. …Volcker was just named to a major position and folks ain't yellin' at all. I like that appointment, but it should cause more stirring on the hard left than Brennan when you read about his cure for inflation in the early 80's – inducing recession with big interest rates. He says now he would have done differently given the pain it caused (especially to black men – disproportionately the first to be 'let go' during hard times.)

By: glaukopis

glaukopis — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:54:54 +0000

I remember a little the coverage of John and Jackie Kennedy that was very similar – they too were young and attractive and intelligent and had an aura of hope and change around them.

By: Brown Man

Brown Man — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:48:09 +0000

Kind of hard not expect this onslaught.

I am sure Barack and Michelle understood COMPLETELY what they were getting into - that there is no going back to anything EVER.

Even if the black community achieved the same profile as mainstream america in income, education, crime, wealth, we STILL would be different, at least until everybody over 40 dies off.

2 generations to go.

By: Miss Theda

Miss Theda — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:56:57 +0000

No doubt the interest in the Obamas is bolstered by the immediacy of internet culture but in truth Ronald Regan was the first celebrity president.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:39:48 +0000

Thanks for ' talking me off the ledge' as Rachel Maddow would say.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:38:16 +0000

Craig,

mix cynicism in with reality, and always you trying to find that silver lining, and there you go.

By: charlie

charlie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:53:08 +0000

YOU ARE SIMPLY ENVIOUS AND MINDBOGGLED GROW UP BUDDY LIFE IS CHANGING IN BEAUTIFUL AMERICA YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE STUBBORN IDIOTS WHO DO NOT ADAPT YOU ARE SO JEOLOUS AND SHOCKED

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:37:30 +0000

Saggitarius: MAJOR CO-SIGN!! :>) VIRTUAL 'DAP' :>) :>)

By: spiderbytes

spiderbytes — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:51:14 +0000

So we're concerned about too much focus on the girls, yet we have an ongoing Sidwell thread? (which I look foward to btw)

By: Sagittarius

Sagittarius — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:17:03 +0000

Thank you.

By: Christopher Chambers

Christopher Chambers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:02:02 +0000

What's even more disturbing is that is cuts them off spatially from the rest of us even more. That's not cool for them, as they continue to appoint Clintonites, white insiders, Wall Street folk and the occasional not-about-us black bureaucrat. The Kool Aid will run out soon, and what seems amusing or exciting now on the cover of People is going to start bein cloying…

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:00:40 +0000

I share the concern, but a thought that crossed my mind: if the Obamas are making money for the major networks, it will help to keep them safe.

Why I thought that , I don't know, but there you have it.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:59:07 +0000

I love this post.

By: blksista

blksista — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:50:25 +0000

The high-powered cameras are going to piss me off. Get any one of those paparazzis showing any of the Wee-chelles half-nekkid, a la Miley Cyrus, or Barack and Michelle having a tiff, and the national media will go overboard in trying to one up each other. This sure ain't Britain and the late Princess Diana, but there is a limit. The moment Barack steps into the White House, his new press secretary oughta lay down the line straight coming from the POTUS himself: “Lay off, or I will sue your asses but good and get your asses fired and your news/cable/satellite/journal prohibited from coming here again for the remainder of my term…and possibly the next one.”

By: heartsandflowers

heartsandflowers — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:43:12 +0000

I'm sure they'd cut off White House access from the news divisions if the entertainment divisions overstep! The girls will be protected.

By: rikyrah

rikyrah — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:19:15 +0000

EVENING THREAD IS UP