Barack Obama missed a golden opportunity last night to stand up and defend ACORN, a fabulous organization that is being unfairly vilified by the rightwing. When asked about his association with the group, Obama all but held his nose, verbally danced around the issue and — worse — left an impression that ACORN is somehow a disreputable organization. It is not. As the video below beautifully demonstrates, ACORN is an essential advocate for those who have been completely ignored during this election spectacle: The poor.
Obama’s refusal to say a kind or defensive word about the work of ACORN should be yet another warning about what an Obama presidency will look and act like. Hint: Think Clinton circa 1992. Like Clinton, Obama’s run to the right during this election season will not stop on January 20, 2009. What we see is what we’re going to get. And what we saw last night from Obama was nothing but pandering, middle of the road pap that only felt digestible by the fact that he was debating a desperate and unhinged man.
Besides ACORN, Obama also gave a big dope-slap to the anti-war movement last night. Did you notice, for example, that he never mentioned the Iraq War? I thought for sure he would mention it when he was being “pressed” by Bob Shieffer to name a program that he would cut if elected. But no such luck.
Oh yeah, it’s 1992 all over again. And as Obama — like Clinton — keeps dumping on the left, the left remains too drunk on the Kool-aid to notice.
Here’s the ACORN video:
You’ll eat your words, Radical-Fuck, when, next February, President Obama invites you, me, Martha, Nader, Kucinich, Sean Penn, Bill Ayers, Raoul Castro, Bernadine Dohn, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Stewart, Bob Dylan, the New York Yankees, Joe Gainza, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jesse Jackson, Larry, Darryl and Darryl, and Charlie Manson to work for him fixing the country. I want the big office. I’ll only be ‘in’ when I’m ‘not’ in.
The Yankees? Forgetaboutit. Go Rays.
Bama gonna fukim
fukim in the ass
and that ho bitch too
it’s gonna be a gas
they’ll be no more victims
and we’ll bring the troops home
abolish nuclear weapons
and write a fukin pome
wacka-do wacka wacka
smile and wave
so when the Bama man says
ever’thing’ll be allright
don’t dis this brotha dude
cause you’re spoilin’ for a fight
I’ll beat you with my candle
and my heavy peace sign
you radical-mothafuck
I’ll drop you like a dime
wacka-do
go Peace Lady
wacka-wacka
yeah Bama gonna take Vermont
by over 25 points
cause we’re all gonna vigil
while we’re smokin’ them joints
so Little Old Peace Lady
and Brotha Ludacris
gonna boogie at the Statehouse
she might show you her tits
go Peace Lady
wacka-do
wacka wacka wacka wacka wacka
I think you’re delusional about ACORN.
Care to be more specific, Lorraine?
But, please, not as specific as Petey.
Seriously, Michael, the ACORn issue is the Republicans about to go on a ‘challenge’ campaign that’ll dwarf (politically incorrect?) 2000 and 2004. Obama sees this and doesn’t want to get suckered into giving them more fuel to burn ballots If you’re behind in the polls, challenge the voters. And this ain’t computer-vote paranoia–they’ll do that too.
if it had been adam clayton powell who endorsed obama, i might have been swayed.
November Blues
McCain: “I’ll give every American $150,000. They can buy clothes, health care, bribe a city council rep, vacation in Alaska, send a kid to college, and drive their cars til we run out of oil. Top that–You!”
Obama: “I’ve got Super Bowl tickets. Springstein.”
McCain: 41%
Obama: 56%
Nader: 01%
Springstein: 02%
Time for another post, Michael. The whole world is watching.
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I wish Michelle Obama was running for President. She’s on C-Span right now and she’s very good. So real unlike botox Cindy.
“under the bus” is the new “went lost”.
Get it?
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