# Are You "Obamaed-Out"? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 11, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795 "2009-01-11T13:08:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/41 "2009-01-11T20:34:43Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Where did I lie? I posted a cite showing that he’s bailing on a pledge he made. Luckily, it’s too late for you to change your actual post, where you said that he broke his pledge specifically on “that”, referencing Gitmo. Now you’re acting like you’re all innocent and that you were just pointing out something completely different from what you wrote. > [@](#): > > I keep my pledges. I don’t believe you. Besides, you’ve never made a pledge of any consequence. Not every aspiration voiced during a campaign is a pledge. It is just amazing to me that the racists, bigots, and contrarians are already crawling out of the woodwork to bash a man who hasn’t even been inaugurated yet. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/42 "2009-01-11T20:52:27Z")
Republicans must be born with a standup comic gene. > [@ralph124c](#): > > . . . this guy is just a Chicago politician-less than 1-term senator. > All of a sudden he is an economics expert! . . . This from the party of Sarah Palin; the party that paints experience as a flaw and ignorance as a plus. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/43 "2009-01-11T20:57:31Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Republicans must be born with a standup comic gene. > This from the party of Sarah Palin; the party that paints experience as a flaw and ignorance as a plus. Palin has ben a governer, and quite a succesful one. You oprobably didn’t notice because you were too busy sneering at her for not being an East Coast Kennedy, or having the wrong accent. She was perfectly fine as a _Vice_ President who _might_ become _President_ some day. Your side pretended that Sen. McCain was going to keel over dead instantly and Palin would have been kicked upwards in order to fundamentally pretend she was somehow less competent than Obama. Frankly, the grotesquerie of your existence offends me, as does the inspidid hatred you bear fotr all things unlike yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/44 "2009-01-11T21:00:56Z")
Oooooh, a Governor!? Of course, that MUST mean she’s beyond reproach. I mean, clearly anyone who’s been a Governor can do no wrong! Hey, like Blagojevich. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/45 "2009-01-11T21:15:21Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > You oprobably didn’t notice because you were too busy sneering at her for not being an East Coast Kennedy, or having the wrong accent. Yes, the problem was that she wasn’t a Kennedy. Of course. > [@smiling bandit](#): > > She was perfectly fine as a _Vice_ President who _might_ become _President_ some day. No, she wasn’t. She was and is an anti-science, pro-ignorance nutjob, and I feel sorry for Alaska. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/46 "2009-01-11T21:16:12Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Republicans must be born with a standup comic gene. > This from the party of Sarah Palin; the party that paints experience as a flaw and ignorance as a plus. Nononono you do not \*get \*it. On the right side, ignorance is a fresh new outlook on things and a safeguard against pachydermic, self-perpetuating groupthink. On the wrong side, ignorance is, well, ignorance - the assurance one doesn’t know one’s arse from one’s elbows and will most certainly fuck up anything one gets one’s hands on. Which side is which is left as an exercise to the reader. Careful : there’s a trick 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/47 "2009-01-11T21:16:50Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Palin has ben a governer, and quite a succesful one. You oprobably didn’t notice because you were too busy sneering at her for not being an East Coast Kennedy, or having the wrong accent. She was perfectly fine as a _Vice_ President who _might_ become _President_ some day. . Keep on believing that, and repeating it to each other on talk radio. And keep on losing elections. This country isn’t going to elect a dim bulb again for a long time. Your boy George killed that tactic. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/48 "2009-01-11T21:26:03Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Breaking news from his Stephanopoulos interview this AM: it’s down to either a Labradoodle or a Portuguese Water Dog. Gotta be from a shelter, though. I was hoping for a Goldendoodle, but as long as it’s a poodle-relative, of the non-small variety, I’m darn happy. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/49 "2009-01-11T21:26:08Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > This country isn’t going to elect a dim bulb again for a long time. Your boy George killed that tactic. I for one welcome our new intelligent and competent overlords. (Ignorance is So last year…) ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/50 "2009-01-11T21:37:53Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > She was perfectly fine as a _Vice_ President who _might_ become _President_ some day. This sounds as if you do not realize that a president may die, or resign, or be impeached, and hence a VP needs to ready to president from day one. Especially the VP of a president who would have been the oldest elected president in history. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/51 "2009-01-11T21:45:01Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > She was perfectly fine as a _Vice_ President who _might_ become _President_ some day. Not even you believe Palin is fit to be president. > [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > Your side pretended that Sen. McCain was going to keel over dead instantly and Palin would have been kicked upwards in order to fundamentally pretend she was somehow less competent than Obama. Nor that she is as competent as Obama. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/52 "2009-01-11T21:46:16Z")
> [@Captain\_Carrot](#): > > Why? Or were you just being snarky? No, that’s the kind of soulless RW shitbag **pkbites** really is. Worse yet, he is, IIRC, an ex-cop, to the shame of American law enforcement. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/53 "2009-01-11T21:51:26Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > This sounds as if you do not realize that a president may die, or resign, or be impeached, and hence a VP needs to ready to president from day one. Especially the VP of a president who would have been the oldest elected president in history. Nitpick: oldest at first inauguration. Reagan was 73 in 1984, and McCain is 72. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/54 "2009-01-11T22:09:01Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > I’m just taking an Obama breather until the 20th, when things can actually happen. > > Except for watching his dog quest. Because, well, dogs. Speaking of which, [the field of candidates is narrowing.](http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/11/obama-dog-search-harder-than-finding-a-cabinet-member/) ETA: Curse you, **ElvisL1ves**! ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/55 "2009-01-11T22:19:06Z")
Usually that sentiment is expressed with more vehemence, but thanks for noticing anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_Freeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@Gordon\_Freeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/56 "2009-01-11T23:38:39Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Oooooh, a Governor!? Of course, that MUST mean she’s beyond reproach. I mean, clearly anyone who’s been a Governor can do no wrong! Hey, like Blagojevich. Sorry I just had too…Hey like Bill Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![alterego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/57 "2009-01-11T23:57:29Z")
I predict that **ralph** will soon kneel at the Obama alter and kiss the Obama feet and offer to wash the royal Obama…nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/58 "2009-01-12T00:15:10Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Ding ding ding. Exactly. I’ve barely seen the dude since election night, because I don’t care what he’s saying or doing right now. Next time I see him will be his inauguration. To be fair, I don’t blame some folks for getting the impression that there’s that much insane interest out there. Did you see the recent Daily Show where they had clips of MSNBC newscasters taking a look at Sasha’s and Malia’s SCHOOL LUNCH MENU? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/59 "2009-01-12T00:35:56Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > Sasha’s and Malia’s Really, Sasha and Malia? Who knew? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-obamaed-out/480795/60 "2009-01-12T00:55:38Z")
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