Good observation CW!! I hadn't really looked at President Obama's and Vice President Biden's "blue collar lunchtime" activities from this perspective, but I agree totally. Thanks for sharing!
On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 10:12 AM, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > The nutroots doesn't know Obama anymore than we do Clarice Feldman > Cornell Law Professor William A Jacobson made fun of the press drool over > Obama's visit to a local hamburger joint where Kerry-like he asked for dijon > mustard. The blog entry drew heated comments from around the > nutrootsosphere and Jacobson wondered > why<http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2009/05/thou-shall-not-mock-obamas-mustard.html>, > concluding: > > > The nutroots and mainstream media understand that Obama and the > corresponding Democratic majorities in Congress were elected through a > unique confluence of circumstances which may never be repeated. [snip] > > There is a lingering question, however, as to just who Barack Obama is, and > whether we elected a blank slate who makes it up as he goes. This point is > made not just by conservatives (who made this argument prior to the > election), but also by Democrats and left-wing activists who openly wonder > whether Obama's election promises on terrorist detention, gay rights, and a > host of other issues were "just words." The nutroots doesn't know who Barack > Obama is anymore than I do, and anything which fills in the void in a > negative way is viewed as a threat. > > This void in Obama's story leaves the Democratic hold on power vulnerable. > One disastrous photo-op, open mike, or tape recorder left running, could > puncture the Democratic bubble. > > Which is why the mainstream media and nutroots need to protect Obama's > image. As others have noted, the late night comics have stayed away from the > usual mocking given to all prior presidents, even though Obama has provided > plenty of potential material through his teleprompter dependence. > > Insecurity breeds anger, and nowhere is that insecurity more evident than > on left-wing blogs. Some seek to impose a new commandment, "thou shall not > mock Obama." And if that means "thou shall not mock Obama's mustard," then > so it is written, so it is done. > > > Thomas Lifson adds: > > Bravo to Professor Jacobson for pointing out the fragility of Obama's (and > the left's) hold on power. Americans still don't have a settled sense of who > Obama is. > > *Page Printed from: > http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/the_nutroots_doesnt_know_obama.html > * > at May 09, 2009 > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
