I Endorse Barack Obama for President
Thank you Hillary for doing the right thing and giving us this man as the Democratic Nominee
By Erick Posted in 2008 | Barack Obama | Cheap Suits Fold Easily | John McCain | Obamafiles — Comments (20) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
I take an unusual step today, I realize. A number of my friends, family, and closest associates will no doubt disown me. Rush Limbaugh will probably never mention RedState again. But I have to endorse Barack Obama for President.
I owe Barack Obama an endorsement. The campaign Barack Obama has run this far has earned him my admiration. While I've criticized people like Doug Kmiec for supporting Obama, I have seen the light.
I, Erick-Woods Erickson, do this day endorse Barack Obama for President. He has done all I have asked and now I should do at least one thing he asks and give him my support.
Please do read on . . .
When I beat up Obama for failing to repudiate Rev. Wright, Obama threw him under the bus.
When I punched Obama for telling the Teamsters he'd let them out of federal supervision, he backed down on that through a statement "clarification."
After I questioned Obama's patriotism because of his lack of a flag lapel pin, he put one on.
After harassing Obama for saying Iran was no threat, he willingly changed his mind and decided Iran is, in fact, a serious threat.
When Obama opened his mouth and lied about his family connection to the holocaust, he clarified again. Never mind that he's told several different groups several different variations -- he still attempted to do what I thought he needed to do.
When I bullied Obama over not going to Iraq with John McCain, his campaign decided he might just go.
Heck, I even picked on Barry for his "unilateral meetings with rogue nations" and Barry graciously nuanced his way out of it.
Then there's the other stuff like his fully transparent campaign. He harassed John McCain for being secretive like the Bushies, I punched back, and Obama released just one page on his medical history so we couldn't see that he actually has health problems due to his continued smoking. Likewise, he won't even release his birth certificate to prove he really is an American citizen. I love that he's willing to let this story and the whole "closet Muslim" story fester rather than be transparent like he claims he is. That just helps me out! And it signals that he really is just like the other guys; never mind the marketing.
Oh, and now after I demanded he throw Jim Johnson under the bus, Barry Obama does just that.
I love this guy. Everything I ask him to do, he does. Sure, sometimes I have to bop him on the nose, but just cause he's into S&M doesn't mean he's not my type of guy.
Hell, look at John McCain. People attack him over supporting the surge and he does not cave. Those of us on the right beat him up over believing in that global warming crap and he will not yield to us. We wanted him to support the Bush tax cuts and he refused. And he does not apologize for it! The nerve of that guy.
Some people call that leadership. I call it stubbornness. Contrast John McCain's stubborn refusal to do as I say when I say with Barry's willingness to cave faster than a Taliban member with an F/A-18 over head.*
I have to endorse Barry Obama. Thus far he's done nothing but signal his willingness to be my gimp. And me likey that!
*Note to the libs: this is a play on the word "cave" not a play on the word "Hussein".
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My brief, initial reaction was this, but I got over it pretty quick when I realized where I was.
Funny stuff Erick. Obama does seem to have the "I give" mentality necessary for a Dem Pres.
Now also found at The Minority Report
"Obama does seem to have the "I give" mentality necessary for a Dem Pres."
His favorite thing to give is warm bodies for the bus to run over... his grandmother, Rev Wright, Jim Johnson, etc.
He is willing to give billions to the UN, our sovereignty, our way of life...
This kind of giving I can do without.
"A touch of grey kinda suits you anyway."
If the gods are nasty, you will be in a re-education camp come February, Erick. Questions aren't permitted there.
After reading this, I almost hesitated to see what 3.0 looked like when reading this. Whew!! You had me going for a few minutes there!
-- A true evolutionist would let endangered species die off. Anyone care to change sides?
-- stillforfred
I know the personal sacrifice you made as you typed out the subject line for this post. First your fingers began to tingle and as you valiantly typed on the tingling became an all out raging fire....each keystroke sending lightning hot bolts of pain up each sensitive digit. By the time you finished HIS name, Obama, your hands were shaking like a dog passing razor blades. It must have hurt but bedazzled by your insight and your god given ability to bend the will of the Hidden Ima....err Obama to your needs.
Since you are now sitting at his right hand could you put in a good word for me on just a couple of things? Nothing huge or anything, I was thinking maybe a flat tax and cutting corporate taxes in, lets say.....half. Whatya think? Can you pull it off? Anyway great work so far. Good luck with your new Gimp.
Sincerely,
Mike
P.S. I was wondering if you had any tips for keeping your leather soft and supple?
Sung to the tune of 'Frosty The Snowman'
I don't know how all of it would go just yet, but the refrain could be:
Flippity floppity, flippity floppity
Look at Obama go
Flippity flopity, flippity floppity
First it's yes and then it's no
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Oil: Drill here. Drill now. Pay less.
...and to think it's only June!!! If he's the gimp now, what'll he be by November?
At a rate of 6,000 earmarks per spending bill, Speaker Pelosi is selling America's future to the special intrest groups.
Classic, Erick, I love this post!
"Count it the greatest sin to prefer life to honor, and for the sake of living lose what makes life worth living."
-Decimus Juvenal
John Mcsame 2002 "I believe we will win this war easily" never happened.... 2002: We will be received as liberators... still waiting... 2004: he said he thought that we would be in Iraq years, not decades.. and he said: like Korea? Japan? no we need to reduce that presence... He said he thinks one of the biggest problems is Iraqis resent military presence.. and the sooner we reduce that presence, the better it will be. said in 2005.... Now 5 months ago it turns into 100 years? He said 100 years like Korea and Japan.. but wait i thought he said no to that first??
i guess it does not matter, since bringing our troops home IS NOT THAT IMPORTANT.....
Clearly unable to spell, form sentences, think coherently, or focus for longer than five seconds at a time. Tsk, tsk.
Kid, I'm going to do you a favor and turn off your RedState account so you won't be tempted to skimp on your tutoring.
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Soon he'll be a supply side Republican Conservative if you keep working on him, Erick... ;)