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| Obama: "...this joy-free zone, this inert gas." |
| 2010-11-06 |
| Peggy Noonan, WSJ ...On Wednesday, President Obama gave a news conference to share his thoughts. Viewers would have found it disappointing if there had been any viewers. The president is speaking, in effect, to an empty room. From my notes five minutes in: "This wet blanket, this occupier of the least interesting corner of the faculty lounge, this joy-free zone, this inert gas." By the end I was certain he will never produce a successful stimulus because he is a human depression. Actually I thought the worst thing you can say about a president: He won't even make a good former president. His detachment is so great, it is even from himself. As he spoke, he seemed to be narrating from a remove. It was like hearing the audiobook of Volume I of his presidential memoirs. "Obama was frustrated. He honestly didn't understand what the country was doing. It was as if they had compulsive hand-washing disorder. In '08 they washed off Bush. Now they're washing off Obama. There he is, swirling down the drain! It's all too dramatic, too polar. The morning after the election it occurred to him: maybe he should take strong action. Maybe he should fire America! They did well in 2008, but since then they've been slipping. They weren't giving him the followership he needed. But that wouldn't work, they'd only complain. He had to keep his cool. His aides kept telling him, 'Show humility.' But they never told him what humility looked like. What was he supposed to do, burst into tears and say hit me? Not knowing how to feel humility or therefore show humility he decided to announce humility: He found the election 'humbling,' he said."... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #17 Ripple. You forgot Ripple. |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-11-06 23:07 |
| #16 Tried 'em all. Among the memorable, Old Grand Dad, Mateus Rose', Andre Cold Duck, Boones Farm, Mad Dog 20/20, King Cobra, Maximus Super, Haffenreffer Private Stock, Schlitz Malt Liquor, the horrific...Tango. Fell off a 3rd floor porch drinking that shit one night. Landed in the bushes. I was laughing my ass off when they found me. Not a scratch. I cringe thinking about those days... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-06 20:26 |
| #15 Correction: I have NOT had Thunderbird. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-11-06 19:55 |
| #14 I have had Thunderbird but I did try Bali Hai. Worst hangover EVER! |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-11-06 19:52 |
| #13 Thunderbird. Fail.... sorry, TW |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-11-06 19:09 |
| #12 Some EMT's would use the question "What's the word?" What is what word? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-11-06 18:17 |
| #11 Some EMT's would use the question "What's the word?" as a basic mental status exam for their frequent fliers, just to see if the brain was still working despite a decreased level of consciousness. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-11-06 15:32 |
| #10 I remember sitting under a bridge in Peekskill in the 60's with a bottle of Tbird in a brown bag, watching the sun go down. I heard that the guy I was with later leaned out of a moving car and had his head ripped off. Good times, good times. |
| Posted by: KBK 2010-11-06 14:30 |
| #9 Night Train wine. Have not heard about that wine(?) in awhile. There was another by the name of Thunderbird. "Radio adds featured a song that sang, "What's the word? / Thunderbird / How's it sold? / Good and cold / What's the jive? / Bird's alive / What's the price? / Thirty twice." Another wine for Peggy N. if it still exists. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-11-06 14:22 |
| #8 Was she drunk when she wrote this? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-11-06 13:00 |
| #7 Gromky, not yet. After the newly elected House takes it's reign. Then Joe Biden would be the next in line, but he will decline, citing health issus (he'll make some up if necessary). Who's next, who's next!? |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2010-11-06 12:42 |
| #6 Obama resign! |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-11-06 10:21 |
| #5 He won't even make a good former president. Posted by Pappy The earlier he begins his career as a "former" the better chance he has of goodness. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-11-06 10:15 |
| #4 Actually I thought the worst thing you can say about a president: He won't even make a good former president. Oooohh- charter member of the Embittered Fan Club! |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-11-06 09:47 |
| #3 My advice to Peggy: Starting drinking. Very heavily. And not Pinot Grigio, but Night Train |
| Posted by: badanov 2010-11-06 07:25 |
| #2 MoDo with a thesaurus. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2010-11-06 07:21 |
| #1 Peggy Noonan is trying to crawl back to where the decent majority resides. She is trying to ingratiate herself. Message to PN; stay where you are, in the pigsty muck, where you belong. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-11-06 07:13 |