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Is Obama the new Noam Chomsky?

2008-05-18

Is Obama the new Noam Chomsky?

No. "He's part Harry Hopkins and part James Baker".

Here is David Brooks:

Barack Obama issued a statement in response. He called on "all those who have influence with Hezbollah" to "press them to stand down." Then he declared, "It's time to engage in diplomatic efforts to help build a new Lebanese consensus that focuses on electoral reform, an end to the current corrupt patronage system, and the development of the economy that provides for a fair distribution of services, opportunities and employment."

That sentence has the whiff of what President Bush described yesterday as appeasement. Is Obama naïve enough to think that an extremist ideological organization like Hezbollah can be mollified with a less corrupt patronage system and some electoral reform? Does he really believe that Hezbollah is a normal social welfare agency seeking more government services for its followers? Does Obama believe that even the most intractable enemies can be pacified with diplomacy? What "Lebanese consensus" can Hezbollah possibly be a part of?

If Obama believes all this, he's not just a Jimmy Carter-style liberal. He's off in Noam Chomskyland.

Posted by:Fred

#5 More than that, Steve. It only takes nanograms of that jerk's writing to have more than a lifetime supply.

Posted by: Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-05-18 18:15

#4 Like we need a new Noam Chomsky! We still have a lifetime supply of the old one left.

Posted by: SteveS 2008-05-18 09:38

#3 A real Calvinist he.

Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-05-18 08:43

#2 Condi's 2-state strategy for Israel,etc includes all parties in the negotiating process.
And it is US policy to use diplomatic efforts alone against Iran's use of its Hezbie puppets in Lebanon. The Hezbies look at US roadmaps and blueprints as an indulgence.

Posted by: McZoid 2008-05-18 02:47

#1 "It's time to engage in diplomatic efforts to help build a new Lebanese consensus that focuses on electoral reform, an end to the current corrupt patronage system, and the development of the economy that provides for a fair distribution of services, opportunities and employment."

If only he were for the same things in his 'hometown' of Chicago or his 'home state' of Illinois!
Of course he never mentions that, now does he? Maybe because he is part of the Democrat Organization that has destroyed the economy of Illinois and made sure only 'the right people' have access to a decent school and have access to jobs and Gov. contracts. Like his wife and Tony Rezko, and a host of chicago Dem hacks who are always on the podium when he wins a Primry.

Posted by: Ulusing Hatfield3188 2008-05-18 02:22

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