How else can this be characterized? Rush Limbaugh has never sounded more energized, while libtalkers are taking calls from baffled Obama supporters who wonder how this move could hurt their Dear Leader’s political standing here at home.
And of course, The Globies were quick to highlight this AP piece that defends Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize win as an award based on “promise” rather than real results. That’s a stretch.
For non-believers, this is a great day, as the backlash has already begun. Had Obama turned down the award, he would have gained ten points in the polls, but the egotistical way in which he jumped on it will cost him politically.
Talk radio is in heaven. Thanks, Oslo!
UPDATE: this was probably not the best day for Col Hunt, filling in for Howie Carr, to admit he voted for Obama last November and try to defend that action in a mealy-mouthed manner.
UPDATE II: libtalkers are finding their on-air celebration disrupted by baffled Obama supporters
Tags: col hunt, libtalkers, nobel, obama, WRKO
October 9th, 2009
While many of us will do what we can to avoid tomorrow’s ‘O’verdose, our children will not be so lucky. That’s because nearly all of them will be compelled to watch (and regurgitate via classroom assignments) tomorrow’s Oprah-infused ‘O’verkill, whether they like it or not.
Clearly, Obama’s cultists are using Tuesday as an opportunity to bring even America’s youngest children into their fold.
With fresh powder on the ground and sunshine, today was a beautiful day for sledding in New England. At a nearby school with hills perfect for the occasion, the place was packed, ironic given that classes were not in session.
Though I wasn’t aiming for it, the inevitable question came up with a couple of parents: will their children be forced to participate in this over-the-top nonsense? The consensus: short of pulling kids out of classes, resistance is futile.
Should we do that?
Partisan teachers and administrators, none of whom would have dreamed of interrupting classes for Bush’s inaugurals, are determined to ram this down their throats. One parent with high schoolers believed the situation would be particularly bad in that setting.
It’s not just occurring here: in Ohio, schools are banning viewpoints seen as unfavorable to the Obamists and in my Californian hometown, students are creating art using leftist buzzwords and connecting it to the “peace-loving” new regime.
Interestingly, so many families with children have fled Santa Cruz (and many other Californian cities) that a number of public schools have closed, with smaller, private charter outfits sometimes taking their place.
Meanwhile, Margery Eagan’s Boston Herald column tying the heroic USAir pilot to Obama has generated quite a backlash, not just here, but at their own site as well. At the New York Daily News, Mike Lupica tried the same ridiculous approach.
As for the relentless Obamist media overkill, at some point over the weekend, my anger dissipated as I realized that all of this has become so extreme that it can only help the emerging resistance movement.
Obama himself has made a key strategic error by promising the moon and making daily comparisons to Lincoln, FDR and others. Smart politicians place the bar low, but this guy has set himself up for failure from the get-go.
As Oprah, Will Smith and the other annoying, divisive figures in our society party it up tomorrow, remember that it will all be over on Wednesday. At that point, a harsh reality will set in: we’ve just elected an unknown novice during a time of great global upheaval. He will fail, it’s just a matter of when.
Obama’s rise was much too sudden and steep, the resulting downfall will be just as severe. I’m reminded of Jimmy Cliff’s classic anthem “The Harder They Come”:
So as sure as the sun will shine/
I’m gonna get my share now of what’s mine/
And then the harder they come the harder they’ll fall, one and all/
Ooh the harder they come the harder they’ll fall, one and all
Keep these words in mind tomorrow, they will prove prophetic.
Tags: Barack Obama, Massachusetts, Michelle Obama, obama, WTKK
January 19th, 2009
Several trade sites are reporting another round of fresh layoffs at CBS Radio Boston today, but it’s not yet clear who was affected.
It seems that no media company can escape the collapsing revenue environment these days.
Where will that leave WBZ? Probably in no better shape than its lower-rated competitors. With car dealers going broke, radio has lost its primary source of ad dollars.
And Obama’s ill-advised push to bail out the automakers (obvious payback to the labor unions) won’t help one bit as long as their finance units remain unwilling or unable to provide new loans.
All Obama’s plan does is postpone the inevitable, as Detroit is clearly well beyond saving at this point. Until those bloated union contracts are nullified, which the Dems will never allow, the Big Three don’t have a prayer.
Tags: Boston, CBS, cbs radio, Detroit, obama, union contracts, WBZ
November 12th, 2008
