Thursday, December 20, 2007

Western Staggered

The day I tried to live
I stole a thousand beggars change
And gave it to the rich
--Soundgarden
First, a brief review of how the idiocy of US politics is infecting Canada.

Or, a small ignorant corner of it - this is the Western Standards' (isn't this magazine defunct already?) Adam T. Yoshida. The "T" makes him a cut above the other rabble, like Mr. T, but less aware of American politics than the man who pities the fool. I reckon T. would probably pity this moron.....

Check out this steaming hot nugget of shit:
Let's get real, folks - the American people aren't going to elect a black ultra-liberal named Barak Hussein Obama as the President of the United States. This is a truth so obvious that it will seem self-evident even to the left, in retrospect. Indeed, for many liberals it's probably a secret source of psychological comfort - when they lose, they can blame it on racism rather than liberalism.

Obama is a candidate without experience. He has an ultra-liberal record. He has an interesting past - including his youthful Islamic education and possible faith - which will be fully explored during a general election campaign. He won't win - and I'm sure that the Democratic brass knows it. But, as in 1972, they might be forced into a disasterous choice by the unhinged faithful.
Where to start with this mound of stupidity? Just keep saying "ultra-liberal"...maybe it will stick!

"the American people aren't going to elect a black ultra-liberal named Barak Hussein Obama"
Really? He's the most popular democrat amongst republicans, and wins head to head polls against any one republican candidate. He's got more crossover skills than Gary Payton. I'd love to see a poll of Huckabee against Obama amongst Republicans only...I'll bet Obama still comes out on top.

This criticism, drawing heavily on Obama's name (oh no! Hussein? Like Saddam?) assumes that Americans are so rabidly anti-muslim that a middle name no one uses except Fox News will sway their vote. Ridiculous. Yoshida appears to be projecting his own ignorance and putting it in the mouths of people who statistically aren't half as damaged as himself.

"Indeed, for many liberals it's probably a secret source of psychological comfort - when they lose, they can blame it on racism rather than liberalism."
Yeah, or if Obama wins they can say "You only voted for him because he's black". I can't believe there is a market for this crap? Really? A source of comfort?

"He has an interesting past - including his youthful Islamic education and possible faith"
This is the point where Adam goes from complete imbecile to dishonest jackass.

Obama went to a public school and is a Christian. Fox News briefly tried to paint Obama as a Madrassa attending muslim until reality fact-checked their ass.

The suggestion that Obama was himself a Muslim was first circulated by the rightwing magazine Insight which is owned by the Unification church, the Moonies. It was then recirculated as a "rumour" on the front page of the Washington Post despite the fact that Obama is a Christian and that the school he attended in Indonesia as a child is non-religious.
Yoshida is a liar....or an incredibly lazy idiot. That took one second of research. What a tool.

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