For months on Heading Right Radio, I have noted how Obama’s “new politics” apparently includes a reliance on MoveOn.org and Code Pink. For months, I have talked about his bundler Jodie Evans – a Code Pink co-founder who routinely interrupts Congressional hearings, and a US Marine Corps recruiting station in Berkeley. Hard to have “new politics” and rail against “special interests” – when a special interest group (like MoveOn.org which ran the infamous General Betray Us” ad) is raising money for his campaign from their website – or when a leader of s special interest group, like the aforementioned Jodie Evans, is a bundler for the presidential campaign.
Jim Johnson’s departure, and the breaks with other campaign advisers – like Samantha Power or Robert Malley – illuminates the Obama campaign’s continuing struggle to keep his promises of “new politics” while staffing up with qualified insiders that have deep ties to “old politics.”
After the long string of the dismissed – Wright, Fleger, Power, Malley, Johnson – and the few he kept (Goolsbee) – Obama is making a conscious decision to remain closely allied with anti-war, anti-US zealots like Bill Ayers and Jodie Evans. He can talk about change all he wants but we have the right to reject his brand of change. Association with radicals is a deal breaker for me. Especially after all the sweet-talking promises of hope, change and charter schools. I don’t believe him anymore.
He makes a conscious decision to associate himself with people who hate what my family, and many other national-security focused, pro-military, pro-war families stand for.
A little advice… good luck with that.
—Media Lizzy
There is no change with Obama, he is a charlatan just like all the rest, just a little slicker and with the media spin machine behind him.
Here’s Media Lizzy’s blog template:
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McCain is %%POLITICALLY_EXPEDIENT_POSITION_DU_JOUR%%, and unlike %%DEMOCRATIC_NOMINEE%% who %%INSERT_LIZZY_HYPERBOLE_WHERE_SHE_CLAIMS_PEOPLE_HATE_HER_MILITARY_FAMILY_EVEN_THOUGH_THEY_DONT_KNOW_SHE_EVEN_EXISTS_AND_THEREFORE_CANT_HATE_HER_FAMILY_BECAUSE_HATE_IS_PERSONAL_YET_SHE’LL_CLAIM_THAT_NOT_AGREEING_WITH_HER_AND_MCCAIN’S_POSITION_ON_THE_MILITARY_AND_CONSERVATIVE_VALUES_PROVES_THAT_LIBERALS_HATE_HER_FAMILY_AND_THE_MILITARY%%.
So, to finish, %%CONDESCENDING_AND_SELF_RIGHTEOUS_CONCLUSION%%, America.
Oops..my (witty) comment was truncated…a victim of my (witty) use of %%’s.
Ah, the ever angry Carlton Yates. And the ever-charming Bozinny (I actually mean that, thank goodness you have a sense of humour!!!)
Lovely to have you both here at the site. Who says my left wing friends are commitment averse? I can always count on you two!
Here’s the thing: (insert condescending tone here)
Obama is a big boy. He can pick his friends. And pick his policy. And tell all the Code Pink ladies, and all their anti-Bush friends whatever he wants. And they all have every right to believe every word, every whisper, every deep exhale of glorious emotion that escapes Barack Obama’s beautiful mouth. (he IS attractive, no denying his hotness)
But I don’t have to agree. And neither do all of my right wing, pro-war, pro-military friends.
Finally… just for Carlton – here’s some right wing media for YOU:
http://patdollard.com/young-americans
Well played. But this is really scary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFM1xqqTX_g
and this chick really gets down to the fundamentals of what matters
Lizzy – You are awesome (I’m strangely attracted), tragically flawed ideology aside.
Character is about the decisions we make – the people we associate with – the things we pursue. Obama’s is lacking at every turn.
What it comes down to for me is:
WHICH CANDIDATES PROMISE TO END THE HUNDREDS
OF BILLIONS OF OF DOLLARS BEING POURED DOWN
THE DRAIN in Iraq, and which want to continue the war effort,
no end, no horizon in sight.
For that crucial issue, the Obama team wins hands down.
My humble opinion.
Sorry, Sarah!