Comments on: The mendacity of hope: What we want to believe about Obama http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2008/01/01/the-mendacity-of-hope-what-we-want-to-beliee-about-obama/ Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.- George Orwell Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:58:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Ian Alterman http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2008/01/01/the-mendacity-of-hope-what-we-want-to-beliee-about-obama/#comment-3359 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:09:20 +0000 http://www.michaelbutler.com/blog/civic/2008/01/01/the-mendacity-of-hope-what-we-want-to-beliee-about-obama/#comment-3359 This is now the third major gaffe that Obama has had in as many months. The first was his (incorrect) comments about social security (which Paul Krugman called "taking a page from the G.O.P. playbook"). The second was some comments he made about the economic crisis re the "subprime scandal" (which Krugman smply called "completely wrong"). And now he makes a statement that is easily refuted by a simple Wikipedia search. Obama should never have run this time around; despite his claims to the contrary, he did not understand what was involved in a presidential campaign, and he simply does not have the...experience, as noted by these and other gaffes. Had he waited eight years, he would almost certainly have been a shoo-in in 2016 as the first black president. Peace. This is now the third major gaffe that Obama has had in as many months. The first was his (incorrect) comments about social security (which Paul Krugman called “taking a page from the G.O.P. playbook”). The second was some comments he made about the economic crisis re the “subprime scandal” (which Krugman smply called “completely wrong”). And now he makes a statement that is easily refuted by a simple Wikipedia search.

Obama should never have run this time around; despite his claims to the contrary, he did not understand what was involved in a presidential campaign, and he simply does not have the…experience, as noted by these and other gaffes.

Had he waited eight years, he would almost certainly have been a shoo-in in 2016 as the first black president.

Peace.

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