Obama and the Sacred Pow

[Tom Rinaldo]

The Republican Party, true slackers when it comes to upgrading the nation’s mass transit infrastructure, have none the less been busy electrifying the tracks of American politics with all the latest innovations. Not content with a political lay of the land risking doom to those touching “the third rail” of national politics; Social Security, Republicans keep searching for a fourth rail, one selectively lethal to Democrats only. .They rolled out their earlier version for the last few national elections; the sanctification of 9/11, but it has been sagging a bit of late, as Rudy “9/11” Giuliani can testify to. The latest upgrade though is now complete. Keep your hands off the Sacred POW if you know what’s good for you.

How dare anyone (especially Democrats) accuse John McCain of anything remotely dishonorable? As McCain spokesperson Nicolle Wallace recently put it: “The insinuation from the Obama campaign that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous”. Got it? Being a former POW grants John McCain political absolution from all potential sins. He wasn’t actually inside the “Cone of Silence” like he promised Reverend Warren that he would be? That’s OK; McCain was a POW. He cheated on his wife? That’s OK, McCain was a POW. He was censored in the Senate for his role in the “Keating 5” scandal? That’s OK, McCain was a POW. He showed lousy judgment by pushing for a war with Iraq? That’s OK, McCain was a POW. He doesn’t even know how many houses he owns? That’s OK, McCain was a POW.

Everyone, including Bob Schieffer, knows that Barack Obama wasn’t a POW:

SCHIEFFER: “I have to say, Barack Obama has not had any of those experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down. I mean...

Gen. CLARK: Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification
to be president.

SCHIEFFER: Really?

Gen. CLARK: But Barack is not--he is not running on the fact that he has made these national security pronouncements, he's running on his other strengths. He's running on the strengths of character, on the strengths of his communication skills, on the strengths of his judgment, and those are qualities that we seek in our national leadership...”

Obviously someone failed to give General Clark the memo. A McCain spokesperson demanded an apology from General Clark for his shocking display of ignorance in regards to the significance of being a POW. In discussing qualifications to become the President of the United States, John McCain has been a POW and Barack Obama hasn’t. That pretty much covers everything deemed relevant.

Bareack Obama however obviously did get the memo and therefore he “rejected” what General Clark said. As did the Democrats last Presidential candidate, John Kerry. As long as Democrats keep cooperating, the choice for the American public come November will boil down to this; vote for first term Senator Barack Obama, or give honor to the Sacred Pow.

[PearliePoo2]

1. Like someone said (I can't recall who)

But it was a take-off on Biden and Goulianni: A noun a verb and a POW.
It's his big cop-out and fall-back response for every fucking tight spot he gets in.
HOWEVER......I heard that McBomb had his POW records SEALED. FOREVER.
If he's so proud of his being a POW then why doesn't he want the records out there so he can CROW about the POW? hmmmmmm?

[Tom Rinaldo]

2. This is how Democrats let Republicans win.

We let them define what is important about being an American, and American leadership.

[redqueen]

7. It's cowardice.

Pure and simple.

Haven't the backbone to stand up for what they believe in... let alone counter the lies from the other side.

[redqueen]

8. Only *his* POW records?

I had the impression it was all the POW records from Vietnam... :shrug:

[tekisui]

3. POW=PTSD.

[KittyWampus]

4. But isn't there a point where it becomes over-used to the point they MUST be mocked?

[Tom Rinaldo]

5. Sure, but Democratic strategists seem to always be the last to know

when that point has been reached. They keep playing defense to hollow charges and that actually does make Democrats look weak.

[redqueen]

6. Clark's response there was disappointing.

So where are McCain's POW records?

Why did he fight so hard to keep POW records secret?

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. Obviously a matter of opinion

It didn't disappoint me. What disappointed me was the response and/or lack of one by most other Democrats

[redqueen]

10. Of course... but c'mon...

Gen. CLARK: Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification
to be president.

SCHIEFFER: Really?

Gen. CLARK: But Barack is not--he is not running on the fact that he has made these national security pronouncements, he's running on his other strengths. He's running on the strengths of character, on the strengths of his communication skills, on the strengths of his judgment, and those are qualities that we seek in our national leadership...”



The lead in was that this dumbass couldn't believe that riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down wasn't a qualification to be presdient.

He missed a perfect opportunity to attack the sheer dumbassossity of the idea...

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. Interesting way to look at it

It would have been interesting if Clark had looked at him and said, "Are you nuts? What does that have to do with being qualified to be President?"

He couldn't have gotten any more shit from the media for that than he did anyway, lol.

[leftynyc]

12. He should have turned it around on Schieffer

And asked if he believed getting shot down was a qualification. Turn it around on these media assholes for once.

[redqueen]

13. "Turn it around on these media assholes for once."

Exactly.

This is why Dems are unfairly perceived as being 'just as bad as repukes'. They won't frickin stand up for reason... they go along to get along (at least that's how it's perceieved by far too many people)... and while people hate a child abuser, they hate the mom that lets it happen to her kid even more. It may not be fair, but that's the world we live in.

[leftynyc]

14. I'm sick and tired of being

sick and tired. I can appreciate wanting to be "above it all" but if mccain wants a gun fight, I say bring the bazooka. I watched what they did to John Kerry and it still makes me angry. Sen Obama absolutely cannot allow them (the pukes or the press) to define him.

[redqueen]

15. Obama IS above it all.

It's up to us / surrogates / etc. to get down and dirty.

We can't afford to pass up a single opportunity to rub their noses in their stinkyass shit.

And so we FUCKING NEED TO!

Shit goddamn... :P

[leftynyc]

18. Oh - I agree

Sen Obama must stay above it. He can use humor and mocking but not anger. But he'll tell me a lot with his VP pick (praying for Clark but will be very okay with Biden). If he picks someone perceived as "safe" - I'll be very disappointed. That person along with every surrogate on TV and radio must hit mccain hard every day. He'll blow his top eventually and that will be a beautiful thing.

[redqueen]

19. They'll probably keep him medicated...

there's no way they're not aware of the likelihood of him exploding into a fit of spittle-flecked, impotent rage.

[leftynyc]

20. I love that image

And I trust our surrogates to make it happen. It's one of the reasons I'm pulling so strongly for Wesley Clark to be VP. It takes the whole military experience meme off the table and I think General Clark is just the one to make mcnuts blow.

[WHAT]

16. that needs to be photo-shopped, or...

made into a cartoon.

the sacred pow

and the sacred pow-pie...

can you imagine

(on edit) the pow pie could be made of little tvs

[Tom Rinaldo]

17. Yup, it's custom made for a political cartoonist

I'm surprised we haven't seen it yet.

[DefenseLawyer]

21. It's "censured" in the Senate, not "censored".

Hate to nitpick a typo, just fyi.

[Tom Rinaldo]

22. Thanks. I need a full time copy editor

Of course it would have to be a volunteer position until I win the lottery.

[Tom Rinaldo]

23. What are the odds for a Saturday Night Live skit on this?

Lots of material to work with!

[Sparkly]

24. The Republicans are practically writing the script!!

I've been thinking it seems like an SNL skit, too, Tom.

[TahitiNut]

25. It seems to be a compulsion to play "victim" when running against Obama.

The specter of Obama as Snideley Whiplash or Fu Man Chu (both with moustaches, of course) plays to our childish night terrors. Melodrama. Disgusting.

Even Alan Keyes did everything but nail himself to a cross at the end of every fractured polemic. Bizarre.

[WA98070]

26. Where are the Vietnam POWs for truth? They are the only ones who can fight on this level.

[me b zola]

27. The sacred cow is so yesterday--a creation of hippies

...thank god for the sacred pow. All hail the sacred pow!



:sarcasm:

[WHAT]

28. the image is stuck in my brain like penut butter and...

I keep masticating on it.

a great Halloween costume...a golden cow outfit with a McCain mask. Appropriate, too, being so close to election day.

toy cows with McCain faces for the children...gilded of course

McCain could become a real "icon"...

[lamp_shade]

29. k&r "Sacred Pow"