Boneheaded LTTE slams Obama supporters (Columbus Dispatch)

[mwb970]

Obama, supporters are changing tune
(Columbus Dispatch, November 30, 2008)

Talk about change. Before the election, all we heard from the campaign of President-elect Barack Obama was immediate change that would take place if he were elected. They wanted all to believe our savior-elect would perform miracles from Day One. I've noticed the letters to the editor from Obama backers now declaring, "We need to have patience," "He'll be limited to what he can do," and "We may not notice change for several years." Amazing, considering the inauguration is still two months off.

By Obama's cabinet picks, it is obvious that he is doing nothing more than bringing back the Clinton administration.

Only time will tell who the truly sagacious ones were: the people who voted for Obama based on their emotions, or those who didn't buy the campaign promises and their fulfillment time frame from the beginning.

JEFF JANTZ
Hilliard

(* Heaves heavy sigh *)

OK, one more time, since Jeff still hasn't gotten the memo. The "change" we are all so eager for is a change from the dreadful policies and actions of the horrible bush regime to intelligent, pro-American policies that will benefit the country and its citizens. Only individuals with deep knowledge of Washington's ways and with already-existing networks of contacts there will be able to rapidly bring about the change we need. Among Democrats, these will be people who demonstrated their ability to get things done during the Clinton administration. Which part of this does Jeff the Letter-Writer not understand?

Our correspondent from Hilliard (a right-wing suburb of Columbus) also touches on the latest dumb Republican meme in his silly letter: that liberals are guided solely by emotion, whereas conservatives always think things through. Anyone with open eyes and a brain can clearly see that the opposite is true.

:eyes:

[Kolesar]

1. It's a weak letter, but it reflects on the editorial board of the Columbus Dispatch

...who seems to think that Clinton-bashing will serve their purposes.

It is possible that this is the best letter that the Dispatch has received from any right winger. Don't expect too much from them!

[DeadManInc]

2. Hilliard must be the place for ignorant pukes. I have a inlaws

that live there. They are Glen Beck loving morons.

[lostnotforgotten]

3. I Happen To Agree - I Was Looking For More Fresh Faces

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[Berry Cool]

4. The meme to which you refer is not new at all.

For a long, long time, Republicans have wanted to believe, and have done their best to perpetuate the notion, that liberals are guided by emotion while conservatives are guided by logic and reason. It all goes back to the old "Mommy party" vs. "Daddy party" thing. "Mommy" is an addleheaded female who can't think; all she does is feel, and she lets her emotions carry her away. "Daddy" is a strong, intelligent male; he doesn't let foolish emotion get in the way of his sound, levelheaded decision making. :puke:

Jeff's letter also presents an interesting irony. He claims that Obama voters expected "change" from him "on Day One," yet are now saying we have to have "patience." Yet HE'S the one showing all the impatience with a guy who hasn't even taken office yet. And then he has the audacity to conclude his letter with "Only time will tell who the truly sagacious ones were." Indeed, Mr. Jantz! Why don't you give "time" some time, as it were?

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. I love the continued use of the phrase "savior-elect" or "messiah"

from the Republicans.

I don't know any democrat or liberal who has ever called Obama a savior or a messiah.

I know a shitload of Republicans who called Dubya that.

[saltpoint]

6. Well, to be sure, the Republicans are certainly the ones

who think things through.

The invasion of Iraq, case in point. Bush planned it carefully, and it's been a ringing triumph.

And back home, there were his tax cuts. A smashing success. The economy has never been in better shape.

[Vinca]

7. Apparently Jeff Jantz has a problem with the peace and prosperity

we enjoyed during the Clinton years. Obama is the change agent, not the people he is taking on to execute his plans. Psssst, Jeff . . . he hasn't even been inaugurated yet.