The intellectually lazy and quite dim Jonah Goldberg goes ugly early.

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Apparently Goldberg was so impressed with his performance on Hannity and Colmes that he decided to immortalize his insane rantings in print:

Honestly, Another Abe?

That ain’t what America is like today — and thank God for it.

By Jonah Goldberg

In an attempt to dial down expectations for his administration, President-elect Barack Obama’s supporters have dropped much of the "messiah" talk.

No more talk of him being The One (Oprah), or a Jedi Knight (George Lucas), or a "Lightworker" (the San Francisco Chronicle), or a "quantum leap in American consciousness" (Deepak Chopra). Instead we have more humble and circumspect conversation about the man. Now he’s merely Abraham Lincoln and FDR and Martin Luther King, combined.

It’s a step down from divine redeemer, but you have to start somewhere.

Newsweek, Time, the Washington Post, 60 Minutes and, of course, The O Network (formerly known as MSNBC) have all run wild with this stuff. Depicting Obama as FDR or Lincoln has become a staple of the self-proclaimed “objective” media.

I was on Fox News the other night to throw some cold water on this Obama-as-Lincoln stuff. Alan Colmes of Hannity & Colmes chastised me, asking if we shouldn’t give Obama “a chance to actually spread his wings and fly a little bit” before disparaging him.

Fine. I actually agree with that. Conservatives should not denounce Obama’s performance before he’s had a chance to, you know, perform.

But, shouldn’t we also hold off on comparing the guy to FDR and Lincoln before he’s done anything?

Obama hasn’t even taken the oath of office yet, and it’s already an unfair right-wing attack to say that Obama isn’t on par with Lincoln and FDR. What’s next? Will it be slander to say Obama’s a carbon-based life form? Will the Secret Service investigate you if you’re overheard saying you think Obama’s merely “OK”?

While such sycophancy from the national press is lamentable, at this point it’s hardly news.

What I find fascinating, however, is not so much the Obama hagiography, but the burning desire for another FDR or Lincoln that underlies it.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODUxNDY1YTBkNDMxYTdkODAxOTI5ZTg1YzNhN2JhODg=#more

Goldberg's disregard for accuracy in his "writing" is truly a sight to behold.


(If you're interested in such things, Goldberg's discourse was a mighty 300 words long. Goucher College must be so proud.)

[RTFirefly]

1. Isn't this the same guy who tried to say the Nazi's were gay liberals?

Or am I getting my conservative hate-mongers mixed up? I need a scorecard.

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3. Goldberg has shown amazing ignorance of history and politics, especially considering his profession.

No level of stupidity is beyond his grasp.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Good Thing Mommy Got Him A Job

Because he sure isn't qualified for the one he did get.

That guy is dumber than dirt.
The Professor

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2. Whiny tittie babies

Jonah the best part of you dribbled down your Momma's leg as LBJ got up to leave. There should be a pool to see which conservative illiterate with access to a computer or a microphone uses the N word.

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4. Wow! He said "hagiography"! He sure is smart!

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5. Mommy gave Jonah a "Word of the Day" calendar, and "hagiography" is today's word.

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7. That's kinda how it looked to me too.

Of course, he also said "syncophancy" too. Maybe he's extra-smart.

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6. Going on FauxNews to spread manure on Dems is his big plan?

How is his manure distinguishable from the rest of the manure FauxNews spreads?

No wonder he has to write an article about it. No one noticed his rant on the FauxNews.

[Alter Ego]

8. Jonah Goldberg is a worthless asshole.

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10. Well, Sean Hannity seems to find Jonah to be something of a soul mate.

They are, after all, intellectually similar.

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9. wait a minute ... Bill and Hillary were the ones "laying on the hands"

before ... weren't they the ones with the "godlike powers"???

I'm confused ...

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11. Goldberg is recycling old garbage. It comes with being intellectually lazy.

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13. Oh this guy is really a hoot...

He's having a hissyfit because people are comparing Obama to FDR and Lincoln before he's even done anything?


What about the past eight years during which Bush himself thought he was the second coming of Jesus, with a fast track hotline straight to God's ear?

And still does, in spite of the long line of massive fuckups on his watch....

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14. Rational thinking and consistency are not Goldberg's strong suits.