For the first time in my life, and the life of millions, we have a president who looks like me. Oh my, what a great and powerful day.
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we have a president who looks like me
You look like that? I’m surprised you haven’t had more success with Miss Alba.
Well, the problem is I don’t have the Obama charm.
Plus you’re a Redskins fan….
Plus you’re a Redskins fan…
Obama inaugurated and news that Jessica Alba whacked O’Reilly on the same day.
Oliver? Oliver?
Someone call 911.
Congratulations, Mr. Willis. This day has been too long in coming.
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Congratulations, Oliver.
And for the first time, we have a president that doesn’t, generally, look like me. And I have to confess it feels just the very slightest bit different.
Not bad, certainly — I had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican, so I’ve had time to get used to the idea — but decidedly different.
And that, I have decided, is a good thing.
Now that we have the historical precedent out of the way, it’s time to see how he will govern. That will be far more important than these surface things.
J.
New Commander-in-Chief, but the same country, same promise, same hopes, same doubts, same mission.
I’ll do my job just as I did before, and I hope he does his job well, not to say, “I told you so.” to all of the naysayers, but simply because I want the country to do well.
Hooah.
And that, I have decided, is a good thing.
Wow! How magnanimous! What a mensch! Now that’s a bold stand!
congratulations, not only because he looks like you, but because he feels like all of us. From a long time lurker and fellow “mefite.” We Can!
ed, I meant that it is a good thing that I feel the slightest bit different. It’s called self-awareness. I am recognizing something about myself, noticing a change, and in a way identifying and empathizing with Oliver. The historic shoe is on the other foot, and it feels… different. Not more or less comfortable, just not the one I’ve worn for so long.
Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled, while at the same time hoping most of the substantive things he hopes will come to pass won’t — because I believe they would be fundamentally bad for the nation.
We shall see. Time will tell.
J.
It’s called self-awareness.
How extra-menschy of you to acknowledge your own magnanimous self-awareness. If there ever were a sentence which merited its own paragraph, it was your “And that, I have decided, is a good thing.” Kudos to you.
Oliver is thrilled. I hope he remains thrilled…
Is there no end to your massive good will?
Seriously, though, Jay Tea. Are you a cartoon?
had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican,
Apparently, Jay ID Tea will never give up on Alan Keyes.
OW: we have a president who looks like me
I don’t see the resemblance. He doesn’t look anything like a pineapple.
JadeGoldenShower, you’re right — I’ll never give up on Alan Keyes.
Because that would mean that I had ever invested anything in the guy. I can’t give up on something I never started.
I didn’t have any particular candidates in mind, just playing on hunches and some fundamental assumptions about the American electorate — which were obviously flawed.
Another reminder why I usually try to avoid predictions.
One more time, Oliver: congratulations. I don’t think I can fully identify with what you’re feeling today, but I do have a smidgen of a hint of what you felt during prior inaugurations.
J.
“I had predicted it a while ago, but I had it pegged for 2016 at the soonest, and likely a Republican, so I’ve had time to get used to the idea”
Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?
And seriously, we’ve got a new president. Could you give up your forum trolling for at least 24 hours or so? Give it a rest maybe?
Seriously, you’ve got your own damn blog. I realize nobody reads it, but maybe you could just let people know how many times you’ve shat your diapers over the past few days, how many bags of Cheetohs your mom has brought you down in the basement?
kthxbai
Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?
Let’s see… I identified you as an asshole.
I also knew that Bush would be exceptionally gracious and cooperative in the transition, doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office.
I also knew that several of Obama’s nominees would have plenty of skeletons in their closets that would come out once they were nominated.
By my nature, I’m an analyst. I present my opinions, and I spell out my reasoning and cite my supporting evidence. I’m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.
Oliver, sorry that my “fan club” keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent — I was actually being sincere with the congrats.
J.
I was actually being sincere with the congrats.
Well that’s because you’re such a mensch! Obviously. And you’re prescient to boot! And you’re funny. This is priceless: “By my nature, I’m an analyst.” Dude, you should totally have a blog instead of coming here to tell people how humble and awesome you are!
“doing everything within his power to give Obama every advantage he could in taking office”
Like making up false excuses so that Obama couldn’t move to DC early to let his kids start school on time?
Yeah, real classy move.
“I’m right sometimes, wrong sometimes. Nature of the beast.”
You’re rarely right. You “analyze” things based on false evidence constantly. People are always pointing out how wrong you are.
By nature, you are the definition of an intellecutal light-weight. You are by nature a pea-brain. You are by nature a person of less-than-average intelligence who, through the wonder-working power of the internet, fancies himself a smartie-pants. And it amuses me to no end.
But hey, America has a chance to be great once again. And I’d be better off ignoring people like you. But it’s hard to to chime in with others in utter amazement of your capacity for cognitive dissonance and self-delusion.
I hope you listened carefully to Obama’s great speech. At various points he was directly addressing people like you.
*hard not to
LOL! I don’t know if your smile is as awesome as Obama’s but I know the feeling. Out of 340 million people we’re not a nation of all old white guys in boring blue suits, white shirts and ugly red ties.
One day a woman will be President too and that will be another stunning step into the future.
It’s damn good day.
By my nature, I’m an analyst.
Words fail me …
Jay, could you name one damn thing you’ve ever _not_ been completely fucking wrong about?
Let’s see… I identified you as an asshole.
I disagree with almost every political opinion Jay Tea has, but I nearly spit out my drink after reading this. He keeps it entertaining.
I’ve been thinking Obama looks like a typical American citizen and talks like a real American president. I wouldn’t be surprised if the rest of the world had been seeing Americans as nothing but hick cowboys, bimbo party girls and gangsta rappers, until now.
The world has had enough fake cowboys raised in Maine and attending Yale and Harvard. How ’bout a guy that’s smart, competent, and cares about working people getting ahead in life? That’s why I’m excited.
No drama Obama.
Oliver, sorry that my “fan club” keeps disrupting things. It was not my intent — I was actually being sincere with the congrats.
Sincerity deserves recognition. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the “fans”, kudos, Jay. You’re wrong about some much so often, but I can tell you mean this.
Not only that, OW, we have a President who looks like he can think!
Oh happy day, indeed.
Oliver, he doesn’t look a bit like you. Well, maybe in one of those funhouse mirrors that stretches you vertically and compresses you sideways, you’ll look a bit more like him…
lavida, the same can be said of me and every prior president. Well, except for Taft, I think… he makes me look positively svelte.
J.
I look like Claudia Schiffer.