The Antithesis of Hope
This crap is perfect antidote for all of us who think that deep down, things are different.
They’re not.
People in every field who become trapped by situational narcissism start to think that only what they want matters. That all actions must actually become transactions and nothing is done without something in return.
May this man rot in jail for a very long time. I have no patience with this.
December 9, 2008
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14 Responses to “The Antithesis of Hope”
Well said….and now we have the leader (surpassing Clinton) of narcissism as our new president. Should be an interesting 4 years.
Those who are corrupt, caught, ought to be punished. But note how quick you are to again dump on Obama…enough. The guy is not even in office but there you are, time out corner, chewing your liver, spitting venom…give the guy a chance and speak when things are done or not done properly. You folks had your chance and it sucked! that is why you are out and he is in. Clinton gave us a balanced budget that your guy messed up. and a war based on a lie. And Obama is narcissist?
if so, better that then the screw up you voted for.
Deleted, no freakin’ way this is going to go down this road. Sorry all, I was out for a while and didn’t see this.
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I am trying to get my head around the idea (being pushed by state-run media) that Obama can rise through the sewer called Chicago politics, surround himself with crooks, cranks and crackpots like Rezko, Ayers and Wright, nominate sleazy pols like Eric Holder and Hillary Clinton for positions in his administration, and yet himself be as pure as the driven snow.
There is not enough Kool-Aid in the universe to make me believe that.
Wow, did Mark call Obama an “ape?” Nice.
I’m with you, KD, I cannot stand it when people lose all sight of reality and morality just because they can’t see past the ends of their noses. But it seems like there’s an echo chamber in the Chi full of corrupt pols.
(BTW, like everyone else, I came through Ta-Nehisi’s spot. I’m impressed someone started their own blog instead of bitching about his. Good luck!)
Does any functioning adult really imagine that a (barely) first term senator could run for President and win (probably – the Electoral College has not met) from the likes of Chicago and not owe big time many Chicago politicians? How much stupidity would it take to believe that Obama is a reformer? And what better way to start paying off your benefactors than letting them auction your still fresh, hardly ever voted-from Senate seat? Especially when you know all the “traditional media” are going to look the other way? Now that’s change I can believe in!
“…and the Ape needs to get arrested.”
Still trying to digest that little nugget…
Anyway, it’s far too early to be pointing fingers at Obama. He and the people in his transition team may well have had nothing to do with this at all.
Let’s just sit back and laugh at the funny man who tried to sell a Senate seat (and a bunch of other, arguably more despicable things). This is a pretty fun ride.
For the record, I voted for McCain and I won’t be found carrying water for Obama. But why give ourselves over to Obama Derangement Syndrome? There will be more than enough to disagree with him on substantive issues over the next few years.
In the meantime we can marvel over Nate’s simplistic analysis of the political climate.
It is quite possible that neither Obama nor any of his subordinates participated in the pay to play schemes.
But, how could they not be aware of what the Governor was attempting to do? If they didn’t come forward are they not complicit? Or, at a minimum, guilty of failing to report criminal acts? I know Obama is no longer a member of the Illinois Bar (not really sure why though…) so he is no longer an officer of the court, but just who else would have been involved in these exchanges?
Yo,
Snagged this link from TNC. Always enjoyed your comments over there. I have you bookmarked now so watch out.
I have one thing to ask about this whole mess. Does it really matter? State politics isn’t exactly known for being corruption free. I don’t think that the governor of Illinois had more to do with Obama’s initial rise than Obama himself. If anyone was extremely important in Obama’s rise it would probably be his wife who if memory serves took her political lessons from her father who was involved in the old Daly Political machine.
I think that we have forgotten that governor’s occasionally go to jail for corruption. It happens about as often as snow on the fourth of July in Alberta. Not often but often enough that it is remembered. Here’s a question would this story be major news if Obama wasn’t from Illinois? I don’t think the national media would care if the Governor of Georgia or Wyoming went to jail for corruption.
It seems from this observation point here in the Chicago area that few outside of this cesspool have a good working knowledge of how the Cook County Democratic Machine works, and how it runs Illinois.
The critical point here is that Blagojevich is but one of a stream of Machine operatives that have been dispatched towards Washington with the missions of both protecting the Daleys from prison, and directing billions of Federal money towards the failing city. Recent dispatches in this stream include the dsigraced former US Senator Carol Moseley Braun, Blagojevich, Barack Obama, and soon to be released, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
All have been heavily touted as presidential material. Of course, Moseley Braun self-destructed, as did Blagojevich in a different way, but Obama was better prepared and managed and so broke through.
Here in northeastern Illinois, Madigan is being mentioned in the same breath as “Obama’s successor” with frequency.
There’s huge money involved in all of this, and it’s all connected, along with the crime syndicate and several labor unions- don’t think it’s an accident Obama went for the “anti-secret” union election thing- and other layers of goombahs, wise guys, Combine pols, and all manner of special people like Tony Rezko.
Blagojevich can no more be separated from Obama than can Daley.
For those interested, consult the many John Kass columns about Illinois government in the Chicago Tribune, a lonely outpost in an agenda-driven rag.
He predicted this event with great precision, along with many others.
The race against time for Fitz to break into the Fifth Floor is on, and Daley seems to be winning, what with his man heading for 1600 Pennsylvania.
@WPZ wrote:
Maybe so, but I think that all of those whose itchy blog fingers are straining to link this slime-bucket with Obama need to look at this bit of knowledge from Ben Smith.
Remember, guilt by association is no guilt at all. Yes, Chicago politics is a cesspool with origins in the late Jurassic, but my current take is that Obama got out before losing his soul. As always, events could change my mind.
“my current take is that Obama got out before losing his soul”
Riiiight. His *entire* political career up until now was immersed in this scene.
I desperately hope he goes to The Big House and winds up married to the guy with the most cigarettes.
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