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Embarassing Example of Media Praise for Obama

This example comes courtesy of the New Yorker’s Hendrik Hertzberg, writing about Obama’s recent foreign tour:

With a spring of his toes, he put the ball up. When it came down, swish. It was the three-point shot heard round the world…

That’s right. He compared the significance of a made basket to the Revolutionary War. What do you expect from a guy who juxtaposes heartland Americans with “brainland” Americans and still can’t get over the fact that Al Gore was unable to steal the 2000 election from the guy with the most votes.

Obama: Let’s Inflate Our Way Out of This

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. is sitting on over a hundred and twenty billion barrels of undiscovered oil. But according to Democrats, this still isn’t enough for us to be able to “drill our way out” of our consumption needs.

So what’s the answer? According to presidential hopeful Barack Obama, we can save as much oil as we can possibly drill just by inflating our tires. Via Hot Air:

Of course, if this were true, drilling and inflating would have twice the impact. So why is Obama still peddling half-way solutions to one of America’s most serious challenges?

Get That Man a Pedestal

What did Barack Obama learn on his trip through Europe?

“I have become a symbol of the possibility of America returning to our best traditions.”

Wow! Forget about the Presidency. A symbol like this needs to be on full display. Let’s stash the Statue of Liberty somewhere else and let Obama stand on its pedestal. He could wave to people as they enter New York Harbor — like a lighthouse of hope. At least that would be a job for which he’d actually have some experience.