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SADShooter

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Profiles in Stupefaction
« on: July 26, 2015, 08:15:41 PM »
This should, in my opinion, be the title of President Obama's first post-presidential biography.

So, America's first African-American President, a self-described transformative figure, has gone abroad to apologize for our nation's superior, moralistic tone and interference in other nations' affairs. Now, this product of the pinnacle of corrupt machine politics, Chicago, with his own history of questionable dealings, travels to Kenya and proceeds to lecture the Kenyan government and people on the evils of corruption.

This calls for a blank stare, slack-jawed emoticon, because nothing we have fully conveys my reaction to this rank, unparalleled hypocrisy.
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2015, 08:44:19 PM »
Gov. Goodhair might get out of jail. Send him to Kenya as a special envoy.
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I'm so contrarian that I didn't respond to the thread.

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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 09:11:37 PM »
Quote from: French G. on July 26, 2015, 08:44:19 PM
Gov. Goodhair might get out of jail. Send him to Kenya as a special envoy.
Make fun of him all you want, but he would be a big improvement over the current office holder in D.C.  We can probably do better though.
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 09:13:23 PM »
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has gone abroad to apologize for our nation's superior, moralistic tone and interference in other nations' affairs.
So was he apologizing for the superior, moralistic tone, and interference that he and his own administration have done in the last 7 years?  Or what happened before? 
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 09:45:39 PM »
Quote from: MechAg94 on July 26, 2015, 09:13:23 PM
So was he apologizing for the superior, moralistic tone, and interference that he and his own administration have done in the last 7 years?  Or what happened before? 

I was referencing his apology tour and previous statements disparaging America's global involvement, and the fact that he is now moralizing in the same paternalistic, patronizing manner he decried before.
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 10:10:51 PM »
You don't understand  :facepalm:

Previous administrations have been all moralistic about weapons of mass destruction and killing people.

Obama is being moralistic about gay rights.

You just have to have your priorities straight  ;)   =D
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #6 on: July 27, 2015, 02:08:14 AM »
Would "straight priorities" be homophobic or racist if it involves Obama?
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #7 on: July 27, 2015, 10:23:56 AM »
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on July 27, 2015, 02:08:14 AM
Would "straight priorities" be homophobic or racist if it involves Obama?

Silly me  :facepalm:

You just have to get your priorities politically correct  ;)
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Re: Profiles in Stupefaction
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2015, 06:04:40 PM »
An ironic postscript: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33697932

Kenyans and Ethiopians suggest President Obama get his own house in order before lecturing them.

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