Even the New York Times Editorial Board Turns on Obama
By NoQuarter on July 4, 2008 at 12:20 PM in Bamboozling, Barack Obama, Campaign Financing, Cults, Democratic National Convention, Disenfranchisement, Economy, Electability, FISA, Gun Control, Hillary Clinton, Hoodwinking, IOwnMyVote.com, JustSayNoDeal.Com, Legislative Achievements, Penny Pritzker, death penalty
From today’s editorial, “New and Not Improved“ in the New York Times:
Senator Barack Obama stirred his legions of supporters, and raised our hopes, promising to change the old order of things. He spoke with passion about breaking out of the partisan mold of bickering and catering to special pleaders, promised to end President Bush’s abuses of power and subverting of the Constitution and disowned the big-money power brokers who have corrupted Washington politics.
Now there seems to be a new Barack Obama on the hustings. First, he broke his promise to try to keep both major parties within public-financing limits for the general election. His team explained that, saying he had a grass-roots-based model and that while he was forgoing public money, he also was eschewing gold-plated fund-raisers. These days he’s on a high-roller hunt.
The privileged Penny Pritzker threw grassroots donors under the bus:
Even his own chief money collector, Penny Pritzker, suggests that the magic of $20 donations from the Web was less a matter of principle than of scheduling. “We have not been able to have much of the senator’s time during the primaries, so we have had to rely more on the Internet,” she explained as she and her team busily scheduled more than a dozen big-ticket events over the next few weeks at which the target price for quality time with the candidate is more than $30,000 per person.
The editors naively think that this is a “new” Barack Obama? Uh, no. That’s the real Barack Obama.
If only the New York Times and other MSM had paid any attention to Tom Buffenbarger, president of the machinists’ union, when he described the REAL Barack Obama:
Read all about what Tom Buffenbarger saw in how the REAL Barack Obama operates (includes stories from Chicago newspapers).
Here are more broken promises that today’s Times editorial lists:
- “The new Barack Obama has abandoned his vow to filibuster an electronic wiretapping bill if it includes an immunity clause for telecommunications companies that amounts to a sanctioned cover-up of Mr. Bush’s unlawful eavesdropping after 9/11. …” [...]
- “The Barack Obama of the primary season used to brag that he would stand before interest groups and tell them tough truths. The new Mr. Obama tells evangelical Christians that he wants to expand President Bush’s policy of funneling public money for social spending to religious-based organizations — a policy that violates the separation of church and state and turns a government function into a charitable donation. …”
- “On top of these perplexing shifts in position, we find ourselves disagreeing powerfully with Mr. Obama on two other issues: the death penalty and gun control.”
The editorial closes with these two paragraphs:
We are not shocked when a candidate moves to the center for the general election. But Mr. Obama’s shifts are striking because he was the candidate who proposed to change the face of politics, the man of passionate convictions who did not play old political games.
There are still vital differences between Mr. Obama and Senator John McCain on issues like the war in Iraq, taxes, health care and Supreme Court nominations. We don’t want any “redefining” on these big questions. This country needs change it can believe in.
Look. The only “change” anyone can believe that Barack Obama will act on is any finger-to-the-wind “change” that helps him achieve his SOLE goal: Winning.
He is not abandoning his principles because he doesn’t have any that he holds dear.
He is not shifting his policies because he is not the policy wonk that Hillary Clinton is, and frankly doesn’t care that much about any policy.
Ambition is a vital trait in a political candidate. Ambition helps a candidate keep going when the going gets tough.
But ambition for the sake of ambition — for the sole objective of winning — is extremely dangerous. It suggests a personality that is wholly self-absorbed and only feigns caring and concern for others.
Hillary Clinton is ambitious. But she also cares deeply about enacting policies dear to her, and has a long track record of actually accomplishing great legislation and programs — particularly for children. Which is why, in my story yesterday morning, “Obama and the hoi aristoi,” I linked to the remarkable essays by Alegre and MarkJay:
“She Changes People’s Lives,” by Alegre
“Four Reasons, By a Father I’ve Come to Know,” by MarkJay
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On February 20, 2008, we posted this YouTube as a warning. If only more people had heeded our warnings — but there was too much of a cult-like adoration of Obama for people to use their common sense, and also do some “due diligence” on this politician:
There’s still time to make this right. Before it’s too late. And the Democrats nominate an ill-qualified, inexperienced shape-shifter as its candidate, and thereby enable the election of John McCain.
There’s still time to nominate Hillary Clinton, who has already WON the key swing states and has already WON the hearts and brains of voters — particularly blue-collar workers who see through charlatans and who KNOW that delivering on promises matters more than speeches.
Wow!!! That is an awesome video of Tom Buffenbarger. Thanks for posting it. I LOVE IT!
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE OBAMA
Read and watch the latest disgrace of Obama He flips and flops like a fish out of water. PATHETIC DEMOCRATIC CHOICE!!!!!!!
http://hillaryloyalistnowformccain.com/liarliarpantsonfireobama.aspx
Another classic must-read from SusanUnPC. How could we survive B.O. without this awesome blog?
Employ the KEY PROTEST against Obama
hold those keys above your head and shake them–outside his rallies, inside his rallies…maybe even on the stage behind him on live national news!!!!!
The keys are to highlight Obama’s lack of charcter and lack of service.
McCain is afraid of the sound of keys rattling because his torturers’ keys would rattle as they came to torture him.
Now Obama is downing McCain’s service and character as a smoke screen to hide his own faults.
The keys are symbolic, easy to transport, safe, non threatening and best yet….they wont know your a protester until you start your protest.
GO PUMAS (ps I am not a McCainiac, but the symbolism is beautiful and the idea is so practical—we all have keys afterall
Not sure 20 of you will do much good. Will do much less good when you compare it to 75000 people at the nomination.
Go on say it. President Barack Hussein Obama.
Which word hurt most?
?? you only asked us to say one word
agreed, very very powerful and full of FACTS
It seemed like there was some kind of uproar just off camera. The speech was awesome, and he summed it up. I just wonder what everyone was looking at and what the screaming was. It sounded like MoveOn.
It’s clear the ‘bot thugs were there in force. They can’t hear. They can only shout. Immature privileged brats.
I think Hillary entered the building at that point.
There’s a problem with the papers turning on bo, the
bo’s army of zombies don’t read. They get all their sstuff from utube.
OT Jesse Helms has died.
I wonder if his will frees his slaves.
thats an odd thing to say after the passing of anyone. are you a racist ?
No, Jesse Helms was . An unrepentant one.
You can read some of Helms more memorable quotes at Yahoo.
In one noted editorial, he suggested building a wall around the UNC campus, which he called the “University of Negroes and Communists,” so that its liberal sentiments could be contained.
Back then, it was the civil rights movement. The late senator’s comment is more descriptive of an Obama rally.
NYT disappointment in Obama is laughable because it reveals that they are nothing but fools. After months of destroying Hillary Clinton and canonizing Barack Obama they’ve come to the realization that he’s a politician like the rest? I’ve got a couple of bridges I’d love to sell you.
Also, this Op-Ed must have been written before Obama said that he’s going to “refine” his Iraq position because it specifically state in the final paragraph that he differs with McCain on this issue.
Perhaps they’ve only just put in their contacts - some of us have seen all along that this emperor wears no clothes.
The elephant in the room that no one is addressing is WHAT THE HELL IS THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM GOING TO LOOK LIKE IF THE CANDIDATE IS OBAMA?
They can borrow the RNC Platform. It’s the way their headed.
No telling. But Frank Rich, Howdy Dowdy, Gene Robinson, etal can hold it up. That’s what they have been doing for the past six months.
I don’t care about barry and his snake-oil salesman personality. I’m voting for McCain. I am also changing parties. from dem. to rep. I am sick of those racist bastards that run the dem.’s party, more especially donna brizille.
I am with you, Julia.
The NYT’s disappointment is as pathetic as is their surprise this it is happening.
How could anyone with any sense not see through this shape-shifting mam from the beginning?
Oddly enough, given the events of the last week, it was Wes Clark who said months ago, if you want to know what somebody is going to do, take a good look at what they’ve done.
Obama’s 130 ‘present’ votes and 6 ‘wrong’ votes in the State Senate, i.e., “oops I boneheadedly pushed the wrong button,” his missing 40%+ votes in the U.S. Senate, his choice of divisive and crooked associations over the last 20 years and the fact that he will sell anyone out without so much as a backwards glance offer a pretty good picture of who this man is.
Who did those foolish Super Delegates nominate again?
Hey, guys, not to late to change your mind!!!
Don’t they know when it’s time to get off the Titanic?
Let’s hope they don’t wait until Celine Dion is singing “My Heart Will Go On”.
The strange thing to me is that NYT actually endorsed HRC prior to super Tuesday. After the endorsement, they started the relentless attacks.
That’s the way the Times operates. Remember Judith Miller’s reporting before the Iraq war?
It’s weird. They also reported that NBC was helping them with the coverage. That must have had something to do with it.
Their political reporting was blog-level.
Krugman was one of their few writers who kept his sanity.
You go, Tom Buffenbarger!
Thanks for this great work, Susan.
Looks like the Times is having a bit of buyer’s remorse, huh? I guess they don’t feel like they’re getting a proper return on the multitude of shilling investment they have put into BaJoke.
Cry me a river, Times.
Still, the more the word gets out on Ofraudma, the better. Nothing like some friendly fire to help fell your opponent.
AP reports they’re reserving the stadium next to the Denver Convention Center so Bambi can give his acceptance speech in a rock-star setting (OK I added the rock star part.)
MyDD has a summarry. “The reason: the Pepsi Center holds 21,000 people, Invesco Field holds 76,000 plus.”
JFK gave his acceptance speech at the Coliseum, next to the Convention.
The ego and audacity of this man amazes me…what next? They will “allow” Hillary to speak at the 21,000 hall at the same time he is in the 76,000 stadium. Just watch.
The whole convention is sounding a little too “Triumph of the Will”ish to me. It’s creepy.
If BO and his political midgets, (no offense to midgets intended) want to add a stadium to the coronation, then the security at the event just got twice as complicated.
Having two venues with level one security is EXPENSIVE! It also creates problems for a unified security response.
BO has no regard for the overall security of the people of Denver and the size of the security apparatus involved!
WHY?
This is the guy that is asking for my vote to be POTUS? I am just a kite, but even I can see people like ants crawling around the edges on the garbage can of Democracy.
Who pays the bill? (Ala Byrd) Denver, Hear me now! HEAR ME NOW! BO is comin’!
One if by land, two if by sea. Obama debris;
is all that will be left behind. At night the people from under the bus emerge like zombies to clean up after the “chosen one”.
Sorry Denver.
What band is going to play at the free concert he uses to draw people in? He used the Decembrists in Oregon.
Someone on Fox today said Oh good now everyone has to build 2 complete studios so he can speak at the Stadium
It would be right funny if the delegates had a little change of heart.
If he continues as he has spent the past week he will be speaking to the pigeons … and I am talking about the birds, not those he conned with his talking pretty liberal positions.
I will be shocked if Obarfme is
able to use Invesco Field.
1)Denver Broncos last week of pre-season games
with only a week to prepare the field for
the regular season.
2)Bronco’s and Invesco Field owner Pat Bowlen
is a guns and bible Republican.
3)Mile High Stadium. The last thing
76,000 Obamabots need is less oxygen.
BTW, IF Mr. Bowlen rents out his stadium,
hopefully he charges Obarfme approximately
one-half or more of his campaign fund, lol.
How bad is it for Obama when even the New York Times has noticed?
Too bad they didn’t do their jobs. We wouldn’t be in this predicament had they not been complicit.
What happened to our fourth estate?
Sub Prime mortgage
It’s a shame that Rezko isn’t there to lend them some dough …
I am having such a great time reading this. It makes me happy when BO is getting slammed by the media.
Is a great day!
I want to see this charlatan go up in flames, along with the rest of his political future!
He is DISGUSTING!
Barackula is a house of cards, built on quicksand….
Wag The Dog, chicago style!
Can you believe this guy.this shit is wrong no excuses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc7B_s1CcIM
HOLY F-ING CRAP!
Denver if we don’t bow to barky!
barky would call the drivers on the ambulance “typical white people” because their afraid of a few hundred nice black folks.
Poverty is no excuse for hatred and violence. Millions of Americans are below the poverty level and would never consider behaving in this manner. They work their asses off to get out of poverty instead of burning their town down.
He dragged his white grandma and grandpa out in a speech today. All about her working in a war plant and his grandpa giving him his dogtags after serving in Patton’s army. gag…
Critics say that Presidential candidate Barack Obama tries to “be all things to all people” and that he makes too many “pie-in-the-sky” promises. At a recent political rally, Obama tried to overcome these criticisms by emphasizing his commitment to principles. Afterwards, audience members lined up at a microphone to ask Obama questions.
The first person at the microphone said, “I oppose the war in Iraq. If you are elected, what will you do about that?”
“I will end the war in Iraq within two weeks of taking office,” answered Obama. “All our troops will come home, and I will simultaneously make sure the Iraqi government is functioning and secure.”
The second person in line said, “I’m an illegal alien. What will you do for people like me?”
“If I am elected,” answered Obama, “every illegal alien will receive U.S. citizenship, free health coverage, and a scholarship to the university of your choice.”
The third person in line said, “I’m a conservative. If elected, what will you do for me?”
“I’ll send that first guy to Iraq, and the second guy back to Mexico.”
- Backtrack Obama
Thanks for the laugh!! Just what I needed today
The NYT turning on Obama doesn’t surprise me at all. Back during the primaries, he was their darling, because they wanted Hillary out of the race. I told people back then, “You just wait. As soon as Obama gets the nomination, they’ll (the media) turn on him like a pack of wild dogs.” The objective was never to help Obama become President. The objective was always to keep Hillary Clinton from becoming President.
I agree completely.
Seconded.
Now you’re seeing these in-depth pieces on Obama, and Odinga, and so on and so forth.
No sign of those during the primaries.
Total BS.
I agree completely. They knew this nonsense all along. They just wanted to get rid of HRC.
It doesn’t matter one bit that they say it now.
If anytrhing they think they might be helping BO airing the dirty laundry to prevent McCain from
hitting it with it; you know pre-emptive release.
Nothing short of a call for the DNC to nominate HRC in August matters now.
The media did what they wanted to do with eyes wide open.
“If anytrhing they think they might be helping BO airing the dirty laundry to prevent McCain from hitting it with it; you know pre-emptive release.”
That is an excellent point, Andy.
Great post.
Yes, he thinks (faux)progressives have nowhere else to go now that HRC is out. He thinks they will vote for him even if he pisses them off. He must know there is no way the DNC will take the nomination away from him. Also he thinks that since McCain is Rep. his “new base” will never vote for him. What he
doesn’t understand is that many may not turn out to vote at all so unless he thinks he can win the election just with the AA vote…
The NYTimes are imbeciles…They had it right the day they endorsed HRC only to turn against her subsequently her for the messsiah…
How does Frank Rich feel now? Moron… I despise them all.
No criticism “now” of BO short of a loud call to nominate HRC in August is believable to me.
The LA Times has joined in as well! After months of avoiding the front page because they were ripping on Hillary, the LA Times is now actually reporting BO’s flip-flops, backpedals and WORMs (”I didn’t say that…let me repeat it AGAIN…what I meant was”). My BO supporter friend is now finally unhappy with the paper.
Suddenly everyone’s smelling coffee? Toast?
Why has Obama stopped dying his hair? Is he trying to look experienced? What a Jerk!
I noticed that, too! He even wore lip gloss earlier.
I noticed the graying hair as well. I just thought the toll of being a flip-flopping, shift-shafter backtracker was aging him. Didn’t realize he colored it like Chris Mathews LMBO!
I noticed the lip gloss too- that started right around the time we were all commenting on his lips being so blue.
Maybe we will luck out and he will start breaking out in neck boils, cold sores, and pink eye! HA Ha! Like that old episode of Dhrama
I hadn’t seen Donna B. for a while and then flipping through channels the other day, I caught a glance. I had to turn back to double check. Donna B is looking way more gray herself these days from what I recall when she was ripping Hillary.
Lying and trying to hide it ages a person.
He probably feels he doesn’t have to pretend to be young anymore.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/dominic-lawson/dominic-lawson-meet-the-new-obama-master-of-the-uturn-857672.html?service=Print
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JB26Aa01.html
Right. That’s why you had to reserve a 76,000 plus capacity stadium to give your acceptance speech. The Denver Convention at the Pepsi Center only holds a mere 21,000 people.
It would be Hilarious if he plans to speak at the stadium and then the cameras pan to a bunch of empty seats!
Thank you for this, bmc.
Barack Obama has many of the qualities of a sociopath. A number of us have been saying this for some time and it is good to see that it is gaining some traction in the MSM with the Asia Times.
This guy isn’t just a barren candidate, he’s a menace.
Let the truth be heard.
These links are required reading for the entire population. Many,many thanks. EVERYONE PLEASE PAY ATTENTION!
Larry, again my reply somehow erased the links by Paul. They are so important. Please restore them.
Never mind. The comments and links were by bmc and they are still there. Everyone go back and follow his links. So important and information everyone should know. Thanks bmc.
The Buffenbarger video is sobering. In the recent voting culminating in the AFL-CIO’s endorsement of Obama, only Buffenbarger refused to endorse, saying he still had questions for Obama. Only one out of 56 unions… are there so few willing to stand up to Barack Obama? We go like lambs to the slaughter. Buffenbarger is also a delegate to the convention, and was repoted to have changed his status from a “Clinton” delegate, to “uncommitted.” As for my home town paper’s editorial today, the NYT kept my comment in limbo all day
so I offer it here:
July 4th, 2008 9:14 am
New York Times — all you had to do was read your own article on his “performance” regarding the Exelon corporation. All you had to to was read the years of investigative reporting at the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun Times. Stories that were curiously not picked up by mainstream media during the entire primary campaign. All you had to do was see how he operated in Chicago. All you had to do was seriously question why his years in the Illinois Senate are completely undocumented by his own office. All you had to do was tell the real story of the campaign contributions and how all those “little donations” funneled through law firm bundlers. And there’s so much more. Instead, you stood by and let the real Obama disguise himself as something “new” while he secured the nomination and even now, before the convention, relocated the DNC to Chicago. You stood by and did nothing but help him along. And now you post this editorial? What happened to you, New York Times? You also seem to be “new and not improved.”
— Mandelay, New York City
NYT are the same POS that should have questioned bush and the iraq war..
the same crap they did this time.. glad I cancelled my subscription to that POS of a “newspaper”
What is shocking is that only a couple weeks after the end of the primary season, the Times is shocked at Obama’s flip-flops. This is the same Times, in unsigned opinions, that hurled insults at Hillary Clinton and unashamedly boosted Obama far beyond what his record supported.
Here is another shameful demonstration of the Times editors losing it in public, embarrassing itself and its readers, and steering us all wrong, again. The Times sold us a bill of goods, helping to push us into Iraq, and now has greased the path to the White House for a slick opportunist who knew exactly what he was doing all along. Unfortunately, the Times was snookered, and now we are, too.
Each 24 news cycle shows more cracks in Obama’s mirror. Can the wizards Brazile/Dean et al pull another fast one out of their bag of rules violations to prevent Hillary from her rightful spot? Will they too be exposed in their conspiracy?
Can the country be saved? Can the press ever be free again?
If there’s one lesson I’m learning this election cycle, it’s people do care and want the America they believe in. When they are informed they will fight. Perhaps it’s time to bury the MSM and start over with internet journalists investigating news.
Ha! Look how disgracefully these internet journalists have conducted themselves during these primaries. It’s a hustle. The best was you could quote sleazy internet sources and amplify a whisper campaign. I’m sure some smartass bot is going to say Whitey Tape, so I’ll say this now.: Larry didn’t break this story. It surfaced in early April when the Rev. Wright scandal smoldered.
There are four words in the editorial that describe the Obama campaign perfectly - i.e. “he broke his promise”. Obama seems to do little other than make promises and then break them.
Hey OBAMBIBOTS
Remember how BUSH used to call himself a COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVE???
He was the opposite!
So what is the opposite of HOPEY/CHANGEY???
equals Despair/CONTINUED!!!
(buy a clue)
re:
jwrjr said “Obama seems to do little other than make promises and then break them”
But, he does it so “artfully”.
BOBO is an artful dodger. It’s wise to keep your hand on your wallet when BOBO’s in town.
Actually, I’ve always thought of Obama as the Oliver Twist character, Fagin, leader of the band of thieves. Obama with his band of obamabots.
They are waking up now…the people are waking up now. The truth whisperers constant whispering into the slumbering ears of the LIVs is working. The truth whisperers have gradually like a gentle 100 year rain dropping on a giant boulder has finally broken through. They are awake now…they are awake now.
We must keep speaking with force and resolve. They are awake now.
PUMA
I honestly don’t understand why Obama has been flip-flopping so dramatically before the convention. Is he that overly arrogant that he doesn’t understand that pissing off his progressive support could backfire?
I always said he was a panderer but none of his recent positions make any sense to me, even with the strategy of “moving more to the center” for the general election. This isn’t moving to the center, it’s completely negating everything he said he stood for.
Standing up against FISA is probably something both liberals and conservatives (people, not politicians) could agree on. So what on earth does he gain by betraying his constituency there?
Yes, he thinks (faux)progressives have nowhere else to go now that HRC is out. He thinks they will vote for him even if he pisses them off. He must know there is no way the DNC will take the nomination away from him. Also he thinks that since McCain is Rep. his “new base” will never vote for him. What he
doesn’t understand is that many may not turn out to vote at all so unless he thinks he can win the election just with the AA vote…
The NYTimes are imbeciles…They had it right the day they endorsed HRC only to turn against her subsequently her for the messsiah…
How does Frank Rich feels now? Moron… I despise them all.
No criticism “now” of BO short of a loud call to nominate HRC in August is believable to me.
Yes, he is telling his stupid base, “I own you. You have nowhere to go, so you will eat this shit and like it.” Not only is he not worried about this, he’s singing it loud and clear to score with the Republicans that he hopes will vote for him. The shittier he is to the left, the better he sounds to the right.
Prepare for 8 long years of eating shit. There is no party left to save you from it.
And I agree completely that second thoughts now from the media don’t count. Now that the damage is done? It’s the same as when they all pretended to be against the war they helped start.
The only believable criticism now is a call to nominate HRC.
He can’t wait until after the convention. He has to pander to the center now. He has no “bump” regardless of what the trolls and the MSM say. A lead within the margin of error is not a lead at all. He’s done the math and knows he can’t win without the center. It is a sign of desperation!
Hillary spoke the truth- He can’t win. He can’t change the map.
The poor folks over at NY Times. I wonder when they wrote this gem. It surely was before B O’s declaring of “refining” his Iraq withdrawl plans yesterday, because that just nixed their final 2 positions he hadn’t yet changed on.
And then their final position, the Supreme Court. After B O’s change on womens rights and choice and medical needs for a woman, I think that last one is NOW DEBATABLE AS WELL. Especially considering his misogyny that has become to upfront, with his past “present” votes on Women’s issues in Chicago.
B O has just given the final reason for folks to not vote for him, when their main concern was the Supreme Court. They might as well not reward his bad behavior, elect McCain and work on getting a majority Democratic Senate so they can overturn and block any Rightie Judges.
Barack Obama, the lead Presidential Democratic Party candidate, is for banning all guns in America.
He is considered by those who have dealt with him as a bit more than just a little self-righteous.
At a recent rural elementary school assembly in East Texas, he asked the audience for total quiet. Then, in the silence, he started to slowly clap his hands once every few seconds, holding the audience in total
silence.
Then he said into the microphone, “Children, every time I clap my hands together, a child in America dies from gun violence.”
Then, little Richard Earl, with a proud East Texas drawl, pierced the quiet and said “Well, dumb-ass, stop clapping!”
That is funny. I’d believe it was a true story, too.