We’re no longer surprised by the words that come out of right-wing leader Matt Barber’s mouth. He is, after all, the man who suggested social conservatives back gay sex because then we’ll infect each other with AIDS and die. Yeah, it was gross.
Barber’s latest tirade, however, may take the hyperbolic cake:
If Bill Clinton was the first black president, Barack Obama, if elected, will be the first “gay” president. No, I don’t mean he’ll personally decorate the West Wing, open a bathhouse in the Rose Garden or take up with Barney Frank. I mean he’ll be the most radically pro-homosexual, anti-family president in history.
He’s very quietly pledged as much to the homosexual “Human Rights Campaign” and other fawning members of his homofascist fan club.
And if you need more proof of Barber’s statements, look no further than this picture of Obama at gay pride. That’s totally him. He’s probably on some anti-straight crusade, or something…
Matt
I was listening to a gentleman discuss this election at starbucks the other day and taped some of what he said (I tape my professors and listen to them later). I’m too old to remember the Ford/Carter years. Does any of what I post below seem relevant or was it just an old queen talking nonsense.
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Without getting into a contentious political discussion, I do see a parallel between the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter and the Reagan succession in 1980. Carter had taken office at a time when inflation and unemployment were issues. Voters were disenchanted by Gerald Ford and alienated by his pardon of Richard Nixon, whose abuses of power were still very much on their minds, and whose failed policies led to higher inflation and unemployment. The mood was very strong for a change from the traditional ways of Washington. The economy was so bad that Gerald Ford was even challenged in the primary by Ronald Reagan, who at the time was dismissed by the media and the party elites as too outside the mainstream to be electable. Carter ran as a Southern modernist and Washington outsider. He promised change and won. A similar situation exists today.
The Carter administration proved to be a turnoff and a disappointment for a majority of Americans, as the bad economy he inherited got even worse under his stewardship. As a result, the emergence of Ronald Reagan, an improbable candidate under normal circumstances, was actually welcomed as a timely alternative. Voters generally bought his mantra that government was the problem, not
the solution, and he won the election. Reagan and Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker took on double-digit inflation with double-digit interest rates, inflation was pronounced dead, striking air controllers were simply fired in a no-nonsense way, and the Reagan years generally got high marks. The mainstream world was now finally safe for a conservative promising limited government, provided his predecessor had exhausted the public’s tolerance for big government. Unfortunately, Reagan never really followed through with his promise to rein in government spending, the consequences of which we are struggling with today.
ChicagoJimmy
The problem with the parallel, Matt, is that Barack Obama is not Jimmy Carter. Carter’s problem was two fold. He believed that he could bring his group of “whiz kids” who had no experience in Washington D.C. and get a bunch of stuff done all at once. Carter was also extraordinarily principled. While not necessarily a bad thing, he simply could not make compromises. His team tried to shove their agenda down the throats of Congress while not really inviting any input from them. Consequently, he didn’t get much done. Also, remember he was beating the tar out of Reagan until he stopped campaigning to stay in Washington D.C. and try to bring the hostage situation to a close. If he had been successful with that effort or had he kept campaigning, he could have beaten Reagan.
I don’t see Barack Obama making the same mistakes. He’s too smart and too good a student of history. He brought on Joe Biden specifically to help getting legislation through Congress. He has always talked about bringing people together and listening to different ideas. He welcomes honest dissent from well-intentioned people much like Lincoln.
Also, you have to remember that Nixon got elected twice before Carter got in. People like to believe that Reagan ushered in the modern conservative movement, but I believe it was already well on its way, and he just happened to be in the right place at the right time. Carter’s presidency could just have been a reaction to the crimes and excesses of the Nixon administration.
CHURCHILL-Y
“I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.â€
Barack Hussein Obama, Audacity of Hope.
“Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy.”
“Remember I said it standing here if you don’t remember anything else I said. Watch, we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy.â€
-Joseph Robinette “Joe” Biden, Jr., Seattle WA
“Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn’t it?” the plumber asked, complaining that he was being taxed “more and more for fulfilling the American dream.”
“It’s not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success too,” Obama responded. “My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody … I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.” Obama’s response to Joe the plumber
Obama = Carter II term.
marco hussein channing
$23,500 is how much more Palin spent on her campaign wardrobe than Joe the Plumber’s house cost.
Funny, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, jobs grew an average of 3.1% a year under Carter, compared to 2.1% a year under Reagan.
Another funny thing about the statistics: starting with Truman, job growth rates under Democratic presidents have outpaced those under Republican presidents. Not just on average–every single Democrat did better than every single Republican:
* (D) Roosevelt 5.3
* (D) Johnson 3.8
* (D) Carter 3.1
* (D) Truman 2.5
* (D) Clinton 2.4
* (D) Kennedy 2.3
* (R) Nixon 2.2
* (R) Reagan 2.1
* (R) Coolidge 1.1
* (R) Ford 1.1
* (R) Eisenhower 0.9
* (R) G. Bush 0.6
* (R) G.W. Bush -0.7
* (R) Hoover -9.0
http://data. bls. gov/PDQ/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet?data_tool=latest_numbers&series_id=CES0000000001
http://www. dkosopedia. com/wiki/Data_on_Job_Creation_by_President
http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jobs_created_during_U. S. _presidential_terms
gkruz
“He welcomes honest dissent from well-intentioned people, much like Lincoln.”
Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, shut down opposition newspapers, had thousands of suspected Confederate sympathizers arrested without trial, instituted the draft, and may have even tried to have the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court arrested. Maybe you have the same definition of “honest dissent” as Lincoln; let’s hope Obama doesn’t.
Paula
What a fucking joke – so Barney Frank took his hooker’s dick out of his mouth long enough to spew some more ridiculous bullshit! Barack Obama the “gay” president????!!
Who the fuck’s joke is that? Um, yeah he’s really going to push for gay rights when he can’t even break 50% in the polls. People need to take their rose colored glasses off and realize the Messiah will NOT heal the planet and reverse the tides!
Only Obama-maniacs who guzzle the Kool Aid can fall for that lame ass candidates bullshit!
ChicagoJimmy
I was referring to the fact that Lincoln surrounded himself with Cabinet Secretaries and advisers who were his political enemies.
ChicagoJimmy
I was referring to the fact that Lincoln surrounded himself with Cabinet Secretaries and advisers who were his political enemies.
Paula, you need to learn to read. While Barney Frank was referenced above, the quote was not his. Your indignation would be a lot less ridiculous if you commented on the actual post as opposed to whatever is going on in your hate-filled brain.
Brad
That doctored picture of Obama is giving me a boner.
St. Francis Of-a-sissy
Oooooo, “homofascist,” I like that!!! I’m gonna call myself a homofascist from now on!!
dumbass-y
I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody
Who could argue with that?
seitan-on-a-stick
Democrats, Vote November 4th!
Republicans, Vote November 5th
Mr C
Paula, Please stop sucking Black dick it’s making you delusional!