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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 09:13 AM
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Wonkette: Weak and Girly Obama-Emanuel Hug Will Provoke Nuclear Holocaust
Someone Needs a Hug?
Weak and Girly Obama-Emanuel Hug Will Provoke Nuclear Holocaust



Hugs are gay and start wars. CNBC’s Larry Kudlow knows this all too well, from personal experience, and that is why he penned perhaps the greatest prose to ever grace Big Government, Andrew Breitbart’s ePoop depository. Just take a moment to admire Kudlow’s lede: “Am I the only one who saw weakness when President Obama and his departing chief of staff Rahm Emanuel gave each other big, fat, full-bore hug following their speeches at the resignation event in the White House’s East Room on Friday?” Of course not, Larry Kudlow! Don’t you read the newspapers? Barack Obama and Rahm Emanuel are both huge flamers, and that’s why your masculinity was able to detect their Weakness. We also noticed that every world leader saw this embrace on teevee and then gleefully activated their nuclear bomb machines — because the entire world is now going to take turns killing America, since its weak leaders are too busy hugging to even care.

Remember, this is on global television. And it has to do with the very top of the United States government. Our friends and enemies were all watching.

I think the hug lacked dignity. It did not send a message of American power and forcefulness. So I fret about the reaction around the world to this kind of fraternity-like emotionalism in full public view.

Why not just a dignified, stand-up, serious handshake? That’s what Reagan would have done. A strong handshake shows friendship, respect, and even affection. But a big fat hug seems to go over the line.

Perhaps I’m overreacting to this. But when it comes to the presidency and the behavior of our top leaders, I think the image we want to send at home and abroad is one of serious strength of purpose. Not some kind of collegiate squeeze. Somehow the Obama-Emanuel embrace seemed demeaning — to the presidency, to our officialdom, and to our strength of purpose.


Overreacting to a hug witnessed by the entire world on global television? Don’t be silly. Everybody to the Fallout Shelter! And please hurry, Barack Obama might touch another man at any moment.



http://wonkette.com/424730/weak-and-girly-obama-emanuel-hug-will-provoke-nuclear-holocaust#more-424730
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 09:21 AM
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1. President Reagan Hugs President Portillo
http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/U2063710.html

and even smiles while he's doing it!!!!!!
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:47 AM
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4. Appalling, and a damn fur'ner at that. nt
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:05 AM
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2. Ha ....
.... was surprised SNL didn't include that in their skit.
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treestar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:40 AM
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3. This is even stupider than the bowing to the Japanese emperor
:rofl:
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 12:43 PM
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6. Or not wearing a jacket in the oval office.
I hope someone is keeping a list; it'll make a good book someday
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AlinPA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 10:59 AM
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5. The picture of Bush: he is in ecstasy hugging Karzai!
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avaistheone1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 01:16 PM
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7. Ewwwww!
Pure evil pic.


:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 01:44 PM
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8. BINGO!!
"Lawrence Kudlow's done a good job here of illustrating the generic wingnut anti-Obama hit piece. Here's how it's done:
1) Observe some innocuous, ordinary thing the President's done.
2) Assert that it's un-Presidential for some reason.
3) Pretend that no previous President has done the same thing.
4) Claim that Obama is endangering national security in some vague, nonsensical way.
5) Reagan.
See also: bowing, shaking hands with leaders the wingnuts don't like, going tieless, etc."

Right on the money!
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 03:04 PM
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11. You have the formula nailed
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 04:05 PM
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13. I wish I could claim credit for it, but yeah, it's brilliant
Fo sho :hi:
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 02:15 PM
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9. Did Kudlow worry about the Bush/Lieberman embrace?
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tledford Donating Member (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 02:58 PM
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10. Who is this idiot Kudlow anyway?
Never heard of him...
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DrToast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 03:18 PM
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12. CNBC guy. Influential among crazy supply siders.
Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 03:21 PM by DrToast
Worked for Reagan.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-04-10 04:33 PM
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14. Hugs are gay and start wars.
:rofl:
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