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Because, that's all he EVER does these days (when he's not on vacation), he squeaks. No fire, no liberal passion, no "standing up and being counted" -- just squeaks.

Also, he "reacts" to McCain. What does he do when McCain is not asserting himself? Couch potato television? Who knows, but what we DO know is that he won't even squeak unless McCain gives him something to react to.

Suddenly he's turned into a McCain reaction machine. Not an Obama ACTOR, but just a McCain REACTOR. And when he does react he squeaks out something that sounds like a page from an academic paper that mesmerizes everyone into a coma.

What happened to his funkiness? Where's the passion? Where's the down and dirty political street fighting? And most of all, where's the moral outrage. Jesus, he's turned into Nancy Pelosi in slacks.

And naturally, the polls are going straight to hell. He had incredible (mostly progressive) momentum at the beginning of this presidential campaign, but he's pooped it all away in, what (?), one month. A Zogby/Reuters poll, 8/20, has him down five point from McCain. Not ever f_____ even, but DOWN, and down BIG!

Oh, God, God, God, not ANOTHER ONE! Not another democrat (no upper case for this party) who snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. Tell me it ain't so.

And yet, there could be some constructive conclusions from the polls and from the general disgust of even centrist voters for Obama's reactive squeaks.

This is feedback. This is making diamond clear the difference between the progressive talking Obama, the activist, and the champion of change (vs.) the DLC/Carvilleized Obama, the Nancy Pelosi in slacks Obama, and the squeaking mouse dem/republican.

Someone once said people much prefer to vote to for Republicans than Democrats who act like Republicans, such as the "reborn" Obama, the status quo supporter Obama, and the Obama who has totally turned his back on his dynamic, progressive base.

This guy has turned into a mugwump. Mug on the right of center side and very little wump on the other side. What he's trying to do is make everyone happy. He's changed into archetypal democrat who has no moral or rational stand about ANYTHING, and we all know what happens to archetypal democrats, don't we? They turn into Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. Even worse, they turn into Joe Lieberman.

Obama talks like the primaries never even happened. For awhile, it was OK because you could write off his squeaking as possibly the political chess game you have to play to get support from the center.

But he's gone far, FAR beyond that. He's turned into a clone of the dem/republican congress. He's turned into a clone of those unforgivable traitors to the constitutional and moral soul of America. Plus, it's like he's lost all his nerve. He doesn't speak out strongly about ANYTHING. No, just those catatonic "lectures" that are the answer to Republican prayers.

"Change", the guy probably can't even spell the word anymore. Was he in some kind of trance during the primaries or is he in some kind of trance now?

OK, back to the good part of this. If what's happening now doesn't convince him that he should fire all his mousey, dem/pug "advisors", nothing will.

What should he start doing IMMEDIATELY. He should go back to progressive policies and the passion for change. Change, change, change -- that's what he should be talking about, not all these gutless, immoral "compromises" with the devil. Leave that to the dem/put congress and the "leaders" of the house and senate. They've been doing NOTHING BUT THAT for the last 4 years, so to hell with them all.

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Touché

Comment from Ratings: You deftly pinned the tail right on that donkey's a**, and cracked me up with your witty perspective, and I would rather be laughing than crying. Well, this is what we get when we allow the media to remove Kucinich from the race. Now there was a guy who doesn't bend whichever way the wind blows. He sticks to his issues like a bulldog on a pant leg. Just look at him pushing forward for impeachment, when most of his wepwesentative cwonies are wallowing awound wif no spine. Mommy, mommy, I want my Kucinich back!

by Meryl Ann Butler (53 articles, 61 quicklinks, 4 diaries, 531 comments) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:44:09 PM

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Is Joe Lieberman going to give Obama a big, sloppy kiss?

Oh God do I agree about Kucinich. Thank God for at least one or two moral anchors in our political process.

Now Obama is more like a helium filled ballon. No moral anchor here, nothing but gas, gas, and more gas. Not just a mouse, but a treacherous mouse. Whatduhyyuh bet the pugs of pictures of him in all their bathrooms,

One wonders what Mr. Mouse is going to say at his convention? Maybe Joe Lieberman will give him a big, sloppy kiss.

Hey Bareck. Do us all a favor a wash out your mouth every time you say progressive or liberal.

by W. Christopher Epler (Bill) (262 articles, 53 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 643 comments) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:43:17 PM

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We predicted it Bill

You said it, I said it, when no one else said it. He picked tremendous slack as he dragged along. They all make the same mistake, they all listen to the losers like those who "advised" Gore and Kerry, and their close pals who tell them what they want to hear. We both were saying it before the MSM, that his campaign was like a celebrity show and when his medical consultant rejected my health care plan and my tax on outsourcers I knew we had yet another BilderhHamberger. Not much time left for him to make the boldest move of all and fire all of his advisors and hire... US!
At first we wondered if we were going to help make history with the first Black president. Well, they didn't shoot themselves in the foot, it was where they aimed but the only place where they didn't shoot themselves. Now we may have 12 years of white fascism.
Obama it is not too late to fire them and hire Bill and I!

by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (144 articles, 1 quicklinks, 95 diaries, 1311 comments) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:50:36 PM

FUNNNNNNNY! BILL!!

Comment from Ratings: Very well positioned, said and a** Kicked, Bill!

by Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo (144 articles, 1 quicklinks, 95 diaries, 1311 comments) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 9:52:46 PM

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a poem

I swear to God, I want to cry. This is the ULTIMATE of snatching defeat from victory. I wonder if Nancy will be his VP. Maybe we'll be lucky and he's just criminally stupid.

Barack Obama

Are you just as comma

in the McCain pajama

Alzlheimer drama?

by W. Christopher Epler (Bill) (262 articles, 53 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 643 comments) on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:27:08 PM

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Now this is funny!

Obama needs to stop being a comma! Perhaps we need to start a writing campaign!

by Anita Stewart (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 52 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 7:04:41 AM

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It's about time!

Comment from Ratings: Someone HAD to say it and you did an excellent job of it. Now, if you could get the word to Obama and give him the kick in the butt he needs, we just might get this guy elected.

by uluro (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 69 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 7:34:32 AM

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still hopeful

Believe it or not, I'm still hopeful. We still have a few months and I wanted this piece to be more of a "goose" than a total rejection. I keep thinking of that man in the primaries. Surly SOMETHING of that had to be real! But the polls are a symptom of a profoundly defective strategy and we have "some" time, but not much for radical turn arounds.

by W. Christopher Epler (Bill) (262 articles, 53 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 643 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 1:35:38 PM

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John HanksHater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired

Obama is probably not a crook.

But, like everyone else, he has been carefully brought up to accept crookism as an inevitable way of life.

Our only real hope lies in a power base of people with smarts, who understand enough of the crooked tricks to expose them. It takes a lot of muscle, money, and lies to keep sociopaths on top, even if it just funny money.

by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1483 comments) on Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 11:15:15 AM