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December 29, 2008
Caroline: Obama II
The Obama phenomenon has been such a success, it has already inspired an imitation. Caroline Kennedy may not have Obama's ethnic credentials or a name like a terrorist, but she is just as unqualified as the Moonbat Messiah, matches his aura of entitlement, and promises to do to nuclear power what The One wants to do to the coal industry.
Here's Obama's plan for the coal industry, which is primarily responsible for the lights coming on when you flip the switch:
So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.
In case New Yorkers thought they could get energy from emission-free nuclear power instead:
When asked about the future of the Indian Point nuclear power plant — which Schumer and her environmental activist cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. want closed — Kennedy said she also thinks it should be shut down.
"We have an opportunity now," she said, "to really invest in alterative energy … I think we need to develop alternatives to Indian Point in particular."
"Invest in alternative energy" means flush taxpayer $millions down inefficient boondoggles, thus creating makework "green jobs." Since unlike windmills and pixie dust Indian Point actually provides substantial electricity to New York City, it doesn't qualify.
Caroline may do for "you know" what the teleprompterless Obama does for "uh." Via Perfunction, here she is in action:
According to Ben Smith, she managed to say "you know" 142 times in the course of an interview. Top that, Wizard of Uhs!
On tips from Wiggins and Burning Hot.
Posted by Van Helsing at December 29, 2008 7:18 AM
Comments
A lot of "um" and "uh" in there too.
Posted by: Henry at December 29, 2008 8:31 AM
It's you know, how they uh, work... um.
Posted by: Big_Daddy at December 29, 2008 9:28 AM
Every empty suit needs an empty dress
Posted by: JamesJ at December 29, 2008 9:56 AM
Hey, cut her some slack. She can't be expected to concentrate, what with having to focus on how fast she can run to the bathroom and vomit up that burger she's being forced to consume. If the Secret Service is looking for a nickname, may I suggest, "Slats".
Posted by: avalon at December 29, 2008 10:54 AM
She's the Kennedy you know.
Punctuate that sentence as you see fit.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at December 29, 2008 10:57 AM
This is getting a lot of play all over the sphere. This is clearly the wrong person for this job, and that idea is gaining traction here.
Posted by: Karin at December 29, 2008 11:50 AM
What is the difference between Caroline and Paris Hilton...?
About 30 years.
Posted by: CharlieDontSurf at December 29, 2008 12:50 PM
"Alternative energy" is just another noise Liberals make without thinking.
Posted by: KHarn at December 29, 2008 3:13 PM
She is the most useless member of that family. And that is saying something.
Posted by: Mike at December 29, 2008 4:03 PM
"She is the most useless member of that family. And that is saying something"
Actually, she is pretty much the standard Kennedy issue--maybe a little brighter than Ted and about equal to Joe. She just neglected to prepare and memorize sound bites and have a handler. You just got a peek behind the curtain--sort of Oprah without makeup.
Posted by: SnowSnake at December 29, 2008 4:39 PM
Poor Indian Point. It doesn't matter how well they run that plant, there will always be Luddites who say "Nuclear is dangerous!". New Yorker City folk are so used to smoggy polluted air from their cars they have no idea how bad it would be if Indian Point were a coal plant. And, no, Upstate NY does NOT want big transmission lines bringing electricity to NYC down from Canada. Generate your own electricity, you hypocrites. Wind power? Let's talk about that big off-shore wind project that the Kennedy clan has personally stopped because it will ruin the view from their vacation spread. What does Caroline propose we replace the Indian Point's energy with? (cue the crickets chirping)
Posted by: Nancy at December 29, 2008 7:47 PM
If she wants to invest in "alternative" energy she should damn well use her own money. Talk about arrogance. This isn't that Soviet Union, this is supposed to be a free country.
Posted by: Kevin R at December 29, 2008 8:21 PM
I don't understand what all the hubbub over Caroline Kennedy is all about anyway....I mean my father almost got to be President....he was commander of PT-108
Ken F. Johnnedy Jr.
Camelot,Texas
Posted by: Armigerous at December 29, 2008 8:53 PM
But .. But .. Sarah Palin is an unqualified rube who's never done anything!!111!!!
Posted by: mandible claw at December 29, 2008 10:31 PM
