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April 20, 2009
AP Compares Comrade Obama to Gorbachev
In the sort of fawning puff piece than now passes for journalism, Obama's toadies at AP have paid him the highest compliment they know how by comparing him to communist dictator Mikhail Gorbachev:
While historic analogies are never perfect, Obama's stark efforts to change the U.S. image abroad are reminiscent of the stunning realignments sought by former Soviet leader Michael Gorbachev.
Comparing Comrade Obama to Gorby may seem a stretch, considering the latter's impressive feat of presiding over the collapse of the Soviet Union. But Chairman Zero has the advantage that he's destroying his own country on purpose.
Slobbering with devotion, AP lists Obama's Gorby-esque accomplishments:
Admitted to Europeans that America deserves at least part of the blame for the world's financial crisis because it did not regulate high-flying and greedy Wall Street gamblers.
Told the Russians he wants to reset relations that fell to Cold War-style levels under his predecessor, George W. Bush.
Asked NATO for more help in the fight in Afghanistan, and, not getting much, did not castigate alliance partners.
Lifted some restrictions on Cuban Americans' travel to their communist homeland and eased rules on sending wages back to families there.
Shook hands with, more than once, and accepted a book from Hugo Chavez, the virulently anti-American leader of oil-rich Venezuela.
Said America's appetite for illegal drugs and its lax control of the flow of guns and cash to Mexico were partly to blame for the drug-lord-inspired violence that is rattling the southern U.S. neighbor.
What a resume. When this nightmare is over, BHO will be well positioned for a career as an international moonbat gadfly — Gorby's current job description.
AP closes this benediction to its messiah by quoting his inspiring duckspeak:
"One of the benefits of my campaign and how I've been trying to operate as president is I don't worry about the politics — I try to figure out what's right in terms of American interests, and on this one I think I'm right."
So thought Gorbachev. But being right is not always politically healthy.
Quick, where'd I put that bucket…
Imagine if the sanctimonious, reflexively treasonous screwballs at AP ran the country. But I'm forgetting: now they effectively do.
On a tip from Viking04.
Posted by Van Helsing at April 20, 2009 10:11 AM
Comments
Underneath that fro, I always thought Chairman 0 carried the mark of the beast too.
Posted by: Anonymous at April 20, 2009 10:18 AM
What he does not understand (or intentionally ignores) is that "paying attention to the politics" is a prerequisite for knowing, "what's right in terms of American interests."
You see Hussein, the politics of a malevolent, anti-American, socialist despot should be taken into consideration, and it is not in America's best interest to apologize to, lend credability to, or become friends with such a person.
Posted by: JustAl at April 20, 2009 10:24 AM
Understandable.
Don't forget, the left confusedly sees 'Gorby' as the one who brought down the iron curtain and put an end to the brutal Soviet Union, against his own interests and ambitions and against the interests of the larger State.
BO squares with the left's idea of a primitive man-god.
Ayn Rand pointed out that upon seeing a painted native-type with tatoos and beads dancing in front of the Empire State Building that the liberal sees the painted native-type with tatoos and beads dancing in front of the Empire State Building.
The conservative sees the Empire State Building.
Posted by: Fiberal at April 20, 2009 10:34 AM
Moonbats at work:
US, Israel, Canada, most of Europe, Australia pull out of the disgraceful farce known as Durban II.
Guess which country has the loud protesters complaining that we should have stayed? Why, the US, of course.
This article is worth reading in entirety to see pure depravity at work, from the UN, Congressional Black Caucus, and many others.
Posted by: mega at April 20, 2009 10:38 AM
Somebody on a financial bulletin board (Yahoo) just called him "President Obongo of the 'Free Ride Donkey & Jackass Party'
Posted by: SnowSnake at April 20, 2009 11:06 AM
Providing how the liberals and espeialy TIME and all those hollywood wackos were going around gushing their praises for GARBAGECANCHEV and how SLIME named him MAN OF THE DECADE and still their so rediculously stupid
Posted by: SPURWING PLOVER at April 20, 2009 11:16 AM
If you think the AP has paid him a compliment, wait until you see the one the NYT paid him.
Posted by: Rob Banks at April 20, 2009 11:50 AM
One way to combat this kind of thing is to beat them at their own game! Go here and vote an F for Obama!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/
Posted by: LoneWolfArcher at April 20, 2009 11:54 AM
RE: the article Rob linked, if Hitler's Germany had the right idea then I have a proposal. Why don't we spend a trillion dollar on bombs and planes, and carpet bomb the entire frigging planet? I mean, we'll get production going building the planes and bombs. And then, the economy will get going again as we rebuild our factories and start churning out more finished goods!
Where's my Nobel Prize?
Mr. Leonhardt would do well to review basic economics.
Posted by: cowlove at April 20, 2009 12:03 PM
I'll bet Ronald Reagan is looking down from the heavens shaking his head in utter disgust.
I miss the Gipper.
Posted by: Watching at April 20, 2009 4:20 PM
Obama compared favorably to a Communist?
I can see that.
If the ushanka fits...
Posted by: SK at April 20, 2009 9:28 PM
Yeah i can remember during the 80s when all those rediculous liberal moonbats were all going gaga for gorbechev it was pretty typical from a bunch of stupidheaded liberals
Posted by: Flu-Bird at April 21, 2009 7:41 AM
