Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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Sam Dealey

Barack Obama's Victory Was Not a Mandate for Liberalism

November 05, 2008 10:56 AM ET | Sam Dealey | Permanent Link | Print

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Most liberal senator in a landslide

The republican talking points said that Obama was the most liberal senator and that he was a socialist.

But on November 4th, the American voters rejected conservative John McCain by almost 7.5 million votes. As a result Obama has no mandate for change?

Obama didn't run as a moderate, he ran as a Democrat and the people responded.

What? I thought Repubs called him a "sociaist"

Now that Obama wins in a landslide Sam characterizies him as a "moderate Republican"? What a laff!!!

idiot

reality never was a republican strong point, you should let mr rove know that you can no longer create your own reality, the real reality will now resume. Sam give it up ,you were trounced, by a marist, socialist, muslem, terrorist. what will you un on in 20012?

idiot

reality never was a republican strong point, you should let mr rove know that you can no longer create your own reality, the real reality will now resume. Sam give it up ,you were trounced, by a marist, socialist, muslem, terrorist. what will you un on in 20012?

Republican = dumb

"I am an idiot, but I am afraid for our Constitution. I have watched Obama smear/hurt Hillary, Joe the Plumber, and anyone else in his way. I am embarrassed to say, but I am even a bit convinced that the lawsuits about his lack/dual citizenship issues are true. I think that he is a grand speaker but an inexperienced egotist. I think that he is a differently colored W. "

Yes, you certainly are one.

Republican = liar

"The article says he CAMPAIGNED as a moderate conservative"

The article lies. Big surprise from a "conservative", which is practically synonymous with lying.

LMAO...

at the hand-wringing of the right over Obama's election. You people had control for 8 years (the last two were spent in childish obstructionism) and merely managed to run the country into the ground. I remember when bush took office and the right crowed that the adults were finally in charge...what a joke.!.!

And about big money winning...it wound up being about big money because of millions of small contributions from folks like myself...indeed, Obama "bought" the election because we gave him the money to do it...how does the saying go...put your money where your mouth is.

Barack Obama will now be subjected to the infantile sniping of the right like this piece. Losing conservatives remind me of nothing so much as children who don't get their way (see Clinton, Bill and Hillary). A real adult is now in charge, and will be for the next 8 years. Learn to live with it conservatives and try to help improve the country...prove to millions of your fellow Americans that you can behave as the adults you once claimed to be.

Republicans are anti-American thugs

"The USA elected a president that was knowingly connected to corruption and anti-american sympathizers before he won. "

Guilt by association matters to morons. Republicans aren't just "knowingly connected to" corruption and anti-Americanism, they ARE corrupt and anti-American, with the cronyism, looting the treasury, shipping jobs overseas, breaking the law, torturing, spying, and on and on.

Head I win, tail I lie

"Chiefly, Barack Obama ran most effectively as a moderate Republican."

I thought Obama was a socialist. Is moderate Republican new form of socialism? I know that as a ideological hack, you have to lie. But wait few days when people have forgotten what you said yesterday before saying exactly opposite of that.

Republican = liar

"2 days ago Obama was cast as a terrorist loving socialist/communist. Today he's suddenly a moderate conservative. Uh... right. "

Indeed. Republicans repeatedly demonstrate that they are dishonest thugs.

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Sam Dealey is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report and Reader's Digest. He has written for many publications, including Time, GQ, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

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