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The Last Obama Lover

In one word, yes.

Am I the last person in America who loves Obama?

At this point, I love Obama so much that I recently thought if it were 1961, I’d probably display a bust of him in my living room. Then I realized I’m already displaying the 2010 equivalent: On my living room wall, I have a framed version of that famous November 2008 New Yorker cover of the O moon over the Lincoln Memorial.

And now the author had better check his stash for potency and contaminants:

I’m also not convinced, my own hyperbolic tendencies aside, that I’m really the last Obama devotee standing. When I ask around, I find that the people who are disappointed in Obama aren’t as disappointed as the media would have us believe, and that many aren’t disappointed at all. In fact, some acquaintances have told me that they, too, feel surprised by the assumption that the Obama backlash is universal.

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11 responses to “The Last Obama Lover”

  1. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    “At least your daughters still like you … probably”

    Michele, not so much.

    Obviously, if you’ve lost your job, life is tough, but did voters really believe the country was going to quickly and dramatically reverse course once he was elected?

    I’m pretty sure they did. People thought Obama would pay their mortgages, the seas would stop their rise, and the planet would heal itself.

    But when I see Obama on television, I’m unfailingly struck by his intelligence and charisma, by his easygoing humor, by the magnificence of his megawatt smile.

    Haven’t seen the smile too much lately. The easygoing-ness, either. He’s seemed a bit off for quite a while. Being the president must not be all the fun it seemed it would be.

  2. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    “At least your daughters still like you … probably”

    Michele, not so much.

    Obviously, if you’ve lost your job, life is tough, but did voters really believe the country was going to quickly and dramatically reverse course once he was elected?

    I’m pretty sure they did. People thought Obama would pay their mortgages, the seas would stop their rise, and the planet would heal itself.

    But when I see Obama on television, I’m unfailingly struck by his intelligence and charisma, by his easygoing humor, by the magnificence of his megawatt smile.

    Haven’t seen the smile too much lately. The easygoing-ness, either. He’s seemed a bit off for quite a while. Being the president must not be all the fun it seemed it would be.

  3. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    This goes for the general populace and elections as well:

    Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
    – Rich Cook

  4. Katfish Avatar
    Katfish

    You can’t make anything fool/idiot-proof. The best you can expect is fool/idiot-resistant.

  5. wagonburner Avatar
    wagonburner

    You can’t make anything fool/idiot-proof. The best you can expect is fool/idiot-resistant.

  6. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #3 WB

    Poll watchers.

  7. Tedtam Avatar
    Tedtam

    #3 WB

    Poll watchers.

  8. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    TT, this guy is one of those tingle-up-my-leggers. He lived in a bubble while the USA had begun circling the drain under the Foul O.

  9. mharper42 Avatar
    mharper42

    TT, this guy is one of those tingle-up-my-leggers. He lived in a bubble while the USA had begun circling the drain under the Foul O.

  10. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    T-Rex and associates stalk the land today. Thump…..Thump…..Thump

    And Obama prepares to flee to India and Indonesia right after the election, taking his retinue with him and strewing millions of our $$$$ on this conceit. Can’t hide from Rex, however.

  11. Adee Avatar
    Adee

    T-Rex and associates stalk the land today. Thump…..Thump…..Thump

    And Obama prepares to flee to India and Indonesia right after the election, taking his retinue with him and strewing millions of our $$$$ on this conceit. Can’t hide from Rex, however.

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