Obama: “America is no longer what it once was”
Hot Air » Top Picks — Obama: “America is no longer what it once was” posted at 11:25 am on August 7, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly When presidential candidates answer questions from children about why they want the job, most will give an answer that uplifts the child and the candidate.  Not Barack Obama.  At a campaign stop in Elkhart, Indiana, a seven-year-old girl asked the Democrat why he wants to be President — and he told her that America has gone downhill:“America is …, uh, is no longer, uh … what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children.” Sound familiar? Michelle Obama sounded similar themes ...

Obama: America Sucks, and Only I Can Save It
Confederate Yankee — Obama: America Sucks, and Only I Can Save It The Obamamessiah has spoken:"America is …, uh, is no longer, uh … what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children." Hot Air caught the story, and has similar statements ...

Amanda Carpenter: Obama: America Isn't What It Was
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told a seven year old girl he was running for president because America had changed at a recent campaign stop. “America is …, uh, is no longer, uh … what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children,” he told supporters in Elkhart, Indiana. Roll the tape: H/T Hot Air where Ed Morrissey is linking videos of Obama's wife, Michelle, saying similar things.

So Senator Obama, When Was The Last Time America Met Your High Standards?
Ace of Spades HQ — So Senator Obama, When Was The Last Time America Met Your High Standards? Gee, I wonder why McCain's " The One " ad resonated with so many people. That video is swiped from Hot Air which has a rundown on the Obama's (Michelle's too) history of pointing out America's deficiencies and The One's manifest ability to heal them. Unfortunately for Obama America has a fairly long history of rejecting African America , arrogant and liberal candidates who run down their country. Just ask Jimmy Carter how he enjoyed his second term or Walter Mondale, Michale Dukakis and John Kerry how they liked being President at all.

Barack Obama Channels Michelle Obama-- "America Is Not What It Once Was"
Gateway Pundit — You're all just downright mean. Face it. Off the cuff... Barack sounds a lot like his wife Michelle. He doesn't want to raise his daughters in today's America: Transcipt via HotAir: "America is..., uh, is no longer, uh... what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children." (But, be assured that Barack can change all of that!) It sounds like Michelle is rubbing off on him, or vice versa: Michelle sounded off about ...

Obama: I Want to Be President Becase America Isn't What It Once Was
News — Obama: I Want to Be President Because America Isn't What It Once Was In Elkhart, Indiana, a seven-year-old girl asked Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama Wednesday why he wanted to be president. His response: Because America is going downhill. “America is no longer what it could be, what it once was," Obama told her. "And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children.” Obama has already drawn fire for the comment from conservative bloggers, who have compared it to his wife's remark that she was proud of her country "for the first time in [her] adult life." - Katie Stapleton-Paff

No More Mister Nice Blog — ZOMG!!!! OBAMA SAID AMERICA IS SOMETIMES BETTER THAN IT IS AT OTHER TIMES!!!! Somebody must have had to fetch a double dose of smelling salts for Hot Air's Ed Morrissey -- he's freaking out (as are others on the right) over a campaign clip in which Barack Obama tells a child at a campaign appearance, America is …, uh, is no longer, uh … what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children. On YouTube the clip is titled "Barack Obama To Little Girl: America's Not So Great." Er, kids? If it's not permissible to say that America is less great at some moments than it ...

Brainster's Blog — When Was It Better, Barack? You know, liberals don't usual wax nostalgic for the way America used to be, particularly black liberals.

Kid Asks Hussein Why Be President? Answer Should Freak You Out
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — A little girl asks B Hussein Obama why he wanted to be President. If the answer he gave doesn’t make you walk into the voting booth and vote McCain no matter what; or if you decide to sit home and not vote and allow this…this maniac to be President, then Louie’s Uncle Louie is coming to your house to gore you with his tusks. Louie’s Uncle Louie.

Obama: America sucks, unless you elect me President
Stop The ACLU — Isn’t that just the message you want him telling your seven-year-old when she asks him why he wants to be President? In Elkhart, Indiana, that’s the question that was posed to Barack Obama. And here’s what he answered: Transcript: America, uh, is… is no longer… uh… what it, it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children. It amazes me still that someone who as accomplished as much as Barack Obama has could look at the country that made it possible and see something so bleak. Is America perfect? No , and no one says that it is. However, America is still the freest, most generous country in the world. It is the last, best hope ...

Obama: America sucks, unless you elect me President
Wizbang — Isn't that just the message you want him telling your seven-year-old when she asks him why he wants to be President? In Elkhart, Indiana, that's the question that was posed to Barack Obama. And here's what he answered: Transcript: America, uh, is... is no longer... uh... what it, it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children. It amazes me still that someone who as accomplished as much as Barack Obama has could look at the country that made it possible and see something so bleak. Is America perfect? No , and no one says that it is. However, America is still the freest, most generous country in the world. It is the last, ...

What is Barack Obama talking about here?
Betsy's Page — Thursday, August 07, 2008 What is Barack Obama talking about here? Occasionally, Obama has indicated that he has a weak sense of American history. He didn't seem to know that the Cold War was not a time when the world was standing as one. ...

BO borrows a page from MO
Sister Toldjah — In response to a 7 year-old girl’s question at a campaign stop earlier this week asking why he was running for president, here was Obama’s response: “America is …, uh, is no longer, uh … what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children.” Here’s the video: Sound familiar? Indeed, it does. Ed Morrissey has a partial transcript of Rush Limbaugh’s reaction to Obama’s answer, which ...

25 Reasons You May Be A Racist
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — by Peter Kirsanow - (NRO) The tendency of Obama supporters to see racist impulses behind every criticism of their candidate has evolved into absurdity. Now even the first black president feels compelled to declare he’s not a racist. By this measure, nearly every American is at risk of being branded a racist at some point in the campaign. To assess whether you’re at risk just consult the list below ( apologies to Jeff Foxworthy ): 1.If you think Obama’s the most liberal member of the senate you…may be a racist. 2.If you object to Obama raising your payroll, capital gains and estate taxes ...

Brainster's Blog — When Was It Better, Barack? You know, liberals don't usual wax nostalgic for the way America used to be, particularly black liberals.

"Why Do You Want to be President?"
blonde sagacity — A question posed to each Presidential hopeful --and one you would think they would be prepared for... This is how Barack Hussein responded to a 7 year old girl that asked the question: "...Appearing before a packed high school gym in Elkhart, Ind., the young girl asked Obama why he is running for the White House. "America is, is no longer, uh, what it could be, what it, it once was," Obama said haltingly. "And I say to myself, I don't want that future for my children." [Rush] Limbaugh suggested someone should ask Obama to name the period when, in his opinion, America was as it should ...

Stumbles
Political Punch — New Pentagon Report Uses Language Kerry Used in 2004 that Bush-Cheney Called "Dangerous" and "Naive" | Main | The Right Attacks Obama Stumbles August 08, 2008 9:22 AM From the left….Talking Points Memo has compiled a low-lites video of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz, appearing "dazed and confused" on the stump -- though it's what Brit Hume called a "senior moment," not cannabis, that Democrats suggest is at play. Watch HERE. From the right….Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, tells a 7-year-old Hoosier he’s running for president because “America is no longer what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself: I don’t want that future for my ...

The Right Attacks Obama
Political Punch — Stumbles | Main The Right Attacks Obama August 08, 2008 9:26 AM Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, told a 7-year-old Hoosier earlier this week that he’s running for president because “America is no longer what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself: I don’t want that future for my children.” Watch HERE. Conservatives making a lot of hay out of it…. August 8, 2008 in 2008: Democrats, 2008: Republicans, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (0) TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/433071/32164804 Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Right Attacks Obama : User ...

"America is no longer what it could be, what it once was. And I say to myself, I don’t want that future for my children."
Althouse — Interesting clip. One response is to say it's awfully negative, especially for talking to a little girl. But Obama has 2 little daughters. He should know how to talk to them. Are we not supposed to let kids see that we know that the world isn't perfect? What's striking to me is that Obama didn't try harder to defend himself against the predictable accusations that he doesn't love America enough — accusations that were especially predictable after the things his opponents said about his Berlin speech. Perhaps Obama was actually being honest and respectful of the child's real competence. ...

Brainster's Blog — It's All About the O Wow, check out this example of Obamania : “Barack Obama is inspiring us like a desert lover, a Washington Valentino,” Lili Haydn wrote in the Huffington Post. “Couples all over America are making love again and shouting ‘Yes we can’ as they climax.” - Pat, 10:08 AM

Media Mostly MIA on Obama's 'America Not What It Once Was' Downer Delivered to 7 Year-Old
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — This doesn't qualify as any kind of surprise, but it should be noted nonetheless. Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama gave a stunningly downbeat assessment of the nation's overall situation in a response to a seven year-old girl who asked him why he is running for president. Obama's media water-carriers have virtually ignored his very telling response, one that is reminiscent of Jimmy Carter's gloomiest, malaise-based assessments of America during his awful presidency. Here is a rundown of what happened from Ed Morrissey of Hot Air (direct YouTube link to relevant video is here): When presidential ...

Brainster's Blog — Sheehan Qualifies for Ballot [image] Run, Cindy, run ! Of course, it was a comedy of errors: The collection of signatures by Sheehan's campaign was more exciting than usual. On Wednesday, the campaign was well short of the 10,198 signatures needed to get on the ballot after San Francisco elections officials found that more than 40 percent of the people who signed weren't registered in the city's Eighth Congressional District. Forty percent. Wow. That seems like a pretty high rejection rate.

Real good talker Barack Obama loses mind on stage
Top of the Ticket — We've had some fun here at The Ticket in recent months over Barack Obama's 57-state remark and his promise to meet with the president of Canada and his shouted greeting to one city when he was actually in another. (Yes, and John McCain's and Sam Nunn's shared fondness for good old Czechoslovakia.) The poor famous guy in this video from an Indiana TV station may be a regular rock star in Germany and have just turned 47 last week. Which, admittedly, is getting up there in years. And he did not have his usual teleprompter. But it sure does sound like he's not very happy with this ...

Obama Talks About America's Future
TalkLeft — The LA Times thinks Obama blew it here. I don't, I agree with him. America is not what it once was and all our children deserve better The question he was asked: Why is he running for President. Republicans have tarnished this country's image during the past 8 years. America can do better. We have a chance to do better with Democrats back in control of the White House and Congress. Good for Obama. He spoke the truth. ...

LAT/Bloomberg bombshell: Obama only up 2
Hot Air » Top Picks — LAT/Bloomberg bombshell: Obama only up 2 posted at 5:50 pm on August 19, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly According to the latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll , Barack Obama has lost ten points in the last two months since clinching the nomination.  In the second major poll to show a catastrophic drop in that period, the LAT survey shows registered voters registering only a 2-point lead for Obama over John McCain in a head-to-head contest, and only one point when Ralph Nader and Bob Barr get considered.  McCain has overcome the enthusiasm gap and has defined the central issue as experience and leadership: When ...