Posted by
Jim Hunt on Friday, January 30, 2009 8:41:45 AM
Is Obama a niggard? Certainly his record of charitable giving (or lack thereof) would suggest that; as President I would have to say instead that he is profligate. Following the lead of his predecessors and buddies Obama is always trying to get into someone's pants. Just like Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy (not so much lately), Gary Hart, John Edwards, Elliott Spitzer, Barney Frank and the rest of them. But more on that later. You see, I am sure that if someone reads this article to a liberal (it doesn't have any pictures after all), that liberal will be highly offended. Observe the following from MSNBC:
Former Rep. Dick Armey was scolded after losing his cool during an appearance on Hardball last night, where he told Salon editor in chief Joan Walsh he’s "so damn glad” she isn’t his wife.
Walsh and Armey were in a heated debate about the relevance of Rush Limbaugh in the GOP.
“I am so damn glad that you could never be my wife, ‘cause I surely wouldn't have to listen to that prattle from you every day,” Armey said.
"Well, that makes two of us," Walsh shot back.
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, waiting off camera for an appearance, said: "Dick Armey was so far out of line in the last segment with his sexist comments, and he owes Joan Walsh and your viewers and apology."
Matthews later apologized on behalf of the former House Majority Leader, and said the comments were "overboard."
By what stretch of anyone's imagination could Armey's comments be called "sexist"??? I wouldn't invite John Kerry into my house, that doesn't make me anti-Vietnam War veterans. I sure as hell wouldn't want Nancy Pelosi as my wife, I don't want her as Squeaker of the House, why would I want to have to listen to her rants every day? I don't understand how Mary Matalin can tolerate James Carville!
Knowing that Barack Obama is well on his way to being the worst president in history (yes even worse than Jimmy Carter) doesn't make me a racist, just intelligent. I would be thrilled to have J.C. Watts as President, or Sarah Palin or Condoleeza Rice. But I sure don't want Cynthia McKinney. Not due to race or gender or anything other than the fact that she is a certifiable loon and cretin.
According to Dictionary.com, Discrimination is defined as "the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment." Prejudice is defined as "an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason." Sexist is defined as "a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women".
Dick Armey was certainly being discriminating - based on the evidence he observed he did not want to have to live with this woman day in and day out. This was not prejudice or sexist. It was a valid opinion based on observed fact.
This is sexist: "How can Sarah Palin think she could be both Vice President and a good mother to five children?" Calling Clarence Thomas "Uncle Thomas Reptilious" is racist. Criticizing Tom Delay for praising former segregationalist Strom Thurmond, but not Tom Daschle for praising former KKK leader Robert Byrd is hypocritical. (All real events or quotes by the way).
Nothing Dick Armey said falls even vaguely into the category of sexist. Basically it is just another case of a bunch of liberal wimps running crying and saying "Mommy, the big bad Republican was being mean to me!"
By the way, for those of you who had the misfortune of being limited to goverment schools, a niggard is defined as "one who is reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly", it has nothing to do with race (not even spelled the same). Profligate does not refer to sexual predilections. The pants I referred to above are yours and he wants into them to steal your money. Profligate means "recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant" which is pretty much how Obama treats our money. (Of course another definition of profligate is "utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute" which I have no evidence applies to Obama but certainly matches the rest of the "gentlemen" I mentioned in the first paragraph.)J
God Bless America