Obama "Traitor to a Losing Tradition"

[kpete]

Traitor to a Losing Tradition

Posted on Jul 13, 2008
By Andy Borowitz

The liberal blogosphere was aflame today with new accusations that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is trying to win the 2008 presidential election.

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“Increasingly, Barack Obama’s message is becoming more accessible, appealing and, yes, potentially successful,” he wrote. “Any Democrat who voted for Dukakis, Mondale or Kerry should regard this as a betrayal.”

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said that he was “sympathetic” to the concerns of bloggers who worry that their nominee seems stubbornly bent on winning the election, but he warned them that the DNC’s “hands are tied.”

“If Sen. Obama is really determined to win, I don’t think any of us can talk him out of it,” Mr. Dean said.

Liberal bloggers said that they would be watching Sen. Obama’s vice-presidential selection process “very closely” for signs that he is plotting a victory in November. “Barack Obama still has a chance to pick someone disastrous as a sign that he wants to lose this thing,” Ms. Foyler wrote. “If not, he should brace himself for some really mean blog posts.”

more at:
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080713_traitor_to_a_losing_tradition/

[TexasObserver]

1. How dare he try to win?!

It's so true. The need to be defeated is pathological among some Democrats.

[Richardo]

2. Now that's satire.

And a pretty good one, too. :patriot:

[Skink]

3. He's just lucky he doesn't have to run against Cheney.

[wyldwolf]

4. satire, but so true

[SidneyCarton]

5. K&R for satire

[Youphemism]

6. Someone should send this to The New Yorker, for satirical edification. /nt

[zbdent]

7. with a note to use "The Onion" as a "Satire for Dummies" reference ...

[brentspeak]

8. In what way is Obama's message becoming "more accessible, appealing...potentially successful"?

All that's happened is that Obama looks kind of inept trying to appeal to a "center" which doesn't really exist. Faith-based programs? Not even evangelicals are very interested in them. Voting for the FISA bill and not supporting a promised filibuster? Makes him look like a weak-willed flip-flopper -- big time.

Shooting for the "center" is a sure way to undermine any claims to introduce "change" into the System. Which is to say, it's a sure way to undermine Obama's own campaign.