Obama's Playing Chess, And We're All Playing Checkers

[MannyGoldstein]

Checkmate.

[Skittles]

1. makes him sound out of touch

[GOTV]

23. Ha ha! ... Excellent!

[niceypoo]

2. Obama playing chess

Republicans playing tiddly winks.

Republicans fire a few winks across the bow.

Obama lays down king without a move.

[masuki bance]

3. That's so Oct. 2004. nt

[emulatorloo]

4. Obama's Playing Canasta and DU is Playing Telephone

Palin is playing Crazy Eights

[The Traveler]

5. Perhaps

But then one must ask ... what objectives are achieved by winning the game?

The "chess player" metaphor can only carry so far. At some point, even in chess, strategic objectives and tactics become clear in the development of the pieces. I ain't all that happy with what the movement of the pieces suggests so far. But the story is not over.

Trav

[Lex]

6. invisible 3-D chess

I bet

[MannyGoldstein]

7. That Would Certainly Make The Pieces Fit n/t

[Life Long Dem]

13. Why didn't I think of that?

:banghead:

[ZombieHorde]

8. Are you just trying to tell us Obama plays with himself? nt

[enuegii]

9. I think he's trying to say that while the rest of us...

are speaking in English (mostly), Obama is talking in tongues.

Anakobarti!

[LittleBlue]

10. I hate that phrase

It's what the Freepers always said about Bush and Rove when they were apparently struggling.


20 points down in the polls? They're playing checkers, and we're playing chess.


Please, nobody use this anymore.

[grillo7]

32. I remembered the same thing...

It can be true, but most of the time I think it's a wishful thinking technique whereby we can justify the people we respect making somewhat poor or unclear decision.

[Norrin Radd]

11. I'm playing Settlers of Catan.

[Life Long Dem]

12. Isn't this the 15th night you posted this?

:sarcasm: :toast: it's root beer, or beer if you'd like, the meaning is still the same!

[opihimoimoi]

14. His Major Pieces have not yet distinguished themselves to expectations

Perhaps we peer too closely too soon...but then..we have no choice but to wait 2 years...the time frame most experts use as worst case scenario...

The King and advisors are still looking good despite criticism from pol foes and foes pretending to be friends...They have managed to stem the ressession spiral a bit .... a promising sign....still the overall pic is dire but positive signs still lurking..

not yet on that c'mate

[elocs]

15. That's a nice, trite little statement meant to reassure us that Obama has everything under control,

that he is so far above the rest of us mortals in making his machiavellian strategic moves. As time goes on and reality sets in I am getting more doubtful and the proof of the pudding is in the eating. There had better be more than words and promises. Something like results would be nice, but I am willing to give that more time but I don't buy the chess/checkers thing. Not yet, at least.

I certainly hope that when Obama's time is done that we will not feel a sense of disappointment considering what might have been. I hope that Obama can leave a clear legacy of doing something good and historically outstanding for the average American.

[Cha]

16. Some of DU is just

playin' and Pres Obama is out there doing the real work.

[Beetwasher]

17. I Think You're Just Playing W/ Yourself

Checkers may be too much for you to handle.

[asteroid2003QQ47]

19. Under the spreading Chestnut tree...

little Manny sat
Amusing himself by ....... .......
... ........ .. .. ... hat!
:evilgrin:

[Tutankhamun]

18. Most DUers are respectable metaphorical chess players, I've noticed.

It's one of the things that makes DU my favorite site.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. Even better......HOLOCHESS!!!

This shit hasn't even been invented yet son!

[Peacetrain]

21. What "we"?

[dionysus]

22. manny, your bitterness is nectar to my soul.

[MannyGoldstein]

30. More Cynical Than Bitter, I Think. The Worst Part...

is that no matter how cynical I am, I'm nearly always right. Which totally sucks.

[Noorvik]

24. Checkers?

Nah, ... b-o-r-i-n-g.

Anyone for getting nekkid and playing spin the bottle instead?

I'll vote for that!

[Enrique]

25. Obama's meeting with Kasparov today

no joke.

[blindpig]

26. Checkers?

[Autumn]

27. I disagree, it's politics as usual

no chess, no checkers pure politics.

[Arkana]

28. Obama's the tired father driving to Disney World

and DU is the bratty kids slapping each other and throwing spitballs in the backseat.

[Jennicut]

29. How bout Wizard's Chess?

[hangonjustaminute]

31. Don't most politicians

desire this to be how his/her constituents to feel about them? Again, I find it difficult to determine whether a post is being made tongue-in-cheek, sarcastically or seriously.

[JTFrog]

33. Oh it's just you again.

:eyes:

[berni_mccoy]

34. Nothing better to do than to taunt? No activism, no grass roots, just plain pessimism.

Enjoy your disrupting.