Okay, so that dweebie fuck, Ben Stein, just suggested that Obama would be the best '12 GOP candidate

[Stinky The Clown]

He termed him "highly teachable." He said he has almost completely embraced the principles the GOP has long espoused - more troops, tax cuts, kicking the deficit can down the road . . . . .

Maybe I just need to get back to sleep. The whole fucking world has gone mad.








Oh . . . . . and for the internet asshole of the year: There is no "d'Allesandro Family." If you actually knew what you're talking about instead of making shit up, you'd know that while even little Providence had a family, Baltimore never did. You fucking moron. ~Stinky The Squid

[Very_Boring_Name]

1. He's got a point. Best republican president we've ever had. eom

[still_one]

10. Actually, it was Clinton, but every action that President Obama is doing indicates he is trying to

emulate those same policies

[Very_Boring_Name]

13. Clinton actually fought the GOP tooth and nail

He compromised only when he had no alternative. Obama is the complete opposite. He goes into each fight making it perfectly clear that he's willing to give up the farm and then some.

[still_one]

38. Really, NAFT, the welfare reform act, the telecommunications act, and other wonderful deregulations

that he signed

I respectfully disagree with your assessment that he fought the GOP tooth and nail

He insured everything reagan started was a reality

[villager]

2. you mean, even the Republicans are starting to recognize he's actually a Republican?

n/t

[mmonk]

4. I think more are.

[SoCalDem]

5. just a tactic to turn off dem voters in 2012.

Stein is vile little toad

[elehhhhna]

3. Good. He speaks the truth just this once.

[vi5]

6. Well, he's absolutely right....

At least economically and fiscally speaking. He's a little more moderate socially but just barely by the skin of his teeth.

[spanone]

7. amazing how many 'democrats' agree with stein. many right here. fuck stein.

[cantbeserious]

26. Not Hard To Agree With The Truth - Stein Is Right In This Case

eom

[Pholus]

8. Hey, it says the GOP is worried...even if they said this tongue in cheek.

Course I am worried too, because there is just a tiny bit of discomfort in seeing that Stein's argument can be made validly.

But remember, it's a statement from the GOOPERs. They are just being a**holes like they always are. They are a tad worried and floating a balloon trying to take credit for anything good that comes out of the compromises of late.

[tridim]

9. Maybe you need to stop listening to republicans?

Derp.

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Derp

ya

[Stinky The Clown]

22. Does anything in the OP suggest I endorsed what he said? Anything? . . . Tridim? . . . Tridim?

Or were you simply doing what you've done in the past: trying to pick a fight with me?

[Bluebear]

25. With YOU?

With anyone.

That being said, Obama certainly would not be out of place as a GOP candidate as it turns out :(

[tridim]

27. You chose to post the opinion of a Repuke. I didn't. nt

[Stinky The Clown]

36. That would be wrong .... how, exactly?

[randr]

11. Me thinks the republicans are slowly learning that things work

when the adults are in charge. They still have to mask it in partisan terms.

[MattSh]

21. Wow!

Things are working again? When did that happen?

Or is that just plans on the drawing board?

[leveymg]

12. All humor is based in a kernel of truth. Ben Stein isn't much of an humorist, but that line works

Unfortunately, he's right about that. And, the world has gone mad.

[TicketyBoo]

15. I like Ben Stein.

Usually. And this time was no exception.

Just because I disagree with almost everything he says doesn't mean I can't like the way he presents his views.

[Very_Boring_Name]

19. I feel exactly the same way about Kelsey Grammar

I really like him, both as an actor and a person. I scratch my head at the people who say they refuse to watch Frasier because he's a conservative. I may disagree with him 98% of the time politically, but he's not nasty at all in the ways he presents his views, and he's a hell of an actor.

[leveymg]

29. IMHO: Grammar is a gifted comic and writer. Stein is a poor economist and a boring old shlameel.

See, we don't all subscribe to political labels in art.

[boston bean]

14. oops wrong thread

[glinda]

16. Stein's commentary was interesting as it was multi-pronged. Usually is is on one level.

I prefer the train collecting segment personally.

[Stinky The Clown]

17. That was a good segment. So was the one about Barry Peterson and Jan Charlton.

That one plucked my heart strings.

[The Backlash Cometh]

20. If I were Obama, I would feel dissed.

[TheKentuckian]

23. He is sadly dead on.

[cantbeserious]

24. Actually, Obama Has Become A Better Republican President That Clinton

Both men embraced many aspects of the right.

With the recent announcement that Obama has appointed GE CEO Immelt to his jobs commission, Obama has become a Democrat in name only.

Sorry to disappoint some here, the facts speak for themselves.

[AngryOldDem]

28. Actually, for once in his life, Stein has a point.

He was being tongue-in-cheek, but there was a lot of truth in what he said. It should be a wake-up call.

[kenny blankenship]

30. Well? Obama is a Republican.

Stein is just noticing it and saying it aloud. Obama will be by far the most qualified Republican candidate in 2012. Easily.

[meow mix]

31. LOL i have to agree with him this time, he's just stating the obvious

obama is to the right of nixon and reagan imo. but left of the bushes at least.

[ProSense]

32. President Obama

Best. "Republican." President.

Maybe Stein will keep repeating this until the 2012 elections. Wonder what impact it will have?

Will it drive Democrats away? Will it attract Republicans? Wheeee!

[mdmc]

33. either way he still needs a bif certificate

:)

[jxnmsdemguy65]

34. Stein is an ignominious turd who bases his persona on how 'smart' he is.

What a redundant fucktard...

[xchrom]

35. broken clocks and twice a day. nt

[Arkana]

37. Yeah, health care, the DADT repeal, financial regulation, and all that other good stuff

are REAL GOP staples.

Ben Stein is an idiot who's just trying to get reactionary liberals riled up. Don't fall for it.

[Edweird]

39. Yeah, the insurance bill was actually very RW. Where did the 'individual mandate' and 'cadillac tax'

come from? The RW. Those were McCain's platfom positions - the very same ones Candidate Obama refuted but later embraced as President Obama.

[Dawgs]

41. What is a "reactionary liberal"?

:shrug:

[Pholus]

45. Technically? A liberal that wants liberal ideals to return to what they were instead of DLC lite.

I believe the term was used correctly, though it seems strange.

[Edweird]

40. Sometimes the truth ain't pretty.

[Warren DeMontague]

42. Ben Stein, Creationist.

Yes, please, Ben. Teach us, won't you?

[Dawgs]

43. Even dipshits can be right every once in a while.

Tax cuts for the rich is the one thing Republicans wanted over the past two years; and Obama delivered.

[cbdo2007]

44. Why does this bother you so much? He's a comedian.

[Stinky The Clown]

46. "Bothered" me?

Project much?

[WinkyDink]

48. Lawyer and former Nixon speech-writer:

http://www.benstein.com/bio.html

[WinkyDink]

47. "Compromise" now has the Republicans MOCKING Obama. Hope he laughs!

[alphafemale]

49. lol! Yeah. but not. Even Nixon would be too liberal for the modern freak repug party.

Don't know why this is getting folks knickers in such a twist when there's been so much talk here of Obama swinging right.

[Raine]

50. WOW he's totally on point! nt

[Lucian]

51. And how is Ben Stein wrong?