Monday, August 4, 2008

Snakes on a Plane

Commenter Nahanni at Gateway Pundit links to this news article, in which we learn that Obama's campaign jet - O-Force One - includes a personal seat for the Messiah with the word "President" on the back. I suppose if the airplane develops problems and begins to spiral out of control, Obama will just slip into his Hope & Change superhero suit, exit the plane, grab the tail and set the aircraft down safely in a field (or, if possible, outside of CNN headquarters).

This level of hubris, I should point out, is generally considered a provocation to the gods. I wonder, if Obama is narrowly defeated this fall, whether he will be able to accept the loss with equanimity; the arrogance he is displaying now seems rather to point in the direction of the Gore gambit: claim victory not only up to, but even beyond, the bitter end.

Update: Interestingly, the arrogance seems to be alloyed with a fair amount of pusillanimity.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

paco, I expect Obama would take the loss of the election very badly. And Michelle......oh, my! Their collective narcissism would result in a blow out far surpassing Al Gore's 2000 temper tantrum. The sight of which would be entertaining for YEARS.

Paco said...

Brace yourself for the usual demagoguery from Jesse Jackson & Co. concerning "intimidation at the polling places".

SwampWoman said...

I am surprised that more people that actually participated in the civil rights struggles aren't pissed off that some rich yahoo whose daddy was an absentee foreigner, whose momma was white, and who was raised by white grandparents, is the one being acclaimed as the great black hope (or hype).

Anonymous said...

swampwoman, too bad it wasn't Condi Rice or Colin Powell.

Retread

RebeccaH said...

If Obama loses (and that's beginning to look like a possibility), all we will hear for the next four years is Racism! Racism! Racism! Because we all know he couldn't possibly lose because he's a socialist, or a clueless know-nothing, or even kind of a jerk.

Anonymous said...

BRACED FOR IMPACT, CAPTAIN PACO, SIR!!!!

Anonymous said...

"...all we will hear for the next four years is Racism! Racism! Racism!"

Yes, we will, Rebecca. But one can ignore that -- it's inevitable, given the level of anti-Americanism around.

Instead, I'll revel in the angst over Obama's (possible) loss. It'll be worse than in 2004, and worth the name calling by leftards.

Boy on a bike said...

I expect the seat with "President" on the back to end up on e-bay, to be bought by a Republican so that he can sit comfortably on his porch, sippin whiskey and smoking a stogie and shootin at pesky democrats who keep crawlin up his drive to worship the Seat of Obama.

Paco said...

B on a B: What a fabulous suggestion! I believe I'll bid on that, myself, maybe charge a dollar a head to them what want to give the thing a salaam.

Anonymous said...

Days of Rage Mark II, boys and girls. Two cheering points: it will all be reserved to urban areas, and none of the Obamatrons own firearms.

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