Barack: GOP takes "pride in being ignorant"

[kpete]

Run time: 02:12 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akjXqfvLu28   Posted on YouTube: August 05, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: August 05, 2008 By DU Member: kpete Views on DU: 4388

 

[Thrill]

1. WOW Obama with HUGE smackdown

[Yes We Did]

35. 3 - 4%.... You know what the means?

At $4.50 a gallon, that saves you more money than McCain's "gas tax holiday"

Plus, it lasts longer than 3 months, and the gas stations don't just jack up the prices to compensate.

[BOSSHOG]

2. I've said all along

IGNORANCE IS A CONSERVATIVE VALUE. limbaugh has said as much. Real good murkins don't need no edumucation; it'll just make the libruls with their intellectual curiousity. Ignorant Americans and no fairness doctrine make the drug crazed friendless dork happy in his lonely lil world.

[polichick]

4. LOL - yep, that's it!

[Wetzelbill]

19. Part of it is that they have it drilled in their heads

That education is a liberal thing. "Liberal college professors." etc etc. These Republicans, who almost all have degrees from so-called liberal universities, manage to demonize education to the rank and file Republicans. They practically brainwash people to believe a massive liberal monolith exists and is out to get them. Liberal education. Liberal govt. Liberal media. Liberal judges. Liberalism is a mental disease etc. It's all about demonization. You don't need to listen to some liberal egghead when you got a regular joe who you can have a beer with and he'll tell you what's what. What an effing crock.

I'm surpised some guy didn't flip out earlier and shoot "libruls" like that guy in the church the other week. That's the cycle of the GOP, you make people believe education is bad and then you brainwash them into hating those who disagree with that ignorant point of view.

[BOSSHOG]

26. Hello My Friend

I appreciate your point of view and I have to chuckle. I am a College degreed Veteran who can properly be described as a beer swilling redneck. I wear long pants for weddings and funerals only. But my politics are far to the left of about 100% of my neighbors and I'm so very proud of that. They can demonize the fuck out of me but they get all pissypants when we chat bout factual data etal. Maybe that's why they don't like to chat with me about anything but hurricane preparedness and tomato fertilizer. Keep fighting the good fight my friend. Oh, and me being a veteran (military retiree, combat zone vet) really pisses them off, cause they can't point to me as one of "them."

[Wetzelbill]

61. That's interesting

Because I'm a college degreed Montana farm hick, beer swilling (not so much anymore), used to ride bulls, don't wear long pants and all that macho stuff too. I almost went into the military, but failed my physical because of sports injuries. But yeah, nothing screws these guys up more than facts.

I always try to start talking about general type stuff that everybody tends to agree on. Like that Washington is "broke." Nobody likes Washington, haha. It's a pretty natural place to go. But sometimes you get people who really need to be put into their place. I do find you could dismantle a person's argument, but sometimes they just believe what they believe and that''s that. You got people who don't want to believe the sky is blue, even while they are looking at a blue sky. Not much you can do about that.

[polichick]

3. imo most Republican voters take pride in their ignorance too...

Nice job on Obama's part!

[cyndensco]

38. And they applaud their pres when he brags about being a C-student,

and their candidate when he proudly proclaims he was 5th from the bottom of his graduating class. Go figure. :shrug:

[CitizenPatriot]

5. GOBAMA

Yeah, now...that's what I'm talking about:-) Don't take that stupid crap from high school bullies!

GOBAMA!!!

[floridablue]

31. We will do anything for the campaign.. BUT

GOBAMA here in Gator Nation ??????????????????? That dawg ain't gonna hunt...

[Frances]

6. This was great!

Thanks so much for posting this link.

I was getting down when I heard Obama earlier because he sounded tired.

But this speech is super!

[DUlover2909]

7. This is a dose of what I have been waiting for.

[Quantess]

8. Right on!

Obama is popular with Americans for good reason. Most people can see through the GOP bullshit schemes. I'm glad he's fighting back.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Omigod! Is that good and spot on.

[gordianot]

10. Let us see if the Corporate Media Pundits discuss this speech.

Ignorance is not unique to the GOP. Obama made an excellent comeback.

[Hope And Change]

11. K & R!

[ihavenobias]

12. BIG K & R. Some of us

have and he's doing it.

I love it.

[al bupp]

13. That's good

Ridicule the ridiculers!

[Middle finga]

14. Wow! now that's what I'm talking about

He hit back hard on this one, it makes John McCain and his cronies look like a bunch of ignorant childish fools. Let's see the media run this clip. What the hell is up with the repubs anyway passing out tire gauges trying mock Barack, what kind of dumb shit is that? It reminds you of the "purple bandaid" episode mocking John Kerry. A MESSAGE TO THE REPUBS, BARACK OBAMA IS NOT JOHN KERRY, that childish shit isn't going to work this time.

[my2sense]

15. That's the way to do it! Quote of the Day n/t

[DRex]

16. Oh wow, I can't wait to see the debates...

Man to man, he will rip McCain to pieces.

I don't drive a car, I ride a bike instead. And I can tell you, as the engine of my vehicle, that when my tires are full I rocket up the hill to my house. If they are flat I am huffing and puffing all the way. It does make a difference.

Nicely done, Barack.

[wowimthere]

17. K&R Brilliant! He should keep doing this. Put it in an AD... show

everyone what the Republicans stand for.

[Middle finga]

18. And the standing ovation at the end was like the icing on the cake

people are fed up with the republican party's nonsense.

[girl gone mad]

20. That made me smile.

:)

[Frustratedlady]

21. Oh, that smack upside McCain's head made my day!

Go, Obama. You've got the stride...keep it up!

[SemperEadem]

22. Obama has been keeping a steady pace

not over taxing himself, but not letting real slights go unanswered. Now that we're 3 weeks away from the Dem Convention, I believe Obama is going to start stretching out in his stride, still not overtaxing himself, but definately opening up the distance between him and the old man. Once the convention happens, he's going to start breaking out in a stride that can't be beat--and the thugs have to follow up his show and there is no way they can match him. They're going to have to pay hard up knuckleheads to show up and make it look like the old man has draw.

[pipi_k]

50. RE: not letting real slights go unanswered

YES!

I agree 100%

Sometimes you just have to give back what you get and not ignore it hoping it will go away, like what happened with Kerry in '04.

Ignoring stuff like that can help or hurt, but from what we've seen for the past few years, it seems like ignoring it isn't a good idea because then it has a chance to grow and become a virtual Theme Song for the guys perpetrating it.

I like the idea of knowing that Obama will fight back and give as good (or better) than he gets.

:woohoo:

[wryter2000]

23. OMG

That is so freaking awesome. I wonder if the "pride in being ignorant" sound bite will make the news.

:rofl:

[beachmom]

24. What I love is that he has FUN with the smackdown!

[pipi_k]

51. Yep, he looks highly amused...which amuses me greatly n/t

.

[ljm2002]

25. Actually I was even more happy...

...with his throw-away line: "First of all, they're lying."

You tell 'em, Obama!

[IndependentDem]

34. yeah that was great too! n/t

[1Hippiechick]

27. F.I.N.A.L.L.Y - He punches BACK! YEA! And, did he ever do it with class!

Gonna go to YouTube and thumbs up it many times....

edited to add:

K & R

[BklynChick]

28. go Barack!

[IndependentDem]

29. kick ass and take names Obama! n/t

[AlbertCat]

30. The YouTube comments

are hysterical. The Repugs are FREAKING OUT! They can't handle the truth and Obama hit a nerve. They are yelling obscenities and talking about conspiracies to overthrow the government and the end of the USA not to mention even saying it's all to get Hillary in in 2012....it's nutty pandemonium with the Freeper types!

See, Obama is right....they are "ignunt"! (Thank you Shirley Q. Liquor)

[Maestro]

58. Time to head over to YouTube

They are so scared. They live in fear of everything, especially a black president who speaks the truth. I guess the only thing worse to them would be an atheist, lesbian woman for president. :eyes: Over to You Tube I go.....

[Triana]

32. Wooooooooo! Barack got out that BIG STICK. He'd hittin 'em upside the haid GOOD! n/t

[RNdaSilva]

33. We have to make a dent in this demographic...

the sheep.



Is it possible?

Great job Senator Obama...don't let up. Maybe the uneducated might slowly, ever so slowly, become educated.

[comrade snarky]

36. You know what I call that?

A good start!

Let the smacking down begin.

[cyndensco]

37. GO OBAMA

:applause: :applause:

[Danieljay]

39. THATS what I'm talkin' about! Damn straight. THATS what I want to hear! GoeffingBama!

[IndependentDem]

40. Error: You've already recommended that thread. DAMN!

[CadenBlaker]

41. Awesome Comeback!

THIS is how Kerry should have done it! Obama is a fighter and the right wing is learning that in spades!

[cbc5g]

42. Smackdown! GOBAMA

[bjobotts]

43. Absolutely beautiful...so well put.. The ignorant self mockery of McCain camp is astonishing

[democracy1st]

44. outstanding K & R

[McCamy Taylor]

45. Sentiment was appreciated but he should have said "wrong" not "ignorant".

This is going to be posted on some anti-Obama sites as elitist. People with limited education opportunities find the word "ignorant" offensive.

[jcla]

46. Masterful! Obama is correct that keeping tires

inflated to the proper level saves gas. Small Steps are what we can do! We don't need to further ruin the environment to save gas. Small steps do it along with bigger ones such as combining activities in trips. Making a shopping list when going to do errands so things aren't forgotten and run back for, planning a errand/shopping activity route, keeping car air filters clean, getting car serviced regularly, using heavy electric items in off hours, keeping the thermostat set optimal settings (68 degrees for heating.... 78 for cooling) and et cetera. Recycle and reuse what we can aren't Republican American values. They seem to wan to slap down good but small steps and rape the land for oil, gas or what ever they currently think they need.

Guess Rethugs can't figure anything out! I hope they keep looking so stupid... no one will vote for them except the very rich, the very stupid, or the very greedy.

[happygoluckytoyou]

47. sorry JOHN "BUSH REPUBLICAN" MCCAIN... tires are FLAT on the Straight Talk Express

check your OBAMA air pressure buddy..... your tires are flat, and showing your wife's tittys to a bunch of redneks isn't going to....
hey look guys..... tittys...... lets vote for her husband..... mr cowchip

[baldguy]

48. It's not just that McCain & the other minions of Big Oil want America to be ignorant & proud of it.

They want us to belittle & dismiss something that can actually help us. They want us to feel powerless in the face of circumstances of hardship which THEY CREATED.

[TheCowsCameHome]

49. The official GOP 2008 platform: "Pride in Ignorance"

I love it...............

[marias23]

52. Reuse Now: Tire maintenance works

Tire maintenance comes under "REUSE" in the three “environmental R's" – reuse activities would make a big difference on our waste and energy problems. For more on the benefits of tire maintenance check out.
http://choosetoreuse.blogspot.com/

[NoFederales]

53. Grand Old Premise: Proud To Be Ignorant! Actually,

the anti-intellectual card has been in play for many decades at the "local" level. Stronger than ever we spin towards "Idiocracy".............

The willful and shameless cloying of ignorance is a National pasttime. The media menu, the sidebar exploits of athletic/actor/political/educational players--all are in mental abeyance to sate Public Ignorance and Nostalgia.

NoFederales

[progressoid]

54. Sooo...did Faux run this clip too?

[amb123]

55. That's what I've been saying about the Reich Wing for years!

Most Right Wingers glory and revel in their stupidity. They're proud of the fact that they let others do the thinking for them (Rush, Hannity, Dobson, etc). They all say, "Thank God I'm not a pointy-headed intellectual elitist." They're all like Frank Burns from the TV Show M*A*S*H:

"As I see it, unless we each conform, unless we all follow orders, unless we obey our Leaders blindly, there's no possible way we can remain free!"

"There's nothing wrong with ordering people to behave as patriotically as possible."

Reporter: "Doesn't patriotism have to come from the heart?"

"Thank God I don't have that problem."

:argh:

[PittDem]

56. And don't laugh at my sweater either!

[Bread and Circus]

57. K and R. I'm glad he said it.

[mzmolly]

59. NAILED

IT! :toast:

[fryguy]

60. hitting the republicans right in their money-maker

that's the GOPs whole strategy, to pick a single sound bite or point and try to boil down an entire policy or plan, regardless of how complex, down to it. insulting to americans.

[RedLetterRev]

62. I can't see vids at work, dangit

I'll have to wait (although I did see clips last night).

The comments on the YouTube post were, as usual, priceless with rightieland's heads exploding. I've been blogging a long, long time and one thing I've figured out the hard way. There's no use in responding to hardheaded RW'ers. Arguing with a crazy person is an exercise in futility; you'll never change their minds with the facts and trying to will only make you as batshit as they are. The posts over there are typical, to wit:

No, he didn't say overinflate your tires; he said proper inflation. It doesn't just save gas, it's the mechanically correct and wise thing to do.

O'bama muzlin! Obmama socilist with raddical pastor DRILL DRILL DRILL!

Why should we open more land for drilling when the oil companies aren't using most of what they've got?

Omama oil-haiting muzlum! O'bama socilist won't pledge allejince! DRILL DRILL DRILL!!

Why should we drill more when it will take 10 years to get more fields online, 4 years after that to bring refineries online -- and all the while, from now until then, we're still exporting a large percentage of what we're bringing out of the ground here rather than keeping it at home?

O'bama thinkes over inflated tires will save gas HAHHAHAH11!!11!!1 DRILL DRILL DRILL

Predictable and tiresome. And yes, Senator Obama was even more correct than I believe he knows: QED, they do delight, even revel in their ignorance. It's an absolutely pitiful, a national shame.

Wrong. Strike last. They should be ashamed of themselves. They honestly act as if they're not over the age of 6. My dogs behave better in public and are probably cleaner. The problem is, these humans vote.

Enough ignunce has gotten to be entirely too much. I want my country, my Constitution and the rule of law back.

[pleah]

63. I recommend this video every time I see it!

LOL My next step is to send it to everyone I know!

K&R