As a Brave Nomadic Warrior of the Political Web™, I’ve noticed some insanely desperate attempts to change the course of the race over the last year or so. From the idea that it was Ayers who secretly wrote Obama’s book, to the elusive Michelle Obama “whitey” tape, to allegations that Barack forged his birth certificate, the width and breadth of the assertions seemed to be limited only to the boundaries of the human imagination (an absolutely hilarious rundown of these “greatest moments” was penned in a classic post by Jon Swift here).
But now as we enter the final moments of this long campaign, the rightosphere is faced with the reality that McCain’s chances are slim. So, I’m going to take the opportunity to use the end of a 4th of July fireworks production as a metaphor, and document the components of the flurry as I stumble upon them. And believe me, there are some definite oohs and ahhs here (just in the last 24 hrs or so):
-Barack Obama Malcolm X’s secret love child?
Kidding!
….not:
Tom Mboya, and Philip Ochieng, all share common physical features of the Kenyan Luo tribe: Modest stature under six feet, round faces, small chins, wide set eyes, slanted back foreheads, and retracted hairlines…none of these features are shared by Malcolm X and Barack Hussein Obama Jr.
(That one earned Pamela a Countdown “worst person” award)
–The Weather Underground and Obama’s campaign both feature a logo that is circular!
Do you see the connection? I don’t. Then again, I assumed that the Obama logo was designed by some outside group anyway. As it turns out, I was right. In any case, go ahead and click the link, as the other suggestions of Obama/WU correlation in the post are just as flimsy.
Update: Good grief:
OK, so they knew it was a dishonest smear. I’m not sure if that makes them better or worse.
That one may actually be fact, but the stab at spinning it into a game-changer earns a spot here.
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-An Examination of Obama’s Use of Hidden Hypnosis Techniques in His Speeches
This one comes to us in the form of a 67-page pdf!
I’ll continue to highlight more eruptions as we march towards the finish line, since we still may have yet to witness the most spectacular example. You can almost hear the groaning sound as these people grasp at straws, desperately hurling anything and everything they can think of, as soon as they think of it. In a way, this is a more extreme shadow of what the McCain campaign has done, so I have to wonder that it never occurred to any of these people that all this crap might have done more harm than good.
Oh well, let’s enjoy the fireworks!
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Update: I should probably rethink the title for this thread, as I totally forgot about the PUMA’s: *Breaking* Ayers Advises Obama on a Regular Basis (source)
Ah yes. *Breaking*, the day before the election.
Update: Speaking of which, Drudge finds his inner PUMA:
The screenshot of the middle finger scratch, again! LOL