Awww, Now that the One has Won, 52 “Hearts” Us

This was in 2004 (be sure to click through the entire gallery)

This is in 2008 (they love us now and want us to work together … what changed? Oh yeah, their guy won!)

Nimrods.

1 comment November 7th, 2008

Liberals in Seattle Suddenly Proud to Be American!

Stop the presses! I thought Liberals were always proud of our flag. You mean, stomping on the flag and burning it isn’t showing your patriotism? You mean protesting against troops and burning effigys of President Bush isn’t showing your patriotism? BUT suddenly it’s patriotic to fly our flag because your candidate won. Isn’t that special?

Barack Obama’s presidential win held a poignant significance for liberal Seattleites: This is their America, too.

The feeling was evident in jubilant partying in the streets, in quiet moments of reflection and in blossoms of red, white and blue.

With newfound patriotism, Seattleites want to wave the flag, hang it from their homes and stick it on their cars.

“The thing that’s kind of astounding to me is I never ever would have cared to own a flag,” said Rosemary Garner, 42. “This is the first day in my life I actually feel this funny sense of pride about my country. It’s a very foreign feeling, but it’s a good one.”

Garner, a self-described “flag virgin” who lives on Capitol Hill, bought eight flags Wednesday — some to wave and others to stick on her car to “mix and match with some nice Obama and peace signs. Then I bought a couple of flags for some friends who wanted to hang them from their truck along with their biodiesel stickers.”

“I’m finally proud to be an American again, after eight years of being ashamed,” 66-year-old Mark Lowney said, ticking off a list of complaints, including the Iraq war.

“It’s just a rare feeling to feel that type of, I don’t know, national connection,” said Noah Kriegsmann, a 33-year-old builder from West Seattle. He feels that Obama’s win will help America’s standing in the world, and he bought a flag to fly on his truck, though he admitted it felt strange to see the flag in his hand. (I’m sure it was … probably didn’t feel strange to burn it, though)

“I have just historically felt shame for what the symbol of this country is internationally. Being in someplace like Morocco, and Canadians have their flag on their backpacks — I would never ever do that,” he said.

Sitting at Angie’s Tavern in Columbia City, Ted Cock, 74, a retired airlines ramp worker, said, “I think everyone in here would say the same thing. We’re grateful.” Cock, who is African-American, said having a black president was meaningful, certainly. But he was grateful mainly because all the candidates he supported had won.

Cynthia Cohen, owner of Surplus Too Army Navy, summed it up this way: “You can almost just feel it in the air. I think we have a happy world today.”

At All the King’s Flags in Ballard, people have been snatching up American flags.

Anna Gonzalez shops for American flags at All the King’s Flags in Ballard on Wednesday. Gonzalez said Barack Obama’s victory inspired her to buy flags for her and her daughter’s lawns.

“Just today I’ve had a noticeable rush on U.S. flags,” said James Sawyer, assistant manager. “I had a lady come in and she said she’s happy to be an American again, that’s why she was buying a flag.”

While flag waving is normal in some parts of the country, the Stars and Stripes haven’t been so ubiquitous in Seattle.

“People around here don’t fly flags like they do on the East Coast,” said Seattle flag maker Carol Anderson, who hails from Rhode Island but has lived in Seattle for seven years.

The Star-Spangled Banner should transcend political party, said Anderson, who supported Obama.

“I don’t care whether it’s the Fourth of July or whatever. This country’s at war. You’d think that you’d see a few American flags flying. Were they not flying the flag because they don’t like George Bush? I mean, give me a break. It should represent more than who’s in office. The flag itself to me has always represented an honor.” (Yeah, that’s what I thought too!)

A New England upbringing has led Briggs Hause, a cashier at Magnolia Ace Hardware, to frequently fly the flag. But she disliked President Bush’s leadership so much that she couldn’t. (I didn’t like Clinton but I flew my flag proudly!)

“I haven’t the last eight years because I was very depressed with it,” said Hause, who gave her age as “in my 60s.” “It wasn’t my America. I didn’t put out one (a flag). Refused to. But now I will.” (It wasn’t your America? Why didn’t you move like most liberals said they would?

Wow. Gutterball MUST be the new Messiah. Now everyone, including the left, are flying the flag. Hallelujah!!

November 7th, 2008

New Chief of Staff Up to His Eyeballs in Corrupt Fannie Mac

Well, I guess it’s okay because, afterall, he’s a Democrat.

President-elect Barack Obama’s newly appointed chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, served on the board of directors of the federal mortgage firm Freddie Mac at a time when scandal was brewing at the troubled agency and the board failed to spot “red flags,” according to government reports reviewed by ABCNews.com.

According to a complaint later filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Freddie Mac, known formally as the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, misreported profits by billions of dollars in order to deceive investors between the years 2000 and 2002.

Emanuel was not named in the SEC complaint (click here to read) but the entire board was later accused by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) of having “failed in its duty to follow up on matters brought to its attention.”

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BO Thinks the US is China, USSR ???

This type of shit only happens in China, the old Russia and Germany. Now it will happen under Obama. Hmmm. I wonder what happens if we refuse The One’s demand?

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to REQUIRE 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

I also wonder who will be in charge of re-educating our youth? Billy Ayers?

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