Saturday, April 09, 2011

Quote and Video OTD

Scott McLemee:
Among Barack Obama’s distinguishing characteristics in the field of presidential hopefuls, four years ago, was his opposition to the Iraq war, which he had denounced at an antiwar rally in Chicago in October 2002, when invasion was still yet a gleam in the neocon eye. As Obama's reelection campaign begins this week, his administration continues the military occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq, while making the down payment on a third in Libya.

This is not what people who supported Obama expected -- and public opinion polls suggest that opposition to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq remains as high as it was during Bush’s second term, or higher. But the streets no longer fill with protesters.
Most lefties don't seem to recognize the contradiction. But the hypocrisy is evident in the "Obama is Awesome" cartoon. I don't usually link to videos, but this one's a must-see.

(via Instapundit)

2 comments:

Assistant Village Idiot said...

Evidence, as if it were needed here, that liberalism is more essentially about style and social ranking than it is about facts.

@nooil4pacifists said...

Style and social ranking are awesome.