Category Archives: Obama

Fear of a black planet, updated

Posted on November 8, 2012 by oddmanout215

On Tuesday, Odd Man Out posted a funny pre-election video in which Chris Rock pretended to argue to white voters that Barack Obama was as white as they are, therefore they should vote for him. Rock’s appeals fell on deaf … Continue reading →

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Vote white, my homies. Vote for Barry.

Posted on November 5, 2012 by oddmanout215

Will Barack Obama once again win over enough of my fellow white voters? Maybe with help from Chris Rock:

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Well played, Barry, but what about jobs?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by oddmanout215

Standing up to lying scoundrels was never your strong suit, Barry, and you hit a new low in the first debate, so it was a relief to see you kick butt when the Romneybot unleashed a fusillade of new lies … Continue reading →

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‘Bravado’ as euphemism for lying

Posted on October 10, 2012 by oddmanout215

Frank Bruni recently argued that Mitt Romney won his first debate with Barack Obama because he showed more “bravado,” which Bruni seems to think is the one character trait common to all successful politicians. In making his point, Bruni dodged … Continue reading →

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Big Bird was a topic, but not big banks

Posted on October 7, 2012 by oddmanout215

I just reread my rant about Barack Obama’s feeble performance in his first debate with the Romneybot, and I thought whoa, Odd Man Out, what were you really angry about? Obama’s failure to aggressively challenge Romney’s lies? His looking down, … Continue reading →

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Warren vs. Wall Street (and Obama)

Posted on September 8, 2012 by oddmanout215

There is an amazing disconnect between Elizabeth Warren and the man for whom she gave her excellent speech Wednesday night at the big Democratic pep rally: “People feel like the system is rigged against them,” Warren said. “And here’s the … Continue reading →

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Jobless means invisible

Posted on August 23, 2012 by oddmanout215

The two-party system as it now exists is a fraud perpetrated by high-priced office-holding whores who feel it’s safe to ignore the millions of Americans who most need a healthy, functional, job-creating federal government. From Huffington Post:” The share of … Continue reading →

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Obama the bold: Criminals shouldn’t have AK-47s

Posted on July 27, 2012 by oddmanout215

On gun control, as on most issues, Mitt Romney is a double-talking wimp who contradicts his own prior views. Even if he personally believed in laws against civilian access to assault weapons, he would toe the NRA line out of … Continue reading →

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Anne Romney losing patience with ‘you people’

Posted on July 19, 2012 by oddmanout215

Questions about Mitt Romney’s tax returns remain unanswered, as does the question of whether Mitt is a made-on-Earth android or a pod creature from deep space sent by the angel Moroni. The Romney people don’t intend to budge on the … Continue reading →

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Sorkin channels Howard Beale in ‘The Newsroom’

Posted on June 26, 2012 by oddmanout215

Here’s Ta-Nehisi Coates, an Atlantic editor and blogger, quoting from Aaron Sorkin’s “deeply unpleasant, condescending and sexist” interview with the Globe and Mail: “I think I would have done very well, as a writer, in the forties,” [Sorkin] says. “I … Continue reading →

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