Comments on: Satirical Dumbness http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/07/satirical-dumbness/ Ideas, Opinions, Discussions Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:10:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Robert http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/07/satirical-dumbness/#comment-225 Robert Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:50:36 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=106#comment-225 You have brought up 2 very valid points. Obama has in the past failed to recognize the flag code of placing your hand over your heart. There is a widespread email showing exactly that (and video also). It is also a fact that his wife stated publicly she has never felt American until now. The last I checked, she was born in Chicago, Illinois. I'm pretty sure that's a part of the United States. Those are not very good traits to have as ambassadors for our country. Our President and First Lady should be of the utmost integrity and dignity and the above, although being single known instances, are far from that. Over time, our office of President has become watered down. Can you imagine what Lincoln or Roosevelt or JFK would think of the potential first family based on their actions? Yes, I will also admit, I chuckled at the image. At the same time, I thought it was offensive. It offends me that our news and media are focused on an image and not the issues behind it. Not one single news show or article talking about the image offered any credible discussion about the issues it was supposed to provoke debating of. I will stand by my assertion that it was an image for publicity and magazine sales. We should be talking about the nuts and bolts of the campaigns and not some picture. You have brought up 2 very valid points. Obama has in the past failed to recognize the flag code of placing your hand over your heart. There is a widespread email showing exactly that (and video also). It is also a fact that his wife stated publicly she has never felt American until now. The last I checked, she was born in Chicago, Illinois. I’m pretty sure that’s a part of the United States. Those are not very good traits to have as ambassadors for our country.

Our President and First Lady should be of the utmost integrity and dignity and the above, although being single known instances, are far from that. Over time, our office of President has become watered down. Can you imagine what Lincoln or Roosevelt or JFK would think of the potential first family based on their actions?

Yes, I will also admit, I chuckled at the image. At the same time, I thought it was offensive. It offends me that our news and media are focused on an image and not the issues behind it. Not one single news show or article talking about the image offered any credible discussion about the issues it was supposed to provoke debating of. I will stand by my assertion that it was an image for publicity and magazine sales. We should be talking about the nuts and bolts of the campaigns and not some picture.

]]> By: Jeanie http://www.synapticdomination.com/2008/07/satirical-dumbness/#comment-224 Jeanie Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:25:14 +0000 http://www.synapticdomination.com/?p=106#comment-224 I'm not going to have the popular comment, but here goes... For the most part I agree with this article, but not completely. When you see Obama doing things like refusing to put his hand on his heart for our anthem and his wife making disparaging remarks about how this is the first time she has been proud of the United States in her entire life, it's hard to feel bad for them when I saw this cartoon. My first reaction was.. yep, pretty good depiction. I know it doesn't make it right and it's doing no good, but you can expect things like this to happen when you say and do what they have been doing so "proudly". What I want to know is, will everyone run to their defense and forget all the anti-american actions/words that have been going on for so very long? Of course they will, or he wouldn't be sitting there getting ready to potentially be voted into the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! Yes, I laughed when I saw the cartoon this morning and then went on with my day, NOT thinking of the Obama's and what destruction I think is to come to America if they step into the highest office of the U.S. Yep, you guessed it.. not a big fan! To the end...does it make it right for the magazine to print the cartoon and will it do any good? Probably not, other than making some people mad and others chuckle. That's part of life. Those two better get used to it. I’m not going to have the popular comment, but here goes…

For the most part I agree with this article, but not completely. When you see Obama doing things like refusing to put his hand on his heart for our anthem and his wife making disparaging remarks about how this is the first time she has been proud of the United States in her entire life, it’s hard to feel bad for them when I saw this cartoon. My first reaction was.. yep, pretty good depiction.

I know it doesn’t make it right and it’s doing no good, but you can expect things like this to happen when you say and do what they have been doing so “proudly”.

What I want to know is, will everyone run to their defense and forget all the anti-american actions/words that have been going on for so very long? Of course they will, or he wouldn’t be sitting there getting ready to potentially be voted into the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!

Yes, I laughed when I saw the cartoon this morning and then went on with my day, NOT thinking of the Obama’s and what destruction I think is to come to America if they step into the highest office of the U.S. Yep, you guessed it.. not a big fan!

To the end…does it make it right for the magazine to print the cartoon and will it do any good? Probably not, other than making some people mad and others chuckle. That’s part of life. Those two better get used to it.

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