{"id":8549,"date":"2009-03-22T11:34:05","date_gmt":"2009-03-22T19:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8549"},"modified":"2009-03-22T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2009-03-22T22:18:05","slug":"barack-obama-seems-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=8549","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama Seems Serious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He presents himself as a man with gravitas. But when he talks, he reveals himself as shallow. He doesn&#8217;t take ideas seriously.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dennisprager.townhall.com\/TalkRadio\/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=3&amp;ContentGuid=6b39dca9-8753-4a2b-a12a-c038720fea86\">Dennis Prager says<\/a> the Wall Street bonuses, AIG bonuses, are despicable but you can&#8217;t pass a law to tax a specific group.<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s no response from the President. That&#8217;s scarier than the act itself.<\/p>\n<p>Jay Leno said it was scary that you could tax a group of people just because you are angry at him.<\/p>\n<p>President Obama said he bowled a 129&#8230; &quot;It was like Special Olympics.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s had to apologize for saying that. Why is that line offensive?<\/p>\n<p>Are we supposed to hide that Special Olympics are for people with disabilities? He&#8217;s not mocking those with disabilities. He&#8217;s mocking himself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He presents himself as a man with gravitas. But when he talks, he reveals himself as shallow. He doesn&#8217;t take ideas seriously. 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