Comments on: But at Least He Knows How Many Provinces His Own Country Has? http://xrlq.com/2008/11/19/but-at-least-he-knows-how-many-provinces-his-own-country-has/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tgirsch http://xrlq.com/2008/11/19/but-at-least-he-knows-how-many-provinces-his-own-country-has/comment-page-1/#comment-464213 tgirsch Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:44:33 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4091#comment-464213 I was horrified to discover that "polaco" is <i>really</i> how you say "Polish" in Spanish. *Sigh* I miss Polack jokes, and I'm Polish! <abbr><em>tgirsch´s last blog post..<a href="http://www.leanleft.com/archives/2008/11/20/6929/" rel="nofollow">The Bush Legacy</a></em></abbr> I was horrified to discover that “polaco” is really how you say “Polish” in Spanish.

*Sigh* I miss Polack jokes, and I’m Polish!

tgirsch´s last blog post..The Bush Legacy

]]> By: nk http://xrlq.com/2008/11/19/but-at-least-he-knows-how-many-provinces-his-own-country-has/comment-page-1/#comment-463995 nk Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:34:43 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4091#comment-463995 Polish insult: "Hey, Stosh. My mother wears combat boots." Polish insult:

“Hey, Stosh. My mother wears combat boots.”

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2008/11/19/but-at-least-he-knows-how-many-provinces-his-own-country-has/comment-page-1/#comment-463993 Xrlq Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:04 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4091#comment-463993 That is a possibility, which is why I couched the statement with "apparently." If it had been Kaczynski only gaffe, I'd be have been more inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. The thing is, Obama's strategy of telling everyone what they want to hear doesn't <i>usually</i> entail lying out right. Most of the time he just gives nice-sounding, content-free speeches about change as an undefined variable, which each listener is then invited to audaciously hope will turn out to be the kind of change he personally can believe in. The smart money says Obama did the same thing to Kacyznski, who in turn heard what he wanted to hear (something) rather than what Obama had actually said (nothing). That is a possibility, which is why I couched the statement with “apparently.” If it had been Kaczynski only gaffe, I’d be have been more inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. The thing is, Obama’s strategy of telling everyone what they want to hear doesn’t usually entail lying out right. Most of the time he just gives nice-sounding, content-free speeches about change as an undefined variable, which each listener is then invited to audaciously hope will turn out to be the kind of change he personally can believe in. The smart money says Obama did the same thing to Kacyznski, who in turn heard what he wanted to hear (something) rather than what Obama had actually said (nothing).

]]> By: Unfounded Speculation http://xrlq.com/2008/11/19/but-at-least-he-knows-how-many-provinces-his-own-country-has/comment-page-1/#comment-463912 Unfounded Speculation Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:46:49 +0000 http://xrlq.com/?p=4091#comment-463912 <i>claiming President-elect Obama had given him assurances he apparently hadn’t</i> Either that, or Obama is the one making phony assurances and then backtracking. Who should we trust? I place just about zero faith in Barack Obama, given how many contradictory campaign promises he made. His strategy is to tell everyone what they want to hear. Why should we think he did anything different with the Poles? claiming President-elect Obama had given him assurances he apparently hadn’t

Either that, or Obama is the one making phony assurances and then backtracking.

Who should we trust? I place just about zero faith in Barack Obama, given how many contradictory campaign promises he made. His strategy is to tell everyone what they want to hear. Why should we think he did anything different with the Poles?

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