Obama Tells Disappointed Supporters: "I Am the Change."

Thursday, November 27, 2008
Obama Tells Disappointed Supporters: "I Am the Change."

Oh, brother...
Barack Obama told his disappointed supporters who voted for him on the promise of change only to find him appoint old Clintonites and Bush cabinet members not to be upset-- "I am the change."
McClatchy reported:


President-elect Barack Obama essentially said Wednesday that he is the change, striving to assure Americans that he'll shake up Washington despite filling his administration with old hands from the Clinton administration and the capital's corridors of power.

"Understand where the vision for change comes from, first and foremost," Obama said. "It comes from me. That's my job, is to provide a vision in terms of where we are going, and to make sure, then, that my team is implementing."
Halleluiah.

posted by Gateway Pundit at 11/27/2008 09:31:00 AM Trackback (1)

37 Comments:
Takekaze said...
It's getting better and better. No really, I'm serious, sort of. Obama is amusing. Has he figured out that voting "present" doesn't work as POTUS?

He is the change? Quarter or dime? Considering how serious every enemy of freedom and liberty takes him I would say he's not even a dime.

9:55 AM
Richard said...
Imagine Bush said this 4 or 8 years ago?

Can you imagine the hue and cry?

10:39 AM
Poi.ball.2 said...
Would you believe a penny? I think a nickel is too much.

11:33 AM
Solaratov said...
This post has been removed by the author.

11:42 AM
Solaratov said...
If you want to see the change - and the real agents of d'ohbama's change - don't look at the cabinet apointments. Go deeper into the system and check out the "Schedule C" appointments. These lower-ranking appointees are the "worker bees" who actually impliment whatever policy the president desires. The Dept. Secretaries are there just to provide cover and aquiescence to the president.
LOOK LOWER DOWN THE LADDER! There lies the power.

11:47 AM
Pastorius said...
Solartov,
Oh, now the power is down the ladder.

In the past it has always been at the top of the ladder.

Thanks for keeping us up to date.

12:02 PM
Solaratov said...
Pastorius -

You haven't ever worked in the federal government, have you?

12:29 PM
Gary Rosen said...
"Hope and change" is looking more like chump change every day.

12:31 PM
terrence44 said...
Change we can believe in! yes, we can!

Hopey, Changey, I am the Hopey; I am the Changey! Yes, we can!

Richard - that is because BusHitler is evil. Saint BO is the Messiah. The Messiah will not be criticized; and his laughable inconsistency will not be noted; and his bumbling stumbling speaking will not be made fun of.

All bow down and worship Saint BO, the true Messiah, who will heal the planet.

12:35 PM
Solaratov said...
terrence44 -

You see those oceans receeding don't you? Manhattan is now safe (for 4 years, at least). Not to mention Miami. And one can just hear the actual healing of the planet as Gaia heals our wounded orb.
Doesn't it just make you feel all ----tingley?

12:57 PM
Solaratov said...
-------/sarc/-------------

12:58 PM
bg said...
++

Obama is no FDR..


==

1:02 PM
bg said...
++

Obama is no JFK..

==

1:05 PM
bg said...
++

lo & moonbat behold..

and aside from his bait & switch cabinet
etc.. Obama may not even be Obama..

not to mention a US citizen..

==

1:24 PM
Clay Bowler said...
This may be the single most arrogant thing ever said by a POTUS elect or POTUS.

1:28 PM
Solaratov said...
bg -

re; your 1:24

Kenyan Ambassador says Obama’s birth place in Kenya already an attraction
By: Cao, Filed under: Communist, Socialist & Nazi , Demonrats , Obama @ 4:28 pm
At the NEIN blog are the details of a conversation with Mike in the Morning at WRIF where they spoke with His Excellency Ambassador Peter Nicholas Rateng’ Oginga Ogego. He actually comes right out and says Obama’s birth place in Kenya is already an attraction.

I’ll bet it is.

Interesting, wot?

2:14 PM
rls said...
I'm not sure he has an answer for his constituency. There are times when reality collides head on with rhetoric....then reality sets in.

The reality is that there is not much of anything that he can do different than GWB where the GWOT is concerned. Oh, he probably will be able to tweak foreign policy somewhat, but there cannot be any big change there...he can't take the chance of alienating the existing "allies" in hopes of turning some quasi enemies.

I have to give Obama (or whoever is advising him) props for recognizing the reality. I hope it continues.

2:27 PM
The Quiet One said...
Such cry babies...... There was a time when there was a bit of weight in our political discourse. Now, it sounds more and more like little negro children bickering ..."did"... "did not".... "did too!" Sounds familiar? Maybe this is what our intellect has devolved to. May God help us.

3:23 PM
bg said...
++

Solaratov @ 2:14 PM

re: [Interesting, wot? ]

oh yes, both his parents & step father led interesting lives (not to mention O's Kenyan relatives of old & new).. all involved with Communism / Islamism (not at all strange as bedfellows as Obama's)..

His own mother, she said at the beginning of her remarks, was "very young and very single when she had him."

Obama can & will get away with anything, he has way too many billionaire's pulling his strings..

i don't know about past elections being bought or not..

but i can say i have witnessed America being "sold" during this one..

aah, and so much more, but those who should be were not interested..

they had but one goal, and that was to be given the power to take over America..

albeit may take a decade or so, once they realize they too have been used, all hell will break loose..

==

3:43 PM
TheWriter said...
Obama needed to appoint people who knew what had happened and what was happening, and that is what he did. I'm impressed that he is combining practicality with vision. That takes guts. I have more confidence, now.

4:26 PM
terrence44 said...
What Solaratov said at 12:57 PM - your are right, at least that is what the lame stream Obamamedia will report.

And, yet again, fred the wonder "lawyer' is making a fool of himself. You have a real knack at making yourself look like a fool, AND an idiot, fred, the wonder "attorney".

4:29 PM
boomer19472001 said...
If the MSM ever turns on o it will be "Showtime"!

4:29 PM
Solaratov said...
If the MSM ever turns on the o, it will be a bloodbath. The soros cabal will not let a bunch of media freaks tear down their stooge. Should the msm ever decide that d'ohbama is not actually the chosen one - there will be a rash of "accidents" - until the rest fall back into line.
Those who want to destroy America are too close to their goal to let a little thing like the "fourth estate" stand in their way.

4:39 PM
wa.bear.hunter said...
I would never hire Fred as an attorney. Just based upon a few responses here I can tell what kind of brainpower and logic he is lacking.

I'll turn on my super powers and guess that if in fact he is an attorney it's for do it yourself divorces and wills.

As far as the Obama appointments go. It's exactly what I expected. All of the Clinton corruptocrats and few new ones from gangland Chicago to bully people around.

4:46 PM
bg said...
++

wa.bear.hunter @ 4:46 PM

re: [All of the Clinton corruptocrats]

Bush sort of made the same mistake by keeping too many Clinton appointees on..

he should have fired every last Clinton appointee like Clinton did his Dads before him..

==

5:10 PM
bg said...
++

just for a worthy CHANGE of pace..

US troops always were, are, and always
will be the best humanity has to offer..

D-Day Prayer

transcript:

June 6, 1944

My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far.

And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:

Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.

Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith.

They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.

They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest-until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men's souls will be shaken with the violences of war.

For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and good will among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home.

Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.

And for us at home -- fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas -- whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them--help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice.

Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts.

Give us strength, too -- strength in our daily tasks, to redouble the contributions we make in the physical and the material support of our armed forces.

And let our hearts be stout, to wait out the long travail, to bear sorrows that may come, to impart our courage unto our sons wheresoever they may be.

And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade. Let not the keenness of our spirit ever be dulled. Let not the impacts of temporary events, of temporal matters of but fleeting moment let not these deter us in our unconquerable purpose.

With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogancies. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.

Thy will be done, Almighty God.

Amen.


God Bless Soldiers everywhere for putting THEIR
lives on the line to protect us ALL from terrorism!

==

6:02 PM
NukeTheDems said...
If anyone wants an indication of what this little marxist has planned just read chap 4 of Jerome Corsi's great book "The Obama Nation." You'll be amazed at what our first mulato president accomplished in Kenya. He and fellow Lua tribesman Riala Odinga (A documented marxist, murderer and muslim) orchestrated a power sharing set up with the rightfully elected Christian leader of Kenya. This was done after Odinga fomented muslim perpetrated violence that saw up to one thousand Kenyan Christians killed and tortured. This wasn't an election, it was a coup.

6:10 PM
bg said...
++

NukeTheDems @ 6:10 PM

Riala Odinga & Barack Obama are cousins..

just a SAMPLE:

graphic video, not for the faint of heart..

"We are Taliban"

much more here..

==

6:34 PM
Mberenis said...
Obama is already making it easier for you and I to have access to money! Most people don't realize how much money there is out there. During economic times like this, there is more money to be had than ever. Because of the bailouts and economy, lenders are bending over backwards to bail you out too. Believe it or not, there is people getting tons of cheap money nowdays to start businesses, buy homes, pay off debt, and more. Search for your Bailout

10:24 PM
costin said...
here is a video from Fox about Obama saying that HE is change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riryh6lB3bM

10:54 PM
bg said...
++

costin @ 10:54 PM

great find, thanks!!

oh, so Obama had to beg Gates to stay on..

hence, i cannot help but wonder what kind of trap they may have set up for him to make Obama look good..

==

7:53 AM
bg said...
++

ps re: bg @ 3:43 PM

[Barack Obama has closely aligned himself with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Black Liberation Theology (BLT). When viewed from the Christian point-of-view, BLT is a strange creed, but when seen from the standpoint of Islam, there is a very strong parallel.]

Obama & Dualism

[As an example of dualism in BLT doctrine is that blacks are inherently the victims and whites are the oppressors. All criticism is for whites, blacks are innocent. When Don Imus made a remark about "nappy headed hos" he was fired. When rappers make far worse comments about killing whitey and cops, it is called socially conscious art. The lack of symmetry is obvious. Free speech does not allow criticism of minorities. This dualism is extended to where a Mohammed cartoon is hatred, but Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ" is art.

Since Muslims are the best of people and follow a perfect doctrine, there is no need to even examine Islam, since, ipso facto, it is right. Therefore, all criticism of Islam is hate speech.

BLT holds that crime in the black neighborhoods is due to the CIA bringing in crack cocaine and the AIDS virus. Blacks are believed to have no responsibility. Blacks even temper criticism of rap hate-speech by saying that it the fault of the rich white record producers.

The parallel with Islam is exact. When Mohammed attacked the poor Meccan kafirs and killed them, it was the kafirs' fault. They had opposed Islam and were guilty of the first offense. Any opposition to BLT is due to inherent bigotry on the part of the white critic, by definition. Therefore, the white man/kafir is due his fair share of abuse by the pious imam or BLT preacher.

Islam is always the victim. Being the victim is the perfect cover for crime and hate. Aggression and crime can be camouflaged as self-defense. BLT claims that when the white girl is raped by a black man, the crime is a form of revolution and represents justice. Over half of all crimes that blacks commit are against whites, but only 2.6% of white crimes are against blacks. When too many blacks are in prison or too many Muslims are terrorists, the statistics are merely proof of white/kafir bigotry.

[snip]

One of the big ideas of Islam and the Left is that we need to pass "hate-speech" laws in this country as they have done in the EU. The dualism of hate speech laws is that they only apply to the majority, not the minority. Who gets to determine what is hate speech? The minority. Under EU hate speech laws, the Reverend of Racism, the Bishop of Bigotry, the Vicar of Victimology, the Mullah of Madness is the one who gets to judge what is and what is not hate speech. Then the government will take their case to court and prosecute the majority member offender, who must defend themselves using their own money. What a Brave New World it is.

What is tragic is that the attempts to cure dualism in our past, such as the Jim Crowe laws, were only further dualistic–affirmative action laws. But no form of dualism will ever bring justice. We must have only one set of laws that contain no bias for or against anyone. One law. One people.

[snip]

"Yes. One law. One people.

But what is the basis for this unity? Collective consensus? The views of the majority? All humanistic political foundations degenerate to social Darwinism. The Declaration of (Political) Independence derives its political liberty based on a dependence of God. Cut the link with God and that ontological independence will usher political slavery. But this is precisely what the US has been doing over the last 50 years (witness, evolutionism, abortion, sexual liberalism). But God is not mocked by this. We will reap what we sow. As a culture, we are unable to extol excellence. We have lost our moral moorings. We have lost our understanding of political liberty.

If there is a political dualism with Christianity, it is almost the opposite of the dualism of Islam. Islam teaches that the kafir "should feel themselves oppressed" (Koran 9:29). Christianity teaches the opposite, "to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need" (1 Thes. 4:11-12). In Christianity, the believers go out of there way to insure that the unbelievers experience NO oppression."]

An Ethical Basis for War Against Political Islam

[The Near Enemy

We have two sets of enemies. The far enemy is the politics of Islam. The near enemies are the dhimmi apologists, fueled by ignorance and multiculturalism and political correctness.

Our universities present Islamic history as a glorious triumph. Humanity's greatest moment came in the Islamic golden age. The Crusades were Western evil. Cultural self-loathing manifests in showing the history of the West as oppression and Islam is seen as liberating. Women's oppression under Islam is seldom discussed in feminist classes. Israel is condemned and jihadists are presented as "freedom fighters". Christianity is criticized, Islam is praised. Leftist/liberal/progressive intellectuals give frequent speeches at universities while conservative speakers are sometimes forbidden to speak or toughs are allowed to drive them from the stage.

The dhimmis and the oppressed does not exist in universities. Muslims dictate what will be said about Islam in textbooks.

The news media rarely publishes anything about the Islamic doctrine. Most Islamic terror is never mentioned. The dots are never connected. Each event of Islamic violence is seen on its own and never as part of a pattern. The media love to follow up any bad news about Islam with Muslims speaking "nice".

The near enemy finds good reasons not to publish Mohammed cartoons, and find reasons to feel good about being a dhimmi. The near enemy criticized the Pope when he gave a historic quote about Islam's violence even when Muslims killed Christians in protest and called for the Pope's death.

A public policy of political correctness and multiculturalism forbids criticism of Islam as being racist and violent.]

much more @ links..

==

8:14 AM
Manuel L. said...
A minor quibble:

Where did the direct quote, "I am the Change", come from? I can't find it.

9:04 AM
Ithiaca said...
Oh yeah where have I heard such a a statement before but made by a Republican Candidate...hmmm let me think... Oh Yeah!!!!

“You surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the overall policy that you’ve decided upon is being carried out. In the Cabinet meetings–and some members of the Cabinet who have been members of other Cabinets told me that there had never been such meetings–I use a system in which I want to hear what everybody wants to say honestly. I want the decisions made on what is right or wrong, what is good or bad for the people of this country. I encourage all the input I can get…And when I’ve heard all that I need to make a decision, I don’t take a vote, I make the decision. Then I expect every one of them, whether their views have carried the day or not, to go forward together in carrying out the policy.”

Ronald Reagan...

10:15 AM
Anne said...
Hey there,

Obama stated on the Barbara Walter's interview when she asked him what *change* meant, Obama stated that the change of the Oval Office was the change.

Trevor Loudon's latest post:

Obama File 53 Why Did Obama Appoint A Socialist To His "Transition Team"?
http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-file-53-why-did-obama-appoint.html

10:21 AM
Manuel L. said...
Placing "I am the Change" in quotes suggests that Obama was quoted saying this.

Did he say it?

Here was the actual quote:

"Understand where the vision for change comes from, first and foremost," Obama said. "It comes from me..."

Sounds more like "The Buck Stops Here" which I think someone actually said.

Why would McClatchy and GP lie about this relatively minor point? Anyone here care to defend/support GP's lie, or is it OK to lie in support of a "just" cause?

10:59 AM
djtwizt said...
Instead of all you egghead, wannabe, intellectuals trying to "predict" what Obama is going to do, why not let him take the oval office, and see where we are after a year or so, NONE of you has the capability to hold the office of the president, and have no concept of what difficulties the job entails. Give the guy a freakin' chance, its not like "W" did anything for this nation

11:55 AM
Post a Comment