Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
When you manage to annoy Jonah Goldberg and Michael Gerson on the same day, you know you've blundered badly:
This gap between ideals and practice is becoming a defining narrative of the administration. Obama once promised, for example, to end the "divisive food fight in Washington." Apparently there is an exception for sugary, frozen beverages. In his new stump speech, he says: "We're slipping and sliding and sweating, and the other side, the Republicans, they're standing there with their Slurpees watching us." In Seattle, the President of the United States pantomimed drinking a Slurpee to mock his opponents. A campaigner such as Ronald Reagan could draw political blood with a wink and a smile. Obama's partisan rhetoric manages to be prickly, mean-spirited and unfunny. On the campaign trail, he taunts and whines. He does not charm.
It was supposed to be such a hip, youthful presidency. How could Obama's hip, youthful speechwriters be so clueless as to set him up for this?
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Jul '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Stay classy, Mr. President.
The guy increasingly sounds like a blogger at Daily Kos.
May '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Prickly and mean-spirited I'll grant you... but I actually think it's pretty funny.
Aug '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
When I saw the title "Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?", I thought it was going to be some further exploration of the connection between vampire fashion and Statism.
Rather disappointed that it wasn't.
Oh, well... The Vampire State slurps blood. Republicans just slurp Slurpees. Seems fair enough.
What impressed me more than his Slurpee snideness was his "Well, you can’t have the keys back. You don’t know how to drive" remark. I suppose this was intended just towards Republicans, but it sounds more broadly like a dismissal of the principle of self-government to me. And the audience cheered.
Jun '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
The reason I don't help, or cheer on, people that make stimulus bonfires with truckloads of taxpayers' hundred-dollar bills, or perform other types of economic witchcraft, to revive the economy is, I don't believe in witchcraft. I believe in doing what works--cutting government spending and permanently reducing the tax burden on people who create wealth. That works.
Jul '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Interesting that he went with Slurpees - it seems like sort of a proletarian drink to associate with Republicans. A decade ago it would have been cognac.
Note that he didn't say "standing there with their tea", which you would think would be a no-brainer in the current context. But, then, I have long since stopped being surprised at the utter tone-deafness of this, the most hip and savvy administration ever.
Jun '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Barack Hussein Obama, President of (40%) of the United States of America.
Aug '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Wylee Coyote: Note that he didn't say "standing there with their tea", which you would think would be a no-brainer in the current context. But, then, I have long since stopped being surprised at the utter tone-deafness of this, the most hip and savvy administration ever. · Aug 20 at 12:37pm
On the other hand, how many Tea Partiers actually drink tea? I love the stuff, and am cranky all day without it. But I think I'm weird.
I wouldn't be surprise if most of the serious tea and tisane sipping in this country were done by those inclined somewhat to the left. To me, at least, tea-drinking gives off whiffs of internationalism and hippie culture...
Unless you count iced tea, of course.
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Wylee Coyote: Note that he didn't say "standing there with their tea", which you would think would be a no-brainer in the current context. But, then, I have long since stopped being surprised at the utter tone-deafness of this, the most hip and savvy administration ever. · Aug 20 at 12:37pm
On the other hand, how many Tea Partiers actually drink tea? I love the stuff, and am cranky all day without it. But I think I'm weird.
I wouldn't be surprise if most of the serious tea and tisane sipping in this country were done by those inclined somewhat to the left. To me, at least, tea-drinking gives off whiffs of internationalism and hippie culture...
Unless you count iced tea, of course. · Aug 20 at 2:07pm
There's got to be some Tea Party Tea out there somewhere, right? This is the best get rich quick scheme since becoming Joe the Plumber. Strangely, the internet didn't immediately reveal that this has already been done. Possibly because Google doesn't understand exactly what you mean when you search Tea Party Tea, or even "Tea Party" Tea...
Aug '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
James Poulos, Ed.
There's got to be some Tea Party Tea out there somewhere, right? This is the best get rich quick scheme since becoming Joe the Plumber. Strangely, the internet didn't immediately reveal that this has already been done. Possibly because Google doesn't understand exactly what you mean when you search Tea Party Tea, or even "Tea Party" Tea... · Aug 20 at 3:17pm
Are enough Tea Partiers going to buy tea just because of a pretty label on the box for this to work? (Otherwise it's a novelty item, not a drink.)
Most of us are a pretty cost-conscious bunch, and would rather buy Lipton's or Store Brand -- whatever's cheapest -- if it tastes the same. As for premium teas, if we buy them, we want the premium to be because it tastes better, not because of the packaging. Right?
I don't know what you'd have to put in the tea to make the markup for the "Tea Party" labeling worth it. Whiskey, maybe.
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
James Poulos, Ed.
There's got to be some Tea Party Tea out there somewhere, right? This is the best get rich quick scheme since becoming Joe the Plumber. Strangely, the internet didn't immediately reveal that this has already been done. Possibly because Google doesn't understand exactly what you mean when you search Tea Party Tea, or even "Tea Party" Tea... · Aug 20 at 3:17pm
Are enough Tea Partiers going to buy tea just because of a pretty label on the box for this to work? (Otherwise it's a novelty item, not a drink.)
Most of us are a pretty cost-conscious bunch, and would rather buy Lipton's or Store Brand -- whatever's cheapest -- if it tastes the same. As for premium teas, if we buy them, we want the premium to be because it tastes better, not because of the packaging. Right?
I don't know what you'd have to put in the tea to make the markup for the "Tea Party" labeling worth it. Whiskey, maybe. · Aug 20 at 3:33pm
Tea Party Brand Hard Sweet Tea. A little bit sweet. A lot bit hard. Let's do this.
Aug '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
James Poulos, Ed.
Tea Party Brand Hard Sweet Tea. A little bit sweet. A lot bit hard. Let's do this. · Aug 20 at 3:49pm
Caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. A party, all right.
Would I get royalties for suggesting the whiskey? Also, what kind of whiskey?
Tea and whiskey are tasty together...
You could freeze the concoction to make a Slurpee.
Jun '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
James Poulos, Ed.
Tea Party Brand Hard Sweet Tea. A little bit sweet. A lot bit hard. Let's do this. · Aug 20 at 3:49pm
Caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. A party, all right.
Would I get royalties for suggesting the whiskey? Also, what kind of whiskey?
Tea and whiskey are tasty together...
You could freeze the concoction to make a Slurpee. · Aug 20 at 4:20pm
This is what I love about CAPITALISM !!
Aug '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
James Poulos, Ed.
Tea Party Brand Hard Sweet Tea. A little bit sweet. A lot bit hard. Let's do this. · Aug 20 at 3:49pm
Caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. A party, all right.
Would I get royalties for suggesting the whiskey? Also, what kind of whiskey?
Tea and whiskey are tasty together...
You could freeze the concoction to make a Slurpee. · Aug 20 at 4:20pm
Rum would also work. Rum is patriotic. Maybe cheaper for a given quality than whiskey, too.
Here's a recipe for tea and rum punch in massive quantity.
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
James Poulos, Ed.
Tea Party Brand Hard Sweet Tea. A little bit sweet. A lot bit hard. Let's do this. · Aug 20 at 3:49pm
Caffeine, sugar, and alcohol. A party, all right.
Would I get royalties for suggesting the whiskey? Also, what kind of whiskey?
Tea and whiskey are tasty together...
You could freeze the concoction to make a Slurpee. · Aug 20 at 4:20pm
Rum would also work. Rum is patriotic. Maybe cheaper for a given quality than whiskey, too.
Here's a recipe for tea and rum punch in massive quantity. · Aug 20 at 5:02pm
As much as I love the idea of a whiskey (rebellion) tea (party) slurpee, a rum tea slurpee is probably the easier sell. But which rum, M.F.R.?
Jul '10
Re: Who's Doing the Slurping, Again, Mr. President?
James Poulos, Ed.
As much as I love the idea of a whiskey (rebellion) tea (party) slurpee, a rum tea slurpee is probably the easier sell. But which rum, M.F.R.? · Aug 21 at 10:19am
Bacardi, of course. Cause it's anti-Castro.