Mon, 11/24/2008 - 6:27pm — lambert
Clearly, theories about Obama's secret progressivism are alive and well. These theories strikes a serious blow to the notion that progressives occupy the "reality based community." Many progressives are seriously arguing that Obama's centrist campaign rhetoric and centrist advisors are part of a larger, secret, and fundamentally deceitful plan to institute a progressive agenda and provide it political cover.
That's the Phonebooth Theory
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Run as Clark Kent, govern as progressive Superman. December, 2007.
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Damn, Lambert!That's one hell of a well written, researched post
In the early days of my blog reading, I used to finish with Corrente every night before logging off. I got a kick out of the closing of the Mighty Corrente Building. Then, for whatever reason, I got away from stopping by daily. Then I went through a phase when I didn't want to have sign up to comment. Whatever.
That's by way of saying I missed this post--thank you so much for reposting it.
Damn fine work.
Thanks!
Consider it my called shot for the Obama administration -- and won't I be glad if I'm wrong!
And -- lambert blushes modestly -- you did notice who said I channeled him? Why I don't worry too much about detractors.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
And once again, I like to this classic cartoon
http://cannonfire.blogspot.com/2008/08/b...
Oy.
You should have read the justification about Obama keeping Lieberman in the fold that I read elsewhere today.
People have lost all sense of sense.
"Run as Clark Kent, govern as progressive Superman."
That's a classic, right there. I'm going to have to remember the phonebooth theory.
Yes, there is supposedly a vast left-wing conspiracy just under the surface of the incoming administration. I wonder when they are going to get that he's just not that in to them? It's as if they are gluttons for punishment.
But, we've always been at war with Eastasia...