EXCELLENT ARTICLE: Obama the Edsel
Please read this excellent article by Jim Geraghty, called Obma the Edsel.
Essentially, it says that focus groups were run on the current “president” and the Democrat brand. Participants were asked to describe the “president” as a car, and some said he was an Edsel or a wrecked Ferrari…either something that was promised to be life-changing great but sucked in the end, or something some people thought was beautiful and amazing but was an unsalvageable mess now.
Two key things seem to have driven Independents away from Democrats, and it’s fascinating to us that we resonated so strongly with these two as well:
(1) The way the Obamacare bill was handled, particularly in the Senate, has enraged and alienated many independents, because of backroom, corrupt deals struck by the likes of Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson that disgusted so many Americans. Democrats broke their promise to maintain a transparent and open judicious process with healthcare reform. They crammed through a bill none of them read in the dead of night, cloaked in secret, before Christmas Eve. They rushed to ram through massive legislation with over 2,000 pages of fine print WITHOUT EVER READING IT, let alone understanding it. They lied about the costs of Obamacare. They deliberately circumvented the Congressional Budget Office through procedural trickery, so the true price tag of Obamacare would not be known until long after its passage. Independents will never look at Democrats the same way again after this, and we have repeatedly told you that our final break with the party came on Christmas Eve last year when NOT A SINGLE DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE stood up to this revolting display of idiocy and hubris. It’s the reason we went all-in for Hottie McAwesome Scott Brown and it’s the reason, quite frankly, why we might just never vote Democrat again for as long as we live. A party stupid enough to circumvent all common sense and public opinion to cram through legislation THEY HAVE NOT EVEN READ does not belong in power.
(2) The surfeit of incompetence Obama has shown in handling the Obamaspill Gulf Disaster, including allowing the Leftists at the EPA to prohibit oil removing foreign vessels to clean up the Gulf because these ships have only a 99% purity rate where the EPA demands a 99.998% purity rate for the ships to operate. The Obama Administration, thus, believes allowing the leaking oil to remain in the water is preferable to accepting international aid to clean the waters of the Gulf because the Obama EPA does not believe the water cleaned by these ships will be “clean enough”. It is absurd. And Americans are noticing. While Obama goes off to play golf, pine over Justin Beiber, entertain Paul McCartney and Beyonce at the White House, and carry on the way he does every day, his administration is doing its level best to make the Obamaspill Disaster as bad as possible for the Gulf States. This is either being down deliberately, by people who want to actually harm the Gulf States, or it’s being done because the Obama Administration is incompetent. It could also, come to think of it, be a combination of the two. Either way, Independents have been driven away from the current “president” in droves…and they aren’t coming back any time soon.
Regarding (2) above, we knew this man was incompetent while he was still a state senator. That’s why we have never supported him. He did nothing in any elected position he ever held, except work to get elected to something either. He has no accomplishments, has never shown any leadership, and is worse than an Edsel because an Edsel largely did what it was supposed to, even if it didn’t exactly meet expectations. This “president”, however, is worse than Jimmy Carter because under all of Carter’s naiveté and incompetence at least Carter did love this country. Not so much with Dr. Utopia. So, that’s where the suspicion always creeps in that he’s Nero fiddling with delight as Rome burns…or the Gulf States that didn’t vote for him in 2008 drown in oil. ”Take that, bitches,” we can honestly imagine this “president” shouting, while rolling on the floor eating strawberries in the Oval Office, using a sharpie to color in the teeth and draw mustaches and obscenities onto pictures of Kal Penn. Is it just our imagination, or has Obama gotten even more thin-skinned, petulant, and terrible at his job since breaking up with his White Castle eating boyfriend?
Sometimes, when listening to the Media in this country, still cheerleading its hardest for Obama, it’s hard for us to determine whether we’ve actually got the vibe of the majority of the country, or whether we’re just paying attention to things more than the average person. But, this “Obama the Edsel” article makes us realize that regular Americans are putting everything together for themselves, despite the Media’s propaganda efforts.
It seems average Americans who did not know Obama before 2008 were willing to give him a pass and a chance because the Media sold him as a Lightbringer who was magical and could solve all problems…and people, for whatever reason, believed them. Americans, at heart, are good trusting people who think the best of everyone unless it’s proved otherwise.
Well, according to the article, it sure looks like Obama has proved things otherwise. His presidency is a failure. He’s providing no leadership. Blaming all of his troubles on George W. Bush or racism is not working. People are noticing and commenting on how much he goofs around.
How much longer before people start calling Obama a Pinto instead of an Edsel?
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Well, at least a Pinto exploded spectacularly. What is spectacular about The Won?
my thought’s exactly… with one addition… the location of where one had to hit the pinto to incite the explosion!
Dang, Sharon! That’s not fair. I thought of the punchline but you beat me to it!
In my defense though, I was going to be much more graphic with the imagery.
My mom had one back in the day…
FAKE wood on the side…..and
it backfired.
Hmmm… Pinto could be a good Obama description.
We had one with fake wood, it would not go in reverse – we always had to physical push it out of the driveway. Will Obama ever reverse the direction he is going, I think not.
When considering our President, I would think YUGO best describes
his performance. When he shuffles down an airplane ramp he is in full power, however on the straightaways
He can hardly make it around the left
turns.
Perhaps he is A Yugo Can-ardly, their most prescious version. They sold new for $2995 and sometimes ran the whole month.
The roads will be quite bumpy for him
in November. American smiles shall
abound
Well with the oil rig explosion, I think Obama’s MMS has killed more people than the Pinto ever did.
He’s more like a Corvair, Unsafe, for America, at any speed.
LOL
Thanks for the laugh Darth Aggie.
Oh and Thanks Hill Buzz Men for this laugh too!
RE: “since breaking up with his White Castle eating boyfriend!”
LOL
Well written as usual. I just have a question. I must have missed something here… what “White Castle eating boyfriend” did he break up with???
Kal Penn. He started dating Obama on the campaign trail, Obama gave him a job in the White House, Penn gave up his TV show House to be with Obama, then Obama dumped him and fired him from the White House. Now, Penn’s back making another White Castle movie with the Asian guy from Star Trek and Neil Patrick Harris.
Thanks guys. I DID miss that somewhere!
http://www.facebook.com/notes/sarah-palin/peace-through-strength-and-american-pride-vs-enemy-centric-policy/403777543434
Maybe Sarah’s best so far. Robust defense policy.
Don’t worry, Karen. I’m gay and I can’t keep up with this stuff, either!
Besides, I think NPH is sooo much cuter.
Color me clueless. I had no idea that Kumar was rumored to be dating Obama. Apparently Penn is in the same closet as Obama.
haven’t you seen the picture of Penn looking at Oboomboom… it is so very obvious… and I am straight.
I think your pretty much on the money though I’ll just point out one thing I noticed in the article. The group wasn’t happy with the wishy washy, weak tea wing of the Republican party either. I think they want a Congress that will stand up and do the right thing even it is hard work. The northeastern Republican establishment have no real belief in anything and won’t do a thing that might rock their boat even slightly.
What pissed me off about the article is the independent women who said they didn’t want partisan fighting and gridlock. Someone need to tell these ladies, we need A LOT of partisan fighting to overcome this horrible agenda.
These moderates that think change can happen in a “shiny happy bubble” piss me off!!!
Amen Paul, Amen!
Enough of this “get along to get along” attitude because it has taken them into slavery to El Diablo!
OK…we do need a Constitutional Conservative counterpoint to the current situation in order to pull out of our current power-dive to oblivion. I’ll do my best to make that happen.
Once America’s back in the game, however, I want partisan fighting and gridlock whenever possible. The less the two sides agree, the less damage they can do to this country. We’re seeing the alternative to infighting…and it may just destroy us.
The fraud was in Racine Wisconsin today for a town hall meeting – saw a short clip on FOX – don’t know how many people were there but the cheering obots were on display – their unemployment rate is close to 15% & they are cheering this POS? Unf*ckingbelievable – that kool aid must be some pretty strong stuff – no more unemployment bennies – no jobs – CA Stark (same asshole who swore at us when we faxed, emailed, etc, during the primary fraud when we contacted the superdelegates to stand up & vote for Hillary – he was really nasty & I still have the email I got from him) making fun of the border situation (wonder how Robert Krause’s family feels about that?) – I have told myself that I will feel no sorrow or passion or compassion for any obot who loses his job, his car, his house, whatever – they voted for him – they get the results…………………
I said for a long time after the elections that I almost *almost* wished I could get some of that koolaid to drink so I couldn’t feel so sick about the direction our country has been headed in.
Hard to believe there are still masses drinking it regularly!
The local news said there were about 1300 people there. The whole lake shore area from Milwaukee down through Racine and Kenosha are very ethnic and union hence the crowd.
Don’t you think those sieg heiling to Obama masses were paid by the O-Bought campaign to be there?
Probably bought cheaply since their official but under-counting jobless rate is 15%!
Mitsubishi has a car known as the Pajero. It aptly describes Oboomboom.
Since I am not Spanish I do not know the translation for Pajero.. from what I had been told… Pajero is quite fitting as a comparison.
Aussie, I’m not sure where the name “pajero” for that car comes from, but as a Cuban-American, I can honestly say, it is a pretty big insult!
As someone who speaks Spanish [the Cuban variety] it refers to someone who, well, err… habitually self-releases his “second chakra,” if you know what I mean.
[With apologies to everyone for that image]
[Second try. WordPress, after all]
In Cuban-American Spanish, “pajero” refers to someone who habitually self-releases his “second chakra” since no one else is willing to do it.
I forgot to add, that car is quite fitting for “Oboomboom.”
Well, if I were somehow sandwiched between Michelle and Rahm I might choose to “self-release,” too … !
self release what?
His precious “spirit” …
What! Mitsubishi has a car name Pajero?!
In Australia… yes.. it is called Pajero… and Yes Felix… the correct word is wanker
If it was “pajaro”, that would be “bird” in Spanish.
It is definitely Pajero… and yes wankers do drive them
I would say a Deloren.
Oh how COOL it was…
But.. turned out to be a bankrupt mess and no spare parts.
Truthfully, if the Obama as automobile metaphor is carried a bit further, as this admin continues to shed people and approval ratings there is one vehicle that pops to mind. Now its almost synonymous with shoddy workmanship and terrible for retaining value. No, I am not talking about K-cars or even Kias. I give you the Obama Yugo!
The Obama Le Car?
I hope not. A friend of mine had a Le Car, and while it was pretty unremarkable, that little crapbox just would not die. Believe me, she tried.
The last thing we need is The Unstoppable Obama!!
LOL
Yugo is a good one for Obama’s comparision.
So is the East German Trabant, just about the worst car known to man!
“This is the car that gave Communism a bad name. Powered by a two-stroke pollution generator that maxed out at an ear-splitting 18 hp, the Trabant was a hollow lie of a car constructed of recycled worthlessness (actually, the body was made of a fiberglass-like Duroplast, reinforced with recycled fibers like cotton and wood). A virtual antique when it was designed in the 1950s, the Trabant was East Germany’s answer to the VW Beetle — a “people’s car,” as if the people didn’t have enough to worry about. Trabants smoked like an Iraqi oil fire, when they ran at all, and often lacked even the most basic of amenities, like brake lights or turn signals. But history has been kind to the Trabi. Thousands of East Germans drove their Trabants over the border when the Wall fell, which made it a kind of automotive liberator. Once across the border, the none-too-sentimental Ostdeutschlanders immediately abandoned their cars. Ich bin Junk!
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1658533_1658030,00.html#ixzz0sOG3KHJa
Ich bin junk… that cracked me up for some reason.
The Yugo is PERFECT! It was manufactured in communist Yugoslavia, and it was rather square, just like Obama. It was talked up a lot, but it quickly disappointed those who bought it, just as many who bought into the Obama hype are extremely disappointed in him. Many people were embarassed to be seen with it, too, just like they are embarassed to have Obama around. Geez, maybe he was actually born in Sarajevo.
The Obyugo! That’s it! A car that is supposed to get all kinds of wonderful gas mileage, but is just a piece of crap! The wrecked Farari comparison was good too. Obama was all shiny and new, and now that he’s “president”, is wrecked. Heck, his image even shows in that oily water in the top piece — he’s so oily that his slime infects the country.
It is encouraging that this article shows more and more Americans are waking up to the disaster that is Obama.
LOL I think thats it!! The Obyugo!
Independents, and independent former Democrats are NEVER COMING BACK TO
HO-HO-HObama!
Your article is much better than the one it refers to.
Hey, see if these old East German jokes about their horrible auto the Trabant, can’t be reworked to tell and use against Obama and his Crimies.
The Trabant (an East German Car)
A good deal of jokes plays on the fact that the car was cheap and devoid of any conveniences.
How do you double the value of a Trabant? Fill up the tank!
VEB Sachsenring brought out a new Eco-Trabi: Immediately available for delivery, extremely cheap, extremely quiet, extremely environmentally friendly – with electric power train. Small problem: The extension cord is only 20 meters long and not in stock.
An East German driver pulled into a service station and asked, “Can I get a windshield wiper blade for this Trabi?” The mechanic looked the car over for a long time and finally said, “Okay, it’s a trade!”
Did you know they have Knight Rider in the GDR? It’s a Trabant with a pocket calculator!
An East German worker’s five years were up, and he went to take delivery of his Trabi. He asked the company’s representative, “Can I get a car with seat belts?” “Sure,” said the representative, “and while we’re at it, we can give you one with two-tone paint, air-conditioning, and an AM/FM/Longwave/Shortwave radio!” Mortified, the customer mumbled, “Now you’re just making fun of me.” “Well,” roared the representative, “who started it?”
What do you call a Trabant up a hill?: A miracle.
What do you call two Trabants up a hill?: A mirage.
What do you call ten Trabants up a hill?: The factory’s up there.
What’s the best feature of a Trabant?: There’s a heater at the back to keep your hands warm when you’re pushing it.
What type of seats do you get in a Trabant?: Hammocks when you buy the EX model.
Why was the Trabant made?: There was a mistake, it was supposed to be a washing machine.
Quite a few jokes play with the widespread urban legend that Trabant’s body was made of corrugated/laminated/reinforced/etc. cardboard, i.e., it was a “cardboard car”, playing off of the supposed flimsiness of its body: the Trabant was made of duroplast, a cotton fiber reinforced resin.[3]
Stands of the GDR furniture industry at the autumn fair in 1981During a visit to the Leipzig Trade Fair, a wealthy oil sheikh heard that there is a car with a delivery time of over ten years. Since Rolls Royce usually delivers more quickly than that, it must be quite an exceptional car, which he would certainly have to have in his collection. Sight unseen, he made a request to order this Trabant. In Zwickau, they’re aware of this great honor, so they immediately change the running Five-Year Plan and bring forward a specimen. In the container, the car reaches the emirate in a handful of weeks. The happy oil sheik immediately called his friends together, opened the container, and exclaimed in surprise: “Gosh, they have incredibly long delivery times, but at least they send you a cardboard model in advance — and the best, you can even drive it!”
A West German businessman is driving a Mercedes through East Germany on a rainy night when his windshield wipers stop working. He takes it to an East German mechanic, who tells him there are no Mercedes windshield wiper motors in the GDR, but he will do his best to fix it. When the businessman returns the next day, to his surprise the windshield wipers are working perfectly. “How did you find a Mercedes windshield wiper motor in the East?” he asks the mechanic. “We didn’t,” replies the mechanic, “We used the engine of a Trabant.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_jokes
Hey, see if these old East German jokes about their horrible auto the Trabant, can’t be reworked to tell and use against Obama and his Crimies.
The Trabant (an East German Car)
A good deal of jokes plays on the fact that the car was cheap and devoid of any conveniences.
How do you double the value of a Trabant? Fill up the tank!
VEB Sachsenring brought out a new Eco-Trabi: Immediately available for delivery, extremely cheap, extremely quiet, extremely environmentally friendly – with electric power train. Small problem: The extension cord is only 20 meters long and not in stock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_jokes
“How do you double the value of Obama?
“Fill up his tank in the rear.”
No no no! Michelle’s tank is full enough. Please we do not need anymore Michelle-sprawl.
An East German driver pulled into a service station and asked, “Can I get a windshield wiper blade for this Trabi?” The mechanic looked the car over for a long time and finally said, “Okay, it’s a trade!”
Ha!
Obama is neither an Edsel nor a Pinto. He is a Trabant, the old Soviet-Bloc inspired POS.
Obama is a Nova, allegedly held in lowest esteem in Mexico because “Nova” in Spanish means “no go.”
Actually, that’s only partly correct. Obama does go, but only one direction – downhill and backwards, with no brakes.
http://jimwalterpix.typepad.com
that sounds like the Toyota P76. It was a total lemon.
No…I don’t find Barky autoworthy. I find him more like the Segway; over hyped and basically useless except for ‘show.’
And think of the wheels as ears…see my point? And EVERY Segway driver looks as dorky as Duh Won, wearing their ill fitting bike helmets to go two miles per hour.
Ill-fitting bike helmet with his coordinating mom pants.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
Reminds me of the best description of the Edsel I ever heard:
“An Oldsmobile sucking a lemon.”
A while back I happened to catch a couple of minutes of Wanda Sykes standup on HBO. She described lord of the A$$ Clowns this way(I’m paraphrasing):
“Oboingo(my word not hers) is like a beautiful package under the Christmas tree, it’s this big beautifully wrapped package, with a big shiny bow, and you just know there is something special inside, and you can’t wait to open it! Then Christmas morning comes and you finally get to see what wonderful gift awaits you…. and when you open it, it’s underwear.”
(More like a pinto with seats wrapped in underwear.)
Mini Cooper.