It is going to take weeksto unpack all of this New Yorker-length Vanity Fair article "Portrait Of Obama As A Pretentious Young Man," but we at Your Wonkette know your carnal and emotional needs, and that is to have regular updates on this, the greatest magazine journalism of its generation.
I think Genevieve'll be OK, because of this:
<blockquote>Early in Barack&rsquo;s relationship with Genevieve, he had told her about &ldquo;his adolescent image of the perfect ideal woman&rdquo; and how he had searched for her &ldquo;at the expense of hooking up with available girls.&rdquo; Who was this ideal woman? Genevieve conjured her in her mind, and it was someone other than herself. She wrote, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help thinking that what he would really want, be powerfully drawn to, was a woman, very strong, very upright, a fighter, a laugher, well-&shy;experienced&mdash;a black woman I keep seeing her as.&rdquo;</blockquote>
Meh, we all have our insecurities. He basically said of himself during that time of his life most of what she said of him. And in the end they each appeared to blame themselves, or perhaps take the credit, for ending the relationship.
The part about the footrace seemed like good fodder for the therapist&#039;s couch, though.
Don&#039;t know how Vanity Fair failed to mention Obama&#039;s <a href="http:\/\/pakistaniat.com\/2008\/09\/01\/barak-obama-pakistan\/" target="_blank">thug life</a> past:
<blockquote>The way Sohale Siddiqi remembers it, he and his old roommate were walking his pug Charlie on Broadway when a large, scary bum approached them, stomping on the ground near the dog&rsquo;s head. This was in the 1980s, a time when New York was a fearful place beset by drugs and crime, when the street smart knew that the best way to handle the city&rsquo;s derelicts was to avoid them entirely. But Siddiqi was angry and he confronted the man, who approached him menacingly. Until his skinny, elite univerity-educated friend &ndash; Barack Obama &ndash; intervened. He &ldquo;stepped right in between. &hellip; He planted his face firmly in the face of the guy. &lsquo;Hey, hey, hey.&rsquo; And the guy backpedaled and we kept walking,&rdquo; Siddiqi recalls.</blockquote>
You know, I think we reverse-Poe&#039;s-lawed the right.
Was catching up with <a href="http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/special\/2012\/05\/01\/474507\/right-wing-claims-obamas-new-campaign-slogan-reveals-his-secret-communist-andor-fascist-allegiances\/" target="_blank">TP</a> this morning and read the right&#039;s reaction to Obama&#039;s new campaign slogan, &quot;Forward&quot;, has near-universally been: &quot;You know who <em>else</em> said &#039;Forward&#039;?&quot;</a>
The original and still the greatest thuggeery.
I think Genevieve&#039;ll be OK, because of this:
<blockquote>Early in Barack&rsquo;s relationship with Genevieve, he had told her about &ldquo;his adolescent image of the perfect ideal woman&rdquo; and how he had searched for her &ldquo;at the expense of hooking up with available girls.&rdquo; Who was this ideal woman? Genevieve conjured her in her mind, and it was someone other than herself. She wrote, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help thinking that what he would really want, be powerfully drawn to, was a woman, very strong, very upright, a fighter, a laugher, well-&shy;experienced&mdash;a black woman I keep seeing her as.&rdquo;</blockquote>
Clearly, an insightful woman.
The people who came up with the Wisconsin state motto?
you&#039;all have had a nice run for a long time now.
let us have a lil fun.
Meh, we all have our insecurities. He basically said of himself during that time of his life most of what she said of him. And in the end they each appeared to blame themselves, or perhaps take the credit, for ending the relationship.
The part about the footrace seemed like good fodder for the therapist&#039;s couch, though.
Don&#039;t know how Vanity Fair failed to mention Obama&#039;s <a href="http:\/\/pakistaniat.com\/2008\/09\/01\/barak-obama-pakistan\/" target="_blank">thug life</a> past:
<blockquote>The way Sohale Siddiqi remembers it, he and his old roommate were walking his pug Charlie on Broadway when a large, scary bum approached them, stomping on the ground near the dog&rsquo;s head. This was in the 1980s, a time when New York was a fearful place beset by drugs and crime, when the street smart knew that the best way to handle the city&rsquo;s derelicts was to avoid them entirely. But Siddiqi was angry and he confronted the man, who approached him menacingly. Until his skinny, elite univerity-educated friend &ndash; Barack Obama &ndash; intervened. He &ldquo;stepped right in between. &hellip; He planted his face firmly in the face of the guy. &lsquo;Hey, hey, hey.&rsquo; And the guy backpedaled and we kept walking,&rdquo; Siddiqi recalls.</blockquote>
As a straight male, I clearly don&#039;t get as much out of this as the ladyfolk around here, but there&#039;s still a tingling.
Let&#039;s face it, of the guy Wonketteers who aren&#039;t already, half of us would totally go gay for Barry.
Nice try, but she&#039;s Aussie.
You know, I think we reverse-Poe&#039;s-lawed the right.
Was catching up with <a href="http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/special\/2012\/05\/01\/474507\/right-wing-claims-obamas-new-campaign-slogan-reveals-his-secret-communist-andor-fascist-allegiances\/" target="_blank">TP</a> this morning and read the right&#039;s reaction to Obama&#039;s new campaign slogan, &quot;Forward&quot;, has near-universally been: &quot;You know who <em>else</em> said &#039;Forward&#039;?&quot;</a>
Pshaw! London <em>Times</em> crossword or GTFO!
Back in the day it was &quot;Jade East&quot; or &quot;Russian Leather.&quot;
Today, &quot;Havana.&quot; Thankfully, JHL started making it again.
Sludge will change it to Opium.
Count your blessings...it could have been Axe Body Spray....
He&#039;d give you a raisin for living.
Pakistan? India? That&#039;s some old school thuggery right there!
Grasshopper - it is the sound of one hand fapping.