Sinister By Competence

Set aside Obamajeebus and obamajeebusism. Think about Obama as professional political candidate and Obamacorp as professional political organization. Inevitable bumps and gaffes aside, consider how remarkably and relentlessly efficient and smart and effective and competent Obama and Obamacorp are compared to McCain's or Clinton's or, of course, Bushco.

Watch: Republican operatives, their mouthpieces, anti-Obamers, will portray this efficiency and competence - this professionalism - as evidence of Obama's sinister and arrogant otherness.

So used to blundering asshatery and proudly patriotic assclownery are Americans, Obama's relentless competence does come off as otherworldly, mysterious and calculating, dangerously plotting, un-American.

Plus he's a nigger. His lack of shiftlessness is proof enough of his duplicity, but organizational skills, far-sighted strategy and execution of tactics, and success?

His refusal to bumble like McLame? It's more than his refusal to be tortured by the Viet Cong.

He must be a double-agent.

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• This? scares the bejeebus out of me. This too. They are not unrelated.
• Willful and proud stupidity.
• As soon as I saw Friedman's column today, I knew an Atrios response was mere minutes away, and I knew once he responded he couldn't resist posting this. As he shouldn't.
• Sinical, or, Carlen's legacy debated.
• Hillary as Cordelia, or, whose candidate's supporters love their messiah complex?
• Greenbelt United, or, I hope O'Malley's people are calling McFarland on an hourly basis.
• Spain prepares its excuse for choking tomorrow.
• Thirty worse uniforms ever?
• Five days late (me, not her), Friday Hope Blogging.

UPDATES

• Ladder of Fundamentalism, starring Martin Amis as "The Handbag."
• Obamareality. ExZACKly WELLSaid.
• Yes, true, but he'd be the nominee running as Tupac?
• Isaac makes a funny at Free State Politics. Hah. Hah.
• Should I bother anymore?
• A silly thing, Herbert.

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Henley suggests everyone start calling McCain "Worf."

Thoughts?

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In my head. Be in yours.