Wapsipiniblog **Exclusive**

Posted in politics on February 10th, 2007 by ptigan |

In what can only be understood as a total lack of diligence by the editors of a major Denver media outlet, Wapsipiniblog has uncovered an exclusive, shattering opinion not slated to be released until next Tuesday. We won’t bore you with the details of our investigation, except to say that it included an open laptop, an elaborate set of decoys, and a thumb drive. Eat our dust, Drudge. Or, more appropriately, drink our river water.

From The Free Press (really, this won’t be available anywhere else till Tuesday, February 13th.)

FREE MARKETS, FREE BORDERS
by Paul Tigan

There are two topics one can’t get around knowing something about as an American: the economy and immigration. I admit, I’m not much an economist. Macro is big, micro is small, and Alan Greenspan is an inflationary demigod, despite a few political miscalculations. Is that pretty close? Immigration, on the other hand, is a bit more complicated. People generally migrate from place to place throughout their existence without problems, though it matters a great deal what imaginary lines you cross. Again, pretty close?

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Extra! Extra!Barack Obama is a human being:

Posted in politics on January 25th, 2007 by wapsi |


Let me start of off by saying how fascinated I am with Barack Obama, and I’m not really sure why. Maybe its because we have been so charisma starved the last couple terms. I’m ready for a new president. I don’t mean just a new suit - I mean a whole new approach. If I see one more white haired, careful speaking, wishy-washy, manufactured president - I think I’ll puke blood. Where is our Roosevelt? Our Kennedy? Our Lincoln? The political climate doesn’t make room for these forward thinkers anymore. The spotlight of the media is enough to make these guys so rehearsed - we get the same exact version every time. Coke & Pepsi. It’s like choosing between soft drinks. I prefer Pepsi, but I will settle for coke. Sure.

Where is our turn around guy? The problem is that all of these guys went to the same school, they were raised in the same neighborhoods, they have the same upbringing and they mostly took the same course to get to where they are now. Cookie cutters.

I’ve heard and read quite a bit lately about Senator Obama’s smoking habit. I have heard it refereed to as his “dirty little secret”. Please. This can’t be real can it? Are people in this country really that afraid of tobacco? Look, I know it’s a dirty habit. It’s downright awful. But it suggests absolutely nothing about leadership skills. One could reasonably make the assumption that smokers have an addictive personality, they may be a bit compulsive, and have bad breath, but how can smoking lessen the promising leadership of a presidential candidate? Look at our current situation. President Bush has allegedly been sober for how many years - are we better off because of this? I read that Obama admitted to smoking 3 Marlboros a day. This is hardly a serious habit. Trust me. Why are we not more concerned with foreign policy? Domestic issues? Health-care? Finance reform? Public Education? 3 Smokey treats a day?? Are you kidding me?? Have we become that afraid of our own shadows?

I’ve also read some stuff about his past cocaine use. In my opinion, this is almost just as absurd as the cigarette smoking. I’m sure to someone who has never really been around the block and really partied hard - this must sound as awful as microwaving kittens. Let me tell you, a little blow never hurt anyone….okay - maybe it has, but they had a pre-existing condition. 99% of people that casually try cocaine one or two times go on to live completely normal lives, and sometimes they even become the President of the United States. In fact, after I heard that he had tried cocaine, and openly admitted to it without trying to hide it - I liked the guy even more. Hes honest, upfront about his past and has nothing to hide. Plus, when you’ve done drugs on a moderate level - you see things differently and little more for what they really are and at this point in our nations history - I welcome that different vantage point.

One thing I will guarantee… you will never ever see Barack Obama smoking cigarettes in photo, person or video. If he makes it to the Whitehouse, he will have kicked the measly (laughable) 3 smoke per day habit anyway. If I smoked 3 cigarettes a day, I wouldn’t even feel right about calling myself a smoker.

He’s got charisma and my support.

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