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Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« on: January 31, 2010, 10:20:37 AM »
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“WE’RE what you might call an opinion-based barbershop,” proclaims Clemon Clay, the owner of Gordy’s barbers on the South Side of Chicago. “Equal parts politics and haircutting.”

With its chess set, slot machine, gobstopper dispenser and constant banter, Gordy’s is the gathering place in this rundown, mainly black district. The chief topic of conversation is President Barack Obama, who started his political career as a community organiser in the area and whose wife, Michelle, grew up nearby.

Over the past year, Clay, known as Cee Cee, has watched his clients go from soaring enthusiasm to deep disillusion. Republicans, scenting blood after their stunning victory in liberal Massachusetts, have set their sights on Obama’s former Senate seat.

“Our customers talk politics all the time because they’re frightened — frightened of losing their homes and jobs,” said Cee Cee, wielding his razor on a heavily built butcher sporting a diamond earring. “I think Obama makes promises like all the other presidents but don’t really follow through. Maybe he has good intentions but he’s in the pigsty realm of Washington so his boots have got a little muddy.”


His colleague Sam is less understanding. “I don’t think he done nothing, the situation’s got worse and worse for me,” he complained. “His slogan was change but now he’s saying change is not just up to me. Well, that wasn’t what he said in the elections.” ...
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2010, 10:34:44 AM »
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2010, 10:58:30 AM »
Anyone see any irony that the source of this article is a UK paper, not a US MSM outlet? Don't want to be a threadjacker, but The Times, the Daily Mail and the Telegraph have been doing some serious reportage heavy lifting wrt AGW and the Great and Powerful Ob!
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2010, 01:22:55 PM »
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His colleague Sam is less understanding. “I don't think he done nothing, the situation’s got worse and worse for me,” he complained. “His slogan was change but now he’s saying change is not just up to me. Well, that wasn’t what he said in the elections.” ...

hahahahahahaha....damn that's funny...you and Peggy the Moocher believed every word he was spewing...even though there were people out there telling you he was promising you a rose garden that he could never deliver on......you only have yourselves to blame for losing everything now.
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 06:47:43 PM »
Quote from: SVPete on January 31, 2010, 10:58:30 AM
Anyone see any irony that the source of this article is a UK paper, not a US MSM outlet? Don't want to be a threadjacker, but The Times, the Daily Mail and the Telegraph have been doing some serious reportage heavy lifting wrt AGW and the Great and Powerful Ob!

The UK papers do seem to cover the news better than the MSM here.  I've seen stories from them even before Fox picks up on them.
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2010, 11:18:42 AM »
Sounds like Sam has a clearer vision of reality than the entire MSM line-up of so-called journalists, be they print or broadcast.
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Re: Chicago cools to Barack Obama, its hometown boy
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2010, 11:32:27 AM »
One would have thought the free ponies would have made it to the south side of Chicago by now.  Apparently not.
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