Annie
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Amusing, links at site:
Ed Driscoll Leading by Example, Then and Now
Ed Driscoll Leading by Example, Then and Now
Candidate Barack Obama, May of 2008:
Pitching his message to Oregons environmentally-conscious voters, Obama called on the United States to lead by example on global warming, and develop new technologies at home which could be exported to developing countries.
We cant drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK, Obama said.
Thats not leadership. Thats not going to happen, he added.
President Obama, July 17, 2010, as reported by the Maines Morning Sentinel newspaper:
Arriving in a small jet before the Obamas was the first dog, Bo, a Portuguese water dog given as a present by the late U.S. Sen Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.
As the Professor notes, I dont want to hear one goddamn word about my carbon footprint.
Related: Lobster for everyone in the First Family, Matt Drudge writes, as Obamas continue busy Maine holiday.
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Update: Related thoughts on Noblesse Oblige from Warner Todd Huston at Right Wing News.