Wednesday, November 12, 2008
News Word: Conservative hangover
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 4:52 PM
As results came in election night, some conservatives were warning that Barack Obama’s presidency would prove a disaster for America. The morning after, talk-radio hosts and bloggers echoed those concerns.
“To me, it feels like the devastation of 9/11 again. And I feel like I just want to say to everybody, ‘Welcome to the end of America as we know it.’”
— Republican Zoe Walker, interviewed by GPB News at Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ campaign party
“Some of you people really drank the Kool-Aid. This guy is just a shyster who was born in Kenya. I’m not going to partake in this affront to my sensibilities. I refuse. Kumbaya my ass.
— Election-night comment left by “gamefan” on PeachPundit.com
“If you look at Nazi Germany, how many Jews said, ‘Oh, c’mon he won’t do that?’”
— Radio host Glenn Beck, warning listeners about Obama’s agenda
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