Kyl calls Obama’s inaugural address ‘low-brow.’

[CatWoman]

In his inauguration speech yesterday, President Obama declared, “On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.” Apparently, however, Obama’s speech led to one more “petty grievance.” Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl told Arizona radio station KTAR that he thought Obama’s speech was “low-brow“:

“His speech was not high-brow, it was more low-brow and a bit surprising in that regard,” said the Senate Minority Whip. <…>

He took exception to Obama’s call for “an end to petty grievances” and a political truce in Washington.

“If the idea is we have to avoid controversy by getting in line behind his proposals, that’s not patriotism,” Kyl said. “If he is asking that everybody agree with him and thereby have a truce, that’s not going to work.”

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/21/kyl-obama-low-brow/

[stray cat]

1. Does he mean the high brow " you are either for us or for the terrorists"

[alsame]

2. And if anyone knows 'low brow', it's Kyl. Asshat.

[bullimiami]

3. kyl is a good example of 'petty'. what a pile of scum.

[lumberjack_jeff]

4. The party of GWB has no room to use the phrase "low brow". n/t

[Dennis Donovan]

5. "we have to avoid controversy by getting in line behind his proposals, that’s not patriotism"

You mean JUST like YOU did with Bush, Kyl?:eyes:

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. The hypocrisy is stomach-churning

:puke:

[onehandle]

6. Obama wasn't speaking to you, Congressman Kyl. nt

[Wapsie B]

7. Oh the Flat Earth Society has spoken.

Nothing new under the sun I see. Yawn. It's patriotic to disagree with the President but only if they are a Dem. :eyes:

[bluestateguy]

8. Hrmph! It's not patriotic to smear the Commander in Chief in a time of war

When we second guess our commander in chief, we play right into the hands of America's enemies.

[firedupdem]

9. Fuck Off Kyl! n/t

[tridim]

10. Psst, Kyl.. Your whole party is "not going to work" any more.

Let's see how long they deny this truth. They not only lost, they lost BIG.

[Tansy_Gold]

11. Tansy calls Jon Kyl a worthless piece of shit.

I don't usually stoop this low, but one has to stoop this low to meet Kyl on his own level.


I'm quite sure Kyl (who deserves none of the dignity that goes with the title "Senator" or even "Mister") fully expected all the Dems to line up and follow HIS feckless leader without a whimper of protest. Ha ha, now the shoe is on the other foot, ain't it, Jonny boy?


What a wanker.



Tansy Gold, Arizonan

[azmouse]

Kyl has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.

Not surprised he would twist Obama's words into partisan crap.

[Kerrytravelers]

12. This is rich, coming from the party that called President Obama a terrorist.

This is rich.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. "Low Brow"?

1. Compared to *, THAT is low brow?
2. Don't mistake plain speaking for less than eloquence.
3. I didn't pick up on any cheap shots, profanity, mistakes in grammar or poor word choice.
4. BTW, Kyl would have had Plan B ready if the President had put in a $50 word here and there: the speech was "High Brow" and he was talking over the heads of ordinary Americans.

[Fovea]

14. Surely he misunderstoodimated him

And did not realize that he was talking about putting food on the American Family.

Two Americas- separated by a common language.

Goodbye, know-nothing freak!
You are retiring soon, whether you realize it or not.

[Renew Deal]

15. Kyl is a moran.

He's pro-petty grievances? lol, OK. And is he suggesting Obama is unpatriotic?

[Kittycat]

16. Kyl can suck-it.

He'll get no where if he continues his obstructionist attempts at butting against the change we all wanted and voted for.

[Captain Hilts]

17. Kyl better learn to suck on it and like it. nt

[Avalux]

18. Hey Kyl - grow up and act like an adult. That's what Obama wants you to do.

As usual, a Republican showing his ass, whining like a little baby. Obama does not want everyone to shut up and fall in line; he wants us to come together and compromise. Like adults.

[booksenkatz]

19. This from a person who considers "Hee Haw" to be high brow. nt

[Lugnut]

21. Jon needs some cheese for his whine.

If he wants low brow he just needs to look in a mirror.

[Occam Bandage]

22. Calls for unity in service of a higher purpose are lowbrow? Learn something new every day.

[Cha]

23. "Low brow" meaning..Obama told

it like it is and stuck it to bush and his toadies in Congress.

kyl was obviously hoping for a pollyanna speech that didn't hold his ilk accountable.

We know republicans don't like to be held accountable and if there's a hint of it..they go into major victim mode.

[Barack_America]

24. Um, Kyl, he was asking you all to line up behind the AMERICAN PEOPLE...

...and do what's best for US. 'Cause, if you hadn't noticed (and you probably haven't), we're kind of in a bad way right now. Obama wasn't asking you to agree with every idea he puts forth. He was asking you to be honest about what you agree with, offer constructive criticism for what you don't, and forget the political posturing for a little while.

But why am I not surprised that you didn't seem to get that? :eyes:

[City Lights]

25. How's the view from the cheap seats, vile kyl?

He's one of the most disgusting sacks of GOP shit in the Senate.

[nichomachus]

26. All I know is that if I were a Republican

(and thank god I'm not) I would have developed a slight case of diarrhea looking out into that crowd yesterday. Millions and millions of people smiling, crying, and cheering because the Bush residency was over. Watching Bush leave -- the first president ever to be literally booed out of town.

I've seen a lot of inaugurations -- I was dragged to a neighbor's house in 1953 to see Ike sworn in on their TV, because we didn't have one -- and I've not seen anything like yesterday. It brought tears to my eyes just to see the pictures of that mass of people on the Mall.

[dsc]

32. and Truman was the least popular President ever

well before Bush.

[WI_DEM]

27. What can we expect from this asshole?

[zbdent]

28. So, Kyl was accusing Obama of making it easy enough for the Bush worshippers to understand?

from the 1977 copy of the Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary:

high-brow - a person who possesses or has pretensions to superior learning or culture (sounds like Dennis Miller, who freeptards wouldn't understand)

low-brow - an uncultivated person (freeptard)

Kyl would be talking about how "high-and-mighty" and "above all the average joes" if Obama had talked way over their heads ...

[yodermon]

29. Kyl Responds To Obama's Call for End to Petty Grievances with Petty Grievance

more at 11

[bullwinkle428]

30. Now Obama can legitimately cross Kyl's name off the list of

"Republicans I need to reach out to"!!!

[poverlay]

31. Kyl's a relic of a bygone age. Without Bush to look to he is twisting in the wind. He will try and

cause as much trouble as possible. He is the most worthless Senator Arizona has ever had. Not to mention the most worthless human being...
Jon Kyl sucks.

[BeyondGeography]

33. It's about disagreeing without being disagreeable, as Obama has said many times

FAIL

[Thrill]

34. And comes out and does exactly what Obama said they need to stop doing

LOL

[Joe Chi Minh]

35. Yes, it's a "people thing" Democrats have. Sad, but there you are.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/20-9

[baldguy]

36. The more the GOP talks like this

The more people will realize: there are Americans, and then there are Republicans.

[Maven]

37. That's a complement to these faux-populist assholes.