Bozell Column: Omnipresent Obama

Bozell Column: Omnipresent Obama

By Brent Bozell (Bio | Archive)
September 22, 2009 - 21:55 ET

Following his usual mantra that "to watch me is to love me," Barack Obama appeared on five Sunday interview shows and since that wasn’t enough, then the David Letterman show on Monday night. He remains convinced that the more he plays dust speck in the national eye, the further he’ll get in passing his leftist agenda. He’s also confident our media won’t hold him accountable. They just hold him.

"I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work!," a beaming Letterman gushed to Obama. Even during that show, Letterman was still whacking away at George W. Bush as an idiot, unctuously currying favor with the new president. Letterman doesn’t pretend to be an objective journalist, of course. But can you recall him ever voicing his satisfaction with conservatives?

Perhaps the most amazing thing Obama did – over and over – on Sunday was to scold the media for making the national dialogue coarser by allowing his critics to have a voice on the networks. "Let's face it, the easiest way to get on television right now is to be really rude," he said.

Obama should be embarrassed. This is amateurish and silly (if I say so rudely). It’s also a broken record. When Reagan, Bush I and Bush II were in office, nasty demonstrators – even rioters – were celebrated by the left. But when Democrats take control (Clinton, Obama), any criticism becomes angry, hateful, and now racist.

Obama’s most ridiculous answer came as only one network host – ABC’s George Stephanopoulos – inquired (softly) about the ACORN scandal. "Frankly, it's not something I've followed closely," Obama claimed, adding he had not been aware that ACORN received much federal money.

This is ludicrous, a little like George Bush claiming he didn’t follow the Texas Rangers, or Dick Cheney declaring he didn’t know Halliburton received much federal money. John Fund laid out the whole history for the Wall Street Journal. In Illinois, Obama served as ACORN’s attorney and a top trainer at ACORN’s Chicago organizing conferences. In 1996, Obama filled out a questionnaire and put ACORN at the top of the list of his key supporters for his state Senate campaign.

Then, during the presidential campaign, Obama leaned on the group for support, but shamelessly lied to the press about the connection. In 2007, in a speech to ACORN's leaders prior to their political arm's endorsement of his presidential campaign, Mr. Obama was effusive: "I've been fighting alongside of ACORN on issues you care about my entire career. Even before I was an elected official, when I ran Project Vote in Illinois, ACORN was smack dab in the middle of it, and we appreciate your work."

This president is starting to lie with disturbing regularity. Obama’s campaign aides denied he had been an ACORN trainer until the New York Times found records to prove it. Team Obama quietly gave an ACORN subsidiary $832,000 for get-out-the-vote activities in key primary states. On their financial disclosure forms, they claimed the money was for "staging, sound, lighting." It must have been one helluva stage. They only stopped lying after the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review revealed their true nature.

This wasn’t the only unpleasant line of questioning that most of the networks avoided. Only NBC’s David Gregory asked about the role of liability reform in cutting health care costs. "You're not saying to the left they've got to accept malpractice reform, or caps on jury awards. You don't even think that that contributes to the escalating cost of health care."

Obama just ignored Gregory’s question. Despite his reputation in the Bush White House as a pushy nuisance in the briefing room, Gregory didn’t even attempt a weak follow-up with Obama. He changed the subject to Jimmy Carter suggesting opposition to Obama was racist.

Only CBS asked the president about his abandonment of a missile defense shield in central Europe. In his final question, Bob Schieffer pressed, "Shouldn't you have tried to get something from the Russians in exchange for doing that?" As usual, Obama said he was doing everything smarter and more efficiently than Bush, and he also blurted that Russia "has always been paranoid" about missile defense.

NBC’s Gregory skipped that question to Obama, but then insisted on putting the screws to Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham minutes later: "I want you on the record on the missile defense change from the White House. The Defense Secretary wrote in The New York Times this morning, ‘Those who say we're scrapping missile defense in Europe are either misinformed or misrepresenting what we are doing.’"

At this point, you just start laughing.

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Boy, is that an understatement...

September 22, 2009 - 23:08 ET by PrairieSky

"Omnipresent Obama"...

"To watch me is to love me" clearly is what Team Obama must believe. Just one little problem...People are sick to death of him! Last month a poll came out that indicated that people were sick of seeing Obama all the time...Just about every day, there he is on TV...AGAIN! One would think that after that, "O" and Co., would learn and dial it down a notch, but nope...

Obama and/or his handlers apparently are so in love with him(self), they misguidedly believe that sentiment is unequivocally shared by the rest of us. The arrogance and egotism of this man is breathtaking sometimes, and nauseating all the time.

Note to "O"...Enough, already.

"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan

personally

September 23, 2009 - 00:38 ET by dr_devil_dog

i enjoy having a president who isnt afraid to show his face. i have no idea what poll said that people are tired of seeing obama, but since the majority of americans voted for him it seems logical that the majority would also expect him to be visible. particularly when there are large issues being debated. duh.

i know you retards here on newsbusters wish that mean old democrat would just go away, but guess what, we are still a democratic country, you lost, deal with it.

also, i thought this was 'newsbusters' not 'newscreators' would someone please point to where obama said "to watch me is to love me". oh, that quote was totally made up? hmm. interesting. more dung being pushed around the page.

as far as arrogance and egotism i have to laugh in your face so hard i almost puke. yep, stop and imagine me laughing in your face. dont be afraid of a president who is intelligent, honest, loves his country and his countrymen, just bury your head in your little shack and go away. thanks.

how interesting

September 23, 2009 - 00:48 ET by candance

i know you retards here on newsbusters wish that mean old democrat would just go away, but guess what, we are still a democratic country, you lost, deal with it.

You're so fair about this DDD, I mean, back when Bush was in office you were all about telling Code Pinkers and Michael Moore to "deal with it" and stop protesting. Wait, what was that, dissent was the highest form of patriotism back then?

dont be afraid of a president who is intelligent, honest, loves his country and his countrymen, just bury your head in your little shack and go away.

Mind telling us again how many campaign promises Obama has broken? The list of lobbyists in the White House alone should make you laugh.

sorry

September 23, 2009 - 07:11 ET by misterbee241

Sorry to burst your bubble, dog, but we are a republic. Just a friendly note from a retard.

"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."

Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941

Typical

September 23, 2009 - 07:19 ET by ahusser

of Dr. Devil Dog to call conservatives retards or worse. Haven't heard from him in a long while and thought he was long gone. I consider him to be the worst troll on this blog. Dont feed this self righteous leftist loving jerk. He is a true believer and one of the"faithful". There will be no swaying him you only will get more invectives and slander.

"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'

I just ran two analytics on

September 23, 2009 - 07:35 ET by celator

I just ran two analytics on his post. English is not his primary language and he seems to be copying his words from another source. He/she is a creep, in other words.

No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.

He really does think he's Jesus

September 22, 2009 - 22:54 ET by caiobabe

Who the hell does he think he is? The president? No, in this man's mind as he proves by his motions and words that his own presence is above that feable position.

Well, let me tell you with my finger pointed and remind you Mr. Obama:

YOU WORK FOR US.

MORE IMPORTANTLY....WE DO NOT ANSWER TO YOU !!!

I am especially pissed that he has to whip out that all powerful finger to point at Stephy in a scolding manner and then turn away in a laugh as to dismiss the true meaning of the definition of a word that milktoast Stephy caught him with.

Again, who got elected here? A simple man or the black Jesus?

"Let's face it, the easiest

September 22, 2009 - 23:01 ET by LoosMoose

"Let's face it, the easiest way to get on television right now is to be really rude," he said.

Oblaba said this to Letterman... isn't that like the pot calling Obama black?

BECAUSE I WON ! (and at a meeting to encourage bipartisanship)

Rude? That's Letterman's whole schtick.

Now, now, don't be so hard

September 22, 2009 - 23:10 ET by TheBigB

Now, now, don't be so hard on Dave. He was funny, current and had a great show.......back in his NBC days.

The relevance of your argument is not always in direct proportion to its volume.

Obama is King Tut-Tut

September 22, 2009 - 23:14 ET by OxyCon

How dare his critics be so rude! Tut-tut!

King Tut

September 23, 2009 - 07:13 ET by misterbee241

Here you go, Oxy:

http://www.youtube.c...

"I dont need to read a newspaper to know the world's been shaved by a drunken barber."

Walter Brennan, The Colonel, Meet John Doe, 1941

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?

September 22, 2009 - 23:18 ET by ptson

While this joker is on TV and playing golf, his administration is sending threats to insurance companies for communicating with their customers and daring to disagree with Jester Obama. His THUGS are stepping on the first ammendment. WHERE IN HELL IS THE OUTRAGE? OUR troops wait since January for reinforcements in the Afgan War while Jester Obama fiddles and goes on vacation. Our commander in chief is VOTING PRESENT and the silence is deafening. WHERE IN HELL IS THE OUTRAGE? I have cancelled my subscriptions and discontinued watching news on TV. The media is USELESS so let them die!

The most disturbing aspect

September 22, 2009 - 23:19 ET by richb313

The most disturbing aspect of this whole Obama media tour is that it appears that Obama believes his own press. It would be much easier to deal with someone who knew he was just playing a part for political advantage but the more I have seen him speak and react in unscripted scenes the more I am convinced that Obama is a true believer. He believes everything he is trying to acomplish. He believes that HE is the chosen one that has been chosen by divine providence to lead America out of the wilderness and into the light of an "Enlightened" Government run Civilization.

There is no dealing with this type of person. They will never moderate thier positions. It has become evident that Obama will say anything to placate the masses while still relentlessly persuing his objectives. He has a staff of true believers working for him. That is why so many have questionable backgrounds.

It is up to all of us to limit the damage that this misguided man can do as President. We are off to a good start but it is still over three years before he can or will be replaced. Remain active, remain aware, and never let your gaurd down.

Being a hermit and a news

September 22, 2009 - 23:26 ET by Captain Repus

Being a hermit and a news junkie I am especially hard hit with saturation Obammy-in-my-face TV coverage. Sunday was a lot like having a frontal lobotomy with him being on TASS-CBS, TASS-NBC, TASS-ABC, TASS-CNN and TASS-whatever that other network I never heard of is.

Fortunately there was a rerun of Invasion of the Body Snatchers on at the same time as Letcherman's show so I got a break.

Sure is looking a lot like 1984 to me. I can't wait for his little red book.

Who's Doin' The "Bush-Bashing" Now?

September 23, 2009 - 00:16 ET by The7Sticks

You see, just like your Democrat counterparts demonstrated to President Bush (and I, regrettably, was one of them, and have apologized for doing so), you Republicans only care about partisan politics and not the future of America. I opened my eyes before it was too late, and I realized that President Bush was not some evil monster with a blood lust for war; We are in serious shit with the Middle East, the only way to keep them from killing us was to kill them, and the only one who could do that was President Bush.

I also believe that President Obama has the ability to do just that: care about our country beyond a partisan agenda. Can you tell me where President Obama has been pursuing a leftist agenda? I know morons like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are, but Obama has been quashing it, whether it's every attempt of theirs to bring back a Fairness Doctrine, or trying to release the interrogation photos of suspected terrorists to the public, or much of the healthcare bill. You think the Republicans are unhappy about it? So are the Democrats. They are at each other's throats as to whether they should have a public option or not. You have to read the healthcare bill in order to see the truth, and the truth is that the president is right about the overall bill, you are engaging in the same kind of partisan attacks the left did with President Bush, and the only thing you care about is your silly little party.

I don't give a damn what your party wants or what the Democrats want. I only care about what the American people want and deserve, and President Obama is doing exactly that, and you are not. So why don't you just do us a favor, join the Democrats and commit Japanese-style ritualistic suicide with each other? Is that too much to stomach?

I respectfully disagree with

September 23, 2009 - 00:30 ET by Captain Repus

I respectfully disagree with you. For the first time in my adult life I am not proud to be an American.

spare us the self-righteous crap

September 23, 2009 - 00:37 ET by candance

A lot of us conservies were here in the trenches standing up to Republicans way before Obama got in office. My politics didn't magically change because a Democrat started pushing for bailouts instead of a Republican. I'm an equal opportunity protestor when I see something in my gut I don't like - not because of the party label attached to it.

Can you tell me where President Obama has been pursuing a leftist agenda?

-spending money we don't have to get the government out of debt. It was liberal when Bush did it and remains liberal now.

-taking over GM, firing the CEO, and rewriting bankruptcy laws to favor union allies.

-calling for tight regulation of healthcare so that, even without a public option, insurance companies will be suffocated to the point that they end up on life support.

-aggresive pursuit of cap and trade.

I could go on but I'll stop for now.

You have to read the healthcare bill in order to see the truth, and the truth is that the president is right about the overall bill,

I have read the bill. The PDF is saved on my laptop. And I don't like what I read in there.

you are engaging in the same kind of partisan attacks the left did with President Bush, and the only thing you care about is your silly little party.

What party would that be, Republicans? I wrote in names on the ballot last year because I hated the Republican choices. Try again.

I only care about what the American people want and deserve, and President Obama is doing exactly that, and you are not

Current polling proves that a majority of Americans don't want the healthcare bill passed. You were saying?

"I can't tell you how satisfying it is to watch you work!,"

September 23, 2009 - 00:31 ET by rockyracoon

When exactly does B0 work? The only work I seem to see him do is on his pathetic golf game, and playing BB, that is when he isn't getting his rear-end kissed by the shockingly unfunny Letterboy, and the rest of the Pravda media.

what makes me not take you

September 23, 2009 - 02:35 ET by criticalthinking

what makes me not take you guys seriously is you wake up each morning and bash the president of the united states. its like the boy who cries wolf, you guys are just partisan hacks that hated him before he even began. it gets old, its beyond stale. and the worst part is, if every once in a while you said that he did something right, if every once in a while you admited that he was smart, or even accepted him as an american, then when you hammer him, it carries so much more weight, it so much more then the daily wake up, roll out of bed and automatically spit vitriol onto the computer denigrating the president of the united states. deep breaths, folks, deep breaths

critical? uh...hardly. Anyways, perhaps KOS or DU seems to be

September 23, 2009 - 08:56 ET by pahuber

more your level of thinking.

: )

You're right - I hated him

September 23, 2009 - 11:02 ET by KJ_sez

You're right - I hated him before he took office. I listened to him during his campaign and knew he was a socialist that disregards the law in favor of his agenda - kinda like Bush, but far more narcissistic and dangerous to the survival of the Republic.

No one's climing he's not smart - he knows exactly what he's doing to the country. While people like you might think having the government control and regulate every aspect of your life - including how it ends - people with more insight and brainpower know that LOTUS is the most dangerous man to ever hold the office, and will fight against his agenda every step of the way.

Oh, and Brent, 1996? Thats

September 23, 2009 - 02:41 ET by criticalthinking

Oh, and Brent, 1996? Thats the best tie you can get between Obama and ACORN? please. for the record, the conservative boogy man of Haliburten is soooooo much more pernicious (look it up, folks) then the boggie man of ACORN. I'd much rather have sleezy people helping pimps then mega corperations tyed into the oval office making seriouse bank off a war, and poorly serving our troops (can we get some showers that won't electrecute the boys over there?)

Well, Since You Brought It Up...

September 23, 2009 - 10:42 ET by Corny_McPoo

You asked, "[C]an we get some showers that won't electrecute (sic) the boys over there?" I am a 20-year US Air Force veteran, and I have likely spent more time "over there" (Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, et al) than you have in your own backyard, so I feel that I have at least SOME credibility in this arena. The facilities in the Middle East are exceedingly adequate, and I know none of my guys have EVER been electrocuted in a shower. I've seen some pretty nasty blisters from too much XBox on the 58" HDTV, though. And by the way, pointing to bad behavior from one administration while defending the bad behavior of another is weak and childish. Grow up.Signed, Corny McPoo

Overexposure

September 23, 2009 - 05:32 ET by BKeyser

It was suggested to me yesterday that maybe the One has had his a$$ hanging out in the breeze a bit lately- and may be a bit overexposed. You have no idea how hard it is to represent that graphically (my new hobby) but [ashamed] I gave it a shot anyway. This one's for you (?) Blonde!

I like the elbow aspect too, B.

September 23, 2009 - 08:50 ET by Blonde

As in "doesn't know his"....Excellent.

I hope he fails, too.

It's the AA!

September 23, 2009 - 10:02 ET by slickwillie2001

Hope I'm not a broken record here, but I see the Bamster's problem as a function of Affirmative Action. All his life he has lived in the cocoon of AA; it's how he got every job and every degree and political office he has ever had. It's how he got into college and out of college. All his life no matter what quality of work he submitted, he was patted on the head and told how wonderful and brilliant he is. That's why failure is an experience that's new to him. When he fails and is rejected, or when he tells another of his many lies and is called on it, he is flummoxed. He doesn't understand what is happening and his first instinct is to suggest it must be racism.

When you and I fail, we correct our course and try again. The Bamster doesn't know how to do that, he's never had to. He's never had to admit a mistake, because no one has ever accused him of making a mistake. He's never had to admit an error, because he thinks he's never made one. Now that he's stepped out of the bubble of AA, he's in a strange new world that he is unfamiliar with.