Deciding that he hadn’t gotten enough of lauding President Obama, CNN’s Jack Cafferty used another of his CNN.com commentaries on Tuesday to sing the Democrat’s praises: “Whether it’s creating commissions for women and girls, ordering the investigation of President Bush’s use of signing statements, or jamming a huge stimulus package through Congress, the man is working his tail off. And he seems to be loving every minute of it. It’s almost as though our president was born to do exactly what he’s doing. He’s leading, and boy, is that refreshing.” He also returned to another one of his favorite subjects -- bashing former President Bush: “What a welcome change to feel like someone is running the country instead of running it into the ground.”
After making this hyperbolic claim about the last executive, the CNN commentator made an equally outlandish claim about the current commander-in-chief: “President Obama has done more in eight weeks than George W. Bush did in eight years -- unless you include starting a couple of wars.” He continued by labeling Obama’s critics “armchair quarterbacks.”
The commentary had a polarized rhythm to it, alternating between praise for Obama and ire for President Bush. He followed his “refreshing” comment with another blast at his Republican nemesis: “I remember many times when Bush was in office wondering who the hell was running the country. Then he would appear somewhere in front of a handpicked audience to utter some banalities or say something utterly stupid and I would be reminded. I don’t miss him.”
Later, Cafferty didn’t ignore the blunders made by President Obama and his administration in their first weeks, but made every effort to minimize them:
That’s not to say President Obama hasn’t stubbed his toe here and there. Signing that omnibus spending bill with all those earmarks in it after campaigning so hard against pork was probably a mistake. The opportunity was right there to send that bill back to Congress with a note that read, “I told you I am against earmarks and I meant it. Now do it over and send me something clean.” Nancy Pelosi’s head would have probably exploded, but the American people would have been ready to crown him king....
Better background checks on some of his appointees would have saved him some embarrassment. There’s no excuse for asking someone like Tom Daschle with his problems to do anything.
Cafferty concluded by raving about the president’s seeming calm in the midst of the country’s problems, but didn’t resort to the “sunlight” language he used a few weeks earlier. But he again couldn’t resist making a parting shot at George W. Bush:
But the point, I guess, is this: President Obama is attacking our country’s problems on several fronts. He’s got ambitious ideas on how to solve them, and he communicates a sense of calm and confidence to the rest of us as he goes about his business. Will all his ideas work? Of course not. But if you throw enough stuff at the wall, some of it will stick.
And at least I don’t go to bed at night worried that I’ll wake up in the morning to find out we’re about to invade someone.
—Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Yes, Obama is working extra
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:02 ET by kgYes, Obama is working extra hard on his 2 parties today. And let's not forget the usual Wednesday extravaganza.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
And don't forget all his
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:39 ET by motherbeltAnd don't forget all his working out time!
Chiseled pecs don't come easy, you know!
Seriously, I would love to know how much time the President spends working out. Especially since the media thought Bush was "obsessed" with fitness; and he never spent 3 hours working out like Obama has been known to!
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
He's like a whirling dervish
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:03 ET by KC Mulville... sorry, dervish, couldn't resist ...
Sometimes you just have to take your hat off to the sheer silliness of this kind of thing. Here is this guy who wants to portray himself as a crusty, cynical, fedora-tilted back on his head, hard journalist ... and he collapses in rapture because ... oh joy! ... someone claimed to have hope. Like he was the Winter Warlock.
Grab a skirt, for God's sake.
The Oaf is 9:00 to 5:00 MAX... Unless he at a PARTIE
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:06 ET by upcountrywaterI have been checking via Politico 44, what fun, and his side kick is pluggs is in on most of his wonderings about town.
What about keeping those 2 separated for security reasons?
We all know who is 3 rd. inline, arg
P.R.I.N.T. Money 30 sec YT
I just took a look at that,
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:53 ET by AlanaI just took a look at that, and at a number of days I selected at random.
I notice he begins his day with briefings at 9:30, and by noon has heard those and met with his advisors.
Then he sometimes does other things for the rest of the day.
I thought it was Early-Bird
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:06 ET by bigtimerI thought it was Early-Bird Catches the Worm...
Oh wait...Democrats never do....and this proves the point.
Bush...Early to Bed, Early to Rise...no more attacks within.
O with his hours/partying like Clintoon...we are in for big trouble.
Hey Cadaverty: so most of
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:10 ET by SickofLibsHey Cadaverty: so most of the top Treasury appointments STILL vacant is just an ongoing "toe stub"?
Oh, and don't worry about waking up in the morning to news of an invasion - it already happened!
Channeling Ben Hogan (I
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:12 ET by Jack BauerChanneling Ben Hogan (I think)
THE HARDER (sic) HE WORKS, THE MORE UNPOPULAR HE GETS
Rasmussen's Daily Obama Tracking Poll has shown a consistent daily drop of his approval index, which is now only +5.
The lines are clearly converging and in a month or so they will cross as more disapprove than approve.
Also Ras shows the Reps leading Congressional race in a generic poll.
Rasmussen's Daily Obama
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:17 ET by motherbeltRasmussen's Daily Obama Tracking Poll has shown a consistent daily drop of his approval index, which is now only +5
Which is why the media are talking about how hard he's working, instead of his poll numbers.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Well what she we
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:17 ET by MidAmericaWell what should we expect? They also think they are a 'Major' news organiztion.
urp
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:18 ET by katainkentCongratulations to today's Daily Obama Barf Bag Award recipient. Good job Jack. We know you've been working your tail off.
“President Obama has done
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:23 ET by bigtimer“President Obama has done more in eight weeks than George W. Bush did in eight years --
Yep...Ol' Jack finally has something correct...O has done that alright...big-time.
More $$$ has already been spent since he has been in office in two months than has been spent since the beginning of our country....and more to come...unless congress puts a halt to it...
...and pigs fly too...
Nice statistic, though it's
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 17:19 ET byNice statistic, though it's completely wrong. How much money has Obama spent? Find some backup for that statement please. And then keep in mind how much money, say, our last president spent. And the guy before him, and the guy before him.
Hey, guttermouth, haven't
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:44 ET by bretzysdudeHey, guttermouth, haven't you been paying attention? There's been stimulus and budget bills that are getting passed with TRILLIONS of dollars involved.
Idiot.
Who Spent What?
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 05:51 ET by GeneralAlHey Mr. Berthuggins! I thought you Liberals wanted to move forward in a new direction? I thought we were supposed to forget about the past and come together? Well, your Teleprompter Messiah is in the Oval Office and the buck{s} stop there! Its YOUR man's turn to accept responsibility for the job. He can't vote PRESENT any more because you guys have made him PRESIDENT! HE signed the TRILLION DOLLAR spending bills! Its HIS ECONOMY now STUPID! It doesn't matter who did what before! Stop taking Estrogen and get some testoserone!
Wow. That was totally rude
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 12:01 ET byWow. That was totally rude and uncalled for. You somehow managed to go on this rant without proving a single point or making a valid argument. Try again.
Bush added of 4 trillion dollars to the national debt. Make your argument again when Obama hits that number.
→ Cafferty
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:25 ET by Cool ArrowHey Cafferty! Quit staring at the President's a$$. I hadn't noticed how hard he's workin' it.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
CAFFERTY?
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:31 ET by SgthulkaJack Cafferty = Ted Baxter with a severe drinking problem.
If they won't get rid of
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 17:01 ET by Chris NormanIf they won't get rid of him, CNN at least really should consider having Cafferty deliver his gibberish semi-passed out on a stool at the end of some seedy bar. They could call it "Jack Cafferty's Stool"
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Sorry you missed the mess..
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:52 ET by ConservativeFL“What a welcome change to feel like someone is running the country instead of running it into the ground.”
Wait Jack, he (Odumbo) is running it into the ground, open your window and take a look outside, you Obama sycophant suck up. Maybe when you lose your job like millions of us have you will undestand.
"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15." Ronald Reagan
Every old media network needs an old blowhard geezer.
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 15:52 ET by slickwillie2001This from the Andy Rooney of CNN.
→ Blowhard geezer
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:00 ET by Cool ArrowSo there's room for Barney Frank at MSNBC when he retires.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Running *what* into the ground???
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:00 ET by krendler“What a welcome change to feel like someone is running the country instead of running it into the ground.”
Or running someone over with your Cadillac...while drunk....and leaving the scene without stopping...driving away as witnesses chased after you...running two red lights in the process...Jack.
Weird old Uncle
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:05 ET by TexndocEven liberals don't talk much about this guy; he's like that weird old uncle you have to maybe have family dinner with once a year and say good-riddance until next year.
Someone I was reading made a good point about him: he recently made a silly speech about how great things were when women controlled everything..blah blah. When you pander that shamelessly - your show is in trouble.
Obama - hard worker??? HUH??!??!!
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:07 ET by bpjamObama has already 'been home' at least twice that I can verify 'for the weekend' (like the freakin' White House isn't good enough so he has to go back to 'da hood in South Chicago). He has already taken a night off for a Wizards/Bulls game, held multiple concerts at the White House and who knows what else the media doesn't cover (unlike Bush, nobody calls it a 'vacation' when Obama isn't at the White House).
Obama has already taken more time off this year than Bush did last year from what I can recall.
OT: GREAT piece on GOP and minorities
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:08 ET by krendlerThe ugly, unvarnished, politically incorrect truth. Looks to be causing a virtual Week-of-Rage in the liberal/black blogosphere (i.e., they've gone ballistic against the race traitor who wrote it) :-). A great read:
WSJ
Why the GOP Can't Win With Minorities
by Shelby Steele
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123716282469235861.html
Hey kren... Great piece
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:20 ET by bigtimerHey kren...
Great piece of work indeed, now if we can just get another Steele to read this and take heed.
Redemptive liberalism, social engineering, rather than individual freedoms indeed....
Thanks for the link, it is saved.
Working his ass off? Yeah
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:09 ET by ricklailWorking his ass off? Yeah on the b-ball court with a bunch of homies.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. RWR
→ I saw it rick
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:13 ET by Cool ArrowI saw him working his a$$. It was on Ellen.
Well, not on Ellen, personally, but on her show.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
"“Whether it’s creating
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 16:32 ET by Chris Norman"“Whether it’s creating commissions for women and girls, ordering the investigation of President Bush’s use of signing statements, or jamming a huge stimulus package through Congress, the man is working his tail off."
Yeah, that there is some hard work, At a normal organization, this imbecilic statement alone would be evidence that Cafferty is off his rocker, completely inane, and should be set adrift on an iceberg.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Hey, Jack. While you're
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 18:18 ET by RogerCfromSDHey, Jack. While you're fellating Obama, do you remove your dentures or leave them in?
A nation cannot be free without a free, unbiased media. We are not free.
It apears Cafferty gave up the bottle and discovered crack
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 18:49 ET by R D HelmThe Organizer has the most piss-poor work ethic of any president in my memory.
And how many days was he a no-show in the Senate. Hell, even Ted managed to waddle in most of the time and vote, when he wasn't busy creating waitress sandwiches with his bestest bosom bud, Chris Dodd.
All the Organizer does is party, party, party, and manages to squeeze in a little business in between. Maybe. I mean, we are talking Slacker-in-Chief here.
Then again, how much does one have to do while waiting around for the handlers to load up the teleprompter.
Hey, wait a minute? What am I saying?
The less "work" he does, the better off we will all be.
By all means, party down, Obama!
-Dave
This coup has gone on long enough. The time to put it down is NOW.
Re Work Ethic
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:05 ET by slickwillie2001Some are suggesting poster, that he is downright lazy: Is Obama Lazy?: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/03/is_obama_lazy.html
Several good links in article!
Dave... Hey, just
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:15 ET by bigtimerDave...
Hey, just curious...speaking of partying down with O...have you heard about this?
Don't know that anything will come of it...but it is interesting.
Cafferty's obvious racist remark!
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:35 ET by Jack BauerSometimes you just have to thank liberals for pointing out the obvious.
Until recently I would never have seen this, but by using the liberal special RACISM DECODER RING, all this hidden racism becomes clear.
Cafferty says on air that Obama is "working his tail off."
Pretty innocent right? WRONG!
So Cafferty is saying that an African-American President has a "tail."
You know who else has a tail? A monkey.
So basically, isn't Cafferty really comparing the President to a monkey, with all the racial history that entails, no pun intended.
Now I know some of you conservatives may think come on Jack, that's nuts. Crazy talk.
But if the left teaches us ANYTHING, it's that you can see racism everywhere, if you really, really try.
→ Ingrained Cafferty racism
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:42 ET by Cool ArrowHe probably doesn't even realize he said it.
He's old, and set in his ways, like Robert Byrd. That's the pat Liberal excuse.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Jack... Macaca fits
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:51 ET by bigtimerJack...
Macaca fits here.
bt -- thanks! I liked that
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:06 ET by Jack Bauerbt -- thanks! I liked that so much I've included it in an extended version on my hollycrud blog!
Uh-Oh Jack... I forgot
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:18 ET by bigtimerUh-Oh Jack...
I forgot about your Hollywood Crud site...now you've got me indebted...I will try to go there like I should now and then.
Seriously, I can't keep up with all who I've known here who have started their own sites and comment...and you are one of my oldest, dearest friends here...I forwarded your site to all on my email list way back when I was first starting to learn the computer and let alone when this site was the Wild Wild West show...and you helped me along the way ;-)
Comrade Cafferty
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 19:53 ET by Captain KirockIs it just me or does Old Grumbles Cafferty sound like some commie lacky in the 1930s praising Uncle Joe Stalin with the hope of not getting whacked in the next purge?
WOW!
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:35 ET by New Jersey ConservativeWOW! Is there a word to describe being unconscionably beyond partisan? What a hack.
Hi NJC... Yeah there
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 20:39 ET by bigtimerHi NJC...
Yeah there is...but you I can't put it here on this site. ;-)
Bull...he's sitting in his
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 21:19 ET by RR GOPBull...he's sitting in his shorts getting high and watching NCAA basketball games half the time.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Jack Kiss-A**-Ferdy
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 05:39 ET by GeneralAlSo President Teleprompter is working his tail off! So what? Thats why he gets paid the big bucks! What does this guy think President Bush did, play basketball? He is right on point,however! Obama has done more in eight weeks than President Bush did in eight years! Of course I mean destroying the Constitution and turning us into a Communist state! Mr. Kiss Butt needs to think a bit before he speaks. He hates President Bush so much that he can't contain his rage. But who gets blamed for hate speech? Why Conservatives and talk radio, of course!
Hypocrisy
Wed, 03/18/2009 - 15:39 ET by sam12663It has occurred to me that many of the people who constantly criticize Pres. Bush and his horrible policies that 'have put us in this economic turmoil' are very well off. If the policies were so bad, how in the hell did they prosper from them? More millionaires than ever before, but George Bushs' policies ruined this nation. To hell with AIG employess giving back their bonuses; any liberal that prospered during Bush's presidency should forego all of their money.
President Obama is nothing more than a empty suit; a Hollywood
style special effects smoke and mirrors show that has shown itself to
be a total fraud.
WAKE UP AMERICA! SAVE OUR CONSTITUTION!
Yeah sure
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 14:59 ET by enchantedoneMaybe I should send a washcloth and a bar of soap to cafferty. He certainly needs something since his nose is so far up obama's butt . Someday these people who continue to hide the truth and wallow in the kool aid will be paid back twofold.