CNN's Burnett: Obama 'Makes an MVP-like Political Move That Leaves Republicans Flat Footed'
On Friday's edition of CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, the host was upfront in her enthusiasm for President Obama's immigration announcement, even including sound effects and grimacing when she spoke of "Republicans hissing like an angry cat cornered by the neighborhood dog." (video here):
ERIN BURNETT, CNN HOST: OUTFRONT next, the president makes an MVP-like political move that leaves Republicans flat footed. But is it the best policy for our country?
Mentioning two other stories, she resumed:
Let's go OUTFRONT.
OUTFRONT tonight. Backed into a corner. It's an awful noise, whenever you hear it. Love them or not, Republicans are the cats today. That's the sign of the Republicans hissing like an angry cat cornered by the neighborhood dog. Why? The president's order. Allowing immigrants under the age of 30 to stay in this country with two-year work visas. Those visas can be renewed unlimited times.
And later:
And the most pathetic part about the story today is that Republicans, the cats hissing in the corner, only have themselves to blame. They gave the president the upper hand.
After an Obama film clip:
BURNETT: All right, well, Republicans have kept the Democrat's version of the Dream Act on hold for a few years.
Contrary to Burnett's implication, Republicans were not alone in their opposition to the DREAM Act immigration bill. In December of 2010, five Democratic senators joined Republicans in opposition. Yet another Democratic senator opted to go to a holiday party rather than vote on the bill.
Good news for Obama and accomplices isn't easy to come by these days. Spoilsports persist in examining his record on unemployment, deficits, foreclosures, the nation's credit rating, etc. So when Erin can gush about "an MVP-like political move"by Obama, she will. Then again, with her program contributing to CNN's ratings collapse, maybe she's just auditioning for a gig on ESPN.
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Air Head! Erin can gush about Dogs...
Submitted by upcountrywater on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 2:57pm.
When the infrastructure fails, dog tenderloin may be something to kill for.
Not order...it's the presidents ODOR... raisins and running sweat.
You Didn't Build That.
I thought it was the thick
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 2:59pm.
I thought it was the thick smell of pot and KY jelly???
Enough already.
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:06pm.
Let's have a little class here, OK?
Yeah...We don't want to give
Submitted by ontheright on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:17pm.
Yeah...We don't want to give the "choom gang" preezy - Sinclair fanboy any cover now, do we...?
Sorry,
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 4:20pm.
Sorry, mb...............sometimes I can't keep from talkin' TROOF, y'know?? I've never been able to juxtapose 'class' and 'Obama' in the same thought, idea, or sentence!!!! Same goes for his wife Imelda.
You can speak truth without
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:11pm.
You can speak truth without being gross. In fact it will stand out better without the distraction.
Well, yeah, Erin....
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:01pm.
that's what you can do when you're the Preezy!!
You can schedule a press conference and get everyone's attention and make "in your face" announcements.
It's one of the perks of the office.
Republicans aren't angry because they've been beaten.
They are angry because this president has once again issued an 'edict' as Noel called it, rather than using the approved legislative process.
You know, what the Democrats USED TO call the "imperial presidency" and the "unitary executive" before The Obama came into office.
Erin, you need to change your kneepads,
Submitted by UpNorth on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 2:58pm.
the ones you're wearing are getting frayed.
A few years back, I couldn't imagine a member of the "fourth estate" being giddy about a president circumventing the law. As a matter of fact, they were in high dudgeon about Nixon and Watergate, now it's just "MVP-like" when a president does it.
Why is it that only Fox News
Submitted by motherbelt on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:02pm.
Why is it that only Fox News has women who are both beautiful AND smart?
I have an email from a friend
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:05pm.
I have an email from a friend that lists all of the Fox 'gals', and their credentials............and you are right. I suppose there are some good-looking and intelligent women libs, but I haven't seen very many of them.
Ahhh, the talking points came
Submitted by killa37 on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:03pm.
Ahhh, the talking points came out and are now being spouted off by morons like this dope-ette. I'm sayin' (Obamaspeak) that Boy Baraka stepped into another pile of Kenyan Kow Krap - something that he is getting increasingly more consistent at. The StateRun Media is now also in charge of keepin' his shoes clean.
And I know a little bit about cats - and I've seen more dogs suffer from backing a hissing cat into a corner than I've seen cats come out on the losing end.
In this case...
Submitted by ontheright on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:07pm.
...MVP = Most Virulent President. His ideologies, policies, beliefs, etc. etc. etc. are the most poisonous, damaging and destructive of any president of the USA, EVER.
And the beat goes on...
Someone said it would be about a week.
Submitted by Texndoc on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:11pm.
About a week until Obama wishes he'd kept his yap shut. There's blowback from WashPo (of all places ) already.
Just wait for the next polls.
Submitted by stunned on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:42pm.
I was at a kids pool party this afternoon and an unemployed Dad went off about Obama's anmesty. No one Democrat there defended him!! More than a few there voted for Obama and when I asked who was going to do that again there was dead silence and one guy stated that he was planning to vote Republican across the board for the first time in his life and another guy admitted he hadn't voted since Reagan had just re-registered just to vote against Obama. This was a mostly Democrat group!! LOL Obama just keeps digging himself in deeper and we're going down with him.
Wait until next weeks polls and Obama takes a hit. The talking heads will be twisting themselves into knots trying to explain the "unexpected" drop in the polls after this brilliant move.
tired of liberal lies
MVP?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 3:48pm.
If you want to use a sports analogy, at least use a good one. Obama corked the bat which injecting himself with steroids. And he's the umpire!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Erin Burnett is as Lib as they come...
Submitted by seen the light on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 4:20pm.
I remember once on a lib blog, they tried playing it off like Erin Burnett was a conservative. She is as brainwashed and liberal pandering as they come. We are really living through a mass societal brainwashing.
just how many aces can he pull out of a deck?
Submitted by MidAmerica on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 4:45pm.
obama's life story and personal charm was supposed guarantee obama's reelection
obamacare was supposed guarantee obama's reelection
the stimulus was supposed guarantee obama's reelection
getting osama was supposed guarantee obama's reelection
supporting gay marriage was supposed guarantee obama's reelection
now amnesty for illegals is supposed guarantee obama's reelection
the economy? Who cares about the economy anyway?
"MVP-like Political Move..." my left...
Submitted by Dave. on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 5:17pm.
...foot.
It was another in an expanding list of impeachable offenses.
Too bad congress has essentially abdicated its responsibilities.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
The bright side is
Submitted by American.Patriot on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 5:49pm.
There aren't many more special interest groups he can pander to in order to buy votes.
Woops, except stoners. But with stoners you can easily trick them by keeping them stoned and drinking Kool aid
The president makes an
Submitted by Antisocial-ism on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:19pm.
The president makes an MVP-like political move that leaves Republicans flat footed.
Really, Erin? It seems to me that the Preezy grabbed a handful of nails a couple of weeks ago and has been furiously pounding them into his political coffin ever since. This nail may be the last one, as far as I see it.
"Flatfooted"? He broke the
Submitted by rbosque on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:28pm.
"Flatfooted"?
He broke the law you dumb cow. He shoved a big middle finger to the Constitution and to the American people. Idiot.
It would seem
Submitted by HockeyKid on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 6:43pm.
Ms. Burnett's knowledge of politics equals her expertise in sports.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
"..but is this the best
Submitted by ant on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 8:29pm.
"..but is this the best policy for America?..." UH.., no..but that's just one angle. The other is, once again, is this the President violating 'rule of law'? If you ask me, yes, one too many damn times.
Note to Burnett, when talking Obama, you may want to hold off on the dog and cat references. Both are presumed to make Hussein salivate like a muslim watching shirtless school boys.
Unbelievable the audacity of
Submitted by ex buff e-dub on Sat, 06/16/2012 - 9:10pm.
Unbelievable the audacity of this dope.
The reporter's pretty stupid too
REALLY, Erin?
Submitted by Anon150 on Sun, 06/17/2012 - 5:20pm.
When the NYT opens their campaign analysis with: "The task for President Obama’s campaign this week: turn things around.", I REALLY don't think the Repubs are on the ropes, or are cats, or are anything but 'winning'.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/obama-campaign-seeks-to-mo...
...And the rousing sentiment at the end of this article surely reflects the dominance that "Team Arugula" is displaying... and I quote:
"How the president handles those events — and others that might arise — could help redirect his campaign, for better or for worse."
YEAH! That's unbridled optimism there! Woo-Hoo!