On Monday, NewsBusters asked, "How do you know when an extraordinarily liberal politician is failing badly?"Tuesday's answer is: When an extraordinarily liberal journalist like the Washington Post's Richard Cohen not only notices, but is willing to write about it AND get his critique published.
As if coordinated, Cohen followed Newsweek columnist Howard Fineman's "The Limits of Charisma: Mr. President, Please Stay Off TV" with a well-timed smackdown of his own called "Time to Act Like a President":
Sooner or later it is going to occur to Barack Obama that he is the president of the United States. As of yet, though, he does not act that way, appearing promiscuously on television and granting interviews like the presidential candidate he no longer is. The election has been held, but the campaign goes on and on. The candidate has yet to become commander in chief. [...]
The trouble with Obama is that he gets into the moment and means what he says for that moment only. He meant what he said when he called Afghanistan a "war of necessity" -- and now is not necessarily so sure. He meant what he said about the public option in his health-care plan -- and then again maybe not. He would not prosecute CIA agents for getting rough with detainees -- and then again maybe he would.
Most tellingly, he gave Congress an August deadline for passage of health-care legislation -- "Now, if there are no deadlines, nothing gets done in this town . . . " -- and then let it pass. It seemed not to occur to Obama that a deadline comes with a consequence -- meet it or else.
Obama lost credibility with his deadline-that-never-was, and now he threatens to lose some more with his posturing toward Iran. He has gotten into a demeaning dialogue with Ahmadinejad, an accomplished liar. (The next day, the Iranian used a news conference to counter Obama and, days later, Iran tested some intermediate-range missiles.) Obama is our version of a Supreme Leader, not given to making idle threats, setting idle deadlines, reversing course on momentous issues, creating a TV crisis where none existed or, unbelievably, pitching Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. Obama's the president. Time he understood that.
Actually, Richard, the time to understand someone's qualifications is during the campaign NOT after you aided and abetted his march to the White House.
For instance, on Election Day 2008, Cohen wrote:
Barack Obama is often called a transformational figure, and this election, it then follows, is a transformational one. I beg to quibble. Barack Obama is a confirmational figure, and this election confirms what has been gradually occurring in American society ever since that July day when Johnson virtually outlawed most forms of racial segregation in America. We've been transforming ever since.
My colleague David Broder dates to Dec. 8, 2007, the moment he knew "this presidential campaign was going to be the best" he'd ever covered. That was when about 18,000 people crammed into Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines to see Obama and Oprah Winfrey, and you knew, if you were there -- and I was -- that something momentous was happening. There, on the stage, were Obama, his wife, Michelle, and Winfrey. I turned to my friend Joe Klein of Time magazine and said we were immeasurably lucky. We were witnessing history being made.
Maybe if so-called journalists like Broder, Cohen, and Klein were less concerned with the color of candidate Obama's skin than what his qualifications were to be the most powerful political figure in the world, we wouldn't now have in the White House a man that is still campaigning because he doesn't know HOW to be president.
Alas, that didn't matter to folks like Cohen then who concluded his November 3, 2008, column: "My fellow Americans, we have overcome."
Have we, Richard? Are race relations better in America today as a result of what happened the last election?
More importantly, given the empty suit now residing in the Oval Office -- an emptiness you finally are starting to notice!!! -- was your complicity in getting him elected worth it?
That asked, with Cohen and Fineman finally admitting Obama isn't wearing any clothing, one has to wonder "Who's next?"
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Looks like someone got sold
September 29, 2009 - 09:12 ET by Dan The Man 2Looks like someone got sold a lemon because the salesman told him it was the best and they believed him. I say let those lemming leap off the cliff and good ridance.
Aaaaannnnddd....Obama Drops Another Five Points.
September 29, 2009 - 13:03 ET by farstar99Must be time for him to go on TV again.
Hopefully...
September 29, 2009 - 09:15 ET by Apodictic... this is just the beginning. By the way, has everyone googled "Pocket Obama" yet? It's Obeyme's version of Chairman Mao's Little Red book. I wish Beck would get all over this.
Old news!
September 29, 2009 - 09:18 ET by Noel SheppardOld news! http://newsbusters.o...
Noel
September 29, 2009 - 12:36 ET by dvdaughtryThanks for the review (I missed it the first time). I have been having dialogue with an old friend that taught English in China over the past few years.
To his own admittence (sp?) he told me he was a little out of date with American politics.
Funny, while catching up, he made a comment and said that as bad as Obama is, he is no Chairman Mao. Then he said one thing that would get his attention is if Obama had a "little red book".
The old post and other links just went on my Facebook page and to my old friend.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
Can be purchased at Amazon
September 29, 2009 - 09:18 ET by jon_torlinYou can find it at Amazon.com, they had that there for several months now, even had to re-stock because they sold out.
-Jon
Hopey Changey, whee!
September 29, 2009 - 09:17 ET by jon_torlinI still blame the American people that voted for this African Kenyan into office. If nothing else, his actions have been certainly most revealing in the last 8 months. Maybe those same people who might be experiencing buyer's remorse are waking up and smelling the coffee and maybe next year we'll get a Congress that will reverse ALL the crap that's gone on the last 8-9 months.
Of course, the liberal media had and has a lot to do with getting him there. I would love to know who's idea it was to have him on TV every single day and sometimes more than once a day!
Honestly, given all that's gone on, if he really would act like a US President, the first thing he would do is resign because everything he's done is in violation of his oath of office. The same goes for the Congressmen and US Senators.
Too bad that won't happen.
-Jon
Maybe a bit esoteric, but ..
September 29, 2009 - 09:33 ET by QueenMumLately, it has occurred to me that Pres. Obama's method of so-called leadership - especially as it relates to foreign policy - is like the parenting tactic of counting to ten. You know? "I'm going to count to ten, and if you don't stop what you're doing you're in trouble." The child learns very quickly that it's possible to be the one in charge by waiting out the count until 9, and then starting the behavior all over again. This tactic effectively cedes authority to the child.
One of your best articles, Noel. I'm beginning to feel encouraged about 2010.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
QM.. another interesting
September 29, 2009 - 11:54 ET by celatorQM.. another interesting tool I use to assess Obama's style comes from Eric Bernes' Transactional Analysis. Obama's ego and management style would be described as "Critical Parent", and his view of those who oppose him as "Unruly Children". That's how completely predictable his behavior is to us. He operates in a very sick psychological zone.
http://www.itaa-net....
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
QM and celator: or this...
September 29, 2009 - 12:06 ET by vrwc13...from Forums... his incompetent leadership and attrocious management skills come from his time in academia
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...an error was made in 2008
Very good article.... Hansen
September 29, 2009 - 12:15 ET by celatorVery good article.... Hansen is one of my favorites. Here's a good read from Wes Pruden... also nails it on the head.
"Reality bites Obama's 'West Wing'"
http://www.washingto...
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I like his closing...
September 29, 2009 - 12:43 ET by vrwc13Reality is an unforgiving teacher, and inevitably grades on a steep curve. Mr. Obama imagined last year that he was auditioning to replace Martin Sheen on the television serial "West Wing." He's learning better now.
...the man in the Whitehouse is 'winging it' in mores ways than one with not seeming to have aclue on how be be the president to 'winging it' all over in his personal 747!
v
...an error was made in 2008
Bombastic Buffoon Brigade is a perfect label
September 29, 2009 - 09:34 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonFor the news media.
Question them on their positions and they turn BOMBASTIC in less than a heartbeat.
They are provably BUFFOONISH in their efforts to make themselves look less stupid than they prove themselves to be.
And, like a military unit, they operate as one. They follow orders to the ultimate sacrifice by throwing any semblance of honesty or integrity out the window.
I like it.
BOMBASTIC BUFFOON BRIGADE
http://gjresult.com
Barney Frank fits that
September 29, 2009 - 09:43 ET by Scuba DudeBarney Frank fits that description to a T. Anyone who questions him or trys to call him out gets Barney going into ballistic blustering bombastic mode. He should be bounced from the House right into jail. Maybe they could make him and Roman Polanski cell mates.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Consider this argument
September 29, 2009 - 09:47 ET by KC MulvilleWell, Rush was right - he's failing. But I ask you to consider one possibility. The media built up the myth of the presidency as if he was the nation's quarterback. If he failed, my God, then we're all dead!!!!
Maybe, just maybe, this country is more than just Obama, Maybe the president is not as important or crucial as the media has made him out to be. Of course, a president is important; he can really screw things up, and he can spend a lot of money unwisely (as we've seen). But in the scheme of things, maybe his failure isn't the end of the world. Turns out, in reality, that the president is just the center of a large bureaucracy, which has ground to a dysfunctional halt ... where it's been immobile for a few years anyway.
We always thought that the president got too much blame and credit for the economy anyway. Despite the trappings of power, the president really can't do much in an open economy. Despite his rhetoric, no president "creates" jobs, or starts new businesses. He can really screw things up, but he can't really do much positive good. His best bet is, like Reagan, to stay out of the way and referee the game - and he should stop trying to be a player.
Maybe, just maybe
September 29, 2009 - 09:58 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonThe most important part of this nation is NOT the media, but the PEOPLE.
If obama 'inherited' anything from the previous administration, it came from the democrats that control congress.
But THAT is too close to the truth to be noticed and reported by the BOMBASTIC BUFFOON BRIGADE.
http://gjresult.com
your post...
September 30, 2009 - 01:23 ET by ww thumperWillis....I agree with your post 100% I wish I had said that ;>) WW When you elect a communist for your President... don't be surprised when Communisem breakes out!...
You know what, KC?
September 29, 2009 - 10:10 ET by BlondeI used to be of the opinion that no president could really damage the country....and basically used the remote control to turn of Bubba's babbling. And I was right. Eight years is a relatively short time, and it goes by fast. Even a leftist who is infected with BDS might agree.
Obama, however, is different. His takeover of the financial institutions, auto industry, and appointment of all the czars have made me rethink my basic premise. It's unfortunate that the Congress is controlled by democrats, because if we had even some semblance of balance, I think Obama would likely be facing impeachment by now.
I hope he fails, too.
it's the slow creep, Blonde
September 29, 2009 - 10:17 ET by candanceEach term is only one term, but all it takes is a series of steps to walk a long distance.
Blonde...yes, Obama
September 29, 2009 - 11:11 ET by celatorBlonde...yes, Obama represents a very different kind of politician than we've experienced thus far in our history. He has a completely unique agenda, compared to what we have seen in past presidents. He presidency goes far beyond "good" or "bad".
His past influences (and influencers), his style, his background, his bizarre compulsion to apologize for the US to anyone who will listen all create a picture of a president who is ashamed of the US, and is not in the least embedded in its traditions or accomplishments.
He has a full plate in front of him (Iran, Afghanistan, the economy, the dismantling of the US healthcare delivery system etc.) and by choice, he dithers, bobs and weaves through it all and creates chaos in every corner.
The CPUSA hails him as a great hero, the Europeans, North Koreans, Russians and Chinese see him as a weak, clueless, indecisive president more interested in where the Olympics will be held, than in maintaining the security, economic health and vigor of the United States.
There. Now I feel better. But I'm still very worried.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Damage v. Progress
September 29, 2009 - 11:18 ET by KC MulvilleAgreed.
The presidency is like a dam on a river. He can stop the water, but he can't make it move. If it flows at all, it flows by itself. In the same way, the economy's success comes from its own internal movement and initiative. A president's mismanagement can drag that down to a stop, but a president can't "move" anything.
I know this will sound like Chance the Gardener, but managing an economy is like farming. The economy, like the crops, will grow by themselves. You can destroy it, but you can't create it. You help the process along by removing obstacles, with a little pruning where necessary - i.e., sound, prudent regulation. But mostly, you stay out of the way. That's why it's patently ridiculous to say that a president "created" jobs, or even saved them. You can't take credit for that - but they all do.
A president can do a lot of damage, but he can't do much to help.
Obama has turned reality upside down
September 29, 2009 - 11:39 ET by BlondeI also used to be a believer in lead, follow, or get out of the way. But Obama does none of these things, either, which is baffling. He gives a pretty speech (Hillary was right!) tho.
We would have been far, far better off in regard to the economy by letting the failures fail, and moving on. All of this creating and/or saving jobs is just absolutely bogus, for heavens sake even Joe Biden knows the Stimulus package is an open tap of corruption and lies.
Damage indeed. None of it mitigated. Every single thing Obama has done has piled on to the damage.
Oh, and he can try to "inherit" all the problems he thinks he can get away with....he VOTED for the stupid stimulus bill. Own it.
I hope he fails, too.
He's leading all right
September 29, 2009 - 12:00 ET by jon_torlinHe's leading us down a dark and dangerous path to oblivion.
That you can be certain of without a doubt. It's easy enough to say that he had a hand in some of it by proxy of his very short term in office as US Senator, but he has not done one single thing that was good (and I don't care the Medal of Honor ceremony was supposed to be something he did, anything he's had a hand in should be considered poisonous) for the country. Not ONE!
His presence is a violation of the US Constitution.
-Jon
replace his name with Hitler
September 29, 2009 - 10:12 ET by jon_torlinAnd you have history repeating itself.
Btw, being the President of the US is a lot more than what you suggest. What we are seeing here is that of a micro-manager rather than a real leader who delegates responsibility and duties.
I've dealt with micro-managers at work, and this frequent occupier of Air Force 1 (as opposed to staying at the White House) is very much a micro-manager, doesn't let too many people do anything and wants to take all the credit, even for things that end up working out like the Merchant Vessel captain who was a hostage, the field commander made a decision and Soetoro took the credit for it. With a micro-manager, it's ALL about him.
A real leader will delegate and then STEP OUT OF THE WAY. If something goes wrong, that person will get replaced or at the very least, corrected. Mistakes can happen, but that's the nature of life, it doesn't work on a script, unless you're reading one and expecting other people to follow (the empty) suit.
We see this guy reading from a script so as to not reveal his true self, his true personality of what he wants to do. There's absolutely no question that we have a socialist/communist that flies around to the IOC to pitch Chicago but refuses to make a decision on Afghanistan. There's a difference between being indecisive and refusing to make a decision. Being indecisive means you don't know what to do. Refusing to make a decision is worse, you take a deliberate action of inaction thus letting some particular situation happen without any form of support. It's like a scene from Mission Impossible, should you be captured or killed, the Government will disavow any knowledge. In this case, the man in control is disavowing any support to his commander in theater who apparently only spoke to him ONE time.
This to me is an act of treason as a military leader.
And it's mentioned that a president should stay out of the way, well, that might be true, his powers are outlined CLEARLY in the US Constitution, but we have seen more than than is allowable, such as the banks, the insurance companies, and the car makers. The job of the US President is to EXECUTE THE LAW. Not make it up as he goes along and does whatever the hell he wants.(like the Czars)
Too many people don't see these distinctions.
-Jon
Jon, And let's not
September 29, 2009 - 10:24 ET by Scuba DudeJon,
And let's not forget, a real leader will accept "RESPONSIBILITY". LOTUS has not done that. Everything is "something I inherited". May his name be expunged from the records.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
indeed it is
September 29, 2009 - 10:44 ET by jon_torlinThat goes hand in hand with delegating and then correcting any mistakes and problems, but you're right, his signing the stimulus bill, his taking over the banks, oh, gee, it had nothing to do with him, it's Bush's fault!
I wouldn't want to expunge his name from the records, I'd call it a lesson for future reference to prevent such situations like this from ever happening again.
-Jon
yes. I agree completely
September 29, 2009 - 13:11 ET by katainkentthe government is the problem, not the solution.
Local Government is there to do a minimal amount of things. The Federal Government - even less so. All these additions to government has done nothing but slow it down and make it more rediculous to steer. To think a few hundred men could take hundreds of millions of people from such varying walks of life and lead them is silly. It really is. You protect. You serve. Everything else is just too much freaking paperwork.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Right
September 29, 2009 - 15:53 ET by mld678We need a pro-growth agenda that urges congress and the Obama
administration to enact policies that bring tax rates in line with our global
competitors. We need to keep
chipping away at the deficit by taking steps to control wasteful government
spending. See http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/issues/index.cfm?ID=104
An inheritance is something
September 29, 2009 - 20:59 ET by Kat Outta the BagAn inheritance is something that is given to you, unsolicited. Obama chose to take on the presidency and all that came with it. His excuse rings hollow.
What he "inherited" came from
September 29, 2009 - 21:54 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonA democrat controlled House, and a democrat controlled Senate.
Back up a few years and see where the stock market was prior to the takeover of both houses by the democrats.
And chack who was responsible for refusing to allow President Bush and the republicans to alter the way things were regulated in the financial and housing markets.
I have yet to see a democrat occupant of the White House that did not excel at getting troops killed due to extreme indifference to the needs of the military. (and a heavy dose of rank stupidity)
http://gjresult.com
MMM MMM MMM Barak Husain Obama...
September 29, 2009 - 09:49 ET by Airforce_5_OHe has no spine. I don't care if you stuck a broom up his rear end and broke it off, he still has no spine. He panders and apologizes to Europe. He panders to the UN. He can't make a decision about Afghanistan. He is a freaking jellyfish just going with the tide to where ever it might take him.
Liberalism: The haunting feeling that someone, somewhere, can help themselves.
I like the comparison
September 29, 2009 - 10:23 ET by Tom in NCI like the comparison to a jellyfish, it suits him perfectly. No backbone to swim against the tide of liberalism.
Act like the President
September 29, 2009 - 09:58 ET by Mulligan22One would hope he grows into the office and do an about face, but I wasn't one who voted on "hope" and I doubt he will turn.
I do firmly beieve many people are starting to wake up and realize it was all sizzle and no steak. Or as a bumper sticker I saw said, All sham and no wow.
Right now he is tone deaf. The economy is the number 1 issue on most Americans minds and he's trying to push health care. Not realizing if the economy rebounds health care will largely take care of itself. It could use some tweaking but Gov't run options are a good tweak.
He just appears out of his league. My true real hope is the Repubs have learned their lesson and walk through the door Barak Insane Obama has opened wide for them and govern as conservatives.
"One would hope he grows
September 29, 2009 - 11:22 ET by celator"One would hope he grows into the office.."
This is not even on his radar screen.
His current agenda was written by others long ago, and "the one we have been waiting for" has finally arrived on scene.
Chaos, distrust in US institutions, the destruction of the middle class, creation of a command economy, failure in foriegn policy in the Middle East, mocking those who disagree with him, are all in the script Obama was handed, and is expected to follow to the letter.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
PRESIDENT ACORN...
September 29, 2009 - 09:58 ET by danybhoyHow many of us racist conservatives/republicans kept asking the question, "What has he ever run?". I was one of those people, & I wanted Rudi. The only political job he held for any length of time was as a IL State Senator, all he ever did was vote present. He then got elected to the US Senate, & an hour later, he ran for Presedent & sadly, got elected. This guy knows how to get elected to office, not do his job after he gets there. The only real thing he does is campaign on his issues & give speeches.
The thing Obama Inc. should be doing is selling Obama Tour Shirts with a list of the cities on the back like a concert tour shirt. His mindless followers would definatly shell out $30-50 per shirt, & someone could make a buck on it. Becacause lets be honest, a shirt listing Obama's accomplishments, would be blank. At least when his Presidency comes to an end, he can then move on to run the United Nations. Yes, live on someone elses money, live like a king, & not get a damn thing done, it would be a very fitting ending to the man who will replace Jimmy Carter as the crappiest US President in our recent history, if not of all time.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
I WILL NOT BE SURPRISED
September 29, 2009 - 10:01 ET by totsotvaitnif Barack Obama chooses not to run for a second term. Obama is in over his head and he knows it.
I am not surprised that President Barack Obama is jetting off to appear before the Olympic Committee rather than sit at his desk and make a decision about sending more troops to Afghanistan
If President Obama "can't stand the heat he better get out of the kitchen."
Disagree
September 29, 2009 - 10:19 ET by Jerry MackHe actually believes that he is doing what is best for America because that is what he is being told by his advisors. I do not believe that he has a clue as to the implications of National Health Care or the Tax and spend energy bill. These people do not care about the country! All they care about is power!
He knows, no question
September 29, 2009 - 10:49 ET by jon_torlinJerry, we've already seen his true colors on more than one occasion, the part about the advisors is where he doesn't give TOO much away about his real personality. We have him on video where he said YEARS ago that a public option is what he wants. We have him on video where he said it's about the redistribution of wealth rather than allow someone to achieve success. We have him on a radio interview that he wants to re-write the US Constitution because it's too negative(it's not) and doesn't allow for redistribution of wealth.(say it once, it's an accident, say it twice or more, it's a lifestyle) Those remarks he's made are un-scripted.
These are the marks of a Socialist/Communist. Not someone who is just reading from a script, except to avoid saying what he really wants. The people you refer to that care about power, he's one of them. This is obvious in his actions.
-Jon
Act like a president?
September 29, 2009 - 10:07 ET by Patriot IILOL....thats what he has been doing all along..."Acting" like a president lol.........pretty lousy acting too huh?? ;)
Too true, Patriot
September 29, 2009 - 10:13 ET by BlondeHe's in love with the accoutrements of the Presidency (ahem, AF1), but hasn't a clue (remember him shaking the poor Marine guard's hand as he boarded the presidential helicopter the first time....scared the poor kid to death!).
I truly wish he'd stay at Holiday Inn Express, it might smarten him up a tad. Or at least improve his acting skills.
I hope he fails, too.
Blonde
September 29, 2009 - 10:33 ET by FeynmanFanI'm going to stick with my belief that Obama is a Trojan Horse placed there by people who what to get their agenda implemented in the US.
And no, I am not a believer in conspiracies... most of the time.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
ASTROTURF...
September 29, 2009 - 11:40 ET by danybhoyI remember a week or so ago on Beck's radio show that they(Glenn, Stu, & Pat) were wondering if Obama himself was'nt just "astroturf". The idea being that he is just the frontman for those who are really driving the agendas he has been pushing. Considering he can't actually do anything or provide actual leadership, I'm begining to think this is true. His giving 120 plus Obama-care speeches & having the numbers in favor drop every time he speaks is another tip off. He can't govern, he can only read the promter & speak, THAT'S IT.
Obama reminds me of a guy who fronts a band, & believes in what their doing, but never writes any of the music.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Stop pandering to the leftists that worked to get him elected
September 29, 2009 - 10:07 ET by JWFAnd start acting like the leader of All Americans.
Sadly JWF, it's above his
September 29, 2009 - 10:09 ET by QueenMumSadly JWF, it's above his pay grade.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
Goin PopTech- beware...
September 29, 2009 - 10:07 ET by BKeyserIf Cohen and Fineman want to help Barry transform into an actual president, maybe they should forward this to his office.
Also (continuing with the link theme) I put together two more photos yesterday that, I think, express pretty well Barry's inability to be the CiC. As I explained in a comment last evening, I'm a Marine Corps Veteran, so these are in no way meant to demean our fine men and women fighting Barry's indeterminate wars. My anger at this guys ability to lead is palpable. These are the flyover pics I posted yesterday- in case you've already checked them out.
Flyover 1
Flyover 2
BK, You should never
September 29, 2009 - 10:19 ET by Scuba DudeBK,
You should never compare yourself to the pychotic known as PopTech, your links are enjoyable and truthful.
LOTUS has no clue as to what it means to be CIC or President. The people who hold this Office should have at least Governed a State or maybe even have been a Mayor. An executive or CEO of a company is even a qualification I would look at. What has LOTUS ever done? Nothing, pure and simple, he has done nothing.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Wait a minute, Scoob
September 29, 2009 - 10:36 ET by BlondeHe built a garden pagoda. Oh, he didn't?
I hope he fails, too.
Oh yeah, Bob
September 29, 2009 - 10:22 ET by BlondeI love the first one.
But serially, Bamster has alot of important things on his plate right now, you know, like campaigning (yet again) for the Chicago 2016 Olympics. Please....that's far more important than talking to General McChrystal about Afghanistan, or worrying about his ACORN criminal cronies. That plate requires alot of attention, what with apologies to give, dictators to kiss, despots to reach out to....it's tiring, truly.
A little R&R for Bamster and the First Lady in Switzerland is necessary, you know. Gosh, they haven't had date night overseas in at least two weeks, and MO must replenish her wardrobe of horrible misshapen sweaters and belts that look like torture devices (she also could use a fashion class to learn that one doesn't buckle those belts under one's boobs, but I digress). The Fab First Couple needs some quality time, else their fairy tale (*ahem*) marriage wouldn't be something for the rest of us mortals to aspire to.
Sheesh. Sarcasm firmly off.
I hope he fails, too.
Hmmmm, could he be going to
September 29, 2009 - 10:29 ET by Scuba DudeHmmmm, could he be going to Switzerland to set up some numbered accounts? He might need them if he has to make a quick exit from the US if he is brought up on treason charges. All his holding in Chicago would be seized, ya know.
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
Good point, Scoob
September 29, 2009 - 10:35 ET by BlondeA politician can't have too many numbered Swiss bank accounts. Particularly not a politician of Obama's stellar accomplishments.
I hope he fails, too.
Yes, let's not forget all
September 29, 2009 - 10:40 ET by Scuba DudeYes, let's not forget all those donations that cannot be traced. I bet there is going to be some sort of accounting hiccup that will make a portion of what was it? 600 million? disappear
The Obama Administration: THE most fiscally irresponsible Administration EVER
A Timmy Geitner moment?
September 29, 2009 - 11:01 ET by BlondeShirley, you jest!
I hope he fails, too.
NO
September 29, 2009 - 16:49 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonAnd stop calling me surely!
http://gjresult.com
Holy Swiss cheese!
September 29, 2009 - 10:41 ET by QueenMumAHA! Do we have an answer here as to why Polanski's finally been picked up?
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
something is off here
September 29, 2009 - 10:12 ET by candanceI don't believe Cohen and Fineman are that bothered by it. They still think he's the Bestest Person Evah, but they're worried that the public isn't seeing him that way. It's not that Obama is wrong, it's that he hasn't articulated himself just right.
Obama will make a few more speeches to clear things up, and after a few "helpful conversations" with his staff, Cohen and Fineman will announce the issue resolved.
Yup and haring off to Denmark....
September 29, 2009 - 10:32 ET by StarAZI thought Meanchelle and Oprah were doing the Oly run, but no...
This man needs to call a general or something--get to work!
Uh-Oh
September 29, 2009 - 10:16 ET by KrillinfanSounds to me like someone didn't get their Unicorn!
I mean, Good Lord, what else would get the media to stop slobbering all over those nice designer shoes that he has because he's one of the ones that, by his definition, needs to be brought down to the level of everyone else? He IS a millionaire after all...
Well, guess money CAN'T buy love. So you know what this means: Free "I Hate Bush" T-Shirts at the next WH Press Conference! :D
Kind of hard ...
September 29, 2009 - 10:22 ET by SentryDanKind of hard to act like the president when you don't have the skill set to be the president.
"the one" obama is out of his league. He can't handle the job. He will, however, destroy this country. And he is doing everything in his power to do just that.
Remember folks, Freedom isn't Free. It was bought with the blood and sacrifice of the men and women who are serving and who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor that the protected will never know.
Also remember folks, that the way to SUPPORT THE TROOPS is to support their mission. Anyone who says that they support the troops but don't support their mission is lying about supporting the troops. And if you want to know, yes I do have a dog in the fight, he is a United States Marine.
Obama is not failing
September 29, 2009 - 10:44 ET by R D HelmHis (actually his handler's) intention is to destroy the private sector in this country.
He is now halfway there, as he has gotten everything he has asked for to this point.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
Dave~~
September 29, 2009 - 10:51 ET by BKeyserI'm not sure how far he intends to go, or if there is real competence in the ability to pull this off, but I thought it was interesting what Beck said this morning on F&F. Four D Senators are proposing legislation to investigate communication companies that supported wiretapping. Beck suggested that there may be a point to this bigger than the surface might suggest- this is not really an attack on Bush and the Patriot Act, but a way to drive communications costs through the roof. If that happens, either people won't be able to afford them, or the government will have to step in and, well, bail them out too...
BKeyser,
September 29, 2009 - 11:16 ET by R D HelmAll Obama really has left to accomplish is the passing of ObamaCare and Crap & Tax.
Even if both bills sail through congress as blank sheets of paper, he still wins at the end of the day.
People just don't realize just how close we really are to losing our country for good.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
Obama/White House
September 29, 2009 - 10:49 ET by NortoI do not remember when he was seen in the Oval Office? Help me. Is it racist to suggest he does not like the color?
Norto~~
September 29, 2009 - 10:52 ET by BKeyserI think they just won't let him light up in there...
Re Swiss Banks
September 29, 2009 - 11:08 ET by slickwillie2001I think perhaps his head has swollen so much that he no longer fits in the Oval Office.
Re Swiss accounts, I suspect the Bamster has not been 'in the money' long enough to have offshore accounts, and has not had foreign sources of income to stuff there. Someone like Clinton however would very likely have money there. Much of his income for speeches comes from foreign sources, and it would be very easy for him to deposit payment in a Swiss account, and 'forget' to report it. I suspect that many politicians will be on the lists we get from the Swiss, if we ever get a complete list. If they are democratics though, they will get the kid-glove treatemnt.
"He has gotten into a
September 29, 2009 - 11:05 ET by sic721"He has gotten into a demeaning dialogue with Ahmadinejad, another accomplished liar."
Fixed it for him.
“He that lives upon hope will die fasting.”-Benjamin Franklin
What they are doing.. is coaching Him (Obama)
September 29, 2009 - 11:22 ET by Gary HallCohen and Fineman's back to back efforts - are in the same mode as dozens of other more policy specific pieces (editorials, op-eds, and indeed actual supposed news articles) these past 7-8 months in which the writer does their darn best to coach our adolescent president on what he is doing wrong and what he must do if he is to pull off their common agenda.
During the campaign it was much the same sort of effort. They (MSM) really wanted him to win. Along the way when he seemed to be faltering, the advice, which sometimes seemed like pleading, came from all corners of the left. Now, as it becomes obvious to most that he really did not have the experience for this job, they are coaching him on how to pull it off; while, at the same time, they are coaching the audience to visualize that something wonderful is occurring right before our untrained eyes.
I think I'll go watch something realistic - "Alice in Wonderland."
(;~/ gary
Maybe the crowd is beginning to notice...
September 29, 2009 - 11:46 ET by vrwc13The Emperor then goes on a procession through the capital showing off his new "clothes". During the course of the procession, a small child (Howard) cries out, "the emperor is naked!" The crowd realizes the child is telling the truth. The Emperor, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.
...the EOTUS, however, holds his head high and continues the procession.
v
...an error was made in 2008
Wow! The worm is
September 29, 2009 - 12:01 ET by black47211Wow! The worm is turning...
Some good news for this fine Tuesday!
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kind of a no brainer
September 29, 2009 - 12:02 ET by WesenIf you looked at Barry, his work and habits to predict what kind of President he would be it was there. He was a no-show at the job, he spent other people's money, his friends were creeps and the Press covered for him. Nothing's changed, he's been super-charged.
...his voting record...
September 29, 2009 - 12:49 ET by vrwc13...I think when he voted 'present' he wasn't speaking of being there, but "I am God's 'gift' to you!"
v
...an error was made in 2008
We are the ones
September 29, 2009 - 14:50 ET by StarAZRemember--We are the ones we have been waiting for?
Gag me.
I just pray 'we' can
September 29, 2009 - 17:08 ET by vrwc13I just pray 'we' can survive 'them' waiting for 'us' to return...
v
...an error was made in 2008
Album Cover
September 29, 2009 - 13:08 ET by DanSI love the classic album cover from Who's Next. I hope that we follow through on the song, 'Won't Get Fooled Again'.
On-coming freight train!!!
September 29, 2009 - 14:16 ET by Roscoe MendagoNo doubt in my mind Obama has been pretending to be president and marvel at how he manages to get all that Holiday Inn Express time. The 1st multiple-pen bill singing was a tip-off to me, how could he have known it was appropriate and how the heck to do it, he must have seen it on TV, while at a Holiday Inn Express.
I also feel he's nothing but a refined "Rap Artist", and I will be expecting that at his next speaking gig, he'll have "Booty Dancers" on stage with him, albeit they'll be refined.
Who the heck didn't see this mess coming, it was like walking RR tracks into a tunnel and looking up to see the rotating light coming at you, I saw it, it was easy. Wasn't the Rev. Wright enough or the rest of that crowd, it was easy...
A little too late to start
September 29, 2009 - 14:22 ET by black47211A little too late to start "acting" like a President. Obama has more than made his agendas clear to us. America has seen, heard, felt, and smelled what's cooking in the White House and in Congress. And it ain't exactly appetizing.
2012, baby, 2012. (Unless of course he gets a clue and resigns tomorrow.)
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black.. what we are
September 29, 2009 - 14:30 ET by celatorblack.. what we are experiencing is the flowering of the insanity, nastiness, greed, and evil of radical left wing tyranny when it is unconstrained by the balance of powers, or allegiance to the Constitution.
With Obama, Pelosi and the clueless Reid in leadership positions--and all enabled by the national media-- the United States of America is in grave danger.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
"...allegiance to the
September 29, 2009 - 14:41 ET by black47211"...allegiance to the Constitution."
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Have you ever noticed, and this is something I am working on right now, that liberals never use the Constitution to support their ideals. Conservatives love the Constitution. We breathe it, study it, absorb it, and try to walk it out in our daily lives. It is the first and final word of true governance.
When you said liberals have no allegiance to the Constitution, you nailed it. How can they have it? Liberalism is emotional, not intellectual or rooted in fact.
Rock on, celator.
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it started before the election
September 29, 2009 - 14:58 ET by jon_torlinThe danger started in 2006 when the dhimmis took control of Congress. The MSM(now SRM) played a big role in that. Then the violations of the US Constitution began, starting with the oaths broken.
Then ThatOne came into the picture in 2007 after a very short stint in the Senate. Thus the danger increased and the people were fooled with an illusion.
I've said before that many of the Congressmen and Senators(both sides, not just dhimmis) have violated the US Constitution, but the glaring point is that the LOTUS *IS* a violation of the US Constitution as long as he's there. And the danger continues.
-Jon
Col Jack Jacobs on Imus in the Morning, this morning
September 29, 2009 - 16:55 ET by lareeCol Jack Jacobs weighs in on the Afghanistan Strategy.
Imus and Col Jacobs, discuss the
Presidents upcoming decision on the increase of troops as requested by
General McChrystal, and Supported by General Patraeus. Col Jack Jacobs
is in favor of increasing troop levels as requested by General
McChrystal. Inside of the present administration, there is an ongoing
conversation about what to do about Afghanistan. Col Jacobs, thinks that General McChrystal, is going to get more troops but less than he asked for, and he will be told to make do.
Comrade Cohen's just being
September 29, 2009 - 19:43 ET by RR GOPComrade Cohen's just being impatient. He expects a hammer and sickle on the U.S. flag to replace the stars by the time of the Winter Solstice festivities and The One is dragging his feet. Every Conservative should be in a FEMA camp by now.
These Commies are so cute when they get restless and pouty.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
Somebody's watering down
September 29, 2009 - 21:03 ET by Kat Outta the BagSomebody's watering down the Kool-Aid!