It is no suprise that conservatives have been highly critical of Barack Obama. However, a new development has set in recently: leftwing disgust with The One especially since it now appears that ObamaCare is DOA. And perhaps the absolute funniest of the leftwing critiques of Obama comes from the pen of David Michael Green, a professor of political science at Hofstra University in New York.
Here is just one nugget of pure comedy gold that Green wrote in his latest essay at CommonDreams.Org:
Another great trick for crashing a presidency is to pick all the wrong priorities to ‘fight' for. Imagine, for example, if FDR had substituted for his ‘Day of Infamy' speech right after Pearl Harbor a ringing call for an American revolution in cobbler technology! Yes, that's right, in response to the devastating surprise attack by the armed forces of the Empire of Japan, what if the president urgently called upon us all to start making really amazing shoes?! Before it's too late, and we all get blisters on our feet! Similarly, Mr. Obama, your spending the last year on (jive) health care and jetting around the world dipping your toes into foreign policy problems while Americans are losing their jobs and their houses is a fine way to kill your presidency. Guaranteed to work every time.
And if you should doubt Green's leftwing bonafides, there is this:
It's the same party that stood by silently while two presidential elections in a row were stolen away from them.
His leftwing fantasies about stolen elections (even 2004?) aside, Green provides some of the most hilarious critiques of Obama yet seen in print in How to Squander the Presidency in One Year. Sometimes great comedy is spurred on by great anger and here is the source of the liberal professor's disgust with Obama:
Barack Obama has now, in just a year's time, become the single most inept president perhaps in all of American history, and certainly in my lifetime. Never has so much political advantage been pissed away so rapidly, and what's more in the context of so much national urgency and crisis. It's astonishing, really, to contemplate how much has been lost in a single year.
Okay, now that we know the source of Green's angst, let us now mine the rest of his essay for the comedy gold nuggets:
...he doesn't really "charge" at anything. He just talks about things, thinks about things a real long time, defers to others on things, and waits around for things to maybe happen.
...I have never seen a president so utterly lacking in passion. This man literally doesn't even seem to care about himself, let alone this or that policy issue. He doesn't seem to have any strong opinions on anything, a sure prescription for presidential failure.
He has therefore let Congress ‘lead' on nearly every issue, another surefire mistake. Instead of demanding that they pass real stimulus legislation - which would have really stimulated the economy, big-time, and right now - he let those dickheads on the Hill just load up a big pork party blivet of a bill with all the pet projects they could find, designed purely to benefit their personal standing with the voters at home, rather than to actually produce jobs for Americans. And on health care, his signature issue, he did the same thing. "You guys write it, and I'll sign the check." Could there possibly be a greater prescription for failure than allowing a bunch of the most venal people on the planet to cobble together a 2,000 page monstrosity that entirely serves their interests and those of the people whose campaign bribes put them in office?
...if you're trying to run the most failed presidency ever, a really good idea is to campaign in the grandest terms possible, and then deliver squat. You know, talk about bending the arc of history. Invoke Martin Luther King's dream and his struggles and even those of the slaves. Ring the big bells of generational calling. Remind voters every thirty seconds that the country badly needs "Change!". Then get elected and turn around and continue the policies of your hated predecessor in every meaningful policy area. Only with less conviction. People will love that.
And if you think there is a chance that Green might kiss and make up with Obama, there is this:
I don't give a shit about Barack Obama anymore, other than my desire that really ugly things happen to him as payment in kind for the grandest act of betrayal we've seen since Benedict Arnold did his thing. But what about the country?
Ouch!
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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Wow
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:29 ET by ajkrikThat was delightful.
Indeed
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:56 ET by lsudolemiteThere is no word to describe its perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I'm going to do so right now. Scrumtrilescent.
Love it...
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 00:22 ET by unkeeafYou should talk with the Merriam Webster group to see if they would be willing to certify that word. From my perspective, it is quite fitting:
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Liberal Idiot of the Week:
http://www.flpundit.com/journal/2010/1/22/liberal-idiot-of-the-week.html
LOL, too bad SNL beat me to it
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 00:55 ET by lsudolemiteabout 10 years ago.
Apparently, a woman
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:33 ET by Chris NormanApparently, a woman scorned hath no fury as a liberal college professor scorned.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
And I thought lefties couldn't be funny [on purpose, anyway]!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:35 ET by wnaegeleSigh!
Correction Needed
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:41 ET by Birch BarlowRemind voters every thirty seconds that the country badly needs "Change!". Actually I think it was every ten seconds.
Wait a minute!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:45 ET by motherbeltI thought he was "cool." I thought he had "swagga."
You mean he's really just detached?
He just talks about things, thinks about things a real long time, defers to others on things, and waits around for things to maybe happen.
I would say that this is indicative of a man who hasn't a clue what he is doing.
Detached? Yes. Phony?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:59 ET by stratmanDetached? Yes.
Phony? Yes
Self-centered? Yes.
Beyond his paygrade? Emphatically YES!
It worked for Bush
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:44 ET by exLibWell, yes, now that you mention it. If you really want to bring your government crashing to the ground, why not spend endless months negotiating with vicious thugs, who will never vote for your legislation anyhow, because they are so entirely devoted to your destruction that they're willing to call you a granny murderer? What a great and winning strategy!
As I read this again, I think he was referring to Republicans, which they didn't negotiate with anyway.
But it seems that the "divider" Bush was able to win over enough Dems to pass the more vital of his policies, at least in the beginning. It seems that Bush and the GOP majority didn't have the stones to push ahead on some of the more controversial stuff, or they didn't have the votes, I can't remember.
The one fallacy that's inside his head is that the Dems have the right ideas and that people want those ideas and just need a "better spokesman" even though Obama was billed as the greatest orator and salesman ever.
I don't think he likes Dems very much
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:49 ET by Kingfish17In fact, after reading his essay, I don't think he likes anybody.
There is only one goddess Gaia and Al Gore is her prophet.
Already four Dems
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:45 ET by The_PumpcropI know have already called this guy a racist. One actually said "That's just KKK talk." Another said "I was seeing Bush the whole time."
Of course he's a racist!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:57 ET by motherbeltAs is anyone who doesn't like The First One.
In regards to his last paragraph.
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:49 ET by antDoes this mean he "hopes he fails!"?
2010
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 21:52 ET by Dan Diego2010 looked to be a disastrous year for America, but day by day it just keeps getting better and better!
Jacob Weisber explains it all
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:00 ET by motherbeltWhy Obama's Cool Comes Off As Cold
And he says it's a good thing, that Obama doesn't need the roar of the crowd for validation.
I kid you not.
Wow Maybe Pres. Obama will fulfill one promise
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:02 ET by libfailEnd partisan divide, both sides right now are unhappy with him haha.
http://libfail.com
Wow! Thanks P. J. I didn't realize how upset Obama's base was
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:02 ET by Rush Fanwith him.
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"And Obama really hadn't defined himself because he's image. Obama is symbolism. He hasn't really done anything yet but his presence has led to fear in the economic markets. This is undeniable." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Priceless!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:06 ET by tim413Let's hope this isn't the last remorseful buyer/voter.
Stop federal judges from foisting their notions of "fairness" on the States. Amend the 14th Amendment! - tim413
Now we know why obama
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:23 ET by MidAmericaNow we know why obama picked biden!!! as an insurance policy against impeachment or calls for his resignation.
That Is It!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:44 ET by HoosierEmI never could figure out why Obama would pick Biden to be VP but your logic explains it very well.
LOL, my sister said it was
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:38 ET by RowaneLOL, my sister said it was "assassination insurance"
"You know, when I was asked earlier about the issue of coal, uh, you
know — Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would
necessarily skyrocket" - Barack Hussain Obama
The clowns are running the
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:10 ET by rbosqueThe clowns are running the circus.
When you've lost the liberal "intelligentsia"...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:10 ET by heldmyw...You've lost the democrat way. And boy! Have they lost it!
This scolding whiner is annoyed that the 'brilliant' and oh-so-superior supporters of 'Progressive' politics have been thoroughly and completely neutered and humiliated. He brilliantly lays it out for us, warts, hairs and all.
Never have I seen such a collection of "shoulda, woulda, coulda" from an armchair quarterback. A perfect example of management advice in hindsight, where anyone can be brilliant.
You think it's so easy, Sparky? Let's see you get out of your Ivory Tower and actually DO something besides snark and bellow.
Do it on time, on a budget and with a group of people that you have to convince, not a bunch of proles you can lord over and order around.
Yes, Obama's a tool and a loser. Too bad.
Just remember, he's The One that YOU picked, smart guy.
Listening to you for advice is the real loser bet!
Not only have they been neutered and humiliated....
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:31 ET by Prester John.....they have been humiliated by a bunch of middle-class, gun toting, God fearing, flagwaving, tax paying patriots who didn't need a messiah to tell them what to do
They just went out and did it.
And while this video is hilarious, I also found the pictures inspiring since you can see it was nothing but regular ol', non-Ivy League graduates who brought it all down.
"The Day Healthcare Died"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpevc2t_Frw
Hey!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:11 ET by heldmywWho you callin' "middle-class"?
I'm straining to hold onto "upper-lower-class".
The rest is ok, though.
I do them other things. Proudly.
This guys been reading the
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:17 ET by BKeyserThis guys been reading the NewsBusters comment section for a year, apparently.
lol he's good at it too..
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:43 ET by jkwtradinglol he's good at it too..
When my son was a new
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:22 ET by MidAmericaWhen my son was a new driver at 16 he thought he was an excellent driver. Don't worry about me he said. Then one night we get a call that he had rear ended a car at an intersection. After that he became an excellent driver because he now understood the consequences of bad driving. Obama started with the same illusion of personal excellence a year ago. Now he is suffering the consequences of his limitations. Limitations that weren't tested until now. Hopefully the country has learned that being President of the United States is no place to put someone untested and not ready.
If this was the Democrat Underground...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:08 ET by heldmywI'd be tombstoned immediately for saying this:
But your example is exactly why Sarah Palin is not my choice for President, or even V.P.
I love her, she's got 'it', but... no more noobs, thanks. Not even in the seat that Biden has probably stained.
I want business (heavy) experience, management, a military background that is personal (no, "I knew this sailor once, in an alley", like Bawney), and someone who knows enough not to listen to his/her own press. Conservative creds a must, and party affiliation is not required. (Just check "Lipton" in the application).
Color? Ummm.
Anything in the human spectrum would be nice, but if they have the quals, I'd consider anything.
Even antlers, feathers, fenders and a blowhole.
Newts need not apply.
Sounds great
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:11 ET by lsudolemiteGet that long list of candidates to me ASAP though. I'm dying to see it.
I am reminded of something
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:52 ET by ReaverI am reminded of something one of the local talk show hosts said a while back, he has a friend who is a business man and he was trying to talk him into running for governor. His friend told him a business man can’t get elected in the current climate. First, have you ever had to lay someone off? Of course. Second, have you ever done business in China? If you’re smart, yes. Third, do you live an affluent lifestyle made possible by your business success? If you’re successful then yes. Regardless of which party you run in your opponent will rip you up one side and down the other on all these points. And finally most business people enjoy a fair amount of privacy in their personal lives, run for public office and you and your entire family immediately go under the microscope. Sadly I can’t disagree on any of his points.
I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs or insanity for everyone, but they've always worked for me. - Hunter S. Thompson
American Idol, Presidency edition
Mon, 01/25/2010 - 12:40 ET by OuttaMyWayReminds me of all the first round american idol contestants. You know they ones that had a million people around them tell them they are great at singing, and not one person loving enough to tell them they suck, if you don't want to have literally millions of people laugh at you, then don't go on stage.
Ok, "You Suck" my not be loving, but it is more loving then let them embarrass themselves!
Do we have our first president based on the Self-Esteem Movement?
OR BUSH GOING TO IRAQ
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:27 ET by NortoSOME OF THESE PRESIDENTS JUST CAN'T DO THE RIGHT THING. NOW THERE'S A PRIORITY GONE WRONG!!
i don't know where my sarc button went to....
I have never seen a
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:30 ET by ricklailI have never seen a president so utterly lacking in passion. This man literally doesn't even seem to care about himself, let alone this or that policy issue. He doesn't seem to have any strong opinions on anything, a sure prescription for presidential failure.
He is wrong here. Himself is all he thinks about because of his mountainous ego. As for strong opinions, all those present votes are starting to show up. You can't vote present as president. He is a failure in just 368 days.
Semper suprene nitens
Agreed!
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:44 ET by jon_torlinThis man literally doesn't even seem to care about himself, let alone
this or that policy issue. He doesn't seem to have any strong opinions
on anything, a sure prescription for presidential failure.
You're right, Rick, the speech he gave to Ohio the other day proves exactly that. And his interview with Stephie does as well, the one policy he cares about(more like is OBSESSED at this point) is health care reform(his words, but not his actions that he wants to take). As Hannity noted the other night, Obeyme is going full-steam ahead with it. Just like an Islamic Jihadist suicide bomber would do.
Besides, he was a failure far sooner than 368 days, people just took a lot of time to see that(those that did). People like me knew he would be a failure way before the election, but the REAL failure IS the American people who voted for him into office.
-Jon
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Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:46 ET by Mitch NJLooks like the Tea Party has a new member.
Worth reading his entire post.
He calls Obama everything but a men's room attendant.
Does he saying anything.....
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:52 ET by Prester John....about how BHO is only good for bringing him his coffee?
Notice the last line--
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:02 ET by carolina09--just a statement of personal ill will towards Obama. He's not a Tea-Partier. I don't wish anything ill on Obama except continued failure in his efforts to impoverish and enslave us. He's already pretty pathetic, an injured narcissist, a pretty-boy sock puppet who now fails to entertain his malicious audience.
I really don't wish him any harm. As a matter of fact, I think we should pray that the Secret Service doubles up on protection, since the disappointed are acolytes of Alinsky where the means is always justified by the ends. Just spend a minute or two at Kos or DU and you'll know why I worry.
Pray he stays safe.
Looks like this guy likes his tea...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:15 ET by Mitch NJwith arsenic.
Harm??
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 12:20 ET by slickwillie2001I didn't take that as a hope for a violent end to the Bamster. Impeachment maybe, or being exiled back to Chicago by Hillary in 2012. If he screws up bad enough, don't underestimate the democratics' ability to get rid of him through legal means. If you look hard enough at the Bamster, I'm sure you can find a handful of impeachable crimes already.
His removal and replacement with someone claiming competence is the last thing conservatives should hope for. We want him in office and screwing up right up until the next election.
Now we know why he picked O'Biden
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 12:30 ET by BlondeAnd after the Gaffe-Master, Popeye Pelosi. Talk about a Howard Dean Scream, LOL.
The democrats are crazy, but I don't think they're dumb enough to eat one of their own, particularly not the annointed one. But it would make some serious political theatre.
I had to laugh, though, reading that whole article. The guy totally skewered The Vain Obama from both sides. Claiming that Obama is a centrist, having to run right of the GOP to turn right.
I hope he fails, too.
"... don't think they're dumb enough to eat one of their own"?
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 19:05 ET by Edward LeeI'm not so sure about that. Liberals seem to have made a habit of turning on and eating their own pack members who don't bring home some meat. Take Martha Coakley and the recent mid-mid-term congressional elections (nothing to see here; they were all just bad candidates, see?). Green rationalizes his vitriol against Obama by equating failure with "grandest act of betrayal".
I strongly recommend reading the entire essay and sending a link to all the liberals you know. They'll be at each other throats like Chris Matthews and Howard (No, you're crazy) Dean in no time.
We shall see.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 19:25 ET by BlondePerhaps I should have modified my basic sentiment....to "eat the BIG DOG one of their own"....but stranger things have happened.
Good stuff.
I hope he fails, too.
This guy is undeniably
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:54 ET by Chris M-GThis guy is undeniably liberal as defined by most of the second half of the essay. But the first half is pure comedic gold, and right on target, as you said. Great show!
Hey Eckhardt! Think about the future
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:53 ET by ThoreauWhile it's nice to have a reprieve from the onslaught of communist moves that Obama is making, even if he is halted in his tracks now- we are still about to implode on unimaginable debt. The clock is ticking.
The MA Senate race was a good start, but Brown is a McCain Republican. That was that best that could be done in that cesspool, but at least it's something. He will have no problems voting for a healthcare bill with different wording. That's the rub. It ain't a win. It's just a reprieve.
Back in the real world, the stimulus heroin injection is wearing off. The bubble is collapsing. Don't get distracted with these morons eating each other. The ever present numbers don't lie. Be prepared.
Until then, we need to keep pressure on the Republic with the most Constitutionally literate candidates in every election getting backed.
This will give us at least a chance to survive without a Progressive/NAZI dictatorship on the other end of the coming hell.
Somebody get to the grocery store....
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 22:57 ET by JTPI believe they are running low on koolaid.
"Live for yourself...there's no one else more worth living for.
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will only cry out for more"- Rush--Anthem
What to call these new enlightened Liberals?
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:29 ET by OxyConDuring the last Presidencial election, I sized up Obama and saw an enourmous amount of short commings along with perhaps an equally large amount of future potential.
I made sure to point out all of his shortcomings far and wide.
I was quickly flamed and called a racist in an attempt to silence me.
Now all of these superior, intelligent Liberals are beginning to draw the same conclusions that I came to about Obama, TWO YEARS AGO!
What shall well call them now? They obviously hate black people, that much is true /snark.
I hope he realizes...
Sat, 01/23/2010 - 23:42 ET by countmein5050this makes him a racist. If he's not careful he'll find himself on the domestic terror watch list...if he isn't already.
~This is the perfect venue
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 00:10 ET by choselife3xFor the most hilariously scathing indictment of Obama and Co. I've ever seen.
Hitler Finds Out Scott Brown Won Massachusetts Senate Seat
"my solution is to destroy children"--mamabear's cure for poverty 12/08/09
That video is priceless.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 01:27 ET by iconoclastThat video is priceless.
One of the all-time
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 02:11 ET by JerOne of the all-time greats. Thanks, chose.
Jer
Best line... "Now we know
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 09:22 ET by BDBest line...
"Now we know why Obama won't release his school records... Bush got C's, Obama probably failed lunch!!!"
Coffee went EVERYWHERE....
"We can forget about cap and trade now."
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 18:37 ET by CobraMan"We can forget about cap and trade now."
Priceless!
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
That was pure delightful
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 11:46 ET by 10ksnookerThe one thing to take away was that the progressives know what is going on.
And so do we, thanks Rush, Glen, Sean, Mark ....
Green is a hateful and vile man
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 12:12 ET by momdmEven though he says many of the things we all have been saying for months about Obama, you have to read the whole essay to get a sense of who this professor is. He is a hateful and vile man who will never be happy until capitalism is defeated. He is furious that Obama has failed in the way that Rush said he hopes he fails.
X
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 13:46 ET by serfer62I resent the comparison between OHbama with Benedict Arnold.
Twice Arnold saved the US, once at the Battle of Valcour Island, the other at Saratoga.
What positive thing has The Won done?
He's done this.
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 15:07 ET by Kingfish17Obama has positively exploded our national debt!
There is only one goddess Gaia and Al Gore is her prophet.
yes, it really is funny but...
Sun, 01/24/2010 - 18:34 ET by DaMavThe pathetic thing is that this ranting left wing imbecile is actually a professor at an American university. This kind of clown thing is teaching the young men and women of America about politics in our country.
It's time to start cleaning house in academia. Maybe he's a harmless idiot, but what is he doing teaching college students? He might make a decent barber, providing a free rant with every clipping, or maybe a taxi driver, but really -- the fact that he is a professor is rather sad.