Psycho-Babbling Obama

richard_daily said:

I love how light on any actual substance this is, and also how short it is. I guess it speaks to the target audience.

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I would say it was pithy.

The Gracious and Charming First Lady:

Michelle Obama Told Carla Bruni: "Being First Lady Is "Hell" when asked about her position as the U.S. president’s wife: "Don’t ask! It’s hell. I can’t stand it!"

"for the first time in my adult life I am proud of my country"

“the country doesn’t deserve us”

She stood over Rahm and told him to "shut the fuck up". Pointed her finger right into his face and told him to "shut the fuck up."


Try to picture Laura or Barbara Bush saying any of those things. Imagine if Jacqueline Kennedy spoke like that? Or, Nancy Reagan. Or, Rosalynn Carter. Any First Lady? I'm sure Hillary had her moments of anger, but you never heard stories of her demeaning her position in the White House.



The Unpresidential President:

Barack Obama doesn't deserve the reputation he's had for his style and temperament and for being gracious, civil, bipartisan and post-racial. He is often ungracious, uncivil, hyper-partisan, race-oriented and vindictive. He mocks and ridicules almost for sport. More than any president in my memory, he often does not comport himself presidentially.

Recall the middle finger gestures pretending to scratch his face, grabbing his crotch ...
and gutter slang he used in public: "whose ass to kick", "he's a jackass", "scoop the poop"

Barack Obama seems to have a pattern of using ceremonial or stately events as opportunities to ambush and humiliate people. This behavior is unpresidential and reveals a vindictive streak that he takes great pleasure in administering public pain to others. Hypocrisy is Obama's trademark. His style of ambushing and humiliating people is a sign of something deeper and darker in Obama's psyche, in his emotional makeup. He is vindictive and enjoys the spectacle of belittling people in front of others and in front of cameras.

Obama has gotten to where he is with a big smile and unquestionable charisma. But since his time in office, he has proven that his principles are a facade. He has demonstrated that he is incompetent, that his understanding of foreign policy is juvenile and simplistic, that when it comes to domestic issues he is clueless, and that the central philosophy of his government is control at any price. Because of the superficial charisma, a large part of the country contiues to go on with their slobbering love affair while ignoring the collapse of the United States of America that in the past has been the model of the world to envy and aspire to.









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White House Insider: Obama Battling Severe Depression


Our political insider details reports originating from inside the White House regarding President Obama having become increasingly depressed and uncertain over how to proceed following the impending midterm elections in November sweeping Democrats from power in Congress.



So you state that President Obama is depressed? How did you come by this information?

"From a direct source still working within the White House on a daily basis. As I had stated previously, tensions at the White House have reached a critical stage. The infighting among staff is off the charts. More recently, the president has increasingly withdrawn emotionally from the day to day demands of his job – he has become what was described to me as “empty”."



Empty? Do you mean to say the president is not doing his job?

"Not exactly. He is there, he is getting briefed throughout the day, but President Obama appears to have emotionally shut down, not entirely mind you, but a great deal. It has worsened since I was last there. His natural detachment has become almost chronic to the point of being disconcerting to staff around him. It appears President Obama is suffering from severe depression."



You’re not a doctor, how are you qualified to make such a charge?

"No, I’m not a doctor, but from all the reports coming back to me, and from what I did see with my own eyes prior to leaving the White House myself, I think it is a very reasonable assumption to make. President Obama is emotionally shutting down. He is a terribly depressed man."



And why do you think this is happening?

"Well for one, he was completely unprepared for the job of being President of the United States. The demands on one’s time, the emotional and physical toll, are considerable. Second, the failure of the administration to effectively communicate to the American people. You have to understand that Obama believed that his ability to orate would be enough – that is proving to have been a considerable mistake on Obama’s part, and he is not dealing particularly well with that reality."



But you are no longer at the White House, correct? So why then should your opinion on the condition of President Obama be viewed as legitimate?

"I certainly understand a healthy dose of scepticism. I still wish to remain anonymous, and for those still supporting the president, I would understand how they would wish to dismiss any reports that diminish President Obama in any way. The fact remains though, I know what I know. And I know what I have been told by very reliable sources still at the White House. There are staff increasingly dissatisfied with this president. When that happens, word starts to get out."

"I would also add what you well know... I have been quite accurate on my previous discussions with you. I indicated there would be a mass exodus of staff from the White House days and even weeks prior to those leaving became public. Larry, David, Rahm, and more have or are in the process of leaving. Your readers need only check the dates of when you published with the public announcements of those departures to confirm that fact. I have been very truthful. I indicated Pelosi was under intense pressure and challenge from within her own party. That has also proven to be accurate. What I have told you to date has been the very thing that has developed surrounding the White House – and what I am telling you now is also just as accurate."



But why share it with me and not others?

"Well, for one, we know each other, correct? There is that. Second, I am using you just as much as you are using me. Let’s not pretend that is not the case. If someone who could do me harm professionally for having shared this information with you attempts to do so, I have a certain degree of deniability based on your own near inconsequential standing – no disrespect intended. I would also add that you are not the only one I am talking to. Lastly, call this process a test balloon, the kind that is often run up in politics. We are gauging the reaction by those within the party, as well as critical supporters outside the party. In essence – can we count on Obama for 2012? We are conceding November 2010. We got our asses kicked. Ok, so be it – let’s get our shit together for 2012. The most critical component of that of course, is Barack Obama. Will he hold up? Can he prove as effective a candidate for 2012 as he was in 2008?"



But you indicated before you did not think another four years of an Obama administration would be good for the country. And now you are saying he is suffering from depression. Why would the Democratic Party want to run Obama again in 2012?

"Well for one, he’s the sitting president. To attempt to not have him as our nominee would be a significant disruption to the party, a disruption that may prove difficult to recover from in the near-term. Second, I stated that another four years, if they were like these first two years, would not be good for the country. I still believe that, but also I am still hopeful the president can realize his potential, reinvigorate himself to the job, and become the president I and others still believe he can in fact be."



So just how bad is the president’s depression?

"It is my understanding it is pretty bad."

Is he being treated?

"You will need to be more specific, do you mean by a doctor?"

Yes.

"Well of course he is being treated. He’s the President of the United States."

What I mean specifically is medication. Is the president receiving medication for his depression?

(Long pause)

"I believe…yes, I believe he is. I believe he has been for some time actually. As to something more specific, I do not know. Nor do I care to say."

Just to confirm then – it is your belief that President Obama is on anti-depression medication?

"Yes – that is what I just told you."


And you are ok with my printing that?

"Yeah, or I wouldn’t have told you. I see no shame in being treated for such a condition. I think it much better someone dealing with that kind of thing by getting proper treatment. It’s far better than the damn smoking."

Smoking? The president is still smoking then?

"Yeah – I thought that was pretty common knowledge. Yeah, the president is still smoking. The problem is, he’s apparently smoking a great deal, and for a man approaching his 50th year, having smoked for so long, that cannot be a good thing. I’ll put it this way – the smoking is considerable enough that it has become an issue."

An issue? Who has the issue specifically?

"I would assume his family. I know the White House – his staff. Certainly his doctors. They have noted the increase in his smoking over the last year. It has apparently alarmed some of them considerably."


So what are we talking about here? More than a pack a day?

"Oh yeah, more than that. The guy is under a lot of stress, that is no secret. I smoked for a long time myself. It is a very tough thing to quit successfully, so I certainly know about the struggle to try and do so."

So how would you describe the overall mood of the White House these days?

"Troubled. Concerned. Uncertain. And angry. A lot of anger."

And what about the mood of the president himself?

"The same."

I had wondered where the Two Minute Hate thread was this morning!

Getting the inside scoop on a volatile situation is not hate... it serves as a fair advance warning to those uninformed voters who fell for rhetoric and theatrics.

MeeMie said:

Getting the inside scoop on a volatile situation is not hate... it serves as a fair advance warning to those uninformed voters who fell for rhetoric and theatrics.

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Oh I see.....that's "different". Thanks for clearing that up for me.

RobDownSouth said:

Oh I see.....that's "different". Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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My pleasure.

Obama Meltdown Throws White House In Crisis



Washington has not witnessed so much top level White House intrigue since October 20, 1973, when a Saturday night saw President Nixon fire the Watergate independent counsel, the U.S. attorney general, and the deputy attorney general in the “Saturday Night Massacre.” Just ten days earlier, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with accepting bribes while governor of Maryland.

In the case of President Obama, the senior firings are not happening during a single night, but the recent involuntary sudden departures of the White House chief of staff and national security adviser, along with confirmation from multiple sources, is a president who is suffering from Nixonian levels of paranoia, depression, and schizophrenia.

The White House meltdown has the Washington political circuit buzzing under the surface.

Unlike Watergate and the Iran-contra scandal, however, the corporate media is refusing to report on the breakdown of the Obama administration and the internecine political warfare within the Executive Office of the President.

Like Watergate, the rumors about Obama’s mental health, his lack of interest in the routine tasks of the presidency, and his mistaken belief that the crowds who see him on the campaign trail automatically adore him, are emanating from a “Deep Throat,” a former inside White House staffer (possibly an associate of Rahm Emanuel) who is providing detailed information on the chaos and in-fighting in the White House. Independent confirmation with Washington insiders, some with high-level contacts in the White House, have agreed that the information in the interviews is correct.





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grunabona said:

The rats have been deserting the ship, for sure. The reason I started this thread is because it's clear to me black people are starting to abandon ship also, and that's a very, very bad sign for Obama's chances in 2012.

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Can you give us a few facts which made it clear to you that blacks are starting to abandon ship?

It doesn't seem very long ago that several people here predicted he wouldn't finish his term.

miles said:

Can you give us a few facts which made it clear to you that blacks are starting to abandon ship?

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You might want to check this out, if you're really interested:

http://bigthink.com/glenford

Ford is not alone in his disappointment in Obama.

Concrete evidence of slippage of support in the black community in general for Obama exhibits itself in the fact his old seat in the US Senate just went to the Republicans in the recent election. That would not have happened without a significant loss of black enthusiasm. Illinois is normally very blue, largely because of its black population, especially those who live in Chicago.

grunabona said:

You might want to check this out, if you're really interested:

http://bigthink.com/glenford

Ford is not alone in his disappointment in Obama.

Concrete evidence of slippage of support in the black community in general for Obama exhibits itself in the fact his old seat in the US Senate just went to the Republicans in the recent election. That would not have happened without a significant loss of black enthusiasm. Illinois is normally very blue, largely because of its black population, especially those who live in Chicago.

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In other words, you have no facts.

miles said:

In other words, you have no facts.

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The election was a fact.

So how exactly has President Obama failed to help members of his own party?

(Leans forward – clearly agitated.)

"Loyalty – loyalty – loyalty. This White House doesn’t give a damn for the concept of loyalty, dedication, sincerity. This White House is the most self-centered, arrogant, and ignorant…they just don’t care to know what they are doing. And when they do it – consequences mean nothing to them. NOTHING. And that is not to say it’s all bad at the White House. There are some very bright people working there. But you know what, those people have been marginalized, pushed aside, and are now leaving. You watch – the exodus from this White House will prove to be of historical proportions.

Marginalized. White Housers over the last two years who enjoy top level access. That is a big thing – access. The feedback, and the things I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears, it was a terrible letdown.

This is not 2008 anymore, not by a long shot. For most of the last year, you want to know what question keeps playing in my head?

WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE DONE?

Now that may come off terribly disrespectful to the president, but so be it. What have we done? We were led to believe this man was one thing, but everything I have seen, heard, and understand, points to the indisputable fact he is not what we hoped for. Not what we were promised. Maybe he might have been. Maybe a full term or two in the Senate and he would have had the experience and maturity to handle the job of President of the United States. But right now – the man is simply not up to the task, and yet it is loyal Democrats who are paying the price for his incompetence and incoherence.

The health care bill? Do you know I was told he has never read the bill? Not one part of it? NOT ONE.

Sounds like something you would hear on one of the talk radio shows, right? And I wouldn’t normally consider such a possibility, but this came directly from one of those good Democrats who might now see their political careers ended because they supported that bill and now its being used against them like some political sledgehammer. How is that supposed to make someone who put their career on the line feel? Betrayed. A whole lot of us are feeling betrayed these days and it just pisses me off.






What were you told to lead you to believe the president has not read any part of the healthcare bill?

I was talking to a current member of Congress who was assured – strongly assured, prior to their vote that the bill would, long before the November elections, be a positive for them. They could run on it was what they were told.

Well, as we all know now, that didn’t work out, and so they attempted to get a meeting with someone higher up on the political food chain to find out what the administration was going to do to help the situation. They were ignored.

They kept at it and eventually was given a meeting. You want to know the gist of that meeting? The gist of it was this – they were told to drop it. They were told to, exact words here – “worry about your own campaign and don’t expect the White House to hold your hand over this.”

Well, they were upset right? Just hearing about it made me absolutely furious. This is a person’s career, their life here. Now that answer wasn’t good enough so they pushed it a bit further – suggested the president could do some town meetings and answer questions about the bill, alleviate all the concerns and fight back against the conservative chatter that was being put out there.

Guess what they were told regarding that? They were asked one question – did they read the bill? This Congressperson admitted they hadn’t. Like a lot of them, they had voted for it, but hadn’t read it. That was a mistake, sure, but the thing is over 2000 pages, right? Well, after admitting they didn’t read the bill they are told in a laughing way mind you, “That’s ok – neither has the president, so you can’t expect him to take on a bunch of town meetings on it, right?”

So that was it. Nice, huh? Bye-bye, thanks for playing, and good luck with the -explitive- storm coming your way this summer.



Well, that doesn’t actually prove the president didn’t read the bill.

Yeah…ok. But I followed up with this story with someone high up in the White House. Guess what? The president was briefed on the bill – he never read it - it was a damn running joke among all of them!

But leading up to the vote, back when the battle was raging in Congress, President Obama was throwing fits over the delays, telling his aides, “I don’t care what it is I just want something on my desk to sign. Get me a fucking bill. Just get me something to fucking sign.”

And that is just what those Democrats in Congress did – they got the president a bill. And now they are paying a very high political price, and this president appears to care less. He is basically telling members of his own party “You got me my bill and thank you very much. Now go to hell.”



Was everyone on his staff on board with the president pushing so hard for healthcare?

Absolutely not. There were some who voiced concerns. Some who pushed for a more clear economic agenda. Apparently Obama wanted none of it – he was obsessed, absolutely obsessed with getting some kind of healthcare legislation. And the ones who did voice concerns…they are, or will be, among the first to go.


Exit Rahm Emanuel

MeeMie said:

So how exactly has President Obama failed to help members of his own party?

(Leans forward – clearly agitated.)

"Loyalty – loyalty – loyalty. This White House doesn’t give a damn for the concept of loyalty, dedication, sincerity. This White House is the most self-centered, arrogant, and ignorant…they just don’t care to know what they are doing. And when they do it – consequences mean nothing to them. NOTHING. And that is not to say it’s all bad at the White House. There are some very bright people working there. But you know what, those people have been marginalized, pushed aside, and are now leaving. You watch – the exodus from this White House will prove to be of historical proportions.

Marginalized. White Housers over the last two years who enjoy top level access. That is a big thing – access. The feedback, and the things I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears, it was a terrible letdown.

This is not 2008 anymore, not by a long shot. For most of the last year, you want to know what question keeps playing in my head?

WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE DONE?

Now that may come off terribly disrespectful to the president, but so be it. What have we done? We were led to believe this man was one thing, but everything I have seen, heard, and understand, points to the indisputable fact he is not what we hoped for. Not what we were promised. Maybe he might have been. Maybe a full term or two in the Senate and he would have had the experience and maturity to handle the job of President of the United States. But right now – the man is simply not up to the task, and yet it is loyal Democrats who are paying the price for his incompetence and incoherence.

The health care bill? Do you know I was told he has never read the bill? Not one part of it? NOT ONE.

Sounds like something you would hear on one of the talk radio shows, right? And I wouldn’t normally consider such a possibility, but this came directly from one of those good Democrats who might now see their political careers ended because they supported that bill and now its being used against them like some political sledgehammer. How is that supposed to make someone who put their career on the line feel? Betrayed. A whole lot of us are feeling betrayed these days and it just pisses me off.






What were you told to lead you to believe the president has not read any part of the healthcare bill?

I was talking to a current member of Congress who was assured – strongly assured, prior to their vote that the bill would, long before the November elections, be a positive for them. They could run on it was what they were told.

Well, as we all know now, that didn’t work out, and so they attempted to get a meeting with someone higher up on the political food chain to find out what the administration was going to do to help the situation. They were ignored.

They kept at it and eventually was given a meeting. You want to know the gist of that meeting? The gist of it was this – they were told to drop it. They were told to, exact words here – “worry about your own campaign and don’t expect the White House to hold your hand over this.”

Well, they were upset right? Just hearing about it made me absolutely furious. This is a person’s career, their life here. Now that answer wasn’t good enough so they pushed it a bit further – suggested the president could do some town meetings and answer questions about the bill, alleviate all the concerns and fight back against the conservative chatter that was being put out there.

Guess what they were told regarding that? They were asked one question – did they read the bill? This Congressperson admitted they hadn’t. Like a lot of them, they had voted for it, but hadn’t read it. That was a mistake, sure, but the thing is over 2000 pages, right? Well, after admitting they didn’t read the bill they are told in a laughing way mind you, “That’s ok – neither has the president, so you can’t expect him to take on a bunch of town meetings on it, right?”

So that was it. Nice, huh? Bye-bye, thanks for playing, and good luck with the -explitive- storm coming your way this summer.



Well, that doesn’t actually prove the president didn’t read the bill.

Yeah…ok. But I followed up with this story with someone high up in the White House. Guess what? The president was briefed on the bill – he never read it - it was a damn running joke among all of them!

But leading up to the vote, back when the battle was raging in Congress, President Obama was throwing fits over the delays, telling his aides, “I don’t care what it is I just want something on my desk to sign. Get me a fucking bill. Just get me something to fucking sign.”

And that is just what those Democrats in Congress did – they got the president a bill. And now they are paying a very high political price, and this president appears to care less. He is basically telling members of his own party “You got me my bill and thank you very much. Now go to hell.”



Was everyone on his staff on board with the president pushing so hard for healthcare?

Absolutely not. There were some who voiced concerns. Some who pushed for a more clear economic agenda. Apparently Obama wanted none of it – he was obsessed, absolutely obsessed with getting some kind of healthcare legislation. And the ones who did voice concerns…they are, or will be, among the first to go.


Exit Rahm Emanuel

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This may be fiction, but it reads pretty much like reality.

So who do you place the most blame for the Democratic Party’s troubles today?

President Obama and his administration -without a doubt.
The Obama White House has been a political train wreck from day one, and it isn’t getting any better at the moment. You already know my feelings on that.



Previously you stated that Obama could be re-elected in 2012, and that if he improved himself on the job – that if he took a more active and responsible role as President, that you would support him. Do you still feel that way?

Well…(pauses) Ok, I’ll just come out and say what is already underway, and to hell with the possible consequences to me. I will not support Barack Obama in 2012. That possibility has left the table for me.

Based on what I know, what I have been told, what I have seen in recent weeks…no, I cannot support the President for a second term. My concern for the party, for the country…my conscience does not allow me that option any longer.

Obama is not fit to be president. He simply does not possess the inclinations necessary to lead the country. And I don’t like saying that. I helped the man get elected. I was in the trenches day after day from city to city helping things get done in 2008…I take no pleasure in saying I was a part of that. And I take no pleasure in saying Obama should not be re-elected in 2012.



That is a very strong statement – anything recent that causes you to now say you will not support Obama in 2012?

(Long pause – question is repeated)

There is much I have been told, some I know, some more that will probably develop in the coming weeks and months. But you want specifics, right? I understand that…I’ll give you an example of why President Obama is not right for America. He sure as hell has not been right for the party.

Not long ago, the president took a meeting. He’s late, which apparently is becoming more and more common with him. The meeting was almost cancelled. In strolls the president, joking with an aide. He plops down on a sofa, leans over and claps another guy on the back asking how he’s been. Apologizes for being late, says he was “held up”. He laughs some more. The meeting begins. After just ten minutes, during which time the president appears to almost totally withdraw into himself, an aide walks in and whispers something to the president, who then nods and quickly stands up, shakes a few hands and tells another aide to update him later on the rest of the meeting. As the president is walking out he is laughing at something yet again.

He asked no questions of those at the meeting – not one. He left after just ten minutes, coming in laughing and leaving laughing. His behavior during that brief time he was there was described as “borderline manic”.




Ok, you have already stated previously that the president doesn’t show much interest in the day to day business of being president – why is this example so bad, or different?

Care to know what that particular meeting was about on that day?

Afghanistan.

That meeting was an update on Afghanistan, and the President of the United States, the Commander in Chief, could give a fuck.




Were you actually there to witness this?

No, I was long gone from the White House by then. It was told to me though by someone who was. They were there. First hand.

They were also left to apologize to the ones left in the room after the president left. Some of these were military. They were not happy. No…that is not accurate. They were pissed. They didn’t say much at the time, but word got back. They were in shock at the president’s behavior. The country had just lost a number of soldiers the week prior, the public opinion on the war was falling…and the president didn’t seem to care. He arrives late, leaves early, appears to emotionally shut down during the actual discussion, and to then start laughing once again as he is leaving…how does someone reconcile with that kind of behavior?

I can’t. It turns my stomach. I didn’t want to believe what I was being told, but I had seen similar kinds of behavior from the president myself, and I can’t dispute the credibility of the source. They have no reason to lie.

So you want to repair the damage to the Democrat Party. You want to give a voice to the Democrats who are now paying the price for the administration’s faults, and you are hoping that this damage can be repaired before the 2012 election cycle. Tell us again how you think all of that can be achieved?

Democrats need to rise up within the party and say enough is enough. We have allowed ourselves to be carried far too far to the left of the mainstream.

You know what word I cannot stand? Progressive. Enough with this “progressive” crap. Shut up about it. We are Democrats. Anyone who wants to call themselves a Progressive I say show them the door – they are doing nothing but killing the Democratic Party.

And, Nancy Pelosi must step down or be removed as Speaker. That is an absolute must – I cannot emphasize that point enough. She is political poison on the national level.

Second, President Obama must fully engage himself with the requirements of the job. He must surround himself with people who understand the tone and temperament of the country because he clearly does not. And if he can’t or won’t do this, he needs to not run for reelection in 2012.



So what happens if he does intend to run again, but makes none of the improvements you hope to see in him?

(Prolonged silence. Looks down – then responds quietly.)

I really hope that is not the situation we get to. I really hope President Obama, realizes and respects the great opportunity he now has. I don’t believe he respects any of it right now, which is a terrible shame. Such a terrible shame…but, if he does not fully engage in the job of president. If he does not even begin to live up to his own potential…Democrats must take measures to provide an alternative in 2012.

The country simply cannot afford another second Obama term like these first two years. It is simply too difficult a time for America to have the Democratic Party act so irresponsibly.

The party is already tearing apart thanks to the Obama White House and figures such as Nancy Pelosi. If we lose 2012, so be it. Let it be the beginning the party’s rebuilding. Just like the Republicans came back in 2010, we will be back also, and much stronger than we would be with a second Obama term that is as weak and confused as this first term has been so far.

Keep your ear to the ground. All kinds of news is going to be coming surrounding the Obama White House and the Democrat leadership. Watch for Pelosi in particular. That will be the key when you know the door is getting kicked open and the truth of just how chaotic things have become gets out into the open. I will say it again – Pelosi is the key. It is going to be ugly for Democrats, but people need to keep the faith. The party will emerge from this – and hopefully in time for 2012.

How about the new Republican Congress? Do you think they will get those Bush tax cuts extended?

Probably. The Democrats are trying to exclude the top bracket cuts. Make the issue about the Republicans wanting to protect the rich. That’s from a very old playbook, right? The Republicans are aware of that trap, and will work to give a blanket extension for all tax payers. In the end you will see the lower brackets given the permanent extension and the upper brackets given a temporary extension – say two years.


Why two years?

Because that will work in the Democrats’ favor for 2012. They will be able to once again say how the Republicans want to give tax cuts to the rich. It’s a simple trap – but the Republicans are stupid enough to fall for it. Just watch. 50/50 they actually fall for it.


Even with Democrats like yourself being so open about it? The “trap” that is?

Sure. The media is already trying to set it up for Democrats. The messaging is already initiated. Look for the Republicans to make the same mistake the Democrats did after 2008 – thinking the American people are on their side. No – the American people despise both parties.

Well, now that Republicans won back the House in 2010, they can once again be painted as the party for the rich, for the bankers, for big business, etc. With a Republican Speaker, it will make that task much easier for us. Losing the House has made me far more hopeful that Democrats can do well – or at least much better, in 2012. There will be a lot of bumps along the way, but our chances have greatly improved.



You sound a lot more positive than you were before. What happened to all the crisis in the Democratic Party talk?

Oh, the party is still in crisis, and there is going to be much more to come…what’s that saying? First comes denial, then anger, and finally acceptance. Maybe I’m at the acceptance stage now. People in the party are talking, things are forming, I see a new and stronger direction for 2012 and beyond. Unless of course, Nancy Pelosi somehow manages to keep her leadership role within the party. That would be…incredibly stupid of us. But you never know what Democrats are capable of right? If Pelosi retains her position, there will be more staff leaving the White House because that will signal the party has truly lost its political compass and the White House will have been proven powerless in correcting it. Nobody wants to work for a loser. The poor bastards who were around for Carter – it took them years to recover their careers, and some never really did.


How likely is it she keeps her role as Democrat leader in the House?

I just cannot see it happening – her being allowed to be minority leader. No way. Yeah, it could happen – it’s possible, but very unlikely. And if it does happen…well, you can throw all of my hope for 2012 out the window. Pelosi is too mixed up in what is coming at us in the coming months.


The White House scandal?

I was told a report was coming soon. Something from a mainstream media outlet.
Just something I heard – reliably. This thing is percolating just under the surface right now. Sooner – not later, the pot is gonna start boiling. Yeah, someone is about to test the waters with this thing. I’ve heard that. I’d watch yourself though. Be very careful who you are talking to on this. These people don’t play nice.

But nothing more specific? A name?

No-no-no. Not going there – not yet. I don’t have the protection. Read the Times. Somebody there has sniffed it out. And a guy over at the Post. If the Post starts to get on it, the Times will probably go ahead and break it open, loyalty to the White House be damned. I told you before, parts of the story have already been given out publicly here and there. One part will lead to another and then another. It’s underway right now. Every week a little bit more shows itself.


One last question.
Who is the next to leave the White House? You correctly predicted Summers and Emanuel before anyone else. Can you give me another prediction on who the next administration figure who is on the way out?

Sure – but there is going to be a whole rash of departures coming up you know.
Gibbs.
Yeah – the fat fuckhead Gibbs is gone. And good riddance.





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This is our first interview with the White House Insider following the Republican Party’s decisive landslide victory in the 2010 Midterm Elections.

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Has the Democratic Party lost its mind?
The Insider says yes – and it’s going to get much worse before it gets better.



How about some feedback on the midterms?

"I knew things were going to be bad for us, but…this was…deplorable. The party is in such a mess right now. My god…it’s just so bad. So incredibly bad.

e had such an opportunity. With just a little bit more legislative moderation, a more unified tone, some damn common sense – we…the Democratic Party just pissed it all away. Flushed it gone.

The president strutted around like some political peacock, the Congressional leadership basically told the opposition to go to hell – numerous times. Attack after attack on the business community…did they really think the American people were going to allow them to get away with mistake after mistake after mistake? Yeah, it’s deplorable the Republicans won so decisively, and it’s deplorable the Democrats made it so easy for them to do so.

It was very odd, very sophomoric how the White House so quickly circled the wagons inside its own walls. And as for the president, well, I’ve already told you about him. He was as detached and unfocused an executive figure as I have ever seen. In the Obama White House, the insane are running the asylum. And I’m only half joking…"


Ok…so do you think the president is going to pull a Clinton and veer back to the middle of the political road?

(shakes head)

"I have said it many times – Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton. He doesn’t have Clinton’s intellect, Clinton’s political know-how, or Clinton’s common sense.

Barack Obama is too self involved, too bored of details, too lazy.

But even more important, Barack Obama doesn’t have the people around him who will allow a turn toward the political middle. Many of the moderates in the Democratic Party were taken out with this election. What is left are the far left people – the fucking “Progressives”, if you will. They are still in denial. Never before has such a group of like minded dumb fuckheads inhabited the halls of the United States government."


So there’s no hope for the party right now?

"Hope? That’s a tough commodity to come by for the hopeless. Look, the Democratic Party is suffering from temporary insanity right now. It’s a complete cluster-fuck these days. They are walking around clueless.

And what does the president do? The supposed leader of the country, and of course the Democratic Party? What does he do after losing the most seats in the House in 70 years? Why he goes on a working vacation to the Far East. Watching the Democratic Party these days…I don’t know if it’s tragedy or a comedy, it’s really getting hard to tell. What are these people…" (trails off)



I want to ask you about Nancy Pelosi.
You have said more than once that she is finished as Speaker. Now she has come out and declared her intent to be Minority Leader. Have you been proven wrong?

"Wrong? Is she going to remain on as Speaker of the House? No, she is not. The Democrats lost.

I don’t think I said anything specifically about her being Minority Leader....but, No I don’t think so. She doesn’t have the backing. What Nancy Pelosi is doing now is trying to save face. She refuses to accept the fact that she is not very well liked by members of her own party, to say nothing of course by the White House. It is desperate…and well, kind of pathetic too. If the Democrats actually make Pelosi the Minority Leader I will be totally stunned. It would be a mistake of monumental proportions. That’s exactly why Republican operatives are actually pushing to make it happen now. It would be a boon to the Republicans. And if I were on their side I would be doing the exact same thing."


What? Republicans are actually pushing to help make Pelosi Minority Leader?

"Oh yeah. They are laughing their fucking asses off at Pelosi declaring her intent to gain the position. Imagine two more years of anti-Pelosi material heading into the presidential election cycle? How the Democrats could allow such a thing is just…like I said, the party is suffering from temporary insanity. I’m just hoping it doesn’t become terminal. it’s going to get much worse before it gets any better."




So what about the coming scandal that you have stated earlier is going to be hitting the White House? Is it still out there? Is it still developing?

"Of course it’s still out there. There have been a few more media reports circling the situation. As is most often the case, one investigation will open up another and then the snowball takes off down the hill. That is starting to happen now. It’s big. It’s messy. And if it gets back to the White House, it will be a very significant problem for the administration. It is my understanding they are already working very hard to distance the president. That is what always happens, but once it is happening, it also confirms that there really is an issue out there."


So this thing – this “scandal”, might not actually reach the president?

"I think it will, and so do others aware of the general situation, but a White House affords a lot of protection. The Obama White House is currently utilizing all of those protective powers at the moment – that is what signaled to me that this was legit. That is when I realized this scandal was really out there and gathering momentum. When certain figures in an administration go into action…the campaign to protect the president from the situation becomes known."


So the Republicans are aware of the situation?

"Oh yeah. At least certain members are, and likely some who have very specific details.

It is no casual thing to have incoming members of a new Republican House majority telling the media that the White House needs to make certain it doesn’t start shredding documents…well, that’s about as bold a declaration as one makes in this town. Those Republicans are making it clear to the Obama White House that they know something – and are willing to go after them over it.

I just don’t think President Obama fully understands or appreciates what is going to be coming at him in 2011. The scrutiny and the power that a Republican Congress now holds over him is going to be immense. I’m not exaggerating when I say it might very well break this president."


Break the president?

"Yeah. President Obama is already trying to balance on a very thin edge. His confidence is shattered. His lack of experience fully realized. Staff have abandoned him – or were forced out. Some in the media are actually starting to question him. The big money donors for the party are starting to reconsider their investment. The American voters rejected his agenda by historical proportions. Nancy Pelosi continues to pose a threat both as a national figure that the vast majority of Americans despise, as well as for what she knows regarding certain White House dealings…and now a Congress with the authority to demand answers? To hold investigations? Does anyone really think this president has the strength to endure this kind of political environment?"

You indicated a scandal was coming to the White House. Could you elaborate a bit more on that now?


"Sadly, with this White House it is no longer a matter of a scandal, but of scandals.

I see you did a story recently on the Justice Department situation surrounding the voting rights case. Continue watching that – it’s going to break open more soon after Republicans take the House. As you stated, it’s going to be investigated.

I’ll point your nose in the right direction. Enough people are sniffing in the same garbage pile anyways, including the Times. Though I suspect they are burying it at the moment, or trying to. They are still heavily invested in Obama, but that may change soon…

Go back to Chicago. That is the key. There is other crap around the White House, other things that could trip them up, but Chicago is where the real heavy deal is that could bring the administration down. Go back and review Blagojevich. Go back and review Rezko, Barton, Stern, Giordano, Carothers, Jarret. It’s one and the same. It’s all connected, and it’s big. And people know. The White House is fucking itself over this stuff. Pelosi has it. Clintons have it – more of it than they had in 2008."



What do you mean “have it”?

"The information – the story. At least some of it, enough of it. It’s all a chess match you know. A series of moves. Right now the White House is scrambling, and they don’t know enemies from friends anymore. The party is attempting to localize the damage so it doesn’t spread.

Make it just about Chicago, and worst case, Obama – but not the party. And so you look back to Chicago, you look at the Justice Department, connect the dots. One investigation will potentially reveal the other. And it’s all setting up to happen now that the November elections go down with a Republican landslide. Obama will be left without protection. His inner circle is scared to death. I mean truly frightened by the prospects of what could be coming at them in the coming months. They have enemies both in the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. President Obama is lost. Absolutely lost.

I had such great hopes for President Obama. Those hopes have been crushed. It wasn’t an easy thing to see. On the campaign, the guy was so good. Brilliant. I told you that already, I know – repeating myself now. But…I get emotional thinking back to 2008 and how much fun that was. Then I think to how fast it all went wrong, how soon we all started to see that there was so little to the man. We got caught up in the moment, and forgot to consider the consequences of electing someone who was simply not prepared to be President. We screwed up. I guess in a way, these interviews I am giving you are a way to…make up for that. At least in some little way.

I really believe the party needs to purge itself of this administration. And I think we will. November is a start in that direction. New leadership will emerge. The White House will be marginalized – perhaps so much so that there will be a Democrat challenger to Obama in 2012."


Purge the party of this administration? You really feel the Obama White House is that bad?

"You remember that question – and then you can come back and ask me again later next year when this scandal finally comes to the surface. "

The scandal in Chicago?

"Chicago is the primary component – but it will likely start in D.C. – one thing will lead to the other. The Justice Department, and back to Chicago.

Without Congress, without the Congressional leadership to quash potential hearings, the White House is far more vulnerable.

Remember Lewinski? If the Democrats had not lost Congress in 1994, there would have been no scandal – at least not to the extent that it became. But Democrats didn’t control Congress, and so the scandal was allowed – encouraged by those -expletive- Republicans to move ahead. Same thing with Watergate. Democrats in Congress allowed the scandal to grow and move ahead. That’s how it works. And now we have a Democrat President, realizing he is looking at a Republican Congress, and he is facing a real shit storm."



You used Watergate as an example. Do you really think Obama could be facing a Watergate type scandal? I mean, something that big?

"Yes I do. I hope not. That is what is going on right now – I’m trying to explain that part of it to you but maybe I’m not doing a good enough job of it. There are those in the party – the Democratic Party, who are right now actively preparing for that possible outcome and taking protective measures to protect the party. Let Obama go down for it – but save the party. President Obama in turn – at least those around him who are capable enough still to function in that way, are trying to keep the party entangled in the mess, to motivate them to continue protecting the White House. THAT is what is going on right now. And the stakes are very high – the repercussions very serious. That is why I keep telling you to fully appreciate the dangers here."



I’m still having a hard time believing a scandal so big is not being reported by the media.

"You’re wrong there. It is being reported – bits and pieces of it.

The story will already be out there and growing before the mainstream finally runs with it. Don’t forget, most of them still want to protect the White House. That is simply fact. I know this – I worked directly with them during the campaign. But it’s starting to change – and eventually it will break.

The barbarians haven’t broken down the gate yet – but after these midterms, they will. Look at the Democrats who are now openly challenging the president. Every day another one rebukes the president. That is an incredibly dangerous thing to do politically – it can destroy a career. Ask yourself why they would be so willing to do that. Are they just stupid, too bold – or is it something else?

The word is out there – President Obama is in real trouble. They may not have the specifics, but the story of a big scandal coming is circulating now within the party – both parties. So why put your own political career on the line supporting a president who is facing such a fiasco? Simple – they won’t.

And so you are seeing the separation happening. The party itself is starting to separate itself from the president. You ever watch those nature programs where the herd doesn’t hang out with the sick one? You got that poor sick antelope or whatever standing all by itself and when it tries to join back with the herd they run away from it? They’ll even attack it themselves if they have to. That’s what happens in politics. If you are in real trouble, the others separate from you. That is what is happening to the president right now.

(Long pause)

And the lions are starting to gather…"

The beginning of the end.


Exclusive Excerpts From New Black Panther Case Investigation Report


The New Black Panther Party voter-intimidation case, which has rocked the Justice Department, will reach an important endpoint soon. At its regular business meeting, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will consider a draft report on its investigation of the Department’s scandalously politicized handling of the case.

This case was unique in one vital aspect almost from its beginning — the existence of a visual recording of the New Black Panthers in their paramilitary, fascist-style uniforms, one holding a night stick, blocking the entrance to a polling place. That kind of direct evidence is very unusual in a voting rights case. It helped to graphically illustrate the preposterousness of the Obama administration’s dismissal of virtually the entire federal lawsuit the Civil Rights Division had commenced against the New Black Panther Party and several of its members. The feeble and completely non-credible explanations for the dismissal advanced by the Department’s political leadership only made the matter worse.

Most of the mainstream media initially ignored the lawsuit, despite all of the powerful evidence. That changed, however, with the dramatic and courageous testimony of former Voting Section lawyer Christian Adams (who resigned from Justice in disgust over its handling of the case) and former Voting Section Chief Christopher Coates (who was removed from his post by the Obama administration). Coates testified in defiance of orders from the Department’s senior leadership, who in a brazen act of lawlessness directed him not to comply with the subpoena issued by the Civil Rights Commission.

The draft report of the Commission that was leaked is devastating in its portrayal of the deviousness and politicization of the Obama Justice Department. The Department has misled the public, Congress, and the Commission from the very beginning.

For example, the Department claimed that career lawyers made the decision to dismiss the voter-intimidation case. But the report notes:


The Commission’s report concludes:

There is currently a conscious policy within the Department that voting rights laws should not be enforced in a race-neutral fashion. The testimony of Adams and Coates provided specific examples of open hostility and opposition to pursuing cases in which whites were the perceived victims and minorities the alleged wrongdoers.​

Further, the dismissal of the Panthers case was “the result of anger on the part of acting political appointees and other attorneys.” That anger arose from a “deep-seated opposition to the equal enforcement of the Voting Rights Act against racial minorities.” The testimony shows that Obama political appointee Deputy Assistant Attorney General Julie Fernandes specifically ordered a policy of ignoring violations of the voting rights laws. Efforts to obtain more evidence on this policy “have been met with extraordinary resistance by the Department.”

The report also summarizes the evidence on the refusal of the Justice Department to enforce important provisions of the National Voter Registration Act — provisions that require states to maintain and clean up their voter registration lists by removing ineligible voters. The Department has never specifically denied that Fernandes instituted such a policy. As the Commission says, the evidence raises “doubts as to whether officials within the current Civil Rights Division have unilaterally limited the types of cases the Division will enforce.”

The facts support Adams and Coates. The Obama administration has not brought a single case under the NVRA, and even dismissed a pending case that was filed during the Bush administration.

The evidence uncovered by the Commission, despite the lack of cooperation and active obstruction by the Justice Department, showcases:



The Commission’s report also makes plain the contempt the Justice Department shows for the rule of law, and its apparent belief that it does not have to comply with federal statutory requirements. It’s bad enough the Department refused to provide requested information and documents to the Commission despite a statutory mandate requiring the Department to “cooperate fully” with the Commission. But on top of that, it ignored legally issued subpoenas. As a former Justice Department lawyer, I can assure you that if an individual refused to comply with a Justice Department subpoena, the Department would do everything in its power to have that person jailed or found in contempt by a federal judge.

The Department even refused to provide the Commission with a log of the documents it was withholding, something that even a private party is absolutely entitled to when the Justice Department withholds evidence based on some asserted privilege. Of course, the Department did provide such a log to Judicial Watch. But that was only because Judicial Watch filed a FOIA lawsuit in federal court, and Justice could not risk being found in contempt by a federal judge. Justice had no such fear in the Commission’s investigation because the Commission must rely on the Justice Department to enforce its subpoena! As the Commission concluded, the Justice Department had “an inherent conflict of interest.”

This report was scheduled to be approved on October 29. But former Pelosi aide Michael Yaki, one of the Democratic commissioners, walked out of that meeting to kill the quorum. He held a press conference in the Commission’s hallway denouncing the report, continuing his efforts to help the Obama administration cover up its wrongdoing at the Justice Department. Sources tell me Yaki is maneuvering behind the scenes to convince President Obama to appoint him as the new chairman of the Civil Rights Commission when the current chairman’s term expires in December. Yaki seems to believe that helping the Obama administration bury the report of the Civil Rights Commission will help achieve partisan goals.

Hopefully, enough of the other commissioners will be at the meeting to maintain a quorum even if Yaki goes through his usual delaying tactics. And this report is not necessarily the end of this investigation. The new incoming majority in the House of Representatives should take over the investigation of the Civil Rights Division and the New Black Panther case through its oversight function. The Justice Department will have a much harder time defying Congress the way it ignored the Commission on Civil Rights.

Conservatives Approve Interim Report Slamming DOJ On New Black Panther Case


The conservative majority of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights today voted to approve what they are now calling an "interim" report on the Justice Department's handling of the voter intimidation case against members of the New Black Panther Party.

Commissioners voted 5-2 along ideological lines to approve the report on their investigation, which started back in the summer of 2009. The vote came after talks between DOJ and the Commission to allow officials to testify on the case broke down because, the Justice Department says, of the "unilateral" terms set up by the Commission.

Michael Yaki, a Democrat on the Commission, said his colleagues had lost focus and were engaged in a "Beltway game" over an isolated incident that took place at a polling place in Philadelphia on election day in 2008.

"This commission has completely lost its focus," said Yaki, who said the report "has been and continues to be far blown out of proportion, a waste of resources." Yaki noted that he predicted back in October 2009 that this would be a "partisan kangaroo court," and said "noting in the year and some since then has done anything to change my mind."

Yaki noted that he wasn't defending the New Black Panther Party, who he said were idiots and racists with a deplorable ideology. But he said that it was important to put it in context of the small number of voter intimidation lawsuits DOJ has filed in the history of the Voting Rights act and the partisan motivations of the key players who have complained about the case.


A previous vote on the report was delayed because conservatives on the commission could not maintain a quorum, after Yaki walked out.



The report relies heavily on the testimony of former DOJ lawyer J. Christian Adams and current DOJ lawyer Christopher Coates, both of whom were appointed to the Civil Rights Division during the Bush administration.

Coates yesterday said he was still working for the U.S. Attorney's office in South Carolina on a detail from the Justice Department. He said he had a lot of family in the area, but wasn't sure what he would do once his one year detail came to an end early next year. Coates said he couldn't comment on the commission's vote on the report. He had previously testified that he believed the Civil Rights Division was opposed to the race-neutral enforcement of the law.

During the hearing on Friday, Commissioner Gail Heriot asked to amend the name of the report to "Race Neutral Enforcement of the Law? DOJ and the New Black Panther Party Investigation, An Interim Report."

Yaki said the Commission was focusing on the isolated incident while ignoring the problems happening in the "real world." Specifically, he said that the commission had not addressed the bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teenagers and young adults, an issue that came to the fore after a rash of highly-publicized suicides of LGBT youth.

Commission Chairman Gerald Reynolds said that the commission would post the commission's report on their website within three business days.

http://www.usccr.gov/NBPH/NBPH.htm

With President Barack Obama set to replace two of the conservative commissioners next month, it is not likely the commission will continue to pursue the matter.

House Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, however, are expected to investigate the case.



Choice quotes from the meeting:

"What drew the attention of this particular commission was the New Black Panther case appeared to be, and is now confirmed by these two witnesses to be, a manifestation of a policy and practice engaged in by the Department of Justice,"

"It really reads like a bad script for a 'Men in Black' sequel, It has conspiracy theories, whispers of left-wing cabals, sinister forces at work tampering with witnesses, innuendo and rumor."




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vetteman said:

I still don't see how anyone except immature youth could think of Obama as brilliant. There was never any substance only words like...change.

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So many were hypnotized by his rhetoric and failed to consider the red flags waving.

All through the campaign, there were numerous threads pointing out all of those inconsistencies, to no avail.

It really irked me later to see people posting how they didn't research any of his background or history but voted for him because they liked his message.

Sure, we all liked the message. Too bad it wasn't fucking true.