Strikingly Unpresidential

MeeMie

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Strikingly 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.

Why does this matter? Well -- if I even have to answer that -- he is the face of America. The left constantly talked about George W. Bush's swagger and his cowboy diplomacy and how that damaged our "image" in the world and our relations with other nations.

But George W. Bush was nothing if not circumspect, discreet and respectful in his dealings with foreign leaders and his dealings with his political opponents. He was exceedingly presidential, demonstrating an extremely high respect for the office he held and what it represented.

How the president presents himself does matter for all the obvious reasons, but I believe Obama's behavior and the public's perception of it are relevant for other equally important reasons. He came into office with a reputation for being sophisticated, gentlemanly, above the political fray and open-minded. But it was a facade, facilitated by good looks, a seemingly pleasant demeanor and an extraordinarily fawning -- and forgiving -- media.

He has been getting a pass on his unseemly conduct for way too long, which partially explains the disconnect between his personal likability and the unpopularity of his socialist agenda.


I believe that if the public were fully attuned to how unpresidentially he has consistently behaved, it wouldn't be as approving of him personally, and in turn, politicians wouldn't be so afraid to call him out on his Machiavellian and brutish behavior, the exposure of which would have an electoral impact.

If more people understood what I believe to be this man's actual character, they wouldn't -- in the face of his consistently highhanded tactics in pushing each and every one of his destructive agenda items -- reflexively assume he's such a nice guy who means well. Then, they might be more vigilant, and heaven knows we need megadoses of vigilance these days.

I have theories about why Obama is consistently getting a pass, beyond the media's corrupt liberalism and the allies he's created through his racial and class warfare, but that's another column. The point for now is that he is getting a pass, and his behavior is increasingly indefensible.

We talk about Obama as a graduate of Saul Alinsky's school of thuggish street agitation, but it is more than just a casual charge. He is Alinsky personified with a disarming smile. It's not just a matter of his having embraced a political strategy that involves hitting below the belt and abusing power to help his friends and hurt his enemies. His behavior is not just a tactic; it's part of who he is. It is apparent that he has been coddled so long that he simply has zero tolerance for any opposition.

Indeed, he is exactly the opposite of who he billed himself to be: "I will bring a new type of politics to Washington." As a committed liberal ideologue, he is neither a uniter nor one willing to consider both sides of an issue. But it's not just his extremist views that are divisive. He is also often personally divisive, petty and mean-spirited.

From the time he cavalierly dismissed Hillary Clinton during a presidential debate with "You're likable enough, Hillary," I knew some cold blood ran through his veins. As president, he has been gratuitously nasty with people who have dared oppose him, and he has affirmatively targeted and demonized entire industries to advance his agenda.

Consider: his command that "the folks who created the mess" not "do a lot of talking"; his endless scapegoating of George Bush; his rude treatment of foreign leaders, from Britain's Gordon Brown to France's Nicolas Sarkozy; his abominable treatment of Israel and its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; his character assassination of inspector general Gerald Walpin for blowing the whistle on his friends; his demonization of surgeons and primary care physicians as dishonest mercenaries, Republicans as "liars," secured creditors as "speculators," tea partiers as "domestic terrorists," Arizonans as "irresponsible," rural Americans as bitter clingers and America itself as being "dismissive," "arrogant" and "derisive" and as having "a responsibility to act" because it is the only nation to have ever "used a nuclear weapon"; his vilification of Wall Street "fat cat" bankers, big pharma, big oil, insurance companies, big corporations, corporate executives, Cambridge policemen, conservative talk show hosts and Fox News; his snubbing even of the liberal press pool; his egomaniacal behavior at the health care summit; and his administration's flirtation with criminalizing Bush-era officials for their legal opinions.
 
Behind the facade, Obama is completely ruthless, despotic and tyrannical, oppressing people, taking away their constitutional rights, their freedoms and their dignity. The law of the Chicago ghetto jungles gives Obama the perverted rationale for using intimidation and force when it suits his ends. He believes he is a law unto himself, all that matters is having the might to prevail, regardless of right or wrong. Treacherous and immoral, Obama has absolutely no compunction about lying, cheating, stealing or reneging on his promises. He will resort to any unconstitutional illegality or ruse to get what he wants. He will blatantly and outrageously lie repeatedly so endlessly and vehemently that it begins to be accepted as the truth. The smallest hint of opposition from others will bring an avalanche of retaliation from him.

Reporters say the White House is thin-skinned, controlling, eager to go over their heads and stingy with even basic information. The ferocity of pushback is intense. A routine press query can draw a string of vitriolic e-mails. A negative story can draw a profane high-decibel phone call or worse. Some reporters feel like they’ve been frozen out after crossing the White House. Among White House reporters, tales abound of an offhand criticism or passing claim low in an unremarkable story setting off an avalanche of hostile e-mail and voice-mail messages. “It’s not unusual to have shouting matches or the e-mail equivalent of that. It’s very, very aggressive behavior, taking issue with a thing you’ve written, an individual word, all sorts of things,” said one White House reporter.

Some reporters say the pushback is so aggressive that it undermines the credibility of Obama’s aides. “The willingness to argue that credible information is untrue is at its core dishonest and unfortunately calls into question everything else the press office says,” one White House reporter said. One reporter said that after he wrote a story the White House viewed as critical, aides tried to cancel meetings he’d lined up with other administration officials. “I was told very clearly the press office tried to stop those appointments going ahead,” the journalist said.
 
And then his "lipstick on a pig" Sarah Palin analogy...

How classy is THAT?

Not only unpresidential, but vindictive and nasty.
 
But George W. Bush was nothing if not circumspect, discreet and respectful in his dealings with foreign leaders and his dealings with his political opponents. He was exceedingly presidential, demonstrating an extremely high respect for the office he held and what it represented.

oh my sides hurt from laughing
 
circumspect, discreet and respectful ...

funny how that phrase just leapt out, wasn't it?
 
But George W. Bush was nothing if not circumspect, discreet and respectful in his dealings with foreign leaders and his dealings with his political opponents. He was exceedingly presidential, demonstrating an extremely high respect for the office he held and what it represented.

oh my sides hurt from laughing

"Yo, Blair!"
 
Man, somebody really wanted to pad their post total today. Usually it's busybody who posts a billion times consecutively to create the illusion that his latest vomit-spewing isn't tanking.


The law of the Chicago ghetto jungles

Ah, but Obama is the one who is "race-oriented." Got it.


And then his "lipstick on a pig" Sarah Palin analogy...

Didn't happen.
 
MeeMie, you're a fucking moron. It's actually hard to believe how big of a moron you are.
 
Wrong Element said:
Originally Posted by MeeMie
"The law of the Chicago ghetto jungles..."

Ah, but Obama is the one who is "race-oriented." Got it.




And if you knew anything about Chicago politics, you'd know politic is a zero-sum, winner take all game. Jungle warfare. Chicago politics makes Washington politics almost seem civil. Obama's still running a street gang, except he's added a large retinue of leftist 'czars' in DC while his 'home boy' thugs Phleger, Ayers, Wright, are still running the Chicago 'hood'. Seldom is he anything but arrogant in manner with his dirty dealing and smack down attitude.



Here's the latest example of Chicago political thugs strong arming a bunch of little old ladies:

On April 28, 2010 your 'Dear Leader' Barack Obama and members of his Regime met the Horror of protest in Quincy Illinois.

'Terrorist Grannies' marched downed the main street and blocked the motorcade of 'Dear Leader' and sung the 'Terrorist' song 'God Bless America' to the Horror of Barack Obama and his Progressive Liberal followers and Worshipers.

Many of the Barack Obama Regime and the Democrat leaders of Quincy Illinois were so frightened by the protesters and especially the Grannies, that they called out the 'SWAT Team' just in case they would have to endure another verse of 'God Bless America'.

Thankfully the brave 'SWAT Team' were able to spare our Glorious Leader from the Horror of the Grannies singing the 'Terrorist' song 'God Bless America' again.

These radical extremists did NOT burn the American flag or hang it upside down and they didn't even throw bricks, bottles and anything they could find at people or windows like the Democrat 'Rent a Mob' does - so the MSM declared them NON-Patriotic.

Pictures and a video is available at the following link so that every American Citizen see what Barack Obama endured at 'The Horror of Quincy, Chicago'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tKIBlTC6c

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/quincy-0171-e1272490261461.jpg

http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/quincy-0231-e1272490337794.jpg
 
zipman said:


For what it’s worth, Bush and Merkel were famously friendly with each other.
She was simply surprised when he snuck up from behind. The rest of that clip shows her throwing her head back and laughing with him.

The most coddled president in my life time. Barack Obama would weep and cry if he had to spend one day in W's shoes. President Bush took a beating from the loonies for 8 long years. He took it to heart, like a man would. Barack pouts if people don't agree with him.

Our first clue as to just how crude, low class, and ignorant Obama is was when he had the unmitigated gall to invite himself to speak Brandenburg Gatewhen he was a junior senator on his "Hello World, Don't ya just luv me" tour during the campaign.

And he's been nothing but one embarrassment after another since then, alienating and insulting world leaders and allies.

Oh, and when Michelle Obama actually TOUCHED Queen Elizabeth II, the British press went nuts. You NEVER EVER touch the Queen. "World Wide Gasp" of embarrassment!

Only Obama would think that queen elizabeth would be thrilled will cd's of his lies - how embarrassing was THAT! Almost as embarrassing as gifting Brown's children with plastic models from the White House souvenir shop.

But he started off with the Brits when he had the bust of Churchill sent back to the British Embassy.

And it's just gone down hill from there.


Of all the world leaders he has insulted, baited, cajoled, scolded, chided, commiserated with, apoligized to, apologized for, strongarmed, bullied, intimidated, and most especially bowed to, has anyone ever reciprocated his bow of subservience, I thought not.

He is the sorriest excuse of a leader this country has ever had. His arrogance and offensive manner precedes him wherever he goes. Maybe he thinks he can bow his way into a legacy.

It speaks to his total lack of success as a leader of his own country, much less as a leader of the world.



For any of you to compare his foreign relations expertise favorably to President Bush is ridiculous.




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For what it’s worth, Bush and Merkel were famously friendly with each other.
She was simply surprised when he snuck up from behind. The rest of that clip shows her throwing her head back and laughing with him.

The most coddled president in my life time. Barack Obama would weep and cry if he had to spend one day in W's shoes. President Bush took a beating from the loonies for 8 long years. He took it to heart, like a man would. Barack pouts if people don't agree with him.

Our first clue as to just how crude, low class, and ignorant Obama is was when he had the unmitigated gall to invite himself to speak Brandenburg Gatewhen he was a junior senator on his "Hello World, Don't ya just luv me" tour during the campaign.

And he's been nothing but one embarrassment after another since then, alienating and insulting world leaders and allies.

Oh, and when Michelle Obama actually TOUCHED Queen Elizabeth II, the British press went nuts. You NEVER EVER touch the Queen. "World Wide Gasp" of embarrassment!

Only Obama would think that queen elizabeth would be thrilled will cd's of his lies - how embarrassing was THAT! Almost as embarrassing as gifting Brown's children with plastic models from the White House souvenir shop.

But he started off with the Brits when he had the bust of Churchill sent back to the British Embassy.

And it's just gone down hill from there.


Of all the world leaders he has insulted, baited, cajoled, scolded, chided, commiserated with, apoligized to, apologized for, strongarmed, bullied, intimidated, and most especially bowed to, has anyone ever reciprocated his bow of subservience, I thought not.

He is the sorriest excuse of a leader this country has ever had. His arrogance and offensive manner precedes him wherever he goes. Maybe he thinks he can bow his way into a legacy.

It speaks to his total lack of success as a leader of his own country, much less as a leader of the world.



For any of you to compare his foreign relations expertise favorably to President Bush is ridiculous.




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I love the way a retard from Dumbfuck, USA keeps telling me how insulted and offended I am by Obama.
 
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Oh, and when Michelle Obama actually TOUCHED Queen Elizabeth II, the British press went nuts. You NEVER EVER touch the Queen. "World Wide Gasp" of embarrassment!

Wait a second: I thought the rap on Obama was that he was too deferential to foreign leaders (all the "bowing" comments). But now your petticoat is in a bunch because the First Lady deigned to touch a figurehead monarch? So she should have...bowed?
 
Wait a second: I thought the rap on Obama was that he was too deferential to foreign leaders (all the "bowing" comments). But now your petticoat is in a bunch because the First Lady deigned to touch a figurehead monarch? So she should have...bowed?



Maybe they should employ someone on their hugely inflated staff who actually knows something about foreign policy protocol to advise them. :rolleyes:
 
Wait a second: I thought the rap on Obama was that he was too deferential to foreign leaders (all the "bowing" comments). But now your petticoat is in a bunch because the First Lady deigned to touch a figurehead monarch? So she should have...bowed?

Just a couple of days ago MeeMie was saying he didn't care what anyone that wasn't American said.
 
Maybe they should employ someone on their hugely inflated staff who actually knows something about foreign policy protocol to advise them. :rolleyes:

You're a c&p moron. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
Just a couple of days ago MeeMie was saying he didn't care what anyone that wasn't American said.


What I said exactly was...

"I couldn't care less about the opinions expressed regarding the United States by posters from other countries ... the UK ... Canada ... they're entitled to their opinions, but it's irrelevant noise, as far as I'm concerned."


And that still holds true.

This is a different issue. One discussing the inappropriateness of Obama's foreign relations expertise, and the embarrassment to the nation because of it.

Because I don't give a fiddler's fuck what you think doesn't mean that I don't cringe at the sight of Obama making a mockery of the Office of President of the United States.
 
What I said exactly was...

"I couldn't care less about the opinions expressed regarding the United States by posters from other countries ... the UK ... Canada ... they're entitled to their opinions, but it's irrelevant noise, as far as I'm concerned."


And that still holds true.

This is a different issue. One discussing the inappropriateness of Obama's foreign relations expertise, and the embarrassment to the nation because of it.

Because I don't give a fiddler's fuck what you think doesn't mean that I don't cringe at the sight of Obama making a mockery of the Office of President of the United States.

The only people that think he's making a mockery of the office are you and your RWCJ friends.
 
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