Posted on 10/11/2009 11:29:45 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Renowned American historian Gore Vidal says that President Barack Obama would lose 2012 presidential elections, calling the first black US president "incompetent."
In an interview with the Independent, Vidal sharply criticized Obama who took power when the United States was involved in two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
About the election of Obama, Vidal said that he was initially optimistic, but after witnessing the administration, he has relegated himself to despair.
"He's incompetent. He will be defeated for re-election. It's a pity because he's the first intellectual president we've had in many years, but he can't hack it. He's not up to it. He's overwhelmed," said the 84-year-old Vidal.
"[Obama] wants to be liked by everybody, and he thought all he had to do was talk reason," the novelist continued.
"But remember - the Republican Party is not a political party. It's a mindset, like Hitler Youth. It's full of hatred. You're not going to get them aboard. Don't even try. The only way to handle them is to terrify them. He's too delicate for that."
Vidal also predicted that "Afghanistan will be terminal for the American empire," which he sees as a positive development.
"This kid [Obama] has never heard a gun fired in anger. He's absolutely bowled over by generals, who tell him lies and he believes them. He hasn't done anything."
"He's not ready for prime time and he's getting a lot of prime time on his plate at once."
The intellectual once again called the 2000 election "stolen" by the Bush administration then added they were "probably" involved in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon.
This is not the first time he has assailed the government's public theory of the attacks. In 2008, Vidal said that 9/11 was "a coup d'etat" to overthrow the government, allowing the Bush administration "[to] make legal each and every breach of the constitution that [they] had in mind."
a kook
Response: Vidal can still demonstrate some sharp sarcastic wit!
Has any one of these “intellectuals” said exactly how President Bush violated the Constitution? IMO, they have no idea - they’re just going with the pack mentatlity, no matter how intellectual they’re supposed to be.
He's worse than that.He's an empty suit.
"He will be defeated for re-election."
Not if you scumbags get to choose our nominee again like you did last year.
Has any one of these “intellectuals” said exactly how President Bush violated the Constitution? IMO, they have no idea - they’re just going with the pack mentatlity, no matter how intellectual they’re supposed to be.
Oh, shut up already Mr. Vidal. Obama wanted the job and now he’s got it. The poor, poor kid. Pfft. This man is delusional.
You’re a freak Gore (much like the other famous one), but I hope you’re absolutely correct on your prediction.
By intellectual he means Marxist.
There you go again-equating Book intelligence with leadership
Obama is the first ‘intellectual’ in the office in years?
Generals in charge of thousands of lives, tell the CIC ‘lies’, and the CIC believes them?
Conservatives are ‘haters’ and the only way to keep them in place is to terrify them?
Yes, he’s renowned, in the same manner as any mentally disturbed elitest considers himself ‘renowned’. What a pompous, self-righteous, ignorant and arrogant twit.
Shhhh. We want them to keep thinking Sarah Palin is the suicide bomb.
the myth of obama intelligence was formed from the book bill ayers wrote for him. Bill Ayers is a good writer, we give him that, but Obama is not
I’ll take common sense over Obama’s intellectual prowess any second of time.
Thats the best I’ve see today, just about spit my coffee out!
Vidal never met a communist he couldn’t love; if even he prognosticates that Obama’ll lose the election in 2012, then Obama’s toast.
Vidal Sassoon isn’t Gore Vidal. Too bad, or we could make a running joke that this is the gossip that Gore heard in the beauty parlor.
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