True leaders know --one will receive honest respect equal to that which he demonstrates to others.
Posted on 10/09/2010 11:58:22 AM PDT by pissant
President Barack Obama gets no respect. Even as Republicans vow to repeal Obama’s sweeping health care law leading up to the crucial mid-term elections in November, one Republican candidate, Paul LePage, says if he’s elected governor of Maine, he plans to tell Obama “Go to hell.”
LePage, who is backed by the conservative tea party movement, spoke at a Republican forum last week while stumping for votes.
“And as your governor,” LePage told the crowd, you're gonna be seeing a lot of me on the front page saying ‘Gov. LePage tells Obama to go to hell.”
Why was that kind of profanity necessary? Who knows? It’s tough talk from LePage, a Republican hothead who not only disrespects Obama with his hateful comments, but he also disrespects the Office of the President.
Because Obama is America’s first black president, there is a question about whether LePage lashed out about Obama, in part, because he’s black. Would LePage have told a white president, who was a Democrat, to “go to hell?”
What’s clear is this: There will always be ideological differences between Democrats and Republicans but the tea party’s criticism of Obama’s policies usually turn ugly.
"If this is his attitude towards the president of the United States, I can't imagine what he would say when a local legislator or constituent disagrees with him," Arden Manning, who heads the Democrats' Victory 2010 campaign, said in a statement.
LePage, like many other Republicans, is critical of Obama’s economic recovery efforts and reminds the administration that the nation’s unemployment rate is stuck at 9.5 percent.
On Monday, Obama tried to counter the GOP’s assault and announced an initiative called Skills for America’s Future, a new, industry-led plan to substantially improve industry partnerships with community colleges and build a nationwide network to create jobs.
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I can't wait to vote for him.
>> there is a question about whether LePage lashed out about Obama, in part, because he’s black.<<
Only in the mind of racists. For the rest of us it’s because he’s pure scum and working to destroy the fabric this country was founded on.
Like I said: FUBO!
That is true.
And how can anyone really respect a guy who bows to the Saudi king?
“Paul LePage has earned the right to tell Obama to go to hell if he wants to.”
I was not suggesting otherwise. Thank you for the info on Mr. LePage. His story would strike a chord with anyone who believes that hard work and determination will prevail.
Yep, they should get use to it
I fail to see who actually was cited as doing “the analysis”.
I also fail to see where the un-named analyzer ever stepped forward and did the same for other recent past presidents. If just the last president was “analyzed” using the same criteria and biases, an honest assessment would have to conclude Bush also did not get any respect - from the press, pundits, and the democrats.
This current Golfer in Chief still uses the former to blame everything he’s in charge of right that’s wrong, now. By contrast takes credit for anything that might be good. Anything bad, that’s the last guy’s fault. Anything good, you’re welcome, I did it.
I have never felt any respect towards liars and communists.
Sorry Obozo, you lose.
Respect is not demanded. Men COMMAND respect by their leadership and actions.
If the Kenyan Clown decides to document his natural born citizenship clearly and unequivocally, I will then accord him a title in accord with the office he occupies.
But as for now, the Kenyan Clown is showing complete contempt for the American electorate by his refusal to demonstrate his eligibility to serve in office. I will only return that contempt.
“Obama Denied Respect the Office Demands”
To the extent that it is respect that the office of the President either deserves or “demands”, it is Obama that has caused the loss of that respect by his own actions and arrogance, something his worst detractors are simply acknowledging by how “distastefully” they speak of him.
Michael H. Cottman, who took a turn in the press pool for BlackAmericaWeb.com, agrees. He told Journal-isms, "My impressions are based more on intuition than facts because I haven't seen Obama around many black journalists to make an informed assessment because major media organizations did not send many black journalists on the road to cover him.
"I'd like to think President-elect Obama seriously considers black journalists when requests are made for interviews, but my feeling is that Obama (and his advisers) also look for journalists who are fair and objective. In my observations, it appears that Obama, at least publicly, relates to black journalists in much the same way he orchestrated his campaign: walking a tightrope with regards to race ‚ ie not overly appealing to voters because they are black or white, and therefore not appealing to journalists because they are black or white."
Still, there will be expectations ‚ ie particularly among those who knew Obama back in the day.
"I think a lot of us in Chicago still have to remind ourselves to call him 'Mr. President' or 'President-Elect Obama' rather than just 'Barack,'" Miller said. "On Election Night right after his acceptance speech, I was waiting in the rope line to offer my congratulations, and when he finally got to me I said 'Congratulations Barack!' And then I corrected myself and said, 'Congratulations, Sen. Obama!' And then I corrected myself AGAIN and called him Mr. President. He gave me a break — he said, 'It's OK, it's only been a few hours!'"
As far as I am concerned, this opinion piece by this racist piece of crap is trash. He makes the assumption that people are against him because of his race. The people I know are hell bent against him not because of his color, but because of the color he lacks: Red, White and Blue.
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Gee, what a surprise.
True leaders know --one will receive honest respect equal to that which he demonstrates to others.
I thought you would enjoy this...during the campaign in 2008, some of his starry-eyed followers came up with a special hand gesture/salute for Obama's followers: 
I found it hilarious and scary at that same time (due to its cultish overtones) You can read more about the genesis of it on this link to US News and World Report at The Obama Hand Salute (amazingly, still available and not consigned to the memory hole...:)
What struck me is how quickly the Libtards floated it, then discarded it. It was weird, even for them (which is saying a lot)
Of course, they knew it was ripe for people like me to make comparisons like THIS little animated gif I made:
Oops...here is that link the the article about it:
respect is earned, not given
Oh wait. That was President Bush.
Never mind. (sarcasm, as if I needed to say it)
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