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WaPo's Ignatius: 'A Lot of Truth' To WSJ Condemnation of Obama's Fiddling While World Burns
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/12/2014 6:39:46 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Q. How do you know that Barack Obama's weakness poses a serious threat to the security of the free world? A. When a leading foreign policy voice of the Washington Post agrees with a leading foreign policy voice of the Wall Street Journal that such is the case.

It happened on today's Morning Joe, when WaPo's highly-respected David Ignatius agreed with a WSJ op-ed by Daniel Henninger, "While Obama Fiddles," that darkly concludes: "past some point, the world's wildfires are going to consume the Obama legacy. And leave his successor a nightmare." Said Ignatius: "those are harsh words from the Wall Street Journal, but I think there's a lot of truth to them."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: barackobama; danielhenninger; davidignatius; foreignpolicy; markfinkelstein; morningjoe; newsbusters; washingtonpost

1 posted on 06/12/2014 6:39:46 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

WSJ and WaPo agree: this guy’s a threat. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 06/12/2014 6:40:27 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The Washington Compost wins the NSS “Come Lately” award (No Sh** Sherlock). Congratulations!!!!


3 posted on 06/12/2014 6:42:21 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

One question: Did or did not the WSJ support Obama’s occupation of the White House?


4 posted on 06/12/2014 6:44:03 AM PDT by sport
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Obama is a POS.


5 posted on 06/12/2014 6:46:03 AM PDT by YourAdHere (I flip off all Obama bumper stickers.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

It’s happening... people are starting to catch on ...


6 posted on 06/12/2014 6:46:21 AM PDT by GOPJ (#2 reply spot RESERVED for Tokyo Rose comments: "nothing works - give up - it's all hopeless".)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I wonder what it feels like to be America’s last black President?


7 posted on 06/12/2014 6:47:52 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

More like golfing and watching sports on TV. Just an over grown adolescent affirmative action clown.


8 posted on 06/12/2014 6:48:39 AM PDT by defconw (LUTFA!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Its every man for himself in the rat bastard media.

Of course they'll all be right back here in 2016 telling us how great a president Hillary will make.

9 posted on 06/12/2014 6:49:03 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: GOPJ
But our so called leaders in congress cannot bring it upon themselves to immediately impeach and remove this guy.
They are content to collect their pay checks , enjoy their perks , and smugly get in front of a tv camera and shake their heads
The founders provided avenues to handle a situation such as this. One way was thru congress but there are more.
10 posted on 06/12/2014 7:00:21 AM PDT by reefdiver (Be the Best you can be Whatever you Dream to be)
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To: skeeter

Yep. Where has this media been since 2008? Those that knew who baraq was kept their mouths shut and the rest never looked into baraq’s temperament or attitudes.

It’s safe for them to start speaking out now, but you are right, they are already pulling for Hillary. Bet they don’t look into her past either.


11 posted on 06/12/2014 7:04:03 AM PDT by Texas resident (The democrat party is now the CPUSA)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

> “past some point, the world’s
wildfires are going to consume the Obama legacy.
And leave his successor a nightmare.”

Which the Dhims will then blame on said successor.


12 posted on 06/12/2014 7:05:52 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: sport

I think it is very unlikely that the WSJ editorial board, with their conservative libertarian outlook, would have endorsed the antithesis of capitalism and freedom.


13 posted on 06/12/2014 8:28:18 AM PDT by neocon1984
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To: neocon1984

I did not know one way or the other. that is why I asked. Thanks for answering.


14 posted on 06/12/2014 8:35:19 AM PDT by sport
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To: neocon1984; sport
WSJ is the only paper I get, mostly for the editorial pages and the book reviews.

Their editorial board can be vexingly anti-conservative on such issues as amnesty, the Fed, "moderate" candidates vs. "flawed" Tea Party types...

But to my recollection they never backed candidate Obama to any extent and rarely offer a positive editorial word, except perhaps when something good happens by accident.

p.s. Their news pages are often just as conventionally liberal as any other rag.

15 posted on 06/12/2014 8:50:57 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: Fightin Whitey

Thanks again for answering. I did not kow, that was why I asked.


16 posted on 06/12/2014 8:54:34 AM PDT by sport
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To: Fightin Whitey

I gave up on the WSJ years ago.....could not take their open borders nonsense. Their love of open borders allows people like Obama to get elected.


17 posted on 06/12/2014 9:03:55 AM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Obama legacy. And leave his successor a nightmare.” Said Ignatius: “those are harsh words

This is precisely Bo’s goal. This maggot must be held accountable and punished for his contrived attack on the U.S. citizenry.


18 posted on 06/12/2014 10:57:08 AM PDT by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Its going to be a nightmare to his successor?
The only thing that will change the messes we are in, is when dopes like this guy realize its going to affect THEIR lives as well,no more columns or newspapers or country,and that means them and their families,this is no longer a game.
That goes for the Beverly Hills crowd as well,they will be the targets,the real 1 percenters


19 posted on 06/12/2014 10:58:24 AM PDT by ballplayer
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