Posted on 12/13/2015 12:37:45 PM PST by jazusamo
The Washington Free Beacon has put together a video montage of Obama using his catchphrase, "it's not who we are" 46 times.
The video editor, David Rutz, observes:
Not unlike his warning to political opponents that they may be on the "wrong side of history," the expression is useful in its ability to shut down conversation and seize a moral high ground, however imaginary.
Obama has deployed the term to convince the country of his rightness on immigration, Obamacare, education, national security and not voting for Mitt Romney, among other important issues to his presidency.
I don't recall him using it a 47th time after the San Bernardino slaughter, though his statement seemed to suggest the actual victims were the terrorists, who had magically, mysteriously (Islam not mentioned) become radicalized, suggesting it was somehow our fault.
Since there is little flexibility in his thinking, "not who we are" is likely to be used even more to delegitimize his opponents as his term in office runs down, his popularity sinks, and he becomes ever more desperate to stifle mounting criticism.
No matter how many times it's used, it is a weak debate trick to muzzle his opponents by suggesting that no true American could possibly disagree with his point of view.
Allow me to turn the tables and point out some of the multiple instances when Obama's actions are not what we are. I know there are many others, but these stand out in my mind right now.
1. Dissing Allies and embracing Enemies
If you're a Brit, your head is spinning. It's not just the personal slights to Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- the ridiculous 25-DVD gift, the five refusals before Brown was granted a one-on-one with The One.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Zero is a Zero, that’s who he is.
Just what a frightened nation needed....to be manipulated by another presidential PR strategy.
In the WH Situation Room after San Bernardino figuring out how to lie to Americans.
Notice top dog advisor the "brilliant" Susan Rice taking notes.
Maybe she's planning to make a video?
A load of hooey for sure...
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Thirteen months and one week left to survive- maybe he’ll go on vacation a lot and play some golf.
All of the pseudo-intellectual narcissists who overpopulate government and who cover government for the media are putting innocents and innocence at risk. Huge risk. Despite all of their self-characterization as caring, thoughtful, empathic, tolerant people, they are responsible for putting at risk all those who actually try to live their lives that way. Unless something happens to reverse what they have wrought, they will have the blood of thousands, maybe millions of innocent people on their hands. Tragically and ironically, they’re too blinded by their belief in their supposed intellectual progressiveness and ‘deeper understanding’ to even know what they are sowing. A generation of children should not have to pay for their arrogance, self-centeredness, and ironic ignorance.
I don’t really know how we’ll survive this ding-a-ling.
Well said...The lot of them are criminals.
Good one, Liz. “Susan Rice taking notes...maybe to make a video”.
I hear susan was spotted at Staples buying a gallon of whiteout....has to redo her resume...again.
You are what you do.
Anyone know when the Kenyan and crew are off to Hawaii for their annual Christmas ripoff vacation (paid for by the rest of us)?
This is just wonderful, we’ve all been invited to follow along on the 0bama’s 2015 Christmas in Hawaii. Ugh!
https://whitehouse.gov1.info/blog/blog_post/agenda-hawaii.html
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