Posted on 01/19/2016 7:03:49 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Wow! That was Mika Brzezinski's repeated reaction to Robert Gates' amazingly frank take on the presidential field. Appearing on today's Morning Joe, the former Defense Secretary shot down all contenders mentioned, dumped on two who have not yet entered the race, and retroactively knocked President Obama for always thinking he was the smartest guy in the room.
Here was Gates' rap on various candidates: Ted Cruz: people proposing carpet bombing "don't know what they're talking about." Joe Biden: "I don't think so." Donald Trump: "if you have never beeen in government, your ability to make the government work is going to be significantly reduced." John Kerry: "I don't think so."
View the video here.
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Well, if he thinks all the candidates are cr@p, I’d say his judgement is pretty good.
Robert Gates blasts all the presidential candidates.
Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.
Maybe Gates will save the convention.
Everyone has an opinion. That there was no mention of Hillary makes the exchange meaningless, IMO.
In the linked item, I express my regret that they didn’t ask him about Hillary, adding that it would have been a bombshell if he had given her the same “I don’t think so” with which he dismissed Biden and Kerry.
You mean “republican” presidential field.
Gates is out on the circuit pushing his newest book and trying to be relevant. Because there is no more interviews if you don’t say something sizzling, he ripped the field. But funny enough, this is the best field of Republican candidates in years. His sugar Daddy’s candidate, JEB!, is the weakest of all.
I can overlook his weaseling during Iran-Contra while other honorable men took a fall; I can overlook him doing ubama’s bidding in Iraq and Afghanistan; I can even overlook his ambition here, but damn, he’s an Aggie! President of the whole school. No credibility with me, at all.
Hook ‘em!
Oldplayer
Isn’t this the guy who likes gay boyscouts?
From the guy that thinks homos going camping in the woods with young boys is a good thing.
“Robert Gates blasts all the presidential candidates.”
Except for Hillary, Gates made no mention of Hillary. IMHO, Gates blew it with me when he decided to work for Obama....doesn’t show too many smarts. Just like General Patreas thinking he could live with the snakes. Sure reminds me of the poem that Donald Trump read about the “Foolish woman and the snake”. However, General Patreas doesn’t deserve to be DEMOTED retro-actively which is what I heard over Fox News about 2 hours ago. He has already paid a very high price for his “living in the snakes den”.
Biden and Kerry may run as republicans?
Only the governing class is fit to rule. Ladies and germs, this is precisely the problem, not the solution.
What difference does it make....?
Agreed - they all suck - both sides.
Gates did also dismiss Biden and Kerry as presidential candidates. And when Gates was asked if there was “anybody” in the entire field with the qualities he wants in a president, he said “I don’t see any.”
:: Everyone has an opinion ::
And everyone has an @$$hole.
In general, they always stink like $4it.
Each and everyone of them from the IRS. Let them “union bump” their positions INO the Border Patrol!
sorry: INO should be INTO.
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