Posted on 11/14/2011 3:06:58 PM PST by Starman417
...and the Award goes to...?
I don't know my history of presidents well enough to know for certain if it is in fact Barack Obama...but I'm pretty sure it wasn't George W. Bush.
I don't remember President Bush 43 ever demonizing his political opponents in the manner in which President Obama has done time and time again. President Bush behaved as a president for the American people. President Obama behaves as the president for the Democratic Party (No, I'm not making an argument that he is the most radical, left-wing politician we've ever had- he's not; nor that he hasn't also frustrated his own base). He has never abandoned his political campaign rhetoric and in so many speeches during his first term, he has attacked those on the right of an issue with divisive language and belligerence. Yet President Obama was heralded/ushered in as The One who would unite our country and heal a nation. The post-racial president who would reach across the aisle in a spirit of bipartisan cooperation.
President Obama has been anything BUT bipartisan in his governorship of these United States of America.
President Bush has been much criticized for his "tough guy talk" right after the events of 9/11- Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime.
But how has President Obama been more polarizing, through fault of his own rather than through the designs and machinations of his political opponents?
No one has done more in last several decades with his inflammatory community organizer rhetoric to divide this country than Barack Obama.** Obama: They Bring a Knife We Bring a Gun
** Obama to His Followers: Get in Their Faces!
** Obama on ACORN Mobs: I dont want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! Im angry!
** Obama to His Mercenary Army: Hit Back Twice As Hard
** Obama on the private sector: We talk to these folks so I know whose ass to kick.
** Obama to voters: Republican victory would mean hand to hand combat
** Obama to lib supporters: Its time to Fight for it.
** Obama: My administration is the only thing between you and the pitchforks.
** Obama: I will be happy to see the Republicans test whether or not Im itching for a fight on a whole range of issues. I suspect they will find I am.
** Obama: Its tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers
** Obama: Were going to punish our enemies
** Obama: Those arent the kinds of folks who represent our core American values.And theres this:
** All 50 States are coordinating in this as we fight back against our own Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic Process, whipped to a frenzy by their Fox Propaganda Network ceaselessly re-seizing power for their treacherous leaders.
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How often has President Obama claimed not to be anti-business? Yet continues in speech after speech to express disdain for corporations and insurance companies. He is often demonizing "the rich", thereby fanning the flames of class warfare while fostering wealth envy and an entitlement mentality amongst "the have nots".
"Corporations" and "greed" seem to go together in every Obama address. "Spread the wealth around" and all forms of higher taxes on successful entrepreneurs are part of the president's reelection platform. I don't recall a President benefiting from so much American innovative business success (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Groupon and scores more) who is so hostile to the concept of the American Dream.So is this Administration the most anti-business in recent memory?
Yes. No one else even comes close.
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Seems to me that Obama is uniting the country. Against him.
Even his fans realize that they don't really have to take off their bedroom slippers and put on their marching boots after all.
Most divisive president of the US? FDR, LBJ, RMN, GWB, BHO?
Probably Lincoln. You know, slavery, secession, the Civil War and all that.
Lincoln sure was divisive. I agree.
If half the country accepts slavery as the very foundation of their society and economy and the president is perceived as being anti-slavery he's going to be divisive.
Doesn't every gangster movie have a scene where the heads of the mob get together and toast their victory over the competition?
If you click on the “this” link before the “Fox Propaganda Network” quote, it takes you to an Obama campaign site. Was that deliberate or have they somehow hacked FR?
Dinner and drinks in a windowless room.
Very odd.
Sorry, I wish that were the case. This country right now is 50/50 productive vs taker populations. We are at a tipping point. The best hope that we have is that the loser 50% of this nation have no discipline and tend to not vote in their true numbers. This next election is going to be whisper close. It’s too important to stay home. I will vote for anybody but Obama. Even if you choose not to vote for the top of the GOP ticket, whomever that might be, get out and vote for the rest of the lower office candidates. Don’t stay home this time.
Divisive is right. Obama demonized the relatively quiet, pa triotic Tea Par ty; and he has endlessly reminded us how wonderful the “patriotic” Occupy bunch is. (We are not to believe our “lying” eyes; we are to “listen to Barack”.)
In brief, the Occupy bunch is a generally scuzzy bunch, violent and hardly an example of exemplary behavior.
Barack seems to like to “community organize” radicals. I wish Cain had been the “first black President”, but, alas.
(on another note, is anyone else having spacing problems in the “reply” section of FR?)
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