Posted on 03/30/2009 11:57:23 AM PDT by IndianPrincessOK
Instant Internet communication and an explosion in political commentary are magnifying President Obama's gaffes and administration missteps, and could erode his popularity faster than that of other presidents, say experts from both left and right.
Intense scrutiny and rookie mistakes by an understaffed administration combine to draw attention faster to Obama's stumbles.
Last week was notable for budget battles and a new Afghanistan strategy, rather than for headline-hogging gaffes, although the president didn't escape a few media jeers for his reliance on a giant TV screen in place of his trademark teleprompter to feed him his lines at Tuesday's primetime press conference.
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“Criticism of Presidents is nothing new, and I can already see the major difference in a man who withstood it well and a guy who hasn’t the guts to take it. “
YOU said it all! That was exactly what I was thinking. Obama cannot take it, Bush, I now realize, was an expert at it!!
So it’s not his fault that his popularity is taking an historic fall. It’s that pesky Internet’s fault.
Michael S. Smith is the same man who decorated Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain’s executive office. The same redecoration that the Obamas railed against.
This turd is leaving a Stalinist smear on the White House.
Wrong thread...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2218328/posts?page=1
Home Decorating With the Obamas (They Reject $100k Alotted to Redecorate)
New York Magazine ^ | Mar 29, 2009 | Erica Orden
At a time when people are having trouble holding on to their houses, Barack and Michelle Obama have sensibly decided not to use taxpayers money to renovate theirs. New presidents are allotted $100,000 to overhaul the White House residence and the Oval Office, and the Obamas hired Hollywood decorator Michael S. Smith (known, per his site, for mixing Old World classicism with very contemporary settings)...
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