Posted on 11/11/2008 7:20:20 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
Yesterday I asked you on the air what is wrong with this statement from Valerie Jarrett, the co-chair of Barack Obama's Transition Team:
There is one president at a time. President Bush is still the president. He's graciously invited President-elect Obama to the White House tomorrow to begin their conversations of the transition. So we respect that. He will be the president until January 20th. However, giving--given, really, the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that President-elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one. So we will be working closely with his administration. We're reviewing the agencies now. He will be making key personnel decisions. He gets national security briefings every day now as well, but he will not be the president until January 20th.
It didn't take long for the listeners to get this yesterday. Presidents govern. They manage. They lead. They don't RULE. China, North Korea, Venezuela, and most countries in Africa have "rulers." We don't. This is a hint at the mindset of the Obama crowd. The people of the United States have elected a "ruler," not a leader. A ruler with a penchant for nifty little emblems on his speaking podiums, by the way ....
I hope this is all setting him up for a big fall (I hope, I hope)
For heaven’s sake, Jim LEHRER used the very word in the debate he anchored. It’s rampant and it’s going to be used until it actually IS the correct word for the situation.
Welcome to Rome, ca 50 BC.
I am a citizen not a subject, and will not be ruled.
I had lots of choices. Heil Obama! Hail Obama! Heal Obama! [go to] H3ll Obama!.... Yeah, your choice makes most sense!
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