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Poor Baby Obama: I Have To Make The ‘Really Hard’ Decisions
FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 03/08/2009 6:30:37 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Two big stories emerged from Pres. Obama’s interview with New York Times reporters aboard Air Force One yesterday:

1. we have a whining, self-pitying president. 2. The Times scrubbed from its article the worst of the president’s comments, the ones that revealed him in that self-pitying light.

Fortunately, the Today show had the tapes, and played them this morning. According to Today, when President Obama met with reporters from the New York Times yesterday aboard Air Force One, his goal was “trying to sound hopeful and reassuring.” Mission not accomplished. As ambivalent as were the president’s putatively reassuring words on the economy, the delivery was even worse–halting and anything but assured. Be sure to view the video.

But much worse was his whining when it came to the burdens of his office:

PRES. OBAMA: I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don’t have that luxury, and I don’t think the American people do, either.

A bit later came this stunning statement, edited out of the Times story but broadcast by Today

View video here.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abovemypaygrade; america2point0; barackobama; bho2009; bho44; cantvotepresent; carter; crybaby; fatigue; first100days; incompetent; joebiden; newyorktimes; overwhelmed; selfpity; whiner; worst100days
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To: silent_jonny; Wolfstar; LUV W; Cate; pepsionice; penelopesire; BulletBobCo; seekthetruth; Kevmo; ...
See how tough his life is, how overwhelmed he is?

. .

...Obama, get off the damn campaign trail and govern, do your job...

FORGET HOPE ~~~~ COPE!!!

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181 posted on 03/08/2009 9:25:02 AM PDT by STARWISE ( They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter))
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To: AlphaOneAlpha
His entire past is hidden and unavailable.

No, actually, it isn't. Who and what Obama is has been clear as a bell for a long time. When people on the Right were obsessing over "Jorge" Bush, and "RINO" Guiliani, and Mormon Romney, and "Juan" McCain, and "Hitlery," etc., a few of us were lone voices in the wilderness trying to warn about how dangerous the Marxist Obama is.

Even now, the Right is busily engaged in its circular firing squad, finding and purging more faux enemies in its own ranks than attempting to unite and confront the real danger.

182 posted on 03/08/2009 9:29:07 AM PDT by Wolfstar (Elections have thousands of consequences. Some minor, some major...and some that can kill you.)
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To: philman_36
His wife has to be held in check by his mother-in-law.

How so, philman?

183 posted on 03/08/2009 9:29:08 AM PDT by Bahbah (Typical white person-Snow white)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

184 posted on 03/08/2009 9:32:17 AM PDT by paulycy (BEWARE the LIBERAL/MEDIA Complex)
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To: Wolfstar
Double down sickness dittos .....BTTT


185 posted on 03/08/2009 9:32:50 AM PDT by STARWISE ( They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter))
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To: UltraKonservativen

You are much more charitable regarding Obama. I think his soul is rebellious and he is completely committed to his lawless agenda - first to destroy this country, and thereby create chaos in the earth.


186 posted on 03/08/2009 9:35:26 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: paulycy

187 posted on 03/08/2009 9:36:53 AM PDT by Palladin (Mr. Geithner, we don't need advice from a tax cheat.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
John Kennedy said "Lower level staff can handle decisions concerning right and wrong. The President's job is to choose between awful and Gawdawful."

you mister, are no John F Kennedy!!!

188 posted on 03/08/2009 9:37:10 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - Obama is basically Jim Jones with a teleprompter)
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To: norwaypinesavage

“Notice how The Messiah used improper english: ‘if it was easy...’, while the NYT corrected the transcript to say, properly ‘if it were easy...’.”

Great catch, and reflective of the same mentality at the NY Times that omitted the quote from the main article on the interview.


189 posted on 03/08/2009 9:38:57 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: Palladin

LOL. Private Teleprompter reporting for duty!


190 posted on 03/08/2009 9:39:31 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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To: GeorgiaDawg32
He (President Bush) was always, always self-assured in the decisions he made in what he believed were the best interests of America.

Faith in God will do that for a person.

191 posted on 03/08/2009 9:40:03 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (The First Black President of the US has sold me and my children into slavery.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Instead of Math is hard! Barbie...

...maybe Mattel can make a "President is hard!" Obambi doll.

192 posted on 03/08/2009 9:40:28 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SteamShovel
He also had a press that HATED him.

He also inherited a military that wasn't in the best shape..

193 posted on 03/08/2009 9:41:15 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: Palladin

194 posted on 03/08/2009 9:41:18 AM PDT by paulycy (BEWARE the LIBERAL/MEDIA Complex)
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To: Palladin; silent_jonny; retrokitten; LUV W; SE Mom; Bahbah; rodguy911; devolve; potlatch
........ROFL!!!...... That's PRICELESS !!! Where's the training wheels???
195 posted on 03/08/2009 9:41:31 AM PDT by STARWISE ( They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter))
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To: Wolfstar; maggief; April Lexington; penelopesire; Miss Didi; El Gato; Chief Engineer; Red Steel; ...

~~PING to a great photo!


196 posted on 03/08/2009 9:45:19 AM PDT by STARWISE ( They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter))
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To: STARWISE
A bit later came this stunning statement, edited out of the Times story
197 posted on 03/08/2009 9:51:56 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 45 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: Rebelbase

President Bush was dealing w/all that and the Stone-age press attack machine at the same time. He carried himself with dignity and made those tough decisions. Course he didn’t hate America.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Failure


198 posted on 03/08/2009 9:52:14 AM PDT by bray (Welcome to the USSA!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
The president has to love America in order to rise to the ocassion to serve it.

Obama does not love America, and resents the demands of the office.

Being President is "above Obamas pay grade."

Hateful is he not?

Barely masked.

199 posted on 03/08/2009 9:52:19 AM PDT by Candor7 (I love Lucy : http://www.fiftiesweb.com/lucy.htm ( Those were better days))
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To: Palladin

I sure wish I could do that quality photoshop work!


200 posted on 03/08/2009 9:53:29 AM PDT by paulycy (BEWARE the LIBERAL/MEDIA Complex)
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