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Poor Baby Obama: I Have To Make The ‘Really Hard’ Decisions
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| Mark Finkelstein
Posted on 03/08/2009 6:30:37 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Two big stories emerged from Pres. Obamas 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 presidents 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 presidents putatively reassuring words on the economy, the delivery was even worsehalting 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 dont have that luxury, and I dont 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; ...
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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))
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.)
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)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
184
posted on
03/08/2009 9:32:17 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(BEWARE the LIBERAL/MEDIA Complex)
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))
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.
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.)
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)
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.
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posted on
03/08/2009 9:38:57 AM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
To: Palladin
LOL. Private Teleprompter reporting for duty!
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posted on
03/08/2009 9:39:31 AM PDT
by
governsleastgovernsbest
(Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Instead of
Math is hard! Barbie...
...maybe Mattel can make a "President is hard!" Obambi doll.
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
To: Palladin
194
posted on
03/08/2009 9:41:18 AM PDT
by
paulycy
(BEWARE the LIBERAL/MEDIA Complex)
To: Palladin; silent_jonny; retrokitten; LUV W; SE Mom; Bahbah; rodguy911; devolve; potlatch
........ROFL!!!...... That's PRICELESS !!! Where's the training wheels???
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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))
To: Wolfstar; maggief; April Lexington; penelopesire; Miss Didi; El Gato; Chief Engineer; Red Steel; ...
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))
To: STARWISE
A bit later came this stunning statement, edited out of the Times story
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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.)
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
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posted on
03/08/2009 9:52:14 AM PDT
by
bray
(Welcome to the USSA!)
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.
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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))
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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