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Obama Claims He's Responsible, Then Blames Other People
The American Spectator ^ | March 18, 2009 | Philip Klein

Posted on 03/19/2009 3:00:45 AM PDT by Scanian

President Obama has mastered the art of employing rhetoric that makes it sound as if he's doing something uniquely virtuous and heroic when in reality he's doing stuff that political leaders often do. We've seen this with the way he touts bipartisanship while being unwilling to offer real compromises or the way he proclaims he isn't hiring lobbyists when he actually is. But he took this practice to more absurd proportions today when his big Harry Truman "buck stops here" moment was woven together with other statements blaming everybody but his administration for the handling of the AIG bonuses and the broader financial mess.

"Ultimately, I'm responsible, I'm the President of the United States," Obama declared.

But, instead of taking responsibility, he continued, "We've got a big mess that we're having to clean up. Nobody here drafted those contracts. Nobody here was responsible for supervising AIG and allowing themselves to put the economy at risk by some of the outrageous behavior they are engaged in. We are responsible though, the buck stops with me."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: aig; bho44; blame; liberalhypocrisy; obama; responsibility; telebama
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To: Scanian
This is the B.Ø. M.O.

In his inauguration speech B.Ø. said, "We choose hope over fear", which signaled the commencement of the White House fearmongering campaign.

21 posted on 03/19/2009 4:11:42 AM PDT by steelyourfaith ("Most bad government results from too much government." - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Scanian

Yes, Mr. Greedy Irresponsible strkes again!


22 posted on 03/19/2009 4:22:49 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: Scanian

And yet the slobbering continues, Messiah, Messiah the minions shout. I wonder though, Do they get a tingle down their leg.?


23 posted on 03/19/2009 4:24:04 AM PDT by JamesA (He who hesitates is lost.)
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To: Scanian
President Obama has mastered the art of employing rhetoric...

Absolutely, unequivocally false! The art of rhetoric dictates that the rhetor spend as much time as necessary verbally or grammatically reviewing every option, its functionality to the overall plan, and the end results and consequences of every option.

If Obama is a master rhetorician, then he's HELL BENT on destroying this country, as he's already reviewed every scenario (copia) and knows the results. He is maliciously and knowingly destroying this country by imploding the pillars upon which this Republic was founded.

Besides, Obama isn't the rhetor, his speechwriters and policymakers are! Obama couldn't rhetorically argue his way out of a paper bag. When I was defending my Master's thesis, I was GRILLED by the board. I would LOVE to read Obama's college work, but oh, wait! They had his records sealed. Sorta like his birth certificate too, eh?

This man is dangerous, treasonous, and he is single-handedly allowing the global progressive movement to pull apart this country like the Jenga wood block game. The end result will not be pretty, FRiends.

24 posted on 03/19/2009 5:20:01 AM PDT by rarestia ("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / MOLWN LABE!)
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To: Scanian
More BS from left-wing dems who KNOW they literally, get away with murder by claiming responsibility (remember Janet Reno after Waco?), knowing full well that, with cover from the left-wing press, organizations, and fellow scumbag dems, there will be absolutely NO CONSEQUENCES to their actions.

This left-wing pox against our society is too big for any man to remedy, so, please Lord, strike them ALL down as soon as possible so that we may have our country, as the Founding Fathers intended, back again.

25 posted on 03/19/2009 6:01:39 AM PDT by DocH (The WAR on our RIGHTS must NOT go unanswered - Keep your powder dry)
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To: Canedawg
Greetings,

This disputes the 10 top points promoted by Zer0. MoveOn.org says it all.

http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/moveon-v-freedomworks-the-battle-of-the-budget

The problem with taking war expense into the regular budget is that it makes this money part of baseline spending - funds easily appropriated for other purposes. The dems have long claimed that the war money could be better spent elsewhere - on new entitlements that do not go away. In a sane world war funds would not be spent at all once the war ends. Other costs should grow independently on their own merits.

John

26 posted on 03/19/2009 7:19:15 AM PDT by jws3sticks (Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
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To: Scanian

Did Senator Obama vote against the bailout in 2008? Why not?


27 posted on 03/19/2009 7:31:05 AM PDT by relee ('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
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To: relee

He voted for it alright. Zer0 never saw a spending bill he didn’t love.


28 posted on 03/19/2009 7:45:36 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian
"Ultimately, I'm responsible, I'm the President of the United States," Obama declared.

But, instead of taking responsibility, he continued, "We've got a big mess that we're having to clean up. Nobody here drafted those contracts. Nobody here was responsible for supervising AIG and allowing themselves to put the economy at risk by some of the outrageous behavior they are engaged in. We are responsible though, the buck stops with me."

Okay, so who is responsible for giving them $173 Billion of taxpayers money?

29 posted on 03/19/2009 7:54:32 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment (Is this field required?)
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