Christmas incident was "screw up" - Obama said

Reuters ^ | Tue Jan 5, 2010 5:59pm EST | Patricia Zengerle

[Mad Dawgg]

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told his security chiefs on Tuesday that the botched Christmas Day plane bombing was the result of a screw up by U.S. intelligence and that the country had barely dodged disaster, according to a quotation released by the White House.

[Mad Dawgg]

Well DUH, Barry...

[Mjaye]

Hmm, “all wee-wee’d up, perhaps”? Just think of the quotes that future generations will have to look back on from this president.

[cardinal4]

Worst f*cking president ever. Worst admin, worst cabinet, worst appointees..

[Para-Ord.45]

What did obama know , when did he know it, and who told him.

If he knew, was advised of the plot and did nothing but go snorkeling then it`s Impeachment

[svcw]

Every time he opens his mouth I wonder why his approval numbers aren't actually around 5%.

[colorado tanker]

screw up

Ah, yes, that was the technical term used by the intel people when I was in the military.

This jerk never misses a chance to dump on our intelligence community.

Man up, Barry, the buck stops with you, not everybody else.

[La Lydia]

Would someone please post the picture of Captain Obvious.

[DesertRhino]

“A screw up”,, how presidential,,, like his “shoutouts”,, now we get a “my bad”? This insufferable ghetto boy reminds me of *nothing* so much as a 14 year old girl.

[Boardwalk]

His birth certificate is a screw up!

[SparkyBass]

What a dingleberry.

[Mad Dawgg]

"Would someone please post the picture of Captain Obvious."

[dumpthelibs]

Leadership is a funny thing, and mature leadership is even more telling. As I see it Obummer just can’t take responsibility for HIS administration. He is the leader and HE owns the blame for the failures. That doesn’t mean he is complicit, but it does mean that he owns it. It comes with the territory of leading. Unfortunately Obummer just doesn’t get it. He throws his people under the bus and points fingers and then says he’s going to fix it. Good luck with that dumbsh*t. You do not have the minds or hearts of the people who work for you. what a POS

[Boardwalk]

Bush’s fault is between the lines.

[Manic_Episode]

So WTH about Napster saying "the system worked"????

Non-operative???? A mistake??? A trial balloon??? We're not so dumb perhaps???

Welcome to the party O, you're quite late.

Que Capt. Obvious.

[freekitty]

You are the screwup, Barry.

[maggief]

"This was a screw up that could have been disastrous," the president said during a meeting in the White House situation room, according to the White House media office. "We dodged a bullet but just barely. It was averted by brave individuals not because the system worked and that is not acceptable. While there will be a tendency for finger pointing, I will not tolerate it.

[pheasant]

‘screw up’....oh so very presidential verbage...not!!

FYI..just watched a soundbite from his speech on High def and his face is covered with black freckles. Probably from all the sun on the golf course. Didn’t think African Americans got freckles!!!

[GVnana]

That photo juxtaposed with the quote... PERFECT!!!

[tet68]

He’s gonna lay it on US intel eh, bad move O man.
Not nice to stick it to the spooks, they have ways...

[pheasant]

DesertRhino

I was typing while you were posting. Great minds think alike re: screw up being so non-presidential.