Doug Wilder: Obama needs a staff shakeup

Politico ^ | 02/09/2010 | Doug Wilder

[Phlap]

During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president. I did so early, when many Democratic leaders — including many prominent African-American politicians — believed the safe bet was to back then-front-runner Hillary Clinton. ...

I still believe Obama can stand for positive change. But first he must make some hard changes of his own.

The need is becoming more obvious by the day: He must overhaul his own team, replacing the admittedly brilliant advisers who helped elect him with others more capable of helping him govern. Getting elected and getting things done for the people are two different jobs.

[Phlap]

Ya think?

[Dick Bachert]

Actually, we need to turn the White House upside down and shake all the crap out of it and start over with actual AMERICANS.

[Major Matt Mason]

Hey, BO, the first person you should can has the initials RE. You might go a long way towards returning some civility to DC by canning this bum.

[wolfman23601]

How long before Wilder’s body is found under a Richmond bridge?

[jwparkerjr]

re: admittedly brilliant advisers who helped elect him

BS. Anyone could have gotten him elected with the free ride he was getting from liberal organizations and the MSM. Perhaps I’m wrong, but darned I saw anything so great about his campaign. I was much more impressed, and depressed, by the unrelenting campaigning that was done by the MSM.

[GoCards]

At least he was upfront and honest about who he voted for and endoreses everyday.

[I still care]

Translation:

The man has run a brilliant campaign, but there’s no “there” there.

Time to stop campaigning, and start doing. It can’t be he’s that stupid, it must be somebody elses fault.

[SpinyNorman]

Affirmative action got him in; grim realization will boot him out.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

It won’t make any difference. His boss is BO. He gets his orders from him.

[JennysCool]

During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president.

Nice of him to admit he's an idiot in the very first sentence. Saves some reading time.

[Gator113]

“I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president.”

Well Doug, that makes you an idiot.

Don’t worry about the “shakeup”, we’re going to take care of that for him..... in November and again in 2012.

[gathersnomoss]

Do yourself a favor, stop at Doug Wilder.

[freekitty]

Yep a staff shakup that will shake him and the Missus right out of the WH.

[JennysCool]

Thanks for the tip!

[silverleaf]

one brilliant black politician advises another....

[MIchaelTArchangel]

It's really a shame that Doug Wilder, an incompetent buffoon, gets to lecture Obama, an even more incompetent buffoon.

If we start crossing off the incompetents in the Obama cabinet, who would be left?

[TheGeezer]

Dougie wants Obama to cull his staff and replace them with Washington insiders like him.

[gramho12]

Gee, Doug Wilder supported a black man over a white woman. What a surprise. And he supported him without possibly knowing all there needed to be learned about him.

This is what happens when you play identity politics over principled leadership.

Go suck an egg, Wilder.

[swarthyguy]

LOL!

No amount of staff,
Or All the King’s horses,
And all the King’s men,
Could put Dumpty Obama together again.

It’s the man, Douggie.

[manic4organic]

"During the 2008 campaign, I strongly endorsed Barack Obama for president."

You're an idiot.