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The Liberal Tipping Point Away From Obama (Empty Suit Alert)
Commentary ^ | 6/16/2010 | Jennifer Rubin

Posted on 06/16/2010 1:28:17 PM PDT by mojito

....That iconic moment for Obama may well be the image of him last night, hands folded behind that huge empty desk. He was revealed as an impostor, someone play-acting as president and an interloper in serious matters. There wasn’t anything particularly wrong with what he said – it was that image. He and his presidency seemed shrunken, with the man once considered a political colossus now hiding behind and dwarfed by the props of the office.

Part of the reaction is certainly the steely political calculation by the left that Obama may be a lost cause. But there was also, I think, the flash of insight and the pang of panic by those invested in this president: it is impossible to maintain the pretense that he’s larger than life. The man looks entirely out of his league.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: deepwaterhorizon; emptysuit; obama; ovalofficespeech
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Whaddaya know? The man with no experience isn't qualified to be President of the United States.
1 posted on 06/16/2010 1:28:18 PM PDT by mojito
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To: mojito

Welcome to reality.


2 posted on 06/16/2010 1:31:44 PM PDT by BAW (Arizona.got it right.)
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To: mojito

3 posted on 06/16/2010 1:33:03 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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Maybe they should have reconstructed that hubris-inducing set from his Denver acceptance speech and instructed him to deliver last night’s drone-o-thon borefest from the podium.


4 posted on 06/16/2010 1:34:26 PM PDT by La Lydia
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To: mojito
So, who’s surprised?

Obama was an empty suit in 2008. Now he’s an empty suit that’s in way, way over his head.

Watch for the breakdown. He hasn’t got the character for what’s coming.

5 posted on 06/16/2010 1:35:40 PM PDT by Beckwith (A "natural born citizen" -- two American citizen parents and born in the USA.)
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"He and his presidency seemed shrunken, with the man once considered a political colossus now hiding behind and dwarfed by the props of the office."


6 posted on 06/16/2010 1:38:14 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: Beckwith

yep, they love to throw you up to worship, but even more, they love to tear you down.


7 posted on 06/16/2010 1:38:17 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: mojito

8 posted on 06/16/2010 1:40:38 PM PDT by RonDog
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Whaddaya know? The man with no experience isn't qualified to be President of the United States.True enough, as even some of the more dense members of the mainstream media have begun to deduce. I'm more curious about when they figure out that The Anointed One is not the one running the show,
9 posted on 06/16/2010 1:40:55 PM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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10 posted on 06/16/2010 1:43:12 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: RonDog

More like an SNL skit!


11 posted on 06/16/2010 1:44:44 PM PDT by RoseofTexas
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To: RonDog

What, is he looking straight at Michelle? Your face will freeze like that, Barry.


12 posted on 06/16/2010 1:45:07 PM PDT by Tax-chick (A cat may look at a queen.)
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13 posted on 06/16/2010 1:45:18 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: Beckwith
Watch for the breakdown.

That would be funny. However, I am concerned about something worse than that. Oilbama may be dazed and confused, but Rahm Emmanuel and crew are not. They are dangerous people. They see their grip on power slipping away. Who knows what they may attempt.

14 posted on 06/16/2010 1:46:03 PM PDT by outofstyle (Anti-socialist)
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To: RonDog
From news.yahoo.com
15 posted on 06/16/2010 1:46:52 PM PDT by RonDog
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To: mojito
It’s not often that one speech provides an “ah, ha!” moment of lasting impact, but last night may well have been Obama’s.

While this would be nice, I'm not convinced. The likes of Chris Matthews can still tingle in his loins when Obama moves. Liberals need to believe the lie. They still will.

16 posted on 06/16/2010 1:48:11 PM PDT by stevem
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To: BAW

The captured media have a huge share of the blame as do the sheep-like public that bought into their line. I hope people get mad enough to really do something about the press. Bunch of liars. NYT, CBS, NBC all ought to be marched on at the same time Washington is.


17 posted on 06/16/2010 1:49:06 PM PDT by SueRae
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To: RonDog

There’s that middle finger sticking out again.


18 posted on 06/16/2010 1:49:50 PM PDT by Bluebeard16
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***He and his presidency seemed shrunken, with the man once considered a political colossus now hiding behind and dwarfed by the props of the office. ****

When Carter the Incompetent was elected to POTUS the cartoonists had a blast. Over the years they began to draw him smaller, and smaller, and smaller to those around him.


19 posted on 06/16/2010 1:50:53 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Viva los SB 1070)
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Desperation is going to seize the kenyan team of fools. A 42% approval has never happened with a wartime president. He needs a catastrophe and he needs one now. One that he can “fix”, or appear to fix. Riots are what he wants.


20 posted on 06/16/2010 1:51:33 PM PDT by albie
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