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Barack Obama Embraces His Inner Jimmy Carter
CDS and Red State ^ | 6/17/2010 | Erick Erickson

Posted on 06/17/2010 4:17:20 PM PDT by ezfindit

Perhaps it is because his chief speechwriter has spent the crisis playing beer pong in Georgetown bars. Perhaps it is because while embracing peak oil, the oil spill never piqued his blue state interests since it affected red states.

Whatever the reason, Barack Obama gave the most depressing Oval Office speech since Jimmy Carter’s malaise speech. He didn’t just embrace defeat, he wore it on his suit as a substitute for an argyle sweater. He tried to sound upbeat in the way a cop in a movie might sound when his partner lay mortally wounded and the cop needs to get the partner’s wife to the hospital without letting her know her husband is dying. It was a false optimism with Barack Obama distracting Americans in a game of three card monte.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carter; democrats; fail; incompetence; malaisespeech; obama; oil
Excellent piece!
1 posted on 06/17/2010 4:17:21 PM PDT by ezfindit
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To: ezfindit

This is HILARIOUS:

The best summation of the speech comes from our own Caleb Howe, who tweeted, “Let me be clear. Some oil spilled. But Katrina. And make no mistake. I’m having meetings. In conclusion, something about China. Windmills!” That, ladies and gentlemen, is the President’s whole speech in 140 characters.


2 posted on 06/17/2010 4:19:12 PM PDT by ezfindit (ConservativeDatingSite.com - The Right Place for Conservative Singles)
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Cheers!

3 posted on 06/18/2010 3:53:15 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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Cheers!

4 posted on 06/18/2010 3:55:29 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: ezfindit

Clinton....”I feel your pain”

Obama..... “I have been briefed on your pain”.


5 posted on 06/18/2010 3:59:54 PM PDT by eddie willers
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