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 Carters malaise speech. He didnt 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 partners 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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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. Im having meetings. In conclusion, something about China. Windmills! That, ladies and gentlemen, is the Presidents whole speech in 140 characters.
Clinton....”I feel your pain”
Obama..... “I have been briefed on your pain”.
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