Posted on 10/16/2010 8:05:10 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WEST NEWTON, Mass. - President Barack Obama said Americans' "fear and frustration" is to blame for an intense midterm election cycle that threatens to derail the Democratic agenda.
"Part of the reason that our politics seems so tough right now and facts and science and argument does not seem to be winning the day all the time is because we're hardwired not to always think clearly when we're scared, Obama said Saturday evening in remarks at a small Democratic fundraiser Saturday evening. And the country's scared. Obama told the several dozen donors that he was offering them his view from the Oval Office. He faulted the economic downturn for Americans inability to think clearly and said the burden is on Democrats to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling.
You can respond in a couple of ways to a trauma like this, Obama said, referring to the economy. One is to pull back, retrench and respond to your fears by pushing away challenges, looking backwards. Another is to say we can meet these challenges and we are going to move forward. And thats what this election is about.
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I'll donate a rabbit.
You didn't finish.
Can he say anything that doesnt belittle the entire United States of America?
You are too kind to this moron, Laz. At least Jimmy Carter’s ‘Malaise’ speech wasn’t made as part of an election campaign (it was in July, 1979).
Where did you get that unauthorized TransBarackafier?
He’s half right. Frustration at the Obama agenda will drive millions of people to the polls in a couple of weeks.
I've been goofy for about two years now.
The proper way to respond to a trauma like YOU Obama is to vote for people who will stop your traumatizing policies. What a grade-A jerk.
“Can he say anything that doesnt belittle?”
The short answer is no.
Pretty much anything I say would be too kind.
First of all, there was speculation in religious communities that Obama was the AntiChrist. Not a chance -- the AntiChrist would not be such a lazy, incompetent buffoon.
There was speculation that he would be another Hitlerian tyrant. Nope -- if Hitler was this moronic, tin-eared and unsuccessful, Germany would have been a good neighbor and the Jews would have flourished.
All he is, is utterly devoid of talent, intelligence, and motivation. So all he can do is fall back on accusing all of us of the qualities he has: hubris, fear, narcissism, incompetence, and idiocy.
Sometimes fear and frustration are perfectly reasonable reactions.
He faulted the economic downturn for Americans inability to think clearly
We are thinking very clearly Obama and we reject you and the rest of the socialists. We’ll talk Nov. 3rd.
I no longer fear Obama.
I pity him.
He's wayyyyy over his head.
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The Rats are shovel-ready for the dust bin of history.
From “Hope and Change” to “Fear and Frustration”
Good going pal.
Your Hope has been redistributed. Here’s your Change.
leftists like Obozo really are SCUM
all rational criticisms of their depravities must be psychologized away, dismissed as “anger” and “fear”
how about this, Obozo: tens of millions of Americans are rational in loathing you and your agenda! We know what you are, DESPISE your lies and frauds and radical agenda, and will kick your party to pieces in a couple of weeks
then, God willing, we will kick your ugly butt out of the WH by 2012 if not sooner
Lol. Nice job Mr. Eric.
Yeah, we’re frustrated you’re not listening and afraid you’re going to dump more crap on us.
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