"What was that noise?"
Uh, that was your presidency falling on the floor. The presidential seal knew it long ago.
BTW, zero, you look like such a dork in that picture. Go home. Where ever that might be.
But based on the descriptions, I think Ol' Bill just kicked off the Democrats' 2012 primary campaign.
I think Obama just learned the hard way about asking a Clinton for a favor. The likely purpose of Obama's inviting Bill over for a talk, was to get advice on how to survive politically after the November debacle.
And that might have worked for him, had Bill Clinton been sincerely interested in helping him. But Clinton appears to have had other motives ... in this case, showing everybody just how rudderless and ineffective Obama really is, so as to make a primary challenge seem possible and fruitful for others: Hillary in particular.
This press conference is a serious political mistake, and one has to wonder why it was even allowed. I suppose Obama's motives in calling the press conference would have been to convey the impression that "me 'n Bill are working to solve this country's problems." Just to do that seems stupid, as it only highlights how ineffective Obama really is.
Clinton's motives are easier to understand, and are probably twofold: one, it's just selfish indulgence at having an audience again (Clinton lives to have an audience); but also, to insert and twist a dagger in Obama's back. He's showing folks how a real president acts, and how very far Obama is from meeting that standard.
It will not be lost on the media that Clinton speaks fluently, at length, and in complete sentences on a broad range of topics, and does not require a Teleprompter to do it.
I have no doubt that the WH press corps thoroughly enjoyed Clinton's performance, and if they hadn't already figured it out, Obama will seem mighty thin gruel by comparison.
Excellent analysis.
I cannot STRESS enough how evident that was during this entire spectacle- and spectacle it was.
You are not going to believe the enitre "event"..it was vintage Clinton, selling, teaching, breaking down the complex into smart soundbites.
The body language was fascinating- Clinton was The President; Obama was the president.
"What was that noise?"
Uh, that was your presidency falling on the floor. The presidential seal knew it long ago.
BTW, zero, you look like such a dork in that picture. Go home. Where ever that might be.
Bingo. I never thought I would ever say this, but I would rather have Bill Clinton in that office than the current impostor. For all his faults, Bill Clinton has an uncanny ability to know and reach his audience. He practically has a photographic memory. And his ego is such that he will never allow himself to be ignorant of any issue. If he doesn't know something, then he will find out who does and learn the right questions to ask. With Obama, all he cares about is himself. I really believe he is a sociopath.
“He’s [Clinton’s] showing folks how a real president acts”
Too bad that didn’t apply to all areas.