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What should the White House do? Panic!
CNN ^ | September 15, 2011 | James Carville

Posted on 09/15/2011 3:05:53 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

People often ask me what advice I would give the White House about various things. Today I was mulling over election results from New York and Nevada while thinking about that very question. What should the White House do now? One word came to mind: Panic.

We are far past sending out talking points. Do not attempt to dumb it down. We cannot stand any more explanations. Have you talked to any Democratic senators lately? I have. It's pretty damn clear they are not happy campers.

This is what I would say to President Barack Obama: The time has come to demand a plan of action that requires a complete change from the direction you are headed.

I don't know how else to break this down. Simply put:

1. Fire somebody. No -- fire a lot of people. This may be news to you but this is not going well. For precedent, see Russian Army 64th division at Stalingrad. There were enough deaths at Stalingrad to make the entire tea party collectively orgasm.

Obama: America can't 'wait 14 months'

Branson: Obama's timing is off

Obama: If you love me, help pass bill Mr. President, your hinge of fate must turn. Bill Clinton fired many people in 1994 and took a lot of heat for it. Reagan fired most of his campaign staff in 1980. Republicans historically fired their own speaker, Newt Gingrich. Bush fired Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. For God's sake, why are we still looking at the same political and economic advisers that got us into this mess? It's not working.

Furthermore, it's not going to work with the same team, the same strategy and the same excuses. I know economic analysts are smart -- some work 17-hour days. It's time to show them the exit.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carville; flyingmonkey; jamescarville; obamanation; panicof2011
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21 posted on 09/15/2011 3:57:11 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Clintonfatigued

That whole piece seems rather incoherent. Except for the part about firing Eric Holder, that is a good idea.


22 posted on 09/15/2011 4:06:18 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: Clintonfatigued

Man, if you can’t even keep the Snake on your side... you got nothin.

I have got to wonder once again, who is going to be Barry’s primary challenger.


23 posted on 09/15/2011 4:19:51 PM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: Signalman

James made a SLIGHT miscalculation on that one. /sarc


24 posted on 09/15/2011 4:21:38 PM PDT by Danae (Anailnathrach ortha bhais beatha do cheal deanaimha)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Is it any wonder that we were doing better in the middle of the stimulus-spending period than we are doing with the austerity program?

Austerity program??

25 posted on 09/15/2011 6:39:06 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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I think all the WH policy wonks, Zer0, et al should all do ritual Seppuku (Hara Kiri) on C-SPAN.
26 posted on 09/15/2011 10:20:11 PM PDT by MasterGunner01 (To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
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