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Jon Stewart disappointed Obama not more of a dictator
Federal Review ^ | 09/19/11

Posted on 09/19/2011 3:51:15 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

Over in Rolling Stone, Jon Stewart, "the Walter Cronkite of this generation," frets that the president hasn't done more to circumvent the Constitution's separation of powers:

I’m surprised at how much he deferred to the legislative process. He’s accomplished some things, and I’m sure he’s pleased with what he’s done, but I would have preferred to see something a little bit more transformative.

Stewart is in his mid-forties and obviously steeped in pop culture. He must have seen the "How a Bill Becomes Law" episode of "Schoolhouse Rock" a couple of hundred of times by now.

I can only assume the Daily Show writers haven't yet told Stewart that Obama had a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in congress when he took office.


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: disappointed; jon; obama; stewart

1 posted on 09/19/2011 3:51:19 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Jon Stewart is an IDIOT!


2 posted on 09/19/2011 3:52:58 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

If Obama tried to assume dictatorial powers I’d expect the Secret Service to arrest him. I think Obama probably feels the same way and that’s what’s keeping him in check.


3 posted on 09/19/2011 3:56:19 PM PDT by MeganC (Are you better off than you were four years ago?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

It’s a shame that more than 4 or 5 people even know who this idiot is. And to think that our young skulls full of mush use this asshat as a repository of current events is incredible.


4 posted on 09/19/2011 3:56:48 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: MeganC

I think you have more faith in them than I do. Didn’t they also protect Franklin D Roosevelt?


5 posted on 09/19/2011 3:58:18 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Something a little more 'transformative' for Jon and his Kappo f''in family.

6 posted on 09/19/2011 3:58:46 PM PDT by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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To: 240B

Yeah. It never ceases to amaze me how many Jews say “never forget” and then demand an ever more powerful centralized government.


7 posted on 09/19/2011 4:07:26 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Yeah. It never ceases to amaze me how many Jews say “never forget” and then demand an ever more powerful centralized government.

It's like they think the railroad cars to the "centers" will have domes and sleeping berths this time.

8 posted on 09/19/2011 4:10:09 PM PDT by N. Theknow (Obama - Wear The Fail!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I agree he is the “Walter Cronkite” of his generation if by Walter Cronkite they mean smarmy, treasonous, liberal, pinhead.


9 posted on 09/19/2011 4:14:18 PM PDT by hometoroost (Frodo lives!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Barack Obama may not be a complete dictator, but he’s about three-eighths of the way there.


10 posted on 09/19/2011 4:16:47 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I can’t believe how the left look up to this twit as some kind of cutting-edge political guru. I don’t think he’s even that good of a comedian, just another snide, smug, liberal.


11 posted on 09/19/2011 4:20:28 PM PDT by Baladas ((ABBHO))
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To: hometoroost
smarmy, treasonous, liberal, pinhead.

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If only we could go on blindly to our destruction we could all be happy!

Another exemplary genius of the Left.

12 posted on 09/19/2011 4:32:58 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: Baladas
I can’t believe how the left look up to this twit as some kind of cutting-edge political guru. I don’t think he’s even that good of a comedian, just another snide, smug, liberal.

He has a few moments just as an inexperienced boxer lands one or two good blows, but I found him pompous rather than funny.

And that equivalent of canned laughter (is the audience flashed a sign that says laugh or applaud?) doesn't help either.

From Obama to Stewart, all these lib/commies need sychophants around them.

13 posted on 09/19/2011 4:32:58 PM PDT by Stepan12 (Palin & Bolton in 2012)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Increase Jon Stewart’s taxes arbitrarily.


14 posted on 09/19/2011 4:36:41 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: SandRat

>>>Jon Stewart is an IDIOT!<<<

Actually, he is far, far worse than that. He has just enough education to rationalize his stupidity and say it in an engaging and funny way. As a result, he often gets credit for sounding smart, while the credit really belongs to those who are truly smart.


15 posted on 09/19/2011 4:45:21 PM PDT by redpoll
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Didn't that idiot Thomas Friedman bemoan the fact that we have a constitutional government, as opposed to a nice, neat totalitarian government like that of Communist China?

Mark

16 posted on 09/19/2011 5:36:47 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

What an animal.


17 posted on 09/19/2011 7:25:25 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To stupid lefties dictators are great! As long as they are their kind. Any conservative bent is no good.


18 posted on 09/20/2011 1:05:11 AM PDT by vpintheak (Democrats: Robbing humans of their dignity 1 law at a time)
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To: MeganC
If Obama tried to assume dictatorial powers I’d expect the Secret Service to arrest him.

If Obama chose to assume dictatorial powers, there would be no Constitution, and hence no law. Therefore, nothing would be illegal.

Work it out from there.

19 posted on 09/20/2011 1:09:09 AM PDT by cynwoody
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