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7 Times President Barack Obama Dissed His Critics
Politico ^ | Jonathan Topaz

Posted on 06/05/2014 1:03:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway

President Barack Obama in Brussels on Thursday refused to apologize for the deal to recover Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, saying some of his critics are trying to manufacture a controversy. “I’m never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in Washington,” the president said. It wasn’t the first time Obama dismissed objections to his policies as nothing more than political theater. Here’s a look at seven other times when the president has derided his critics as playing political games. 1. “The debate we’re having right now is about what, Benghazi? Obamacare? It becomes this endless loop. It’s not serious. It’s not speaking to the real concerns that people have.” – at a DCCC fundraiser in Potomac, Md., May 19, 2014

2. “But for most of this year, an endless parade of distractions, political posturing and phony scandals have shifted focus from what we need to do to shore up the middle class.” — in Chattanooga, Tenn., July 30, 2013

3. “I mean, these kinds of things keep on surfacing, in part because you and your TV station will promote them. — speaking on Benghazi in the White House Super Bowl interview with Fox News host Bill O’Reilly, Feb. 2, 2014

4. “It is important that our veterans don’t become another political football, especially when so many of them are receiving care right now. — on the VA scandal, May 21, 2014

5. “The whole thing defies logic, and the fact that this keeps getting churned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations.” — speaking on Benghazi at a White House press conference with U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, May 14, 2013

6. “This shouldn’t be a political football. This should be something that we take for granted, that in this country, you should be able to get affordable health care, regardless of how wealthy you are.” — speaking on the Affordable Care Act at a White House press briefing, Feb. 17, 2014

7. “We do not have time for this kind of silliness. I’ve been puzzled at the degree to which this just kept on going.” — at the White House upon the release of his long form birth certificate, April 27, 2011


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bergdahltruthfile; boyking; cultureofcorruption; manchildpresident; obamaisrealangrynow; obamalegacy; obamaquotes; obamascandals; stalinisttactics; whatever; worstpresidentever

1 posted on 06/05/2014 1:03:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Nothing new here, just more excuses, accusations and puling from the Won. He’s like a 4 year old.


3 posted on 06/05/2014 1:04:47 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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“We do not have time for this kind of silliness.

Yet you do have time to play golf and take vacations. Tons of golf and tons of vacations.

4 posted on 06/05/2014 1:06:26 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Jay Carney: The (Benghazi) emails weren't about Benghazi.)
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To: nickcarraway

“No investigation ever fed a hungry child.”


5 posted on 06/05/2014 1:06:56 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: nickcarraway

More straw in those men than in all the stables at Churchill Downs.


6 posted on 06/05/2014 1:08:15 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: F15Eagle; nickcarraway
No Drama Obama. It's got him this far.

But let another take his office (Psalm 109:8) may not be too far away.

7 posted on 06/05/2014 1:11:34 PM PDT by PapaNew
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To: Buckeye McFrog

And more of the other stuff in those stables.


10 posted on 06/05/2014 1:13:32 PM PDT by Bob (Five Taliban commanders for one Taliban sympathizer - a trade only Obama could love.)
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I've come to believe that some of these over-the-top scandals by the administration are purposed flailing attempts to goad the GOP into initiating impeachment proceedings so that he can unify the base for the upcoming November elections.
11 posted on 06/05/2014 1:14:56 PM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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Notice, he doesn't offer excuses nor get defensive. He is an "artful dodger". His actions are notorious but his words smooth as silk - nothing to hang much on. He is "No Drama Obama."

But there's another quote that may apply to him as well: "let another take his office" (Psalm 109:8). Has a prophetic sound right now.

12 posted on 06/05/2014 1:20:42 PM PDT by PapaNew
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This is just one time --he has done this many times.

13 posted on 06/05/2014 1:34:55 PM PDT by gaijin
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I read something today where 0 gets overwhelmed with the job and has to just getaway! He cannot handle responsibility!
How could he with the decisions he has made and condoned against the American People and enlightened his Muslim friends!
Incapable and Impeachable!
Make that the War cry of the Conservatives!


14 posted on 06/05/2014 1:43:48 PM PDT by DocJhn
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15 posted on 06/05/2014 1:53:46 PM PDT by baddog 219
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“It becomes this endless loop. It’s not serious.”

Wait until that loop is around your scrawny neck, Bozo. You’ll see how serious it really is.


16 posted on 06/05/2014 2:25:05 PM PDT by beelzepug (You can't fix a broken washing machine by washing more expensive clothes in it.)
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Whenever jOkeass gets stuck he doubles down.


17 posted on 06/05/2014 4:32:24 PM PDT by depressed in 06 (America conceived in liberty, dies in slavery.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

In addition, the amount of horse manure they spread exceeds the combined total accumulated by all horse facilities, including those in open air areas, worldwide.


18 posted on 06/05/2014 5:56:03 PM PDT by Nuocmam
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I’ve thought the same thing.


19 posted on 06/06/2014 8:28:26 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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I think Zero realizes he’s a failed president and has decided to be a martyr. Narcissists love the glory. It’s the only way out in his mind.


20 posted on 06/08/2014 8:41:30 AM PDT by Rockitz (This is NOT rocket science - Follow the money and you'll find the truth.)
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