Posted on 07/09/2014 6:44:19 AM PDT by Kaslin
MSNBC host Chuck Todd assembled a panel of liberal-media veterans on his morning show "The Daily Rundown" Monday and joked that the assembled heavyweights presented "a nightmare scenario for Brent Bozell." But what these journalists proceeded to issue was a devastating indictment of the Obama presidency and a real nightmare for this president.
Carolyn Ryan, the Washington bureau chief of The New York Times, brought up "the national funk we're in, the sort of national malaise." The word "malaise" is never a good word to be around if you're the president. But for President Barack Obama, who is now seen in polls as the worst president since World War II, worse than the Master of Malaise, Jimmy Carter, it's kryptonite.
Iraq's collapse and "this crisis on the border does go to this question of competence," Ryan said. With Obama's utter lack of clarity in his immigration policy, "I feel like it can be a negative for President Obama where it seems like so many things in this country just aren't working," Ryan added.
Todd agreed. "Boy, you can see that 30-second TV ad, right? You start with the health care rollout, you go to the VA, you go to Syria, you go to Iraq, and you can go to the border. You can draw a straight line."
Susan Page of USA Today found different storm clouds. She insisted that Obama will have to move harder to deport the tens of thousands of children illegally pouring over the border, action which will then hurt him with core constituencies that want more amnesty, not more crackdowns. "This is kind of a lose-lose for him, politically speaking."
Todd noted that Democrats don't want to go anywhere near the immigration issue right now. Then this whole panel agreed that it is incumbent that Obama go to the border during his upcoming Texas visit, because, as Page said, "This is a Katrina moment, right? ... You're going to a fundraiser, and you're not going to the border, where there's this crisis?"
Ouch. Hurricane Katrina is another metaphor Obama definitely does not want attached to his crumbling legacy. Dan Balz of the Washington Post underlined, "If he goes, he draws even more attention to the fact of the problem that they were unable to solve right now." Again, it's another lose-lose.
Obama certainly is relying on his historically pliant media not to discuss the need for a border visit. The options on the evening news are politically dreadful. Imagine the footage of the president visiting amidst the human squalor his inaction has caused.
Balz put the issue in a more historical context. "When we have seen these mass arrivals, it's hurt the party that's been in the White House badly." Todd agreed: "Always has. Every time." Todd reminded his audience that the Mariel boatlift of Cuban refugees in 1980 helped defeat Bill Clinton in the only election he ever lost. Many Cubans were kept at Fort Chaffee in western Arkansas.
The notion of Obama's incompetence in matters both foreign and domestic is really beginning to sink in with the press. Try as they might in their daily attempts to sugarcoat the bad news and/or blame it all on the Republicans, even the liberal news media can read the tea leaves.
They'll keep blowing the wind beneath Obama's crippled wings, but yesterday's gusto is gone.
Once again folks, John Dillinger did not rob banks because he was too “incompetent” to make a deposit. No one is incompetent enough to be wrong EVERY SINGLE TIME ON EVERYTHING. Being wrong one hundred percent is absolute proof that the person has no intention of ever doing the right thing. Remember the old saying, “A blind hog (or squirrel or whatever) finds an acorn now and then. If he NEVER finds an acorn except for a corrupt organization by the acronym of ACORN then the problem is NOT incompetence, it is EVIL.
It’s not just his incompetence, but his lawlessness.
One man’s perceived incompetence is another man’s agenda.
Amazingly some people seem unable to grasp the idea that, just as you NEVER meet someone who NEVER makes a single mistake, you will NEVER meet someone who NEVER, EVER gets it right simply out of incompetence, to be wrong every time requires the HIGHEST of competence combined with EVIL INTENT.
Of course, Obama himself is certainly not an example of highest competence but the people who control him know exactly what they are doing and can be depended on to do the wrong thing for America because they hate America.
It also indicates that Obama should be in a zoo with the rest of the animals.
Todd agreed. "Boy, you can see that 30-second TV ad, right? You start with the health care rollout, you go to the VA, you go to Syria, you go to Iraq, and you can go to the border. You can draw a straight line."
Chuck, you missed some key scenes. Between each collossal FUBAR, add Barry playing golf with a counter going up to 180 times. Add in the fundraisers and the vacations. Then intersperse scenes of his parties with celebrities.
There is absolutely no reason to think these fools finally get it. It is part of the new marching orders from the Libtard bosses in order to win the next election.
Not really. Your average Democrat is only concerned with how much loot from other peoples' hard work the government is going to bestow upon them. And of course the black Democrats claim any criticism of their turd in the white house bees racis. Race isn't the most important thing to black democrats - it's the ONLY thing.
Excellent analysis.
Iraq's collapse and "this crisis on the border does go to this question of competence," Ryan said. With Obama's utter lack of clarity in his immigration policy, "I feel like it can be a negative for President Obama where it seems like so many things in this country just aren't working," Ryan added.
The New York Times condemned Bush for NOT going to New Orleans after Katrina. Has Carolyn Ryan condemned Obama for NOT going to the border? My guess is Carolyn Ryan knows illegals will vote for democrats soon... so her 'outrage' will be very limited. Limited to 'how will this action hurt democrats in the short run'.
New York Times deluded scum...
I have never voted for Democrat. I did vote for Ross Perot to my regret.
Interesting that they don’t mention the IRS issue.
There are tens of millions of us. Hopefully Obama will be as effective as Carter in this regard.
Note also how F. Chuck glossed over Benghazi in his 30 second ad proposal. And who does that omission help?
Hillary! Of course.
The damage control is starting now. It’s quite transparent, to those with eyes to see. The troops are starting the coup early, preparing to throw the lame duck under the political bus, as a sacrifice to make way for the Beast.
Unfortunately the GOP would never consider "smearing" the Dems like that. Romney refused to mention Benghazi or many of Obama's failures when he was running... he didn't want to be impolite or some such nonsense.
On the plus side, the EPA, IRS, BLM and DHS are performing above expectations.
Exactly. See #33.
Banning the teaching and speaking of Spanish in Public Schools would expel many Illegal Alien Invaders from US Public Schools, and thus reduce the financial impact to US Taxpayers whose taxes pay for Public Schools.
The failure of the Obama Administration to protect the Citizens of the US from the expenses and job losses caused by the Invasion of Illegal Alien Invaders from Spanish-speaking countries proves that this Obama-caused “Dreamer” Invasion was implemented by Obama to “Fundamentally transform the United States of America.”
Hey RNC, can you hear me now?
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