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Why Obama May Pass on Reelection
Business Insider ^ | August 17, 2011 | Russell Halley

Posted on 08/17/2011 6:24:41 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012

Political observers of a certain age will remember the night of March 31 1968. At the very end of a long speech about the Vietnam War, President Johnson shocked the nation with his announcement that “I shall not seek, and I will not accept, the nomination of my party for another term as your President.”

Don’t be surprised if Obama makes a similar announcement.

To understand why, its worth looking at how we got the President we have.

(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: obama; obama2012; obamaoneterm
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Very interesting article.
1 posted on 08/17/2011 6:24:43 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

He won’t step down. But he is responsible for a jobless, housingless “recovery.” He should go.

http://confoundedinterest.wordpress.com


2 posted on 08/17/2011 6:28:46 AM PDT by Squidster
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To: ilovesarah2012

If Obama not seeking re-election is the premise, the article is garbage. Obama is a narcissist, it would be impossible for him to NOT seek re-election.

I would bet a lot on that.


3 posted on 08/17/2011 6:28:54 AM PDT by brownsfan (I miss the America I grew up in.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

He may be in the Big House by the time the next election rolls around...


4 posted on 08/17/2011 6:30:14 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike (TeaNami)
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To: ilovesarah2012

This is wishful and fanciful thinking. “The One” not seek re-election? Are you kidding me?? Seriously? A better question will be if/when he loses re-election, will we have to send the Secret Service in to drag him and Moochelle out of the White House kicking and screaming while having a death grip on the front door.


5 posted on 08/17/2011 6:32:32 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: brownsfan

I figure if it looks like there is no way Obama will be re-elected, the people who control him may make sure someone runs against him - or he can decide not to seek re-election on his own.

But the best part of the article is:

Four years on, there is a small but growing rumbling in the political underground that Obama was chosen precisely because of his light weight. The argument is that he was promoted over Hillary because he would be malleable and would “lead from behind”. In other words, he’d follow.

Party elders sensed that his charisma, effective speaking style and inspiring tale as a bi-racial success story made him a product they could sell to the voters. After the sale, he’d be easy to control.


6 posted on 08/17/2011 6:33:05 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: brownsfan

Spot on, friend.


7 posted on 08/17/2011 6:33:33 AM PDT by Arlis (- Virginia loghome/woods-dweller/Jesus lovin'/Bible-totin'/"gun-clinger")
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To: ilovesarah2012

HA-HA-HA, dream on!

Maybe Pelosi will quit too, and Reid...LOL

If Obama does actually get re-elected he will inherit one hell-of-a-mess from himself.


8 posted on 08/17/2011 6:33:53 AM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: ilovesarah2012
LMAO!!!!When monkeys fly will this ego monger step down.He has it in his head he will be saved by his crooked friends and become president again..We don't need to sit around and hold our breath for this moron to do something like that..
9 posted on 08/17/2011 6:34:59 AM PDT by PLD
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Obama is either a:

1.) malignant narcissist, or a

2.) megalomaniac. Or both.

In any case, he is not connected to reality. In his warped mind, he is a success.

10 posted on 08/17/2011 6:36:36 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
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To: ilovesarah2012

Mr. Obama is very, very proud. Even though he has no sand.

He is also devoid of a sense of humor.

Chose not to run?

Believe it when I see it.


11 posted on 08/17/2011 6:36:53 AM PDT by RexBeach (Mr. Obama can't count.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

For all we know, a deal may have already been cut for him to walk away scott free!


12 posted on 08/17/2011 6:37:54 AM PDT by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: sauropod

read


13 posted on 08/17/2011 6:41:36 AM PDT by sauropod (ObaMao: Let them eat peas!)
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To: ilovesarah2012

He is too arrogant to make this decision on his own but could potentially be forced or blackmailed into it by the Clintons and other high-powered Democrats who fear for their party’s future.

The Buffalo News ran a stunning editorial yesterday calling for him to be replaced. Look for the leak-and-drip campaign to gather steam.


14 posted on 08/17/2011 6:42:24 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ilovesarah2012

Campaigning and community organizing is all the narcissist knows, but he’s going to not run in 2012?


15 posted on 08/17/2011 6:44:26 AM PDT by SanFranDan
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To: Buckeye McFrog

That’s what I expect. Obama is not a leader. He is a follower and does not make decisions on his own.


16 posted on 08/17/2011 6:44:46 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012
LBJ was a bully not a narcissist. 0 will run again and agian for the rest of his life. He is Clinton with a mean, petty streak. He cannot stand to be out of the limelight.

Dilbert.com

17 posted on 08/17/2011 6:45:35 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I think Hillary will run and get the nomination.


18 posted on 08/17/2011 6:45:37 AM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: brownsfan
"Obama is a narcissist, it would be impossible for him to NOT seek re-election."

Beyond that, any inkling of retirement on his part would cause him to be slapped into reality by Michele who relishes living like royalty and playing the privileged elitist role to the hilt.

She is probably the one behind all the early fundraisers going on and will fight tooth and nail to hold onto those perks for as long as possible.


19 posted on 08/17/2011 6:46:03 AM PDT by Baynative (If the government was in charge of the desert , we'd soon have a shortage of sand.)
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To: ilovesarah2012

“pass”

Is that a new term, meaning lose in a landslide?


20 posted on 08/17/2011 6:46:48 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network ("Cut the Crap and Balance!" -- Governor Sarah Palin , Friday August 12 2011, Iowa State Fair)
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