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Meacham Lowers Bar For Obama: Country Has 'Unrealistic Expectations'
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 08/28/2013 9:41:10 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Presidential historian Jon Meacham did his best on Morning Joe this morning to lower the bar for President Obama's speech today commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. "The country has put an enormous amount of expectation on him . . . since he first came on the stage in 2004 . . . we sometimes have-often have--unrealistic expectations of the office," empathized Meacham.

Nice try. But wasn't it Barack Obama himself who raised expectations to absurd heights? Does this phrase ring a bell, Mr. Meacham?: "I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when . . the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; jonmeacham; mlkjr; riseoceans

1 posted on 08/28/2013 9:41:10 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: netmilsmom; Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; Diogenesis; MEG33; PGalt; ...

Poor baby Obama: Americans have unrealistic expectations for him. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 08/28/2013 9:42:18 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“the soft bigotry of low expectations” ... affirmative action in practice.


3 posted on 08/28/2013 9:43:28 AM PDT by glennaro
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

MLK: “I have a Dream”

Today: “I have an EBT card”


4 posted on 08/28/2013 9:48:14 AM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I don't have any expectations for this cretin - except to the extent that he will do the stupidest thing possible under any given circumstance.
5 posted on 08/28/2013 9:49:30 AM PDT by Cincinatus (Omnia relinquit servare Rempublicam)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

A man is only as good as his word. But when it came to a Democrat keeping his word no one here had any false hopes.


6 posted on 08/28/2013 9:49:47 AM PDT by Cyman
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To: glennaro

50 years from now, after the great revolution by the Constitution Party, which gave America back to people, historians will remember two things.

The first was how 3 Presidents changed the face of America for the worse, Wilson, Johnson and Obama.

The second was how a housewife from Wasilla, Alaska, singlehandedly destroyed the Republican party and from the ashes rose a Phoenix called the Constitution Party.


7 posted on 08/28/2013 9:52:14 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Make today a great day. Insult a liberal.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest


8 posted on 08/28/2013 9:53:36 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (I aim to raise a million plus for Gov. Palin. What'll you do?.)
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To: Mr. K
MLK: “I have a Dream”

Alternate Titles for Odinga:

"I Have A Scheme"
"This Is All A Bad Dream"
"No 'I' in 'Team' - but there's an 'I' in 'MINE!'

9 posted on 08/28/2013 9:54:03 AM PDT by Old Sarge (Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Those of us with above room temp IQ had expectations which exactly matched the performance of the Obamadork/felon.

We thought he was an idiot.

He is.

We thought he had no morals.

He doesn’t.

We thought he had no real education.

He doesn’t.

We judged him an inept quota baby.

He is.

The man/boy is sleaze.

Period.


10 posted on 08/28/2013 9:54:18 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

When you are elected because you promise to deliver on things that only GOD controls... GOD will ensure that you fail... obama is epic fail!


11 posted on 08/28/2013 9:54:36 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Old Sarge

Funny/sad thing is that a bitter idiot goof was judged by the color of his skin to get to the white house, not judged by the content of his character.
And he will be applauded by his mindless followers when he tries to be MLK at the Lincoln Memorial.


12 posted on 08/28/2013 9:59:26 AM PDT by Texas resident (Watch the other hand.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

barack obama - the affirmative action president. don’t keep your expectations as high as you did for a white president, there’s no way he can meet them.


13 posted on 08/28/2013 10:15:56 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

But wait! Isn’t this the same Jon Meacham who edited Newsweek? That big time News magazine that sold for two quarters and five dimes? I’m betting that is some history he would like to rewrite.


14 posted on 08/28/2013 10:20:30 AM PDT by billhilly
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
For God's sake, Meacham, consider just this one issue for starters: is it really "unrealistic" to expect Obama not to be the serial liar that he is?
Just basic honesty.
Just a little integrity.
Meacham: another to add to the discredited ignorant sycophant list.
15 posted on 08/28/2013 10:25:15 AM PDT by Amagi (God Save the Republic.)
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