Posted on 08/26/2014 6:26:37 AM PDT by NCjim
The White House is bristling at suggestions President Obama is disconnected, checked out or out of touch.
White House allies maintain that the storyline of a checked-out president is a myth drummed up by the media during the summer doldrums.
“It’s bullshit,” said one former senior administration official. “This is a guy who reads 10 letters a day simply to keep in touch with the American people. He spends all his time thinking about the economy and improving lives of the American people. He’s constantly in touch.”
Obama has been criticized as out of touch by critics and supporters, with the subject discussed at length by the media.
The criticism has been underlined by Obama’s decision to repeatedly golf over his two-week vacation, including minutes after giving a statement to the media about the execution of journalist James Foley.
Some Democrats say the issue goes much farther than Obama’s love of the links, however.
They argue Obama isn’t doing enough to get his message out, to help Democrats on the campaign trail or to move his agenda. And they worry the depiction of Obama as checked out is one the White House needs to do a stronger job of battling.
If the administration fails to take it on, some Democrats fear it could hurt them in this fall’s midterm elections.
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This sounds like satire or something
This reads like satire. John Semmens, you are given a new story.
Barack is a mumbling, bumbling fool when he doesn’t have Valerie’s prepared speech to read.
All you need to do is start saying "I'd hit it." all the time, and I can retire.
I had the exact same reaction
Someday soon—the truth will come out—and it will stink to high heaven.
OMG, you would actually hand over the scepter? I bow down to you, master.
* Pulse optional.
There were similar stories/rumors of his being bored, uninterested, wanting out pre-2012. There were even some stories that he might not run for reelection and he already had a house/estate in Hawaii.
Of course, some of that may have been predicated on Romney being a contender — which didn’t really happen.
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Obama doesn’t have to ‘be’ at the WH to do damage. He has nearly 4 DOZEN czars doing the work of fundamentally changing America.
You’re now lying about 200 yards from the hole Mr President. You’ll probably want to use a 9 iron or maybe a sand wedge if you give it a good whack. Oh and by the way, ISIS doesn’t speak for Islam.
Good luck!
“...Obama isn’t doing enough to get his message out”
Dragging out this old chestnut. Nobody is buying it and they should be trying to sell it.
"It's bullshit," said one former senior administration official. "This is a guy who reads 10 letters a day simply to keep in touch with the American people. He spends all his time thinking about the economy and improving lives of the American people. He's constantly in touch."
What a gruelling schedule! TEN WHOLE LETTERS!
Probably the letters A through J.
“This is an enemy islamist who reads 10 letters a day simply to determine how he can murder more Americans. He spends all his time thinking about how to crash the economy and destroying the lives of the American people. He’s constantly on it.”
Fixed it.
The competition is heating up, Laz. My brow is getting sweaty now.
So far your post is the only one that gets it.
Do not underestimate Obama.
Obama is devious and ruthless and behind the scenes of every move on his agenda that is made.
“Obama doesn’t have to ‘be’ at the WH to do damage. He has nearly 4 DOZEN czars doing the work of fundamentally changing America”
I think it’s unanimous
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