Obama absent during time of acute need

[privateinvestor]

Nile Gardiner of the Heritage Foundation notes that, regardless of the escalating crises, President Obama “seems paralyzed.”


Don't you just hate it when that happens?? Oh well time for another vacation for the Obamas...

[billisonboard]

Mar 16, 2011 15:49:34 GMT -5 @privateinvestor said:

Nile Gardiner of the Heritage Foundation notes that, regardless of the escalating crises, President Obama “seems paralyzed.”


Don't you just hate it when that happens??

[/size] Oh well time for another vacation for the Obamas...[/quote]

When what happens? When a critic of President Obama is critical of President Obama? Personally, I don't an emotional reaction when it happens.

[billisonboard]

Mar 16, 2011 16:06:56 GMT -5 @insurancegal said:

Please. Remember how much grief Mr. Bush received for not immediately running to the Hurricane Katrina site? And that was national, not international....

He was right to not impose himself on people with something more important to deal with than a presidential visit.

[Shirina]

I have never wanted any less...I'm not a liberal.

Cheap. Oh so bloody cheap, ed. You should be ashamed of that sort of hack writing.

Oh, and as for this:

I can't help the fact that a lot of authors are writing pieces in different publications about Obama's incompetence and failure to lead.

You seem to forget that many folks have been at Obama's throat since the day he declared his candidacy. There are some Republicans who really do want a one-party Republican system even if they don't overtly say so. I don't even post here that often and yet even I have noticed a pattern in Republicans screaming for Obama's impeachment every time the wind blows. I bet we could make a drinking game out of that ... everyone has to take a drink every time a conservative says "impeach" or "impeachment." I bet we'd get pretty drunk.

Those who are hollering about Obama's lack of leadership are usually the ones who believe America should shoulder its way to the forefront of every major world event - as if the party can't start until the POTUS arrives. I'm rather heartened to see that America isn't trying to throw its weight around, for a change, behaving as if every other nation is a child that needs America's leadership and guidance.

[privateinvestor]

Obama predicts Kansas over Ohio State for title
For the third straight year, Obama has filled out an NCAA tournament bracket for ESPN. He says Duke, Kansas, Ohio State and Pittsburgh will make the men's Final Four, with the Jayhawks beating the Buckeyes in the national championship game.


His pick to win it all was revealed Wednesday on SportsCenter.


Obama also picked Kansas to win the title last season, but Northern Iowa upset the Jayhawks in the second round. Duke went on to defeat Butler for the championship.

Obama predicts Baylor, UConn, Stanford and Tennessee will advance to the Final Four in the women's tournament. His full bracket will be unveiled Friday morning.




bltwy.msnbc.msn.com/politics/news#wallState=0__%2Fpolitics%2Fobama-predicts-kansas-over-ohio-state-for-title-1683565.story

[Shirina]

And, so what?

Well, usually I wait until the president has at least done something worthy of being roasted for. Simply declaring his candidacy or simply being liberal (or conservative) isn't enough.

I actually supported Bush through 9/11 and even the Iraq War until it became clear that the war was waged for all the wrong reasons.

You see, I didn't turn on Bush until, perhaps mid-2004. I gave the guy a chance. I didn't instantly rip him to shreds merely because he was (insert whatever here).

[privateinvestor]

WASHINGTON— President Barack Obama
sought to energize Democratic loyalists on
Wednesday in a speech laying out themes of
his coming 2012 re-election bid, saying he has
met many of his promises "but we aren't
finished."

He gave an early version of his 2012 stump
speech to a crowd of Democratic backers at a
Washington hotel. Obama has not yet
launched his re-election campaign, but is
expected to do so in the coming months.





Story: Obama's team seeks new ways to
fire up base





Obama said he would like to recreate the
magic of his 2008 campaign, which he said
was "like lightning in a bottle,"


www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42127321/ns/politics-decision_2012/

[Shirina]

We have no obligation whatsoever to give any President "a chance" nor rubber stamp things we believe are bad for this nation under the guise of "giving him a chance".

That's right, you don't have any obligation to give the president a chance. Of course, that means sacrificing your credibility in any debate since it would be obvious to any observant person that your criticisms stem from the president's political party or ideology rather than on something he's actually done.

It should force people to wonder if you really do want a Communist-style one party system where only conservative Republicans are allowed to hold office.

He accepted the job, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

LOL! A lot of conservatives never allowed him to get anywhere near the kitchen before the heat started.

Otherwise, he has no right to sit back and rest on his laurels but his job is to address the concerns of all Americans and make his case to the nation.

Well, then ... if a conservative is elected president in 2012, I'll be sure to remind you how he has no right to take vacations, because you know he will sooner or later.

So far, Republican presidents have that record in the can since Bush Jr. holds the record for most vacation days, followed by Ronnie Reagan.

[rockon]

I don't think taking vacations or filling out a basketball bracket is the real concern from my perspective. My concern is more related to the fact that he will quickly weigh in on any relatively minor issue on subjects that might offend his base such as Supreme Court decisions, comments intended to marginalize opponents like Palin, Beck, Fox News, Joe the plumber, spend time holding a beer summit concerning a local issue, blaming Republicans for Giffords shooting, supporting unions organizers and yet prefers to remain silent on more major world issues that most people expect the leader of the free world to influence or at least provide leadership on.

[deziloooooo]

Snerd--- It means when the election is over and the leader of the country is chosen, you don't immediatly start with the dissing of him and his policies.
It means that not everything related to him is brought up for criticism, whether it's how he likes his eggs in the morning and the families choice of bathroom tissue.
Who ever in in the position has a hard job and just because the criticism of him might come from what is known as reputable sources, elected officials in most cases from the opposition party, but sopposedly reputable sources also have a agenda and are in most cases wrong yet followers of that party jump on those criticisms as coming down from Mt Sinai as the word as to how things should be done.
No snerd you are just another with a agenda to diss the man with no thought of having a open discussion . You live on sound bytes and as long as the bytes favor your ideas of how things should be, any other thoughts or consideration are off the table.
I'll take Shirina's posts over yours because she posts in measured tones and gives ideas and thoughts to consider and yours sound like the bleeting of sheep and make about as much sens to all....unless of course the one reading them are sheep, in that case, I give you a 40% shot of being accepted as correct.

[ugonow]

It's a no-win situation. We step in, and we're bullies trying to set up a puppet government. Do nothing, and we're supporting a brutal dictator

I agree. And if we do decide to get involved,it better be a real coalition this time.

[floridayankee]

Mar 17, 2011 9:10:09 GMT -5 deziloooooo said:

Snerd--- It means when the election is over and the leader of the country is chosen, you don't immediatly start with the dissing of him and his policies.

How many bad policies does he get before we can criticize?

It means that not everything related to him is brought up for criticism, whether it's how he likes his eggs in the morning and the families choice of bathroom tissue.

Reality check...there are very few beating the petty issue drum. The majority do not make a big issue over presidential bathroom tissue.

[privateinvestor]

Hey C'mon now guys/gals if my highly unreliable sources are in fact true that O'Bama is indeed Irish then let him enjoy this day celebrating his Irish heritage without any cheap shots of dissing.....then again my unreliable sources have been known to provide some highly inaccurate data once in awhile...

I wonder if O'Bama will drink a few glasse of Green Beer today or take his kids to that famous Irish restaurant (McDonalds) for a Green Shake...

[Tennesseer]

Mar 17, 2011 8:34:16 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Try reading my posts for real. As to what i said, if there is a Repo in, criticize away and make your case and vice versa. So what? And, likewise for Obama. But, the liberals always want to silence criticism of their policies.

I remember myself and others being called anti-American and traitors by Republican and conservative posters on the old Money boards for criticizing President Bush's policies. And then we were called anti-American and traitors by Republican and conservative posters after voting for President Obama.

Talk about wanting to "silence criticism."

[Tennesseer]

Mar 17, 2011 9:12:05 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Reader's Digest version:

Sit down and shut up.

Snerdley-are you telling another poster to sit down and shut up? Please explain.

Tennesseer/Moderator

[ed1066]

Mar 17, 2011 10:56:09 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Mar 17, 2011 8:34:16 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Try reading my posts for real. As to what i said, if there is a Repo in, criticize away and make your case and vice versa. So what? And, likewise for Obama. But, the liberals always want to silence criticism of their policies.

I remember myself and others being called anti-American and traitors by Republican and conservative posters on the old Money boards for criticizing President Bush's policies. And then we were called anti-American and traitors by Republican and conservative posters after voting for President Obama.

Talk about wanting to "silence criticism."

Link or it didn't happen...

[Tennesseer]

If I don't post a link ed are you going to tap the Report to Mod button?

[ed1066]

Mar 17, 2011 11:05:36 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

If I don't post a link ed are you going to tap the Report to Mod button?

Yup, then I'll post some of the PMs you sent to me...

[Savoir Faire-Demogague in NJ]

Yup, then I'll post some of the PMs you sent to me...

Is something going on between you two???

[Shirina]

Now, Snerd, I know you didn't just accuse liberals of wanting to silence dissenting opinions ...

But, the liberals always want to silence criticism of their policies.

And then turn around and tell someone to ...

Sit down and shut up.

Oh, and ... this issue with wanting to strip NPR of federal funding because one man within the organization claimed Tea Partiers are racist - I wonder who really is trying to censor critics? I hear a lot of lip service from the right about how liberals are censor-aholics, but when it comes to actual legislation to silence the opposition, the right wins hands down.

Oh, OK. Here we go with the "Racist Card" or whatever you implication is by that. As to credibility, you lose.

I have no idea where you pulled the "racism" idea from, but it is rather odd that you would mention racism when I haven't. What I meant was that many conservatives were bashing Obama before he even took office. I don't mean questioning Obama's ability, but BASHING him. There's a difference between objectively analyzing his proposals and then disagreeing with him. It's quite another to be dressing him up in a Waffen SS uniform and plastering a little Hitler mustache onto his upper lip.

But I know why ... more on that in just a moment.

What does "GIVING HIM A CHANCE" actually mean according to you?

For one thing, it means crediting him with his accomplishments as well as pointing out his failures. It also means you actually wait until he fails at something before attacking the man.

He has been in office 2 yrs.

I can't make this any more plain. I'm saying he was bashed even before he took office. Obama never had a prayer because conservatives wanted him to fail from the start, and they did everything they could to make that happen. The propaganda from the right is despicable since so much of it is flagrant hyperbole.

ANd, then of course, you not only play the "Racist Card" but don't forget to toss in the "Fascist Card" as in anyone who disagrees wants "one party or whatever in your hysteria.

Are you seriously going to sit here and accuse me of playing the "race card" when I never did any such thing? Do you want me to out you as a liar? Because I defy you to show me where I brought race into this equation. As Robert Conrad used to say about Duracell Batteries, "Go on, I dare you."

The extreme Left are the ones who continually are trying to shut people up.

I only have one thing to say about that nonsense: NPR.

Shirina = Nada

LOL @ self-declared victories. How lame.

The bar on how to treat the President was set during Bush' years. So, I decided that it is only reasonable to treat and admire the President who ever he is in a similar vein.

And now we revisit the reason for so much anti-Obama vitriol: Petty revenge. I've noticed across several boards that, if you corner many conservatives, they admit that much of this Obama hatred comes from a desire to avenge Bush. The conservatives could take the high road and not behave like the liberals did during Bush's administration, but no. I guess that means they're no better than the liberals, thus their own actions kick the legs out from beneath their high horses.

Of course, i am sure no one on the other side was ever down Bush's throat. Uh huh.

See what I mean? The motives here are quite clear.

[ed1066]

I only have one thing to say about that nonsense: NPR.

Using a bigoted radio station funded by a bigoted administration doesn't help state your case very well...

[Shirina]

Using a bigoted radio station funded by a bigoted administration doesn't help state your case very well...

Why don't you show me how NPR is bigoted. I'll wait right here.

[deziloooooo]

Deleted due to content.

Tennesseer/Moderator

[privateinvestor]

Mar 17, 2011 18:07:46 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

Why can't NPR fund itself? Let the free market decide. Oh yeah, we already know the answer.

The House has voted to NOT fund NPR because they feel it is too liberal biased in its news reporting...


www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42130522/ns/politics-capitol_hill/

[Value Buy]

Is Dezi going to cut a big check to keep NPR going?

[privateinvestor]

I think this bill to cut funding for NPR will probably die in the senate and the Obama Administration has been opposed to this legislation. However what is NOT completely known is how much public support is there for NPR after the release of a hiddgen video scandal again which has been flooding the blogs lately...and the NPR Execs resignations ..It was the second time that the House Republicans too aim at Public Radio but the senate rejected it and will probably reject this one ...so stay tuned excuse the PUN..

[floridayankee]

Mar 18, 2011 6:44:51 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

Is Dezi going to cut a big check to keep NPR going?

If you send him the money.....

[magichat]

Mar 18, 2011 11:27:36 GMT -5 @patstab said:

He gave an address to the nation the other day and is due to give another at 2 PM on Libya today.

So what is the issue? When he was on tellie more you type of folks bitched and moaned because he was on the tellie all the time.

He is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, no pleasing people that just hate the idea of a black man in office.

Pulling the race card really doesn't help your argument, why not be more constructive?

[ed1066]

He is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't, no pleasing people that just hate the idea of a black man in office.

LOL! That's so 2009...

[ed1066]

Mar 18, 2011 11:59:06 GMT -5 @patstab said:

Your opinions and diatribe are the same as 2009 so why not the rebuttal being the same.

No, please, by all means continue to embarrass yourself...I was not trying to stop you...