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| Democrats Privately Calling Obama 'Detached,' 'Flat Footed,' 'Incompetent' |
| 2014-05-26 |
| [WEEKLYSTANDARD] CNN's John King reports that Democrats are privately calling President B.O. "detached," "flat footed," and "incompetent." "Forget for a moment that Republican outrage," said King on his CNN show this morning. "More and more Democrats in key 2014 races are calling for the president to get a spine, they say, and fire his Veterans Affairs secretary. And what more and more Democrats are saying privately is scathing, calling the president and his team detached, flat footed, even incompetent. "Maggie Haberman," said King turning to a panelist, "that's what strikes me, what democrats are saying privately in the wakes of the healthcare.gov problems, they see a president who doesn't want to take command, doesn't want to act fast. Raising the competence question. Some Democrats, who believe in government, [are saying] this White House doesn't appear to have its hand on the lever." Haberman of Politico agreed, cited more examples, and added: "All of this adds up to somebody who just doesn't seem at all involved." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 Bath House Barry's incompetence is a blessing. An efficient Bolshevik in the White House would have the USA turn into a Cuba in no time... |
| Posted by: Hotspur666 2014-05-26 23:42 |
| #17 On FREEREPUBLIC, DDRUDGE, + OTHER. * Also from FREEREPUBLIC > [Fnancial Times} US FOREIGN POLICY: TROUBLE AHEAD - BARACK OBAMA ACCUSED OF TIMIDITY ABROAD. E.g. as per ... * CHINESE MILITARY FORUM > [Straits Times] CHINA-PHILIPPINES CONFLICT A TEST OF US COMMITMENT. Yuuup. Obama-the-Pro-US-Nationalist versus Obama-the Anti-US-OWG-Globalist. Once again, OWG GLOBALISM = can be described as HOW MUCH OR HOW FAR CAN THE SUPERPOWER US USA = GREAT POWERS SAFELY RETREAT, FALL BACK, OR OTHERWISE UNILATER GIVE UP POWER-N-INFLUENCE, ETC. ACROSS THE WORLD WIDOUT BEING EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED IFF NOT DESTROYED [ala the never-ending "Great Game"]. * WORLD NEWS > [Wichita Sun] CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: RUSSIA, CHINA DEAL ALTERS BALANCE OF POWER. 'Twas Vladimir "They call me M-i-s-t-e-r Vlad/Bad" Putin = Russia that succesfully pivoted to Asia, NOT the Bammer = USA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2014-05-26 22:18 |
| #16 "Don't worry, lads, I'm sure these policies will work fine with someone competent!" I have a suggestion for these private Democrats: they can nominate Mitt in 2016. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2014-05-26 21:02 |
| #15 I think they always knew. The trail of destruction was a feature, not a bug. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2014-05-26 20:11 |
| #14 ..why? They live mostly in an urban feedback bubble. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-26 18:57 |
| #13 The phase lag of recognition boggles the mind. It is like sending radio signals to a distant galaxy and getting an answer above background noise. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-05-26 18:31 |
| #12 I'm not impressed. Call me when they start saying such things OUT LOUD, ON LIVE TV. Posted by Barbara Neither am I Barb. Difficult to find anyone who actually knew a Nazi after WWII as well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-26 17:41 |
| #11 "Privately"? I'm not impressed. Call me when they start saying such things OUT LOUD, ON LIVE TV. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2014-05-26 13:01 |
| #10 Strategic distancing. |
| Posted by: charger 2014-05-26 13:00 |
| #9 Finally they are starting to get it. It's hard, they've ignored as much as they can, now it's despration timeTheir "Phony Baloney" Jobs are on the line , and the Citizens just wo'nt forget who's responsible. Allthough they should have started years ago, an yes we know it. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-05-26 10:04 |
| #8 Finally they are starting to get it. |
| Posted by: Elmains Flineger6072 2014-05-26 09:32 |
| #7 P2k, give you a Amen for that. The Beltway Party, in which I include all the bureaucrats is the root problem. I'll be pleasantly surprised when the Dems start calling him corrupt, cynical and evil. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2014-05-26 09:20 |
| #6 It's May. The smell of panic is already in the air. Don't worry I'm confident McConnell and Boehner will make sure enough Trunks stay home on election day for you. The Beltway Party takes care of its own. If there is ever another republic just make sure that term limits are stuck on everyone in any serving office. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-26 09:14 |
| #5 Because ValJar already has her hand on the lever. |
| Posted by: Secret Asian Man 2014-05-26 09:04 |
| #4 And what more and more Democrats are saying privately is scathing, calling the president and his team detached, flat footed, even incompetent. It took them awhile. It is election time and self- preservation is a strong motivator. Shades of Jimmy Carter. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2014-05-26 08:29 |
| #3 The Chief of Station [COS] Afghanistan declined to comment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-26 05:30 |
| #2 The lever can't be seen whilst the head is so far up its @$$. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2014-05-26 04:55 |
| #1 All of which is no new news for those of us that have been watching him for the past 12 years. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2014-05-26 01:30 |
