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Former Sec Def Bob Gates: Obama Thinks He's The Smartest Person In The Room

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Posted by Fred 2016-01-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 And yet, he is merely a worm.
Just wait.

Posted by newc 2016-01-22 02:29|| 2016-01-22 02:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, if you have schools dedicated to building self-confidence among female & minority students...

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-01-22 02:52|| 2016-01-22 02:52|| Front Page Top

#3 "You know, the president is quoted as having said at one point to his staff, 'I can do every one of your jobs better than you can,'"

Maybe 0bean needs to take over the job of whomever is responsible for filling high school auditoriums where he makes an appearance.

Posted by gorb 2016-01-22 03:35|| 2016-01-22 03:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Gatesalso bashed Obama for bringing on advisers who do little else but constantly agree with his proposals, fostering a group-think environment where dissenting opinion essentially does not exist,

Interesting, coming from a Bush administration hold-over, and intelligence professional who should have made a very early assessment of the Champ and found employment elsewhere.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-01-22 04:27|| 2016-01-22 04:27|| Front Page Top

#5 ~~should have made a very early assessment of the Champ and found employment elsewhere.~~

Alternate theory- he made his assessment, and decided to hang on in a vain effort to minimize the damage to the country & 'stupid proof' his area of responsibility.

Posted by Nguard 2016-01-22 09:26|| 2016-01-22 09:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Comes from lifetime of racial privilege.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2016-01-22 09:29|| 2016-01-22 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Alternate theory- he made his assessment, and decided to hang on in a vain effort to minimize the damage to the country & 'stupid proof' his area of responsibility.
Posted by Nguard

I'll accept your alternate theory, but there's still the question of timing.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-01-22 09:31|| 2016-01-22 09:31|| Front Page Top

#8 Someone's going to be getting a call from an IRS field auditor in the near future...

Posted by Raj 2016-01-22 09:44|| 2016-01-22 09:44|| Front Page Top

#9 'I can do every one of your jobs better than you can,'"

The arrogance of this man knows no bounds. Also his incompetence knows no bounds. Just a pair of empty shoes and suit.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-01-22 10:29|| 2016-01-22 10:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Actually it says far more about the people he surrounds himself with. His ego can't stand having smarter people around. Thus the calamity that entailed.

Part of excellent leadership is identifying men/women who can do the job better and focusing and coordinating their efforts.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-01-22 11:16|| 2016-01-22 11:16|| Front Page Top

#11 Only if the room is empty - except for himself.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-01-22 12:28|| 2016-01-22 12:28|| Front Page Top

#12 This is self-conflicting logic. That would also make him the dumbest man in the room. He can't have that.

Posted by gorb 2016-01-22 13:00|| 2016-01-22 13:00|| Front Page Top

#13 I wonder why he won't release his grades?
Also the most humble person in the room?

To quote an old friend:
Itn a real confuser.

Posted by Shipman 2016-01-22 18:13|| 2016-01-22 18:13|| Front Page Top

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