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Title: We have a President who is INANE IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD!
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URL Source: http://www.desertconservative.com/2 ... nane-in-the-eyes-of-the-world/
Published: Jul 26, 2010
Author: Lee S. Gliddon, Jr.
Post Date: 2010-07-26 08:48:30 by no gnu taxes
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Views: 1848
Comments: 5
Americans today don’t embarrass very easily. Just ask MTV progeny Heidi Montag-Pratt-Montag, Rod Blagojevich or the Salahis. Tiger Woods had no problem showing his face at the U.S. Open less than a year after ruining his squeaky-clean image (and perhaps his marriage). Eliot Spitzer could become the next Larry King. As for me, I’m a cable news pundit, so clearly my standards of dignity are fairly low. But two years into his first term, President Obama is proving we are not entirely without shame. Thanks to a slew of gaffes, blunders, miscalculations and alarming personality revelations, Obama has become a surprising liability where our reputation abroad is concerned – surprising not only because he was elected, in part, to restore our supposedly damaged image overseas, but also because he was touted as a smooth and charming diplomat. But whatever generosities we afforded the inexperienced junior senator from Illinois, smooth and charming he is not, it turns out. And these rookie mistakes are getting downright embarrassing. The latest came last week, when the President sent the G-20 a pointed but pleading letter imploring Europe to quit it already with all the sensible spending cuts. He apparently believes that if we are going to spend our way into oblivion, then Europe should have the good manners to join us. Misery loves company, after all, and so does bankruptcy. It’s unlikely Europe was moved. In fact, Germany and Britain, which just announced major spending cuts, are probably laughing at us, with a sharp view of Greece in their rearview mirror. Obama’s letter wasn’t only myopic but terribly arrogant – the kind of thing that would have earned his predecessor another colorful “cowboy” descriptor from the oft-offended liberal press. The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico hasn’t put the White House in a good light, either. For an administration that famously refuses to let a good crisis go to waste, its total failure to capitalize on an opportunity to show real leadership is perplexing, to say the least. Promising to kick someone’s ass in between a rock concert and a round of golf is not, it turns out, a very impressive show of political agility. In Britain, where our once-special relationship is growing increasingly ordinary, Tory Lord Tebbit called Obama’s ineffective response to the BP oil spill “a crude, bigoted, xenophobic display of partisan political presidential petulance.” The staggering alliteration aside, those are some harsh words. And Maureen Dowd, The New York Times‘ usually fawning Obamafan, called him “bloodless” and “self-destructive.” Yikes. But these are just the latest in a string of global embarrassments, the kinds that were supposed to be a relic of the previous administration. Our self-righteous reaction to Israel’s flotilla incident earned us some much-deserved scorn from Israel, which apparently cannot defend herself (or even build condos in East Jerusalem) without Obama’s express permission. The President’s tepid response to Iran’s and North Korea’s nuclear promises undoubtedly has the leaders of both nations in stitches as they try not to lose sleep over the threat of . . . drumroll . . . more sanctions. We hardly need to impress Kim Jong Il or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but it would be nice if they were just a little afraid of us. Also embarrassing is Obama’s audacity in Afghanistan, where he’s haughtily asking for more international support while simultaneously chirping on about our looming withdrawal date. It appears that Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who delivered shockingly candid (and highly inappropriate) remarks to Rolling Stone about the President, isn’t particularly pleased with Obama, either. I thought Obama was finally going to make us look good. Starting when? For his sake, let’s hope it’s in time for his reelection bid in 2012, when his critics are likely to point out that our enemies are still our enemies, and so, too, are some of our former friends. For our sake, let’s hope he can figure out how to represent us with a little more panache and pride. Because you know it’s bad when us shameless Americans blush.
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#1. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
the only thing he's done with international relations is encourage those that would kill us all, and offend our traditional allies. We'll survive the last two years of this disasterous Presidency.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
Yikes,indeed! If she is jumping off the AA train,things are looking bad for the Chocolate Commander in Chief.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
Starting in January 2013? Given the downward spiral of competence of the last few POTUS' though, that may be in doubt.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We'll survive the last two years of this disasterous Presidency. You sure about that? Are you so sure you'll place a bet on him losing in 2012? I ask because: A. I know he'll win in 2012. B. For all their bluster, all my Republican friends refuse my offer to place a wager. Now, you want to surprise me and be the first of over 100 people to take me up on that bet?
If you voted for Obama in 2008, you're too blame for this rotten mess we're now in. You broke it, you own it.
I ask because: A. I know he'll win in 2012. B. For all their bluster, all my Republican friends refuse my offer to place a wager. Now, you want to surprise me and be the first of over 100 people to take me up on that bet? Sure. No President wins with unemployment over 7%. And his will definately be over 7% come November of 2012. Reminds me of Carter, right before the Hostage Crisis. Everybody thought he'd get reelected easily, especially if that dunce Reagan was the GOP nominee. Just wait til the tax hike comes January 1st.
Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit.
#2. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
And Maureen Dowd, The New York Times‘ usually fawning Obamafan, called him “bloodless” and “self-destructive.” Yikes.
#3. To: no gnu taxes (#0)
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I thought Obama was finally going to make us look good. Starting when?
Wooo-Hooo!! Republicans are poised to win in November.
#4. To: Badeye (#1)
he only thing he's done with international relations is encourage those that would kill us all, and offend our traditional allies.
#5. To: Nebuchadnezzar (#4)
You sure about that? Are you so sure you'll place a bet on him losing in 2012?
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