Remember………. “I WON!”

This brings us back to Neo’s original comment:

Ever since Obama has become president, people have been giving him advice. It’s an odd phenomenon, as though they consider him a kid brother who needs a bit of assistance out in the big bad world.

Does that seem like a contradiction to anyone else? He’s the smartest president ever, we’re told, but he needs our constant guidance. He’s The One who will save us all, but editorial writers across the nation think he can’t do it without their advice.

I suspect that many hard-core liberals know, in their hearts, that he does need the help, in spite of their claims that his lack of experience didn’t matter, and that his high intelligence didn’t need proof. The internal contradiction there must be difficult for some people to take.

Must have been difficult, perhaps I should say… because it seems that many people, across the nation, are coming to their senses. Barack Obama has routinely betrayed anyone who stood in his way; it was only a matter of time before his core supporters were thrown under the bus too. (And not only did he cave to Republicans on tax-cut extensions, he had the temerity to lecture Democrats about it! Insult added to injury.)

It’s possible that President Obama will pull things together between now and 2012, but frankly I don’t see it. I don’t see him governing from the center with any success or sincerity, and I don’t see his supporters forgetting his betrayals of what he said they were voting for.

And I don’t see him doing what needs to be done. The American people are tired of being called racists, or being told that Bush/Rush/Fox/etc. is to blame for everything — but Obama continues to use those tricks, because they’re all he knows. What we need is a President who can govern… and it’s become clear to all by now that President Obama doesn’t know how. So how smart is he, really?

respectfully,
Daniel in Brookline

” . . but that he’s a rare intellect? I am not saying he isn’t but I don’t see it.”

I would offer that the evidence to date indicates that he’s simply NOT that smart.

For someone who’s supposed ot be so worldly he refers to the Austrian language, cites an incorrect U.S. motto, bows incorrectly to foreign leaders (and even to an Asian-American citzen). He presents himself as a student of history and consistently makes the kind of gross historical errors one expects of an uninformed high school student.

He publicly and intentionally refers to his political opponents (American citizens all) in terms that you would only expect to hear at an unguarded moment on an unknown live microphone (enemies and hostage-takers). He ignores the primary problems of his term (the economy and job creation) to ram health-care down the throats of an unwilling public, and the list goes on.

Not only is evidence for his “superior intelligence” lacking, I would submit that the evidence point to a rather mediocre intelligence which is notoriously uninformed.

These are simply NOT the actions one can expect from an intelligent

In fact, he has a history of choosing not to choose when it comes to tough decisions (voting “present”, blaming others for mistakes) as well as winning be eliminating opponents before the election. Why on earth would we expect him to suddenly learn leadership skills, such as negotiation, being decisive, seeking out and heeding the advice of expert advisers?

The Left depicted Reagan as just a dumb actor, but as you pointed out, he had leadership experience with the Screen Actors Guild and a Governor.

On a side note, we keep hearing how penetratingly intelligent he is–where’s the evidence? He’s clearly a bright guy but that he’s a rare intellect? I am not saying he isn’t but I don’t see it.

Promethea Says:
2. I saw a brief clip of Obama on “Mythbusters” introducing the myth/or not of destroying an enemy fleet using solar reflectors. I can’t stand the man, so I switched to a show on top snipers and how they kill terrorists and other evil creatures. My question is: WHY did Obama appear on this show?

Adam Savage is a big-time San Fran lib. He gave money to Duh Won’s campaign. So one might call Obie’s appearance on the show a quid pro quo.

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Adam_Savage.php

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