Comments on: America gets the snarky juvenile president it deserves

By: jms

jms — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:02:51 +0000

“Sick” is high praise. You use that word to describe a feat so amazing that it transcends what ordinary people can even aspire to do. Remember when Michael Jordan shot that famous layup where he went up, then in mid air passed the ball from one hand to the other and made the shot? A basketball player would describe that as a sick shot. Something so amazing you can’t believe anyone can do it.

The curious thing about describing Obama’s cheap ad-lib as a “sick burn” is the idea that liberals not only believe this to be good politics, but they believe this to be genius level politics. Nothing could be further from the truth. He antagonize the Republican majority and got nothing in return. If Obama had Clinton-level skills, he would have said something like, “My speech writers insisted that I put in a Republican applause line.” Now if he had said something like that, something self-depreciating, he would have gotten applause and laughter from Democrats and Republicans alike, and warmed up the opposition going I to the end of his speech. Of course he didn’t do that. It isn’t in his nature.

But the idea that his supporters consider what he did say to be brilliant politics shows the incredible disconnect between his supporters and reality.

By: Sharon W

Sharon W — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:51:55 +0000

Amazing how little one needs to be immersed in the current events–I didn’t watch, hear or read the speech–but was exposed to a sentence here & there by way of Drudge and your site Neo. And my immediate conclusion was “snark” describes this President’s manner & expression. What a sad reality, that this is what appeals to a considerable portion of our culture.

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:32:35 +0000

“It all comes from him being an affirmative action doper who somehow managed to get away with all of this sh*t and con his way to the top.”

He did not ‘somehow’ con his way to the top.

The evidence is overwhelming that he was groomed, guided and consistently promoted from at least his late teens.

Reportedly, he’s spent considerable sums of money and had lots of help in keeping his records sealed.

Though he appeared to come out of nowhere, the political plum of delivering the introduction of John Kerry as the democrat nominee in 2004 was not accidental. Nor was the ‘sudden’ support he gained in 2008 against Hillary Clinton.

By: Hangtown Bob

Hangtown Bob — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:55:10 +0000

Obama is a smarmy, snotty juvenile a**hole and that is his best side. It all comes from him being an affirmative action doper who somehow managed to get away with all of this sh*t and con his way to the top. It has all been obvious ever since the first time he flipped off someone in a public political situation and got away with it. By the way, this isn’t the first time he settled a disagreement with the reply “I won”.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:03:24 +0000

Unfortunately, the useless idiots who adore him really DO respect him. They admire all of his tacky attibutes, being pretty tacky themselves.

Our problem remains, How do we punch through the media propaganda smog?

I saw this fellow, Dennis Michael Lynch, at a conservative meetup in NYC, and he has some ideas. Has done a documentary on the illegal alien tidal wave, “They Come to America” (q.v. via google). He’s found that the alien problem is even more gargantuan than we realize.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:39:11 +0000

I doubt that even many of those who consider him “cool” have genuine respect for him – rather, they may be merely amused (and vote on considerations of convenience).

By: Don Carlos

Don Carlos — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:19:51 +0000

Baraq learned Chicago and Alinsky well. He is the consummate community organizer. He gets the low-lifes, the blood-sucking ticks of society to turn to him by virtue of freebies–“I’ll help you get what you really deserve”. But first he needs their help, for, you know, his personal needs, so he can then help them get theirs from the Man, the Oppressor. So he’s got his marchers. Now he gets some grants from bleeding hearts, philanthropic entities whose Boards have been infested by the like-minded, and now he’s on a roll. He never succeeds at anything because, you know, he’s a minority, and so is oppressed too, but smart enough (I went to Harvard) to inspire confidence in the oppressed sheeple (He’s smart, must be smart; went to Harvard). He doesn’t have to deliver…they just have to believe he can, once in a while.
He sits at the feet of Rev. Jeremiah for 20 years and learns, really learns, how to talk to and with these people from another continent, another cultcha (wad’s dat?) who interrupt rants from the pulpit with their yelps of Amen, Brother,wailing and speaking in tongues, sometimes collapsing in their fervor.
And then he runs for office,stabbing incumbents in the back, in a district where his sheeple are the majority.
What’s he learned? Manipulation. What’s he delivered? Nothing.

By: Starlord

Starlord — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:23:10 +0000

Yes. America has turned into a shallow, celebrity-fixated juvenile culture. The choice for President is an obvious one. Credit to the Lefties for finding the perfect man-boy for the job.

By: rickl

rickl — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:06:23 +0000

Bill West Says: January 21st, 2015 at 6:49 pm

That will cast Elizabeth Warren’s ideas in sharp relief and expose them as ridiculous. The best Hillary Clinton will be able to do is to distance herself from Obama.

I hate to break it to you, but an article of faith on the left is that their policies are correct and unassailable, and their failure is always that the wrong people were in charge. Leftists will happily vote for Warren or Clinton. Surely they will get it right.

By: Geoffrey Britain

Geoffrey Britain — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:23:25 +0000

"He will be on his own, vetoing legislation proposed by Republicans with Democrat support." Bill West Personally, I'll be shocked if the Congressional democrats support anything but meaningless GOP legislation. They'll also back any veto by refusing to lend the support necessary to override a veto. "That will cast Elizabeth Warren’s ideas in sharp relief and expose them as ridiculous. The best Hillary Clinton will be able to do is to distance herself from Obama." The MSM is going to do its level best to ensure that the LIVs remain on the reservation. Warren and Clinton will be presented as needed to overcome the racist, obstructionist, radical, big business supporting Republican Congress. And that characterization will stick because the GOP's first loyalty is to its big donor interests. "Now all the Republicans need is a viable candidate." Didn't you get the memo? The GOP has us covered. Take your pick of Romney, Bush or Christie.