Posted on 08/12/2010 6:43:53 AM PDT by scottfactor
Little things mean a lot; so sang Kitty Kallen back in 1954.
If you had not been paying close attention, you might have missed the little exchange between Barack Obama and Texas Governor Rick Perry when Obama visited Texas on Monday to do some fundraising and speaking.
Air Force One landed in Austin shortly before noon, and as Obama disembarked, he was greeted by Governor Perry and Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell, as well as Senator Kirk Watson and State Representative Mark Strama. After shaking hands with Obama and saying a few brief words, Governor Perry reached into his suit jacket and withdrew a letter he had written to Obama imploring the White House to act quickly and aggressively to help secure the border. When he attempted to give the letter to Obama, Obama waived it off and pointed to his Chicago buddy and senior advisor, Valerie Jarrett. She took the letter from Governor Perry.
Now, you may think this is a very small thing of which to make a big deal. But this is just one more of many, many examples of Obama being an arrogant jerk. That's the only way to describe his behavior. Whether he got to the White House legitimately or not, he is now in the position of president of the United States, and as such, he should at least respect the office enough to behave with dignity. He has repeatedly demonstrated that he not only does not respect the office of the president, but he has actively worked to diminish it.
Almost from the moment he was inaugurated, he began showing his contempt for the position and his disdain for our country, whether it was sending the bust of Churchill back to Britain or snubbing some of our closest allies or apologizing all over the world for our great nation, he has been nothing but a shameful worm infesting the Oval Office. I say this with anger and sadness at what Obama and his administration have visited upon our country to date—you know the laundry list; I don't have to remind you of it all.
This man is not what most of the poor, wrong-thinking Democrats and Independents imagined they were getting when they stupidly cast their vote for him. He is now revealing himself to be the far left radical we warned you about before the election. He has surrounded himself with like-minded minions, all of whom wish to destroy the foundation of America and rebuild it on the shifting sands of socialism.
I guess that's why Obama's brush-off of Rick Perry irked me so. Obama's ruthless arrogance and juvenile insolence are a complete disgrace to the office of the president. I understand that Governor Perry has been quite critical of Obama and his policies, especially concerning the border. But we're talking about the president of the United States and a sitting state governor, not two rivals at a bowling alley! Obama’s treatment of Governor Perry was despicable, but oh-so typical of Obama.
Governor Perry's letter was a four-page plea for more National Guard troops to be deployed on the Texas-Mexico border. The letter was polite and respectful, but it firmly communicated the need for the federal government to do one of the few jobs the Constitution actually requires of it—secure the borders! Governor Perry outlined the drug wars raging right at the border, and he cited several examples of violence that has spilled over into our country.
He pointed out that the drug cartels are now using car bombs, which, in my opinion is likely the influence of Muslim terrorists who have long been rumored to be working with Mexican cartels.
Governor Perry respectfully took the feds to task for neglecting their duties:
“The need for border security along the Rio Grande should no longer be underestimated by the federal government, Mr. President. An unsecured border is a threat to our national security and to the safety and security of all our citizens. …The federal government must step up and finally do what is needed to secure our borders.”
I’m certain Governor Perry is not holding his breath, since he’s standing in line behind the state of Arizona, which this treasonous administration is actually suing for daring to defend itself against criminal invasion from south of the border. Truly, our country is currently being run by a group of enemies of America; there can be no question about it to anyone with even one eye half-open. And at the head of the treacherous pack is Barack Obama, a man without an ounce of class.
I feel nobamna does have class: LOW class.
Maybe obowma thought he was being served!
Securing the borders is above his pay grade.
No shock here. Mao, Stalin, Lenin were all snobby, arrogant jerks. The kenyan is cut from the same jib. Oh, and so was FDR.
A Shrink Asks: What's Wrong with Obama?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/06/a_shrink_asks_whats_wrong_with.html
No one with an ounce of brains could EVER have mistaken “O” for a class act at any point in his run up to the WH or at any time since. Period.
Excellent campaign point for the Reps. Will they use it? NO! Idiots.
MOST Democrats have NO class or very LOW CLASS!!
I do not understand why Gov. Perry went to the airport to meet the SOB to start with.
I bet the Won has not read Perry’s letter.
“Call me sometime, when you have no class.”
-Rodney Daingerfield
Obozo showing his true self.
I dream of the day he is evicted from the White House in handcuffs and taken for trial for his treason.
Mr. Obama, quick to ‘wave-off’ Perry’s handing him a letter, was unflinching to receive a hand-delivered book from Hugo Chavez.
I don't really think they're going to need it.
“No one with an ounce of brains could EVER have mistaken “O” for a class act at any point in his run up to the WH or at any time since. Period.”
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Agreed! I imagined him to be somewhat likable after the first soundbite of him that I saw but that illusion vanished the second time I saw him on screen, he was just too weird for words and it rapidly became obvious that his connection to reality was minimal at best. I used to run a little Mickey Mouse business where I had at most three employees at any one time. I would never have considered someone like Obama even as a minimum wage trainee.
It just shows how many people in this country DON’T have an ounce of brain matter.
Oh they need it. The last week showed clearly the Reps ability to completely screw up and election.
***Maybe obowma thought he was being served!***
Oh, my gosh! You could be right! I have not been able to understand how he could have acted so rudely and stupidly until now.
Worse, BO and his enablers in the House have directed Texas not to cut its budget in this horrible economy, in spite of Texas having a balanced budget requirement. It’s “for the churden,” you know, and Texas was singled out for this punishment by the SOBs in D. C. No Texan outside the parasite class should vote for a single Democrat in Nov. after this shameful treatment.
We really need to refuse all funny money doled out by this Marxist, and I hope Texas legislature will tell El Bozo where he can put this directive.
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