Posted on 08/08/2012 7:48:56 AM PDT by Sir Napsalot
.... Stories abound of big donors who stopped giving as much or working as hard because Obama never reached out, either with a Clinton-esque warm bath of attention or Romney-esque weekend love fests and Israeli-style jaunts; of celebrities who gave concerts for his campaigns and never received thank-you notes or even his full attention during the performance; of public servants upset because they knocked themselves out at the president’s request and never got a pat on the back; of V.I.P.’s disappointed to get pictures of themselves with the president with the customary signature withheld; of politicians disaffected by the president’s penchant for not letting members of Congress or local pols stand on stage with him when he’s speaking in their state (they often watch from the audience and sometimes have to lobby just to get a shout-out); of power brokers, local and national, who felt that the president insulted them by never seeking their advice or asking them to come to the White House or ride along in the limo for a schmooze.
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“He comes from the neediest profession of all, except for acting, but he is not needy and he doesn’t fully understand the neediness of others; it’s an abstraction to him,” says Jonathan Alter, who wrote “The Promise” ..... “He’s not an ungracious person, but he can be guilty of ingratitude. ....”
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David Maraniss, author of “Barack Obama: The Story,”
“He realized that he could stir crowds while also thinking to himself that it was all a game and posturing,” the biographer said. “He is always removed and participating at the same time, self-conscious and without the visceral need or love of transactional politics that would characterize Bill Clinton or L.B.J. or even W., in a way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Muwahahahahaaaa.....
I mean, think of how much something as simple as that would have gone towards re-election, a joint signing ceremony, handshake, etc.
Instead he's still running against Bush four years later and boy is Bobo gonna lose so badly...
“Obama smashed through all the barriers and dysfunction in his life to become a self-made, self-narrating president.”
This whack job hasn’t heard the kenyan speak lately, has she? YOU DIDN’T BUILD THAT.
Obama and Moochelle are most certainly the most ungrateful and ungracious people ever to occupy the White House. But, keep in mind that they come from a race of people who predominantly live their lives screeching “You owe me!” and never, ever bother to acknowledge the trillions of dollars funneled their way ever since the Great Society made “entitlements” part of the lexicon.
Before anyone screams “racist,” please note that I said “predominantly.”
He ain't American. Not one bit!
And this is in addition to his other and I think equally dangerous flaws.
A barf alert is missing. How can so pro-Obama readers of this article be so pretentiously stupid?
You should sample the opinions in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
Just click on the “Reader Picks” tab for a flavor .... WOW was my reaction.
At least MoDo spilled the beans (a bit). Maybe "Dear Barack" didn't mention her by name at the fundraiser, who knows.
I can only hope it is the the greatest, most soundest and embarrassing defeat that will be felt by his descendants for centuries to come.
you are right. the readers’ comments below the article are twicw as bad as the article itself a 3 barfer. it makes me wonder what it must be like for someone to walk around all day not knowing how stupid they are.
Occam’s razor: The Kenyan is a sociopath.
Given half a chance, the wannabe mass murderer would kill us all.
>>> for someone to walk around all day not knowing how stupid they are
No worries.
They think they are the smarts.
I’d love to see Zero get beat in all 57 states /s but he’s got the “Free Stuff” 43%ers in the bag.
I spoke to a acquaintance the other day that actually admitted she voted for the Idiot and said she will again. Cause Mittens got rich “working” and there are alot of people in this country that need help from the Government.
I about puked then realized she hadn’t worked a full day in her 55+ plus years on this planet.
I didn’t even try to convince her she was wrong on so many levels cuase you can’t reason with Stupid. BTW she in living off an inheritance. I wanted to ask her what she would do when Zero confiscated that, but I know the real answer is go on welfare.
not surprising....the expected symptom of the entitlement, “you owe me” mentality...
“Obama wants to be a policy maker, not a glad-handing pol.”
Yup, just like Lenin, Robespierre, Mao, Pol Pot, the list goes on. I could mention a short Austrian guy with a moustache, but that is verboten.
As for the ingratitude, all those idiot lib donors can just get in the thankless line - the one with Oprah in front.
Why is she romanticizing what is clearly a case of inexperience and self-doubt mixed with hyper-narcissism?
Because she’s Maureen Dowd.
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