See related thread.
Posted on 01/27/2012 8:27:59 PM PST by John Semmens
President Obama expressed his “profound disappointment and disgust” with what he labeled “an unacceptable display of disrespect” toward him from Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R).
“Ms. Brewer has to come to terms with her rank in the pecking order,” Obama said. “She is, after all, merely a governor of a relatively small and unimportant state. Regardless of how she feels about me, it is inappropriate for her to seem to be publicly criticizing her nation’s president.”
The President’s ire was sparked by more than the highly visual face-off the two had on the tarmac of the Williams-Gateway Airport during Obama’s recent campaign visit to Arizona. Governor Brewer also has written a book–“Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America’s Border”–that the President contends “scurrilously defames and discredits me.”
Obama hinted that the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the State of Arizona for its effrontery of attempting to enforce federal immigration laws could be expanded to include charges against Brewer for “defamation of character.” “It’s one thing for the state to face a lawsuit, the Governor bears no personal liability no matter how the case is decided,” Attorney General Eric Holder pointed out. “But a finding of libel against her for what she wrote in her book could be financially crushing. The cost of a legal defense itself could be daunting.”
Holder denied that the President was conducting a vendetta against Brewer. “Governor Brewer isn’t more than a tiny blip on the President’s radar,” Holder said. “It’s the principle of the thing that matters. People must be disabused of the idea that they can vilify the President without facing dire personal consequences.”
A post-election Executive Order authorizing the removal of state officials whose actions endanger national security or serve to undermine the people’s confidence in the federal government is reportedly in the works. “Arizona’s Governor Brewer isn’t the only one who’s gotten out of line,” Press Secretary Jay Carney observed. “There are some elections officials in Georgia who’ve proven supremely irritating to the President.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news posts you can find them at...
http://constitutionclub.org/2012/01/27/semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-4/
Ooops! HEAR US NOW!
Now I really feel stupid. I too didn’t realize it was a spoof. What’s sad is I had no problem believing he’s say such things. A putz that will bow to muslim kings while showing us his arse is a man that can’t be trusted. DUH....
JMHO
I have great respect for the OFFICE but NONE for Obama!
You ALMOST had me on this one! It’s getting harder and harder to tell where satire ends, and reality begins, with this administration! Come on, NOVEMBER!
:)... I, too had no problem believing it..that is a sad state of affairs.
Waiting (quite patiently, I might add, for the satire.)
Okay, kidding. But only kida, sorta.
The overlapping subsets of fiction AND truth are as clever as always.
Another fine column, John.
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Good night! I have never heard a president ever speak that way about a state! It is outrageous and disrespectful of the people of Arizona. I ask again, where are the videos? I want to see who was disrespectful of who. I want to see what happened. So far, we have only seen the official version with the important segment edited out.
LOL, you were just punked by John Semmens:)
I will stand by one Governor with honor against a Fraud in the White House who HATES America anytime.But I am just a Patriot who believe if a man raises his hand and take a solemn Oath or affirms intent to defend the Constitution he ought do so.
God love you John. I have finally learned to look for your name and the source when I see some outrageously true-sounding stories about the liberal loonies.
You get me every time, John! :-)
Fake but accurate.
You didn’t stress SATIRE enough. It sounds way too true.
I know this is satire, but to demand respect, you must first behave respectably. Zer0 has failed miserably in that category.
Add “accurate mind reading” to your skill set.
He didn’t say it, but you know barry thought it!
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