Posted on 01/20/2013 6:31:58 PM PST by Twotone
As was revealed in a breathtaking New York Times opinion piece today, many of Barack Obama's top advisers feel alienated from him. There is a sense within the White House that President Obama's theory of government is that "he is the government". Apparently, President Obama has personalized the presidency to such an extent that it is now seen as more about the man than about the position. Certainly that is not how the American Founding Fathers viewed the presidency.
The author of this article, David Rothkopf, characterizes the president as a poor manager who is also aloof and a poor listener. He describes a fragmented White House team that is dysfunctional.
(Excerpt) Read more at examiner.com ...
The characteristics described are precisely how a sociopath behaves when confronted. Saw it a lot in showbiz, he’s got all the moves. The more you call ‘em out, the meaner they get.
Closer to Elena.
Yes, that is how a despot generally conceptualizes it.
How about JoeBama?
Thin-ice
Skating
"In popular culture
She was sometimes nicknamed "Codoi", referring to her alleged mispronunciation of the name of the chemical compound CO2 ("Co" being the C for carbon, O for oxygen, and "doi" being Romanian for "two").
She was mocked by many, including an official who called her by this nickname during her show trial.[15][16][17][18] Contributing to the humorous effect, "codoi" is an actual word in Romanian, meaning "big tail"[19]"
Yeah, she was a piece of work... considered herself a major scientist. Ion Pacepa’s “Red Horizons” examines her in some detail. Power-mad nut job.
Very well stated.
Note: this topic was posted 1/20/2013 by Twotone.
Obama has no theory of government -- Penn Jillette and Michael Goudeau
It's much worse than that. Can't you remember when he implied as his last campaign speech that he would "slow the rising of the oceans?" School children sang songs in his praise.
Sounds like a megalomaniac "divine" ruler, like Caesar.
It's much worse than that. Can't you remember when he implied as his last campaign speech that he would "slow the rising of the oceans?" School children sang songs in his praise.
Sounds like a megalomaniac "divine" ruler, like Caesar.
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