Posted on 03/08/2009 6:30:37 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Two big stories emerged from Pres. Obama’s interview with New York Times reporters aboard Air Force One yesterday:
1. we have a whining, self-pitying president. 2. The Times scrubbed from its article the worst of the president’s comments, the ones that revealed him in that self-pitying light.
Fortunately, the Today show had the tapes, and played them this morning. According to Today, when President Obama met with reporters from the New York Times yesterday aboard Air Force One, his goal was “trying to sound hopeful and reassuring.” Mission not accomplished. As ambivalent as were the president’s putatively reassuring words on the economy, the delivery was even worse–halting and anything but assured. Be sure to view the video.
But much worse was his whining when it came to the burdens of his office:
PRES. OBAMA: I wish I had the luxury of just dealing with a modest recession or just dealing with health care or just dealing with energy or just dealing with Iraq or just dealing with Afghanistan. I don’t have that luxury, and I don’t think the American people do, either.
A bit later came this stunning statement, edited out of the Times story but broadcast by Today
View video here.
(Excerpt) Read more at finkelblog.com ...
Poor baby Obama ping to Today show list.
Bush did it 24/7 for eight years without a whimper.
Up to now, the hardest decision he had to make was which ghost writer to choose for his detailing of a completely worthless life.
I think Obama is feeling a bit like the dog who unexpectedly catches a car...”I got it; now what do I DO with it???”
We have a mental midget Marxist occupying the White House and I begrudge his wife, kiddies and mother-in-law even the toilet paper they use.
He acts like a spoiled 10year old. He should grow up.
If the problems were easy, a community organizer would have solved them....
No, no, Obama is the first President to have to make the REALLY tough decisions!
All Hail the Messiah, who works so hard for us!
Echoes of Clinton....”I never worked harder in my life”
Let’s face it, every past president (R) or (D), has done the job without acting like the whiny biatch that Obama is.
How could I have forgotten that. After all, he was too exhausted to properly greet the Brit Prime Minister.
This poser has all his life skated through on the efforts of others. He’s been propped up, petted and adored. Now that he’s FINALLY having to be accountable for his actions, he’s showing himself for the petty, mewling narcissist that he is.
I have a mental image of Obama looking out the window of the Oval Office each and every morning and seeing nothing but pea-soup fog.
Exactly.
By golly, I think you've got it!
or voting “PRESENT”?
Frankly if he would simply vote “PRESENT” and stay out of our wallets, the American people might work their own way out of this economic mess
This poser has all his life skated through on the efforts of others. He’s been propped up, petted and adored. Now that he’s FINALLY having to be accountable for his actions, he’s showing himself for the petty, mewling narcissist that he is.
God help us.
Thank you President Bush for your extraordinary service to this nation.
It both saddens me and delights me that your critics get to now see what they have sown in their hyperbolic criticisms of you.
Wonder if that quote will go down in history along side Truman’s “The Buck Stops Here”.....
WHAAAAAAA! It's HARD being president!
Maybe if you weren't up all night partying like a college kid you wouldn't feel so overwhelmed.
You know, I laughed to myself when someone here suggested he wouldn't last four years but would resign. I still don't believe that will happen, but it doesn't seem to unrealistic.
Would a President Plugs be an improvment?
And Bush caught flak for saying “I’m the decider”. At least he didn’t complain about it.
I miss Bill Clinton.
Unfortunately for us, our new President is punching well above his weight.
“Bush did it 24/7 for eight years without a whimper.”
I’m sure he did his share of “Oh no, NOW what”, but he NEVER let anyone see it or hear it. He was always, always self-assured in the decisions he made in what he believed were the best interests of America.
Plugs would not get the support from the MSM. I’ll give you one guess why?
“Would a President Plugs be an improvment?’
Take heart: if Old Joe doesn’t feel ready to step in, Nancy Pelosi is primed to go!
Obama....the Man-child.
What a loser.
Per Joe Biden, I am waiting for the major crisis that will occur within Obama’s first six months. My bet is it will be an attack by Israel against Iran. And Obama will make that “hard decision” to support Israel and piss off his supporters.
“Plugs would not get the support from the MSM. I’ll give you one guess why?”
I’ll bite: why?
I'm sure George Washington is spinning in his grave.
5.56mm
And, Reagan always looked like he never broke a sweat.
Will we see a corresponding decrease in the poll numbers as well as the DOW Monday? Probably.
I’ve had enough. Time for Joe Biden to become the next Cheney.
He’s not the clean articulate black guy.
I think they need to install a teleprompter on Air Force One.
I would love to see the Skit On Saturday Night Live on this subject If George Bush Was President ,They would Bury him with It
What do we expect from someone who has never run a business, just showed up in the Illinois Legislature, has been only a US Senators for little more than a year and spent that time campaigning and whose major life activity was being a community organizer? Obama has never had to make a tough decision in his life and I don’t think has the character to act decisively in a crisis. Hillary was right, he is not the guy you would want answering that 2 am phone call in the White House. I shudder to think how he will respond to a real crisis like an terrorist attack on the US when he doesn’t have time for teleprompters, polling data and political spin doctors.
Now, the 58 million plus of us who voted for Sarah Palin (not that other guy) have to hunker down for the next four years and hope we survive the mess this country of ignormarouses has gotten us all into.
Ah. But if Pres. Obama steps aside [not that I actually expect that to happen], the MSM would be faced with a fait accompli and at that point I’d expect them to throw their support behind Biden.
Worth repeating.
This community organizer gets creepier and creepier.
it would be NYTimes headline news the next day:
“Bush says job too difficult for him” or some such crap..
Bless his heart. He can to turn over making the tough decisions to a more august, experienced body, like the UN.
Lets be honest here. Here is a guy who hasn’t really put in a true 40-hour workweek ever in his life. For the past ten years...he likely showed up at work around 9 and left by 4. If he put any work into a weekend...it was less than three hours. He had no major lawn work or garage to clear...nor was he restoring any cars or coaching little league. My impression of his college years...especially as the ‘editor’ at the legal review....was that he barely showed up and never wrote much of anything...just occupying the position.
So now? Graying hair. No breaks except for a few hours of sleep in the evening. Meetings that lead to more meetings, that lead to more meetings. Decisions must be made, and then remade. Important people paying the guy at the front door to get a twenty-minute meeting to emphasize their pet project or their 100-million dollar real estate deal with the national park service. He’s putting five hours of work into every Saturday, and likely has another five spread through Sunday on various projects.
His ideology is under constant pressure because you can’t put a square peg into a round hole. His speeches are programmed events but he has to be closely involved and waste an hour here and an hour there practicing them so he can portray the “one”. He has people like Pelosi and Reid who have little to no respect for his office or his abilities. He gets various stories from his experts, who really aren’t much to brag about.
Then adding onto this entire mess...the economy is at the worst point in 100 years....two major wars are underway....some radio talk-show host is actually taking some strong whacks at your credibility, your birth certificate could potentially come out at any point to spoil the legend, and the years as a community organizer really didn’t prepare you for this kind of work (but you can’t admit this in public).
Did I miss anything?
Reagan inherited a far worse situation and his attitude was always one of optimism. He NEVER complained.
By all numbers it's not the worse recession we've seen and it's not even close to depression numbers but with Obama it soon will be.
Maybe he will grow up now. It is not the man who holds the presidency, it is the job that holds the man. Now follow the constitution and your job will be a whole lot easier!
>>Would a President Plugs be an improvment?<<
NOT NO, BUT HELL NO!
As one who has had to put with the pompous Duke of Delaware, if you think it couldn’t be worse than 0bambi or think that Biden is a harmless old fool,you’re wrong on both counts. This pompous stuffed shirt actually believes that he RULES by divine right. He has a placeholder in the Senate, keeping the seat warm so that his son can inherit what is rightfully his. Bden is 0bambi’s life insurance policy.
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