Era of Obama Rhetoric Is Over

Washington Examiner ^ | June 17, 2010

[Steelfish]

Era of Obama Rhetoric Is Over Examiner Editorial June 17, 2010

President Obama's Oval Office speech Tuesday marked the end of an era -- an era in which at least half the population believed any crisis could be defused by one man's supposed rhetorical genius and personal charisma. The derisive reception of President Obama's Tuesday night speech from the Oval Office on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill makes it clear that Obama's sweet voice no longer suffices, not even for his biggest boosters.

The thrill that Obamian rhetoric once sent up the leg of MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews is apparently gone. Obama's repeated references to Energy Secretary Steven Chu's Nobel Prize, Matthews said, now make him want to "barf." He compared Obama with former President Carter. Host Keith Olbermann, who normally wouldn't hesitate to lavish praise on Obama for coughing, was almost as blunt. "It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days," he said. Even Howard Fineman, a font of Washington conventional wisdom and a huge fan of the president, suggested that Obama wasn't acting like a commander in chief.

All three liberal commentators agreed: The speech contained little substance and far too few specifics. Even Obama's fans are catching on to a key feature of his political success. Biographer David Mendell described it before Obama's election as his "his ingenious lack of specificity. ... While talking or writing about a deeply controversial subject, he considers all points of view before cautiously giving his own often risk-averse assessment, an opinion that often appears so universal that people of various viewpoints would consider it their own." Now that a crisis is afoot, such hedging no longer helps Obama become all things to all men. Instead, it makes him appear unprepared.

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The thrill is gone.........

[ransomnote]

Will any lib ever go back to the pre-election videos, watch Obama’s speeches, and then say “Hmmmm....what do you know....he was never good at rhetoric after all...”

Nah...I am kiddin’ myself. None of the people who foisted the loser on us will ever admit that they just wanted to feel good about themselves and that it really was all about their own moral vanity. *sigh* So the new Camelot is born...that mythical time way back in 2008 when everything was perfect, including Obama’s rhetoric...

[eyedigress]

Liberals are always right. Just ask them.

[Deagle]

Not according to CNN... We are all just too dumb to understand the man...heh.

[The Comedian]

Well, at least he got us out of Iraq.

And the jobless rate never went above 8%.

And he reduced the deficit.

And America is more respected now than ever.

And Islamo-fascism has been halted due to his diplomacy.

And he's got the most ethical cabinet and czar collection ever.

And he got bin Laden and got us out of Afghanistan.

And got America running on wind and solar power.

And didn't increase taxes on anyone making less than $250k.

And proved he's a natural born citizen by supplying his long form birth certificate.

So all this crap about the oil catastrophe and his failure to engage even slightly over the last 2 months is in stark contrast to his previous record of success after success.

/sarc

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[The KG9 Kid]

The oceans began to heal.

[240B]

Oh and his office is completely ‘transparent’
and all internal debates are on CSPAN
and the oceans have ceased to rise
and the world has begun to cool
and the earth has begun to heal

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise Obama! Praise Him!

HOPE AND CHANGE
HOPE AND CHANGE

Senator Obama, how do you plan to deal with an increasingly aggressive middle east? Oh, well, that would be with hope and change.

Senator Obama, how do you plan to deal with unemployment and an increasingly dire economic situation? Oh, that? That would be hope and change.

I wont have to pay may mortgage!
I wont have to pay for gas!
Obama gonna give me money!

hahahaha Libs are just now learning that all that reality crap, is a bitch, isn't it.

[skr]

It’s probably a setup. His fans/talking heads figure this is the worst it will get and are grumbling for ratings’ sake. The next speech will be about how well the Summer of Recovery is going and they’ll be crying if relief, “He’s back!”. Never mind that this will all be due to withheld stimulus money.

[television is just wrong]

jobs are gone, taxes are going up, yea it is now buyers remorse

[Southack]

...and he closed Gitmo.
...and he posted all bills on-line for at least 5 days before he signed them into law.
...and he didn’t hire any lobbyists.
...and he repealed the Patriot act.
...and he filibustered Telecom Immunity.

LOL! The funny part is that there are millions of idiots who believed those promises in the first place.

[240B]

Not all Liberals are idiots. But all Liberals are fools.

Look at how they worship the demented clown Gore.

From NewBuster
A former Vice President who last year told a House committee he was putting all of his earnings into a non-profit company to “spread awareness of why we have to take on” global warming a year later buys a $9 million mansion with six fireplaces, five bedrooms, and nine bathrooms for him and his wife. (and now he has no wife so it is just him)

You can see his so called ‘carbon footprint’ from outer space.

If he believed one tenth of the crap that he vomits out of mouth, he would be living like Ted Kaczynski out in shack somewhere. You know, the way he wants us to live.

But does that deter a Liberal? No. Do they question that maybe there might be something maybe a little out of skew here? No.

Ann Coulter said it best. Liberals are children. They ‘believe’ in everything. They ‘believe’ in Global Warming regardless of facts. They ‘believed’ in Obama regardless of the facts. The ‘believe’ in Al Gore. He will save them from the certain death that he created in his own mind.

With Liberals belief trumps facts. And intent is always more important than reality or actual results.

They are children begging for Daddy to tell them what to think and what to do. It is easier for them that way. The only inviolate tenant of Liberalism is that you must never dissent, and must alway ‘believe’ without question. Otherwise, as Liberman found out, they will throw you out on you ass. Think Body Snatchers.

Liberals are crazy. There is no other way to say it. They are mentally stunted people. There is no reasoning with them because reason or facts is just issue with them. They don’t care.

And allthough this sceario has played out a hundred times in a hundred places thoughout history and has alway ended up a bloody mess for everyone. Somehow, a Liberal will always ‘believe’, “This time is different.” “This time it will work.”

IMO

[COBOL2Java]

[Sola Veritas]

“”President Obama’s Oval Office speech Tuesday marked the end of an era — an era in which at least half the population believed any crisis could be defused by one man’s supposed rhetorical genius and personal charisma. The derisive reception of President Obama’s Tuesday night speech from the Oval Office on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill makes it clear that Obama’s sweet voice no longer suffices, not even for his biggest boosters.”

Hopefully, the American public will wake up to the fact that nice sounding rhetoric is useless if the person using it lacks to will or ability to actually decisively lead. I emphasize the word “lead.” In this country we don’t, at least in theory, have dictators or rulers, we have leaders. It is realatively easy to dictate, but it is not easy to lead. President Obama, and those he surrounds himself with, are incapable of “leading.” They talk alot but do very little. And when they do actually “do” something, it usually makes matters worse, or it is too late or too draconian.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Article] Now that a crisis is afoot, such hedging no longer helps Obama become all things to all men. Instead, it makes him appear unprepared.

The thrill is gone.........

The Obama is having the first of his many "oh sh*t!" moments yet to come, in which his supporters will now receive an education in their own lack of perspicuousness.

On the other hand, he'll still be doing the Chicago-thug thing, shaking people down and storm-troopering institutions and issues.

[syriacus]

Obama's only skill consists of taking money from one group and giving it to another.

Obama's weekly calendar

MONDAY Grab money Give money

TUESDAY Grab money Give money

WEDNESDAY Grab money Give money

THURSDAY Grab money Give money

FRIDAY Grab money Give money

[Oceander]

[Liz]

Backpedaling like crazy, Progressives now say Obama'a flopola Oval Office speech was too "professorial" for his target audience. Translation: His speech flopped b/c Ohaha and the Progs are too smart for us "little people."

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THE FACTS ARE THESE Ohaha's speech reeked of Rahm and Axelrod's political calculations. Some of the phrases used---the allusion to our fighting men----the Reaganesque "God Bless America"----show the WH mob had calculatedly written the speech using focus-grouped phrases intended to suck Ohaha out of the political sinkhole he's made for himself. In fact, the speech was so well-rehearsed-----even down to the orchestrated voice inflections and gestures-----that Ohaha must have channelled Lee Strassberg.

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The speech was slaughtered by Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and Howard Fineman. Highlights of leftie thoughts on Obama's Oval Office Address on the oil spill.

Olbermann: "It was a great speech if you were on another planet for the last 57 days."

Matthews compared Obama to Carter.

Olbermann: "Nothing specific at all was said."

Matthews: "No direction."

Howard Fineman: "He wasn't specific enough."

Olbermann: "I don't think he aimed low, I don't think he aimed at all. It's startling."

Howard Fineman: Obama should be acting like a "commander-in-chief."

Matthews: Ludicrous that he keeps saying [Secretary of Energy] Chu has a Nobel prize. "I'll barf if he does it one more time."

Matthews: "A lot of meritocracy, a lot of blue ribbon talk."

Matthews: "I don't sense executive command."

Rachel Maddow hung her head in despair.....too disgusted to even speak.

VIDEO: Obama: Oil Disaster "Most Painful And Powerful Reminder" That We Need Clean Energy

VIDEO: Krauthammer: Obama Gave It A Shot, But The Story Will Not Be His Speech

VIDEO: Frank Luntz Focus Group On Obama's Address: "Negative"

SOURCE http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/15/msnbc_trashes_obamas_address_compared_to_carter_

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If anyone is stultifyingly sophmoric it's Ohaha and his speechwriters. They promised a brighter day.....tomorrow.......Gosh, can you all wait til Daddy Warbucks comes back to Little Orphan Annie?

[Liz]

The thrill is gone.........On the other hand, Obama will still be doing the Chicago-thug thing, shaking people down and storm-troopering institutions and issues.

You got that right. Ohaha will investigate Americans; he thinks we are the guilty ones.

REFERENCE---Obama Is Making Plans to Use Executive Authority on Several Fronts. The phrase "to gain executive branch authority" was first heard 70 years ago, or so.....part of a package called "The Enabling Acts"......although it was written in German. The Enabling Acts granted "the executive" the authority to write new laws and change old laws without oversight.

Obama Signs Executive Order Establishing Council of Governors
The White House | Office of Press Secretary | 1/11/10
FR Posted by Melissa 24

The President signed an Executive Order Jan 11 establishing a Council of Governors to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect our Nation against all types of hazards.

When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities.

The bipartisan Council will be composed of ten State Governors who will be selected by the President to serve two year terms. In selecting the Governors to the Council, the White House will solicit input from Governors and Governors’ associations. Once chosen, the Council will have no more than five members from the same party and represent the Nation as a whole. The Secretary of Defense will designate an Executive Director for the Council. (Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov.

Federal members of the Council include:
the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism,
the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement,
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs,
the U.S. Northern Command Commander,
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and,
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
the Secretary of Defense,
the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism,
the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement,
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs,
the U.S. Northern Command Commander,
the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and,
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

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CIRCA Sept 15, 2009 A SHOCKING DISPLAY OF OBAMA'S THIRST FOR POWER

FOX News' Judge Napolitano notes: if implemented, the unconstitutional proposals Obama urged in his Sept 2009 speech to Wall Street will amount to a final coup d’état by banksters, their technocrats and enforcers, at the Federal Reserve (*the privately-held bankster cartel that masquerades as a government agency).

Obama's "reforms" would install a dictatorial regulatory power controlled by international bankers over the entire US economy — down to the local grocer and hot dog vendor on the corner. It will control our lives down to the smallest detail. It will require us to ask permission for the most mundane and routine of financial transactions. IT MUST BE BE RESISTED AT ALL COSTS. VIDEO LINK AVAILABLE Judge Andrew Napolitano On Obama/Bankster Takeover

[AmericanInTokyo]

Big surprise.