Obama: After 54 health care speeches, I neglected “marketing and P.R. and public opinion.”

Washington Times ^ | 10/13/10 | Mark Hemingway

[Nachum]

Yes, he actually said this in the monster New York Times magazine piece that just came out:

“We probably spent much more time trying to get the policy right than trying to get the politics right. There is probably a perverse pride in my administration — and I take responsibility for this; this was blowing from the top — that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.”

Oh where, oh where to begin. First, we have the arrogant assumption that the administration’s crime here is getting the policy right. The fact that majority of the country that hates, say, health care reform with the fire of a thousand suns is presumably because they don’t know what’s good for them. Then the idea that Obama neglected “marketing and P.R. and public opinion.” The president gave 54(!) speeches on health care reform, including a special joint session of Congress and prime time infomercial. And yet, he’s still of the opinion he just hasn’t explained it properly or something? We’re gonna like this turkey any day now! (Also, the fact he’s explaining his policy approach in his eleventy billionth magazine profile should tell you something — as president, Obama’s even posed for the cover of The American Dog.)

[Nachum]

Blowhard

[Nachum]

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[EagleUSA]

Soros’ stooge puppet.

[Don Corleone]

Un freekin’ believable! What you get when you hire a community organizer to do real serious work. He could screw up a soup kitchen.

[2ndDivisionVet]

That ain’t all he said:

Obama: “No Such Thing as Shovel-Ready Projects”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2606911/posts

[Bigun]

Good thing he was neglecting the PR! There would have been nothing else on TV if he hadn’t been!

[BenLurkin]

we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular.

Arrogant anti-American elitist.

[198ml]

Yea James Taranto writes extensively about this “unwittingly hilarious” idea. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703673604575550020189048514.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion

[PeterPrinciple]

neglecting the PR? We were told we had to pass it to see what was in it....................

[Cobra64]

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Everyone would love it if you just explained it one more time, Barry. Just make sure you demonize Republicans as part of the explanation and that will make it clear to everyone.

[Vendome]

It ain’t your showmanship that’s the problem.

It’s the substance

[Lou L]

Hey Obama, here's a tip: you get the policy right, you won't have to worry about the politics; that'll take care of itself.

[Vendome]

It ain’t your showmanship that’s the problem.

It’s the substance

[BunnySlippers]

[Mr_Moonlight]

I think anybody who’s occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can’t be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.

He's actually correct in this overall assessment. Where he goes wrong is: 1) His policies suck, 2) His politics suck, 3) His marketing sucks, 4) His P.R. sucks, and lastly 5) His tin-ear to public opinion sucks.

Otherwise he's right on the money about what the job of President encompasses, too bad he's not up to the job.

EPIC FAIL

[La Lydia]

“I did a horrible job of telling you how delicious this $**t is that I am forcing you to eat.”

[usual suspect]

You can put lipstick on a pig.....but it is still a pig.

[screaminsunshine]

Appers he is trying to plead stupid.

[Mr_Moonlight]

I love this little bouncing ball gif thingie! Can I steal it? ... never mind, already did :)