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Obama’s Mythical Political Skills Not Enough
Bloomberg | Oct 24, 2011 | Ramesh Ponnuru

Posted on 10/25/2011 8:36:47 PM PDT by neverdem

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/obama-s-mythical-political-skills-won-t-save-him-ramesh-ponnuru.html


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carter; georgehwbush; geraldford; jamesecarter; jimmycarter; lbj; obama
Go to the source. If Obama reads reads it, he might consider doing a 1968 LBJ.
1 posted on 10/25/2011 8:36:49 PM PDT by neverdem
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To: neverdem

If he does he’ll be reading from a long list of those who’s fault it is other than his own ineptness.


2 posted on 10/25/2011 8:40:04 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Pilot: n. The Highest Form Of Life On Earth)
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To: neverdem
I suspect Obama will think less of LBJ in 1968 or Carter in 1980 and more of how Hugo Chavez and Robert Mugabe win elections--gangster style, like everything else his administration does. People like Obama don't think the rules apply to them. This could be the nastiest Presidential election ever. Obama will have a billion dollars to spend on negative ads--apart from having the media running free commercials for him every day.

Of course he may not need all that money for negative ads--the Republican candidates may do such a thorough job of destroying each other than none of them can win.

3 posted on 10/25/2011 8:50:20 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: neverdem

It’s not gonna be a cakewalk. Recall that gimme candidates usually win, even honest elections, such as those in Argentina (that we are quickly becoming.) Obo is our Juan Peron and in drag, Evita as well. Watch out!

P.S. Actually, I read today that Argentina is experiencing a boom. So we’re becoming Argentina of the past decades.


4 posted on 10/25/2011 8:57:41 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: neverdem

Brain dead media and leftists, well I suppose no difference there, always talk about how smart he is. I think he is a average at best. I have never seen any brilliance other than to read off a prompter. Hell I can probably teach my dog to do that. I think that he thinks he is smart so he don’t listen to none of dem experts...


5 posted on 10/25/2011 9:03:50 PM PDT by USAFJeeper (Who Dat Nation - Loving the Manning Face!)
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To: neverdem

lol.

A last-minute battle royale between Hillary, Biden and others would be a blast.


6 posted on 10/25/2011 9:05:16 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: Verginius Rufus

You are probably right.


7 posted on 10/25/2011 9:06:03 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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8 posted on 10/25/2011 9:07:08 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Revolting cat!

Do you really think they have “honest” elections in Argentina anymore??

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2797533/posts

check out this post.


9 posted on 10/25/2011 9:08:11 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Happiness)
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To: GeronL

Good one, thanks. I take back what I said.


10 posted on 10/25/2011 9:13:06 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Verginius Rufus
"I suspect Obama will think less of LBJ in 1968 or Carter in 1980 and more of how Hugo Chavez and Robert Mugabe win elections--gangster style, like everything else his administration does."

Egg-zackerly!

11 posted on 10/25/2011 9:16:29 PM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: neverdem

“Mythical” is right. It is a myth that Ubama has any “political skills” other than the ability to stumble into an accidental presidency by milking white guilt and chattering class ignorance for all it’s worth. I do, however, begrudgingly give Ubama credit for that world class, con-job platitude, “hope and change”. That was head-shakingly good. The ignorant chattering class actually bought that meaningless nonsense.


12 posted on 10/25/2011 9:20:30 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: neverdem

I’ve read that it is a strong possibility that LBJ bowed out of the rat primary in ‘68 because he thought he would ultimately be named the nominee at the rat convention. Humphrey snuck in and that was that. If Ubama bows out, it will likely be Hillary. And the Clintons know it. Man, are those two playing this right. Hillary is keeping a high profile from other parts of the world while the economy here at home collapses at Ubama’s feet.


13 posted on 10/25/2011 9:51:03 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

I think LBJ actually had enough health issues and he figured he wouldn’t survive another four-year term.


14 posted on 10/26/2011 3:51:05 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: neverdem

Just watched a snippet of BO’s meme: “You are on your own”

According to him: the American tradition for ‘making it on your own’ is obsolete - and that every man, woman and child should look to government for financing their dreams.

His campaign is just more disgusting, socialist, Marxist seduction of the young and brainwashed.


15 posted on 10/26/2011 4:19:33 AM PDT by sodpoodle (Cain - touching the better angels of our nature.)
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