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OBAMA DENIES ROLE IN GOVERNMENT
The New Yorker via Powerline ^ | 5/19/13

Posted on 05/19/2013 6:22:17 PM PDT by mathprof

President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reassure the American people that he has “played no role whatsoever” in the U.S. government over the past four years.

“Right now, many of you are angry at the government, and no one is angrier than I am,” he said. “Quite frankly, I am glad that I have had no involvement in such an organization.”

The President’s outrage only increased, he said, when he “recently became aware of a part of that government called the Department of Justice.”

“The more I learn about the activities of these individuals, the more certain I am that I would not want to be associated with them,” he said. “They sound like bad news.”

Mr. Obama closed his address by indicating that beginning next week he would enforce what he called a “zero tolerance policy on governing.”

“If I find that any members of my Administration have had any intimate knowledge of, or involvement in, the workings of the United States government, they will be dealt with accordingly,” he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Political Humor/Cartoons
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To: mathprof
Saw this *comment* at the site...

Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish he’d go away...

21 posted on 05/19/2013 7:33:37 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: jayrunner

“I dunno,” that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.


22 posted on 05/19/2013 7:39:57 PM PDT by TexGrill (Don't mess with Texas)
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To: Windcatcher
"The U.S. Supreme Court has never overruled its 1946 Yamashita decision. The precedent the decision established was that a commander can be held accountable before the law for the crimes committed by his troops even if he did not order them, did not stand by to allow them, or possibly even know about them or have the means to stop them.

This doctrine of command accountability has been added to the Geneva Conventions and was applied to dozens of trials in the international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It has also been adopted by the International Criminal Court established in 2002"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoyuki_Yamashita

Liberals are always wanting "International Law" to be applied to US Supreme Court decisions. This is a good start for them. It happened on Obama's watch!

23 posted on 05/19/2013 7:41:55 PM PDT by BwanaNdege ("To learn who rules over you simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"- Voltaire)
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To: mathprof

Maybe if he would just go to work once in a while . . . .


24 posted on 05/19/2013 7:43:56 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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25 posted on 05/19/2013 7:53:23 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: baddog 219

This reminds me of an HRC defence; “There’s really no evidence of that...”.


26 posted on 05/19/2013 8:25:33 PM PDT by printhead (Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
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To: mathprof

He’s Beowulf, Captain America, Iron Man, Superman, Green Lantern......disguised as a mild-mannered community organizer.


27 posted on 05/19/2013 8:33:10 PM PDT by windsorknot
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28 posted on 05/19/2013 8:34:58 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: mathprof

See ! See what happens when our fearless leader goes golfing and forgets his Blackberry ? Well now that he’s back on the job we won’t have to worry anymore. Shame on those nasty people who took advantage of his absence by crushing groups critical of our great and fearless one. We know if he was there he would have nothing to do with their nefarious and illegal activities. He said so and we believe everything he says and does.

Bohner is falling for the racist angle and believes if he allows setting up Select Committees for both IRS and Benghazi that is the way he’ and the Republicans will be portrayed.

Instead he’s allowing these fractional committees which can be akin to a 410 shotgun pepper away when a 12 gauge would finish them off.

Take IRS for example.The IRS illegaly sought and distributed confidential information about groups opposed to government policy to a political front group supporting it who in turn handed out confidential if not secret information to favored liberal publications. Not only should the distrubuter be put on the hot seat but the editors and the writers of the recipients of their largess be questioned and identified.


29 posted on 05/19/2013 9:21:55 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (Serious contribution pause.Please continue onto meaningless venting no one reads.)
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To: mathprof
A gritty gut wrenching indictment of Obambi policies in 2 mins and 39 seconds

Eastwood Reloaded (for bear)

30 posted on 05/19/2013 10:57:54 PM PDT by spokeshave (The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
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To: Windcatcher
 
 
Concur. No matter who did what, he is the CEO - it went down on HIS watch. The responsibility is still there, whether he wants it or not, denies it or not.
 
 

31 posted on 05/19/2013 11:09:24 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: lapsus calami

“It went down on HIS watch.”

You’re mistaken.

That only applies to Republicans.

/s/

IMHO


32 posted on 05/20/2013 4:46:53 AM PDT by ripley
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To: mathprof
Limbaugh Theorem. If you're not a listener, earlier this year, Limbaugh had an ephipany on why the American People haven't held Obama responsible for his miserable record of destruction.

Obama doesn't govern. It's not his policies. Obama "wants" a good economy, open government, and any number of good things, but dark forces; evil republicans, talk radio, tea party, big business are all conspiring to block Obama's desires. These powers are so strong, Obama hasn't been able to overcome them.

Obama doesn't govern, he campaigns. The crummy results are his fault, he's fighting the injustice and unfairness out there.

Obama is not associated to his policies, because he doesn't govern.

People are beginning to catch up with Limbaugh.

33 posted on 05/20/2013 5:07:53 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (.Are they stupid, malicious or evil?)
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To: mathprof; LucyT; montag813; MestaMachine; Old Sarge; shibumi; daisy mae for the usa; KylaStarr; ...
OBAMA DENIES ROLE IN GOVERNMENT

A blinding glimpse of the obvious from an unusual source. Obama has absolutely nothing to do with government. His job is to be the one who cannot be blamed.

Obama is a decoy.
We do not have to be ducks.

34 posted on 05/20/2013 5:42:22 AM PDT by Kenny Bunk ("Obama" The Movie. Introducing Reggie Love as "Monica." .)
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To: generally

“The question is: What didn’t he know and when didn’t he know it?”

Sgt. Shultz was Black? Who knew? I always thought he was a dumb, fat German.
My bad!


35 posted on 05/20/2013 9:24:23 AM PDT by vette6387
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To: bandleader

“Now,do you want to know how I REALLY FEEL...”

LOL.. Oh, please, please, Mr bandleader, tell us how you REALLY feel...and please stop pulling the punches! :)


36 posted on 05/20/2013 7:10:17 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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