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Media doesn't hold back on President Obama
Politico ^ | Sept 16, 2013 | By DYLAN BYERS

Posted on 09/16/2013 8:55:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

President Barack Obama is damaging his presidency, weakening America’s standing in the world, and displaying “inexplicable” incompetence.

The media figure making those accusations isn’t Bill O’Reilly or Rush Limbaugh, Charles Krauthammer or Glenn Beck. The critic doesn’t host a right-wing talk show, anchor a Fox News program, or write for the pages of the Weekly Standard. In fact, he’s not even a conservative.

It’s Joe Klein, the Time Magazine political columnist. “Obama has lost some serious altitude: In the world, with the Congress, and most importantly with the American people,” Klein, a veteran journalist and political moderate, told POLITICO.

Klein isn’t alone: In recent months, and especially since the start of the Syria mess, Obama has been enduring some of the toughest and most widespread press criticism of his four-and-a-half years as president. It isn’t just coming from the usual suspects on the right. Increasingly, the skepticism is coming from the center and even from the left — from White House reporters, progressive editorial boards, foreign policy experts and MSNBC hosts.

And Obama has mostly himself to blame for the recent wave of media negativity (although the Republicans have been glad to lend a hand). To hear the press tell it, his handling of the Syria crisis has been confusing and contradictory at best, making him appear weak on the international stage. His administration’s persecution of whistleblowers and surveillance of the press are at odds with the promises he made as a candidate. His inability to push a progressive agenda through congress makes him appear ineffective.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: epicfail; obama
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1 posted on 09/16/2013 8:55:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson

Gee, where were these Rip van Winkle’s the last 4.5 years?


2 posted on 09/16/2013 8:57:56 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown (http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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To: Jim Robinson

Since this is Klein, could it be the not so fine, heavy hand of the Clintoons machine at work... to bare the ground and beat back any obstruction from the designate Biden moron, or a 3rd term ploy by obamaumao?


3 posted on 09/16/2013 8:58:06 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: Jim Robinson

Thanks for posting this!


4 posted on 09/16/2013 8:58:06 PM PDT by zot
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To: Jim Robinson
"..his presidency.."

Really? His?

5 posted on 09/16/2013 8:59:16 PM PDT by Paladin2 (h)
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To: Jim Robinson

‘inexplicable’

???ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The only talent Obama has is reading other people’s words off the teleprompter very well......incompetence personified! If only the Media had told the truth about him.........


6 posted on 09/16/2013 8:59:39 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy)
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To: Jim Robinson

The one thing a fraudulent person can never afford is exposure.... Obama, and his administration, have been exposed and even the leftists are beginning to see it. I truly believe many on the left were far more in love with what Obama represented than who he was.

Too bad for us it is too late.


7 posted on 09/16/2013 9:01:17 PM PDT by volunbeer (We must embrace austerity or austerity will embrace us)
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To: Jim Robinson

Klein is not a moderate. His is a card-carrying liberal.

Anyhow, Obama has gotten some bad press recently. He certainly deserves it. However, the media will politely shut up again and be in full “rah-rah” mode for Hillary when she is running.


8 posted on 09/16/2013 9:01:25 PM PDT by 3Fingas (Sons and Daughters for Freedom and Rededicaton to the Principles of the U.S. Constitution)
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To: Jim Robinson

He constantly goes from incompetence to ideology, most of the time it is hard to tell what is which.


9 posted on 09/16/2013 9:01:42 PM PDT by phormer phrog phlyer
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To: Jim Robinson

He’s going to slip away and they will blame us.


10 posted on 09/16/2013 9:04:51 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

ZZZZzzzzz......


11 posted on 09/16/2013 9:05:59 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: DaxtonBrown

You are spot on, This guy is not against Obama, he is setting the stage.

Republicans will get the blame, Hell! Maybe Obama will get the blame but the fox has already raided the hen house.


12 posted on 09/16/2013 9:09:41 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The headline is a joke. They are holding back and they always will.


13 posted on 09/16/2013 9:11:06 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Jim Robinson

Obama really looked like a warhawk trying to sell his war on behalf of the muslim brotherhood and al Qaeda.


14 posted on 09/16/2013 9:12:08 PM PDT by boycott
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To: phormer phrog phlyer

incompetence is his ideology


15 posted on 09/16/2013 9:12:39 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: Jim Robinson

Sure, now that their African communist p.o.s. is safely re-elected, the Democrat “mainstream” newsrooms suddenl;y have the integrity to do real journalism and stuff. No sale.


16 posted on 09/16/2013 9:14:35 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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“.......His inability to push a progressive agenda through congress makes him appear ineffective.”

If he’s ineffective at pushing the progressive agenda then why is it everywhere there’s a pile of stinking Leftist politics in the way? Politics to the left, politics to the right, in front, and back. One cannot move because of all the damned stinking Leftist politics.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Don’t look up, and be very careful where you step. The stuff doesn’t cleanup well.


17 posted on 09/16/2013 9:16:09 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: John S Mosby

Very attentive observation my friend. Observe the source and understand who they are affiliated with, connect the dots. Question motives. Qui bono?

Be are aware you are being played from both sides. Red team, blue team, they are the same.

Over the past few election cycles, many people caught hell saying the same thing about the propaganda against Ross Perot and Ron Paul. The difference was that propaganda came from the National Review, Hot Air, Ace of Spades, Mark Levin and Charles Krauthammer.

I don’t trust any of them any longer. They are all in it together to support big gov. Notice the left and right always agree on attacks to big gov.

Ever wonder why we elect a local rep and think we are represented, only to learn all of our Congressmen have to lick boot on John Boehner or Nancy Pelosi? 435 reps condensed down to 2 people controlling the agenda and whom we didn’t elect? Didn’t happen by accident.


18 posted on 09/16/2013 9:17:55 PM PDT by SteelTrap
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To: Lancey Howard

thank you.

They look like honest journalists now that the Fox has left the hen house.

Hey! would you look at that!?
What was it?

Dunno It’s skittered off.

This is Joe Klien reporting...


19 posted on 09/16/2013 9:19:03 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Paladin2

“..his presidency..”

Really? His?


More like America’s idiocy...


20 posted on 09/16/2013 9:24:41 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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