What non-US media thinks

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Same old talking points.

...like every other president and politician has for the past 20 years. Seriously, what is this obsession with the teleprompter? It's like bashing a news anchor for wearing makeup or trashing the weatherman for having a computer weather map behind him.

Before television Presidents (and everyone else) always had their speeches on paper. In front of them. Where they could read them.

I'm no fan of Obama, but this guy doesn't have a clue. He brings up 10 points, and proceeds to get everything wrong.

1. Out of Touch: Of course the president is out of touch with the people. He's in a unique position, and can no longer be "One of the people". Anyone remember the big deal the left made out of George Bush senior being fascinated by a supermarket optical scanner? "He doesn't even know what it's like to be a real person anymore!"

And the first lady? First ladies make goodwill trips to other countries. That's what they do.

2. Most Americans don't have confidence in his leadership: Guess what? The public is fickle. If the president doesn't do something great and wonderful every day, he's no longer what we thought he was. It happens to every president.

3. Fails to inspire: Same thing. If he doesn't inspire us all to new and better things every single week, he's lost his touch.

4. The US is drowning in debt: And has been for as long as I can remember. Though I will give the guy some slack on this one, as his observation that Obama is "Actively" growing the debt is observably true.

5. Big Government message is falling flat: If you listen to Conservative talk radio you always believed that. I'll bet there a millions of dedicated liberals who haven't lost their faith. The only real evidence of that statement will be the next election.

6. Obama's support for health care is a huge political mistake: A huge mistake? I agree. But a huge political mistake? See #5. Time, and only time, will tell.

7. His handling of the BP spill is weak and indecisive: To his enemies, sure. What to his friends thing?

8. Foreign policy an embarrassing mess: I agree, but that doesn't mean his presidency is on the decline. Again, it comes down to what everybody thinks, not just those who don't like him.

9. National Security: See #8.

10. Doesn't believe in American greatness: No, he just doesn't believe in your vision of American greatness.

I keep wondering whether this guy is a conservative who wants to dislike Obama or a liberal who has lost his faith. His observations on open warfare between the president and other liberals have some merit, but his whole article reads to me like the writing of someone who is stating what he wants to be so, not what he actually sees.

[AVGWarhawk]

Quite frankly I think too much is expected of one man.

[SteamWake]

Number 10 is the most disturbing.

I keep wondering whether this guy is a conservative who wants to dislike Obama or a liberal who has lost his faith. His observations on open warfare between the president and other liberals have some merit, but his whole article reads to me like the writing of someone who is stating what he wants to be so, not what he actually sees.

He is a right wing conservative from the heritage foundation.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

He is a right wing conservative from the heritage foundation.

Thank you.

[August]

You might like this one better Steve:

http://www.sodahead.com/united-state...n/blog-308011/

Obama is victim of Bush's failed promises

Barack Obama is setting a record-setting number of records during his first year in office.

Largest budget ever.
Largest deficit ever.
Largest number of broken promises ever.
Most self-serving speeches ever.
Largest number of agenda-setting failures ever.
Fastest dive in popularity ever.

Wow! Talk about change.

Just one year ago. fresh from his inauguration celebrations. President Obama was flying high. After one of the nation's most inspiring political campaigns, the election of America's first black president had captured the hopes and dreams of millions. To his devout followers, it was inconceivable that a year later his administration would be gripped in self-imposed crisis.

Of course, they don't see it as self-imposed. It's all George Bush's fault.

George Bush, who doesn't have a vote in congress and who no longer occupies the White House, is to blame for it all.

He broke Obama's promise to put all bills on the White House web site for five days before signing them.

He broke Obama's promise to have the congressional health care negotiations broadcast live on C-SPAN.

He broke Obama's promise to end earmarks.

He broke Obama's promise to keep unemployment from rising above 8 percent.

He broke Obama's promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo in the first year.

He broke Obama's promise to make peace with direct, no precondition talks with America's most hate-filled enemies during his first year in office, ushering in a new era of global cooperation.

He broke Obama's promise to end the hiring of former lobbyists into high White House jobs.

He broke Obama's promise to end no-compete contracts with the government.

He broke Obama's promise to disclose the names of all attendees at closed White House meetings.

He broke Obama's promise for a new era of bipartisan cooperation in all matters.

He broke Obama's promise to have chosen a home church to attend Sunday services with his family by Easter of last year.

Yes. it's all George Bush's fault. President Obama is nothing more than a puppet in the never-ending. failed Bush administration.
If only George Bush wasn't still in charge, all of President Obama's problems would be solved. His promises would have been kept, the economy would be back on track, Iran would have stopped its work on developing a nuclear bomb and would be negotiating a peace treaty with Israel. North Korea would have ended its tyrannical regime, and integrity would have been restored to the federal government.

Oh, and did I mention what it would be like if the Democrats. under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, didn't have the heavy yoke of George Bush around their necks? There would be no ear marks, no closed-door drafting of bills, no increase in deficit spending, no special-interest influence (unions), no vote buying (Nebraska, Louisiana).

If only George Bush wasn't still in charge, we'd have real change by now.

All the broken promises, all the failed legislation and delay (health care reform, immigration reform) is not President Obama's fault or the fault of the Democrat-controlled Congress. It's all George Bush's fault.

Take for example the decision of Eric Holder, the president's attorney general, to hold terrorists' trials in New York City. Or his decision to try the Christmas Day underpants bomber as a civilian.

Two disastrous decisions.

Certainly those were bad judgments based on poor advice from George Bush.

Need more proof?

You might recall that when Scott Brown won last month's election to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts, capturing "the Ted Kennedy seat," President Obama said that Brown's victory was the result of the same voter anger that propelled Obama into office in 2008. People were still angry about George Bush and the policies of the past 10 years. and they wanted change.

Yes, according to the president, the voter rebellion in Massachusetts last month was George Bush's fault.

Therefore, in retaliation, they elected a Republican to the Ted Kennedy seat, ending a half-century of domination by Democrats.
It is all George Bush's fault.

Will the failed administration of George Bush ever end, and the time for hope and change ever arrive?

Will President Obama ever accept responsibility for something... – anything?

Chuck Green – Denver Post

[Sailor Steve]

Attack journalism has been with us since we've had politics, and I have a lot more respect for the people willing to put themselves on the line than I do for the people who try to bring them down. Or for the people who try to defend them. Both care less about getting things right than they care about "being right", which mainly consists of trying to prove that the other guy is wrong.

As I said, I'm not much of a fan of Obama or his ideas, but I'm even less a fan of people who don't have anything to say but say it anyway.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I'm no fan of Obama, but this guy doesn't have a clue. He brings up 10 points, and proceeds to get everything wrong.

I think this one is a little more intellectual and thought out, instead of the bumper sticker sloganeering of the first article

t turns out that Obama, advised primarily by Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod, was so committed to his strategy of bipartisan governance that he insisted on pursuing it, not only at the expense of his campaign promises, but also of his own (and his party's) popularity. Holding his own ideologically disparate party together was difficult enough. But bringing along enough Republicans to demonstrate a good-faith effort—whether they ended up supporting him in the end or not—resulted in legislation that however historic, was so watered down by compromise with corporate lobbyists that it pissed off almost everyone and satisfied pretty much nobody.

Republican presidents traditionally cater to their base or face the punishment. (See "Bush, George H.W.") Democrats shovel [doo doo] in their base's face and tell them they had better act like they like it or face what Bundy called "the wild men in the wings." And it usually works...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...his-fall/full/

Sounds like it was written by the 'professional left', that Robert Gibbs was criticizing only a few days ago.

So even Obama doesn't believe what is said in this article. huzza