Strange Goings-On at the White House - Polidicks

[url="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/348591/strange-goings-white-house-john-fund"]National Review[/url] [img]http://c7.nrostatic.com/sites/default/files/uploaded/pic_giant_051713_Strange-Goings-On-at-the-White-House.jpg[/img] [quote]The recent spate of Washington scandals has some liberals finally confessing in public what many of them have said privately for a long time. The Obama administration is arrogant, insular, prone to intimidation of adversaries, and slovenly when it comes to seeing that rules are followed. Indeed, the Obama White House is a strange place, and it’s good that its operational model is now likely to be finally dissected by the media. Joe Klein of Time magazine laments Obama’s “unwillingness to concentrate.” Dana Milbank of the Washington Post tars him as a President Passerby who “seems to want no control over the actions of his administration.” Milbank warns that “he’s creating a power vacuum in which lower officials behave as though anything goes.” Comedian Jon Stewart says Obama’s government lacks real “managerial competence” and that the president is either Nixonian if he knew about the scandals in advance or a Mr. Magoo–style incompetent if he didn’t[/quote] Bad period for Obama

[QUOTE][B]Comedian[/B] Jon Stewart says Obama’s government lacks real “managerial competence” and that the president is either Nixonian if he knew about the scandals in advance or a Mr. Magoo–style incompetent if he didn’t[/QUOTE] so why is this in there?

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;40686512] Bad period for Obama[/QUOTE] Periods are never pleasant.

[quote]Joe Klein of Time magazine laments Obama’s “unwillingness to concentrate.”[/quote] I wouldn't blame him, I can't imagine trying to get shit done when you know that people are going to oppose you no matter what you do.

[QUOTE=markg06;40686792]I wouldn't blame him, I can't imagine trying to get shit done when you know that people are going to oppose you no matter what you do.[/QUOTE] Our government is like two gangs who hate eachother, but they are 5 so they just point fingers at eachother.

The glory of a false two party system and puppet presidents. The next president is going to be a Republican. I hope you can figure out why ;P Meanwhile* the corporate & banking elite can do whatever they want.

[QUOTE=Stalk;40686855]The glory of a false two party system and puppet presidents. The next president is going to be a Republican. I hope you can figure out why ;P Meanwhile* the corporate & banking elite can do whatever they want.[/QUOTE] This post makes you sound like a huge conspiracy nut

[QUOTE=TextQUAKE;40686863]This post makes you sound like a huge conspiracy nut[/QUOTE] It's probably because he is.

[QUOTE=skullorz;40686609]so why is this in there?[/QUOTE] Because although the Colbert Report and Daily Show are two very informative, highly factual, news based comedy shows they are still comedy shows. They will say things for comedic effect, with the intent of stirring up a laugh. It's like asking why someone would note that Johnathan Swift if a satirist when commenting on something he said in his essay, [I]A Modest Proposal.[/I] Unless you happen to think eating Irish babies actually is a good idea. Then we're fair to play ball.

[QUOTE=TextQUAKE;40686863]This post makes you sound like a huge conspiracy nut[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.storyleak.com/mainstream-media-tactic-label-all-opposing-views-as-conspiracy-theories/?utm_source=feedly[/url]

Fucking christ, the bias in this article.

[QUOTE=Persecution;40687015]Fucking christ, the bias in this article.[/QUOTE] A conservative posting from a conservative website ya think

Well won't you look at all the brilliant people in the comments section. [quote=It Makes a Difference]People that don't know Valarie Jarrett should check out how she and her 1% friends worked with Obama to make millions on the public housing scam in Illinois. She has always been the power behind the façade that is Obama. Obama cannot even run the White House let alone the country. We have a person that is good at speeches a politics but nothing else, a political savant. Obamas radical political partisan and socialist ideology has infected the government and the country.[/quote] [quote=CrusadaB]Valerie J is bo's momma. He can't do a thing without her blessings. There are other women...Susan R and a big blonde...he wants a mommy figure cause his left him. They run the WH. [/quote] [quote=Manual Guerra]GET the NI^^ERS OUT of GOVERNMENT!!!!![/quote] [quote=R Sweeney]The sock puppet president, easily controlled by his narcissism and innate laziness. What a perfect front for the Chicago machine criminals who run this administration from behind the curtain.[/quote]

[QUOTE=skullorz;40686609]so why is this in there?[/QUOTE] Because some fools on the right wing commentator side like Fox Five believe he's actually a massive liberal commentator. If you've watched The Daily Show recently you'd know that's not true.

[QUOTE=skullorz;40686609]so why is this in there?[/QUOTE] Because you're supposed to follow protocol and depend on a comedy show on TV to get your accurate political news and opinion

These scandals are exaggerated and manufactured merely to rally up the right wing.

[QUOTE=markg06;40686792]I wouldn't blame him, I can't imagine trying to get shit done when you know that people are going to oppose you no matter what you do.[/QUOTE] That's just part of the job. You have to be able to deal with the shit the opposition will throw at you. I mean, can you even name a president where the opposition didn't try to vehemently ruin his presidency?

[QUOTE=Xystus234;40689091]These scandals are exaggerated and manufactured merely to rally up the right wing.[/QUOTE] This accounts for a lot of the sensationalism, yes, but IMO there are some genuine competence and integrity problems in the administration right now. I find it particularly scary that the Justice Department is going after leakers and whistleblowers with the kind of manic zeal you'd expect to see when hunting terrorists or something. The Nixon comparison is insane, he presided over a vast criminal operation that at the end of the day saw dozens of people jailed for blatant corruption. While there are serious problems in the Obama administration, it doesn't compare at all to Nixon and Reagan's corruption.

[QUOTE=Xystus234;40689091]These scandals are exaggerated and manufactured merely to rally up the right wing.[/QUOTE] You imply that the left-wing doesn't pull this shit during Republican presidencies too

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;40689183]You imply that the left-wing doesn't pull this shit during Republican presidencies too[/QUOTE] How is he implying that?

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;40689183]You imply that the left-wing doesn't pull this shit during Republican presidencies too[/QUOTE] well to be fair there basically isn't a left-wing in America to begin with

[QUOTE=skullorz;40686609]so why is this in there?[/QUOTE] Jon Stewart may be a comedian but he's more reputable than the majority of reporters.

[QUOTE=Cone;40689226]well to be fair there basically isn't a left-wing in America to begin with[/QUOTE] The entire left wing of this country politically is being held up by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. I legitimately cannot think of a third outspoken, genuinely progressive politician.

[QUOTE=Stalk;40686855]The glory of a false two party system and puppet presidents. The next president is going to be a Republican. I hope you can figure out why ;P Meanwhile* the corporate & banking elite can do whatever they want.[/QUOTE] IT'S THE ILLUMINATI I TELL YOU! They've come to install their lizardman plot!

[QUOTE=TextQUAKE;40686863]This post makes you sound like a huge conspiracy nut[/QUOTE] All of his posts do that

[QUOTE=Persecution;40687015]Fucking christ, the bias in this article.[/QUOTE] Don't worry, a horribly biased article on the other side will be posted here soon and balance will be restored.

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;40689183]You imply that the left-wing doesn't pull this shit during Republican presidencies too[/QUOTE] You're right. Look at the Left during the Bush years; where are the humongous anti-war rallies now? Things that would have been harped on to no end should there be a Republican in office, are now ignored because Obama is their man.

[QUOTE=OvB;40689147]That's just part of the job. You have to be able to deal with the shit the opposition will throw at you. I mean, can you even name a president where the opposition didn't try to vehemently ruin his presidency?[/QUOTE] I think Obama is a delicate flower that must be protected from those mean bees

[QUOTE=snuwoods;40689376]You're right. Look at the Left during the Bush years; where are the humongous anti-war rallies now? Things that would have been harped on to no end should there be a Republican in office, are now ignored because Obama is their man.[/QUOTE] Actually a lot of people on the left have plenty of misgivings about the president, it's just that their concerns are realistic, as opposed to the far-right wings crazy conspiracy theories and faux-scandals. [editline]18th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Chicken_Chaser;40689406]I think Obama is a delicate flower that must be protected from those mean bees[/QUOTE] Flowers rely on bees to reproduce.

[QUOTE=DaysBefore;40689327]All of his posts do that[/QUOTE] Zenreon is the biggest conspiracy theorist here, believing that fluoride water and gm foods cause cancer.