The Widow Gibbs (not sure why that nick name for Obama's press secretary amuses me so much. He, like many WH liars in chief, has a certain dour tragedy about him. ) But in the clip below he is mostly just smarmy. With Obama there are the little deceits and the big bullshit. Obama's claim that his admin. would be transparent falls into the category of big bullshit. Watch Gibbs squirm and deflect as he's confronted on the pre planned "townhall" the Obi team conjured up about health care reform.
What is unsaid, of course, is that the reason Obama has to pre vet these events is the same reason W did. He could not handle spontaneous, tough questions. Lest anyone think I'm slacking here let me point out that Hilary Clinton could handle any and all questions thrown at her in this type of forum
I want to kick every writer who calls Obama's emerging cabinet a "team of rivals"
in the shin...
hard...
...but I won't...
I promise...
This simply is not the case so far.
I am not an expert on Lincoln's Presidency - though I probably know more than most voters, which is hardly bragging - or hard. Nor have I read Doris Kearns Goodwin's book about Lincoln called "Team of Rivals". That said the "rivals" Obama has appointed include much of the previous Democratic administration, Senator Clinton, who is hardly an ideological opponent, Governor Napolitano, a vocal supporter all year, A Carter appointee, and one Republican. Whoop Dee Do. Reagan made his main primary opponent Vice President - no one said he had a "team of rivals". Nixon had a Democrat in his cabinet, as did Reagan and Bush 2.
The desperate need to graft past icons onto Obama is silly and pathetic. My take so far is that Obama is not inviting spirited debate so he can see all sides and then "stop the buck" with a decision. He is hiring a bunch of folks who will make him look good.
Finally dancing between Lincoln, JFK, and Jesus as apt comparisons to BHO is stupid. I see no civil war breaking out before the inauguration. I find no place in Obama's life in which he demonstrated the courage that comes from having one's life threatened in war - google JFK/PT 109 for background here. As for Jesus...these little verbal and visual (see Time) allusions that elevate Obama to messiah like status should be met with revulsion by the religious and the secular humanists alike. Choose your reasons: You are a Christian and find it offensive or you are a small r republican and believe kings, queens, figureheads, and cult leaders have no business being head of state. In the United States, we don't DO kings.
Yet.
P.S. The Lincoln/JFK/Jesus comparisons are also sick - for reasons that should be apparent. Barring impeachment and removal (or revelations about his birthplace) I want Mr. Obama around for 4 years. We might actually have the pleasure of seeing the media challenge him.
Obama is a liar. He stayed in that church for 20 years. He listened to Wright for 20 years. Wright said nothing new yesterday. Obama is lying to save his fraudulent ass.
Obama went after Wright and "repudiated" him today because he poll numbers are falling in N.C. End of story. Any tall tale from Obama now about how surprised he is by Wright is BULLSHIT. Barack Obama has no integrity. Zero. Obama cannot be trusted to walk the dog, much less run the country.
CNN said Obama looked "hurt". Good God. What's next- Keith Olberman brings him a blanket while Huffington rubs his shoulders, and Ducky at the Cheetos blog plays patty cakes with him to cheer him up? THIS MAN CANNOT BE PRESIDENT. Obama is poison. By taking deception and deceit to new levels Obama now represents the opposite of hope. He represents a contempt for the process that rivals Nixon.
