Step right up, ladies and gentleman, the tragedy campaign tour starts right here…indians, poetry readings, visual aid gimmick made out of public letters, he’s managed to turn a memorial service into a three-ring circus…a logo and slogan for a memorial service? Really? And “Together We Thrive”? Just another coded political slogan for his upcoming political “tragedy agenda”, having nothing to do with mourning or a tribute to the victims, and worse, clearly, he’s debuting his replacement slogan for “Yes We Can”. Jonathan Alter recently advised Obama to treat this shooting like any other crisis that can be capitalized on for political gain. “Never let a good crisis go to waste”, reminded Alter. Well, I guess Obama took his advice.
If you had any doubt at all of what a loathsome, disgusting, puerile, dishonest piece of worm shit Obama is, let this be your guide.
The challenge for a president is trying to make meaning out of something that’s not easy to understand – something that looks to be a hugely disrupting act,” Jamieson said. “A president is trying to provide a framework for how we are going to understand it.”
Yeah, because we dumb Americans aren't believing the line that the
Why won't he just go away?
Tonight will be a rare opportunity for Obama to make amends for his lack of leadership in the Gulf oil spill crisis. Is he up to the challenge? Sad experience leads me to suspect that he will use this public appearance to bash Bush, blame the Tea Party, and kick off his re-election campaign (sigh).
ReplyDeleteThe one thing I was right on was that this was the kick-off speech of his re-election campaign, but that still calls for another (sigh).
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