tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post3185147921217674457..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Why Does Everyone Think Obama Is Smart?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59432705182650646262010-08-05T18:38:12.528-04:002010-08-05T18:38:12.528-04:00I could not agree more. Great post!I could not agree more. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12226384054071678552010-07-28T01:21:08.382-04:002010-07-28T01:21:08.382-04:00You're welcome. Feel free to stick around and...You're welcome. Feel free to stick around and check out the other articles.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-7345989861939952612010-07-27T23:07:03.705-04:002010-07-27T23:07:03.705-04:00Someone e-mailed this to me. Thanks. You made my ...Someone e-mailed this to me. Thanks. You made my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19485776562367798562010-07-19T09:24:33.787-04:002010-07-19T09:24:33.787-04:00Ed, That's the thing about "packaging can...Ed, That's the thing about "packaging candidates." They get handlers who figure out what their weaknesses are and they go about hiding them. . . rather than correcting them.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44094159740950285452010-07-19T00:08:02.452-04:002010-07-19T00:08:02.452-04:00I'll admit I thought he was pretty smart at fi...I'll admit I thought he was pretty smart at first. They did a good job hiding how stupid he really is. He read his speeches and his interviews were all very friendly, but then in the debates it kind of showed that something was wrong. He did not look very smart in the debates.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-85462738460596014492010-07-18T21:45:42.939-04:002010-07-18T21:45:42.939-04:00USS Ben, Nice analogy! I think they are starting ...USS Ben, Nice analogy! I think they are starting to suspect that they are falling! That's why the infighting is beginning. This last week, Pelosi's people attacked Obama "off the record" and Obama's people shot back. And the progressives have been pretty angry for a while now about their lost opportunity.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44078164453705661172010-07-18T21:39:29.759-04:002010-07-18T21:39:29.759-04:00Indeed. Not only are these bills poorly written an...Indeed. Not only are these bills poorly written and full of contradictions (and the opposite of clarity) but they are very over-reaching in their quest for power over us citizens and private businesses.<br /><br />Obama and his pals in the Congress are like Icarus, they flew too close to the sun (and they got greedy).<br />They are alreading falling, they just don't know it yet.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70021975776707513992010-07-18T21:15:13.946-04:002010-07-18T21:15:13.946-04:00USS Ben, I can see this court striking down signif...USS Ben, I can see this court striking down significant parts of it. They seem very willing to make large pronouncements and they aren't afraid to strike down government over-reach.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-48060191124287345152010-07-18T21:11:52.342-04:002010-07-18T21:11:52.342-04:00Thanks USS Ben!
We are starting to see the media ...Thanks USS Ben!<br /><br />We are starting to see the media actually begin to doubt a lot of what he does. It began from a "hey, that wasn't far enough left" perspective, but it's beginning to spread. I think the media will continue to get more and more aggressive with him so long as he keeps failing -- though they will lay off as November 2012 nears.<br /><br />And when he loses in 2012, then there will be hell to pay. They will dig into everything about him to discredit him to find out "why he failed them". . . because it certainly can't be their bad ideas that failed.<br /><br />I also suspect that you will see more digging by journalists on Democrats in the future during the primary phase because they're going to want to avoid getting another dud like Obama.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65238886187597911002010-07-18T21:01:39.540-04:002010-07-18T21:01:39.540-04:00AndrewPrice said...
Stan, I think I am right. I b...AndrewPrice said... <br />Stan, I think I am right. I base my beliefs on three factors:<br /><br />1. The Democrats did a poor job designing their legislation. None of it develops a constituency that will push to keep it in place."<br /><br />Plus, even if repeals do take a long time I think the majority of the SCOTUS will strike down most of what the Obamao Congress has passed off since it's in direct violation of our Constitution and our Bill of Rights.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76027372272720328212010-07-18T20:55:52.718-04:002010-07-18T20:55:52.718-04:00Excellent points, Andrew!
I know what you mean ab...Excellent points, Andrew!<br /><br />I know what you mean about those on the right and especially center-right calling Obama "brilliant."<br /><br />Even most of the Fox news pundits were saying as much and some still are. <br />Obviously, the proof in the pudding, his actual performance has been anything but brilliant, even at the extraordinally low standards of the Left.<br /><br />In less than 2 years, Obamao has made Carter look an order of magnitude better by comparison.<br /><br />It's troubling to know that the L-MSM and the schools Obamao attended have managed to keep his grades more secret than our national security secrets.<br /><br />Ain't there any journalists that are curious? Or are they all so worried about their jobs that they won't dare investigate?<br /><br />Hopefully, as Obama continues to treat the L-MSM (who helped tremendously to get him elected) like crap more and more might actually consider doing an intensive background investigation that all other Presidential candidates have had to go through BEFORE being elected.<br /><br />At any rate it's clear to the majority of Americans now that Barry is more dim than those green light bulbs.USS Ben USN (Ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07492369604790651538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14557741567527932812010-07-18T20:11:21.420-04:002010-07-18T20:11:21.420-04:00Joel, I think you're right, and I think the ma...Joel, I think you're right, and I think the main reason is that whereas Clinton scared people when he hit town and started trying to create HillaryCare, he didn't really achieve anything. So once the Republicans got the Congress, there was little to worry about as the danger had passed.<br /><br />Moreover, because Clinton moved dramatically to the right, "the threat" seemed to vanish entirely and the people got complacent.<br /><br />But this time, Obama/Pelosi did a lot of things that scared the heck out of people, and therefore, this time the threat is real. So the public will likely remain vigilant for a lot longer than before.<br /><br />How long? You never know. But if Obama tries to move left, as I think he will, then the public could remain upset and involved for a good long time.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36693100196711448982010-07-18T20:03:07.055-04:002010-07-18T20:03:07.055-04:00Andrew,
I also see that this is a change that wil...Andrew,<br /><br />I also see that this is a change that will be enduring. The problem with 1994 is that the people who elected the Republican Majority went back to sleep. I don't see them going back to sleep any time soon.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49766277810911930422010-07-18T19:59:03.549-04:002010-07-18T19:59:03.549-04:00Stan, I think I am right. I base my beliefs on th...Stan, I think I am right. I base my beliefs on three factors:<br /><br />1. The Democrats did a poor job designing their legislation. None of it develops a constituency that will push to keep it in place.<br /><br />2. The public is irate about everything Obama has done. You can see this in the very high turnout for Tea Party events, the unchanging poll numbers, and the way the public has stopped listening. They will push the Republicans to undo the Obama legacy -- something we rarely hear in politics.<br /><br />3. There appears to be a new brand of Republicans in ascendancy, and they are much more political. While there are still a lot of squishy Republicans and a good number of posers pretending to be this new brand of conservative, the real ones are really throwing their weight around, backed by the public. I've never seen the party have this strong of a backbone since 1994.<br /><br />I could be wrong, but I think the signs are in favor of undoing rather than just slowing.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3050287828930292832010-07-18T19:46:14.289-04:002010-07-18T19:46:14.289-04:00We’ll see Andrew, I hope you’re right. I agree not...We’ll see Andrew, I hope you’re right. I agree nothing this administration does, has to do with brains, these are liberals, it’s about feelings. So in that regard a wise person can dismantle this crap. Repealing things in Washington is very tough, no matter how harebrained they may be. Again, I hope you’re right.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-25479894327260375742010-07-18T19:46:03.592-04:002010-07-18T19:46:03.592-04:00Writer X, You are so right about the ice cream! ...Writer X, You are so right about the ice cream! You never really saw pictures of Einstein with an ice cream cone jammed in his face! LOL!<br /><br />You know, on the one hand, it's bad that it took the public this long to figure out the truth about Obama. On the other hand, if they'd gotten a competent Democrat in office (and I think almost any Democrat would have beaten McCain), we could be looking at a much worse scenario right now -- one where they were getting leftist things passed, but without the public outrage. Thus, in the long run, we might be better off. Unfortunately, the short run is kind of painful.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84829797309138002862010-07-18T19:36:19.961-04:002010-07-18T19:36:19.961-04:00The fact that every photo of him lately is slurpin...The fact that every photo of him lately is slurping up a jumbo-sized ice-cream cone might be an indicator that perhaps even the mainstream press is starting to believe he's a bit of a bozo. You pegged him perfectly, Andrew: Obama is nothing more than an empty suit. Unfortunately it took half the country more than 2 years to realize that.Writer Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-80198222989340870152010-07-18T19:23:45.698-04:002010-07-18T19:23:45.698-04:00Pitts, That's absolutely right -- they just no...Pitts, That's absolutely right -- they just nod their heads and repeat what they want to believe. But if you start asking them probing questions, it all falls apart. Then they get angry at you for asking the questions.<br /><br />It's like the way they gave him the Nobel Prize because they wanted to believe that he was going to change the world and they didn't want to wait to see if he actually did it. It's ridiculous.<br /><br />What it comes down to is the cult of personality, which is something liberals are very practiced at. That's also why I've been predicting that when they finally turn on him (and it's starting -- the first wave at least), it's going to be very nasty. The more blind they are going in, the angrier they are coming back out.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-75463043923269046712010-07-18T19:10:47.920-04:002010-07-18T19:10:47.920-04:00Too bad the mainstream media never bothers to poin...Too bad the mainstream media never bothers to point any of this out.<br /><br />This reminds me of that Imus interview with historian Michael Beschloss where they were discussing Obama's IQ.<br /><br /><i>paraphrasing...</i><br />Beschloss: his IQ is off the charts.<br />Imus: Ummm... what is is IQ?<br />Beschloss: well, ummmm, I really don't know...<br /><br />Classic! Even the "experts" have to stop and think for a minute when questioned about Obama's intelligence. It's just taken for granted by most of them that he's brilliant.Pittsburgh Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06452716444698202766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-59450368779652351092010-07-18T18:23:08.265-04:002010-07-18T18:23:08.265-04:00Joel, LOL! Yeah, I could see that. I suspect tha...Joel, LOL! Yeah, I could see that. I suspect that Obama is on the verge of becoming a Carter-like joke. The real question for him is going to be how he handles the last two years of his term. If he wises up and moves to the right, then he could be more like Clinton. . . but that's not in his make up. He will try to shift to the left, which will only cement the problem.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20558343910067372212010-07-18T18:14:38.469-04:002010-07-18T18:14:38.469-04:00Andrew,
One thing that I would like to add to you...Andrew,<br /><br />One thing that I would like to add to your last post. A savvy politician who wants to get rid of something in the future, could say, "It is something that only Barack would love!!"Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1071287469772380032010-07-18T18:10:51.911-04:002010-07-18T18:10:51.911-04:00Stan, I agree that Obama is nothing more than a fi...Stan, I agree that Obama is nothing more than a figurehead -- that’s what he’s always been. Axelrod specializing in taking empty black men and selling them to whites -- there ain’t no substance there.<br /><br />As for the rest, I don’t think that’s right. First, he’s done nothing the left wants. In fact, they’re furious because each of his programs ended up being nothing more than sops to big business. The stimulus is Pelosi’s doing, not his, and it was intensely stupid -- that more than anything crippled the rest of his agenda. ObamaCare does nothing more than raise taxes and force people to go buy insurance from large firms. It’s destructive, but it’s hardly any evidence of anything someone smart would do -- even by leftist standards. The “Wall Street Reform” is a joke that has NO substance whatsoever. And if you want proof, look at how the price of bank stocks shot up when it became clear it would pass. And all of this together has taken a decade off the effort of restoring the Republicans to credibility.<br /><br />Finally, I think you’ll find that eliminating this stuff will be much easier than it appears, precisely because he’s been so stupid about it that the public wants it undone. In other words, if he were brighter, the public might not have liked his stuff, but wouldn’t have hated it. They hate it.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18356174954311356462010-07-18T18:03:33.583-04:002010-07-18T18:03:33.583-04:00Joel, It's funny you should say that. I'v...Joel, It's funny you should say that. I've been weighing whether or not to write an article about the laughable historians who rated him higher than Reagan. Partisan idiots. One of the reasons they did was "intelligence," as if Obama is smart enough to even read the things Reagan wrote!<br /><br />I suspect that an unbiased historian will call this period The Second Gilded Age, when we elected a succession of corrupt Presidents who robbed the treasury for their friends and who used the power of government to shut down competition and to protect their friends from the consequences of their illegal acts, their unethical acts, the tide of history (unions), and the bad risks they took (bankers).<br /><br />Obama personally will be seen as a colossal failure because he was elected with overwhelming majorities, but achieved nothing of substance. He has also created a debt crisis that will tie the government's hands for decades. Finally, he will also be seen as a failure on the race front, where his promise of moving America past the issue of race has collapsed in a wave of race baiting. And he will probably be seen as the man who lost the Afghan War and possibly plunged Iraq back into civil war.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-18766551587464368062010-07-18T17:56:08.010-04:002010-07-18T17:56:08.010-04:00I’m never one to spoil a let’s call Barry stupid f...I’m never one to spoil a let’s call Barry stupid fest, but! …he has infested this country with porkulus, Barrycare, and now Wall Street Reform, other wise known as the union enhancement plan. He’s accomplished exactly what the left wanted, and getting rid of these plans will be herculean tasks, even for the most fearless politicians, something that Washington sorely lacks. Not too be cliché, but he’s the perfect “Manchurian Candidate,” his job is to read the teleprompter, and smile or smirk, nothing else. This crap he’s passing are generally two to three thousand, no way he knows what’s in them, the democrats have had this assault in the can for decades, they just needed a Barry (stooge) to put a signature on their cancerous legislation. Being smart…well, that’s not Barry’s job, and he doesn’t dissapoint.StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86476193000850721652010-07-18T17:51:43.253-04:002010-07-18T17:51:43.253-04:00Andrew,
I wonder what the historians will say 60 ...Andrew,<br /><br />I wonder what the historians will say 60 years from now about the period we are going through. <br /><br />Hopefully, they will say, "The electorate was dumbed down so much that they elected the penultimate in stupidity, Barack Obama. Fortunately the electorate wised up enough to block him the next election and the following president was anything but stupid."Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.com