Like former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson before him, in 1980 and 1968 respectively, Barack Obama will not be reelected in 2012.[2] The twin pincers of a domestic economy in the throes of the “Great Depression II”[3]—which economic historians will describe as such, or by using similar terms 20-40 years from now—and his failed Vietnam-like Afghan war[4] will seal his political fate. Other factors will contribute mightily too, such as the perception that he is “out of touch” just as Jimmy Carter was; and that Obama is a silver-tongued, narcissistic “foreign born” demagogue who is un-American.[5] Perceptions often become reality, certainly in politics.
We are witnessing the end of Obama as a politician now. The zenith of his presidency occurred with the enactment of ObamaCare, just as Hillary Clinton’s health care efforts marked the “high water mark” of her influence during Bill Clinton’s presidency. Obama’s nadir is yet to come, but the 2010 mid-term election debacle represented an important milestone on the slippery downward slope of his presidency. The domestic economy will get far worse; his Afghan war is a morass that seems unwinnable and inescapable; and national security issues loom—such as North Korea and Iran—which may prove “hazardous” at best.
Barack Obama is a failed politician whose “magic” has come and gone. He is not merely a bad president. He may have the distinction of going down in history as one of the worst presidents that America has ever had, or perhaps the worst depending on what happens during the remainder of his term in office. That he is presiding over a failed presidency is not in dispute. The only question becomes: how bad will things get for the American nation, its people and for him, before he leaves public office?[6] It is fair to surmise that we have only seen the tip of an enormous political, economic, social and national security “iceberg”—or nightmare—reminiscent of the one that the RMS Titanic struck in 1912.
It is not beyond the pale to believe that scandals will engulf Barack Obama’s presidency as more and more is learned about who he is and how he has governed, and what he and others in his administration have done during the time they have been entrusted with the presidency.[7] Barack Obama is no Bill Clinton: a “cat” with seemingly nine lives politically. He is a “mix” between Carter who was perceived as cerebral and out of touch, and Johnson who was viciously maligned and prevented from running for reelection.
When I was a young Army officer stationed at the Pentagon, before working on Capitol Hill, I remember bumper stickers on cars in the District of Columbia that asked: “Where is Lee Harvey Oswald now that we really need him?”—a reference to John F. Kennedy’s killer. Johnson was hated, and such implied threats were real. There are rising negative sentiments about Obama today, involving large numbers of Americans who are not racially prejudiced or merely disillusioned. Indeed, two Democratic pollsters and advisers to Presidents Clinton and Carter respectively, Douglas E. Schoen and Patrick H. Caddell, wrote an important op-ed piece in the Washington Post recently, which stated:
[W]e believe Obama should announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2012.
. . .
[T]he president has largely lost the consent of the governed. The [2010] midterm elections were effectively a referendum on the Obama presidency.[8]
However, his raving and overarching narcissism will likely drive his decision making to put his own perceived best interests ahead of the good of the country and his political party; and he will probably fight on to the bitter end. More and more Americans are concluding that he does not deserve a second term in the White House.[9] Political pundit and former adviser to Bill Clinton, Dick Morris, argues that he will be challenged by both those on his left and right politically.[10]
Barack Obama is an unsuccessful “community organizer” from Chicago—and before that, Hawaii and Indonesia—who became a black man when it suited him, despite the ethnicity of his mother and her parents who nurtured him like no one else in his life. The best of him, he has readily admitted, is what the three of them gave him; and clearly he cherishes their memories.[11] Yet, it is not such personal qualities that will determine his political fate. Jimmy Carter was perceived as likable too.
With respect to the economy, we are in the midst of the “Great Depression II,” and there is nothing he can do about that fact. The economic tsunami that former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan unleashed has been rolling worldwide, with no end in sight. At most, government policies can affect it at the margins—because it will run its course, essentially oblivious to government intervention. Where and when it stops, no one knows; however, Obama’s actions to date have only made it worse.[12] His so-called “stimulus package” has done little or nothing to help the economy; and his reform of the financial markets is akin to shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic[13].
His signature legislation, ObamaCare, was opposed by a majority of the American people, but that did not stop Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from arrogantly shoving it down their throats, as if to say that the two of them knew what was best for their wards. ObamaCare is likely to be a tragedy for Americans who need health care the most, such as senior citizens; and according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 58 percent of American voters favor its repeal, while 37 percent are opposed.[14]
His policies with respect to Russia’s “dictator-for-life” Vladimir Putin are a travesty to say the least, which simply reflect his almost-total naïveté that is stunning—America’s “Hamlet” on the Potomac. His negotiation and endorsement of the New START Treaty is a perfect example.[15] Also, he stood by helplessly while those Iranians who advocated freedom were tortured or killed. His positive contributions with respect to peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are essentially nonexistent, at a critical juncture in the history of the Middle East.[16] And the list goes on and on.
[N]obody in the US understands [the Afghan] war any more. The conflict long ago ceased to be Bush’s war, and is now Obama’s. Worse still, it will inevitably end with an inglorious withdrawal. Why, then, should the US send in yet more troops? Why spend $100 billion a year waging war when train stations and schools back home are falling to pieces, and the money would be better spent on other American projects and research? Congress refuses to approve extra spending on renewing America: The money has already been spent.
. . .
The problem is simply that Obama is smaller than the promise he made, and tiny in comparison to the hopes an entire nation placed on him in 2008. There’s one thing that Barack Obama failed to do. That was his real failure, the big mistake he made, back when everything seemed possible.
. . .
[H]e didn’t even try.[17]
The fact is that Barack Obama is a professional politician and nothing more. And Americans have come to loathe such creatures, not love them. So “out of touch” is he that when the BP oil spill was polluting the Gulf of Mexico, Michelle Obama and their youngest daughter flew to Spain—and she was described as America’s “Marie Antoinette.” More importantly, Obama is not fit to serve or govern, and he never has been. He is a demagogue and a liar[18], and an embarassment to this great nation and its people. He is incompetent[19]; and yes, he is evil.[20] Before his presidency ends, he is apt to do even more irreparable damage to our national security, our economy, and with respect to a whole host of critical areas.
He should be relieved of command, and end his political career with dignity like his former military commander in Afghanistan, General Stanley A. McChrystal. This is what Democrat pollsters Schoen and Caddell have urged Obama to do. The good General McChrystal, who was forced by Obama to resign his command, might be the first public official (or former-public official) to call for Obama’s resignation.[21] He knows, better than most people, about Obama’s ineptitude and recklessness with the lives of U.S. military personnel and America’s honor—which are at stake and on the line each and every day in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world.
The fact that Obama named General David Petraeus to replace McChrystal as commander of American and NATO forces in Afghanistan, and that Petraeus was willing to accept the job and step down from his position as Commander of the U.S. Central Command—which oversees American military efforts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Africa—speaks volumes about the character, talent, loyalty and integrity of Petraeus. However, it does not change the verdict with respect to Obama and his failed presidency.
There is nothing positive about his administration or what he has done to date, nothing. Despite projecting an upbeat, positive, personable image on the campaign trail, which enthused millions of voters and gave them hope, at best he has proved to be an “empty suit.” If Americans read his book, “Dreams from My Father,” they will realize that his radical beliefs are in tune with Indonesia where he lived—or perhaps some other foreign country—but not with the United States.[22] The “change” he espoused has not been consistent with the beliefs and goals of mainstream American voters.
The critical words that General McChrystal and his staff spoke in a Rolling Stone interview[23] were true and needed to be said—even though lots of Americans might have preferred not to hear about the acrimony and dissension between our military and the Obama Administration.[24] We have a president who is a far-Left neophyte and wrong for America; and he is presiding over a presidency that almost surely will get dramatically worse with the passage of time. And we have a lovable but utter buffoon for vice president, who is a pathological liar and the laughingstock of the world, and who makes former Vice President Spiro Agnew look brilliant by comparison.[25]
With respect to Afghanistan, at the same time that Obama announced the deployment of an additional 30,000 American troops, he said the U.S. would begin pulling out by July of 2011—just before his anticipated reelection campaign begins in earnest[26], and only one year after our forces will have been deployed fully. If implemented, it would be tantamount to conceding the country to our enemies sometime in 2011; and it would result in the shedding of American blood and that of our allies for nothing, like Vietnam.
While Obama may be in the process of jettisoning that unrealistic timeline, his thought processes are not surprising because he is an anti-war politician who never served in the U.S. military, and he knows nothing about running a war. His goals—which never refer to the possibility of “victory” in Afghanistan—are designed to appease his political soul mates and constituency, America’s anti-war far-Left. He is focused on an “exit strategy” instead of winning. He has not been successful at running anything, ever[27]; and it is unlikely that Afghanistan will be an exception. Since when does a failed, anti-war, far-Left “community organizer” from Chicago, who was raised in Hawaii and Indonesia, know how to run a war, much less successfully?
Independents and Republicans helped elect Obama and Democrat candidates in 2008; and they joined with “disenchanted” Democrats and members of the Tea Party movement in November of 2010 to produce an opposite result. The combination of Afghanistan—which is apt to be Obama’s Vietnam—and growing economic problems may doom his presidency, just as similar issues converged to deny Lyndon Johnson’s reelection in 1968. Like John F. Kennedy before him, who inspired so many people and caused legions to enter politics, Obama has feet of clay and is dashing Americans’ dreams and political fantasies.[28]
In the final analysis, it is increasingly clear that Obama is a fad and a feckless naïf, and a tragic Shakespearean figure who will be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history—unless he tragically alters the course of American history. His naïveté is matched by his overarching narcissism; and he is more starry-eyed and “dangerous” than Jimmy Carter. Indeed, it is likely that his presidency will be considered a sad and tragic watershed in history; and the American people are recognizing this more and more with each day that passes.[29] Hopefully he chooses to end his political career with dignity by not running for reelection in 2012, instead of continuing to drag this great nation down with him.[30]
© 2010, Timothy D. Naegele
[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). He practices law in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles with his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates, which specializes in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Internet Law, Litigation and other matters (see www.naegele.com and http://www.naegele.com/naegele_resume.html). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He is a member of the District of Columbia and California bars. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal. Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles), and can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama [Please note: the postings beneath this article are important as well]; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/sarah-and-todd-palin-the-big-winners and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/the-speech—is-barack-obama-smoking-pot-again/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/barack-obama-america’s-second-emperor/
[3] See, e.g., http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/173_212/-365185-1.html and http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html and http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan’s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-great-depression-ii/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/is-financial-reform-simply-washingtons-latest-boondoggle/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/will-the-eus-collapse-push-the-world-deeper-into-the-great-depression-ii/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally
[4] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/are-afghanistan-iraq-and-pakistan-hopeless-and-is-the-spread-of-radical-islam-inevitable-and-is-barack-obama-finished-as-americas-president/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/
[5] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
[6] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
[7] In his book, “Dreams from My Father,” Obama wrote:
Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man.
See Obama, “Dreams from My Father” (paperback “Revised Edition,” published by Three Rivers Press, 2004), p. 93; see also pp. 120, 270; https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/.
Regardless of whether he has taken illegal drugs or not since his college years, he is occupying our White House; and sooner or later, stories will trickle out about the time he has spent there.
[8] See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/12/AR2010111202846.html; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-974
[9] See http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1538; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-999
[10] See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/obama-may-face-left-wing-primary/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-968 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/sarah-and-todd-palin-the-big-winners/ (“[I]t is not beyond the pale to believe that two women might face off for the American presidency in 2012, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, which would be historic!”)
[11] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ and Obama, “Dreams from My Father” (paperback “Revised Edition,” published by Three Rivers Press, 2004).
[12] Paul Krugman has written a New York Times’ article entitled, “The Third Depression,” which states:
Recessions are common; depressions are rare. As far as I can tell, there were only two eras in economic history that were widely described as “depressions” at the time: the years of deflation and instability that followed the Panic of 1873 and the years of mass unemployment that followed the financial crisis of 1929-31.
. . .
We are now, I fear, in the early stages of a third depression. It will probably look more like the Long Depression than the much more severe Great Depression. But the cost—to the world economy and, above all, to the millions of lives blighted by the absence of jobs—will nonetheless be immense.
. . .
[T]he recession brought on by the financial crisis arguably ended last summer.
But future historians will tell us that this wasn’t the end of the third depression, just as the business upturn that began in 1933 wasn’t the end of the Great Depression. . . . [B]oth the United States and Europe are well on their way toward Japan-style deflationary traps.
See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/28/opinion/28krugman.html
This conclusion is consistent with the thesis of articles that I have written and interview responses that I have given; namely, we are in the midst of the “Great Depression II”—certainly in terms of the 20th and 21st Centuries—which will continue to unfold during at least the balance of this decade. See infra n.3.
Krugman added:
As far as rhetoric is concerned, the revival of the old-time religion is most evident in Europe, where officials seem to be getting their talking points from the collected speeches of Herbert Hoover, up to and including the claim that raising taxes and cutting spending will actually expand the economy, by improving business confidence. As a practical matter, however, America isn’t doing much better. The Fed seems aware of the deflationary risks—but what it proposes to do about these risks is, well, nothing. The Obama administration understands the dangers of premature fiscal austerity—but because Republicans and conservative Democrats in Congress won’t authorize additional aid to state governments, that austerity is coming anyway, in the form of budget cuts at the state and local levels.
Why the wrong turn in policy? The hard-liners often invoke the troubles facing Greece and other nations around the edges of Europe to justify their actions. And it’s true that bond investors have turned on governments with intractable deficits. But there is no evidence that short-run fiscal austerity in the face of a depressed economy reassures investors. On the contrary: Greece has agreed to harsh austerity, only to find its risk spreads growing ever wider; Ireland has imposed savage cuts in public spending, only to be treated by the markets as a worse risk than Spain, which has been far more reluctant to take the hard-liners’ medicine.
It’s almost as if the financial markets understand what policy makers seemingly don’t: that while long-term fiscal responsibility is important, slashing spending in the midst of a depression, which deepens that depression and paves the way for deflation, is actually self-defeating.
So I don’t think this is really about Greece, or indeed about any realistic appreciation of the tradeoffs between deficits and jobs. It is, instead, the victory of an orthodoxy that has little to do with rational analysis, whose main tenet is that imposing suffering on other people is how you show leadership in tough times.
And who will pay the price for this triumph of orthodoxy? The answer is, tens of millions of unemployed workers, many of whom will go jobless for years, and some of whom will never work again.
Amen. Where I differ with Krugman is that his solution is more Keynesian governmental spending, with the goal of spending our way to prosperity. As stated in articles that I have written and interview responses that I have given, the economic tsunami that Alan Greenspan unleashed has been rolling worldwide, with no end in sight. At most, government policies can affect it at the margins—because it will run its course, essentially oblivious to government intervention. Where and when it stops, no one knows. Originally I predicted the 2017-2019 time frame, but it may take longer than that because of misguided and wasteful government “tinkering.”
In an editorial entitled, “The Keynesian Dead End,” the Wall Street Journal concluded that spending our way to prosperity is going out of style—and the editorial essentially rebuts the solution that Krugman recommended:
For going on three years, the developed world’s economic policy has been dominated by the revival of the old idea that vast amounts of public spending could prevent deflation, cure a recession, and ignite a new era of government-led prosperity. It hasn’t turned out that way.
. . .
The response at the White House and among Congressional leaders has been . . . Stimulus III. While talking about the need for “fiscal discipline” some time in the future, President Obama wants more spending today to again boost “demand.” Thirty months after [Obama economic adviser Larry] Summers won his first victory, we are back at the same policy stand.
The difference this time is that the Keynesian political consensus is cracking up. In Europe, the bond vigilantes have pulled the credit cards of Greece, Portugal and Spain, with Britain and Italy in their sights. Policy makers are now making a 180-degree turn from their own stimulus blowouts to cut spending and raise taxes. The austerity budget offered this month by the new British government is typical of Europe’s new consensus.
To put it another way, Germany’s Angela Merkel has won the bet she made in early 2009 by keeping her country’s stimulus far more modest. We suspect Mr. Obama will find a political stonewall this weekend in Toronto when he pleads with his fellow leaders to join him again for a spending spree.
Meanwhile, in Congress, even many Democrats are revolting against Stimulus III. The original White House package of jobless benefits and aid to the states had to be watered down several times, and the latest version failed again in the Senate late this week. . . . Mr. Obama is having his credit card pulled too—not by the bond markets, but by a voting public that sees the troubles in Europe and is telling pollsters that it doesn’t want a Grecian bath.
The Journal adds:
The larger lesson here is about policy. The original sin—and it was nearly global—was to revive the Keynesian economic model that had last cracked up in the 1970s, while forgetting the lessons of the long prosperity from 1982 through 2007. The Reagan and Clinton-Gingrich booms were fostered by a policy environment for most of that era of lower taxes, spending restraint and sound money. The spending restraint began to end in the late 1990s, sound money vanished earlier this decade, and now Democrats are promising a series of enormous tax increases.
Notice that we aren’t saying that spending restraint alone is a miracle economic cure. The spending cuts now in fashion in Europe are essential, but cuts by themselves won’t balance annual deficits reaching 10% of GDP. That requires new revenues from faster growth, and there’s a danger that the tax increases now sweeping Europe will dampen growth further.
President Obama’s tragic mistake was to blow out the U.S. federal balance sheet on spending that has produced little bang for the buck. . . .
With the economy in recession in 2008 and 2009, we argued that some stimulus was justified and an increase in the deficit was understandable and inevitable. However, we also argued that permanent tax cuts aimed at marginal individual and corporate tax rates would have done far more to revive animal spirits, and in our view would have led to a far more robust recovery. . . .
What the world has now reached instead is a Keynesian dead end. We are told to let Congress continue to spend and borrow until the precise moment when Summers and Mark Zandi and the other architects of our current policy say it is time to raise taxes to reduce the huge deficits and debt that their spending has produced. Meanwhile, individuals and businesses are supposed to be unaffected by the prospect of future tax increases, higher interest rates, and more government control over nearly every area of the economy. Even the CEOs of the Business Roundtable now see the damage this is doing.
A better economic policy will have to await a new Congress, which we hope at a minimum can prevent punishing tax increases. But for now the good news is that voters and markets are telling politicians to stop doing what hasn’t worked.
Thus, economic “thinkers” continue to flail around, while the Great Depression II takes its toll in terms of horrendous human suffering worldwide, with no end in sight.
[13] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/is-financial-reform-simply-washingtons-latest-boondoggle/
[14] See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/health_care_law
[15] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014
[16] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/ [Please note: the postings beneath this article are important as well]
[17] See http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,723814,00.html
[18] In his announcement with respect to McChrystal, Obama stated:
I don’t make this decision based on any difference in policy with Gen. McChrystal, as we are in full agreement about our strategy. Nor do I make this decision out of any sense of personal insult.
See http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/06/23/obama-on-mcchrystal-nothing-personal/
It has been said before, and it bears repeating, that if one wishes to watch Barack Obama lie, all one needs to do is watch his lips move.
[19] See, e.g., http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/07/28/leaked-report-hurts-obama/#more-1230 (“Having already lost all Republicans and almost all independents, Obama is shedding Democrats these days. . . . [W]hile liberals have increasing reason to question Obama’s performance on their litmus-test issues, they also have increasing cause to wonder at his competence”).
[20] He is not evil in the sense of being the “antichrist,” as some would suggest, but evil in the sense of leading the United States in the wrong direction and having lied to the American people in the process of doing so. As stated previously:
It has been said: “Jimmy Carter may be heading to #2 on the [list of] all-time worst presidents in American history, thanks to ‘O.’” This is an understatement. When history is written, Barack Obama may be hated more than George W. Bush has been by the Democrats, more than Bill and Hillary Clinton have been hated by the Republicans, more than Nixon was hated by the Democrats, and even more than Johnson was hated by a broad swath of the American electorate . . . and the list goes on and on. Obama may emerge as the most hated president in history.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama
[21] With McChrystal’s military career at an end, there will be nothing to prevent him from lashing out at Obama and telling the truth (e.g., in memoirs released shortly before the 2012 presidential elections, which tell the unvarnished truth about Obama’s handling of the war in Afghanistan and sear Obama in explicit terms):
Obama seemed to suggest that McChrystal’s military career is over, saying the nation should be grateful “for his remarkable career in uniform” as if that has drawn to a close.
McChrystal left the White House after the meeting and returned to his military quarters at Washington’s Fort McNair.
See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37866754/ns/us_news-military/
Former adviser to President Bill Clinton and political pundit Dick Morris adds:
Relieving the general of command sends a message that Obama is thin-skinned, arrogant, and easily offended.
Coming at the same time that the failure of the Obama Administration to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf is already rankling liberal voters, the McChrystal comments will add to their doubts about Obama. They already are against his decision to send additional troops there and have long believed that we should not be fighting in Afghanistan. By calling attention to how badly the war is going and the disarray in the president’s foreign policy apparatus, the McChrystal interview can only highlight and underscore these concerns and further dampen liberal enthusiasm for Obama.
Neither the oil spill nor the Afghan War will drive any liberals to vote for conservatives or induce Democrats to vote Republican. But they both will hold down Democratic turnout and reinforce cynicism about the Obama presidency on the left. Those initially attracted by Obama’s charisma will be driven away by these twin failures.
The Democratic Party is really a synthesis of environmentalists and peace advocates with a few gay rights activists and public employee unions thrown in. Now, Obama has alienated both the green and the anti-war segments of the party. And the continuing spillage from the Gulf oil well and from the General’s mouth will further damage his standing with his political base.
Whatever the fate of General McChrystal or of the American involvement in the war, the mounting casualty lists will drag down Obama’s prospects in November still further and depress his ratings in the days ahead.
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/06/23/mcchrystals-attack-hurts-obamas-left-wing-base/#more-1096
[22] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
While some of his far-Left “true believers” may have read the book and agreed with his core beliefs, the majority of Americans did not; and they had no idea how much his future policies would differ from what they perceived as the mainstream views that he was espousing on the campaign trail.
[23] For example, the author Michael Hastings writes:
The general’s staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs . . . , and they pride themselves on their can-do attitude and their disdain for authority.
. . .
[McChrystal] also set a manic pace for his staff, becoming legendary for sleeping four hours a night, running seven miles each morning, and eating one meal a day. (In the month I spend around the general, I witness him eating only once.) It’s a kind of superhuman narrative that has built up around him, a staple in almost every media profile, as if the ability to go without sleep and food translates into the possibility of a man single-handedly winning the war.
See “The Runaway General” by Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone (June 22, 2010), http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/119236#
Barack Obama is quoted by the national media as having said that the article showed “poor judgment,” and that he wanted to talk with McChrystal before making any decision about whether he should remain the U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
See, e.g., http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0610/38837.html and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704853404575322354071542896.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop
While it was surprising that McChrystal gave the Rolling Stone any access, much less seemingly unfettered access to his innermost thoughts and beliefs—especially given the Rolling Stone‘s reputation—the fact is that he did, and he and his staff spoke their minds, and their words are now part of American history.
The article adds:
After arriving in Afghanistan last June, [McChrystal] conducted his own policy review, ordered up by Defense Secretary Robert Gates. The now-infamous report was leaked to the press, and its conclusion was dire: If we didn’t send another 40,000 troops—swelling the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan by nearly half—we were in danger of “mission failure.” The White House was furious. McChrystal, they felt, was trying to bully Obama, opening him up to charges of being weak on national security unless he did what the general wanted. It was Obama versus the Pentagon, and the Pentagon was determined to kick the president’s ass.
. . .
Obama has quietly begun to back away from the deadline he set for withdrawing U.S. troops in July of next year. The president finds himself stuck in something even more insane than a quagmire: a quagmire he knowingly walked into, even though it’s precisely the kind of gigantic, mind-numbing, multigenerational nation-building project he explicitly said he didn’t want.
It is reminiscent of “Brer Rabbit And The Tar Baby,” and Afghanistan is becoming Obama’s “tar pit.”
See, e.g., http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Uncle_Remus%3A_His_Songs_and_His_Sayings/The_Wonderful_Tar-Baby_Story
The article continues:
In private, Team McChrystal likes to talk shit about many of Obama’s top people on the diplomatic side. One aide calls Jim Jones, a retired four-star general and veteran of the Cold War, a “clown” who remains “stuck in 1985.” Politicians like McCain and Kerry, says another aide, “turn up, have a meeting with Karzai, criticize him at the airport press conference, then get back for the Sunday talk shows. Frankly, it’s not very helpful.” Only Hillary Clinton receives good reviews from McChrystal’s inner circle. “Hillary had Stan’s back during the strategic review,” says an adviser. “She said, ‘If Stan wants it, give him what he needs.'”
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At one point on his trip to Paris, McChrystal checks his BlackBerry. “Oh, not another e-mail from [Special Representative to Afghanistan Richard] Holbrooke,” he groans. “I don’t even want to open it.” He clicks on the message and reads the salutation out loud, then stuffs the BlackBerry back in his pocket, not bothering to conceal his annoyance.
“Make sure you don’t get any of that on your leg,” an aide jokes, referring to the e-mail.
. . .
When it comes to Afghanistan, history is not on McChrystal’s side. The only foreign invader to have any success here was Genghis Khan—and he wasn’t hampered by things like human rights, economic development and press scrutiny.
. . .
The very people that [McChrystal’s military strategy known as counterinsurgency, or] COIN seeks to win over—the Afghan people—do not want us there. . . . There is a reason that President Obama studiously avoids using the word “victory” when he talks about Afghanistan. Winning, it would seem, is not really possible. Not even with Stanley McChrystal in charge.
The media and politicians like Barack Obama said the same thing about George W. Bush’s—and David Petraeus’—”surge” in Iraq, and they were mistaken.
[24] The highly-respected Rasmussen polling organization found in results that were released on June 25, 2010:
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters agree that it was appropriate for President Obama to fire America’s top commander in Afghanistan this week, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Thirty-six percent (36%) disagree and say the president should not have removed General Stanley McChrystal from his command. Another 17% are not sure.
Just 32%, however, believe it was appropriate for McChrystal to criticize the president and other top U.S. officials in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Fifty percent (50%) feel the general’s public comments were not appropriate. Nearly one-out-of-five voters (18%) are undecided.
Publication of that interview prompted the president to call McChrystal back to Washington and, during a private White House meeting, to accept his resignation. Obama then announced that General David Petraeus, who commanded U.S. troops in Iraq in 2007 and 2008, will take his place.
Forty-seven percent (47%) view the naming of Petraeus as the new top commander in Afghanistan as good for the U.S. war effort there. Only nine percent (9%) say it’s a bad move, while 30% think it will have no impact. Fourteen percent (14%) aren’t sure.
Voter confidence in the course of the war in Afghanistan has been falling in recent weeks. Just 41% of voters now believe it is possible for the United States to win the nearly nine-year-old war in Afghanistan. Thirty-six percent (36%) disagree and say it is not possible for America to win the war. Another 23% are not sure.
[25] In an editorial entitled, “The Petraeus Hail Mary,” the Wall Street Journal pointed out the divisive effect that Biden has had with respect to American policies and their implementation in Afghanistan. Biden has been a “loose canon,” who was fully capable of fabricating facts if not engaging in outright lies.
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704629804575325073086949444.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop (“Mr. Obama said yesterday that no one individual is indispensable in war, but if any single person is, it is a President. Mr. Obama too often gives the impression of a leader asking, ‘Won’t someone rid me of this damn war?'”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/#comment-169
Former President Bill Clinton was reluctant to take on the military politically, and wisely so—much to the chagrin of his far-Left constituents, some of whom believe America does not need to be strong militarily. As I have stated before: “America’s economic and military strength go hand in hand. Both are indispensable ingredients of our great nation’s future strength.”
[26] If Obama’s presidency does not end before 2012, it is likely that he will not run for reelection, just as Truman declined to run in the midst of the Korean War, and Lyndon Johnson declined to run in the midst of the Vietnam War.
[27] See, e.g., http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=1FF04086-18FE-70B2-A8502AE14AB8C592 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
[28] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/ronald-reagan-and-john-f-kennedy-a-question-of-character
[29] Also, there is the issue of personal Obama family extravagances at the expense of U.S. taxpayers, especially at a time when so many Americans are suffering. See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1298063/Michelle-Obama-takes-daughter-Sasha-Spanish-getaway–leaves-birthday-boy-Barack-behind.html (“Michelle Obama is set to holiday with daughter Sasha on Spain’s Costa del Sol. . . . Mrs Obama . . . has reserved 30 rooms at a five-star hotel”)
[30] Lyndon Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968; and Obama advised New York Congressman Charles Rangel to end his political career with dignity as well. Hopefully he follows his own advice.
See http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0710/Obama_Time_for_Rangel_to_end_career_with_dignity.html
Bush Job Approval Rating Higher Than Obama’s
This is the headline of a Politico.com article about the two presidents, which states:
See http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46019.html
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I’m sorry, but HOW is the Afghan war HIS war? Didn’t know a senator from Illinois led the armies of the United States into battle several years back. He is finishing up a failed war if you haven’t noticed. That’s a step in the right direction if there is any. And he is simply doing what Bush did in Iraq for Afghanistan by upping the number of troops to restore stability and create some semblance of order. Next: worst president is a laugh. The worst president would be the one(s) that led us into this Great Depression II. While his tactics for bringing us out aren’t all that great, you can’t argue that Bush, Clinton, even Bush, Sr. and Reagan, did anything good for this economy. It’s the whiplash of an “economic boom” from Reagan’s era, and don’t try to deny that. I don’t condone or condemn what Obama is doing. For me, he isn’t the ideal president. But with a Congress that refuses to cooperate, an economy that is the worst the world-over has seen in ages, and a dead country that either cannot decide what it wants or is simply too dumb to fix itself. And in all truth, aren’t we to blame more? Because the government is allowed by us, isn’t it? If we truly hated what we were seeing, we could fix it. We could organize or reorganize ourselves into a better, more globally viable country that hasn’t existed since the 1950s. Because the world has globalized and we are shutting our doors. We need to pull ourselves out of our hole, not elect fake politicians to do it for us. Because the Republicans (especially the Tea Party) and the Democrats are both too far gone from us the people. So Obama is not the worst president, arguably that would be Hoover or, if taking a poll now, probably George W. Bush, but he is not the greatest president either. He’s just a man that we gave too much work and responsibility to, but not enough support. Though I will agree he talked himself up a bit on the whole “Change” premise back in the elections. That doesn’t help.
But in the end, we are the reasons America is dying. And we are the reasons China is flourishing.
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Thank you, Patrick, for your comments.
First, it is Obama’s war because he is the president, and he has escalated it, pure and simple.
Second, he is not “finishing” it at all. He is widening it.
Third, I agree with you that he is “doing what Bush did in Iraq . . . by upping the number of troops to restore stability and create some semblance of order,” and hopefully win.
Fourth, with respect to the economy, it too is Obama’s now. It is happening on his watch, and the buck stops with him. He will be attacked by anti-war Leftists, and they will contribute to his political demise. The economy will too, which is really the fault of Alan Greenspan.
As I have written:
See http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/173_212/-365185-1.html; see also http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html and http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan’s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-great-depression-ii/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/is-financial-reform-simply-washingtons-latest-boondoggle/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/will-the-eus-collapse-push-the-world-deeper-into-the-great-depression-ii/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally
Fifth, with all due respect, our present economic problems are not a “whiplash of an ‘economic boom’ from Reagan’s era.” Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker handled similar difficult times with great skill; Greenspan did not. He testified before the House that he never saw the housing crisis coming, which is mind-boggling; and he championed deregulation, which contributed to the problems and their magnitude.
Sixth, the Congress that has refused to “cooperate” has consisted of Obama’s Democrats; and they are in charge of the Senate even after the new Congress begins its work.
Seventh, Americans have begun to fix the problems; namely, by throwing the Democrats out of office.
Lastly, America is not dying; it is the greatest country on earth, by far. And China’s economy is dependent on the U.S. market to stay afloat.
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I see a clear pathway for Obama’s re-election.
The new Republican House and Republican controlled Senate (McConnell plus a half dozen Democrats) will stop the Obama/Pelosi/Reid excesses of Obama’s first two years. And, Obama may triangulate just enough to reach some useful compromises with Republicans that help improve the economy over the next two years.
Also Obama is very unlikely to face a primary challenge – something Johnson and Carter both experienced. No white can win the nomination without making significant inroads into the black vote, which is extremely unlikely. And there is no black on the left with the stature and motivation to attack Obama. Almost all the blacks on the left come from racially gerrymandered districts and largely do not appeal to non blacks. When election day rolls around the hard core left will turn out to vote for him again.
The biggest obstacle to Obama’s re-election is himself.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments, as always.
With respect to your second paragraph, it makes excellent sense except for one thing; namely, I do not believe the economy will improve over the next two years, and in fact, it is apt to get worse. Like the Great Depression of the last century, there will be ups and downs during this one; and God only knows when they will occur, and how deep they will be.
With respect to your third paragraph, Dick Morris argues that there will be challenges from Obama’s left, and serious challenges, culminating in Hillary’s candidacy if she and Bill believe that she can win.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-968
My guess is that the coalition of Independents who constitute approximately 35 percent of American voters (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents), Republicans, “disenchanted” Democrats, and members of the Tea Party movement will bring about his political demise. My guess too is that the twin pincers of the domestic economy in decline and his Afghan war will be the greatest contributing factors—unless scandals or other crises engulf him.
I agree with your last paragraph, which has always been true, if Americans had bothered to understand his core beliefs as spelled out in great detail in his book, “Dreams from My Father.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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Read His Lips, He Caved!
Former President George H.W. Bush was lambasted for going back on his pledge: “Read my lips: no new taxes.” It contributed to his failed campaign for reelection in 1992.
See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes
Barack Obama has caved on his pledge to voters—and most importantly, to his far-Left and Leftist base—and his Democrat base is likely to be furious. His tax-cut compromise may contribute to primary challenges from members of his own party prior to the 2012 elections, and cost him the election—aside from other factors such as the twin pincers of the economy and his Afghan war.
See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703296604576005270162137088.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories (“Democrats criticized the broad tax package for cutting taxes on high earners and setting tax rates too low on large inheritances, as well as for its effect on the country’s budget deficit. . . .”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-968
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Are We Fighting To Win Or Not? If Not, Obama Should Be Impeached!
In a fine article entitled, “Catch-and-release of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan angers troops”—written by Sara A. Carter, its national security correspondent—The Washington Examiner has reported:
See http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2010/12/catch-and-release-taliban-fighters-afghanistan-angers-troops; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/are-afghanistan-iraq-and-pakistan-hopeless-and-is-the-spread-of-radical-islam-inevitable-and-is-barack-obama-finished-as-americas-president/
The idea that Americans might be dying or getting injured—or being subjected to the risks of both—for nothing, smacks of Vietnam. If the rules of engagement in Afghanistan prevent our military from winning, we ought not be there at all, and we should leave the country immediately.
This is tragic; and it may be a function of a war being run by an anti-war, far-Left American president on behalf of a corrupt Afghan government run by Hamid Karzai. If it is true, impeachment proceedings should be commenced immediately against Barack Obama, and he should be removed from office!
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Why We Fight In Afghanistan, And Why American Women Should Demand Barack Obama’s Removal From Office By Impeachment Or Otherwise
In a UK Daily Mail article entitled, “Father-in-law of Time‘s disfigured Afghan cover girl is arrested for cutting off her ears and nose,” we learn what “Aisha” has lived through before and after her violent Taliban fighter husband, her father-in-law and brother-in-law carried out the mutilation—slicing off her nose and ears at gun-point—after approval by the local Taliban mullah.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336773/Father-law-Times-Afghan-cover-girl-nose-ears-sliced-ARRESTED.html; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/#comment-655
This is what other Afghan women will experience if we do not win the war. The fact that our anti-war, far-Left, “Hamlet on the Potomac,” narcissistic president is tying our military’s hands, and producing a political climate in which Americans of all persuasions may be clamoring for withdrawal, constitutes a misuse of the presidency and U.S. military might. In essence, he is “engineering” a defeat of cataclysmic proportions, like Vietnam in terms of human suffering.
We fight for the women of Afghanistan—among other worthy goals—and Obama must go. Women should be clamoring for his ouster!
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1099; and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357654/Bibi-Aisha-Time-cover-girl-takes-New-York-subway-mother.html (“Brave Bibi the Time cover girl whose nose was cut off by the Taliban takes the New York subway with her mother”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1384768/Afghanistan-Shot-the-Taliban-The-seven-year-old-victim-Islamist-revenge-attacks-Afghan-government.html (“Shot in the back by the Taliban: Girl, seven, is tiniest victim of wave of insurgent attacks in Afghanistan“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2065301/Afghan-woman-jailed-raped-cousins-husband-offered-release-marries-attacker.html (“Afghan woman jailed for being raped by her cousin’s husband is offered release if she marries her attacker”—and even then, she might be killed . . . by her own family as a matter of “honor”)
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THE TRAGEDY OF THE TALIBAN’S RULE . . . IN THE FUTURE
DO NOT LET HER SMILE DECEIVE YOU. THIS WOMAN HAS SUFFERED AND IS STILL SUFFERING TODAY.
As the UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147275/The-young-woman-dared-defy-Taliban-Afghan-22-rebuilding-life-U-S-having-nose-hacked-homeland.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2249913/Aesha-Mohammadzai-Brave-Time-cover-girl-tortured-Afghan-husband-wants-live-love.html (“Brave Time cover girl whose Afghan husband sliced off her nose pictured enjoying her new life in America as she reveals she’s ‘not scared to look in the mirror anymore'”)
THIS IS WHAT THE TALIBAN’S TRAGIC RULE WILL BRING AGAIN TO THE WOMEN OF AFGHANISTAN!
The Time Magazine cover at the beginning of these comments was so correct to ask: “What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan”?
See also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9615231/Afghan-girl-beheaded-for-refusing-prostitution.html (“Afghan girl ‘beheaded for refusing prostitution'”) and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324439804578109492792634554.html (“Many Afghans . . . are rattled by the October assassination attempt of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for promoting girls’ education. The Taliban has vowed to hunt down the badly wounded teen again”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244133/Afghan-girl-Anisa-worked-polio-volunteer-shot-dead-suspected-Taliban-attack.html (“Tragic death of the Afghan girl who just wanted to change her country: Student shot dead as she helped in fight against polio”)
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Who Loves Barack Obama? Anyone Other Than His Dog?
John Fund of the Wall Street Journal has an article about the liberal rage against Obama’s tax deal, in which he writes:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703493504576007643575238466.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLESecond; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1096
The problem, of course, is that Independents have deserted Obama already, in droves; Republicans never really supported him; “disenchanted” Democrats . . . well, by definition, they have been long gone too; and members of the Tea Party movement . . . well, most despise him. Hence, when he loses his support on the Left and the far-Left, he will realize fully what Harry Truman meant when he said (or what is attributed to him): “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” 🙂
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Bravo: Gitmo Will Not Be Closed!
The Washington Times is reporting:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/dec/8/congress-deals-death-blow-gitmo-closure/
Bravo: Another campaign promise of Obama bites the dust! 🙂
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Obama Is Sputtering . . . Or Is He?
Ostensibly President Obama has suffered devastating blows politically, as his own Democratic Party has angrily rejected the tax deal that he cut with Republicans.
See, e.g., http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/12/09/profanity-anger-spill-over-in-democratic-caucus-meeting/ and http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-taxcuts-120910,0,2729659.story (“House Democratic caucus angrily objects to tax-cut package“) and http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-dem-donors-20101210,0,49525.story (“Obama’s tax-cut deal upsets many major donors“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1337198/Devastating-blow-President-Obama-party-rejects-tax-deal-Republicans.html and http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=12353675
In a superficially-excellent Wall Street Journal article entitled, “From Audacity to Animosity”—and subtitled, “No president has alienated his base the way Obama has”—Peggy Noonan writes:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703766704576009943102291486.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
. . .
Yet, in an even more brilliant article entitled, “Swindle of the year,” the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer writes:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/09/AR2010120904472.html
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The WikiLeaks State Department Cables Have Done Major Damage
This is the conclusion of an article by the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, which adds:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/02/AR2010120204561.html
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Symptomatic?
The White House is reporting that Barack Obama is still trying to kick the habit, which is not surprising. He has an addictive personality, which he was candid about admitting in his book, “Dreams from My Father”:
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101209/ap_on_he_me/us_obama_smoking and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/; but see http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1355007/Barack-Obama-smoked-year-says-proud-First-Lady-Michelle.html (“Obama’s finally quit smoking, says proud First Lady Michelle”)
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Nixon And Obama: Birds Of A Feather?
More White House tapes have been released by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California. According to the Wall Street Journal:
See, e.g., http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/12/nixon-tapes-jews-abrasive-and-obnoxious-irish-cant-drink-italians-dont-have-their-heads-screwed-on-t.html and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576011922521911528.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird#articleTabs%3Darticle
I had three opportunities to vote for Nixon, and never did so, beginning with his run for the governorship in California—the first time that I was old enough to vote. My parents thought that five-star general of the Army, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and former President Dwight D. Eisenhower (see, e.g., http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVomOpavxvY&feature=related and http://www.colbertnation.com/full-episodes/tue-december-7-2010-julie-nixon-eisenhower-and-david-eisenhower [David and Julie Eisenhower Discuss New Book on Ike]), and Nixon “walked on water.”
There is little doubt that Nixon was brilliant with respect to foreign policy. His writings toward the end of his life demonstrated this, like few other politicians in the world.
If one could obtain complete and candid tape recordings of most American presidents, they might contain sentiments similar to those of Nixon. This is especially true of former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, who were often crass and ruthless.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/
The same thing might be said of Barack Obama. All one needs to do is read his book, “Dreams from My Father” with care, to realize that his biases run as deep—and often are as disturbing—as those of Nixon.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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A Clean Repeal Of ObamaCare!
House majority whip Eric Cantor has promised to pass “a clean repeal of ObamaCare” once the Republicans take over the House in January of 2011.
See http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/255170/cantor-calls-direct-appeal-supreme-court-daniel-foster
Also, he has called for a direct appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of a lower federal court decision that held portions of ObamaCare to be unconstitutional. Cantor’s statement said:
See id.; see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576017672495623838.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576017620023478338.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories (Highlights from the ruling, and the decision itself); but see http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576018202081317610.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories (“Within a fortnight of each other, two federal judges in Virginia, relying on identical precedents and hearing carbon-copy arguments, issued diametrically opposed decisions on the constitutionality of the federal health-care overhaul”)
Acting against the will of a majority of Americans, Obama and his administration have held firm:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703727804576017552229615230.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEADNewsCollection
Opposition to ObamaCare among American voters has been growing since its enactment:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/health_care_law
Impeachment proceedings against Barack Obama should begin next year, based on this and other issues. He should be removed from office, rather than wait until the 2012 elections, by which time he will have done even more damage to this great nation’s national security and other vital interests.
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The New START Treaty: President Obama Is Pushing For A Monumental Surrender To Russia
This is the title of an excellent article in the UK’s Telegraph by Nile Gardiner, which states in pertinent part the following:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100068351/the-new-start-treaty-president-obama-is-pushing-for-a-monumental-surrender-to-russia; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-428 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-622 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1009 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1014 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1020 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1079 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1105
Like ObamaCare that a majority of American voters opposed and still oppose (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1133), Obama and his Democrats are trying to shove the New START Treaty down the throats of the American people, and weaken our national security. They learned nothing from last month’s mid-term elections, in which they were defeated soundly.
Barack Obama is further damaging this great nation’s national security and other vital interests; and the sooner he is gone from the presidency, the better off America will be.
See, e.g., http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/dec/05/obama-us-security-danger-threats
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Obama And His Democrats Did Not Get The Message—Their Ranks Need To Be Thinned Even More, Starting With Obama
In the lame-duck session of Congress, the “Obama Tax Deal” has cleared its first political hurdle in the U.S. Senate, and now it is heading for passage by the House.
See, e.g., http://www.cnbc.com/id/40672357
As the Wall Street Journal points out in an important editorial that is worthy of repeating in its entirety entitled, “Harry Reid’s Holiday Jam”—which is subtitled, “What the Senate wants to pass while you’re not paying attention”—this is a travesty, pure and simple:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704694004576019810447429074.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion
Hopefully the legislation is killed in the House, and better legislation is written next year when the Republicans control that chamber of the Congress. Indeed, the idea that Obama and his Democrats—who were soundly defeated in last month’s elections—can continue to enact their agenda, is a travesty and a tragedy of unfathomable proportions. Apparently they did not get the message that American voters sent loud and clear.
The ranks of Democrats need to be decimated further, starting with Obama. If necessary, the ranks of the Republicans in Congress need to be thinned too—to remind them that it is not “business as usual” with the American voters.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
. . .
Obama is using the same tactic that he did when the passage of ObamaCare was in doubt—because a majority of the American people opposed it, and still do—namely, he is telling lawmakers that not passing the tax deal could end his presidency. However, the sooner his presidency ends and he is gone from Washington, the better off America will be.
See http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/133909-obama-tells-lawmakers-not-passing-tax-deal-could-end-presidency-dem-says
The Republicans do not seem to have the courage or skill to kill the legislation, which is pathetic. Not only is this true of the tax deal, but it is true of Senate ratification of the New START Treaty and other measures.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1136) and http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/stop-the-start-treaty-and-senatorial-pork/ (“[B]ring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world“)
The Republicans have known for months now that the Democrats planned to ram through legislation during the 2010 lame-duck session of Congress, especially if the Democrats suffered major defeats in the just-completed mid-term elections, which they did. Nonetheless, the Republicans seem sufficiently inept and incompetent that they have no strategy developed—much less implemented—to counteract what the Democrats are doing.
How pathetic, how very pathetic!
The Democrats are “evil,” but the Republicans are weak and spineless. Both should be thrown out of Congress—in wholesale numbers, even more staggering than the mid-term election results—by Independents, “disenchanted” Democrats, and members of the Tea Party movement. It is time to sweep out of office existing members of Congress!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ and http://www.gallup.com/poll/145238/Congress-Job-Approval-Rating-Worst-Gallup-History.aspx (“Congress’ Job Approval Rating Worst in Gallup History“) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/right_direction_or_wrong_track (23% Say USA Heading in Right Direction, Lowest Since Obama Took Office)
. . .
Lastly, most American voters do not believe Obama will win reelection, or that he deserves to. Most see him losing in 2012.
According to Politico.com:
See http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46499.html
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The Great Depression II
Despite the “green shoots”—or promising economic news, which seems to be present on both sides of the Atlantic and elsewhere in the world—one must never forget that the same thing occurred during the Great Depression of the last century too. Yet, we did not emerge from that depression until the onset of World War II.
Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Steven Gjerstad wrote last year in the Wall Street Journal:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123897612802791281.html
These words were sobering then, and they are sobering now. Indeed, the predictions that I made last year have been coming true as well:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html; see also http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/
What happened in last month’s mid-term elections in the United States is just the beginning, with much more to come.
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Republicans Got Shellacked, And Cleared Obama’s Path And Sprinkled It With Rose Petals
This is the conclusion of the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer in his latest brilliant column entitled, “The new comeback kid,” which is set forth here in its entirety:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/16/AR2010121604846.html (emphasis in original)
Again, the inept Republicans in Congress should pay a very heavy political price for what is being touted as “a huge victory for President Obama.” Granted the damage might have been even greater if the omnibus spending bill had been enacted too, but bad is bad however it is “sugar-coated.”
Democrats abandoned their efforts to push the omnibus spending bill, and said they would support a short-term, stop-gap measure instead. The Republicans had demanded the short-term solution since they will be the majority party in the House come January and have more seats in the Senate, and will be able to create their own spending plan.
However, exactly the same thing is true of the tax deal. There is no difference!
See http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/us/politics/17cong.html?_r=1&hp and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1140
. . .
Political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, has a fine article discussing the tax deal and its implications entitled, “To Obama: Wimps don’t win,” which is worth reading. The only problem is that the Republicans proved to be bigger wimps than Obama.
They should have kicked over the tax bill to next year, instead of making any concessions to Obama at all. He has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, politically—or as Charles Krauthammer has written, he “fashioned out of thin air his return to relevance”—which did not have to happen, and may foretell the future.
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/to-obama-wimps-dont-win/
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Obama Falls To 40% Approval Rating In FOX News Poll
See, e.g., http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
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The Inept Republicans Have Snatched Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory Again
Following their victories in the 2010 mid-term elections last month, the Republicans have been shamelessly outmaneuvered and disgraced politically by Barack Obama—losing in the 2010 lame-duck session of Congress. The Tribune Washington Bureau has reported:
See http://dailyme.com/story/2010121900003293/late-victories-boost-obama-electoral-defeats.html
It is time that Independents—who make and break American elections—join with members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats, to put some spine back into the GOP; to seize the initiative from Obama, and reject his agenda; and to insure that he and his far-Left and mainstream Democrats are not reelected in 2012!
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1149
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Obama’s State Department Is Responsible For The WikiLeaks, And For Supporting Anti-Democratic Policies In Honduras
While the WikiLeaks emanating from Obama’s State Department have done extensive damage to the United States (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1120), at least they have served one laudatory purpose; namely, of exposing exactly what the president and that Cabinet-level agency have done to undermine democracy in Honduras. As the Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady writes:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/WikiLeaksHondurasandtheUS.pdf
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Also, Columbia is getting “Obama treatment” too. As a Wall Street Journal editorial states:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/ObamaLetsColombiaHang.pdf
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Barack Obama is not only disgraceful as an American president, but he is evil too. His far-Left radical views were before the American voters when they elected him in 2008, in the form of his kinship with Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.—whose radical views seem totally consistent with his. Also, his core beliefs were set forth in his book, “Dreams from My Father,” which every American should read before the 2012 elections. Obama must not be reelected.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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Michelle Obama: “Let Them Eat Cake!” [UPDATED]
Reminiscent of Michelle Obama’s extravagant trip to Spain earlier this year—with respect to which she was dubbed, “America’s Marie Antoinette”—the White House Dossier has reported:
See http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2010/12/22/michelle-obama-hawaii/; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1298063/Michelle-Obama-takes-daughter-Sasha-Spanish-getaway–leaves-birthday-boy-Barack-behind.html (Commenter: “Michelle Antoinette Obama”)
The Obamas’ complete lack of empathy for those Americans who are suffering and have nothing this Christmas—because they have lost their jobs, houses, and their way of life—is crass to say the least, and nothing short of sickening. American voters may send the Obamas packing for Hawaii (or Chicago) permanently in January of 2013, as a result of the 2012 elections.
See also http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/03/10/michelle-obama-sports-1000-handbag/ (“Michelle Obama Sports a $1,000 Handbag”) and http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/fashion/the_pauper_princess_rfiaz4yU7LIURcFv6aMOEK (“[N]ewly minted princess Kate Middleton greeted Michelle Obama in the ornate surroundings of Buckingham Palace . . . wearing a $340 dress from British retailer Reiss—a frock any commoner could buy. . . . The floral . . . dress [Obama] wore to meet Middleton . . . cost at least $2,000”) and http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55832.html (“Less than three years into the job, first lady Michelle Obama is on her third chief of staff and third social secretary. She is on her second communications director, the White House chief usher recently departed, and her press secretary’s last day is Friday. On Friday afternoon, the first lady’s office announced that the executive director of Obama’s signature campaign to fight childhood obesity also is leaving. . . . [Michelle Obama is] tough as nails, and that can be hard for some people”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029615/Michelle-Obama-accused-spending-10m-public-money-vacations.html#comments (“Expensive massages, top shelf vodka and five-star hotels: First Lady accused of spending $10m in public money on her vacations“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077625/Michelle-Obama-insisted-4m-getaway-Hawaii-husband-wanted-local-holiday.html (“Is Michelle Obama’s spending ‘spiralling out of control’? First Lady ‘insisted on $4m trip to Hawaii when her husband wanted local vacation'”—in 2011 as well) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-election/8999311/Michelle-Obama-raged-against-Rahm-Emmanuel-and-White-House-advisors.html (“Michelle Obama ‘raged against Rahm Emmanuel and White House advisors'” . . . “The then-press secretary Robert Gibbs was apparently often dispatched to placate Mrs Obama when limits were put on the amount she could spend on clothes or White House redecoration, as well as to explain why she could not take private holiday while on state visits”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9048122/Agent-Provocateur-sales-boosted-by-US-First-Lady-Michelle-Obama.html (“Michelle Obama has risked the wrath of cash-strapped Americans by indulging in a $50,000 shopping spree“) and http://dailycaller.com/2012/04/26/group-michelle-obamas-spain-trip-cost-taxpayers-467k/ (“Michelle Obama’s Spain trip cost taxpayers $467k“)
. . .
In response to an article about the latest “junket” of Marie—oops, Michelle—Obama, one commenter wrote:
See http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2012/02/18/michelle-obama-decides-ski-aspen/ (“Michelle Obama Decides to Ski Aspen”); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2103173/Just-weeks-17-day-Hawaii-holiday-Michelle-Obama-takes-daughters-ski-trip-Aspen.html (“Well it has been a whole month! Just weeks after 17-day Hawaii vacation Michelle hits the slopes with daughters on Aspen ski trip”) and http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/washington-secrets/2012/02/michelles-ski-trip-marks-16-obama-vacations/294051 (“Michelle’s ski trip marks 16 Obama vacations”) and http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/more-vacation-month-obamas-2013_711998.html (“More than a Vacation a Month for Obamas in 2013”) and http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/03/25/obama-prioritizes-family-spring-break-over-white-house-tours (“OBAMA PRIORITIZES FAMILY SPRING BREAK OVER WHITE HOUSE TOURS”)
The anger is rising in America!
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George W. Bush’s Memoir Sells 2 Million Copies In A Month, Nearly As Many As Bill Clinton’s Sold In Six Years
The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1341229/Bushs-memoir-sells-2MILLION-copies-just-month–nearly-Bill-Clintons-sold-years.html
George W. Bush is back! 🙂
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The Great Republican Ascendancy Of 2010 Lasted Less Than Two Months!
This is the verdict of the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, and he is correct. In the concluding paragraph of his latest column in the Post, he writes about the inept Republicans:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/23/AR2010122303877.html
Krauthammer discusses the New START Treaty, the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy with respect to Gays, and other issues, and writes—in accurately summarizing where American politics stands on Christmas Day 2010:
See id. (emphasis in original)
In the final analysis, none of this would have happened without the complicity of the Republicans. They need to pay a heavy price; and their members must be targeted, as political pundit Dick Morris has suggested.
See, e.g., http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/which-republicans-sold-out/
Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats must unite to make sure that what just happened during the lame-duck session of Congress never happens again; and that Barack Obama is not reelected in 2012. Also, what has happened legislatively—and ObamaCare—must be rolled back in 2011 and 2012.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1164 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1149
The GOP has no backbone . . . or so it would certainly seem!
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The New START Treaty Is Another Obama Travesty—Like ObamaCare—Which The Next GOP Administration Should Withdraw From Immediately
George W. Bush withdrew from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense. The next GOP administration must withdraw from the New START Treaty as soon as it comes to power.
A Breitbart article entitled, “Nuclear treaty ‘goes easy on Russia,'” states:
See http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.cdc63f449543115516a6ee1f2c569704.171&show_article=1; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1136
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Good lord. Did you really append all these comments to your own post? Interesting!
Listen, Mr. Naegele, I’ve seen your comments around various websites, and I just read some of your posts here, and I gotta ask–do you have, like, a cogent political philosophy of any kind, or just some seriously constipated animus against Pres. Obama as an individual? And what exactly is the origin of that animus? Here’s something to ponder in your next post, or comment, or whatever it is you’re into these days: The main reason that so many left-of-center folks think that you Tea Party types are bigots is because your opposition to the president’s policies doesn’t adhere to any governing logic (or logic of governance).
Now, I feel very strongly that it’s unfair to label the whole Tea Party movement, or even individual members, racists on that account alone; there are definitely other factors (financial, temperamental, etc.) at work; but I must confess, in reviewing the truly startling volume of online opinion you’ve been doling out, that your inability to maintain the least semblance of ideological coherence may lead one to suspect that your position has some unwholesome motive.
Even your (and your movement’s) personal dislike of the president doesn’t assume, from criticism to criticism, any rational order: one moment Obama is an unprincipled Chicago thug, a ruthless pol with no political convictions save power alone–the next he’s a convinced ideologue, a starry eyed Marxist and a true believer. One moment he’s an emotionless, intellectual elitist with no understanding or sympathy for working people–the next he’s a furious class warrior, an unstable populist seething with resentment at the haves. It doesn’t make sense, Mr. Naegele. It doesn’t.
So, too, your objections to his policy initiatives, which find you first incensed at his proposed tax increases, than shocked by his budget-busting tax-cut compromise. You believe the Afghan war is necessary, but you don’t like the way he’s increased our involvement, and you don’t like the health care reform bill, but you support Republicans whose proposals to replace it are really only ObamaCare Lite. And those same politicians carry on about 9/11, but filibuster health care funding for first responders–lambast Wall Street, but refuse to impose laws to restrain it–and on and on, such that the entire conservative movement has come to appear as nothing more than a confused scrum of anti-Obama madness.
With all this, what are we to assume, Mr. Naegele? How can we believe that your opposition to the president is motivated by anything but racism? His color is the only element you don’t bend yourself into irrational knots to criticize; and it is the only thing that would rationalize your contempt.
Please don’t thank me for this comment. It would be inappropriate.
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Thank you, anyway, for your comments. They are a mouthful, to say the least.
First, when an article is written, events occur after that, which deserve attention. This is why I add additional comments below the articles, as warranted.
Second, the “cogent political philosophy” that undergirds my articles and comments is not that of a Republican or Democrat, but an Independent who picks and chooses what he deems best—in the eye of the beholder. Just as the confluence of Independents, members of the Tea Party movement and “disenchanted” Democrats will produce new directions for American politics, so too does my writing.
If there is any thread that runs through it, conservatism may be that thread. However, over the years, I have been turned off by the personalities and rigid hard-line beliefs of many on the Right. I encountered them when I worked on Capitol Hill, which is among the reasons why I dropped out of the Republican Party, even though I have voted for its candidates (e.g., Ford, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, John McCain).
You mention my “inability to maintain the least semblance of ideological coherence,” which to your way of thinking presumably applies to all Independent voters as well.
Third, if I have any animus toward Barack Obama as an individual, it stems from his core beliefs and what he has been trying to do to America. I thought seriously about voting for him, However, I voted for McCain instead because of two issues: national security and the domestic economy. I concluded that Obama was an “empty vessel” with respect to these and other important issues.
After the election, I read his book twice, “Dreams from My Father.” It was a shocker and an eye-opener, to say the least. I wrote an article about it, which summarizes my views on the subject. If anything, my views about him have hardened since. I disagree with most if not all of what he has done thus far; and I believe the country will be better off after he leaves public office.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
Fourth, as stated clearly throughout this blog, I am not a member of the Tea Party movement, although I believe that what they have accomplished to date is laudable. Again, I am an independent and proud of it. Approximately 35 percent of American voters are Independents too; and I believe there will be an Independent who is elected president of the United States during my lifetime.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/
Fifth, you ascribe characterizations to me, which simply do not apply. You may dislike conservatives or whomever, but the labels that you attach to my beliefs are not apt. I have never described Barack Obama as “a starry-eyed Marxist,” nor have I ever said that “he’s a furious class warrior, an unstable populist seething with resentment at the haves.”
Next, you state: “You believe the Afghan war is necessary, but you don’t like the way he’s increased our involvement.” This is untrue as well. I believe Obama is incompetent when it comes to military affairs. If we are successful in Afghanistan, it will be because of what David Petraeus and others have accomplished, not because of anything that Obama has done. The man cannot even utter the word “victory” as a goal of ours. He is pathetic, to say the least.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/obama-in-afghanistan-doomed-from-the-start/
With respect to ObamaCare, like the majority of Americans, I support its repeal at the earliest possible date. If the Republicans support this position, then so be it. Regarding the GOP’s opposition to “health care funding for first responders,” my only concern is the magnitude of that funding, not the need for it.
With respect to those who “lambast Wall Street, but refuse to impose laws to restrain it,” my position is clear on that subject too. Meaningful legislation is needed, but not legislation that fires shots wildly for political consumption, but misses the mark widely.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/is-financial-reform-simply-washingtons-latest-boondoggle/
Lastly, are my comments and beliefs racist, as you would suggest? Again, I came very close to voting for him; and my decision not to do so had nothing at all to do with the issue of race.
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Obama Vacations In Hawaii While Much Of The Nation Suffers—And Has The Gall To Advocate “Global Warming” Curbs!
Barack Obama vacations in Hawaii, while much of the United States is suffering from freezing temperatures and massive, unprecedented snows. Or as Michelle Obama has said, paraphrasing her: “Let them eat cake!”
See, e.g. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343050/All-Presidents-men-Obama-enjoys-20-MAN-motorcade-splashes-1-5m-Hawaiian-holiday.html (“Obama provoked fresh outrage today after taking a 20-man motorcade to visit a childhood friend“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1342850/The-cost-quick-Christmas-break-U-S-President-Barak-Obama-Thatll-1million.html (“President spends $1.5m on his holiday in Hawaii… while the rest of America faces a bleak New Year“) and http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/12/president-and-family-multi-million-dollar-christmas-vacation-hawa (“President and family on multi-million dollar Christmas vacation in Hawaii“) and http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.894f9613dde7faf0e564d8d311b3922e.131&show_article=1 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1172 (“Michelle Obama: ‘Let Them Eat Cake!’“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1127 (“The Lunacy Of The Global Warming Hoax Is In Full Swing“)
Indeed, Obama’s White House plans to push “Global Warming” policies, despite the fact that “Global Warming” is a fraud and a hoax.
It has been reported, from Honolulu:
See http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/28/white-house-plans-push-global-warming-policy-gop-vows-fight/; see also http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/30/AR2010123003047.html (“[Obama’s EPA] declared that in 2011 it would begin drawing up anti-carbon regulations on oil refineries and power plants, another power grab effectively enacting what Congress had firmly rejected when presented as cap-and-trade legislation“)
We can all remember how much of a fight the inept Republicans put up during the 2010 lame-duck session of Congress, when Obama and his Democrats rolled them. Hopefully the GOP’s performance will be dramatically better in 2011 and 2012, or else Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats must throw them out of office along with Obama and his Democrats!
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Obama Imposes His Far-Left Liberal Agenda On Center-Right America By Using Regulatory Stealth
No one should ever be fooled about Barack Obama’s core beliefs. They were set forth in his book, “Dreams from My Father,” which every American should read and reread, because they constitute a roadmap of his presidency. They are shocking to say the least, and they have been summarized and discussed in the following article.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
Having snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the lame-duck session of Congress, with the help of inept Republicans who must be defeated at the polls—or as the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer put it so aptly, “Obama fashioned out of thin air his return to relevance”—he is back with a vengeance, while vacationing in Hawaii as Americans suffer.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1211
Specifically, as Krauthammer describes so well in his last column of 2010 entitled, “Government by regulation. Shhh”:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/30/AR2010123003047.html
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Never Has An American Congress Done So Much And Been So Despised For It
This is the Wall Street Journal’s assessment of the Democrat-controlled Congress that just finished its work. The Journal added in its very important editorial:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703909904576051803529108190.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
What is clear is that the American people—Republicans, Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats—must unite as they did last month, and throw Barack Obama and his “fellow travelers” (aka far-Left and mainstream Democrats) out of office once and for all, and repeal their legislative accomplishments entirely.
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Have Obama’s Blunders Tragically Shut The Door On A Partnership With Iraq That Would Benefit Both Countries?
In an excellent Wall Street Journal editorial—which is subtitled, “A continued American troop presence is good for Iraq, and the combustible Persian Gulf region”—it is stated:
The Journal’s editorial added:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/MalikisTroopMistake.pdf; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375534/Pentagon-having-second-thoughts-Obamas-timeline-withdrawal-Iraq.html (“Pentagon having second thoughts on Obama’s timeline for withdrawal from Iraq”)
Barack Obama must be removed from office at the earliest possible date.
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White Democrats Do Not Share Enthusiasm For Obama
The latest Rasmussen Poll release shows:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/december_2010/obama_more_popular_among_some_democrats_than_others; see also http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history
During 2011 and 2012, at the very least the twin pincers of a declining domestic economic and his failed Afghan War will take an enormous toll on Barack Obama’s popularity. If Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats continue to support the GOP as the elections of 2012 approach, Obama is likely to be in trouble politically.
The inept Republicans managed to give him some year-end victories in the lame-duck session of Congress; however, as the new GOP House takes office, such victories are not apt to be repeated.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1218 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1186
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Let The Investigations Begin—The More All-Encompassing And Far-Reaching, The Better!
There is little doubt that Barack Obama and other members of his administration, and the Democrats in Congress, have broken numerous laws. Now, investigations will begin to ferret out their wrongdoing, and expose it to the American people, so that—at the very least—they can be purged from their political offices no later than the elections of 2012.
Among other things, CNN has reported:
See http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/02/goper-calls-obama-administration-corrupt/; see also http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/01/02/new.congress/index.html
If members of the GOP like Issa are timid and weak, or they give in to Obama like they did during the lame-duck session of the 2010 Congress (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1186), then Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats should unite and throw the Republicans out of office too.
If the 2010 elections meant anything, they stood for the idea that it will not be “business as usual” in Washington anymore, for members of either political party, which is long overdue!
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/
If the congressional investigations into the Obama presidency uncover the depth of wrongdoing that might be expected, the House Republicans should begin impeachment proceedings against Obama, and at the very least force him to resign like Nixon did. For Obama to resign in disgrace would put a “dagger” through the far-Left and its agenda that might take them decades to recover from.
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Obama Must Be Impeached—Nothing Less Will Suffice!
Political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, puts forth the compelling case why Barack Obama must be impeached. Among other things, he writes:
See http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/135963-how-to-defeat-obama
Barack Obama is the most radical president in American history, and his presidency must be ended. If the Republicans do not have the guts to do this, they too must be thrown out of office!
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Is There Hope For The GOP?
The Wall Street Journal has an editorial that is worth reading.
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704723104576061922890057168.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion
The GOP failed miserably during the just-completed lame-duck session of Congress, and its members were pathetic. Based on this performance, they too should be driven from public office. They got shellacked.
Paraphrasing the words of Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post, they cleared Barack Obama’s path and sprinkled it with rose petals. Indeed, Krauthammer probably said it best when he added: “Obama fashioned out of thin air his return to relevance,” thanks to help from the GOP—help, in the Journal’s words, for “the man who has added $4 trillion to the deficit in two years.”
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1149 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1186 (“The Great Republican Ascendancy Of 2010 Lasted Less Than Two Months!”)
Never has an American Congress done so much and been so despised for it. Independents—who constitute approximately 35 percent of American voters—must join with members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats, (1) to put some spine back into the GOP, if that is possible; (2) to seize the initiative from Obama and reject his agenda, or his “abiding goal” (which is how the Journal aptly describes it) to reverse Reaganism permanently; and (3) to insure that he and his far-Left and Leftist Democrats are not reelected in 2012!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-1217
Lastly, the Journal is correct: it would be political suicide if the GOP attempts to “gut” Social Security or Medicare . . . but this does not apply to ObamaCare, the signature legislation of the Obama presidency so far. Also, the strength of our military must be maintained and augmented to insure that the national security challenges of this decade are met and addressed from a position of unparalleled strength.
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The Current Financial Crisis Is The Second Great Depression
These are the words of American political pundit Ann Coulter in an article entitled, “Investigate This!”—which is worth reading.
Coulter adds:
See http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41005
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Obama Trashes Pentagon, And Must Be Impeached!
At the very time when (1) America’s far-Left anti-war president, Barack Obama, is doing nothing to maintain American forces in Iraq, which might help stabilize the country and the region (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1224), and (2) he refuses to utter the word “victory” with respect to his Afghan War (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected), and (3) he has committed the United States to the New START Treaty, even though the Russians are laughing at him and America, and taunting both (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1245), and (4) China is emerging as a superpower that will threaten America (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1188), Obama is intent on gutting our military. The threats against us around the world have not lessened one iota (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive [“EMP Attack: Only 30 Million Americans Survive”]), but he is determined to weaken our military.
See, e.g., http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/06/AR2011010603628.html?hpid=topnews
As I have written before:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html
Barack Obama is determined to weaken the United States militarily, and risk the lives of millions of Americans and the future of our country. Before he can do even greater damage to our national security, he must be impeached!
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Obama Is Nothing If Not Ruthless
This is the assessment given to him by the UK’s Toby Harnden, who is the Daily Telegraph’s U.S. Editor, based in Washington. He adds—about the “blood-letting” taking place in the Obama White House—in an article entitled, “Obama mouthpiece Robert Gibbs was forced out by new henchman William Daley”:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyharnden/100070830/robert-gibbs-was-forced-out-by-william-daley/
Harnden’s assessment is totally consistent with the fact that Obama distanced himself from two other long-time advisers and confidants, Weather Underground co-founder Bill Ayers and Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.—whose radical and racist (in the case of Wright) views seem totally consistent with his.
Indeed, Obama’s ruthless, unsentimental traits are consistent with the fact that he is a raving narcissist.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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The Tragic Events in Tucson Are Politicized, Which Compounds The Tragedy
Among other media organizations, the UK’s Daily Mail has reported that Sarah Palin and the Tea Party’s “vitriolic rhetoric” are being blamed for the tragic events in Tucson, which resulted in the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others.
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1345682/Sarah-Palin-removes-target-list-vitriolic-rhetoric-blamed-Arizona-shooting.html; see also http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/01/tragedy_tucson
It is totally absurd and politically motivated to assert that Palin or “political vitriol” were behind what happened. Just like the killing of John Lennon in New York City, and Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv, we have witnessed the acts of a deranged killer.
A Wall Street Journal editorial states in part:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703667904576071943007100666.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion
The Journal’s editorial represents totally-responsible journalism, unlike the hate mongering that has arisen elsewhere in the media and our society, and around the world, in the wake of the tragic events that took place in Tucson. This is what responsible media organizations in the United States and elsewhere should be saying; and as the editorial concludes, it is what President Obama should be saying too.
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The New Obama . . . Not
In an article entitled, “The Orphaned Left,” political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, has described Barack Obama’s performance in the wake of the Tucson shootings:
The latter has always been Obama’s preference, and his gut instincts. Morris adds:
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/the-orphaned-left/#more-2426
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Obama’s Afghan War: Colossal If Not Epic Waste
Arnaud de Borchgrave—editor at large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—has written another excellent and very sobering article entitled, “Close but no SIGAR,” which is worth reading and reflecting on. In it, he states in pertinent part:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/01/14/Commentary-Close-but-no-SIGAR/UPI-18271295011907/
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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Frightening Things May Leap Out Of The Tunisian Revolt
The UK’s Economist has an article about the unfolding events in Tunisia, which is worth reading. The title of the article, “Let the scent of jasmine spread”—and its subtitle, “How wonderful if Tunisia became a paragon of democracy for other Arab countries to emulate”—may be the height of naïveté.
See http://www.economist.com/node/17959600?story_id=17959600&fsrc=nlw|hig|01-20-2011|editors_highlights
With all due respect to the Economist and its editors, what this article is advocating might result in chaos throughout the Middle East, reminiscent of what happened in Iran after the Shah was deposed, and Jimmy Carter did nothing and/or helped the process along. Following the rigged election of 2009 in that country, countless Iranians who spoke out, protested and advocated freedom were beaten, jailed, tortured and killed, while Barack Obama—America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac,” or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—stood by helplessly and did nothing to come to their aid.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
The Economist article stated:
How on earth could the Economist’s editors ignore what happened after the rigged election of 2009—or ignore “the repression of the past 18 months or so”? This is patently absurd, and yes, irresponsible.
Today, the hoped-for “democratic Iran” of Carter’s days in office is potentially a nuclear menace to the region and the world, and a threat to democratic Israel, and to the emerging democratic Iraq and other countries. Hence, one wonders whether this article is not simply naive and irresponsible. In an ideal world, what the Economist is advocating is correct and laudatory, but we do not live in a “Mary Poppins” world.
For example, one wonders how the Economist would describe Jordan, other than as a “benevolent autocracy,” but surely it does not have vast wealth, nor can it be described as among “the nastiest of tyrannies.” King Abdullah II is popular, and has been an ally of the United States and a force for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, just as his father was. Is the Economist advocating that Iran, radical Islam and/or al Qaeda rule the region? Hopefully not.
In a nod to a modicum of realism, at least with respect to Tunisia, the Economist stated:
Amen in spades. Also, the Economist recognized, soberly:
So true.
The article concluded:
In an ideal world, all of us would applaud these statements.
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Will Obama Win Reelection?
This is the issue discussed in a new article by political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, which states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/will-centrist-obama-win/; see also http://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/154089-gop-chicken-run-fatal
Having made Obama “relevant” again in last month’s lame-duck session of Congress, after his stunning defeat and that of his fellow Democrats in the 2010 mid-term elections, the “Neanderthal” Republicans are fully capable of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. They have demonstrated how skillful they are at that again and again.
If there were better alternatives, lots of Independents—such as yours truly—and members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats might never vote for a Republican again.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/#comment-1240
. . .
However, the Republican Study Committee’s “Spending Reduction Act” seems to be a step in the right direction.
See, e.g., http://rsc.jordan.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=220713 and http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/01/gop-lawmakers-unveil-25-trillion-spending-cuts-package.html (“GOP Lawmakers Unveil $2.5 Trillion Spending Cuts Package“)
. . .
Barack Obama is a far-Left, anti-war, naive, raving narcissist whose actions have saddled the United States with unprecedented debt. He spurned any notions of bipartisanship during his first two years in office, until last November’s election losses. Now, all of a sudden, he feigns having newfound “religion,” which falls on deaf ears. He is a demagogue, pure and simple.
Fortunately, the twin pincers of the economy and his failing Afghan War are likely to end his presidency in January of 2013, and send Michelle and him either to Hawaii or Chicago to write their memoirs and work on his presidential library full time. The sooner, the better.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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SHOCK CLAIM: Hawaii Governor Admits There Are No Obama Birth Records In Hawaii
Former congressman and now Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie has admitted to his close friend Mike Evans, a reporter, that there are no records of Obama’s birth in Hawaii.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrb7YqdvxE; see also http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=255489 (“Game-changer! Arizona to pass 2012 eligibility law”) and http://thedailypen.blogspot.com/2011/01/third-hawaiian-official-denies.html
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Obama Is An Unmitigated Disaster
The Washington Times’ editorial following Barack Obama’s 2011 “State of the Union” speech is excellent, worth reading and reflecting on, and it states in pertinent part:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/26/editorial-obamas-spaced-out-speech/; see also http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5grHmgulYouN4SjPtHeQ-BgKyEUJQ?docId=CNG.9e34c99182f5659a398b65217766ca17.b31 (“NASA warns ‘risk of losing’ space station rising”)
Barack Obama is a far-Left, anti-war, naive, raving narcissist whose actions have saddled the United States with unprecedented debt, and have been weakening this great nation at every turn. He must be removed from office before he can do even greater damage.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/
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Will Obama Dig Us Out Of The Second Great Depression? Do You Believe In The Tooth Fairy?
In another scintillating and scorching column, Ann Coulter writes:
See http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41419
Even more sobering than Ann Coulter’s often humorous insights is a Wall Street Journal editorial entitled, “After You, Mr. Ryan”—and subtitled, “The President says the deficit is the GOP’s problem now”—which states in pertinent part:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703293204576106293283157786.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
Having let former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her fellow Democrats in Congress write the legislation that has put our great nation in its present financial bind, it is not surprising that Obama would once again abdicate his responsibilities and try to shift blame to others.
The Journal’s editorial continues:
Again, Obama is a far-Left, anti-war, raving narcissist who has been weakening this great nation at every turn since he became the president. He must be removed from office at the earliest date possible, before he can do even greater damage.
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Barack Obama Deserves To Be Impeached Immediately
In an article entitled, “Egypt protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising”—and subtitled, “The American government secretly backed leading figures behind the Egyptian uprising who have been planning ‘regime change’ for the past three years, The Daily Telegraph has learned”—the UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html; see also http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/01/axelrod-president-obama-has-on-several-occasions-directly-confronted-mubarak-on-human-rights-for-the.html
Barack Obama is “Jimmy Carter-lite,” and evil. One must never forget that Carter’s policies with respect to Iran led to the fall of the Shah, and to the present regime, which is a threat to Israel, the region, the United States and the world.
Obama is the wrong person to be leading the United States today, and things will only get worse before he is gone. His departure cannot come fast enough.
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The Scent Of Jasmine Spreads
This is the title of an article in the UK’s Economist—about the protests in Tunisia that toppled its government, and in Yemen and Egypt—which is worth reading.
See http://www.economist.com/node/18010573?story_id=18010573&fsrc=nlw|hig|01-27-2011|editors_highlights; see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289686/Egypt-protests-Americas-secret-backing-for-rebel-leaders-behind-uprising.html (“Egypt protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising”) and http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/01/axelrod-president-obama-has-on-several-occasions-directly-confronted-mubarak-on-human-rights-for-the.html
After Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt, where will the chaos spread next, and topple governments? Jordan, other Arab countries (including Iran), Europe, Russia, North Korea, China, the UK, America and beyond? Farfetched, you say? Think again.
As I have written, the world is in the throes of the “Great Depression II,” which economic historians will describe as such (or by using similar terms) 20-40 years from now. Yes, there will be “green shoots” from time to time, indicating that a recovery is underway, just as such signs appeared during the last Great Depression—which only ended with the onset of World War II.
The politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are flailing around, trying to come up with solutions, when there are none. Not only is there a yearning for democracy, but the world is facing economic problems that have not been seen since the last Great Depression. As I wrote more than a year ago:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html; see also http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/
Hold on tight. Things will get very ugly. The chickens are coming home to roost, in the Middle East and elsewhere. In all likelihood, cowardly anti-war President Barack Obama—who failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election—and other politicians will be swept out of office. And yes, “the scent of the jasmine revolution,” as the Tunisians are calling their national upheaval, is in the process of spreading worldwide.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/; see also the comments beneath both articles
The Economist has said:
See http://www.economist.com/node/18010573?story_id=18010573&fsrc=nlw|hig|01-27-2011|editors_highlights
This may be true of other people too—for example, in Iran, North Korea and eventually Russia and China—or chaos might reign. Whatever the future holds, we may be living in a decade that truly changes lives as well as the world.
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Will Barack Obama Go Down In History As The President Who Lost The Middle East?
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected
He is a cowardly demagogue, who failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election.
It was a seminal moment in Obama’s presidency up to that point in time. He flinched, and demonstrated to the world that he is not a true small-“d” democrat; and that he is weak like Jimmy Carter was. He stood with our enemy, the theocracy in Iran.
With respect to Egypt, the United States must do whatever is necessary to make sure that radical Islam does not take over the country. If it happens, and if that spreads—for example to Jordan, another ally of ours and of Israel—at the very least Obama will go down in history as the president who lost the Middle East. Also, this might determine the fate of Israel.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1344; but see http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703833204576114252976824050.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop (“Egypt . . . has the opportunity to become what it always should have been—the leader of a movement toward freedom and democracy in the Arab world”)
Political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, has warned:
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/who-lost-egypt/
The United States cannot afford to lose Egypt, Jordan and other allies in the region. Among other things, Obama is pulling our forces out of Iraq; and a debacle is likely to follow in Afghanistan too, which seems to be a lost cause. All of this might determine the fate of Israel.
See, e.g., http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110201/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq;_ylt=Akg0dRp1i4NSyUsUi6YKt.0LewgF;_ylu=X3oDMTJkdnRuaHE2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTEwMjAxL21sX2lyYXEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDc2VuYXRlcmVwb3J0 (“American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new report released [by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee]”)
As I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected (emphasis added)
Obama might tragically alter America’s history by losing the Middle East.
The Israelis are deeply and justifiably concerned. In an important article entitled, “Israel shocked by Obama’s ‘betrayal’ of Mubarak,” Reuters has reported:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/us-egypt-israel-usa-idUSTRE70U53720110131; see also http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110130/D9L2Q1Q00.html (“If Egypt resumes its conflict with Israel, Israelis fear, it will put a powerful Western-armed military on the side of Israel’s enemies while also weakening pro-Western states like Jordan and Saudi Arabia”)
Also, in an article captioned, “Israel Watches ‘Regional Earthquake’ in Egypt,” the Wall Street Journal has reported:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/IsraelWatchesRegionalEarthquakeinEgypt.pdf
The battle of Cairo has begun, just as battles have begun elsewhere in the Middle East. They will be ugly and brutal. When the dust settles finally, America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac”—or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama might have lost the region, just as Carter lost Iran to Islamic fascists. The consequences will be mind-boggling.
See also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703445904576117801815760950.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories#articleTabs%3Dinteractive (The Wall Street Journal’s Interactive Timeline of “Regional Upheaval” in the Middle East)
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ObamaCare May Be History, And Barack Obama May Be Too
As a Wall Street Journal editorial has stated:
See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703439504576116090813454296.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop (emphasis in original); see also http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/obamacare-d.o.a./ (“OBAMACARE: D.O.A.“) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/FloridaObamaCaredecision-January-31-2011-Summary-Judgment-Order.pdf (a copy of Judge Vinson’s decision)
ObamaCare is the signature legislation of Barack Obama’s presidency. If it is struck down or is repealed in whole or in part, it will be another sign that his presidency is unraveling.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1351 (“Will Barack Obama Go Down In History As The President Who Lost The Middle East?”)
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Obama Is A Fool And A Political Naïf, And The Israelis Recognize It
In an important article entitled, “US response to Egypt draws criticism in Israel,” the AP has reported:
See http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110203/D9L59U1G0.html (emphasis added); see also http://www.economist.com/node/18065691 (“Worried Israel: Bad news for the Jewish state: Egypt’s upheaval is rattling the Israelis“)
As emphasized above, one conclusion jumps out:
Beyond that, he may be remembered as the American president who lost the Middle East, or certainly large portions of it. Again, he is an utter fool and a feckless naïf, and he must be removed from office before he can do even more damage to America and U.S. interests.
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A Military Solution In Egypt?
The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer has a new article about Egypt, which is worth reading. In it, he states:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020305173.html
However, even more ominous is the following conclusion from an article by Arnaud de Borchgrave—editor at large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—which states:
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/2/the-mubarak-legend/
No American or citizen of any other nation should believe Barack Obama. He is a fool and a feckless naïf; and there are reports that the Israelis believe it too.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/israels-senseless-killings-and-war-with-iran/#comment-1369
What happens now is less important than what happens in the future; and there is reason to believe that Obama is losing Egypt, and may well lose the Middle East, or large parts of it. He is an unmitigated disaster with respect to this issue and essentially everything else that he touches.
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Obama’s Blocking Of New Power Plants Triggers Nationwide Blackouts
Matt Drudge has posted this article at his Web site, the Drudge Report, and it is worth reading.
See http://www.prisonplanet.com/obamas-blocking-of-new-power-plants-triggers-nationwide-blackouts.html
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Is Barack Obama America’s Most Polarizing President Ever?
The UK’s Daily Mail has an article that expresses astonishment at the fact that Barack Obama divides the U.S. more than any second-year president in more than half a century. The article states in pertinent part:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353753/Obama-divides-U-S-second-year-president-half-century.html and http://www.gallup.com/poll/145937/Obama-Approval-Ratings-Polarized-Year-Year.aspx (Gallup poll results); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1180 (“George W. Bush’s Memoir Sells 2 Million Copies In A Month, Nearly As Many As Bill Clinton’s Sold In Six Years”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1075 (“Bush Job Approval Rating Higher Than Obama’s”)
Neither the writer of the article nor the Daily Mail should be “astonished” in the least about what has happened to Barack Obama. In fact, such astonishment reflects enormous naïveté about U.S. politics and the American people.
The high-water mark of the Obama presidency was reached when Congress passed his signature health care legislation, “ObamaCare.” A U.S. federal court has just struck down that law in its entirety; and Congress is moving to repeal it as well.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1360 (“ObamaCare May Be History, And Barack Obama May Be Too”)
Obama is a fool and a feckless naïf, and a tragic Shakespearean figure who will be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history—unless he tragically alters the course of American history.
If he loses Egypt and other countries of the Middle East to Islamic fascism, and the American economy continues to decline, and he loses the Afghan War, he will have changed history, for the worse.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1357 (“Will Barack Obama Go Down In History As The President Who Lost The Middle East?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1368 (“Obama Is A Fool And A Political Naïf, And The Israelis Recognize It”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1336 (“SHOCK CLAIM: Hawaii Governor Admits There Are No Obama Birth Records In Hawaii”)
Lastly, racism is not what has turned off so many Americans. On the contrary, Obama is a far-left president in a center-right country; and he was “packaged” before the 2008 elections as a moderate, which was fraud. Those who voted for him are increasingly having “buyer’s remorse,” and this is especially true of Independents—who comprise approximately 35 percent of American voters—and members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats. These three groups, plus Republicans, may seal Obama’s political fate as the 2012 elections approach.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/
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OBAMA MUST BE IMPEACHED!
“WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets”
This is the title of the UK Telegraph’s article—subtitled, “The US secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign a key treaty, The Daily Telegraph can disclose”—which states:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8304654/WikiLeaks-cables-US-agrees-to-tell-Russia-Britains-nuclear-secrets.html#
Obama must be impeached, now!
He needs to be dumped before the next election. The Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives must begin investigations immediately, laying the basis for the impeachment process.
Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin is our enemy, and cutting any deals with him is equivalent to cutting deals with Adolf Hitler before or during World War II.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/
Obama is a traitor. We have always known that!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1357 (“Will Barack Obama Go Down In History As The President Who Lost The Middle East?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1247 (“Obama Trashes Pentagon, And Must Be Impeached!”)
Also, his hatred for the British seems to know no bounds. In his book, “Dreams from My Father,” he set forth his core beliefs, which I have discussed at length in an article. For example:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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Is Barack Obama Becoming A Handmaiden To Islamic Fascists?
It is a given that Obama is a cowardly demagogue. For example, he failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election. The government of Iran is America’s enemy. Egypt’s Mubarak has been our ally, whom Obama has been “throwing under the bus”—which the Israelis understand fully, and watch with dismay and revulsion.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1367 (“Obama Is A Fool And A Political Naïf, And The Israelis Recognize It”)
The Brits—another staunch ally—are outraged that Obama has agreed to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets. The UK’s Telegraph has reported that Obama secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive information about Britain’s nuclear deterrent to persuade them to sign the New START Treaty, which is traitorous and an impeachable offense.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1383
The battle of Cairo has begun, just as battles have begun elsewhere in the Middle East. They will be ugly and brutal. When the dust settles finally, America’s far-Left, naïve, anti-war, narcissistic president—our “Hamlet on the Potomac” or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama might have lost not just Egypt but the entire region, just as Carter lost Iran to Islamic fascists. The consequences will be mind-boggling.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1357; see also http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.4f6d274f3aeb88a025c7211f3b0a1ee7.3b1&show_article=1 (“Jordan will sooner or later be the target of an uprising similar to the ones in Tunisia and Egypt”)
Obama is a fool and a feckless naïf, who is pulling out of Iraq completely. His policies are leading to the utter failure of his Afghan War; and it is simply a matter of time before he cuts and runs from there as well. As shrewd as Hillary and Bill Clinton can be at times, they seem to miss the fact that we may be in the midst of “The Clash of Civilizations” that Samuel P. Huntington wrote about—which Richard Nixon worried about.
See, e.g., http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash_of_Civilizations; but see http://www.economist.com/node/18063852 (“[George W.] Bush was . . . a far more active champion of democracy than Mr Obama has been. . . . [T]he experts who scoffed at Mr Bush for thinking that Arabs wanted and were ready for democracy on the Western model are suddenly looking less clever—and Mr Bush’s simple and rather wonderful notion that Arabs want, deserve and are capable of democracy is looking rather wise”)
Islamic fascists find democratic movements and democracies abhorrent to them; and they are outwitting Obama at every turn, and making him into their handmaiden.
In an important Wall Street Journal article entitled, “Could al Qaeda Hijack Egypt’s Revolution?”—and subtitled, “Terrorists in Pakistan and mullahs in Tehran want to see chaos in Cairo. A splintered army and premature elections would help their cause”—Kenneth M. Pollack writes:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/KennethM.Pollack-CouldalQaedaHijackEgyptsRevolution.pdf; see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703313304576132362771119834.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond (“In the Desert, a Tourist Drought”)
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Obama Is Bowing Again . . . This Time To The Saudis
A Fox News article entitled, “Report: Saudis Warned Obama Not to ‘Humiliate’ Mubarak,” states:
See http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/09/source-saudis-tell-obama-humiliate-mubarak/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-103 (“Now Barack Obama is bowing to the Mayor of Tampa, Florida!”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/the-end-of-barack-obama/#comment-358 (“Bowing To The Communists!”)
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It Wasn’t The Fight Webb Dreaded; It Was The Prospect Of Another Victory—And Having To Spend Another Six-Year Term In The U.S. Senate
This is a political assessment of why Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) decided not to run for reelection. Having worked in the Senate for three and a half years, and having dealt with the Senate for many years after that, I understand.
Senators only have two basic duties: (1) make speeches, and (2) try to enact legislation. The speeches get tired after a while, very tiresome; and legislation is enacted, but seldom (if ever) is it taken off the books—long after it has outlived its usefulness.
Aside from that, senators have larger staffs than members of the House; however, the need to engage in fundraising to pay for vastly more expensive campaigns is almost endless. Many of them are forced to raise money year around, and it is not a lot of fun. I have helped raise money for Senate and House campaigns, and donated to them as well.
Lastly, as the article points out:
See http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-02-10/jim-webbs-senate-career-ends-peter-j-boyer-on-the-real-reason/
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The Collapse Of The Mubarak Regime, Wholly Unexpected A Month Ago, May Constitute A Precursor Of What Is To Come Elsewhere In The Middle East
Which countries are next? Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Israel? Where this stops, no one knows.
For those who think that it might never happen in Israel, the following comments—from an article in the UK’s Economist—are sobering:
See http://www.economist.com/node/18065691 (“Worried Israel: Bad news for the Jewish state: Egypt’s upheaval is rattling the Israelis“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1367 (“Obama Is A Fool And A Political Naïf, And The Israelis Recognize It”) and http://af.reuters.com/article/tunisiaNews/idAFLDE71C0KP20110213?sp=true (“Gaddafi tells Palestinians: revolt against Israel”)
Will the Jewish state be the next to fall—or among the next?
Another crucial question to ask is whether Barack Obama is the handmaiden of Islamic fascists, and whether he is facilitating the fall of America’s allies in the Middle East like dominoes?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1385
With respect to Israel, it bears repeating that I am forever reminded of what a prominent American (who is a Jew and a strong supporter of Israel) told me a number of years ago:
I was stunned by this person’s words, and I have reflected on them many times since. I have always assumed that Israel would be attacked from outside of “Palestine,” but not from within.
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An editorial in the Wall Street Journal states:
However, one must never forget that America’s far-Left, naïve, anti-war, narcissistic president—“Hamlet on the Potomac” or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election.
Even worse, he coddled and gave comfort to America’s enemies, the brutal theocratic regime in that country. The Journal was guarded and too kind when it described his conduct as an “embarrassing silence.” It was nothing short of cruel; and he may have “signed” the death sentences of courageous Iranian protesters—but this is true of other uncaring, raving narcissists like Obama.
See, e.g., http://www.naegele.com/documents/IranianCrackdownGoesGlobal.pdf (“Iranian Crackdown Goes Global”) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/PresidentObamaSnubsIransDemocrats.pdf (“The President Snubs Iran’s Democrats”) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/Iransentences5todeathinpostelectionturmoil.pdf (“Iran sentences 5 to death in postelection turmoil”) and http://www.naegele.com/documents/IranianProtestersSentencedtoDeath.pdf (“An Alternative Nobel”)
For example, one Journal article—dated November 3, 2009—stated:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/PresidentObamaSnubsIransDemocrats.pdf
Also, the four articles cited immediately above stated: (1) the regime cracked down hard at home, and a Wall Street Journal investigation showed that it extended that crackdown to many of the 4 million Iranians living abroad as well; (2) Obama’s “engagement” with Iran was about nuclear weapons alone, no matter how many innocent Iranians were being beaten, tortured, raped and killed for expressing their hope for change; (3) the Iranian courts sentenced at least 89 defendants and 81 of them got prison terms ranging from six months up to 15 years; (4) the Obama Administration downplayed human rights in Iran as it pursued a negotiated nuclear settlement with the Ahmadinejad government; and (5) forgotten—at least by Barack Obama—is 27-year old Neda Aga Soltan, whose murder in June of 2009 by one of Ahmadinejad’s goon squads was captured on a video seen around the world.
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In the final analysis, what is happening in Egypt and elsewhere may be another vindication of George W. Bush. Indeed, the Journal added:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704364004576132281877448852.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_AboveLEFTTop; see also http://www.economist.com/node/18063852 (“[George W.] Bush was . . . a far more active champion of democracy than Mr Obama has been. . . . [T]he experts who scoffed at Mr Bush for thinking that Arabs wanted and were ready for democracy on the Western model are suddenly looking less clever—and Mr Bush’s simple and rather wonderful notion that Arabs want, deserve and are capable of democracy is looking rather wise”) and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/03/AR2011030304239.html (“[R]evolutions are sweeping the Middle East and everyone is a convert to George W. Bush’s freedom agenda”)
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OBAMA IS A FOOL!
He has compared himself with Ronald Reagan, by referring to himself as “The Gipper”—which is the moral equivalent of comparing Adolf Hitler favorably with Mother Teresa.
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/02/11/obama_refers_to_himself_as_the_gipper_in_farewell_to_gibbs.html
Another fool—who fancied being the president too—was Mike Dukakis who ran against George H.W. Bush in 1988, and was “destroyed” by him electorally. Hopefully the same thing happens to Obama between now and the 2012 elections.
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Is The Rift Widening Between Obama And Hillary?
Hillary and Bill Clinton fought hard to defeat Barack Obama in 2008, and there was no love lost between their respective political camps.
Among others, political pundit and former adviser to Bill Clinton, Dick Morris, has suggested that when the timing is right, the Clintons will strike at Obama again—in all likelihood, before the 2012 primary elections.
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/obama-may-face-left-wing-primary/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected, footnote 10.
It has been reported that Obama was “furious” with Hillary’s State Department over Egypt, and that they undercut him at every turn.
See http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/obama-clinton-egypt-policy/2011/02/13/id/385923?s and http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/world/middleeast/13diplomacy.html (“Obama was furious, and it did not help that his secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton . . . was publicly warning that any credible transition would take time—even as Mr. Obama was demanding that change in Egypt begin right away”)
This might be a preview of what is to come as the 2012 primaries and general election approach. Obama and the Clintons may become overt political enemies again.
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The Middle East Is On Fire Again, And Crazy Muslims With Funny Names Aren’t Helping Things—. . . Barack . . .
This is the first paragraph of Ann Coulter’s latest column entitled, “Democrats: Emboldening America’s Enemies & Terrifying Her Allies Since 1976,” which added:
See http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41848; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1408
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OBAMA’S AFGHAN WAR IS OVER, AND HE HAS LOST IT TO AMERICA’S ENEMIES
In an article entitled, “US faces exodus of top Afghanistan team”—and subtitled, “The US faces the loss of four senior members of its Afghanistan team in coming months, leaving President Barack Obama with a gaping lack of experience as the conflict enters a critical phase and the public expects a withdrawal of troops to start”—the UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8329079/US-faces-exodus-of-top-Afghanistan-team.html
First, like Jimmy Carter before him, Obama’s first term in office will be his only term in office. He is finished as America’s “Community-Organizer-In-Chief,” and will return to either Chicago or Hawaii permanently in January of 2013—at the latest—to lick his political wounds, write his memoirs, and work on his presidential library.
Second, “victory” is a word that Obama has never used with respect to his Afghan War; and like the North Vietnamese before them, the Taliban may begin using that term in the not-too-distant future. Obama’s Afghan War is lost, and the Taliban have won it, and Afghan women will pay a horrible price in the process.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1102
Third, if the speculation is true, David Petraeus will have “escaped” with his reputation intact, to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which will be his reward for “rescuing” Obama from the McChrystal debacle—unless, of course, Obama blows the Petraeus appointment too.
Fourth, McChrystal is rumored to have a book coming out shortly before the 2012 elections, which may “fry” Obama politically.
Lastly, I have been told by a foreign policy “legend”:
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The Goal Of A Global Caliphate . . . And Barack Obama’s Reticence To Fight It
Arnaud de Borchgrave—editor at large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—has written another excellent and very sobering article entitled, “Gullible amnesia,” which is worth reading and reflecting on. In it, he states in pertinent part:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/02/22/Commentary-Gullible-amnesia/UPI-47511298374510/
Because of the Muslim influence during Obama’s formative years when he was growing up in Indonesia, one wonders whether he has the will, determination and capacity to fight against a regional—much less a global—caliphate on behalf of the American people. Or is he merely a handmaiden of Islamic fascists, and a useful “tool” for them?
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1385
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China’s Jasmine Crackdown
Obama is an utter buffoon, who will not be reelected.
Why is he silent when the forces of democracy are moving in China—like he was silent and failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election?
See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d4fcf4e6-3f6d-11e0-a1ba-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1EpwDexBl (“Nervous China puts security apparatus into overdrive“) and http://www.theworld.org/2011/02/22/china%E2%80%99s-jasmine-crackdown/ (“China’s Jasmine crackdown“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1406 (“The Collapse Of The Mubarak Regime, Wholly Unexpected A Month Ago, May Constitute A Precursor Of What Is To Come Elsewhere In The Middle East“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/#comment-1445 (“The Goal Of A Global Caliphate . . . And Barack Obama’s Reticence To Fight It“)
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Preserving And Enhancing American Military Might During Difficult Economic Times, And Forever
Author Mark Helprin wrote a fine article in the Wall Street Journal about the need to maintain America’s Navy, and not allow it to decline. I agree with his goals completely.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheDeclineofUSNavalPower.pdf
However, there is more to this issue that must be noted.
First, those who venture close enough to the Somali coast to place themselves at risk should not expect the U.S. Navy to rescue them.
It has been suggested that a joint military effort be undertaken by all the countries whose ships have been attacked or are at risk. My understanding is that there are joint operations globally to defend critical shipping lanes. Indeed, even China has contributed military forces to those efforts.
See, e.g., http://www.economist.com/blogs/asiaview/2011/03/chinas_foreign_policy
Yes, it might be ironic if China were to unleash a crippling attack on the Somali pirates and their bases, and thereby earn the respect and admiration of people worldwide. However, the Somali pirates are like gnats: bothersome, but not really dangerous in terms of America’s global commitments.
Yes too, the recent killing of the four sailors went awry, as any hostage taking negotiations can do. I concur that the Somali thugs should be terminated.
Second, Helprin noted: “[W]e are in effect an island nation.” This is how most Americans view their country. Many have never flown on an airplane, nor ventured far from where they grew up; and it is surprising how many sophisticated, wealthy, educated Americans have never been to Europe, or out of the States, or to other parts of the world. Their views are insular, which is reflected in American policies and outlook.
I believe in our great country, and in the inherent wisdom of the American people, and my comments are not intended to disparage them one iota.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/
Third, I concur with Helprin that vital U.S. national security and economic interests demand a large blue-water fleet. He adds: “As China’s navy rises and ours declines, not that far in the future the trajectories will cross.” I concur with that conclusion too. Both China and “dictator-for-life” Putin’s Russia are our enemies, now and in the future.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath both of these two articles)
Fourth, Helprin states:
I agree; and the same thing is true of other vital military needs and expenditures. Tragically, at present, we have a naïve, anti-war, far-Left, “Hamlet on the Potomac”—or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—narcissistic president, who is a cowardly demagogue. He is determined to weaken our great nation at every turn; and he must not be reelected.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath both of these two articles)
Fifth, it has been suggested that American military expenditures are equal to many times what the next countries combined are spending. Hence, the question arises: where is the money going?
There is no question that—like it or not—the United States must maintain its absolute superiority now and in the future. No nation must be in a position to ever challenge us. Our very survival depends on it.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/
As I told a friend recently, who had commented on a Pentagon report that China may have triggered our economic crash:
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-1467
I spent two years working at the Pentagon in intelligence, and then I have worked on and with Capitol Hill for most of my legal career. During this time, I have had an opportunity to see many federal government agencies and programs in action; and I can honestly say that the Pentagon is the best by far. There is no agency or program that is even remotely close.
The people who work at the Pentagon and serve our military—both in uniform and as civilians—are totally dedicated and professional; and they have inspired enormous pride in me over the years. If you read any of my articles, you will realize that I do not spare my criticism of people and institutions; and I am not naïve. Some people might assert that I am cynical; I prefer to believe that I am an idealist, who is repulsed when I encounter something that is less than just or the best.
The Pentagon and our military are not perfect, but they are truly excellent. There are reasons why the Soviet Union collapsed and we are the only superpower in the world today. It did not just happen by chance.
This enormous power must be maintained and nourished. I will repeat—because it deserves emphasis again and again—our very survival depends on it. This is not a “Mary Poppins” world in which we live. There are countries and terrorist groups around the world that want to destroy our great nation, and kill all of us. This is a fact of life, period.
What follows are the comparative numbers relating to our military expenditures vis-à-vis those of other countries. There may be more recent numbers that are available publicly, but I have not seen them.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures#Chart_by_country_or_organization
For better or worse, America protects the free world; we encourage those countries and people who yearn for democracy and freedom; we are winding down a very successful war in Iraq, which I questioned and opposed at the outset, but was impressed that George W. Bush’s “surge” worked and won that war; we are mired in the Afghan War, which Barack Obama does not seem to have the will or determination to win; and we have commitments that are essentially endless.
We have no allies that are capable of doing any “heavy lifting” today. The UK is “gutting” its military; NATO is a mere shell of what it once was; and we are it—with very heavy duties and responsibilities. After having worked in and with government for so many years, I believe government is a vast wasteland, most of which should be eliminated. The one exception would be the Pentagon and our brilliant and, yes, wonderful and awe-inspiring military forces.
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Update:
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365156/14-Somali-pirates-accused-killing-U-S-sailors-appear-Virginia-court-yacht-hijack.html (“14 Somali ‘pirates’ accused of killing four U.S. sailors appear in Virginia court over yacht hijack”)
Thus, even though the four sailors apparently placed themselves at risk by venturing into dangerous waters, and they should not have expected the U.S. Navy to rescue them, nonetheless the Navy attempted to do so and is bringing their killers to justice. It is another example of our brilliant military at work.
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Do We Need U.N. Approval to Save Libyan Lives?
This is the question that is asked and answered in a Wall Street Journal article, which is worth reading.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/JohnYoo-WeDontNeedUNApprovaltoSaveLibyanLives.pdf
Obama is deferring to the UN because he is a spineless, cowardly, naïve, anti-war, far-Left, “Hamlet on the Potomac,” narcissistic president, who is determined to weaken our great nation at every turn. Also, the article is correct: his deference to the U.N. “amounts to a triumph of the Democratic Party’s pacifist base,” which Obama embraces and represents.
It has been said: “Jimmy Carter may be heading to #2 on the [list of] all-time worst presidents in American history, thanks to ‘O.’” This is an understatement. At best, Obama is “Jimmy Carter-lite.”
For example, following the rigged election victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, countless Iranians who spoke out, protested and advocated freedom were beaten, jailed, tortured and killed, yet Obama stood by helplessly and did not come to their aid. Equally atrocious, he provided comfort to Iran’s theocratic fascists.
Similarly, he has done nothing to help protestors in China, or those in Russia. In fact, he has coddled the Chinese leadership and “dictator-for-life” Putin in Russia. He is turning his back on the fragile democracy in Iraq; and he is cutting and running from his Afghan War, leaving women and young girls to become tragic victims of the barbaric Taliban once again.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
In short, he is despicable—no other word describes him adequately—and he has lost the legitimacy to govern, He must not be reelected.
Next, the Journal’s article is correct: China and Putin’s Russia are authoritarian regimes. America’s goal must be to bring down both regimes, which are increasingly focused on domination, and replace them with democratic nations that live at peace with the world.
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Some people have questioned whether America has some moral or other responsibility to fix the problems of the world. In an absolute sense, it does not, unless our national security or economic interests are at risk. Many of the problems do not affect us, certainly on a personal basis—other than perhaps emotionally when we learn of tragic human suffering.
Did we have a duty to intervene in Germany during World War II to prevent the Nazi Holocaust that killed approximately 6 million Jews and others? Franklin D. Roosevelt decided that we did not. Did we have a duty to intervene to prevent the Rwandan genocide that killed approximately one million civilians? Bill Clinton decided against it, and later apparently regretted it.
Because of America’s role as the world’s only true “melting pot,” and a beacon to those who seek freedom and democracy around the world—and because this country has been so blessed for so long—there is a sense that we have higher duties to help others. We are the shining city on the hill. Similarly, because of its origins as the repository for the oppressed of Europe and elsewhere, tiny Israel is thought by many to have higher duties to help the Palestinians and others, and not oppress them too.
In short, reality constrains America’s options and actions. We cannot be all things to all people. There are Americans who are suffering too, and they need our help and attention first and foremost. We cannot drain our national resources—which are not limitless—to right the wrongs of the world. We can only do so much; and at some point Americans say (or believe) that enough is enough, and understandably so. It is not cruel or heartless to do this. It is simply a function of being realistic.
We need to do all that we can to meet our need for oil right here in the States. We have vast oil resources, which can be tapped without endangering our environment. Sure the radical eco-Nazis will scream, but so what. The goal of getting us off our dependence on foreign oil might rival our goal of putting a man on the moon—which seems like a distant vision today, especially after the last space shuttle completes its mission, because Obama has curtailed that program.
I concur with the following conclusions suggested by others:
(1) We have plenty of oil, excess amounts of coal, and huge reserves of natural gas; and
(2) We have nuclear power with a great track record of safety.
We must unleash these resources immediately, instead of allowing the eco-Nazis to dictate our future and limit our horizons.
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Among The Many Reasons Why Obama Must Go
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article—which was written by a member of the European Parliament, Daniel Hannan—that essentially articulates the reasons why Barack Obama must not be reelected, and how he is leading America is the wrong direction. In it, he states in part:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559604576176620582972608.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion#articleTabs%3Darticle
Clearly, Europe is not in great shape economically; and it will get far worse between now and the end of this decade.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
Clearly too, while Obama might want “a less arrogant America,” he personifies arrogance and narcissism.
He wants “a transfer of sovereignty to global institutions.” After all, he never set foot on the American mainland until he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York City. When he was there, he described his presence as follows:
His core beliefs are at odds with those of most Americans, which would have been evident if we had read his book, “Dreams from My Father,” before the 2008 election.
Also, Hannan is correct that Obama is pursuing “a program of comprehensive Europeanization,” despite his ingrained disdain for British and European cultures, which shines through in his book.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
Next, Hannan asks and answers his own question: “Is a European future truly so terrible?” Yes, he says; and as mentioned above, economically this is likely to be true, and socially too. Also, NATO is a mere shell of its former self; and militarily, the countries of Europe are pathetically weak.
Hannan makes an interesting observation that “an entire political class has grown up [in Europe] believing not just in the economic superiority of euro-corporatism but in its moral superiority.” Lacking the core beliefs of most Americans because of his heritage, Obama feels essentially the same way and has acted on such core beliefs.
Lastly, on balance, Hannan’s observations are correct, which is why Obama and the Democrats were rejected in last year’s mid-term elections, and why the same thing is likely to happen next year as well. The American people have had their fill of the grand “Obama experiment,” and will reject him like they rejected Jimmy Carter in 1980.
Indeed, as mentioned above, it has been said:
This is an understatement.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article); see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704893604576200910152041584.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion (“When the U.S. fails to lead, every nation recalibrates its interests and begins to look out for itself first”) and http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_CAMPAIGN_ENTHUSIASM?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-15-06-33-15 (“Obama’s team seeks new ways to fire up his base”)
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Obama Does It Again . . .
. . . which is among the many reasons why he must be removed from the presidency as soon as humanly possible.
Acting through White House special assistant Elizabeth Warren, our narcissistic anti-business president is once again engaged in credit allocation and the distortion of credit markets and, yes, extortion from the banks. As the Wall Street Journal correctly stated in an editorial:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704758904576188640816094376.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
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A Nuclear Crisis In Japan, Radiation Spreading To America’s West Coast, A Civil War In Libya, And Where Is Obama? Heading For Rio
The UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366975/Nuclear-crisis-Japan-civil-war-Libya-President-Barack-Obama-In-Rio-Janeiro.html; see also http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/03/19/2011-03-19_president_obama_lands_in_brazil_while_conservatives_blast_trip_during_chaos_in_j.html?r=news (“President Obama lands in Brazil while conservatives blast trip during chaos in Japan, Libya”) and http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/science/17plume.html (“Scientists Project Path of Radiation Plume“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1172 (“Michelle Obama: ‘Let Them Eat Cake!'”)
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BARACK OBAMA: THE WEAKEST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY?
This is the title of an article in the UK’s Express, which states as follows:
See http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235196 (emphasis in original); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1508 (“A Nuclear Crisis In Japan, Radiation Spreading To America’s West Coast, A Civil War In Libya, And Where Is Obama? Heading For Rio“)
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Drudge On Obama: March 19, 2011
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/DRUDGEREPORT2011.pdf
The last thing in the world that the United States needs is “WAR NO. 3.” Obama should be impeached immediately . . . but he’s “vacationing” in Rio!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1508; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368130/Obama-Brazil-Rio-sightseeing-tour-bombs-missiles-pound-Libya.html (Party On!—”Wish you were here: Obama on sightseeing tour of Brazil . . . while bombs and cruise missiles pound Libya”)
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Ralph Nader: Impeach Obama for Libya, Crimes
The Hill has reported:
See http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/150907-nader-obama-should-be-impeached-for-war-crimes; see also http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/RalphNader-BarackObama-Impeach-WarCrimes/2011/03/21/id/390252?s=al&promo_code=BE81-1 and http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51668.html (“President Barack Obama should be impeached for approving air strikes against Libya, Democrat Rep. Dennis Kucinich said in an interview Monday“)
The process should start to impeach and remove Obama from the presidency, for all of the reasons discussed in the article above, its footnotes, and the comments beneath it.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1230 (“Let The Investigations Begin—The More All-Encompassing And Far-Reaching, The Better!”) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adpa5kYUhCA (“YouTube: Could Obama be Impeached over Libya? Let’s ask Biden“)
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Nobel Committee Asked To Strip Obama Of Peace Prize
The Digital Journal has reported:
See http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/304909
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Obama Letter To Congress On Libya Sparks Protests
The Wall Street Journal has reported:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704355304576215073989153598.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
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Only 17 Percent Of Americans See Obama As A Strong And Decisive Military Leader
In an article entitled, “Few Americans see Obama as strong military leader,” Reuters added:
See http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/24/us-libya-usa-poll-idUSTRE72N1JN20110324; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368693/Libya-war-Germans-pull-forces-NATO-Libyan-coalition-falls-apart.html (“Who’s in charge? Germans pull forces out of NATO as Libyan coalition falls apart“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369599/HMS-Invincible-aircraft-carrier-leaves-Portsmouth-Turkish-scrapyard.html (“Britain’s flagship vessel in the Falklands . . . will head past the conflict zone in Libya as she is towed to Turkey to be broken up for scrap parts. Britain controversially has no aircraft carrier after the HMS Ark Royal was decommissioned earlier this month due to Government cutbacks“)
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The impeachment process must begin now—for the reasons discussed in the article above, and in the footnotes and comments beneath it. We cannot wait any longer.
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Obama Is Pathetically Weak And Cowardly
The United States is knee-deep in “War No. 3” against Gaddafi. In 2007, presidential candidate Barack Obama said: “The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1527 and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704355304576215073989153598.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
Vice President Biden has agreed. And Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates does not believe that Libya posed an actual or imminent threat to the United States, and that it was not a vital national interest to the United States.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adpa5kYUhCA (“YouTube: Could Obama be Impeached over Libya? Let’s ask Biden“) and http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/defense-secretary-libya-did-not-pose-threat-to-us-was-not-vital-national-interest-to-intervene.html (“Defense Secretary: Libya Did Not Pose Threat to U.S., Was Not ‘Vital National Interest’ to Intervene”); see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704517404576224993450738166.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion (“There are American national security interests and American vital interests where, in my view, we need to act decisively and if necessary act unilaterally. This is not one of them”)
One must never forget that America’s far-Left, naïve, narcissistic president—“Hamlet on the Potomac” or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama failed to come to the aid of those courageous Iranians who were tortured and killed after rising up in protest against the disputed victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, following the 2009 Iranian presidential election. Even worse, he coddled and gave comfort to America’s enemies, the brutal theocratic regime in that country.
Also, Obama has made clear that America will not intervene in Syria’s unrest, after its President Bashar Al-Assad’s security forces clashed with protesters in several cities—because Assad is viewed as a “reformer,” even though he and his father’s Hitler-esque regimes have been every bit as brutal and repressive as that of Gaddafi.
See, e.g., http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-27/u-s-won-t-intervene-in-syria-unrest-clinton-says-on-cbs.html
Again, the impeachment process must begin immediately against Barack Obama, for these reasons and a myriad of other reasons cited in the article above, and in the footnotes and other comments beneath it.
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Obama And The Clash Of Civilizations
The New York Times has an article entitled, “Opportunities and Perils for Obama in Military Action in Libya” by John Harwood, which is worth reading. In it, Harwood states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/opportunities-and-perils-for-obama-in-military-action-in-libya/
Former President Richard Nixon drew on Samuel P. Huntington’s warning against a “clash of civilizations” between Islam and the West, when he wrote: “The United States must not let the ‘clash of civilizations’ become the dominant characteristic of the post-Cold War era. As Huntington observed, the real danger is not that this clash is inevitable but that by our inaction we will make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we continue to ignore conflicts in which Muslim nations are victims, we will invite a clash between the Western and Muslim worlds.” That is prescient advice, worth heeding today.
Our actions in Libya also call to mind Joel Chandler Harris’ famous story, “Br’er Rabbit and the Tar-Baby,” in which Br’er Fox tricks Br’er Rabbit by creating a baby made out of tar. Br’er Rabbit sees the Tar-Baby, which does not say a word; and annoyed, he hits the Tar-Baby on the jaw, but his fist gets stuck and he can’t pull it loose because of the tar. Undaunted, he repeats the process and his other hand sticks fast too. Then he kicks the Tar-Baby with both of his feet, and they too stick fast; and finally he becomes totally stuck in the tar.
Having liberated Afghanistan and Iraq successfully, our continuing commitments to both countries take precedence over any actions elsewhere in the Middle East. Moreover, by attacking Libya and failing to heed Nixon’s warnings, the United States might find itself knee-deep in Middle Eastern “tar.” The clash of civilizations would be in full tilt, and query whether America is prepared to embark on such a world war—in addition to our “War on Terror”—and whether it is in our long-term best interests to do so? Also, query whether such a war is winnable or necessary? As George W. Bush stated, and correctly so, we are not at war with Islam, but rather with extremists within the Muslim world who have subverted one of the world’s great religions.
To expand American military involvement and activities beyond Iraq and Afghanistan to neighboring countries seems foolhardy at best, and likely to trigger the clash of civilizations that both Nixon and Huntington warned about. We are not at war with Islam—in Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, in the Palestinian territories, or in the War on Terror—nor should we ever be drawn into such a war. It is certain that if the Bush White House acted militarily with respect to Libya or Iran, the same Liberals and Liberal-dominated media that undermined this country’s noble efforts in Iraq would have turned against former President Bush and his policies in short order, and raised the issue of impeachment. Is there a double standard now?
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1537
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Syria Is An Iran Redo: Obama’s Response To The 2009 Iranian Uprising During Which He Was Scandalously Reluctant To Support The Demonstrators
This is the assessment of the Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, in an article entitled,”Syria’s ‘reformer,’” which states:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/syrias_reformer/2011/03/31/AFy4JFCC_story.html
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Barack Obama Must Be Impeached And Removed From Office ASAP
In addition to the reasons set forth above, the Los Angeles Times has reported—in an article entitled, “CIA has slashed its terrorism interrogation role,” and subtitled, “The agency has stopped trying to detain or interrogate suspects caught abroad, except those captured in Iraq and Afghanistan”:
See http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-cia-interrogation-20110411,0,2236422.story
Are we going to wait until American citizens or U.S. interests are attacked abroad or at home before action is taken? If so, Barack Obama will have precipitated another USS Cole bombing, 9/11 or their equivalent. When it happens, the American blood or that of our allies will be on Barack Obama’s hands. It is best to impeach him now and send a message worldwide that we will not tolerate a president who intentionally weakens our national security—which is criminal.
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Rasmussen: Lowest Level Of “Strong Approval” Yet Recorded For Obama
The highly-respected Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll indicates that 39 percent of American voters “Strongly Disapprove” of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president, while only 19 percent “Strongly Approve,” giving Obama a negative Presidential Approval Index rating of -20.
According to Rasmussen:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
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Even Joe Biden Doesn’t Believe A Word That Obama Says, And Sleeps Through His Speeches
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1376670/Eyes-wide-shut-Gaffe-prone-Joe-Biden-takes-little-nap-Obama-deficit-speech.html; see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/8449759/Joe-Biden-falls-asleep-during-key-Barack-Obama-speech.html
Assuming that Obama gets his party’s nomination for reelection next year, query whether he will replace Biden as his running mate? Might he chose Hillary Clinton (e.g., as a sop to the Left)?
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The Storm Is Just Starting, Which Will Make Obama’s Reelection Impossible
These are the conclusions set forth in a new article by political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, which states:
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/here-comes-inflation/
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THE END OF OBAMA?
The headline at Matt Drudge’s Web site: “BOOK TO REVEAL OBAMA’S TRUE IDENTITY?” Another headline added: “‘MISSING RECORDS IN HAWAII, MISSING RECORDS IN KENYA, MISSING RECORDS IN INDONESIA’…”
The title of the book may tell it all: “Where’s the Birth Certificate?: The Case that Barack Obama is not Eligible to be President.”
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/DRUDGEREPORT2011.pdf and http://www.naegele.com/documents/DRUDGE-BOOKTOREVEALOBAMASTRUEIDENTITY.pdf; see also http://www.amazon.com/Wheres-Birth-Certificate-Eligible-President/dp/1936488299/
The so-called “birther” issue (i.e., where Obama was born, and hence his constitutional right to be president, or not) resonates with GOP voters, and with members of the Tea Party movement. Only a quarter of Republicans in the critical caucus-state of Iowa believe that Obama was born in the United States; and according to the latest New York Times-CBS News poll, 45 percent of adult Republicans believe Obama was born in another country, while 22 percent said they don’t know.
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380349/Barack-Obamas-reluctance-release-birth-certificate-identity-father.html
Most importantly, in a shocking USA TODAY poll, only 38 percent of Americans say Obama definitely was born in the United States.
See http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/2011-04-25-trump-president-poll.htm
His half-sister Maya Soetero-Ng defended him on “Piers Morgan Tonight,” but she was not alive when he was born. They share the same mother, but different fathers; and she grew up in Indonesia, and is not credible on this subject.
Also, the privacy laws should not apply at all, inter alia, because Obama can waive his rights to privacy, and demand that all records pertaining to his birth and him be made public. Anyone has the ability to do that.
It is noteworthy that former congressman and now Hawaii’s Governor Neil Abercrombie has admitted there are no records of Obama’s birth in Hawaii.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1336; see also http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=291041 (“[B]esides Obama’s actual birth documentation, the president has refused to release his Punahou school records, Occidental College records, Columbia University records, Columbia thesis, Harvard Law School records, Harvard Law Review articles, scholarly articles from the University of Chicago, passport, medical records, files from his years as an Illinois state senator, Illinois State Bar Association records”)
Next, it is questionable whether his parents were married, much less legally married. Before coming to Hawaii, his father had another family in Kenya; and he went back to that wife after leaving Hawaii, which Obama makes clear in “Dreams from My Father.” At best, his father may have been a bigamist.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380349/Barack-Obamas-reluctance-release-birth-certificate-identity-father.html (“What [Obama’s mother] didn’t realise however was that her husband had left behind a pregnant wife Kezia and child in Kenya”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1381444/Barack-Obama-childhood-photos-Neighbours-dreamed-hed-president.html (“Barack Obama senior was a serial womaniser and polygamist,” “Harvard officials were trying ‘to get rid of him’ and ‘couldn’t seem to figure out how many wives he had'”)
More importantly, he was supposedly born on August 4, 1961. The applicable law from December 24, 1952 to November 13, 1986 specified that if only one parent was a U.S. citizen at the time of his birth (e.g., his mother), that parent must have resided in the United States for at least ten years, at least five of which had to be after the age of 16. Since his mother was only 18 when he was born, she had not even lived 5 years after the age of 16.
Like “Watergate” that brought down Richard Nixon and forced his resignation as America’s president, will these issues force Barack Obama’s resignation from the presidency and/or bring about his impeachment? If so, will Hillary Clinton be the Democrats’ nominee in 2012? Whatever happens, it may be historic.
See also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1379270/Economic-Chernobyl-Dems-accuse-GOP-kamikaze-budget-politics-14-300-000-000-debt-ceiling-debate-rages-on.html and http://rove.com/articles/311 and http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53561.html and http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/04/22/earth-day-ends-obamas-53300-gallon-trip (“Earth Day Ends Obama’s 53,300 Gallon Trip”)
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Who Will Face Obama, Assuming He Is The Democrats’ Nominee Next Year?
The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer, and political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser Dick Morris, have made their political predictions with respect to the candidate most likely to be the GOP’s presidential nominee in 2012. Krauthammer says Mitt Romney; Morris says no. Both agree that Sarah Palin will not be a factor, despite her support among members of the Tea Party movement. Krauthammer effectively says Donald Trump is a joke, while Morris says the opposite.
Compare http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the_racing_form_2012/2011/04/21/AFT4TxKE_story.html with http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/comments-on-krauthammers-handicapping-the-2012-presidential-odds/#more-2921
Will the GOP snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, as they did in the lame-duck session of Congress last year?
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If the gasoline prices continue as they are, it will be anyone but Obama. Every single item we presently do and continue to purchase will rise in cost. That spells inflation, big time. Something about gas prices really irks the everyday American, regardless of what kind of vehicle he or she drives. Gas prices were below 2.00 per gallon when Obama was elected in 2008. Today at my local gas station, the sign read 3.99 per gallon. When I checked my email, my nephew had sent a message to many that he saw gas prices 70 miles from where I live at 4.16 per gallon. WOW, the nephews and nieces are “ticked.” ( I see that as a microcosm of how others feel)
Someone will rise to the top for the GOP. I like Pawlenty, but he like Mitt Romney has some baggage. ( But then, who doesn’t?) If I could choose today, I would place my vote on Pawlenty for President and M Bachman for VP. It would not surprise me if one day Bachman is our first female US President. She has a good, solid background and appears focused on what troubles America.
Hoping I am not dodging the question, but I truly do believe today is too early to tell who would be the best contender for the GOP.
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Obama: Come Clean Completely!
Two birth certificates have been released by the White House, purportedly pertaining to Barack Obama.
See http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate.pdf and http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate-long-form.pdf
Why it has taken all of these years to do this is mind-boggling! Obama’s minions have made accusations about “conspiracy theories over his birthplace,” “sideshows” and “distractions.” However, to the extent this has occurred, Obama has created them and fueled them. He alone is to blame—and is responsible—for what has happened. If there are “carnival acts and sideshow barkers,” as his minions contend, he has created them and is one of them.
See, e.g., http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8477589/Barack-Obama-hits-back-at-birthers-and-releases-birth-certificate.html
Assuming the latest birth certificate is authentic, there are a whole host of other records that have not been released by Obama, which must be released now too. And there are lots of legal issues that pertain to his birth as well, and whether he is qualified to be president.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1567
As discussed in the article above, and in the footnotes and other comments beneath it, there are more than enough legitimate reasons to impeach Obama now!
Also, lots of Americans are asking: “Who is Barack Obama, and why has so much of his life been hidden from view and public scrutiny?” The answer is partially addressed in a biography that was purportedly written by him—and by him alone—”Dreams from My Father.” It is worth reading even now, because it sets forth his core beliefs in great detail, and it is “shocking.”
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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Obama Doesn’t Understand America
This is a statement by former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum.
See http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gb1eL1txU_mCfChOHAaPaxGuWklw?docId=ba2ec6c8e1214272aaf660c37fe0c13b
Of course Obama doesn’t understand America, inter alia, because:
(1) He never set foot on the U.S. mainland until he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York City, and
(2) By his own admissions, when he attended college he was a “druggie”:
See Obama, “Dreams from My Father” (paperback “Revised Edition,” published by Three Rivers Press, 2004), p. 93; see also pp. 120, 270; https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
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OSAMA IS DEAD, AND OBAMA MUST BE IMPEACHED
Multiple sources have confirmed that 9/11 terrorist mastermind, bin Laden, is dead. The Wall Street Journal has reported:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704569404576297941397558496.html?mod=#articleTabs%3Darticle; see also http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/04/us-binladen-pakistan-photos-idUSTRE74370620110504 (“Photos show three dead men at bin Laden raid house”) and http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/05/03/Commentary-Pakistans-split-personality/UPI-50101304416227/ (“The sad truth about bin Laden’s burial at sea is that it will have little impact on the global war on terrorism“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382760/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead-Will-cutting-snakes-head-kill-Al-Qaeda.html (“Will cutting off the snake’s head kill Al Qaeda when Bin Laden was little more than an isolated figurehead?”—”If anything, there could be an increase in attacks on the West to avenge the killing of Bin Laden“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382831/Senator-Scott-Brown-heading-Afghanistan-National-Guard-training.html (“I commend President Obama, former President Bush and the highly capable men and women in our military and intelligence community whose tireless work over the last decade made this day possible”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382815/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead-Who-Obamas-Navy-SEALS-Team-6.html (“They are the U.S. military’s super soldiers . . . Navy SEALs from the famed SEAL ‘Team Six’—these secretive warriors are one of the most fearsome fighting forces in the world . . . the best of the best . . . [and] the success of the bin Laden raid proves just how versatile they are”—and “It hurts my heart that such warriors are needed . . . [but it] makes my heart swell with pride that the US has them”) and http://www.sealswcc.com/seal-default.aspx and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383482/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead-Did-US-forces-use-stealth-helicopters-raid.html (“Did U.S. forces use secret stealth helicopters in bin Laden raid?”) and http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-stealth-chopper-20110507,0,3304582,full.story (“Bin Laden raid reveals another elusive target: a stealth helicopter”)
Osama bin Laden’s death is a victory for U.S. intelligence and the heroic American military, not for Barack Hussein Obama who has been “gutting” the U.S. military and plans more of the same—which is why Leon Panetta is going to the Pentagon. At best, Obama is a narcissistic demagogue who is weakening the security of the United States; and he must be impeached.
As former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned in a Wall Street Journal article, the killing of Osama bin Laden was a great victory for the U.S. intelligence community, but it may well be the last one because of Obama’s refusal to use tough tactics such as waterboarding on terror suspects:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859304576305023876506348.html
Clearly, Obama must be removed from office. He is a threat to the security of the United States, and the American people.
See also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1384070/Osama-Bin-Ladens-death-9-11-families-angry-Obamas-handling.html (“‘He took the spotlight’: 9/11 families angry over Obama’s handling of Bin Laden’s death“); and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected (see also the footnotes and other comments beneath the article) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383860/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead-George-Bush-angry-Obama-does-Ground-Zero-victory-lap.html (“Jilted George Bush angry at lack of credit for catching Bin Laden as Obama prepares for Ground Zero ‘victory lap'”) and http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/evil_does_not_die_of_natural_causes/2011/05/05/AFhTKG2F_story.html (“[T]he bin Laden operation could never have happened [without the] Global War on Terror infrastructure that critics, including Barack Obama himself, deplored as a tragic detour from American rectitude“) http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43326 (“Thanks to our feckless president, most of the Middle East is rapidly degenerating into a terrorist fever-swamp“) and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703859304576306941215709576.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADSecond (“Bin Laden’s Death Changes Little“) and http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/ericholder-guantanamobay-closure/2011/05/09/id/395712?s=al&promo_code=C3C3-1 (“Eric Holder Vows to Close Guantanamo“) and http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-07-05-cia-bin-laden-hunter_n.htm (The real hero—among other American heroes who brought about bin Laden’s demise: “Persistent CIA hunter brought down bin Laden”)
. . .
Also, in an important article entitled, “Pakistan: Cutting to the quick,” UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave states:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/05/06/Commentary-Pakistan-Cutting-to-the-quick/UPI-20221304676040/; see also http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/5/evidence-at-bin-ladens-home-raises-nuclear-concern/ (“Evidence at bin Laden’s home raises nuclear concerns“)
. . .
One “hostile government” that might get clues to sensitive U.S. military technology from what is left of the American helicopter that crashed at the bin Laden compound in Pakistan—if it has not done so already—is of course China, whose presence in Pakistan is considerable. Indeed, China would like nothing more than to fill the vacuum if, or rather when, the United States withdraws from Afghanistan.
One must never forget that China was on the spot almost immediately after the American F-117 Nighthawk was shot down over Serbia in 1999—and we failed to destroy the wreckage. Indeed, the Chinese gleaned some of their technological know-how from that crash; and there is evidence to support the fact that China’s new stealth aircraft is the result of reverse engineering gained from the crash.
History may repeat itself in Pakistan, as our enemy China seeks to leap frog American technological advances.
See, e.g., http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703992704576305573936767298.html (“Crashed Copter Sparks Concern About Secrets”) and http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/osama-bin-laden-raid-pakistan-hints-china-peak/story?id=13570573 (“Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385728/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead–stealth-helicopter-blackhawk-china-Pakistan.html (“Pakistan to let Chinese plunder secret U.S. stealth helicopter downed in Bin Laden raid“)
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Also, a Taliban takeover of Afghanistan would constitute the death knell of Afghan women—and their rights—who were brutalized by the Taliban before the United States invaded the country.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1102; see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386784/I-eating-souffle-Laura-said–good–George-W-Bush-speaks-moment-Obama-called-say-Bin-Laden-dead.html (“[George W. Bush] took no credit for initiating the mission and instead praised [America’s] troops for their bravery“)
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The 2012 Presidential Election Is Within The Republicans’ Grasp—Will They Blow It?
In a Wall Street Journal article, Karl Rove, former President George W. Bush’s key adviser, has stated:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703849204576303090659547856.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
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These People Are Lowlifes
In an article entitled,”Michelle Obama welcomes rapper to White House who called for burning of George Bush,” the UK’s Daily Mail has reported:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1385334/Michelle-Obama-welcomes-rapper-Common-called-burning-George-Bush.html
What scum!
As one American commenter noted:
Amen in spades. The police are outraged too, and justifiably so—but this is who the Obamas are!
See, e.g., http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-State-Police-Outraged-Over-Rapper-Invited-to-White-House-121596869.html (“NJ State Police ‘Outraged’ Over Rapper Invite to White House“) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1386032/Outrage-Michelle-Obama-welcomes-rapper-Common-White-House.html (“Obama joins Michelle at racially charged White House reception for rapper who praised Black Panther cop killer and singer who condemned mixed race marriages“); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected (“Barack Obama Is A Lame-Duck President Who Will Not Be Reelected”)
Anyone who does not realize that down deep Barack and Michelle Obama are racists has never read his book, “Dreams from My Father,” nor understood their genuine affinity and affection for their former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright—at least until they threw him “under the bus” politically. It is who they are; their core beliefs and essence.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist
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Running Against Obama The Icon
Shelby Steele has written an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Obama’s Unspoken Re-Election Edge,” which is worth reading.
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704569404576299241421694066.html
Steele is correct:
I am an outspoken critic of Obama, and believe he should be driven from the presidency. Losing his reelection bid is too kind; he should be impeached.
Having said that, and having written about him extensively, I will always remember two things about him: his smile; and his love for his mother and grandparents who raised him, which is described in his book, “Dreams from My Father.” Indeed, I have written:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
However, his views are the antithesis of almost everything that I believe in, policywise. Before he was elected, more Americans should have read his book and understood his core beliefs. As president, he has governed according to those beliefs, for the most part.
Yet—and I hate to admit it—there is a “likeability” quotient about him, similar to what Reagan had.
In the final analysis, there may be only two ways to defeat Obama: destroy him politically, by exposing personal scandals and scandals in his White House and administration, which might rock his presidency; or by presenting an alternative image of a Republican candidate whose views are embraced by a majority of Americans, and are diametrically opposed to those of Obama.
Mitt Romney may be that person, who is capable of defeating Obama and does. So far, his discussions of ObamaCare and Massachusetts’ health care law—enacted while he was governor—seem to raise “distinctions without differences.” However, I believe Romney’s appeal is much broader than any one issue.
Steele adds:
Steele’s first sentence depicts how many in Europe view Obama, not how lots of Americans view him. The second sentence may describe an irrelevancy, because the “mainstream media” has lost its grip on America more and more, to the point where one might ask if it is relevant anymore? When Newsweek was sold for a dollar, this spoke volumes.
Next, Steele states:
I concur. However, I disagree vehemently with Steele when he states:
The “race card” does not play to anyone these days except far-Left Liberals; it is repugnant to most other Americans. And “political correctness” is an anathema for most of us. Steele is caught up in fantasies if he believes that these factors are important to many Americans except the Left.
Steele is correct when he says that the GOP should use the theme, among others, that “Barack Obama believes in government; we believe in you.” This will resonate with America’s middle class that is being decimated economically.
Aside from Obama scandals, which may or may not unfold, the twin pincers of America’s economic problems and national security issues may seal his political fate. Indeed, no later than January of 2013, he may retreat to either Chicago or Hawaii to lick his political wounds, and write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidential library—and of course, play golf. For some of us, this cannot happen fast enough.
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Next, Obama’s speech before UK’s Parliament in London at Westminster Hall was one that might have been given by George W. Bush (except for Obama’s personal references). For example, the seeds of freedom and democracy that Bush planted in Afghanistan and Iraq have morphed into the “Scent of Jasmine,” which has spread throughout the region.
See http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/05/25/remarks-president-parliament-london-united-kingdom (“[I]t’s possible for the sons and daughters of former colonies to sit here as members of this great Parliament, and for the grandson of a Kenyan who served as a cook in the British Army to stand before you as President of the United States”); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390800/Obama-reaffirms-special-relationship-U-S-historic-speech-MPs.html (“‘One of the strongest alliances the world has ever known’: Obama reaffirms ‘special’ relationship between U.S. and UK in historic speech to MPs”)
. . .
Lastly—in a video commentary entitled, “Stop GOP Medicare Suicide,” which is worth watching—political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, has argued that there is no need to cut Medicare to reduce the federal budget deficit, and warned that Republicans must heed the lesson of their New York congressional defeat and back off House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed Medicare cuts.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVhV8am6-0M; see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576345471658036598.html
Also, the GOP’s posture on this issue—putting it front and center—surely cannot help Mitt Romney. If anything, he may be wishing that the issue goes away and does not become a centerpiece of the 2012 elections.
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Is The Arab Spring Being Hijacked By Ultra-Conservative Islamists, Similar To What Happened In Iran?
This was predictable, and now it seems to be happening. For example, Reuters has reported the words of one Cairo lawyer who is a Christian: “We did not risk our lives to bring Mubarak down in order to have him replaced by [ultra-conservative Salafist Islamists].” Reuters adds:
See http://ca.news.yahoo.com/christians-worry-egypt-being-hijacked-islamists-031322380.html
Will the “Scent of Jasmine” that began in Tunisia morph into a “stench” that engulfs the region? Only time will tell.
What is clear though is that following the rigged election of 2009 in Iran, countless Iranians who spoke out, protested and advocated freedom were beaten, jailed, tortured and killed, while Barack Obama—America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac,” or “Jimmy Carter-lite”—stood by helplessly and did nothing to come to their aid.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1316 (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath the article)
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Barack Obama’s Sacking Of The Pentagon
The Wall Street Journal has an important editorial entitled, “The Gates Farewell Warning”—and subtitled, “America can be a superpower or a welfare state, but not both”—which is worth reading. It states in pertinent part:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576074273918974778.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion (emphasis added)
What Obama and his far-Left minions have been doing to the Pentagon smacks of what the Cameron government is doing to the UK’s military, which will be devastating to both countries’ defenses and to the security of the United States and our allies.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1591 (“Sun Setting On British Power”)
The Journal’s editorial was prescient in asking: “[W]ho will the U.S. turn to for protection—China?”
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article); see also http://www.gallup.com/poll/147839/Military-Personnel-Veterans-Give-Obama-Lower-Marks.aspx (Gallup: “U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans Give Obama Lower Marks”) and http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/05/30/obama-golfing-memorial-day/ (“The business of memorializing our war dead done, President Obama headed out to the Fort Belvoir golf course today, finding his way onto the links for the ninth weekend in a row . . . and the 70th time of his [two-plus year] presidency”)
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Why Barack Obama Must Be Removed From The Presidency
Arnaud de Borchgrave, editor-at-large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—and a foreign policy “guru,” with respect to whom I have enormous admiration and respect—has another fine article that is worth reading and reflecting on, albeit I respectfully disagree with many of his conclusions. Its implications go directly to the future of the United States as the world’s only superpower and the greatest nation on the earth.
See http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/30/shining-citadel-redux/
In it, he stated that “[t]he U.S. owes China $1.3 trillion.” So what? We can refuse to pay them.
Indeed, China is dependent on Americans’ consumer purchases. Hence, China is “in bed” with us. To bring down our economy is to bring down their economy. They have no choice except to ride along, God love ’em.
In a sense, our debt is “funny money.” It is like playing the game of “Monopoly,” as a kid, except that the U.S. is “too big to fail” and China’s economy is tied into ours. Is it a “zero-sum” game where only one party wins, or the game of “musical chairs” where only one person gets that last seat? Not at all. The global economy, at least with respect to China and the U.S., is too “integrated.” Yes, they might like to “screw” us, but they would end up screwing themselves too. Hence, it can be argued that they are “boxed in”—at least economically, if not militarily.
Next, de Borchgrave asserted:
It is not that easy, or straightforward. America cannot lose without China losing bigtime. If our economy comes to a halt, theirs will come to a screeching halt, with their population out of work and mass riots that even their vaulted security apparatus and military might not be able to put down. Then, the “Arab Spring” or the “Scent of Jasmine,” which they have quelled so far, will come to China with a resounding thud.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/#comment-1612 (“The Chinese Communist Party And The Masses Have Drifted Apart, And The Party May Be In Danger Of A Confrontation With The Chinese People”)
Also, de Borchgrave argued:
It is highly unlikely that the death of bin Laden “changed the course of history,” or anything close. However, Barack Obama, being the raving narcissist and demagogue that he is, is milking this one completely and will continue to do so. Our heroic intelligence and military personnel pulled it off. Apparently they knew of bin Laden’s whereabouts for quite a while; however, our “Hamlet on the Potomac,” Obama, “dithered” and could not make a decision.
Also, while this was a “small-scale operation,” we need our overwhelming military forces to protect us and our allies, and project American power and might around the world. Make no mistake about it. Among other things, it prevents wars and keeps us safe at home.
De Borchgrave stated:
Prior to the commencement of that war, I argued against launching it, inter alia, because I believed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (or “WMDs”)—which he would not hesitate to use against our military forces, and they might be at risk.
Having embarked on the war, however, David Petraeus’ “surge”—which George W. Bush approved, despite opposition from the Pentagon—proved to be brilliant and very successful. Whether Iraq can hold on to its fragile democracy remains to be seen. But we should not withdraw from the country despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s lack of support with respect to this issue. Also, like George H.W. Bush did with respect to the Gulf War (e.g., getting monies from the Saudis and Kuwaitis), we should be receiving Iraqi oil revenues to compensate us for the human and financial costs of the war.
De Borchgrave added:
Obama has increased our budget deficit dramatically; and it was totally foreseeable that he would use that as an excuse to slash our military. Without our military and economic strength, we will be in deep trouble. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said it best—which is quoted in the Wall Street Journal:
See, https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1606 (“Barack Obama’s Sacking Of The Pentagon”)
It is arguable that Barack Obama is destroying the U.S., and that he must be removed from office ASAP, no later than January of 2013. Yes, I know that many Americans may take umbrage at this statement, but the man is a disaster in terms of the future of our great country. He is far worse than Jimmy Carter. At least Carter was a “misguided” patriot, who had gone to Annapolis and served in our military.
Next, de Borchgrave asserted:
I agree with them. In the past, de Borchgrave has catalogued the threat from China alone. The U.S. military must not be weakened one iota; and in fact, it must be strengthened. We have to rebuild after two wars.
De Borchgrave contended:
The “treasure trove” of intelligence was welcomed and valuable, and bin Laden’s death was a “symbolic” victory, but all of this is a mere drop of water in the vast oceans when compared with China and other enemies around the world that seek to destroy the United States and our allies. Bin Laden’s death cannot be used as an excuse to cut any military expenditures. However, the consummate demagogue Obama is trying to do it. Leon Panetta is not being sent to the Pentagon as our next Secretary of Defense to preside over a military “build up.” Hopefully both he and Obama are on their way out of office no later than January of 2013.
De Borchgrave observed:
This is true today thanks in large part to Ronald Reagan, whom the Democrats hated and tried to destroy politically. Now he is “deified,” and they do not dare open their mouths. However, they tried to bring down his presidency, inter alia, with the so-called “Iran-Contra scandal.” And yes, like Reagan, I was once a Democrat, but never again—to the best of my belief.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ (“The Rise Of Independents”)
Taking a quasi-defeatist, Jimmy Carter-esque approach, de Borchgrave asserted:
“Self-inflicted” largely by Obama, who has increased our budget deficit dramatically and put us in an “either-or” posture (e.g., either debt reductions or defense). He and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and their Democrats, have come perilously close to bankrupting our great nation.
Next, de Borchgrave argued: “The Iraq war was an expensive mistake.” It was only an “expensive mistake” if the flame of democracy flickers and dies, after we have given it life.
De Borchgrave added:
It is Barack Obama’s Vietnam—which was Lyndon Johnson’s war.
If de Borchgrave is correct that the Afghan War is futile, it will represent a human tragedy of staggering proportions, especially for Afghan women. I would not give a plug nickel for the lives of Afghan women if the Taliban return to power!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1102 (“Why We Fight In Afghanistan, And Why American Women Should Demand Barack Obama’s Removal From Office By Impeachment Or Otherwise”)
De Borchgrave contended:
This is the “party line” from the “Kool-Aid” crowd, or far-Left, anti-war Democrats who occupy the White House and other seats of power in Washington, D.C. today, as well as the American media—and I am not suggesting that de Borchgrave is part of that group, nor has he become beguiled by it.
If we go to war with China or North Korea, for example, it will not be a “cyber- and robotic conflict.” If an EMP Attack can be mounted against us, we will not be able to defend against it with “pee shooters.” Yet, this is precisely the Obama-Biden view of the world, and the reason why their presidency must end, sooner rather than later. Our great country cannot go through another four years with them in charge; and yes, I am an Independent, not a Republican.
Next, de Borchgrave contended: “The F-35 will be the last manned fighter bomber built.”
I do not believe this at all. If we are in a shooting war with China or North Korea, for example, we will need fighter jets, bombers and drones. All of our drones in this world will not save us. To argue that they would do so is like arguing that American foot soldiers are obsolete, which is utter nonsense, and more left-wing, anti-war, Democratic “babble.”
De Borchgrave added:
Fifty years is a long time. Neither de Borchgrave nor I will be here then, but hopefully many hundreds of millions of Americans will be. The 50-year argument is a total “red herring,” used by the Democrats to inflate the apparent costs and kill off the weapons systems.
Also, de Borchgrave stated:
I concur that U.S. drones are potentially excellent, but like the American foot soldier, they will never replace fighters and bombers, especially when it comes to possible wars with China and North Korea—or Russia if it ever challenges us again. We need to project America’s power, and drones do not achieve that. Indeed, a logical extension of de Borchgrave’s arguments is that America would do away with our carrier battle groups too, which is absurd.
He asserted as well:
First, soldiers on the ground will prevent the Taliban—if enough are deployed, and if we have the will to win, which Obama does not.
Second, Taliban “pledges” in general, and those to treat women humanely, are utter nonsense. They are the equivalent of what happened in Vietnam after America departed, when an estimated million Vietnamese lost their lives.
Third, with the fall of Afghanistan, is Pakistan far behind?
Lastly, de Borchgrave asserted:
We have “fair weather” friends and allies. Indeed, our principal ally’s military, that of the UK, is getting “decimated” by its Prime Minister David Cameron, which is what Barack Obama and his Über-Leftists want to do to our great military.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1591 (“Sun Setting On British Power”)
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Thanks To Obama, American Taxpayers May Lose $14 Billion On Auto Bailout
This is an admission by the Obama White House, which was reported in a Wall Street Journal article that is worth reading. It adds:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303745304576359530678869402.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
This is total fraud on the part of Barack Obama and others, which should be investigated thoroughly by House investigating committees whose activities are underway already. Ford did not take any bailout funds, and it did not collapse. The same is true of all other automakers, foreign and domestic, except for General Motors and Chrysler, which should have been allowed to fail. The process of bailing them out distorted the marketplace, and rewarded Obama’s supporters, not the least of which is the United Auto Workers (“UAW”), which benefited handsomely. Indeed, the benefits to Obama’s supporters and the lost tax revenues, and other costs, far exceed the $14 billon figure.
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I saw the authors comment about President Obama on the Daily Telegraph (UK) website, my own view is that Obama’s foreign policy is perceived as less unilateral than previous Presidents, that is appreciated internationally but will be of little domestic consequence to US voters.
The global economy is in a mess not just the American one, I think this was due to bond market deregulation in the Reagan years, there’s little Clinton, GW Bush or Obama could do once Reagan opened that pandora’s box and we’re all paying the consequences now.
I think maybe it’d be nice to see a credible Republican alternative for president rather than mud slinging at Obama.
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Thank you, Doug, for your comments.
First, I agree that Obama plays differently to international audiences than he does to American audiences. On balance, he is loved by the former, and treated with skepticism if not disdain by a majority of Americans. The highly-respected Rasmussen poll results bear this out.
For example, today he has a negative Presidential Approval Index rating of -11, which means that 36 percent of the nation’s voters Strongly Disapprove of the way that Obama is performing his role as president, while only 25 percent Strongly Approve. This may have a telling effect as next year’s elections approach.
See, e.g., http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Second, “deregulation” has been a theme for years, fostered by the banking and securities industries. The SEC has always been lax, but the banking and related industries finally wore down their regulators, with help from former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, and we are living with the consequences today. No one president can be blamed for deregulation.
See, e.g., http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/
Third, Obama deserves everything that he is getting and more. As I have written, repeatedly, hopefully no later than January of 2013, he retreats to either Chicago or Hawaii to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidential library. It cannot happen fast enough, for all of the reasons that are set forth in the article above, its footnotes, and the comments above yours and this one.
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Why Barack Obama May Be Heading For Electoral Disaster In 2012
This is the title of an important article by Nile Gardiner in the UK’s Telegraph, which is worth reading. In it, he states:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100090356/why-barack-obama-may-be-heading-for-electoral-disaster-in-2012/ (emphasis added); see also http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/june_2011/only_24_say_they_share_obama_s_political_views (“Only 24% [Of American Voters] Say They Share Obama’s Political Views“)
The real question before the American people is whether the “Neanderthal” Republicans will manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, just as they did during the lame-duck session of Congress at the end of last year. If so, it would be a disaster for the United States, and perhaps the death knell of the GOP. Lots of Independents like yours truly would never vote for a Republican candidate again, as a matter of principal.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/
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CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise
This is the title of an important CNN article, which is worth reading. It states in pertinent part:
See http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/08/cnn-poll-obama-approval-rating-drops-as-fears-of-depression-rise/; see also http://cnsnews.com/news/article/after-28-months-stimulus-spending-19-mil (“1.9 Million Fewer Americans Have Jobs Today Than When Obama Signed Stimulus”) and http://www.cnbc.com/id/43441924 (“Misery Index” Highest In 28 Years)
Since before this blog began in December of 2009, I have maintained that the United States and other countries worldwide are in the mist of the “Great Depression II.” If anything, the empirical data and other similar findings set forth at this blog support that conclusion. It has been stated again and again that 20-40 years from now, economic historians will describe the end of the last decade and the current decade as an economic depression, not a recession, drawing parallels between this period and the Great Depression of the last century that did not end until the outset of World War II—or perhaps at the end of it.
Also, I have maintained that “green shoots”—or signs that things are improving—may appear from time to time, similar to what happened during the Great Depression, and hopes may rise. However, in all likelihood, they will be short-lived and dashed as the green shoots turn into “dead weeds,” and the economic tsunami continues to roll worldwide, bringing enormous suffering to millions of people. With respect to the housing sector alone, I have predicted that the “bottom” will not be reached for at least another five years; and that those who sit on the sidelines and wait patiently, with cash, will find bargains galore and be rewarded handsomely.
See, e.g., http://www.americanbanker.com/issues/173_212/-365185-1.html (“Greenspan’s Fingerprints All Over Enduring Mess”) and http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan%E2%80%99s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/ (“Greenspan’s legacy: more suffering to come”—”Interview with Timothy D. Naegele”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/16/will-the-eus-collapse-push-the-world-deeper-into-the-great-depression-ii/ (“Will The EU’s Collapse Push The World Deeper Into The Great Depression II?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/is-financial-reform-simply-washingtons-latest-boondoggle/ (“Is Financial Reform Simply Washington’s Latest Boondoggle?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/the-great-depression-ii/ (“The Great Depression II?”)
More and more observers are agreeing with what has been stated at this blog; namely, the Great Depression II is here to stay, at least through the balance of this decade, and the human suffering is and will continue to be unfathomable. As I stated in an article entitled, “Euphoria or the Obama Depression?” that was published by the McClatchy Newspapers and McClatchy-Tribune News Service on April 8, 2009:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html
I have contended that “Barack Obama Is A Lame-Duck President Who Will Not Be Reelected,” and this conclusion is becoming more and more evident to millions of Americans and others worldwide.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1617 (“Why Barack Obama May Be Heading For Electoral Disaster In 2012”) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-22/obama-gets-30-of-americans-certain-to-support-re-election-in-economy-poll.html (“Obama Gets 30% of Americans Certain to Support Re-Election in Economy Poll”) and http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304657804576401653113017130.html?mod=WSJ_hp_mostpop_read (“President Barack Obama is likely to be defeated in 2012”)
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In a CNBC article entitled, “US Is Nearing Even Worse Financial Crisis: Jim Rogers,” financial “guru” and international investor Jim Rogers’ sobering assessments are cited:
See http://www.cnbc.com/id/43328325; see also http://www.cnbc.com/id/43354054 (“JPMorgan Forecasts Another Drop in Home Prices”) and http://www.marketwatch.com/story/many-of-us-wont-be-able-to-retire-until-our-80s-2011-06-09 (“Many of us won’t be able to retire until our 80s”)
CNBC has reported:
See http://www.cnbc.com/id/43395857 (“US Housing Crisis Is Now Worse Than Great Depression”)
In another important Wall Street Journal article entitled, “The Great Property Bubble of China May Be Popping,” it has been reported:
see http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheGreatPropertyBubbleofChinaMayBePopping.pdf; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2005231/Chinas-ghost-towns-New-satellite-pictures-massive-skyscraper-cities-STILL-completely-empty.html (“China’s ghost towns: New satellite pictures show massive skyscraper cities which are STILL completely empty”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/china-business/8598998/Enter-the-dragon-to-save-the-euro.html (“Enter the dragon ‘to save the euro’”)
The economic tsunami that was unleashed several years ago continues to roll worldwide, producing tragic human suffering that will increase exponentially during the balance of this decade.
Hold on tight. The worst is yet to come. Things will get very ugly between now and the end of this decade, both in the United States and globally!
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Yes indeed the economic situation in the US will mandate the 2012 election. I ask you this question though, not to be trite, but realistic. Isn’t every Presidential election based on how
Americans see themselves financially? It seems to me, it has always been about how thick or how thin our wallets are………………and how we can continue to work and grow financially. Will President Obama ask the question of us: “Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?” I doubt it……………………….but how I wish he could, and we could respond with a resounding, no.
It became critical to me in reasoning when I saw foreclosures in the newspaper in record numbers. In the past, it was such a shock that someone was being foreclosed on; now it is an every day occurrence which is so telling of our current economic crisis.
I can only hope that with a new President, although difficult, the economic culture will change for us. How I wish I could once again spend a few dollars without thinking: “maybe I should not have done so because my job could end tomorrow.” Then I think of the 17 to 20 percent of unemployed in my state and wonder where will they ever find work? Guilt thrives, so I don’t want to spend money at all. How many others feel this way? Many I believe. which hurts the economy because we are not spending $$$$ due to the instability of the US economy. It becomes a vicious cycle of survival. We aren’t putting money back into the economy because we are uncertain about our own futures. If this continues into the election year, surely P Obama is doomed.
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Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Mary.
First, I agree with you that every presidential election is determined, at least in part, by how Americans see themselves financially.
Second, I agree that if Obama were to ask Americans the question now and next year, “Are you better off today than you were 4 years ago?” the response would be a resounding “no.” Clearly, he does not dare ask such a question.
Third, one commenter stated today:
I agree completely. This comparison with Lyndon Johnson’s decision not to run for reelection in 1968 is apt. Also, the latest CNN poll may tell the tale, which shows that Obama’s approval rating drops as fears of a depression rise. Among many other factors, this may doom his presidency, and consign him to history as a tragic Shakespearean figure.
It has been said—as I have mentioned before:
This is an understatement.
Obama is a demagogue; and his naïveté is matched by his overarching narcissism. He is more starry-eyed and “dangerous” than Jimmy Carter. Indeed, it is likely that his presidency will be considered a sad and tragic watershed in history; and the American people are recognizing this more and more with each day that passes.
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The American Political System Is Wonderful
The American people are wiser than they are given credit for—certainly by those people in other countries—and our political system works more brilliantly than most people believe it does.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
We elected Barack Obama, whom lots of Americans hate today; and before him, we elected George W. Bush whom people hated too. He was preceded by Bill Clinton, whom people tried to impeach and remove from the presidency. Lyndon Johnson was hated too, and he was followed by Richard Nixon who was hated and forced to resign.
Clearly, our political system has “checks and balances,” and we elect presidents and then throw them out of office. Lyndon Johnson could not run for reelection; and it is not inconceivable that the same thing might happen to Barack Obama between now and next year’s elections.
We veer from conservatism to liberalism, and then back again. Reaganism was followed by Bill Clinton’s liberalism, which was followed by George W. Bush’s conservatism . . . and then by Obama’s liberalism.
MSNBC has reported:
See http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43385259/ns/today-today_news; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-1635 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-1636 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-1643 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-1644
As with this issue and so many others, Obama is America’s “Hamlet” on the Potomac. He is betwixt and between, unable to do what is right. He should be calling for Weiner’s immediate resignation in no uncertain terms on moral grounds, just as Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer—the Democrats’ No. 1 and 2 leaders in the House—and other party leaders have done.
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003475/Anthony-Weiner-fate-decided-Democrats-Huma-Abedin-flies-in.html (“‘You MUST go’: Pelosi repeats calls for Weiner’s resignation as wife flies in to confront errant husband”)
Instead, Obama equivocates. We can only assume that if he finds himself in a comparable or similar situation, he will do the honorable thing and resign like Richard Nixon did. Indeed, at some point in the future, he may be tested. Also, there is the possibility that Obama might not run for reelection, just as Lyndon Johnson decided during the Vietnam War.
Obama is in the midst of four wars, and an economic depression; and it is not beyond the pale to believe that he is reviewing internal polling that paints a bleak picture of the campaign ahead—or other factors might influence his decision not to run. If so, he will likely retreat to either Chicago or Hawaii prior to January of 2013, to write his memoirs and work full time on his golf scores and presidential library.
See, e.g., http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/06/13/Commentary-Half-pregnant-strategy/UPI-97361307964099/ (“Today, President Obama has got the United States involved in four wars: Afghanistan, Iraq (where U.S. troops are still being killed), Libya and Yemen (where the confusion of a civil war gave U.S. drones open skies to target al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula)”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1637 (“CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise”)
Indeed, the Associated Press has reported:
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110614/ap_on_re_us/us_obama_family_1 (“Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term”)
Stay tuned, as the American saga continues . . .
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America Is Losing Its Grip
This is the grim warning of outgoing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. His admonitions continue:
See http://www.newsweek.com/2011/06/19/the-defense-rests.html?om_rid=NsfkQq&om_mid=_BN-f69B8bzy3X1
America’s “prince of darkness”—or its “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama is doing everything in his power to destroy our military might, after having added dramatically to our nation’s budget deficit that is sapping our economic vitality and strength. He would have the United States become a UK militarily, or worse, which is why he is sending Leon Panetta to the Pentagon, to “gut” it.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1591 (“Sun Setting On British Power”)
Ronald Reagan encountered Obama’s negativism when he came to the White House in the wake of Carter’s presidency; and he turned our ship of state around, and changed the course of history. Our enemy, the once-mighty Soviet Union, collapsed and is gone today; and America has reigned supreme ever since, as the world’s only superpower.
Accordingly, Obama must be sent packing either to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to write his memoirs and work full time on his presidential library. He a tragic Shakespearean figure who will be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history, like Lyndon Johnson and Jimmy Carter before him—unless he tragically alters the course of American history.
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Barack Obama’s ACORN Is History
The Associated Press has reported:
See http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110620/ap_on_re_us/us_supreme_court_acorn_lawsuit; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
The next step will be to send Obama to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidential library. For the good of the country, it cannot happen fast enough!
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The AARP Does Not Represent Seniors, But It Is Trying To Sell Them Out Anyway
Political pundit and former Bill Clinton adviser, Dick Morris, has a video that is worth watching about the role of the AARP in the Medicare and Social Security debate.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPYucJ1IUw
The AARP is a total fraud, and its so-called members should desert it en masse. It does not represent or speak for seniors.
Like many other worthless trade associations in Washington and the United States, it exists to keep its bloated paid staff in power, much as the unions do. In fact, it is really little more than a union—or an insurance company, as Morris describes it—and it certainly does not speak for seniors on the issue of social security benefit cuts or any other issue.
It is time for seniors to wake up and be heard loud and clear; and for the AARP to be abandoned, and its highly-paid and gluttonous staff to be fired. They are playing “footsie” with Obama, who ran up the record deficit with wasteful and irresponsible spending (e.g., the so-called “Stimulus Package”), and now it is totally predictable: he is demanding that America’s seniors, our superb military and others bear the burden of devastating cuts.
Again, it is time for Obama to go—either to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and play golf and work on his presidential library full time. All other politicians who support such cuts should join him in political purgatory. It cannot happen fast enough!
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
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Russian Despot Putin’s Repression Continues, While Obama Is Endorsed
In an article entitled, “Medvedev hints he and Putin won’t be 2012 rivals,” Reuters has reported:
See http://ca.news.yahoo.com/medvedev-hints-putin-wont-2012-rivals-213400461.html
It is not surprising that his lapdog, Medvedev, will not oppose Russia’s “Hitler,” Putin, in perpetuating his brutal de facto dictatorship. Hitler’s henchmen and those of Stalin did not oppose them either.
Similarly, it is not surprising that they would endorse and embrace Barack Obama, who was responsible for giving them the New START Treaty. George W. Bush withdrew from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense. The next GOP administration must withdraw from the New START Treaty as soon as it comes to power.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1137 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1147 (“Obama And His Democrats Did Not Get The Message—Their Ranks Need To Be Thinned Even More, Starting With Obama”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1167 (“Russia Warns Against START Changes—So What?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1182 (“Republicans Who Voted To Ratify START Should Be Defeated”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1194 (“The New START Treaty Is Another Obama Travesty—Like ObamaCare—Which The Next GOP Administration Should Withdraw From Immediately”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1245 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1397 (“WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain’s nuclear secrets”) and http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/06/09/russia-nato-missile-defense-negotations-break-down/ (“Russia-NATO Missile Defense Negotations Break Down”)
In important testimony before Congress, former world chess champion and chairman of the United Civil Front—a pro-democracy group—and co-chair of the Russian Solidarity Movement, Garry Kasparov stated:
See http://www.theotherrussia.org/2011/06/19/kasparov-asks-congress-to-take-a-courageous-stand/ (“Kasparov to Congress: Take a Courageous Stand [And Stop Treating Vladimir Putin And Other Corrupt Russian Officials As Members Of An Actual Democracy]”) (emphasis added)
The Washington Post’s Fred Hiatt has added with respect to Kasparov:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/garry-kasparov-has-a-suggestion/2011/06/17/AGPUyiYH_blog.html
The KGB lieutenant-colonel who became Russia’s ruler, Putin, must be tried, convicted for his many crimes globally, and terminated. His lackey, Medvedev, is also complicit; and he too must be tried, convicted and imprisoned, at the very least.
The West’s goal must be to bring down a Russia increasingly focused on domination and replace it with a democratic nation that lives at peace with the world—and this is true with respect to China as well.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (see also all of the footnotes and comments beneath the article and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/the-silent-voices-of-stalin’s-soviet-holocaust-and-mao’s-chinese-holocaust/#comment-900)
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In Fleeing Afghanistan, The West Relinquishes Its Grip On The World
This is the title of an interesting and sobering article by Peter Oborne—who is the UK Daily Telegraph’s chief political commentator—which is worth reading.
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peteroborne/100093677/in-fleeing-afghanistan-the-west-relinquishes-its-grip-on-the-world/
Oborne is mistaken: Richard Nixon did not lose the Vietnam War; Lyndon Johnson and the U.S. Congress did. As someone whom I know has written—who is a syndicated columnist and an outstanding reporter with impeccable, world-class credentials, based in Washington, D.C.:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history, fn. 10.
Among other things, Oborne wrote:
What Oborne should have said, and did so implicitly, is that Barack Obama is responsible for what has been happening in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere in the region; and he will be blamed for it—by the American people and by history.
Despite the wishful thinking of many, America is not in decline—any more than it was when Henry Kissinger and Jimmy Carter articulated similar beliefs.
One thing is crystal clear though: Obama must be forced from the U.S. presidency at the earliest possible date, and no later than January of 2013. He is an unmitigated disaster—a narcissistic demagogue, and America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”—and his departure cannot happen fast enough!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/are-afghanistan-iraq-and-pakistan-hopeless-and-is-the-spread-of-radical-islam-inevitable-and-is-barack-obama-finished-as-americas-president/ (“Are Afghanistan, Iraq And Pakistan Hopeless, And Is The Spread Of Radical Islam Inevitable, And Is Barack Obama Finished As America’s President?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/ (“The Economic Tsunami Continues Its Relentless And Unforgiving Advance Globally”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1637 (“CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath these articles)
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The people who will suffer the most in Afghanistan when we pull out will be its women. Indeed, Obama will be giving Afghan women and young girls the “gift” of horrific Taliban rule once again, which will be inhumane.
American women, and women and women’s rights organizations worldwide, must rise up and tell Obama that a pull-out is acceptable only if he is willing to send his two girls to school in Afghanistan now and after the pullout—instead of their fancy school in the Washington, D.C. area—and he actually does this.
Tragically, we know what the Taliban will do—including the brutal killing, raping and disfiguring of Afghan women—for example, by cutting off their noses and ears. We need only ask “Aisha” (or the brave “Bibi”), and look into her eyes and at her once-beautiful features that were disfigured.
There are no mysteries about what Obama’s Afghan policies will produce—which is merely one of a multitude of reasons why his presidency must end as soon as humanly possible.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1102 (“Why We Fight In Afghanistan, And Why American Women Should Demand Barack Obama’s Removal From Office By Impeachment Or Otherwise”) (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath it)
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Los Angeles, Mexico
This is the title of an article at one of the Tea Party Web sites, which is worth reading because it reflects the beliefs—and yes, deep-seated prejudices—of lots of Americans. There is no question that illegal immigration has gotten out of hand, and our country is being changed by it.
See http://www.teapartynation.com/forum/topics/los-angeles-mexico
My views with respect to the article are as follows:
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Obama’s Drawdown Disaster
In another brilliant commentary by Arnaud de Borchgrave, editor at large of The Washington Times and of United Press International—entitled, “Vietnam redux”—he has written:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/06/29/Commentary-Vietnam-redux/UPI-65811309355176/; see also http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303763404576416191709848746.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories (“Al Qaeda Remains Top Threat to U.S.”) and http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/2011-07-04-petraeus-troop-drawdown_n.htm (“Obama’s plan was not among the range of options the military provided to him”)
He adds:
A truly brilliant article, as only de Borchgrave could have written, because of his vast experience with the Vietnam War and the lessons learned from it, as well as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and the Middle East in general, and the lessons to be learned from that region as well, and the tragedies that may be emerging.
Reason enough to make sure that Obama’s presidency ends no later than January of 2013, when he retreats either to Chicago or Hawaii to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidency library!
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GOP’s Herman Cain: Obama “Not A Strong Black Man”
This is the title of a USA Today article, which is worth reading—as well as the New York Times Magazine interview on which the article is based. It states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/06/herman-cain-barack-obama-black-man-/1 and http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/magazine/herman-cain-talks-about-herman-cain.html?_r=1; see also http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0811/61518.html (“Herman Cain: Impeaching Obama would be ‘a great thing'”)
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The Future Still Belongs To America
This is the title of an important Wall Street Journal article by Professor Walter Russell Mead—subtitled, “This century will throw challenges at everyone[, but the] U.S. is better positioned to adapt than China, Europe or the Arab world”—which states in pertinent part the following:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/TheFutureStillBelongstoAmerica.pdf (bold emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”)
The only thing on the horizon that might dampen the American future that Professor Mead has described is a nation-ending EMP Attack, which might kill all except for 30 million Americans, and end any future that we might envision.
Query whether we are totally and absolutely protected against such an attack, or whether America’s “prince of darkness”—and its consummate narcissistic demagogue, “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama, is weakening our great nation’s military strength in ways that will dramatically change the course of history?
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/emp-attack-only-30-million-americans-survive/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
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In another important article entitled, “World power swings back to America”—and subtitled, “The American phoenix is slowly rising again. Within five years or so, the US will be well on its way to self-sufficiency in fuel and energy. Manufacturing will have closed the labour gap with China in a clutch of key industries. The current account might even be in surplus”—the UK Telegraph‘s Ambrose Evans-Pritchard added:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8844646/World-power-swings-back-to-America.html (emphasis added)
It is noteworthy that Evans-Pritchard qualifies his predictions by saying that they will occur in “five years or so.” I concur that America has a very bright future ahead; however, this decade will be “dicey,” and it is difficult if not impossible to predict when there will be light at the end of the tunnel—or when the economic tsunami will have run its course and petered out. What we do know is that the Great Depression of the last century did not end until the onset of World War II, at the earliest; and this depression may last just as long.
Lastly, Russia will continue to be a pygmy when compared to the United States—in terms of America’s vibrant democracy, its growth, military power and economic strength, and all other indicia of global power. The same will be true, to a similar degree, with respect to China, although its future is much brighter than that of Russia.
See, e.g., http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063117/U-S-Army-tests-hypersonic-weapon-travels-times-speed-sound–ANYWHERE-earth-30mins.html (“U.S. Army tests hypersonic weapon that travels five times the speed of sound… and can hit ANY target on earth in 30mins”)
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Obama Asks Texas To Spare Gruesome Murderer The Death Penalty
Pandering to the America’s Hispanic voters, and trying to undermine Texas Governor Rick Perry’s bid for the presidency, Obama has asked for the State of Texas and Perry to spare a Mexican citizen the death penalty for a gruesome 1994 murder because he was not granted consular help. The UK’s Telegraph has reported:
See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8619229/Barack-Obama-asks-for-Texas-and-Rick-Perry-to-spare-Mexican-the-death-penalty.html; see also http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/05/obama-stop-texas-mexican-execution
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The Left Attacks Rupert Murdoch
In a scathing denunciation of News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch—entitled, “Murdoch’s Watergate?”—Newsweek magazine has published an article that represents self-puffery on the part of writer Carl Bernstein. For openers, what he fails to mention is that Newsweek used to be owned by his former employer, the Washington Post; and it is down and almost out, and it is a mere shell of its former self.
See http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/10/murdoch-s-watergate.html
Bernstein writes about the phone hacking that has taken place at Murdoch’s News of the World in the UK, which Murdoch does not condone any more than Bernstein or any of us do. Based on what we know happened, it is a travesty; and any hacking is an invasion of our privacy, and stringent sanctions must be imposed when it has been found to take place.
However, like so many members of the Left and far-Left, Bernstein’s agenda evidently includes an attempt to bring down Murdoch and his empire, not just deploring the practices that have occurred. Is it a coincidence that Bernstein’s former partner, Bob Woodward, was interviewed by the BBC, and said essentially the same thing? Are the Left’s responses being choreographed, or do they just happen to be the same or similar? The Left senses blood in the water, and is attacking on all fronts.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14074015 (“Watergate journalist on ‘Rupergate’ hacking scandal”); see also http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/10/observer-editorial-murdoch-phone-hacking (“Murdoch’s malign influence must die with the News of the World”)
Bernstein’s outrageous, bombastic comments are pure hyperbole—and are best summed up in his statement about the Murdoch “empire’s pernicious influence on journalism in the English-speaking world.” Bernstein fancies himself as having brought down Richard Nixon, and now he and others of his ilk are trying to do the same with Murdoch.
What Bernstein does not fathom is that he and others of the Left and far-Left have driven American conservatives, moderates and, yes, some liberals—and Republicans, Independents, members of the Tea Party movement and “disenchanted” Democrats—to embrace Murdoch’s media organizations instead of what the Left has tried to spoon feed us for so many years.
To refer to “the unfair and imbalanced politicized ‘news’ of the Fox News Channel” is utter tripe, but indicative of how Bernstein and his fellow travelers view the “enemy.” Newsweek was sold by Bernstein’s former employer, the Washington Post, for $1; CNN’s ratings have plummeted; MSNBC is in worse shape; liberal talk radio is history; and in all likelihood, the far-Left’s poster boy, Barack Obama, will not be reelected next year.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/
Carl Bernstein and his fellow Leftists have plenty to moan about, and he does:
And yes too, there are legitimate gripes, apart from the phone hacking scandal. Murdoch has tried to turn the digital portion of his empire into profit centers, not always with much success. For example, MySpace is being given away; and he has closed off the online version of the Times of London to non-subscribers. Query how many people bother to read it anymore, because there is too much news on the Web worldwide that is free.
However, Bernstein and his fellow Leftists are trying to deflect attention away from their own failings—and change the game, and focus on Rupert Murdoch. Instead, they should be concerned about Obama’s forthcoming defeat and the vertiginous plunge of the American Left.
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In an article that is worth reading, conservative political pundit Ann Coulter has written:
See http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=44996; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1715
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Treasury Secretary Geithner Echoes What This Blog Has Been Predicting!
In an article entitled, “Geithner says hard times to continue for many,” the AP has reported:
See http://news.yahoo.com/geithner-says-hard-times-continue-many-150523958.html
If anyone seriously believes that “Obama rescued the United States from a second Great Depression,” there is a bridge in Brooklyn that they might wish to buy. Despite the “spin” that Obama, Geithner and others are giving to economic issues, most Americans understand fully what is happening and who is to blame, which is why Obama will not be reelected next year.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1637 (“CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise”) (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath the article)
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More Government Shutdowns Are Coming
The UK’s Economist has an article about the government shutdowns in the State of Minnesota and elsewhere, which is worth reading.
See http://www.economist.com/node/18928883
What is crystal clear is that things will get worse, a whole lot worse, between now and the end of this decade. Indeed, many years from now, economic historians may refer to these times as the “lost decade” or the “Great Depression II,” or by using similar terms.
The closure of federal, State and local government facilities in the United States will become the norm. Included will be parks, more and more of which are closing now; museums and libraries; hospitals and other health care facilities; and schools and other educational facilities.
Courts will be closed, or operate on reduced schedules; and the list of “lights out” governmental entities will grow. Law enforcement will be terminated or “furloughed,” prisoners will be released, and crime will rise. Roads will go unpaved; and there will be a general breakdown and deterioration of America’s infrastructure.
Government at all levels will be affected and have no choice, as tax revenues decline dramatically. Housing prices will fall by at least another 50 percent during the next five years or so, which means that property tax revenues will fall accordingly—unless government taxing entities refuse to reduce property valuations in a last-ditch attempt to maintain declining revenues. There will be “pitched battles,” in the courts and elsewhere, between the taxing authorities and the taxed; and more and more owners will have their properties seized to satisfy unpaid obligations.
Banks and other mortgage lenders are burdened today with staggering amounts of “toxic” and “underwater” loans, which are either on the lenders’ books already or the borrowers are poised to default in the days and months ahead and lose their properties. If the banks’ loan portfolios were “marked to market,” their net worths or capital might be negative now or fall precipitously. This will only get worse; and the bank regulatory agencies will be faced with the dilemma of whether to seize the “walking wounded” or allow them to operate and continue in existence, with their problems mounting each and every day.
In the United States and globally, meaningful and effective government solutions will be non-existent, and public outrage will be enormous and increasing exponentially. As I wrote more than two years ago:
See http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html (“Euphoria or the Obama Depression?”)
Last November, Barack Obama and his Democrats suffered staggering electoral defeats in the United States. Next November, the consequences are likely to be even worse. Among other things, Obama might not be reelected; and if so, American economic issues may have proved to be decisive. Similar trends will be occurring in other countries.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1709 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1637 (“CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise”) (see also the articles themselves, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath them) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2021173/Americas-city-broken-dreams-50-jobless-destitute-people-set-forest-community-New-Yorks-doorstep.html#comments (“The Tent City of New Jersey: Desperate victims of the economic slump forced to live in makeshift homes in forest”)
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murdoch watergate..your posting about carl bernstein
you are as evil as and without morals just as murdoch is….this has nothing to do with being right wing or left wing ….this has everything to do with one man murdoch a power hungry evil man…shame on you to make excuses for him
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Thank you for your comments, Mark, which respond to my comments above about Carl Bernstein, the Left and Rupert Murdoch.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1708 (“The Left Attacks Rupert Murdoch”)
First, I have not condoned what has been alleged about the practices at News of the World in the UK. Quite to the contrary, I have written above:
Second, do you know for a fact that Murdoch condoned any of the phone hacking, much less personally authorized or otherwise participated in it? At most, what has been alleged by the Murdoch haters and detractors is that he permitted a climate to exist at the News of the World whereby it took place and was not stopped in its tracks.
Lots of media organizations go beyond the pale to obtain news in the increasingly-competitive environment in which they operate. This did not begin with the News of the World scandal. Indeed, Carl Bernstein cites at least one example of when he crossed the line during the “Watergate” saga that made him famous:
See http://www.newsweek.com/2011/07/10/murdoch-s-watergate.html
All of them must be held responsible. The practices of none—on the right or left—can be ignored. I am an Independent politically, not a Democrat or a Republican; and both parties and their surrogates, and the media, must be held accountable.
Third, with due respect, it has everything to do with the right and left wings of the political spectrum, at least in the United States. John F. Kennedy and his brother Bobby were two of the most despicable characters in American political history; and they engaged in practices that were criminal at the very least, yet the media looked the other way and lionized both of them.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
Bernstein and his partner, Bob Woodward, achieved fame because of Watergate, which brought down Richard Nixon and his presidency. Yet, there is reason to believe that Nixon’s predecessor, Lyndon Johnson, engaged in practices that were equally egregious—wholly apart from his responsibility for the deaths of more than 55,000 Americans in his Vietnam War.
There is a double standard in the media and among the Left. Their “darlings” like JFK, Bobby Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson took actions that resulted in countless deaths, but they were never brought to justice. Conservatives such as Nixon were destroyed. This is what Bernstein is trying to do now with Murdoch: continue the unholy crusade that he began with Watergate.
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Obama is going to be reelected. Votes for liberals are about entitlements and hatred for Republicans and the perceived rich. Obama will never lose his entitlement base and his policies of redistributing wealth have only angered people who would not support him no matter what he did. Dont forget the fraud and voter intimidation that comes with having a war chest pain for by foreign enemies. The votes will be there for him.
For a country who fails to vet a man to see if he is even eligible to run(he is not natural born citizen), and allows him to hide all his records, produce a forged birth certificate document, in addition to pushing through socialist policies all while the Congress says nothing, tells you what kind of man he is. He is simply a muslim marxist dictator being allowed to destroy this country from within. Its like Rome all over and if you think it is bad now, wait until after he is reelected. Unless he is arrested and impeached before the 2012 election, this country is over as we know it and to think we wont reelect him when there is no noteworthy Republican candidate, is being blind. While I am not a big fan of Sarah Palin, she is the only one who has a chance to beat Obama and that is a very small chance. The others are simply recycled failures.
What is your position on his eligibility to be President Dr. Naegele? Do you think he is a natural born citizen as defined in the Constitution? Do you think he provided a forged document relating to his birth? Why is no one speaking out on this issue other then Corsi and his cohorts?
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Thank you for your comments, Jeremy.
I have addressed Obama’s qualifications to be president already.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1567
With respect to your other comments, obviously I feel strongly that he must not be reelected, for all of the reasons that I set forth in the article above, and my comments beneath it. I believe he is “beatable,” especially given the state of the economy, which will not improve—much less enough to help him—between now and next November’s elections.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1638 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1713 (see also the articles themselves, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath them)
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Obama, US Viewed Less Favorably In Arab World, Poll Shows
The Boston Globe has reported:
See http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2011/07/obama-viewed-less-favorably-arab-world-poll-shows/yIVn6f6PueWbdhZutglhoJ/index.html; see also http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/13/obama’s-popularity-in-arab-world-now-lower-than-bush’s/ (“Obama’s Popularity in Arab World Now Lower than Bush’s”) and http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0711/Obama_popularity_falls_in_Arab_world.html (“Obama popularity falls in Arab world”)
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Will The Euro Crisis Will Give Germany The Empire It Has Always Dreamed Of?
This issue is discussed in an excellent and very sobering article by Peter Oborne, the UK Telegraph’s chief political commentator, which states in pertinent part as follows:
See http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peteroborne/100098260/this-crisis-will-give-germany-the-empire-its-always-dreamed-of/ (emphasis added); see also http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c087c30e-b3be-11e0-855b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1Smxa2CKN (“Athens’ ability to stay course in doubt”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8653579/Europe-steps-up-to-the-plate.html (“Europe’s economic recovery is sputtering out”) and http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8656572/Eurozone-debt-crisis-Europes-politicians-will-be-punished-for-a-deal-dripping-with-moral-hazard.html (“At some point the Germans will realise that the package is a thinly-veiled fiscal union which makes the transfers they funnelled into East Germany look like small change, and they will revolt at the ballot boxes”)
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There are those who preach the tenets of creating a global government; and they maintain that the constitution of a new world order is essential to maintain democracy. Also, they contend that the regulation of the economy by a global financial institution can be a solution to the financial crisis that began in 2007, and such an institution would be a first step towards the creation of a global government, of which the European Union is an illustration.
Barack Obama agrees with this; and it is among the many reasons why he must not be reelected next year. Indeed, he will “retreat” either to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his golf scores and his presidential library.
“Global governance” is pure and utter nonsense. Indeed, lots of Americans would gladly get rid of the UN, and ship it to France or elsewhere in Europe, and let the French or other Europeans pay for it. Global governance is “Mary Poppins-esque” and/or “Alice in Wonderland-esque.”
Americans do not want Germany or France participating in the governance of anything relating to the United States, any more than Hitler’s Germany should have done it. This is among the reasons why World War II was fought by the United States. America’s history abhors “meddling” in our affairs, which is exactly what global governance entails, and much much more. A majority of Americans might be willing to give up their lives fighting to insure that this never happens.
France did not win World War II. Americans saved Frenchmen from “enslavement” by the Germans. But for the United States, the French might be speaking German today as their “native” tongue. Indeed, a German-American—Dwight David Eisenhower—destroyed Hitler and his monstrous “Thousand-Year Reich.” France did not do it. France was flat on its pathetic back.
The United States has real enemies in this world today, who want to destroy us (e.g., China’s military, Putin and his Stalinist thugs in Russia, North Korea, Islamic fascists). We cannot rely on France or Europe to defend us—militarily, economically or in any other way. Indeed, France and Germany are perhaps the last countries in the world to preach to the United States about democracy. Americans have given their lives for it. France has only “talked” about it.
Lastly, Americans are not about to trust their survival, the survival and national security of our great country, and our freedoms and democracy to France or Germany, two countries that lost World War II.
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Obama’s Support Crumbles
In an article entitled, “New polls confirm Obama’s Democratic base crumbles,” the ultra-Leftist Los Angeles Times reported:
See http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/07/obama-poll-jobs-democratic-base-crumbling.html (emphasis added); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1637 (“CNN Poll: Obama Approval Rating Drops As Fears Of Depression Rise”)
The ultra-Leftist Washington Post has reported that African-Americans, Liberals and other Americans have been fleeing Obama in droves:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/more-americans-unhappy-with-obama-on-economy-jobs/2011/07/25/gIQABJ9sZI_story.html?hpid=z3 (“More Americans unhappy with Obama on economy, jobs”)
Obama’s disapproval ratings are near record highs, according to the highly-respected Rasmussen polling organization. While these disapproval ratings will fluctuate between now and next year’s elections, America’s Independents—who constitute approximately 35 percent of U.S. voters, of which yours truly is one and proudly so for more than 20 years—are deserting Obama en masse, which is among the many reasons why he will not be reelected.
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
What is potentially most exciting for Republicans, Independents, members of the Tea Party movement, and “disenchanted” Democrats—who are united in their opposition to Barack Obama’s reelection—is that if the election were held today, his numbers are “bleak” and he might lose in a landslide.
In an important article and series of political assessments, the National Journal has reported:
See http://nationaljournal.com/columns/against-the-grain/obama-s-battleground-state-blues-20110726 (emphasis added)
Last but by no means least, Obama’s policies toward Putin’s Russia have resulted in an attack against the American Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, and other threats against the United States.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1748
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46 Percent Of Likely U.S. Voters View Most Members Of Congress As Corrupt, And Obama Is Fading
Bravo! The American people are wiser than our politicians give them credit for being. When this number becomes closer to 100 percent, their collective wisdom will know no bounds!
The highly-respected Rasmussen polling organization has found:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2011/new_high_46_think_most_in_congress_are_corrupt (emphasis added)
Also, Barack Obama’s popularity has been plummeting, which reflects wisdom on the part of the American people too. He is an unmitigated disaster, a raving narcissist and demagogue, America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite,” who will not be reelected. He is perhaps the most arrogant, corrupt president of our lifetimes; and this country cannot endure four more years of his presidency or the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate.
See, https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1740 (“Obama’s Support Crumbles”) (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath it); see also http://people-press.org/2011/07/28/obama-loses-ground-in-2012-reelection-bid/ (Pew Poll: Obama Blows Huge Lead; Independent Voters Abandon Him) and http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/07/28/african-american-middle-class-eroding-as-unemployment-rate-soars/?test=latestnews (“African-American Middle Class Eroding As Unemployment Rate Soars”—”It’s the Great Depression”) and http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/01/vice-president-joe-biden-visits-las-vegas-looking-/ (“A Magellan poll . . . showed 53 percent of Nevadans were unhappy with Obama’s tenure so far”)
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Last but by no means least, Nancy Pelosi—who as the House Speaker was responsible for enacting Barack Obama’s wasteful so-called “Stimulus Package” that drove up this nation’s debt, which is why there is a debt crisis today, and was responsible for enacting ObamaCare too, which is an “Obamination” of the worst magnitude—had the supreme gall to state:
See http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/pelosis-reactionary-liberalism_577709.html
Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Obama are the “poster children” for what is wrong with America today.
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Obama Is Powerless As Larger Forces Bring Down The Country And His Presidency
There is no question that Barack Obama is America’s “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite,” and that he is presiding over the end of his failed presidency, like Carter did before him. While it might still be possible that Obama will not run for reelection—a decision that Lyndon Johnson made before the 1968 elections—Obama’s overarching ego and narcissism may propel him forward to meet his political Waterloo. To be sure, Johnson had a larger-than-life, colossal ego too.
See, e.g., http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx (compare Gallup’s job approval ratings for Johnson and Obama, as well as Obama with other presidents)
In the Washington Post, Dana Milbank has written:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-most-powerful-man-on-earth/2011/08/08/gIQA49w72I_print.html
It has been said:
This is an understatement. Carter was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, a distinguished Naval officer, the governor of Georgia, and a faith-filled candidate before he assumed the presidency. Obama was a failed community organizer, and a U.S. senator who spent almost his entire term of office campaigning for his next job, the presidency.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Obama does not appear to be religious. . . . Jimmy Carter was a man of God, yet he failed”)
As William McGurn has written in the Wall Street Journal:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904140604576496461072142314.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
In an article entitled, “Is Obama Smart?”—and subtitled, “A case study in stupid is as stupid does”—the Wall Street Journal‘s Bret Stephens has written:
See http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904140604576495932704234052.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop
In an article entitled, “Dashed Hopes: How Obama Disappointed the World,” Marc Hujer of Germany’s SPIEGEL opined:
See http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,779043,00.html (emphasis in original) (Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan)
SPIEGEL is mistaken. Barack Obama never electrified an entire nation, certainly not the American nation. Only a foreign media outlet such as SPIEGEL, spewing forth its fanciful and totally-distorted views of Americans and U.S. politics, could come to such absurd conclusions. America was never “intoxicated” with Obama either.
The Tea Party is not running the United States today; and Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have attacked their political “enemies” at least as viciously as Richard Nixon was ever accused of doing. With respect to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, it was considered a joke by most Americans, and he was ridiculed for having accepted it.
What is happening today is that Republicans, Independents—who constitute approximately 35 percent of American voters, of which yours truly is one—members of the Tea Party movement and “disenchanted” Democrats are uniting to drive Obama from the presidency. He has failed, and it is time for him to go before he does even more damage to our great nation.
In short, Obama is a demagogue and a fraud, like John F. Kennedy was. Also, down deep, he is angry. If one has any doubts about the anger that dwells within him, pick up a copy of his book, “Dreams from My Father,” and read it carefully.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (“John F. Kennedy: The Most Despicable President In American History”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/ronald-reagan-and-john-f-kennedy-a-question-of-character/ (“Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy: A Question of Character”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/the-rise-of-independents/ (“The Rise Of Independents”)
It is worth repeating what I wrote in the concluding paragraph of the first article that appeared at this blog on December 5, 2009:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/#comment-1774 (“Stocks, Real Estate Will Collapse And Keep Falling Into 2013”) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/indexes/rasmussen_consumer_index/rasmussen_consumer_index (“Consumer Confidence Hits Two-Year Low, Approaching Lowest Level of Past Decade”) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll (Forty-two percent of American voters Strongly Disapprove of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president, giving him a negative Presidential Approval Index rating of -21) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-12/u-s-consumer-sentiment-falls-more-than-expected-to-54-9-in-michigan-index.html (“U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops to Three-Decade Low Amid Economic Headwinds”) and http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/obama-i-reversed-recession-until-bad-luck-hit (“Obama: I reversed recession until ‘bad luck’ hit“)
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Is Race A Factor In My Comments About Barack Obama and Tiger Woods?
First, as I have said and written:
See http://www.philstockworld.com/2009/10/11/greenspan’s-legacy-more-suffering-to-come/ (Interview with Timothy D. Naegele: “Greenspan’s legacy: more suffering to come”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/america-a-rich-tapestry-of-life/ (“America: A Rich Tapestry Of Life”); see also http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2951-ilene/31177-interview-with-timothy-d-naegele
Second, race is still an issue in our society, and discrimination exists; and neither Woods nor Obama have changed that fact. One would be very naïve to think otherwise. However, both Woods and Obama have taken giant steps to tear down the color barriers that had existed, just as others before them had done.
Third, if anyone thinks that African-Americans who voted for Obama overwhelmingly in 2008 will not be upset—and, indeed, angry—if he is not reelected, such a person is naïve and knows essentially nothing about race relations and national politics in the United States today.
Fourth, many African-American women are very sensitive about African-American men who do not date and/or marry African-American women. This is a fact. Because Woods seems never to have dated an African-American woman, African-American women are not likely to defend him or come to his aid if the scandals swirling about him intensify even more.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/is-redemption-possible-for-tiger-woods/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
This is not present in the case of Barack Obama. Indeed, there is every reason to believe that he is happily married to his wife, Michelle, who is a very strong-willed and talented African-American woman.
Fifth, my favorite golfer for many years has been Vijay Singh, who is at least as “black” as Woods in terms of skin color. My only regret is that Singh has not beaten Woods in their every encounter. if anyone has followed Singh around at tournaments and/or talked with those who know him well, they will realize that he is personable and well-liked, and not arrogant, aloof and unbearingly narcissistic like Woods. Also, the scandals that have surrounded and hounded Woods (e.g., prostitutes, bimbos)—and have brought shame to him, and hurt the young kids who revered him as a hero—have not blemished Singh.
Sixth, I have very definite and deep-seated substantive, philosophical and political differences with Obama, which I have not been timid or defensive in writing about. I never realized the depth of these differences until I read and analyzed his book, “Dreams from My Father” twice after he was elected in 2008. These differences have become greater, much greater, as his presidency has unfolded.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/ (“Is Barack Obama A Racist?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (“Barack Obama Is A Lame-Duck President Who Will Not Be Reelected”) (see also the footnotes and all of the comments beneath both articles)
Seventh, some people have suggested that the level of hatred towards Woods would be much less if we did not have a president who is half African-American, and a country with serious economic problems. However, the linkage between Woods and Obama is almost nonexistent. Among other things, Woods’ “accident” in Florida that triggered his “bimbo eruption” and subsequent divorce occurred in late November of 2009, when Obama was still very popular. Indeed, essentially all of the facts about Woods’ prostitutes and bimbos came out while Obama remained popular.
Lastly, I am very proud of the federal housing laws that I authored on behalf of Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). They included the “Brooke Amendment” relating to public housing; and the national “Housing Allowance” program, which morphed into the Section 8 housing program that has helped millions of African-Americans and others.
Brooke was the first African-American to serve in the U.S. Senate following Reconstruction at the end of the American Civil War; Barack Obama was the third. As a young attorney, I staffed Senator Brooke on the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the United States Senate; and I served as chief of staff to the senator during his re-election campaign of 1972.
Also, on behalf of Senator Brooke, I established a summer program for disadvantaged kids in Massachusetts, in conjunction with the Pentagon, which involved underutilized military facilities within the State (e.g., the Boston Navy Yard, Otis Air Force Base) and served approximately 100,000 kids during its first year alone.
See http://www.naegele.com/naegele_resume.html
On most issues, I was politically in tune with Senator Brooke; I am not with Barack Obama at all.
See also http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-08-17-race-poll-inside_n.htm (“Poll respondents chart racial progress since MLK”)
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Will China Go To War To Protect Its Core Interests In The South China Sea?
The Wall Street Journal has reported that smaller Asian nations such as Vietnam were already wary of China’s growing military prowess, but the launch of its first carrier is yet another message about its increasing strength.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/USShowsoffCarrierAmidTensions.pdf; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/china-is-americas-enemy-make-no-mistake-about-that/ (“China Is America’s Enemy: Make No Mistake About That”)
The Journal’s article added:
Steps are being taken by Barack Obama to weaken America’s military might, which must be twarted in their entirety. Indeed, Obama must not be reelected; his presidency must end as soon as humanly possible; and he must be sent packing either to Chicago or Hawaii no later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his presidential library. It cannot happen fast enough for the good of the United States, and our national security interests and well being.
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1680 (“Obama’s Drawdown Disaster”) (see also the article itself, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath it)
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OBAMA SINKS TO NEW LOWS
Squatters’ shack in California during the Great Depression
Tent city in California during Obama’s “Great Depression II”
Bread lines during the Great Depression
Thousands camp out for job fair in Atlanta as jobless rate rises during Obama’s “Great Depression II”
The highly-respected Rasmussen polling organization has reported:
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll; see also http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/black-caucus-tired-making-excuses-obama (“Black caucus: Tired of making excuses for Obama”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1778 (“Obama Is Powerless As Larger Forces Bring Down The Country And His Presidency”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/ (“The Economic Tsunami Continues Its Relentless And Unforgiving Advance Globally”) (see also the footnotes and all of the comments beneath the article)
In an article entitled, “New Low of 26% Approve of Obama on the Economy,” Gallup has reached similar conclusions:
See http://www.gallup.com/poll/149042/New-Low-Approve-Obama-Economy.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines%20-%20Politics (see a series of charts that accompany the article); see also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027013/Child-poverty-1-5-American-children-living-poverty.html (POVERTY SOARS UNDER OBAMA: “One in five American children now living in poverty according to new report”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1806 (“Obama’s Design For The Economy Was A Near-$1 Trillion Stimulus That Left Not A Trace“) and http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/18/new-dhs-rules-cancel-deportations/ (OBAMA CANCELS DEPORTATIONS OF ILLEGALS) and http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_AIR_FORCE_BIRTHER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-17-20-45-19 (“Air Force discharging sergeant who doubts Obama”—which is presumably true of most members of the American military) and http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2027541/Michelle-Obama-takes-separate-government-jet-hours-extra-vacation-time-Marthas-Vineyard-President-arrives-uses-TWO-helicopters-Air-Force-One-500-mile-journey.html (“Michelle and Barack take his-and-hers jets for separate 500 mile hops to Martha’s Vineyard vacation—just hours apart“) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-18/putin-slams-u-s-parasite-after-1-600-jump-in-russia-holdings.html (Obama’s Friend Putin Of Russia Calls U.S. “Parasite”) (see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/ (“Russia’s Putin Is A Killer”)) and http://www.realclearpolitics.com/news/tms/politics/2009/Apr/08/euphoria_or_the_obama_depression_.html (“Euphoria or the Obama Depression?“)
While America sinks farther, Obama plays golf and vacations on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, late-August of 2011
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Obama’s Design For The Economy Was A Near-$1 Trillion Stimulus That Left Not A Trace
The Washington Post‘s Charles Krauthammer has a column entitled “Bad luck? Bad faith?” that is worth reading. It states in pertinent part:
See http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/bad-luck-bad-faith/2011/08/18/gIQAD2IWOJ_story.html (emphasis in original)
Barack Obama is a complete failure as America’s president; and he must be denied a second term in office, if not impeached and driven from the presidency.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1801 (“Obama Sinks To New Lows”)
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Why Aren’t Homes Selling?
The answer is at least six-fold:
These are also among the many reasons why Barack Obama will not be reelected. The chickens are coming home to roost; and lots more Americans will lose their homes and suffer greatly, which will be true of those abroad as well.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-economic-tsunami-continues-its-relentless-and-unforgiving-advance-globally/ (“The Economic Tsunami Continues Its Relentless And Unforgiving Advance Globally”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (“Barack Obama Is A Lame-Duck President Who Will Not Be Reelected”) (see also the footnotes and comments beneath both articles)
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Will Barack Obama Be A One-Term President By His Own Choosing, Instead Of Being Driven From The Presidency?
This has been suggested in a Wall Street Journal article by Peggy Noonan—entitled, “The President’s Island Retreat”—and it has been mentioned before by Barack Obama himself.
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/ThePresidentsIslandRetreat.pdf and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1647
Noonan opines:
It is useful once again to repeat and reflect on what I wrote in December of 2009, at the end of the first year of Obama’s presidency:
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1801 (“Obama Sinks To New Lows”)
The chickens are coming home to roost.
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Obama Skids To New Lows
The latest polling has shown that Barack Obama’s approval ratings reached the lowest levels ever.
For example, the highly-respected Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that only 19 percent of American voters Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent Strongly Disapprove, giving him a negative Presidential Approval Index rating of -26.
See http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll
Gallup polling has shown that Obama’s job approval rating has fallen as well, with 38 percent of Americans approving of the job Obama is doing as president, while 54 percent disapprove.
See http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
While polling results will fluctuate between now and next year’s elections, Obama is “history” in all likelihood. The American economy will get worse, not better, and it will doom his presidency.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1801 (“OBAMA SINKS TO NEW LOWS”) and http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_NEW_HOME_SALES?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-23-10-14-07 (“If the current pace continues, 2011 would be the worst year for new-home sales in nearly half a century“) and http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/one-four-democrats-wants-dump-obama (“One in four Democrats wants to dump Obama”)
YET . . .
. . . NOTHING IS ALLOWED TO DISTURB OBAMA’S SUMMER VACATION AND GOLF GAME ON THE ELITIST ISLAND OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD!
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Having also captured this news today, I find myself shaking my head in wonder at how bad our nation will yet become with him as our President. He has to be concerned about his numbers, all Presidents are; and of course he knows if the election were held today, he would be defeated. But as you say, polls fluctuate. He has a huge climb though to persuade the American people to believe he is still the “Messiah” or the “anointed one”. (I wonder how the hope and change mantra is going)
Now, with the earthquake rattling his surroundings, you can bet the “elite” are wondering what will happen next.
Let’s hope this is his last vacation to the “Vineyard” on our dime. Oh wait, he still could do it again next year. And on it goes without a plan for the un- or under-employed and no comment on the sale of homes in July, the worst in ages. Guess he might as well go for another bike ride after the round of golf.
We will have much to do to get our country back, but make no mistake about it, we will do so.
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Obama Is A Total Fool, Buffoon, And A Feckless Naïf, Who Should Resign Immediately
Once again, Barack Obama has demonstrated his utter incompetency. As a Time magazine article—entitled, “Even as He Prepares for Fall Offensive, Obama Retreats on Jobs Speech—states accurately:
See http://swampland.time.com/2011/09/01/even-as-he-prepares-for-fall-offensive-obama-retreats-on-jobs-speech/ (emphasis added)
Russia’s dictator-for-life Putin has made a fool out of Obama, and he has bowed to the Chinese and almost everyone else on the planet; and now he has made a total fool of himself and proven once again why he needs to be relieved of the presidency ASAP before he does even greater damage to this great nation!
See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1814 (“Obama Skids To New Lows”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/russias-putin-is-a-killer/#comment-1748 and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1396 (see also the articles themselves, as well as the footnotes and other comments beneath them)
. . .
Perhaps one female commenter from Boston said it best, and captured the feelings of so many Americans:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032335/Obama-set-announce-jobs-plan-week–time-GOP-debate.html; see also http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-ratings-sink-to-new-lows-as-hope-fades/2011/09/05/gIQAIytZ5J_story.html?hpid=z1 (“Obama ratings sink to new lows as hope fades”) and http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44401295/ns/politics/ (“Obama hits all-time lows, according to NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll”) and http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-poll-economy-20110906,0,7074574.story (US on wrong track say 75 percent—of Californians!) and http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/14/3908483/field-poll-californians-sour-on.html#ixzz1XvyUxbmk (“Field Poll: Californians sour on Obama”) and http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-16/clinton-popularity-prompts-some-remorse-poll.html (“Clinton Popularity Prompts Buyer’s Remorse”)
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The Lessons of Baghdad: Obama And NATO Snookered By Al Qaeda And China In Libya?
In a Wall Street Journal article entitled, “From Baghdad to Tripoli”—and subtitled, “In stark contrast to the challenges faced by Iraq, fair winds attend the Libyan venture”—Fouad Ajami has written:
See http://www.naegele.com/documents/FouadAjami-FromBaghdadtoTripoli.pdf
This rosy assessment for Libya stands in sharp contrast with the sobering views of Arnaud de Borchgrave—the distinguished editor-at-large of The Washington Times and of United Press International.
Indeed, de Borchgrave has written:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/08/22/Commentary-New-world-disorder/UPI-22821314015006/
Even more disturbing are the following facts about Libya, which de Borchgrave has described in great detail in an article—entitled, “Global con?”—which is essential reading:
See http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Analysis/de-Borchgrave/2011/09/01/Commentary-Global-con/UPI-85911314879713/; see also http://news.yahoo.com/libyan-rebels-round-black-africans-130723394.html (“Libyan rebels round up black Africans”)
Will China, Islamic fascists and al Qaeda win the war in Libya; and once again has America’s raving narcissist and consummate demagogue—its “Hamlet on the Potomac” and “Jimmy Carter-lite”—Barack Obama, been nothing more than a fool, a buffoon, and a feckless naïf, who lost the Middle East?
See also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2066380/Will-World-War-III-U-S-China.html (“Will World War Three be between the U.S. and China?”)
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Obama Doesn’t Have A Clue What To Do
As discussed in a UK Daily Mail article, this is the conclusion of former Massachusetts Governor and successful businessman Mitt Romney, who is running for the presidency, and of course he is correct:
See http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2034558/Mitt-Romney-attacks-Obama-president-plans-300bn-jobs-package.html
The Daily Mail summarized the poll findings as follows:
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Obama Is A Hypocrite, A Demagogue, and a Raving Unprincipled Narcissist
As the UK’s Financial Times has underscored:
See http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0e21ea0a-dfe2-11e0-a820-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YLoV5Mjk; see also http://www.naegele.com/documents/PalestinianOptionsatUNLeadtoLegalThreattoIsraelsMilitary.pdf (“Palestinian Options at U.N. Lead to Legal Threat to Israel’s Military”)
What is clear from this and so many other examples like it is that Obama is a fool, a fad and a feckless naïf, and a tragic Shakespearean figure who will be forgotten and consigned to the dustheap of history—unless he tragically alters the course of American history.
His naïveté is matched by his overarching narcissism; and he is more starry-eyed and “dangerous” than Jimmy Carter. Indeed, it is likely that his presidency will be considered a sad and tragic watershed in history; and the American people are recognizing this more and more with each day that passes.
He must be sent packing either to Chicago or Hawaii not later than January of 2013, to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his golf scores and his presidential library. It cannot happen fast enough, for the good of the world, the United States and the American people, before he does even more damage!
See also http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-09-20/poll-economy-obama/50483094/1?loc=interstitialskip (“Poll: Economic pessimism deepens, and more blame Obama”) and http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/09/23/morgan-freeman-obama-has-made-racism-worse-tea-party-will-do-whatever#ixzz1YnWDliVr (“Morgan Freeman: Obama Made Racism Worse”)
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WILL OBAMA PULL OUT?
See http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/will-obama-pull-out-dick-morris-tv-lunch-alert/; see also http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/what-is-bill-clinton-up-to-2/ (“WHAT IS BILL CLINTON UP TO?”)
Obama is falling so far and so fast that he might pull out of this presidential race, like Lyndon Johnson did—prior to the 1968 elections.
See also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/#comment-1809 (“Will Barack Obama Be A One-Term President By His Own Choosing, Instead Of Being Driven From The Presidency?”) and http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/obama_approval_index_history (“Obama Approval Index History”) and http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/politics/illinois-obama-approval-rating-poll-romney-home-state-perry-cain-presidential-2012-reelection-20111003 (“President Obama’s Job Approval Rating Drops Below 50% in Home State Of Illinois”) and http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/03/obama_american_people_not_better_off_than_they_were_four_years_ago.html (“Obama: American People Not Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago”)
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Under Barack Obama, Poverty Among Blacks Has Reached Record Levels, At The Very Least Destabilizing The Black Middle Class
Time Magazine has an article by Steven Gray, a Washington Correspondent for the magazine and its former Detroit bureau chief, which is worth reading because of the writer’s apparent disillusionment with Obama.
Among other things, he concluded:
See http://swampland.time.com/2011/10/03/a-tale-of-two-speeches-is-obama-closeting-americas-black-experience/
This article mirrors the writer’s naïveté. Barack Obama is black when it suits him, and white at all other times; and what is happening to the black middle class is happening on his watch. At best, the writer is being charitable.
For openers, look at the number of white male advisers who surround Obama at the White House, and then look for any people of color who hold these very top positions. The name “White” House has defined his presidency since the very beginning . . . and indeed, since the beginning of his runs for elective offices (e.g., David Axelrod, David Plouffe).
Down deep Obama is conflicted. Just read his book, “Dreams from My Father.” It is all there in black and white.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/is-barack-obama-a-racist/
Obama is a racist and a bigot; and he is anti-Israel. Put succinctly, he is a raving narcissist and a demagogue; and he speaks out of all sides of his mouth. He and he alone is the center of his universe.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/barack-obama-is-a-lame-duck-president-who-will-not-be-reelected/ (see also the footnotes and comments beneath the article)
Barack Obama has been an unmitigated disaster for blacks and whites, which is among the many reasons why his presidency will end no later than January of 2013, when he retreats either to Chicago or Hawaii to lick his political wounds and write his memoirs, and work full time on his golf scores and his presidential library.
It cannot happen fast enough, for the good of the United States and all Americans!
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