Riffhard wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 12:41pm:

I hadn't heard that either. Why is Obalama so smart that he can't speak on the fly? I am less & less impressed by this moron every day.

My PURPOSE for posting the Friedman article was to show that even the most DIEHARD Drones in the media are beginning to question "The One".

LJ.

LadyJane wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 12:50pm:

LJ, it's a start but for the most part it's an ongoing love affair. Even though I dumped NEWSWEEK several weeks ago, they still send me issues. I noticed the most recent one had 3 critical Obalama articles.

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I still watch Morning Joe and man the tide is turning BIG TIME. Except for Mika of course.

LJ.

LadyJane wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 12:59pm:

I watch Fox & Friends but I did watch Morning Joe right around election time & I recall Mika being a bit of a Palin fan. Sad to see she's changed into an Obamadrone. Her head must be emptier than I thought!

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, just minutes before learning of the terrorist attacks on America, Democratic strategist James Carville was hoping for President Bush to fail, telling a group of Washington reporters: "I certainly hope he doesn't succeed."

Carville was joined by Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg, who seemed encouraged by a survey he had just completed that revealed public misgivings about the newly minted president.

"We rush into these focus groups with these doubts that people have about him, and I'm wanting them to turn against him," Greenberg admitted.

The pollster added with a chuckle of disbelief: "They don't want him to fail. I mean, they think it matters if the president of the United States fails."

Minutes later, as news of the terrorist attacks reached the hotel conference room where the Democrats were having breakfast with the reporters, Carville announced: "Disregard everything we just said! This changes everything!"

The press followed Carville's orders, never reporting his or Greenberg's desire for Bush to fail. The omission was understandable at first, as reporters were consumed with chronicling the new war on terror. But months and even years later, the mainstream media chose to never resurrect those controversial sentiments, voiced by the Democratic Party's top strategists, that Bush should fail.

That omission stands in stark contrast to the feeding frenzy that ensued when radio host Rush Limbaugh recently said he wanted President Obama to fail. The press devoted wall-to-wall coverage to the remark, suggesting that Limbaugh and, by extension, conservative Republicans, were unpatriotic.

"The most influential Republican in the United States today, Mr. Rush Limbaugh, said he did not want President Obama to succeed," Carville railed on CNN recently. "He is the daddy of this Republican Congress."

Limbaugh, a staunch conservative, emphasized that he is rooting for the failure of Obama's liberal policies.

"The difference between Carville and his ilk and me is that I care about what happens to my country," Limbaugh told Fox on Wednesday. "I am not saying what I say for political advantage. I oppose actions, such as Obama's socialist agenda, that hurt my country.

"I deal in principles, not polls," Limbaugh added. "Carville and people like him live and breathe political exploitation. This is all a game to them. It's not a game to me. I am concerned about the well-being and survival of our nation. When has Carville ever advocated anything that would benefit the country at the expense of his party?"

Carville told Politico that focusing on Limbaugh is a deliberate strategy aimed at undermining Republicans.

"The television cameras just can't stay away from him," he said. "Our strategy depends on him keeping talking, and I think we're going to succeed."

Greenberg added: "He's driving the Republican reluctance to deal with Obama, which Americans want."

In 2006, 51 percent of Democrats wanted Bush to fail, according to a FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll.

When this puppy turns around, they'll find a way to credit Bush.

fuman wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 1:33pm:


I agree with you 100%.
"Hillary smart".
YOU have just scored points with me!!!!

LJ.

If that EVER happened, I'd move to Denmark! Don't need shit on MY money!

LadyJane wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 1:35pm:



Ah, you're a Hillary supporter. In my view, she was perfectly placed as SOS after her loss to Obama. I love the fact that the USA has a smart woman traveling around talking with heads of state, oblivious to their BS. Able to counter their old arguments with common sense. It's also nice that Bill has less exposure these days . . .

nankerphelge wrote on Mar 11^th, 2009 at 2:05pm:



Come on, you just want to complain about something. Hillary has soft spots, but you missed.

Don't sell me short -- I can complain about most everything in this joke of an Administration.

But the Secretary of State should know the dignitaries' names with whom she is meeting.
She has an entire entourage at her disposal to make sure those little gaffes don't happen.

As Secretary of State, former US Senator and former First Lady, I would expect her to have a grasp of basic world history.  Instead, she embarrassed herself (and the Administration) by stating that US democracy was older than European democracy.  

This woman is a hack - pure and simple.


"I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."