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How Obama Handles Crisis
« on: May 21, 2013, 05:13:21 AM »
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by Jon Favreau (former Obama speechwriter)


Honestly, they act like it’s his first crisis . . .

By and large, the president’s most difficult moments—the true crises he’s confronted—haven’t been the political ones. At least not in his view. I was reminded of this by an anecdote in Peter Baker’s New York Times story from Thursday: “As he was traveling on Marine One on Monday, Mr. Obama took note of news reports describing last Friday as a terrible day. ‘You know what was actually a terrible day?’ an aide recalled him saying. ‘The day Benghazi actually happened.’”

A biracial, freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama wouldn’t be president if he didn’t possess ample political talent. But to say that his decisions are driven primarily by politics is to fundamentally misunderstand the man who occupies the Oval Office . . .

This is a president who has seen the nation through many serious and consequential crises, and he has done so without losing the core of who he is or why he ran for this job in the first place.

. . . in the case of the IRS, the president must have been furious when he learned the news. I can remember how angry he was during the GSA debacle (parties in Vegas; think there were clowns and jugglers involved? Wow). He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy—and the handful of morons who break that trust sully the reputation of all the federal employees who uphold those values every day.

But the president was not willing to fire a bunch of people before knowing all the relevant facts. He was not willing to go on a witch hunt before the investigation of the independent Inspector General was complete. That was more important to him than his short-term political standing in the eyes of the Washington press corps.

That is who he is. The handwringers and bed wetters in the D.C. punditocracy should know that Barack Obama will never be on their timeline. He does not value being first over being right. He will not spend his presidency chasing news cycles. He will not shake up his White House staff just because of some offhand advice offered to Politico by a longtime Washingtonian or a nameless Democrat who’s desperately trying to stay relevant. And if that means Dana Milbank thinks he’s too passive; if it means that Jim VandeHei will keep calling him arrogant and petulant; if it means that Chris Matthews will whine about him not enjoying the presidency, then so be it. He’ll live . . .


read more: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/20/how-obama-handles-crisis.html

http://election.democraticunderground.com/10022870339

What a load of horseshit. The writer of this is actually trying to convince people that 0bama actually gave a damn about what happened in Benghazi, when the reality is, all he cared about was how it was going to effect the election.

I also enjoyed this paragraph, "He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy—and the handful of morons who break that trust sully the reputation of all the federal employees who uphold those values every day." that right there is the Limbaugh theorem, 0bama is not in charge he is just an innocent bystander and he's just as mad as we are about the failings of his administration.

 
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 06:09:41 AM »
why he ran for this job in the first place. ....good tee times at the golf course.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 06:53:55 AM »
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by Jon Favreau (former Obama speechwriter)


Honestly, they act like it’s his first crisis . . .

By and large, the president’s most difficult moments—the true crises he’s confronted—haven’t been the political ones. At least not in his view. I was reminded of this by an anecdote in Peter Baker’s New York Times story from Thursday: “As he was traveling on Marine One on Monday, Mr. Obama took note of news reports describing last Friday as a terrible day. ‘You know what was actually a terrible day?’ an aide recalled him saying. ‘The day Benghazi actually happened.’”

A biracial, freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama wouldn’t be president if he didn’t possess ample political talent. But to say that his decisions are driven primarily by politics is to fundamentally misunderstand the man who occupies the Oval Office . . .

This is a president who has seen the nation through many serious and consequential crises, and he has done so without losing the core of who he is or why he ran for this job in the first place.  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

. . . in the case of the IRS, the president must have been furious when he learned the news.   :thatsright: Oh, must have been I can remember how angry he was during the GSA debacle (parties in Vegas; think there were clowns and jugglers involved? Wow). It was vacation time.  WTF???   He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy—and the handful of morons who break that trust sully the reputation of all the federal employees who uphold those values every day.

But the president was not willing to fire a bunch of people before knowing all the relevant facts. He was not willing to go on a witch hunt before the investigation of the independent Inspector General was complete. That was more important to him than his short-term political standing in the eyes of the Washington press corps.

That is who he is. The handwringers and bed wetters in the D.C. punditocracy should know that Barack Obama will never be on their timeline. He does not value being first over being right. He will not spend his presidency chasing news cycles. He will not shake up his White House staff just because of some offhand advice offered to Politico by a longtime Washingtonian or a nameless Democrat who’s desperately trying to stay relevant. And if that means Dana Milbank thinks he’s too passive; if it means that Jim VandeHei will keep calling him arrogant and petulant; if it means that Chris Matthews will whine about him not enjoying the presidency, then so be it. He’ll live . . .


read more: http://www.thedailybeast....obama-handles-crisis.html



...and then, the big bad wolf went up to the third house......

jeeeeezzz.......


Quote from: Freeper on May 21, 2013, 05:13:21 AM
http://election.democraticunderground.com/10022870339

What a load of horseshit. The writer of this is actually trying to convince people that 0bama actually gave a damn about what happened in Benghazi, when the reality is, all he cared about was how it was going to effect the election.

I also enjoyed this paragraph, "He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy—and the handful of morons who break that trust sully the reputation of all the federal employees who uphold those values every day." that right there is the Limbaugh theorem, 0bama is not in charge he is just an innocent bystander and he's just as mad as we are about the failings of his administration.

 

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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 06:58:23 AM »
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He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy

Faith is belief in the absence of evidence.

Belief that government is efficient, responsive, and trustworthy despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary is not faith. It is delusion.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 07:22:50 AM »
". . . in the case of the IRS, the president must have been furious when he learned the news. I can remember how angry he was during the GSA debacle (parties in Vegas; think there were clowns and jugglers involved? Wow). He was angry because he knows that a progressive vision of government requires faith that government is efficient, and responsive, and trustworthy—and the handful of morons who break that trust sully the reputation of all the federal employees who uphold those values every day."
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
While I bet he was indeed furious about it, it wasn't because his sense of integrity (if he ever had one to begin with) was offended by the notion of the IRS scum abusing their power, as this idiot reporter claims: It was because they GOT CAUGHT doing so, and he knew it would make him look bad.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 08:46:51 AM »
Get ready for thousands of stories about how 0bama is great under fire.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 08:50:00 AM »
He handles crisis by making sure he isn`t told anything,turns up the volume on the basketball game on the tube and schedules another trip to get away from everything.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 08:59:49 AM »
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. . . in the case of the IRS, the president must have been furious when he learned the news.
So furious that the person who was the commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012 not only got over $100,000 of bonuses but is now director of the IRS’ Affordable Care Act office.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 10:38:10 AM »
I want whatever drug the "author" is taking.

It must be a powerful anti-depressant to be able to view Obama's presidency with that much delight and delusion.

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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2013, 10:48:37 AM »
Quote from: debk on May 21, 2013, 10:38:10 AM
I want whatever drug the "author" is taking.

It must be a powerful anti-depressant to be able to view Obama's presidency with that much delight and delusion.



Probably some vicious side-effects, though. :o
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2013, 10:49:52 AM »
Quote from: BlueStateSaint on May 21, 2013, 10:48:37 AM
Probably some vicious side-effects, though. :o

Yeah... he writes shit like above....
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2013, 11:20:56 AM »
They should release the emails from the day of the attack so we may read them and marvel at Obama's stoic leadership and sober confidence.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2013, 12:20:29 PM »
How Obama handled Benghazi:



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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2013, 12:24:13 PM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on May 21, 2013, 11:20:56 AM
They should release the emails from the day of the attack so we may read them and marvel at Obama's stoic leadership and sober confidence.

As a Stoic, I shuddered when I read that.

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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2013, 12:48:38 PM »
Jon Favreau, actor and speechwriter for Obama.  I don't think Joseph Goebbels was an actor, but this reads like some of his propaganda.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2013, 01:22:02 PM »
Quote from: SGT Snuggle Bunny on May 21, 2013, 11:20:56 AM
They should release the emails from the day of the attack so we may read them and marvel at Obama's stoic leadership and sober confidence.

I bet there is a whole lot more to that particular detail which is being covered up as well.
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« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2013, 01:24:09 PM »
How does Obama handle crises? I dunno, ask the victims of Hurricane Sandy that are still waiting for help. 
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2013, 01:29:27 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 21, 2013, 01:24:09 PM
How does Obama handle crises? I dunno, ask the victims of Hurricane Sandy that are still waiting for help. 
Ask the victims of the Fort Hood shooting who are strugging to care for themselves and their families while the killer draws a paycheck sitting in a jail cell.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2013, 01:40:35 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on May 21, 2013, 01:29:27 PM
Ask the victims of the Fort Hood shooting who are strugging to care for themselves and their families while the killer draws a paycheck sitting in a jail cell.

Not only has Nidal Hasan drawn pay at $278000 , but he is also getting free room and board .  Personally, I think that money should be confiscated to pay for that.
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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2013, 01:46:47 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on May 21, 2013, 01:40:35 PM
Not only has Nidal Hasan drawn pay at $278000 , but he is also getting free room and board .  Personally, I think that money should be confiscated to pay for that.
Hopefully his assets will be siezed once he's convicted and the money will go to the victims.
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« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2013, 10:18:30 PM »
Well, I agree the actual attack may have been worse for him. He had to start scrambling for cover and said event may have cost him the election without stupid voters and a corrupt press. Of course, now they're trying to pretend they're not partisan because they can't hold back the flood gates anymore. Hell, he probably even put his hand over his heart the next time national anthem was sung and he was forced to stare at the flag.

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Re: How Obama Handles Crisis
« Reply #22 on: May 23, 2013, 05:19:38 AM »
How Obama handles crisis.

The same way he handles everything else.

He votes "present".
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