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A conversation about Obama's first day in office as President with Jake Tapper
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tartufe 01/28/2009 12:24 AM Report
Obama's obeisance to the M-I oligarch is exposed in his 'exception' to the Raytheon lobbyist.
Sadly, his idealism of 'hope' is being chipped away.
tartufe 01/27/2009 06:33 PM Report
Obama is a work-in-progress in failure. All the more poignant by comparison to 'hope.' Three main areas of failure: 1. economy, 2. ME, 3. A-P (Afghanistan-Pakistan).
The economy. Confidence. The world and domestically would be vastly encouraged if the perps were prosecuted rather than rewarded. Instead of bailouts they need to be left to 'natural-economics,' failure. This would have the salving effect of cleansing the gangeneous corruption that created the collapse. Citigroup et al, and the hedge fund wise-guys (too clever by fractions) should repay all bailout money, fined out of existence and incarcerated. The moral hazard would be solved instantaneously. THE PAIN WE AS A NATION ARE ENDURING IS INCREDIBLE WHEN YOU REALIZE THE PERPETRATORS ARE LAUGHING UP THEIR SLEEVES IN OFFSHORE TAX HAVENS.
Passing out newly printed money that our grandchildren have to repay is merely assuring our dimished status indefinitely. And our climate doesn't support many bananas.
ME. The animal called Israel has lost all rational reasons for support. In fact to do so is counterproductive to humanity. Their unabashed brutalization of their young into indiscriminantly killing 1300 Gazans vs 13 Israelis (100:1), is worthy of the world's and our contempt.
Obama's response. More assurance that Israel deserves to protect themselves. Is there a Gander amongst these Geese? (100:1) After a half century of humiliation, they exacerbate it by fire-bombing their children with phosphorous missles. In more than one school. One-third, or 400+ children murdered by these inhumane slobbering animals.
A-P. Obama, by knowledge through daily briefs, is now complicit as Bush in condoning drone-fired missles into Pakistani villages killing more innocents than bad guys, thus recruitung more of the latter. In short the M-I complex oligarch is (still) in control. We will leave (ultimately). Our mission-creep (or creepy mission) exhausted, with more hate and enemies than when we arrived. So what's new?
tartufe 01/25/2009 01:15 AM Report
Obama is failing as we speak. He will continue to support these school shelling BABY BURNING BASTARDS.
B3 = BABY BURNING BASTARDS = ISRAELIS.
Amnesty International said that Israel's reluctance to admit its use of the munitions had cost lives. Most victims were treated as normal burns cases Amnesty said, but the phosphorous particles embedded in the flesh kept burning under the dressings, sometimes causing irreparable damage to internal organs. (© The Times, London)
- James Hider in Jerusalem and Sheera Frenkel in Gaza City
ramin 01/23/2009 04:37 AM Report
Mr. Tapper: You seem troubled by your fellow reporters soft coverage but allow yourself to disparage and insult the president to prove your point??
I am sure you know why Bush didn't and couldn't have thrown Kerry this dinner. Can you imagine Bush thanking Kerry for his heroic service in Vietnam! Maybe Swift Boaters could have given him, a 'I am sorry-hope you feel better card!
To do what Obama did, takes every other thing that he did before this, and to do it as he did when their cost was great and their return uncertain. Some of his early decisions could have sunk him.
The three big speeches, were used to unite a just divided electorate and bridge into next phase. Instead of a victory celebration for him and his supporters, a sharing of that achievement for all.
No this guy knows what he is doing, has been willing to pay the price and take the risk.
We should all wait for when he really screws up.
afflatus 01/23/2009 01:22 AM Report
Great new segment.
REMant 01/22/2009 09:58 PM Report
Well, of course, good policy is smart policy. The problem is less that ppl aren't good, than that they aren't really smart. This transparency business is nice, but it is just as good at building political machines as providing access, and should itself be watched. I'd be the last person to pat the civil service system on the back, but there was a reason why it was created.