This is exactly what John of Patmos saw coming. Resistance is futile. ************************************************* 1/20/2013 Eviction Notice
http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/6169336 --- On Sat, 1/24/09, Bob Calco <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Bob Calco <[email protected]> > Subject: [OT] The Real Obama Emerges > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009, 8:32 PM > http://tinyurl.com/d69e86 > > - - - > After less than a week in office, Mr Obama's presidency > is already > encountering the very partisan bickering he had pledged to > stamp out during > his first 100 days. > > He faces mounting criticism over his $825 billion economic > stimulus plan, > from Republican leaders who say the legislation has been > drawn up without > the input which Mr Obama had promised to allow them. > > The president responded with a clear signal that he is > prepared to ram the > bill through without the bipartisan consensus he promised > to construct, > telling Republican leaders from the House of > Representatives: "I won. I'm > the president." > > He then told them to break free of the confrontational > mindset epitomised by > Mr Limbaugh, the highest paid talk show host in America. > "You can't just > listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," Mr Obama > said. > > ... > > Other elements of Mr Obama's political morning after, > like most hangovers, > are self-inflicted. Having announced new ethics rules > banning lobbyists > serving in his administration, the president was > immediately forced to make > an exception for his deputy defence secretary William Lynn, > who has lobbied > for the defence industry giant Raytheon. > > The president has also reacted badly to his first taste of > tougher > questioning from the previously supine Washington press > corps - becoming > visibly irritated, during a visit to journalists' > offices in the White > House, when asked a substantive question about the ethics > affair. > > The White House's failure to arrange for television > cameras to record Mr > Obama's second swearing in, held on Wednesday night > because he and Supreme > Court Chief Justice John Roberts botched the wording at his > inauguration, > infuriated broadcasters. > > ... > > "They knew what to expect but they've had it all > their own way for so long > that the speed of it may have come as a surprise. The Obama > people like a > scrap, they've proved that throughout the year, none > more than the > president. But they know they're in a fight now. And it > probably won't let > up for eight years." > - - - > > I thought he was a uniter? It turns out he's a > scrapper. And a partisan > prick too. > > Limbaugh's response was classic---he pointed out that > the strategy of > "picking a fight with Limbaugh" fits right in > with Saul Alinsky's Rules for > Radical's #13: > > "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it and > polarize it" > > If we're talking about the Messiah's brave battle > with a radio commentator, > we'll forget to debate the $1 trillion bill as it gets > rammed down > everyone's throat without a meaningful dialog on its > merits. > > - Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
