Gugny Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 http://kstreet607.com/2013/06/21/a-canadians-view-on-our-disrespect-of-president-obamas-presidency/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Hard to respect a President who is so dishonest, inept and political. He's earned his disrespect. The writer of the article is clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The first four lines There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round their president. Once elected, the man who won the White House was no longer viewed as a republican or democrat, but the President of the United States. The oath of office was taken, the wagons were circled around the country’s borders and it was America versus the rest of the world with the president of all the people at the helm. Suddenly President Barack Obama, with the potential to become an exceptional president has become the glaring exception to that unwritten, patriotic rule. There's no need for anyone to read past that dishonest, disgraceful opening. It's a lie that is repeated only by the ones who cannot face up the reality of President Obama's inability to be any type of leader. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 The first four lines There's no need for anyone to read past that dishonest, disgraceful opening. Yeah, those first four lines conveniently forget all of Bush's presidency and the second term of Clinton's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Yeah, those first four lines conveniently forget all of Bush's presidency and the second term of Clinton's. Or anything after five minutes into Washington's first term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's become a win/ lose, black/ white, winner take all political environment. No party has a lock on all the good ideas... The truly great leaders are the ones that recognize when his opposition has a better proposal, and boost his own accomplishments by using them. I try not to demean any politician, rather try to weigh them based on merit and accomplishments... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Was the author of that article the same guy who hands out Nobel peace prizes? What a crock of schit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's become a win/ lose, black/ white, winner take all political environment. No party has a lock on all the good ideas... The truly great leaders are the ones that recognize when his opposition has a better proposal, and boost his own accomplishments by using them. I try not to demean any politician, rather try to weigh them based on merit and accomplishments... It's a product of the mass marketing driven media age we live in. Politicians are no longer statesmen or leaders. They're not even really people anymore. They're a brand spokesperson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's a product of the mass marketing driven media age we live in. Politicians are no longer statesmen or leaders. They're not even really people anymore. They're a brand spokesperson Interesting article about the 80's TV show................. The Creepily Accurate Dystopian Forecast of Max Headroom . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's a product of the mass marketing driven media age we live in. Politicians are no longer statesmen or leaders. They're not even really people anymore. They're a brand spokesperson 100 percent agree- entertainment to me. It makes me sad, I love this stinking country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 http://kstreet607.co...mas-presidency/ So, let me get this straight. I should not disrespect Obama for: Lying Stealing Failing to support the Constitution Failing to protect U.S. Citizens Being vindictive Pettiness Use of government for political purposes Inappropriate spying Laziness Those are just off the top of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Respect is not deserved. It's earned and needs to keep being earned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 http://kstreet607.co...mas-presidency/ So what do Canadian politicians say about Stephen Harper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 So, let me get this straight. I should not disrespect Obama for: Lying Stealing Failing to support the Constitution Failing to protect U.S. Citizens Being vindictive Pettiness Use of government for political purposes Inappropriate spying Laziness Those are just off the top of my head. Die Fuehrerprinzip. We must respect and not question leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Die Fuehrerprinzip. We must respect and not question leadership. But only when Democrats are in charge. When Republicans are in charge, dissent is Patriotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 So what do Canadian politicians say about Stephen Harper? No one can tell because they are both drunk and illiterate which makes them unintelligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 So, let me get this straight. I should not disrespect Obama for: Lying Stealing Failing to support the Constitution Failing to protect U.S. Citizens Being vindictive Pettiness Use of government for political purposes Inappropriate spying Laziness Those are just off the top of my head. Every Politician in Washington: Lying Stealing Being vindictive Pettiness Use of government for political purposes Laziness Confusing With a Single Person Who Actually Has the Power to Do These Things: Failing to support the Constitution Failing to protect U.S. Citizens B word, Please: Inappropriate spying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Every Politician in Washington: Lying Stealing Being vindictive Pettiness Use of government for political purposes Laziness Confusing With a Single Person Who Actually Has the Power to Do These Things: Failing to support the Constitution Failing to protect U.S. Citizens B word, Please: Inappropriate spying I thought you were smarter than this. Make an actual argument. A post like this down here is the equivalent of a dog's shout in the Clownbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 I thought you were smarter than this. Make an actual argument. A post like this down here is the equivalent of a dog's shout in the Clownbox. I thought the same about you when I read your list. I know you're smarter. You threw out a list that basically covers every politician who is either Democrat or Republican. You know it as well as I do. How the phuck is the President of the United States of America possibly NOT support the Constitution? And how is he/she (it's happening; believe it) going to "protect U.S. citizens?" The POSITION (not the person) is not a dictatorship and does not have the power to do/not do either of those things. And I beg you to actually admit that you think there is ONE politician who doesn't lie or steal, who isn't vindictive, who isn't petty or use the government for political purposes ... and who isn't lazy. No way in hell will you do that, because you know they all have every one of those things in common; regardless of where they lie on the spectrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I thought the same about you when I read your list. I know you're smarter. You threw out a list that basically covers every politician who is either Democrat or Republican. You know it as well as I do. How the phuck is the President of the United States of America possibly NOT support the Constitution? And how is he/she (it's happening; believe it) going to "protect U.S. citizens?" The POSITION (not the person) is not a dictatorship and does not have the power to do/not do either of those things. And I beg you to actually admit that you think there is ONE politician who doesn't lie or steal, who isn't vindictive, who isn't petty or use the government for political purposes ... and who isn't lazy. No way in hell will you do that, because you know they all have every one of those things in common; regardless of where they lie on the spectrum. I'd wager most aren't lazy - their work may not be worthwhile, but they work hard. And I wouldn't necessarily call Obama "lazy," though I do believe what's been stated before: he's more interested with the trappings of the Presidency than he is the responsibilities of it. And the government bureaucracy is designed to be apolitical. There's pretty significant restrictions and regulations to what can go on in government offices (for example: I can't have a picture of the President in my cubicle at the client site - that's considered campaigning.) It's pretty damned difficult to purposely warp the purpose of a federal department or organization for political purposes ( And presidents suborn the Constitution all the time. Obama's the worst recent example, what with his legislating from the podium...but in all honesty, he's just building on the activities of his predecessors (Bush's "I'm ignoring this part of the law" signing statements, for example.) And Congress has been steadily enabling that behavior from the executive over that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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