B-Man Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 I don't get too pissed about many things but this infuriates me. I've always known and have communicated with my father that Obama's foreign policy team cared more about the public perception of their actions than the actual results. This is yet another example that validates my suspicions. His team is made up of a bunch of cocky inexperienced under 40's who thought they had all the worlds answers back when they were still at their Ivy league Universities. Couldn't he have at least have waited to gloat about in a book how he lied and manipulated the media lapdogs sometime after Obama was out of office? Nope, this kid had to try impress his upper east side Manhattanites and progressive buddies by bragging how he pulled a fast one to advance Obama's agenda in helping provide him one of his self-perceived greatest "achievements". Pathetic. THE RUNT OF RHODES FTA: Now comes Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes to reveal the lies on which Obama’s alliance with the Islamic Republic of Iran was promoted. See David Samuels’s May 8 New York Times Magazine profile of Rhodes, “The aspiring novelist who became Obama’s foreign-policy guru.” Rhodes is not, as he should be, confined to fetching coffee and performing other menial tasks befitting his qualifications to formulate national security policy. “He is,” writes Samuels, “according to the consensus of the two dozen current and former White House insiders I talked to, the single most influential voice shaping American foreign policy aside from Potus himself.” Rhodes himself, however, is an odious ignoramus who knows one thing. Obama’s servitors in the mainstream media are useful idiots. He’s got that right. Samuels quotes Rhodes observing: “All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus. Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.” The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t fit the 27-year-old average. Maybe Goldberg raises the average to 27. He is a fool for Obama. In his case, however, youth and inexperience are no excuse. I do look forward to his response to Rhodes’s estimate of him now that Goldberg must have come to know his friend Rhodes as an ingrate. All of which raises the question: What does Ben Rhodes know? He knows he’s selling a bill of goods to fools and he knows how to sell to fools. Congratulations. On this point, Rhodes’s “mind meld” with Obama (discussed by the Obama officials interviewed by Samuels) is complete. Rhodes’s knowledge and Obama’s overlap perfectly. “He doesn’t think for the president,” Samuels observes, “but he knows what the president is thinking, which is a source of tremendous power.” Samuels quotes Rhodes saying with a touch of bafflement, “I don’t know anymore where I begin and Obama ends.” http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/05/the-runt-of-rhodes.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) Follow Mediaite TV@MediaiteTV Obama Advisor Openly Brags About Lying to Public, Media Yawns http://bit.ly/1Tsgl8O Edited May 8, 2016 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Of course they would, they just got conned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Of course they would, they just got conned. or were they ? JUST THINK OF THEM AS DEMOCRAT OPERATIVES WITH BYLINES, AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE: White House Press Corps Asks Obama Three Questions About Trump, None About Ben Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 or were they ? JUST THINK OF THEM AS DEMOCRAT OPERATIVES WITH BYLINES, AND IT ALL MAKES SENSE: White House Press Corps Asks Obama Three Questions About Trump, None About Ben Rhodes. That too. You would think this would be a pretty big scandal. They are openly and actively lying about the Iran deal, which has huge potential ramifications and to make things worse they think they are so above the law that they can go on record and gloat how they deceived the American public. With the Jonathan Gruber Obamacare issue, they could at least say he was contracted and somehow try to pass off the blame to some unauthorized dude, but this guy is one of the main centerpieces of their FP team. Disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 (edited) That too. You would think this would be a pretty big scandal. They are openly and actively lying about the Iran deal, which has huge potential ramifications and to make things worse they think they are so above the law that they can go on record and gloat how they deceived the American public. With the Jonathan Gruber Obamacare issue, they could at least say he was contracted and somehow try to pass off the blame to some unauthorized dude, but this guy is one of the main centerpieces of their FP team. Disgusting. The end justifies the means and they know the media will ignore it. Edited May 8, 2016 by keepthefaith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keukasmallies Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 If our new ally, Iran, does close the Straits of Hormuz in response to Congress considering legislation permitting US citizens to sue foreign nations, will POTUS send Rhodes or Kerry to the compromise conference where we cede Vermont to Iran? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Lucky for B. O. and the Pimple of Rhodes the article was published in the NY Times Magazine. No one reads that except the sycophantic left who are conditioned to understand "Bush Bad, Obama Good", and a few conservatives that like human interest stories but their voices are never heard except on The Drum that is the Intarwebs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 THE RUNT OF RHODES FTA: Now comes Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes to reveal the lies on which Obama’s alliance with the Islamic Republic of Iran was promoted. See David Samuels’s May 8 New York Times Magazine profile of Rhodes, “The aspiring novelist who became Obama’s foreign-policy guru.” Rhodes is not, as he should be, confined to fetching coffee and performing other menial tasks befitting his qualifications to formulate national security policy. “He is,” writes Samuels, “according to the consensus of the two dozen current and former White House insiders I talked to, the single most influential voice shaping American foreign policy aside from Potus himself.” Rhodes himself, however, is an odious ignoramus who knows one thing. Obama’s servitors in the mainstream media are useful idiots. He’s got that right. Samuels quotes Rhodes observing: “All these newspapers used to have foreign bureaus. Now they don’t. They call us to explain to them what’s happening in Moscow and Cairo. Most of the outlets are reporting on world events from Washington. The average reporter we talk to is 27 years old, and their only reporting experience consists of being around political campaigns. That’s a sea change. They literally know nothing.” The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg doesn’t fit the 27-year-old average. Maybe Goldberg raises the average to 27. He is a fool for Obama. In his case, however, youth and inexperience are no excuse. I do look forward to his response to Rhodes’s estimate of him now that Goldberg must have come to know his friend Rhodes as an ingrate. All of which raises the question: What does Ben Rhodes know? He knows he’s selling a bill of goods to fools and he knows how to sell to fools. Congratulations. On this point, Rhodes’s “mind meld” with Obama (discussed by the Obama officials interviewed by Samuels) is complete. Rhodes’s knowledge and Obama’s overlap perfectly. “He doesn’t think for the president,” Samuels observes, “but he knows what the president is thinking, which is a source of tremendous power.” Samuels quotes Rhodes saying with a touch of bafflement, “I don’t know anymore where I begin and Obama ends.” http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2016/05/the-runt-of-rhodes.php No, actually the major media organizations have veterans reporters all over the world. But continue to post garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meazza Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, actually the major media organizations have veterans reporters all over the world. But continue to post garbage The New York Times is garbage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, actually the major media organizations have veterans reporters all over the world. But continue to post garbage Learn to read, you !@#$ing idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, actually the major media organizations have veterans reporters all over the world. But continue to post garbage These are actual quotes from Rhodes, why aren't you upset with him and the administration? He admitted to lying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 These are actual quotes from Rhodes, why aren't you upset with him and the administration? He admitted to lying. That would require actual comprehension from Gator. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, actually the major media organizations have veterans reporters all over the world. But continue to post garbage http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/loneliness_at_the_foreign_bureau.php http://ajrarchive.org/article.asp?id=4985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 These are actual quotes from Rhodes, why aren't you upset with him and the administration? He admitted to lying. No, does not bother me in the least. They created a narrative that was technically untrue, I guess, to show progress. But as far as lies go this was a pretty tiny one. And if my president has to tell some lies to create peace, I'm all for it. It's not like lying us into a war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, does not bother me in the least. They created a narrative that was technically untrue, I guess, to show progress. But as far as lies go this was a pretty tiny one. And if my president has to tell some lies to create peace, I'm all for it. It's not like lying us into a war Or lying about why you left four Americans for dead in Benghazi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Or lying about why you left four Americans for dead in Benghazi. Yup, how Hillary murdered them and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 No, does not bother me in the least. They created a narrative that was technically untrue, I guess, to show progress. But as far as lies go this was a pretty tiny one. And if my president has to tell some lies to create peace, I'm all for it. It's not like lying us into a war Well, wasn't this prophetic... Turns out...the entire deal was a con by the WH. Not that anyone should be surprised. It's just odd that they admit it so openly. Not that the left would care, really, given how little they ever think for themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 oh, yawn.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Yup, how Hillary left them for dead and lied to everyone about it... Tidied that up for you a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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