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sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 10:27 PM Dec 2013

Those Media Hysterics Who Said Obama's Presidency Was Dead Were Wrong. Again.

Sigh~ They keep trying to bet against President Obama.



It’s been a pretty good week for the Obama administration. The bungled healthcare.gov Web site emerged vastly improved following an intensive fix-it push, allowing some 25,000 to sign up per day, as many as signed up in all of October. Paul Ryan and Patty Murray inched toward a modest budget agreement. This morning came a remarkably solid jobs report, showing 203,000 new positions created in November, the unemployment rate falling to 7 percent for the first time in five years, and the labor force participation rate ticking back upward. Meanwhile, the administration’s push for a historic nuclear settlement with Iran continued apace.

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Still, it seems safe to say that the Obama presidency is not, in fact, over and done with. What, you say, was there any question of that? Well, yes, there was – less than a month ago. On November 14, the New York Times raised the “K” word in a front-page headline:

President Obama is now threatened by a similar toxic mix. The disastrous rollout of his health care law not only threatens the rest of his agenda but also raises questions about his competence in the same way that the Bush administration’s botched response to Hurricane Katrina undermined any semblance of Republican efficiency.

A day later, Dana Milbank gave an even blunter declaration of doom in the Washington Post:

There may well be enough time to salvage Obamacare.

But on the broader question of whether Obama can rebuild an effective presidency after this debacle, it’s starting to look as if it may be game over.


http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115849/obamas-media-doomsayers-refuted-job-numbers-and-website-repair

Silly, silly media bores or are they just media whores to their masters. It's Obama Fail 24/7 ad nauseum!

You have failed to know the man that you are betting against. Your loss! NOW STFU and let the adult in the room do his job.

Back to the sandbox boys and girls, Shoo, Shoo I say. The adults are talking.



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Those Media Hysterics Who Said Obama's Presidency Was Dead Were Wrong. Again. (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2013 OP
These wise souls also proclaimed that he would never get nominated grantcart Dec 2013 #1
+1 Tarheel_Dem Dec 2013 #28
As I had to remind someone in the Lounge recently who shortchanged President Obama: IrishAyes Dec 2013 #32
you tell 'em, irishayes hopemountain Dec 2013 #34
Exactly, Irish. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #36
Post deleted by merrily. Did not notice this was the Barack Obama Group merrily Dec 2013 #2
Thank you, merrily. sheshe2 Dec 2013 #9
appreciate your consideration grantcart Dec 2013 #29
Uff dah! Can't find that Bablylonsister or someone's pic of PBO that said: freshwest Dec 2013 #3
I hate when that happens, freshwest! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #4
Yes and hugs back at you. And it's been chilly all day, thanks for the tip about the door. It's in freshwest Dec 2013 #8
Yeah! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #10
StricklyRockers has it below in this thread, fresh~ Cha Dec 2013 #11
All right! And it's good news, too: freshwest Dec 2013 #12
Perfect face Cha Dec 2013 #14
"Game Over!" says known US mediawhore, Dana Milbank!! Cha Dec 2013 #5
Damn! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #7
PS, Cha sheshe2 Dec 2013 #21
That's right! Game was NOT Over. Cha Dec 2013 #27
Yo, STFU nattering naybobs of negativism. StrictlyRockers Dec 2013 #6
Love it! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #13
Thanks for the pic! When I had enough a while back, I changed my sig to add: freshwest Dec 2013 #16
Which reminds me, she.. I love Cha Dec 2013 #15
Guy I used to work with said when his teenage kids were raising hell: freshwest Dec 2013 #17
Perfect answer, fresh! Good advice and Cha Dec 2013 #19
So true Cha, a sweet and knowing look... sheshe2 Dec 2013 #18
His gotcha look, eh.. Cha Dec 2013 #20
Yup! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #26
Cat in the cream. Canary feathers in the corner of his mouth. Well, I see 'em! IrishAyes Dec 2013 #33
Gotta go, too. Sweet dreams in Boston! freshwest Dec 2013 #24
Boston Cream pie! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #25
Not to mention, US exports hit another record high last month bhikkhu Dec 2013 #22
Well done, Mr. President!! ailsagirl Dec 2013 #23
Didn't they write off his presidency after the midterms in 2010? Drunken Irishman Dec 2013 #30
They wrote off the Obama presidency before it even got started. Fools. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #31
how i wish that just once the president hopemountain Dec 2013 #35
LOL! sheshe2 Dec 2013 #37

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
1. These wise souls also proclaimed that he would never get nominated
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 10:52 PM
Dec 2013

If nominated wouldn't get elected.

Would never get health care passed.

That the Supreme Court would find it unconstitutional.

The Boston Red Socks would never win the World Series.

The United States would bomb Iran.

Obama would keep troops in Iran.

And so on.

What is so amazing is that they keep bringing back talking heads that literally haven't been right on a major issue in this century.

If they simply stopped listening to all of those that were 100% sure that we would find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq it would improve the quality of discussions on broadcast media by 100%.

Just like Mandela, in 30 years that they all agreed with the President 90% of the time.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
32. As I had to remind someone in the Lounge recently who shortchanged President Obama:
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 06:35 PM
Dec 2013

"....change HAS come. The effects won't be realized in full force immediately, but that's because in President Obama we have a top chess player, not a brute force boxer. I rather favor the first style, not because I shrink from confrontation either, but because it simply works better. I say that with full acknowledgment that I myself am a natural born shin kicker. I have my role to fulfill, he has his own. Some GOP haven't quite caught on yet that we DO have single payer now; the great state of Vermont! Trust me, that's just the beginning. I don't like it any better than President Obama does, but the fact remains that big ships turn slow. He's far more a revolutionary than would appear at first glance."

sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
36. Exactly, Irish.
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 09:47 PM
Dec 2013

It takes time. Nothing happens overnight.

I love your analogy of the big ship turning slowly. The mammoth ship comes slow to port, yet she turns. As does Obamacare, she is huge, she is turning and she damn will change our future.

merrily

(45,251 posts)
2. Post deleted by merrily. Did not notice this was the Barack Obama Group
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 10:53 PM
Dec 2013

Last edited Sun Dec 8, 2013, 12:09 AM - Edit history (1)

when I posted. Reply was inappropriate for this forum.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Uff dah! Can't find that Bablylonsister or someone's pic of PBO that said:
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:23 PM
Dec 2013
'Shhh! Adults are speaking.'

I know I commented on it and saved it, but can't find it!!!



sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
4. I hate when that happens, freshwest!
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:41 PM
Dec 2013

I just tried a search at DU for it, but alas, no luck~

It's true though. The children do need to leave the room, they have been throwing at tantrum for far to long. It's time to go to the corner and sit it out. The media and Repukes have become recalcitrant children. They try to bully everyone.

I call time out and go to your rooms, they may return if and when you wish to have an adult conversation.

Hugs, sweets, and thank you!

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. Yes and hugs back at you. And it's been chilly all day, thanks for the tip about the door. It's in
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 12:23 AM
Dec 2013
the teens at night and barely up above that right now. But it's supposed to stay a few more days, dry and cold, then get wet but above freezing. Hurray!!!

sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
10. Yeah!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 12:36 AM
Dec 2013

The best draft stopper ever! Glad it helped.

Cold here too, some snow on my car when I went to work. We may get flurries again tonight and rain and snow Monday.

Brrrr....

freshwest, stay warm~

Cha

(305,440 posts)
5. "Game Over!" says known US mediawhore, Dana Milbank!!
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:42 PM
Dec 2013


They never get tired of being WRONG.. they're paid to be Wrong .. hoping it at least brainwashes a few readers.

Lets remember it was the NYT that was instramenatal in leading our country into the Bombing of Iraq.. based on judy miller bullshit.

Thanks a lot for the OP, she~ I can't get to the link yet.. it's frozen but I'll post this and go back to it! Bam

sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
7. Damn!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 12:18 AM
Dec 2013

I just spent 30 minutes with a great response to merrily, then I checked here before I posted it and BAM!
They deleted there post~

So yeah, game over for the aliens in your clip. I loved those movies.

Thanks Cha!

sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
21. PS, Cha
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:17 AM
Dec 2013

That clip.

Guess who saved their asses at the end of the movie. It was the Woman. It was Ripley.

StrictlyRockers

(3,897 posts)
6. Yo, STFU nattering naybobs of negativism.
Sat Dec 7, 2013, 11:51 PM
Dec 2013


Yeah, I know it's a Spiro Agnew quote. I'm using it anyway. IDGAF ATM.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
16. Thanks for the pic! When I had enough a while back, I changed my sig to add:
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:01 AM
Dec 2013


Yeah, I can see you now...




Cha

(305,440 posts)
15. Which reminds me, she.. I love
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:00 AM
Dec 2013

that face PBO has on for your, OP. Kind of a sweet all knowing look.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
17. Guy I used to work with said when his teenage kids were raising hell:
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:06 AM
Dec 2013
"What am I gonna do with 'em?"

And he answered himself:

"Just love 'em. You gotta love 'em."


sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
18. So true Cha, a sweet and knowing look...
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:06 AM
Dec 2013

and he damn well knows, it's a gottcha look.

~ gotta go

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
33. Cat in the cream. Canary feathers in the corner of his mouth. Well, I see 'em!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 06:52 PM
Dec 2013

Maybe he's thinking about Vermont going SINGLE PAYER and how it will lead the nation and put the lie to those who claimed he betrayed us and buckled under! I had to tell someone about that in the Lounge who apparently missed the bulletin. We've got a master chess player, not a brute force boxer. Like it or not, big ships turn slow. President Obama is far more a revolutionary than his enemies realize. He's over here, stop him - no, wait, over there! - stop him! Wait, where'd he go? How'd he get over the finish line before we even noticed?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
24. Gotta go, too. Sweet dreams in Boston!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:21 AM
Dec 2013


Boston Cream Pie History:

Cooks in New England and Pennsylvania Dutch regions were known for their cakes and pies and the dividing line between them was very thin. This cake was probably called a pie because in the mid-nineteenth century, pie tins were more common than cake pans. The first versions might have been baked in pie tins. Boston Cream Pie is a remake of the early American"Pudding-cake pie."


1856
- The Parker House Hotel (now the Omni Parker House Hotel), claims to have served Boston cream pies since their opening in 1856. French chef Sanzian, who was hired for the opening of the hotel, is credited with creating Boston cream pie. This cake was originally served at the hotel with the names Chocolate Cream Pie or Parker House Chocolate Cream Pie. This was the first hotel in Boston to have hot-and-cold running water, and the first to have an elevator...

1996
- The Boston Cream Pie was proclaimed the official Massachusetts State Dessert on December 12, 1996. A civics class from Norton High School sponsored the bill. The pie beat out other candidates, including the toll house cookie and Indian pudding.

Recipe and more history at the link, okay to publish with reference to Linda Stradley, on the web site What's Cooking America:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/Cakes/BostonCreamPie.htm

sheshe2

(87,557 posts)
25. Boston Cream pie!
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:25 AM
Dec 2013

So good. So sweet~

And the Parker House! You hit some key notes in Boston, freshwest.

Sweet dreams~

bhikkhu

(10,757 posts)
22. Not to mention, US exports hit another record high last month
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 01:18 AM
Dec 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579237761389959526

Which is pretty remarkable, if you live in a RW-dominated area and the people around you are convinced that the recession just keeps getting worse, the US economy is on the verge of complete collapse, and the damage Obama has done may not be fixable, ever.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
35. how i wish that just once the president
Sun Dec 8, 2013, 09:30 PM
Dec 2013

would say "stfu, adults are talking"

but, he has too much integrity.

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