Thoughts of Obama From Bama

Week 92: Winning Friends and Influencing People

I've done a bit of smugglin', I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last

And I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishin', got to go fishin'
Down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends
“A Pirate Looks at Forty”, Jimmy Buffett

There sure enough seems to be something about our “Campaigner and Political Hack-in-Chief’s” personality and shall we say character flaws that irritate, annoy and anger a lot of folks all across the political spectrum. Barack Husain Obama just has an a knack for bringing out the worst in people and evoking angry responses from politicians and Government officials historically unprecedented in this Country’s public discourse.

To our knowledge our “Provocateur-in-Chief” is the only US President that so angered a member of Congress during an address to a joint session of both Chambers he shouted out “You Lie” in response to a lie Mr. Obama proclaimed about illegal immigrants during his speech. Republican Congressman Joe Wilson from the great state of South Carolina, the guilty presidential heckler, was embarrassed, contrite, apologetic and genuinely befuddled about his egregious breach of Congressional decorum.

During a State of the Union Address our “BFF-in-Chief” openly and without shame told another whopper about a recent Supreme Court decision. The remark so enraged Justice Alito he mouthed the words “not true, not true” which was caught on camera and broadcast around the world. The good judge has subsequently announced he won’t be attending future State of the Union speeches because of the hyper partisan atmosphere surrounding the event.

Just this week a fellow Democrat, Rhode Island governor Frank Capri, told President Barack Obama to " shove it " after learning Obama would not endorse him. A most telling and illuminating remark from a senior member of the Democratic faithful.

So what exactly is it about Mr. Barack H. Obama that elicits such a hostile response from folks that typically conduct themselves in a professional and measured fashion. Truth be told it ain’t that big of a mystery:

• He’s a Socialist that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Marxist that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Marxist/Socialist that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Bolshevik that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Secular Progressive that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Muslim apologist that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a terrorist appeaser that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a Yankee lawyer that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s married to a Yankee lawyer that lies like a cheap rug
• He’s a racist; promoter of class warfare; pathological narcissist; hypocrite; blame America first; girly man that lies like a cheap rug

Considering this partial list of the President’s character flaws it’s certainly no surprise that most Democrats running for office in next week’s midterm elections are running like a scalded dog as fast and furious as they can away from the failed Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda. Those few brave souls that aren’t concerned about the President annoying the hell out of their constituents have had the “Great Orator of Empty Rhetoric” out stumping on the campaign trail.

Following are several examples of his stale, historical revisionist, blame anyone but me, dishonest, infuriating, aggravating and just downright obnoxious standard remarks:

• “But we're not going to be able to get to where we need to go unless we understand how in fact we got here. We spent nearly 10 years on an economic agenda that was pretty straightforward: You cut taxes for the wealthiest among us, folks who didn't need tax cuts and weren't even asking for them; you cut rules for special interests; and you cut working folks loose so they've got to fend for themselves.

That was the philosophy of the last administration and that was the philosophy of their friends in Congress. And basically what they said is, if you can't find a job, tough luck -- you're on your own. If you don't have health insurance, too bad, tough luck -- you're on your own. If you're a young person who's trying to get to college, tough luck -- you're on your own.

Now, if you're a Wall Street bank or an insurance company or an oil company like BP, then you can write your own rules. And we know how this turned out"

A classic example of historical revisionism.

• “Think about it. Think about it. This is not a situation in which the Republicans -- after everything that they did to take record surpluses into record deficits, after all the failed policies that resulted ultimately in the worst recession since the 1930s, it's not as if they went back and they said, you know what, let's reflect on what we did wrong. (Laughter.) You know, obviously, there were some problems there, let's see if we've got a different set of theories about how we should approach the economy, and how we should look after the middle class.

They have not come up with a single, solitary idea that is any different from the policies of George W. Bush, the policies that they had in place for eight years before we had a crisis. (Applause.) What they are betting on is amnesia. (Laughter.) They are betting that you don't remember that they were in charge all this time. (Applause.) I think Pat may have mentioned to you, they're trying to get you to forget that they drove the car into the ditch. (Laughter.)

And after we've pushed it out, now they're saying, "Give us the keys back." (Laughter.) But we don't -- we haven't forgotten, because we've got mud on our shoes, our back is sore from pushing that car out of the ditch. I mean, if they want to get in the back seat, that's okay. But we're not going to put them behind the wheel.”

More lies, condescending, smart ass, sophomoric remarks. Truth be told we had a record number of months of economic expansion; unemployment averaged under 5% , and with tax breaks for everybody revenues to Federal coffers increased by over one trillion dollars under W. We’d also expect something a tad more cerebral from the Harvard Yard crowd than the car and ditch metaphor.

Lately we’ve been told their Socialist agenda isn’t popular because it’s just too hard to explain. In other words We the People are a bunch of ignorant yahoos that couldn’t possibly grasp the brilliance of these programs.

The arrogance, elitism, and disdain the Democrats and especially their leadership has shown for all of us poor dumb pilgrims that pay all the bills around here has definitely not won these boneheads any new friends or had a positive influence on any of our happy asses.

Midterm elections are next week. We encourage each and every one of you to vote early, often, and conservative.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

Alabama, (7-1) 41 – Tennessee, 10