Obama trolls Cheney

Mark Mardell Blog BBC News | 02:50 UK time, Friday, 8 January 2010

Obama Rounds on Critics (excerpts)

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste" the Obama administration said in the midst
of economic meltdown and the same must go for the attempted bombing of a transatlantic jet
as it flew into Detroit on Christmas Day.


More importantly, Mr Obama has rounded on his Republican critics. They attack him for not using
the term "war on terror".
This is not surprising - it is an article of liberal faith that you cannot wage war on abstract nouns.
But he sounded a note of battle, not for the first time.



The criticism of some, immediately after the Christmas Day plot, was that Mr Obama was too cool,
not emotional enough - in fact, insufficiently terrified.
There is at least an argument that the most potent allies of the militants, the unwitting foot soldiers
of al-Qaeda's cause, are all those columnists and bloggers who want to raise the status of the enemy
from mere common criminal to warrior, and who worry that the US is not being sufficiently hysterical.
The president seems aware that there is more ways than one for a militant group to win.


A poke in the eye for former Vice-President Dick Cheney at the end of that,
followed up by a plea for unity, confidence and optimism, continuing:
"That's what it means to be strong in the face of violent extremism."

Mr Obama is suggesting that it is his critics who have shown weakness and fear by abandoning
American values. It is a bold attempt to turn this shambles into a statement that he is
the really tough one, just tough in his own way.




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idk, obama is passing blame at every turn on bush/cheney. Can't say i blame them for striking back

KK wrote:

idk, obama is passing blame at every turn on bush/cheney. Can't say i blame them for striking back

He can blame who ever he wants but he ran for the job and got it. Know it's time to STFU and work your way out of the mess they left you and the mess you have started. He knew what he was walking into. DUH!

KK wrote:

idk, obama is passing blame at every turn on bush/cheney. Can't say i blame them for striking back

and vicy - vercy

They should call it the War on the Boogeyman.

c/thru wrote:

KK wrote:

idk, obama is passing blame at every turn on bush/cheney. Can't say i blame them for striking back

and vicy - vercy

well now that sarah palin will be a commentator on Fox news things should get real interesting

KK wrote:

well now that sarah palin will be a commentator on Fox news things should get real interesting

WTH ? you must be kidding ? OH, I suppose they think they're real funny

arrghh... it's true ... Faux must have offered her more money than PlayBoy


"I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News.
It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news," Palin said in a written release.


Palin will also host periodic episodes of Fox News Channel's "Real American Stories," a series exploring inspirational real-life tales of overcoming adversity throughout the American landscape that will debut in 2010.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/11/palin-join-fox-news-contributor/

Aw too bad I haven't watched Fox News in about Seven Years...

Open question for anybody:

OK, we all know that for years pretty much all media outlets had a liberal leaning. Now there is Fox news, which has a conservative leaning and is hammering all other networks as far as ratings go. Now for the question.

What is it about Fox that makes liberals so rabid? I am conservative but never really thought much about the liberal networks line NBC, ABC, CNN, etc. They are what they are and they dont bother me.

I don't get my news from any of those infotainment news stations either. Not going to play the lib/con game, sorry. Can't see much difference in the way the candidates behave once they get elected. Makes no real difference to me which of the two bogus political parties they hail from. Makes no real difference to them either. IMO

A study conducted by Fox News has shown that 90% of the Liberals surveyed, hate Liberals.

Conservative analysts from across the US were quick to pounce on the interesting developments of this latest poll.



Liberal whiners were quick to question the Fox News study with claims of bias and gross misrepresentation.
Fox responded with the following statement:

"What?! Us bias?
Our study was conducted in a Fair & Balanced manner. The questions we asked were Fair & Balanced,
the paper we wrote the results down on was Fair & Balanced and the guns we pointed at the heads of
Liberals involved in the study were entirely Fair & Balanced."



http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UnNews:FOX_News_Study:_90%_of_liberals_hate_liberals

I don't watch FOX it's too one sided so I'll never have to look at her.

c/thru wrote:

KK wrote:

well now that sarah palin will be a commentator on Fox news things should get real interesting

WTH ? you must be kidding ? OH, I suppose they think they're real funny

nope, a million plus contract too

c/thru wrote:

arrghh... it's true ... Faux must have offered her more money than PlayBoy


"I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News.
It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news," Palin said in a written release.


Palin will also host periodic episodes of Fox News Channel's "Real American Stories," a series exploring inspirational real-life tales of overcoming adversity throughout the American landscape that will debut in 2010.


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/01/11/palin-join-fox-news-contributor/

plus she will be getting $100,000 per personal public appearance

BMG wrote:

Open question for anybody:

OK, we all know that for years pretty much all media outlets had a liberal leaning. Now there is Fox news, which has a conservative leaning and is hammering all other networks as far as ratings go. Now for the question.

What is it about Fox that makes liberals so rabid? I am conservative but never really thought much about the liberal networks line NBC, ABC, CNN, etc. They are what they are and they dont bother me.

because they are so popular. people want to hear what they have to say and it is an anti lib message