Media and Obama out to lunch — Romney had it right
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 09/13/2012
....So what exactly was the problem? As far as we can see, Romney, the Near
East desk and Clinton were in sync. Ah, but where was the president? He
apparently had gone to bed and so the day passed without comment from
him.(link)
My Comment
We all now know the story of the attack on our embassies in Egypt and Libya, the death of Americans, the apology from our embassy in Cairo, an entire day without an adequate response from Washington, Romney's denunciation of Washington' inaction and the delayed denunciation of the attack from Secretary of State Clinton and the President.
When we needed strong leadership and some sabre rattling, what we got was an apology that some low- budget movie had offended the sensibilities of Muslims. If someone makes a movie critical or even blasphemous of another religion, that is not an official American position. We can not apologize for the actions of another. We owe no one an apology. Muslims need to learn that in the rest of the world where people have various degrees of freedom of expression, that offensive things are often said or done. Get over it! We will not let your offense be justifications for attacks on America.
What is clear from this incident is that the President is not up to the job. He is "out to lunch" or "asleep at the wheel." This is not new, people just did not know it.
This week I watched the Charlie Rose show and he interviewed author Bob Woodward. Woodward is not some right-winger out to get the President. You remember Woodward? He was the journalist who in the 70's brought down Nixon with the Watergate expo. He is a journalist with the liberal Washington Post.
Woodward was the only guest and Woodward and Rose spoke at length. Woodward was discussing his new book,"The Price of Politics." In the interview, Woodward exposes the Presidents' lack of leadership, his disinterest in working with Congress, his unwillingness to do the heavy lifting to get things accomplished, his lack of diplomacy, and his unwillingness to compromise. The President is presented as arrogant and inept and a poor negotiator.
Woodward reveals how the White House has no organization of any consequence, never has a plan B for any issue, and how Obama fails to nurture alliances in Congress. Woodward tells how Reagan and a Democratic Congress led by Speaker Tip O'Neill solved difficult problems by working through ideological difference to find solutions. He compares Obama to Clinton, the Bushes and Reagan and other Presidents and Obama comes off very badly.
I have never liked Obama's politics but for a while thought he was personally likable. That did not last long however. During the early days of his administration, during the financial crisis, I watched a televised meeting of the President and handful of Congressional leaders. All of the members of Congress, addressed the President as "Mr. President" and he addressed members of Congress by their first name, and he spoke in a manner as if he was talking down to them. He lectured. I remember Representative Marsha Blackburn was one of the people at the table. He called her "Marsha." The protocol should be that if Obama is "Mr. President," then Marsha is "Representative Blackburn." That was when I knew I did not like Obama's policies
or Obama the person. He is simply arrogant and thinks he should not have to deal with lesser human beings.
Having watched the Charlie Rose show and since read several reviews and excepts from the book, I don't feel compelled to purchase the book and read it, I have been exposed to enough of it to get the point. If you are flipping channels and come across Woodward being interviewed, stop and watch. After watching Woodward talk about Obama, you will realize what peril our nation is in, how in over his head our president really is, and why it is so important that he not be reelected.
To read more about the Woodward book on Obama follow these links:
here,
here, and
here.
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