Comments on: Obama. Wow. And one thing about work.

By: FatBurningFurnace

FatBurningFurnace — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:36:37 +0000

Not many people like Obama. That's make me think how the next president? What kind of leader do we really like?

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By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:19:01 +0000

Our latest pro-war president who hasn't kept his promise in getting out of Iraq, who's increasing the war in Afghanistan, who failed to keep his promise on closing Guantanamo bay, who hasn't ended torture, who's been bombing Pakistan since his second day in office, who's begun mlitary operations in Somolia, and has don't little to assuage real peace-lovers' fear of war in Iran — he wins a "peace" prize? Huh?

This is obviously about Nobel's agenda to promote internationalism, and people's tendency to want to feel good about someone in leadership after the bad taste left in most people's mouth from the last president, but the reality is he's not been much different so far.

In fact, his feel-good persona seems to have actually done more harm than good: where did the screaming anti-war left go? All the sudden war is good and justified? What changed?

Bring the troops home!!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:12:54 +0000

Too funny. Right-wingers still think they're making a good point when they compare Obama to Hitler. They must not realize how crazy they appear to be.

"Beware of charisma." Oh yeah. That makes sense. (rolling my eyes)

By: mysticaltyger

mysticaltyger — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:31:15 +0000

Penelope, I love your blog. But beware of charisma!! Remember, Hitler had charisma, too. All Obama did was campaign on vague promises of "hope" and "change we can believe in". People just projected whatever they wanted to onto those vague slogans.

By: ObiJohn

ObiJohn — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:52:17 +0000

Maybe it's me, but I think that the real performers in life don't need to be 'led' or 'inspired' by a figurehead.

I understand the cult of Obama. He's physically attractive, has a deep mellifluous voice, and has the practiced ability to deliver a pre-written speech very well. But, to me, his popularity explains what is wrong with much of the self-identified intelligentsia today. They value style over substance. Even worse, they excuse shortcomings in Obama that they would never excuse in, say, a Sarah Palin or a George Bush.

Obama has executed a brilliant plan to become president, and was and remains a great candidate. He is failing as an executive. The man can't make a tough decision to save his life, and that is the key quality of a leader. Can't decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan or pull everyone out. Can't decide whether to close Gitmo down or keep it open. Can't decide if we should have a public option on healthcare, or not. Can't decide whether we should raise taxes on the middle class or not… so let's call them "fees" instead of taxes and that will make it okay.

If Obama is such a great leader then why can't he get anything through a Democrat-controlled Congress with veto-proof majorities in both houses? If he's such a great leader, then why did the Russians stiff us on Iranian sanctions even after we unilaterally gave up on our missile defense sites in Europe? If he's such a great leader then why has he totally alienated the political leadership of both the UK and France? Dude, when the French president berates you for not showing enough resolve….

I think Obama never expected to win the presidency, and that his run was preparation for the real effort in 2012 or 2016. No one was more surprised than he when Hillary's campaign crashed and burned like the Hindenburg. Unfortunately for America the Obama presidency is crashing and burning. If he would get over himself and stop being so arrogant he'd go a lot further. It certainly worked for Bill Clinton after the '94 elections.

By: Buddy

Buddy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:24:38 +0000

If you return as a political blogger, try to be objective.

By: Will

Will — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:28:03 +0000

Obamanomics is bad news for American entrepreneurs: http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0303jm.html

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:32:09 +0000

What swill.
You've discussed your hungry years, declared that one must work to survive – both physically and emotionally, and now you laud a phony poseur who only speaks "dismissively – sometimes even derisively" – of this great county, and one who managed to get where he is by barely breaking a sweat ever doing any real work. The only thing he is "encouraging" is for the permanent victim classes to whine louder, demand more, and reach further for more and greater entitlements, which we working taxpayers will have to pay for. Since you're apparently now, finally making a decent living, I'm sure you'll be right there at the front of the line to offer up your earnings for his "wealth redistribution" scheme.
You've also apparently discovered the benefits of capitalism and entrepreneurialism, but his policies discourage both, as he marches us ever nearer his and his handlers' socialist utopia.
If you are a capitalist, reluctant or otherwise, you'd better take a closer look at his agenda and the people he has surrounded himself with.
Open your eyes, pay attention to what is actually going on, and let's get back to business – while we still can.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:28:37 +0000

We are experiencing record budget deficits and double digit unemployment.

What planet are you living on? Obama has been nothing but a disaster for this nation and other world leaders have zero, zilch respect for him.

Nice? Like putting up his middle finger to the camera and audience when someone else was speaking such has been documented?

Shame that you are a Jew who had ancestors gassed, but wouldn't hesitate to send your unborn children into their own gas chambers!