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Cohen trashes obama

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I think Richard Cohen sums up the way alot of people who voted for obama feel. They will stay home election day and Romney will win in a landslide. Here is an excerpt of his editorial, the whole thing is well worth reading.

"But somewhere between the campaign and the White House itself, Obama got lost. It turned out he had no cause at all. Expanding health insurance was Hillary Clinton’s longtime goal, and even after Obama adopted it, he never argued for it with any fervor. In an unfairly mocked campaign speech, he promised to slow the rise of the oceans and begin to heal the planet. But when he took office, climate change was abandoned — too much trouble, too much opposition. His eloquence, it turned out, was reserved for campaigning.
Obama never espoused a cause bigger than his own political survival. This is the gravamen of the indictment from the left, particularly certain African Americans. They are right. Young black men fill the jails and the morgues, yet Obama says nothing. Bobby Kennedy showed his anger, his impatience, his stunned incredulity at the state of black America. Obama shows nothing."


Richard Cohen: Obama, the president who seems not to care - The Washington Post
 
My favorite part:

The crowd adored Obama, although not as much as I think he adored himself. Liberals were intolerant of anyone who had doubts. Obama was not a man, but a totem
 
The obits on Obama are ever increasing. He's an empty suit, perhaps thankfully so. He's the poster child for "careful what you wish for."
 
Why is this criticism significant?
 
Gina said:
Why is this criticism significant?
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It's not unless you are a conservative then anything that reflects poorly on Obama is major news.
 
straykatz said:
It's not unless you are a conservative then anything that reflects poorly on Obama is major news.
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Thank you, that's what I was thinking since it is in no way notable that Cohen wrote that opinion.
 
Obama is like the boyfriend who looked so darn sexy and then turned out to be gay.
 
Gina said:
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It is significant because this guy was a huge obama supporter and now he is not. He makes the case for why he is not very well and I am sure speaks for legions of X obama fans, fans as in fanatics who are now disillusioned with the object of their adoration and worship.
 
Gina said:
Why is this criticism significant?
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The mere fact that it's in the Washington Post is newsworthy. Who has been a bigger Obama cheerleader?
 
Gina said:
In Cohen;s and your estimation, but then that's not significant or surprising, either.
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So only you're allowed to have an opinion, and if someone else presents one, it's irrelevant?

Actually, I do feel that way about the blistering Liberal drones like Paul Krugman and the other partisans who write tripe attempting to make Obama look credible, so I guess I get it.
 
jerry7 said:
The mere fact that it's in the Washington Post is newsworthy. Who has been a bigger Obama cheerleader?
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The New York Times.
 
Cohen was once a leg tingler. That's why it's notable.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I think Richard Cohen sums up the way alot of people who voted for obama feel. They will stay home election day and Romney will win in a landslide. Here is an excerpt of his editorial, the whole thing is well worth reading.

"But somewhere between the campaign and the White House itself, Obama got lost. It turned out he had no cause at all. Expanding health insurance was Hillary Clinton’s longtime goal, and even after Obama adopted it, he never argued for it with any fervor. In an unfairly mocked campaign speech, he promised to slow the rise of the oceans and begin to heal the planet. But when he took office, climate change was abandoned — too much trouble, too much opposition. His eloquence, it turned out, was reserved for campaigning.
Obama never espoused a cause bigger than his own political survival. This is the gravamen of the indictment from the left, particularly certain African Americans. They are right. Young black men fill the jails and the morgues, yet Obama says nothing. Bobby Kennedy showed his anger, his impatience, his stunned incredulity at the state of black America. Obama shows nothing."


Richard Cohen: Obama, the president who seems not to care - The Washington Post
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Who is Richard Cohen?
 
I'm quite a skeptic and no true believer. I voted for Obama 2008 mostly because of my dismay with the choice of Palin, despite my profound respect for John McCain, war hero.

I've been very satisfied with SOME of Obama's actions as President and I cringe when I hear accusations of his "total incompetence". Simply not true IMHO. However, I feel his has also failed to live up to many of my other hopes and expectations.

I came to this election unwilling to vote for Obama again. Unfortunately, I have grave concerns about Mr. Romney and even more so, the philosophies of the GOP which he might (or might not) embrace. I've expressed those concerns elsewhere and I'll not repeat them here.

In the end, I found both candidates to be so flawed, although for very different reasons, that I voted 3rd party for the first time in my life. I'm pretty philosophical about the outcome since many of America's problems are beyond the ability of any POTUS to affect. It will be up to us, not them, to work our way through this.




sawyerloggingon said:
I think Richard Cohen sums up the way alot of people who voted for obama feel. They will stay home election day and Romney will win in a landslide. Here is an excerpt of his editorial, the whole thing is well worth reading.

"But somewhere between the campaign and the White House itself, Obama got lost. It turned out he had no cause at all. Expanding health insurance was Hillary Clinton’s longtime goal, and even after Obama adopted it, he never argued for it with any fervor. In an unfairly mocked campaign speech, he promised to slow the rise of the oceans and begin to heal the planet. But when he took office, climate change was abandoned — too much trouble, too much opposition. His eloquence, it turned out, was reserved for campaigning.
Obama never espoused a cause bigger than his own political survival. This is the gravamen of the indictment from the left, particularly certain African Americans. They are right. Young black men fill the jails and the morgues, yet Obama says nothing. Bobby Kennedy showed his anger, his impatience, his stunned incredulity at the state of black America. Obama shows nothing."


Richard Cohen: Obama, the president who seems not to care - The Washington Post
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Dusty Rhodes said:
Obama is like the boyfriend who looked so darn sexy and then turned out to be gay.
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sawyerloggingon said:
It is significant because this guy was a huge obama supporter and now he is not. He makes the case for why he is not very well and I am sure speaks for legions of X obama fans, fans as in fanatics who are now disillusioned with the object of their adoration and worship.
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specklebang said:
I'm quite a skeptic and no true believer. I voted for Obama 2008 mostly because of my dismay with the choice of Palin, despite my profound respect for John McCain, war hero.

I've been very satisfied with SOME of Obama's actions as President and I cringe when I hear accusations of his "total incompetence". Simply not true IMHO. However, I feel his has also failed to live up to many of my other hopes and expectations.

I came to this election unwilling to vote for Obama again. Unfortunately, I have grave concerns about Mr. Romney and even more so, the philosophies of the GOP which he might (or might not) embrace. I've expressed those concerns elsewhere and I'll not repeat them here.

In the end, I found both candidates to be so flawed, although for very different reasons, that I voted 3rd party for the first time in my life. I'm pretty philosophical about the outcome since many of America's problems are beyond the ability of any POTUS to affect. It will be up to us, not them, to work our way through this.
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The fact that you can't bring yourself to vote for obama a second time proves you can learn from and admit your mistakes. Good for you.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
It is significant because this guy was a huge obama supporter and now he is not. He makes the case for why he is not very well and I am sure speaks for legions of X obama fans, fans as in fanatics who are now disillusioned with the object of their adoration and worship.
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If he was an Obama supporter, he sure was an odd one.

July of 2008


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072802464.html

Obama The Unknown

"Just tell me one thing Barack Obama has done that you admire," I asked a prominent Democrat. He paused and then said that he admired Obama's speech to the Democratic convention in 2004. I agreed. It was a hell of a speech, but it was just a speech.

On the other hand, I continued, I could cite four or five actions -- not speeches -- that John McCain has taken that elicit my admiration, even my awe. First, of course, is his decision as a Vietnam prisoner of war to refuse freedom out of concern that he would be exploited for propaganda purposes. To paraphrase what Kipling said about Gunga Din, John McCain is a better man than most.
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September 9, 2008
Richard Cohen - Too Cool to Fight?

Thank God for Sarah Palin. Without her jibes, her sarcasm, her exaggerations, her smug provincialism, her hypocrisy about family and government, her exploitation of mommyhood, and her personal attacks on Barack Obama, the Democratic base might never be consolidated. This much is certain: Obama could never do it.
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In June of 2008, Cohen had this to say about McCain.

Richard Cohen - McCain's Core Advantage

McCain's Core Advantage
But here is the difference between McCain and Obama -- and Obama had better pay attention. McCain is a known commodity. It's not just that he's been around a long time and staked out positions antithetical to those of his Republican base. It's also -- and more important -- that we know his bottom line. As his North Vietnamese captors found out, there is only so far he will go, and then his pride or his sense of honor takes over. This -- not just his candor and nonstop verbosity on the Straight Talk Express -- is what commends him to so many journalists.
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It was only McCain's dishonesty that turned him to support Obama.

September 17, 2008
Richard Cohen - The Ugly New McCain

Following his loss to George W. Bush in the 2000 South Carolina primary, John McCain did something extraordinary: He confessed to lying about how he felt about the Confederate battle flag, which he actually abhorred. "I broke my promise to always tell the truth," McCain said. Now he has broken that promise so completely that the John McCain of old is unrecognizable. He has become the sort of politician he once despised.
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He voted against McCain. He was not an Obama supporter.
 
sawyerloggingon said:
I think Richard Cohen sums up the way alot of people who voted for obama feel. They will stay home election day and Romney will win in a landslide. Here is an excerpt of his editorial, the whole thing is well worth reading.

"But somewhere between the campaign and the White House itself, Obama got lost. It turned out he had no cause at all. Expanding health insurance was Hillary Clinton’s longtime goal, and even after Obama adopted it, he never argued for it with any fervor. In an unfairly mocked campaign speech, he promised to slow the rise of the oceans and begin to heal the planet. But when he took office, climate change was abandoned — too much trouble, too much opposition. His eloquence, it turned out, was reserved for campaigning.
Obama never espoused a cause bigger than his own political survival. This is the gravamen of the indictment from the left, particularly certain African Americans. They are right. Young black men fill the jails and the morgues, yet Obama says nothing. Bobby Kennedy showed his anger, his impatience, his stunned incredulity at the state of black America. Obama shows nothing."


Richard Cohen: Obama, the president who seems not to care - The Washington Post
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Romney isn't the bright, shining hope for conservatives.

And you're forgetting the number of libertarian Republicans who supported Ron Paul will likely vote for Gary Johnson instead.

So any Democrats who stay home will probably be offset by Johnson getting the libertarian vote.

So if Romney wins, it definitely won't be by a landslide.
 
Gina said:
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1. Cohen exposes all those journ-O-lists as utter buffoons for hyping this guy like the Second Coming. Not his intent, but collateral damage. (See pt. 4)
Obama had no proven record, no accomplishments, no duration anywhere... just a political drifter with 2 biographies looking for his next stop up the rung, and used the dirtiest of Chicago School tricks to win his way forward.

2. "He doesn't care". That's damning; I thought Commi-Libs were the most caring, compassionate, loving beings on the face of the earth. Now we learn from a Lib their point man on it all cares about himself first. What does that tell you about Commi-Lib politics? Don't rely on government or individual leaders, but in yourself, your neighbors, your communities; those close to you.

3. It makes Obama look like an actor who lost interest and became a shadow of what was previewed on our screens in 2007.

4. It's a CYA move on Cohen's part. Better to be the first to come clean than be part of the pack of journ-O-lists looking ridiculous on election night.
 
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