what are barack obama's flaws?

failure to strike while the iron was hot
the president took his foot off the accelerator

Does the WaPo not hire editors?

I would vote for dana milbank instantly and repeatedly for any position where he would never be heard from again.

I really don't think they ever have editors look at the work of their columnists.

Not only is Barack Obama wrong politically, he's not a good guy, "cool," or even moderately likable.

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/04/30/30-reasons-to-dislike-barack-obama-n1582397/page/full

howbout we just keep the posts focused on what a right-wing authoritarian fuck he is, who would be loved by the above if they weren't racist?

x-post -That's like 3rd-rate National Review material

can we vote on these?

9) He ate a dog once which is just gross.

no prob dr. m! just wanted to give the responses of townhall commenter "commiedregs" a hearing

http://townhall.com/social/commiedregs-606149/comments/

my favorite

29) After it came out that the Korean rapper Psy had wished death not just on American soldiers, but their wives and children, Obama made a point of shaking his hand publicly even though the fact he was in the same room with him had been controversial.

Welp

i think pretending the nsa expansion doesn't occur and occur in pretty much this exact manner under the administration of any other candidate dem or republican to have won a primary in the last thirteen years (if not thirty) but i do think someone could point at obama's zealous pragmatism and cautiousness as why it hasn't been challenged or checked in any token way by this admin. similar root behind expanded use of drones (w/ added bonus of cutting defense budget), manages to avoid both the major risks of war and the major risks of peace, it was similar thinking that was behind eisenhower's embrace of the cia, having yr cake and eating it too.

I remember the "3 o'clock phone call" political ads HRC aired during the 2008 primaries. Obv, Barack has learned not to leave himself open on that flank.

"Don't worry, Michelle, I'll listen to the recording in the morning..."

‏@DennisThePerrin
Obama justifying his authoritarian policies -- Nixon without the flop sweat.

george will got there already in may

GW is anti-infinite-surveillance huh

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/23/what-is-barack-obama-presidency-for

ab-so-lutely nothin'

(cept Dems winning elections)

I suspect that the corporatists are so deeply entrenched in US government at this point that no power short of a cataclysm could dislodge them. No one rises to the top who would ever dream of rocking the boat.

we'll need those boats in less than 50 years

solid summary, but leaves out how bill ayers ghostwrote soetero's books

http://thedailybanter.com/2014/04/the-story-of-barack-obama-as-told-by-conservatives/

Unconvincing. Not a single use of Hussein.

pop culture gets the hopey changey sadz

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/30/us/politics/pop-culture-puts-spin-on-grim-realities-of-obama-presidency.html

http://www.salon.com/2014/05/03/93_countries_that_have_flip_flopped_on_obama_partner/

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/462782328797159425

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/22/a_poor_chapter_in_the_history_books_obama_foreign_policy

ghostwritten by ghost of richard nixon

jusy remember guys, WalMart is leading the way to our green future.

not that we really need it anymore but i think this piece answers the thread title's question about as well as anything will:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-bromwich/the-leader-obama-wanted-t_b_4932145.html

ugh reading this gives me heartache

It ambles into speculative psychology in the last third but I can't quibble with the characterization of the early years, his preparedness for the job, and his use of words as mirrors. And it's true: he's overexposed, but, c'mon, Ronnie would have been all over social media.

i like bromwich generally. he and "leo strauss" are good go-tos for non-volkist criticism

anyway: OFA spammed me twice today about james taylor

swing and a miss, obungler

Ronnie would have been all over social media.

Ronald Reagan @thegipper - 1m
jklol #joke

Ronald Reagan @thegipper - 6m
We begin bombing in five minutes.

Ronald Reagan @thegipper - 8m
My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw #Russia forever.

can't even imagine what the reaction would be if a president made a crack like that now.

longest five minutes ever

"A tree's a tree. How many more do you need to look at?"

Contrary to popular misconception, this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air, but rather leaked later to the general populace. But the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported in October 1984 that the Soviet Far East Army was placed on alert after word of the statement got out, and that the alert was not withdrawn until 30 minutes later.

Ronald Reagan @thegipper - 1m
What's #AIDS? I don't have it, do you? #hilarity

(http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/aids-white-house-larry-speakes-joke-press-briefing-1982.html)

make that

Retweeted by Ronald Reagan
Larry Speakes @presssec - Oct. 15
What's #AIDS? I don't have it, do you?

WalMart is leading the way to our green future.

fwiw I hate Walmart with a passion, have never set foot in one etc. but their energy efficiency and renewables program really have been v forward-thinking

other bits:

Q: Governor, do you think homosexuals shoud be barred from public office in the United States?

A: Certainly they should be barred from the department of beaches and parks.

"We were told four years ago that 17 million people wen to bed hungry every night. Well, that was probably true. They were all on a diet."

In contrast to reading Ishmael Reed's interview with George Schuyler this afternoon:

http://www.policymic.com/articles/38965/ishmael-reed-all-the-demons-of-american-racism-are-rising-from-the-sewer

http://gawker.com/president-obama-cut-in-line-for-barbecue-in-texas-1603270179

"I feel real bad, but—"

classic barry

ENTER Morbius, with a grudge.

trivia is boring

franklin's is dope tho

I need to give them another try, but I gotta admit that their appeal eluded me the one time I went. It was certainly good, but not as good as a variety of other BBQ joints in and around town that don't make you wait in line for an hour in 105-degree weather and don't run out of various items before noon.