It is official. The Obama Presidency is over. Obama’s speech wasn’t all that bad. It was about the best we could hope to expect. But the response is stunning. I watched the recap of Obama’s speech on CNN and it was really bad. No one was impressed, other than Donna Brazile, and even she appeared frustrated. When you are Obama and Newt Gingrich is your strongest supporter on CNN you are in real trouble.
Then special guest Jay Carney showed up only to be schooled by Senator John McClain. Every time Carney opened his mouth, McClain crammed it shut with cold, hard, facts. Carney tried to say he respectfully disagreed but McClain refused to let him off the hook. McCain said he can disagree all he wants but that doesn’t change the facts. It was possible the worst debut on National TV since Chelsea Clinton appeared on NBC’s Rock Center.
“Rather, what was surprising to see on Monday night’s show is how someone can be on TV in such a prominent way and, in her big moment, display so very little charisma — none at all. Either we’re spoiled by TV’s unlimited population of giant personalities or this woman is one of the most boring people of her era,”
When you are described as “one of the most boring people of her era” that is pretty hard to beat but Carney may have been up to the challenge. It is better to be boring than to be proven a liar every time you open your mouth. When Carney surfaces again we can be sure CNN will keep people like John McCain as far away as possible.
But as bad as it was on CNN, it was even worse on ABC, NBC, CBS and MSNBC. Fox News was kinder than these guys. What’s up with that!
Al Sharpton was reduced to saying that just because President Obama couldn’t explain his plan doesn’t mean he doesn’t have one. Actually, Al, that’s exactly what it means.
It only goes down from here. The liberal left is angry and bitter because they know that Republicans are poised to run the table and it may take decades for the Democratic Party to recover. They are mostly angry at themselves for trusting the liberal dream to someone as clearly incapable as Obama.
Liberals cannot fathom the possibility that liberalism itself is hopelessly flawed, so they always blame failure on the leader of the day. Liberals go to bed at night dreaming of the great leader in the sky who will prove once and for all that they are right. If only they could find the liberal Messiah. Liberals are famous for putting down people of faith, but no one demonstrates more faith in the impossible than liberals.
The problem is that if you believe the liberal dream you are too stupid to be a leader. So, by definition, liberal leaders are destined for failure. When they do fail, liberals are the most unforgiving of all. Obama is about to learn that the hard way. He may start to fear former liberal supporters more than he fears ISIS.
In case you doubt that, read the following editorial in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/opinion/obamas-betrayal-of-the-constitution.html?&_r=0
Ackerman is a very liberal guy. He wrote “Social Justice in the Liberal State.” He more recently wrote: “The Failure of the Founding Fathers.” I have always believed that Obama has far more to fear from the liberal left than the Republican Party.
TDM