Quote of the day

Once again a group of deranged individuals use a tragedy to manufacture some new reason to justify their irrational hatred of the President of the United States. Rather than focus on the real tragedy, these pretend patriots manufacture rule out of thin air and then attack in the most vicious terms the president for breaking them and elevate this fake transgression from tactical error to moral failing.

Yes, the president chose to get the less important business out of the way first, so that he could focus his and the audience’s attention on the more serious work after. It makes sense to me — why start out with the uimportant news and the segue into “but enough with all that stuff, let me thank the organizers….” The real news gets pride of place in the event. Bur even if he had reversed the order, what difference would it have made? None. The tragedy would have been the same, the news would have been just as bad.

But go ahead with your shallow psychoanalyses and bitter rants, if it makes you feel better. People process tragedies different. Some like adults, some like damaged adolescents eager to cast blame. But the effort spent pointlessley smearing President Obama foir imaged faults, diminishes the meaning of the attack at Fort Hood and steals attention from the victims and their families.

Bleeds Blue on November 6, 2009 at 5:51 AM

I could take every single thing you just said and apply it to the left’s 8 years of deranged ranting over Bush’s reading of “my pet goat” during 9/11

The difference is Bush actually looked concerned when 9/11 happened and wasn’t doing “shout outs”

So take your self-righteous paintbrush and stick it sideways up your ass, swirl it around a few times, and then go have a ham biscuit with Bobo

Sugarbuzz on November 6, 2009 at 6:12 AM

Not that it’s particularly relevant but since you brought it up, I’ll point out that Bush’s reaction to 9/11 was to hide on Air Force One for several hours and let Cheney run the show.

Bleeds Blue on November 6, 2009 at 6:25 AM

Bleeds: happens to be relevant because, if you think back, no one knew at the time who was attacking whom and where, and he was president, so he wasn’t “hiding” he was simply staying safe. Or had you forgotten. This bimbo would flee the country, and never return. Which would be a very good thing.

chai on November 6, 2009 at 6:32 AM

With 300 million Americans wondering what the hell is going on, he chose not to lead.

There ya go again doing exactly what you just excoriated others for. So again you thought the whole Pet Goat thing was way overblown right? But you sat and said nothing for almost 8 years because it suited your ends.

CWforFreedom on November 6, 2009 at 6:31 AM

I actually never paid that much attention to it, to be sure, though I did then and do now think that the President should have responded publicly earlier than he did. Safety is important but there are other demands.

Both the goat and the shout out suggest that there’s a certain “show must go on” instinct that affects any president when the entire travelling circus pushes you up on stage and the cameras start rolling that can bring a certain awkwardness as a first response.

I never, however, heard Bush’s patriotism, humanity or concern for the victims questioned, however, and the jeers never reached the level of viciousness you see on the right over this incident.

And, pro forma, very different situations on a lot of levels.

Bleeds Blue on November 6, 2009 at 6:56 AM