Obama to GOP: Don’t demonize me, teabaggers
posted at 4:20 pm on January 29, 2010 by Allahpundit
The liveliest momoment from a consistently lively (and entertaining) takeoff on “prime minister’s questions” at the House GOP’s retreat this morning. I’m kidding in the headline, needless to say: The One would never stoop to something as crassly partisan as calling someone a teabagger. He leaves that stuff, and the endless crap about “angry mobs” and “evil-mongers” and coded racism, to progressive water-carriers like Reid and Schumer and MSNBC, all of whom are gently, namelessly chastised here with a fleeting admission that “It’s not just on your side, by the way.” The money line about health care: “If you were to listen to the debate and, frankly, how some of you went after this bill, you’d think that this thing was some Bolshevik plot.” To which I say: Nonsense. A Fabian plot, certainly — some Democrats were even nice enough to admit it — but Bolshevik? Maybe only on Glenn Beck’s show.
This wasn’t supposed to be televised, incidentally, but both sides agreed to it at the last minute in the name of showing the public how bipartisan they are. The GOP figured it’d give them a platform to prove that they actually do have policy ideas of their own, but I think the format ended up benefiting Obama more than them. He was on camera the whole time; he did most of the talking; he got to show that he’s perfectly capable of extemporaneous debate even with multiple prepared challengers lobbing questions. (Which should have been clear after 20+ debates in 2008, but the TOTUS jokes have taken on a life of their own.) Even conservatives I follow on Twitter were saying that he seemed more appealing in this format than in his thousand speeches last year. Who knows? Maybe that means we’ll see more of this.
Two clips here. The first is the bit about Bolshevik plots, the second speaks for itself. Exit question: The other big winner today — Paul Ryan? Click the image to watch.
Update: Not surprisingly, White House aides tell HuffPo they’re ecstatic with how things went while GOP aides tell NBC it was probably a mistake to let the cameras roll. Oh well.
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barky isn’t a shooter, he’s more of a ball handler.
VegasRick on May 20, 2013 at 5:35 PM
Ouch. :)
Bob's Kid on May 21, 2013 at 1:11 AM
Oh, if only dear leader Stalin knew of these atrocities he’d certainly stop them…
Pull the other one.
I agree with you, whether Barky knew or not is “Irrelevant”.
Except in my mind even if it’s the crew who scuttled her, the captain goes down with the ship. In your mind, he gets a promotion.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on May 21, 2013 at 1:41 AM
Obama, head of the Neo-Know Nothing Party.
Sgt. Schultz, chief of staff.
I KNOW NOTHING, NOTHING!
profitsbeard on May 21, 2013 at 3:36 AM
Oh, I so needed this. Thank you.
athenadelphi on May 21, 2013 at 4:15 AM
This is simply not believable. It seems Obama and his minions are all too young to have learned the lessons of Watergate.
claudius on May 21, 2013 at 8:57 AM
That is precisely why they are able to use law as legal passes, such as “I don’t recall,” I did not know,” I drank too much tea” “No one informed me. I first saw this travesty on Fox none-news.”
Under oath, that would shift rapidly to: “Under advisement of my attorney, I plead the fifth amendment.”
Don L on May 21, 2013 at 9:02 AM
From the Sopranos:
It’s not good to go into the unknown, not knowin’.
claudius on May 21, 2013 at 9:02 AM
L*I*A*R
easyt65 on May 21, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Obama runs the white House like a terrorist cell! He probably uses couriers to communicate with his cohorts in other cells of the government! Find the couriers, water board them, and you’ve caught him in his crimes! Ha!
Marco on May 21, 2013 at 9:50 AM
But what if the President not only knew about it, but started it…?
President met with anti-Tea Party IRS union chief the day before agency targeted Tea Party.
dominigan on May 21, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Good question. Had this been any republican, bayam would call it proof, as undeniable as the sun rising in the east.
But bayam will simply pretend that it proves nothing, there is no smoke and therefore no fire. Hypocrite practices hypocrisy, who’s surprised?
On the other hand, bayam’s statement could be interpreted as stating that obama is responsible and should be held accountable. Is that what you’re saying bayam?
runawayyyy on May 21, 2013 at 10:40 AM
Two words: Valerie Jarrett
Pomai on May 21, 2013 at 1:37 PM
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