December 28, 2009
— Gabriel Malor All part of the Left's unserious response to terrorism; the President will get around to doing his job just as soon has he finishes his waffles:
White House sources tell ABC News the President will "likely" speak publicly about the alleged attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 in the next few days. The President is on vacation in his native state of Hawaii - he has received regularly briefings on the incident and called for increased security for air travel, along with a full review of the terror watch list procedures. The White House is adamant that the President is actively engaged on the incident behind the scenes, receiving regular updates as information comes in. While on vacation Mr. Obama does not keep a public schedule, but he did spend much of the day golfing on Saturday and is spending Sunday with his family at the beach.
The President's disengagement from one of his primary duties—to defend the United States—is so galling because Obama so clearly knows what he is supposed to be doing, but doesn't want to be bothered. That's why every single unnamed White House source for the past three days has "stressed that the President is very concerned about what is going on in the world and is actively engaged at all levels."
But by "actively engaged" they must mean perfecting his golf swing, because that is what he has been up to. If you believe that he is "actively engaged" you probably also believe that "the system worked" and that the president's performance this year deserves a solid B-plus.
Here's the real heresy: if you doubt that he is actively engaged, as anyone not neck deep in David Axelrod's colon must, then there's good reason to doubt that the President is "very concerned about what is going on in the world." Honestly, I think the President is very concerned about his plummeting favorability ratings. I think he's very concerned that Michael Moore isn't taking his phone calls anymore. I think he's very concerned that people treated his Nobel prize like a joke. But I don't think he gives a damn about what is going on in the world unless Rahm Emanuel tells him to.
Speaking of people getting used to the taste of Axelrod's ass, the Left is trying to justify Obama's disengagement and Napolitano's rank ignorance by mischaracterizing the Christmas Day attack as "not so scary", "pretty unserious", "hardly a first-order national security threat" and "a joke."
See, it doesn't matter that the President, who in the past eleven months hasn't been able to keep himself from imposing his ugly mug on primetime television more often than President Bush did in his first four years, hasn't made a statement because this isn't "serious" terrorism. Presumably terrorism is only serious when it's successful; anything without a body count is meant to be laughed off and ignored.
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Posted by: TheQuietman at December 28, 2009 05:35 AM (1Jaio)
Posted by: Barak H Obama at December 28, 2009 05:39 AM (8o+Yn)
Not quite Nero fiddling, but one works with what one is given....
Posted by: buster mcdissenter at December 28, 2009 05:42 AM (zN9bC)
Posted by: ATaLien at December 28, 2009 05:47 AM (SkRi5)
Posted by: lauraw at December 28, 2009 05:48 AM (DoKAj)
This microphone is operating? It is on?
You in the back, you can hear me?
Good.
Merry Christmas to the infidels in the audience. I read that one of our Muslim brothers caused a disturbance by setting himself on fire during a flight on the Christmas day. Those on the Left called it a joke.
The Left, they do not understand "Teh Funny"
The funny is that the Muslims and the Mormons are engaged in a weaponized-underwear competition to prevent infidelity. And, take my wisdom: Do not stand too close to Mitt Romney.
If you know what I am meaning.
so, now you laugh. Make with the ha-ha ... I will wait.
~~ cricket chirp ~~
Thank you and remember to tip your waitresses.
Posted by: Hadji the Muslim Comic at December 28, 2009 05:49 AM (ruzrP)
Does anyone else think that Hawaii is too for a Presidential vacation?
Posted by: Long Island at December 28, 2009 05:50 AM (TiURi)
My favorite part of that article was this gem:
"Asked about the President's mood during what was supposed a "news-free" vacation, an aide said Mr. Obama is doing is best to "recharge his batteries" but stressed that the President is very concerned about what is going on in the world and is actively engaged at all levels."
Mr. Obama is doing his best to recharge his batteries.... damn those pesky terrorists for attempting to take American lives during what is supposed to be a "news-free" vacation.
Don't they know how exhausting it is to ruin the greatest nation on Earth? That doesn't just happen by itself, you know. It involves the president being actively engaged at all levels.
Douchenozzle.
Posted by: jana at December 28, 2009 05:51 AM (vSRlG)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 05:53 AM (3NFq/)
Posted by: eddiebear at December 28, 2009 05:53 AM (wnU1W)
Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie at December 28, 2009 05:54 AM (BDH94)
Posted by: eddiebear at December 28, 2009 05:54 AM (wnU1W)
Presumably terrorism is only serious when it's successful; anything without a body count is meant to be laughed off and ignored.
According to sources in Ft. Hood, Texas, an act of terroism involving a body count under 20 isn't serious either.....Anyone gotta body count number that does qualify as being serious? I mean we need to understand what number finally constitutes serious. I don't wanna be on a plane with too few passengers that's attacked and mistakenly believe that "it's serious".
Posted by: Only a Cynic.... at December 28, 2009 05:54 AM (CzEY3)
Posted by: St. Agnostica at December 28, 2009 05:54 AM (gbCNS)
Miss Bush yet, ya'll?
Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at December 28, 2009 05:55 AM (WFv7q)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 05:56 AM (3NFq/)
I'll be darned if that isn't the most defensive statement every released from the White House.
Posted by: InCali at December 28, 2009 05:56 AM (yjcfT)
Posted by: Quilly Mammoth at December 28, 2009 05:59 AM (WFv7q)
And he throws a baseball like a drunken giraffe. And plays basketball like a ferret on painkillers. And bowls like, well, as he said it "like special olympics or something".
What a moronic pissant sideshow geek.
Posted by: buster mcdissenter at December 28, 2009 06:02 AM (zN9bC)
Posted by: Mike H at December 28, 2009 06:03 AM (PWj+8)
Oooohh...President Dreamy is going to be on the TV??
Got the hand lotion and the tissues at the ready!!!!
Posted by: Chris Matthews at December 28, 2009 06:06 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: Daniel Bareither at December 28, 2009 06:08 AM (G/tGu)
And bowls like, well, as he said it "like special olympics or something".
I've seen Special Olympians bowl before...Baracky would be waaaayyyyy out of his league
Posted by: rum, sodomy and the lash at December 28, 2009 06:08 AM (AnTyA)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 06:09 AM (3NFq/)
Posted by: St. Agnostica at December 28, 2009 06:09 AM (gbCNS)
The local news coverage of Odumbass's vacation is syncophantic to the point of nausea. But when one remembers that Hawaii is largely inhabited by ignorant union-fed simpletons, it makes sense......
And another thing, doesn't CJ claim Hawaii at some point?
Posted by: dirk steed at December 28, 2009 06:11 AM (DmddY)
Posted by: winston at December 28, 2009 06:12 AM (tdpBU)
Even Joe Besser would be offended by the comparison.
Thanks, 52%, thanks a whole lot, and go hide in a cave. Or a garbage can.
Posted by: Merovign, Strong on His Mountain at December 28, 2009 06:14 AM (bxiXv)
Can't Barry just spend $12k a night at a luxury resort in Hawaii and not be interrupted by the system not working? He's given us a solid B+ effort. What more can we ask of him?
Posted by: TheQuietman at December 28, 2009 06:17 AM (1Jaio)
Actually, the Left's response to terrorist attacks is quite serious.
They figure we've earned those attacks, so they don't retaliate. Rather, they earnestly apologize and seek accommodation.
That's serious no matter how you look at it.
Posted by: Michael Rittenhouse at December 28, 2009 06:19 AM (2QFX4)
Posted by: St. Agnostica at December 28, 2009 06:23 AM (gbCNS)
I thought that after Barry's coronation the whole world was going to love us again. And it was Bush/Cheney who were the only reason there are any terrorist at all in the world.
Posted by: TheQuietman at December 28, 2009 06:27 AM (1Jaio)
Obama will be showered with wonderment and joy from the MSM following his statement.
Posted by: Harry Reid at December 28, 2009 06:28 AM (SqAkN)
Posted by: Simon McDouchenozzle, White House Logistics coordinator at December 28, 2009 06:35 AM (NwOL1)
Posted by: GarandFan at December 28, 2009 06:35 AM (ZQBnQ)
Posted by: alppuccino at December 28, 2009 06:37 AM (OwhbT)
Actually, if you consider the Ft. Hood attack, when there is a body count, that is all the more reason to "not jump to conclusions" about whether or not it was terrorism.
Posted by: Big Daddy at December 28, 2009 06:40 AM (pOcKt)
Pres. Obama: "First, I'd like to give a shout out to Bruce Springsteen for his recent Kennedy Center Award. Love ya, Bruce. Born to Run, baby, Born to Run. On the subject of the recent attempted man-caused disaster over the skies of Detroit, unlike those who would say that I don't give a rat's ass, I say, of course I give rat's ass. You think I wanted to come back from Hawaii, for this?" etc., etc., etc.........
Posted by: No one You Know at December 28, 2009 06:44 AM (u2eNg)
they have to focus group test any statement Obama wants to give and that takes time darn it ... the system to decide what and when the Won will talk is working perfectly ...
We are now witnessing a Milli Vanilli politician ...
Is it just me or am I the only one that noticed that the Obama's never vacationed in Hawaii when he had to pay for it himself ? Yes, I know he is paying for his own room now but the govt is paying for dozens of other rooms for security and staff and what do you bet the charges for the Obama's room reflect all the business he is bringing to that resort ... just asking ...
Posted by: Jeff at December 28, 2009 06:44 AM (1Aiyp)
White House sources tell ABC News the President will "likely" speak publicly about the alleged attempted terrorist attack on Flight 253 in the next few days.
I hope they give us a warning in time for me to turn off the TV. I am sick of seeing the jug-eared fk on TV.
Posted by: Vic at December 28, 2009 06:46 AM (QrA9E)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 06:54 AM (3NFq/)
Posted by: Matban at December 28, 2009 06:56 AM (0g1uu)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 06:58 AM (3NFq/)
Obama will come out and say we caused it?
Posted by: PJ at December 28, 2009 07:20 AM (Qpxxz)
When terrorism is successful, it's not terrorism. It's man caused disaster. So to date, there has been no terrorism on Obama's watch, and there never will be. Get it?
Posted by: kansas at December 28, 2009 07:24 AM (mka2b)
Inquiring minds, and all that.
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 28, 2009 07:29 AM (UOM48)
It almost seems as if they are encouraging this....
Posted by: Texmom at December 28, 2009 07:31 AM (WzN8I)
It's "a joke" that 200 plus people almost got blown out of the sky over Detroit?
WTF? I knew Napolitano was an industrial grade moron, but I didn't think that even Baghdad Bobbie Gibbs would say something as stupid as "it's a joke".
I'll tell you what's a joke--these motherbleeping morons are allowed to hang out at the White House. Well comedy time is over starting in November 2010.
Posted by: Chicken Choker & Corncob Smoker at December 28, 2009 07:33 AM (ktYjH)
Posted by: LtE113 (Mike in Chicago) at December 28, 2009 07:33 AM (3NFq/)
And no way in hell will I fly overseas now.
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 28, 2009 07:43 AM (UOM48)
Just another foolish nontroversy that takes away from your occasional great point.
Posted by: Bill D at December 28, 2009 07:46 AM (MN+T/)
Obama is a dilettante. He just wants the trappings of the office but is uninterested in the hard work. Just look at all the times he voted "Present" while a State Senator.
I told people before the 2008 presidential election that Obama would be remembered by history as the American version of Neville Chamberlin and Obama would ultimately get a lot of Americans killed. Nothing has changed my mind and there are still three more years to go.
On the bright side we still have the 52% waiting for their unicorns. Good times!
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at December 28, 2009 07:49 AM (bCQG3)
Bill D:
I think you miss Mr. Malor's point. The Obama Administration has looked weak and unengaged concerning the topic of Islamic terrorism since Day One. President Obama set the standard for himself when he chose to do a nation-wide anouncement immediately after the Fort Hood "Don't Rush to Judgement" Jihadi Terrorist Attack. In that brief speech, Obama gave a weird 'shout-out' during the speech and didn't appear particularly interested.
Obama appears conflicted and vacillating when it come to treating Islamic terrorism as an existential threat to the United States. No one doubted that President G. W. Bush viewed Islamic terrorism differently.
Also, we had DHS Secretary Napalitano say the system worked on Sunday and then back-track on Monday. It has become painfully clear that DHS was aware of the would-be jihadi but did not place him on the No-Fly list. Ask yourself this: with the same information, why did the British government place him on their own list to keep him off British flights?
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop at December 28, 2009 08:05 AM (bCQG3)
Posted by: Scrapiron at December 28, 2009 08:22 AM (GkYyh)
SINCE NONE OF YOU RUBES EVER WATCH ANYTHING BUT FAUX JEWS YOU WERE NEVER INLIGHTINED THAT NIGERIANS LIGHT FIRECRACKERS TO CELIBRATE XMAS! IF YOU HAD ANY CULTURAL INLIGHTINIEDMENT YOUD KNOW THAT THIS BROWN MAN WAS MERELY CELEBRATING HIS HOLIDAY AND NOT ANY (FAKE *SPIT) TERRORISM!
BUT WHAT DO YOU CARE - A BROWN MAN GOT ASSAULTED! YOU ARE ALL JERKING OFF TO YOUR ST SARAH BLOW UP DOLLS!
SPIT!
Posted by: KayInMaine at December 28, 2009 08:26 AM (2tQqk)
Posted by: Jane D'oh! at December 28, 2009 08:44 AM (UOM48)
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Posted by: Gabriel Malor at December 28, 2009 05:30 AM (mvfNc)