Obama uses offensive "Teabag" label refering to his American constituents

[InfidelSerf]

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Mr. Obama, during his private pep talk to Democrats, recognized Mr. Owens election and then posed a question to the other lawmakers. According to Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who supports the health care bill, the president asked, “Does anybody think that the teabag, anti-government people are going to support them if they bring down health care? All it will do is confuse and dispirit” Democratic voters “and it will encourage the extremists.”

Talk about extremely distasteful, he should be taken to the mat on that comment.
Of course it will be largely ignored.  Once again the hypocrisy knows no bounds. 

[makattak]

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Talk about extremely distasteful, he should be taken to the mat on that comment.
Of course it will be largely ignored.  Once again the hypocrisy knows no bounds. 

I'm unsurprised. President Obama is a horrible individual who hides behind a "nice" persona that is supported by fictions in the media.

He has a point. However, the democrats who turned failed to realize that although they may not get SUPPORT from the Tea-party goers, the strength of their opposition is DIRECTLY related to how they vote over destroying our country('s healthcare).

[HankB]

Notice how those who attend "tea parties" have become "tea baggers" to those on the left?

I thought it was just a mis-statement, but now I've no doubt the usage is deliberate; I just found out that "tea bagging" is street slang for some peculiar homosexual practice.

[MicroBalrog]

To be fair, the tea-party people had used the term first:

[makattak]

To be fair, the a single member tea-party people had used the term first after the democrats had already called them that:

FTFY

[MicroBalrog]

Look carefully at the lower left-corner of the poster. IT's been supplied by FreeRepublic.com for people to print and distribute. There's probably more than one of these out there.

Not that I mind either way .:D

[Standing Wolf]

Can you imagine the uproar that would ensued had Bush said such a thing?

[MechAg94]

I'm unsurprised. President Obama is a horrible individual who hides behind a "nice" persona that is supported by fictions in the media.

He has a point. However, the democrats who turned failed to realize that although they may not get SUPPORT from the Tea-party goers, the strength of their opposition is DIRECTLY related to how they vote over destroying our country('s healthcare).

The problem is not all the Democrats come from districts that have a strong base like that to elect Democrats.  Many of them don't want that negative publicity.

[Jamisjockey]

You mean like when he flipped the bird to the camera guy?  That was a big old poop storm....they called him every name in the book.

Can you imagine the uproar that would ensued had Bush said such a thing?

[Tallpine]

Look carefully at the lower left-corner of the poster.

Don't you mean the "other left" ?   

[Perd Hapley]

Look carefully at the lower left-corner of the poster.

It looks like it was hand-written with marker.  Or did you see them on their website? 

[MicroBalrog]

It looks like it was hand-written with marker.  Or did you see them on their website? 

I was assuming that since the letters of the slogan were printed, so was the entire thing.

Either way, my only point is that, in the great scheme of things, 'insulting people who insult him' is not the most important of Obama's issues.

[Perd Hapley]

Ah, yes.  I forgot you are APS's self-appointed Issue Importance Czar.

Still, the contrast between Bush and Obama, in the way they respond to criticism, is remarkable.   

[MicroBalrog]

Ah, yes.  I forgot you are APS's self-appointed Issue Importance Czar.

Still, the contrast between Bush and Obama, in the way they respond to criticism, is remarkable.   

Both of them are doing it wrong, no?

[Monkeyleg]

Bush never criticized his critics, never went after the media, and certainly never had an "enemies" list. He took jabs at him in stride.

[sanglant]

i can't wait to see how THE obama does at dodge shoe

[StopTheGrays]

i can't wait to see how THE obama does at dodge shoe

The shoe would be deflected by a teleprompter.

[Perd Hapley]

Both of them are doing it wrong, no?

I was thinking of anti-war demonstrations and other protests. 

Bush, to my recollection, always said something like, "I understand that some people disagree, and that's their right.  But I'm doing what I believe we need to do for our country."

Obama's reaction is always very demeaning and dismissive. 


Bush's way was far more presidential.   

[Monkeyleg]

 

Bush's way was far more presidential.

Clinton was more presidential. (It really hurt to say that).

[Perd Hapley]

You think Clinton's response to popular criticism was more presidential?  Why?

I assume you're not referring to the way he blamed Rush Limbaugh for the OK City bombings. 

[agricola]

What is it about you people and tea?  Cant you leave our national beverage (the one that isnt an alcopop) alone?

[Monkeyleg]

You think Clinton's response to popular criticism was more presidential?  Why?

I don't remember Clinton's attacks on Limbaugh and others to be so coordinated, with his minions in the press parroting the talking points. Could just be memory loss, though.

[roo_ster]

Order of presidential-ness:
GW > WJC > BHO

IMO.

[Monkeyleg]

Every other president > BHO

Fixed it for you.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Every other president > BHO

Fixed it for you.

Even Coolidge?