SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
Recommended by:
TimF
To: sandintoes who wrote (68440)12/19/2013 10:52:51 AM
From: Peter Dierks1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 71588
 
The "New Civility" -- Obama Style
Carol Platt Liebau
Dec 18, 2013

The Left has had a field day with the concept of "civility." After Gabby Giffords was shot by a deranged man, the President called for a "new era of civility." And indeed, President Obama's decision to shake hands with an unrepentantly repressive dictator has been justified on the grounds that the long-sought handshake was just a matter of "civility" and nothing more.

Given the Left's much-ballyhooed regard for "civility," then, that the President's new big-time advisor, John Podesta, was forced to apologize today for calling the GOP "a cult worthy of Jonestown", isn't it? (And that's especially true given the Democrat enthusiasm for cult leader Jim Jones, back in the day!).

The episode is just more evidence -- as if any were needed -- that the Left uses calls for "civility" and a "new tone" as nothing more than a way either to silence or attack their opponents. After calling for "civility," the President went right on to demonize private citizens to an unprecedented degree. Likewise, at the beginning of this year, he insisted that Republicans "have suspicions about whether government should make sure that kids in poverty are getting enough to eat" -- and he's even resorted to vulgarity to describe his opposition.

So it's hardly surprising that John Podesta -- who was responsible last year for a report claiming that Mitt Romney would essentially poison or kill 21,600 -- would smear the GOP. He is exactly what we should expect from this White House.

townhall.com
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2026 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News