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To: tejek who wrote (836423)	2/13/2015 9:02:01 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 FJB longnshort Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575558

I think the video represents his presidency well. Hopefully, the childishness and lack of dignity will be in the past for good after the idiot leaves office. Has any president ever embarrassed his country like this? It is like the guy's walking around the White House on angel dust. Party!!!

To: tejek who wrote (836423)	2/14/2015 1:36:31 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1575558

Obama the fool By Ed Lasky When even the Washington Post realizes that we have a fool as president -- a man who has disgraced the office of the presidency -- we have crossed the Rubicon. Barack Obama sat down (well, not really as you will see) for an interview with Buzzfeed. This is one of the websites that Barack Obama has used to circumvent mainstream media, let alone conservative media, where he might actually be asked a challenging question every once in a while. Apparently, he could not resist letting his full narcissism be on display. The Washington Post’s Philip Bump performs a valuable public service in writing a column that reveals Obama reveling in the greatness of Barack Obama via a string of selfies, including videos that were shot during the Buzzfeed “show.” The title of the column says it all “Which image of Obama mugging for Buzzfeed’s cameras diminishes the presidency the most, ranked.” Bump writes: Someone somewhere -- someone who already doesn't like Obama -- is going to isolate some part of this as perfectly encapsulating How Obama is Diminishing the Presidency, just as he did in his Glozell interview and just as he did with Galifianakis and just as every presidency in the modern media era has done in some way, according to his opponents. (Yes, yes, this is worse; tell me all about it in the comments.) But which is the Most Diminishing Moment? To me, the most disgraceful moment is not even in the list; nor is it the interview with the Froot Loops in the bathtub of milk cereal girl. To me, it was his laughter as he went golfing right after announcing the beheading of an American by ISIS. Thousands of innocent people are being murdered around the world, Russia is advancing into Europe, Iran is developing nuclear weapons, ISIS is on a rampage. And this is how Obama deals with the duties of his office. That this is our Nobel Peace Prize-winning president. No wonder Vladimir Putin and Iranian Mullahs are having a field day at the expense of the West. The leader of the free world is clownish. They realized it years ago; maybe Americans will start getting a clue. But so it has been for 6 years. Count me speechless. We have a fool as president. When even the Washington Post realizes that we have a fool as president -- a man who has disgraced the office of the presidency -- we Count me speechless. We have a fool as president. Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2015/02/obama_the_fool.html#ixzz3RjNBnTLe Follow us: @AmericanThinker on Twitter \| AmericanThinker on Facebook

To: tejek who wrote (836423)	2/14/2015 1:43:03 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By D.Austin Respond to of 1575558

Which image of Obama mugging for BuzzFeed’s cameras diminishes the presidency the most, ranked By Philip Bump February 12 The #Millennial-friendly Web site BuzzFeed has taken over for Zach Galifianakis as the White House's preferred video venue for encouraging young people to sign up for health insurance. You remember the Galifianakis video, of course; Obama's self-deprecating appearance on the fake interview show last year was credited with a big boost in traffic (however short-lived) to HealthCare.gov. In 2015, it's BuzzFeed, with this number: [iframe name="f1ca45b980d4ca8" width="466" height="1000" title="fb:post Facebook Social Plugin" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?app_id=&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2FDU1Ia251o0y.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df3b97e98bc67b1c%26domain%3Dwww.washingtonpost.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.washingtonpost.com%252Ff3aed3d5ed04924%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=599&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3D1631492713658271&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&width=466" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="border: currentColor; width: 466px; height: 467px; visibility: visible; border-image: none;" allowtransparency="true"][/iframe] (Not displaying? You can watch it here.) Again, self-deprecating. And actually more so; last year the target of the jokes was mostly Galifianakis. Here it's just Obama being a weirdo. You know, just like us, or whatever. Someone somewhere -- someone who already doesn't like Obama -- is going to isolate some part of this as perfectly encapsulating How Obama is Diminishing the Presidency, just as he did in his Glozell interview and just as he did with Galifianakis and just as every presidency in the modern media era has done in some way, according to his opponents. (Yes, yes, this is worse; tell me all about it in the comments.) But which is the Most Diminishing Moment? We have done our best to rank them, from least to most diminishing, below. 11. Fake basketball This is what many conservatives think Obama does all day anyway. [ He watches tv most of the day. ] 10. Count it This is a corollary to the above, ranked higher mostly for Obama's bad acting. 9. Shades Republicans are probably happy to see Obama wearing Biden's shades, because, let's be honest, no one can wear them like Biden. 8. Gun shades No better. (Update: We have our first actual usage! This one was Michelle Malkin's choice.) 7. The selfie stick This is a controversial decision, but we can defend it: How many pundits know how deeply embarrassing selfie sticks are? We propose: Not many. This would however be the most damaging clip for an attack ad -- if Obama could run again. 6. The drawing Barack Obama didn't draw this. I know that's obvious, and I know it's all a joke and so on, but I think that's important to note. That's why he's simply retracing the lines; someone -- also probably not the person who drew this -- put it in front of him and said, no, just retrace the lines on it. So Obama did, gamely, despite it making him look like he's no better at sketching than Napoleon Dynamite. 5. The dreamboat Again, this is what some Republicans think Obama does all day. 4. #ThanksObama A meme? How could a president engage in a meme? But, then, the meme is about how Obama is ruining everything, so it's sort of mixed. 2. (tied) The wink and the tongue Here Obama is literally making himself look foolish, which will, of course, embolden Putin. 1. The mirrorYou have already noticed: The mirror that Obama is using for this is dirty. Very dirty. Weirdly dirty. Is this sequestration? Is it simply that Obama's people and BuzzFeed's people didn't really think about it and were using a room that hadn't been dealt with for a few days? Or is it that this is a metaphor for the decline of the presidency under Barack Obama, to the extent that even the White House, a symbol of the people, is allowed to degenerate. If we were writing a screed, we know which direction we'd take it. washingtonpost.com The worst thing is Putin, the Chinese generals, Iranian mullahs, ISIS and all the world's leaders are watching this, grinning and planning.