At the same time Barack Obama is trying - with increasing (and very public) desperation - to convince House and Senate Republicans that he's serious about fostering bi-partisanship with his Februrary 25 Obamacare Hopey Changey Workshop:
President Obama declared today that “a sense of purpose that transcends petty politics” must be forged by Democrats and Republicans to create more jobs, reduce the deficit and find at least some common ground on health care.
“We can’t afford grandstanding at the expense of actually getting something done,” Mr. Obama said as he made a surprise appearance at the daily White House briefing for the media only hours after he convened his first monthly bipartisan meeting he called for in the State of the Union address.
You have the Chinless Wonder publicly mocking the most popular (and feared) Republican on the planet:
Following President Obama's surprise appearance at the White House press briefing, press secretary Robert Gibbs garnered laughter from the press corps by holding up his hand to reveal that he had written notes on his palm in black marker.
Gibbs' move was a jab at Sarah Palin, who was shown to have written notes on her hand at a speech at the Tea Party convention Saturday after making an implicit criticism of the president for using a TelePrompTer.
You simply cannot make this stuff up. Obama's White House cannot stay on message for one hour. No doubt Boehner, Cantor and McConnell will get a real warm feeling of bi-partisanship once they hear about this shit.
The Carter Administration may have been more incompetent, but without a doubt the Obama Administration is the most amateurish in my lifetime. Simply amazing.
another example of the left hand not knowing what the left-er hand is up to
Posted by: baninwaiting | February 09, 2010 at 06:37 PM
Bambi O'Bumblefuck can't even talk to sixth graders without a teleprompter, and I'm suddenly supposed to be concerned that Sarah Palin needs four whole notes on her hand to help her deliver a real barn burner of a speech?
Colin Powell's autobiography had me thinking that Clinton's presidency was the most amateurish in history. That sad record has been broken, apparently.
Posted by: Randy Rager | February 09, 2010 at 06:44 PM
I was going to have a hard time voting Republican ever again...but if Palin runs, I'll vote for her. If, for no other reason, then to shove it in the faces of these self-important jackanapes and poltroons.
Posted by: just passin by | February 09, 2010 at 06:56 PM
If Palin can go all snarky, two can play this game.
Posted by: Jane | February 09, 2010 at 07:04 PM
Would you please nominate Sarah Palin? Please, please, please? She may be the most popular Republican on the planet but feared? You can't be serious.
Posted by: Lefty | February 09, 2010 at 07:07 PM
Oh brother. Here we go with the fake Brer Rabbit (racist!) act again.
I had quite enough of that during the campaign, thanks. No one with a brain was fooled by it then, no one at all is fooled by it now. You can just stop already.
The first female President Of The United States Of America will be a chillbilly from Alaska.
Deal with it.
Posted by: Randy Rager | February 09, 2010 at 07:31 PM
You know it's such a relief that during these difficult times we have an administration filled with people that seem to have the emotional maturity of teenagers.
"We can't afford grandstanding..."
I wonder if he will ever come to realize that his staff is not actually helping him at times.
Posted by: Allen | February 09, 2010 at 07:44 PM
[eyeroll] So the WH Press Secretary isn't a grown-up or a gentleman. Deal with it, American People.
Posted by: anonymous | February 09, 2010 at 08:04 PM
Anyhoo, here's wishing all good things for Lefty and Randy who are undoubtedly nice people enjoined in enjoyable argument ;)
Posted by: de bait | February 09, 2010 at 08:28 PM
I think it's remarkable that Gibbs put 'hope' and 'change' on his hand.
The Simpsons Homerpalooza episode comes to mind -
Teen 1: Oh, here comes that cannonball guy. He's cool.
Teen 2: Are you being sarcastic, dude?
Teen 1: I don't even know anymore.
Posted by: Simon | February 09, 2010 at 08:31 PM
Palin isn't feared, but the Democratic Media Complex can't go one day without spitting futile hate at her?
LOL
Posted by: just passin by | February 09, 2010 at 08:52 PM
I couldn't believe I saw Gibbs described as one of the four "powers" in the WH. Uh-huh. Riiiight...
Well, "Communications Director" does sound much better than "Press Secretary"
And forget about "mouthpiece"...
Posted by: mojo | February 09, 2010 at 11:33 PM
In England they call the news anchors "news readers", and do not pretend that they are watching real journalists.
Perhaps we can stop pretending Gibbs is anything other than a Propaganda Reader?
Posted by: Randy Rager | February 09, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Sarah Palin is all attitude and no substance. She's the perfect candidate for Republicans. Run Sarah run!
Posted by: Lefty | February 10, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Gibbs is remarkably incompetent. Not your standard run of the mill can't-get-it-done but execeptionally incompetent. Talk about a tin ear for what's going on. The Obama people seriously need to talk to some sales professionals.
Posted by: bandit | February 10, 2010 at 09:00 AM
As one wag put it the stuff she wrote on her hand was what you learn on the first day of class in Republican Politics 101. She had to cross out "Budget" and write in "Tax" Cuts to remember it? Run Sarah run!
Posted by: Lefty | February 10, 2010 at 09:27 AM
Lefty, your troll-fu is weak.
Posted by: Eric Blair | February 10, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Very weak troll-fu indeed.
Looks like Lefty will get his wish, if my talent for reading people is any damned good. What do you want to bet Lefty runs the incredibly silly Brer Rabbit act all the way up until about 11pm EST Nov. 2, 2012?
Then, as now, we'll be able to say "You asked for it, pal!"
Posted by: Randy Rager | February 10, 2010 at 04:18 PM
Leave my po' Brer Rabbit alone, please. Maybe Lefty's Loki, Thor bless her. All the best, people.
Posted by: wombat | February 10, 2010 at 10:56 PM
Nah I'll probably be saying it right up until election day Nov. 6 Randy. With that kind of attention to detail you could be her running mate. Rub Sarah run!
Posted by: Lefty | February 11, 2010 at 08:45 AM
The two party system just shoots eachother in the feet.
Posted by: Shower Stalls | February 11, 2010 at 01:36 PM
No you won't. By November 2nd it will be so painfully clear to even you that your hero is facing a 57 state landslide defeat that you will slink right on back to DailyKos. Hopefully, you'll be ashamed enough to stay there.
Posted by: Randy Rager | February 11, 2010 at 10:52 PM