What if Obama...?
October 31, 2014 at 11:04 am
(This post was last modified: October 31, 2014 at 11:06 am by DeistPaladin.)
This didn't actually happen but I want everyone to imagine this scenario.
Obama is speaking at an event. As often happens, there's a heckler in the crowd. Instead of handling it calmly, Obama snaps. He berates the heckler.
"Yeah, yeah, that's great. I'm so glad you got your fifteen minutes of fame. After your done, why don't you roll up your sleeves and do something productive, pal? You get to show off for the cameras now but I was here before the cameras were on doing all the hard work. I'll be happy to debate you after this is over because clearly you don't know a damn thing about what you're talking about. So why don't you just sit down and shut up so we can get back to work."
What do you think would happen?
Headlines everywhere would run along the lines of "Scandal", "Bullygate", "President Loses It on National TV" and "President Bullies Citizen". Fox obviously would have a field day. O'Riley would run talking points about the dangers of giving angry black men power and how they think society owes them something. Hannity would have the heckler on his show to talk about his experience being bullied and Hannity would conclude what an arrogant racist Barak is.
Meanwhile, "liberal" MSNBC would discuss what a disaster it was for the president and concern troll over what it will cost him. Chris Matthews will have a panel discussion over whether the president is losing his sanity and question if he is still fit to hold office. Scarborough will be Fox-lite, ranting about the president's arrogance and belligerence toward the people he's supposed to work for.
Eardrums all over the country will split with conservative shrieks of indignation. No longer confined to making up faux sandals like Benghazi, they now have real red meat to chew on. Petitions will be circulated calling for immediate impeachment.
Democrat politicians at every level will nearly universally run away from the president, condemning him for his behavior and calling for his resignation. Republican politicians will draw up impeachment proceedings. Barak Obama's presidency is over.
The bullying event that I described happened, except that it wasn't Obama.
Now, for those who don't know, what do you think happened?
Here's how "liberal" MSNBC handled it:
http://crooksandliars.com:8080/cltv/2014...lizza-call
"Great television"
"Maybe too much of a good thing"
"Maybe too much but that's because he's taking it too personally"
"He certainly grabbed headlines but is it presidential?"
"He's a straight shooter"
"He's willing to face people down"
"Classic Chris Christie"
Four words: White, male, Republican privilege.
There's no accountability for Republicans in our media, even on "liberal" MSNBC. They can do what they want. The can lie all they like. They can lose it on camera. They can crash the economy. They can shut down the government.
They can even lie us into a war, make a ton of money for their pet industries and laugh all the way to the bank.
What do you think would have happened if Barak Obama had been the one to lead us to war in Iraq with claims that Saddam had WMD and links to Al Qaida, claims that proved wildly untrue?
I'd say impeached so fast his butt would leave skid marks through the rose garden and then prosecuted.
"Liberal media" my ass.
Obama is speaking at an event. As often happens, there's a heckler in the crowd. Instead of handling it calmly, Obama snaps. He berates the heckler.
"Yeah, yeah, that's great. I'm so glad you got your fifteen minutes of fame. After your done, why don't you roll up your sleeves and do something productive, pal? You get to show off for the cameras now but I was here before the cameras were on doing all the hard work. I'll be happy to debate you after this is over because clearly you don't know a damn thing about what you're talking about. So why don't you just sit down and shut up so we can get back to work."
What do you think would happen?
Headlines everywhere would run along the lines of "Scandal", "Bullygate", "President Loses It on National TV" and "President Bullies Citizen". Fox obviously would have a field day. O'Riley would run talking points about the dangers of giving angry black men power and how they think society owes them something. Hannity would have the heckler on his show to talk about his experience being bullied and Hannity would conclude what an arrogant racist Barak is.
Meanwhile, "liberal" MSNBC would discuss what a disaster it was for the president and concern troll over what it will cost him. Chris Matthews will have a panel discussion over whether the president is losing his sanity and question if he is still fit to hold office. Scarborough will be Fox-lite, ranting about the president's arrogance and belligerence toward the people he's supposed to work for.
Eardrums all over the country will split with conservative shrieks of indignation. No longer confined to making up faux sandals like Benghazi, they now have real red meat to chew on. Petitions will be circulated calling for immediate impeachment.
Democrat politicians at every level will nearly universally run away from the president, condemning him for his behavior and calling for his resignation. Republican politicians will draw up impeachment proceedings. Barak Obama's presidency is over.
The bullying event that I described happened, except that it wasn't Obama.
Now, for those who don't know, what do you think happened?
Here's how "liberal" MSNBC handled it:
http://crooksandliars.com:8080/cltv/2014...lizza-call
"Great television"
"Maybe too much of a good thing"
"Maybe too much but that's because he's taking it too personally"
"He certainly grabbed headlines but is it presidential?"
"He's a straight shooter"
"He's willing to face people down"
"Classic Chris Christie"
Four words: White, male, Republican privilege.
There's no accountability for Republicans in our media, even on "liberal" MSNBC. They can do what they want. The can lie all they like. They can lose it on camera. They can crash the economy. They can shut down the government.
They can even lie us into a war, make a ton of money for their pet industries and laugh all the way to the bank.
What do you think would have happened if Barak Obama had been the one to lead us to war in Iraq with claims that Saddam had WMD and links to Al Qaida, claims that proved wildly untrue?
I'd say impeached so fast his butt would leave skid marks through the rose garden and then prosecuted.
"Liberal media" my ass.
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