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February 4, 2010
President Obama Calls for Civility
No joke. From the Washington Post:
Obama pleads for civility, cooperation in politicsBy BEN FELLER
The Associated Press
Thursday, January 28, 2010; 11:57 PMTAMPA, Fla. -- Trying to bury a year of polarization, President Barack Obama on Thursday escalated his appeal for politicians and voters alike to settle differences without tearing each other apart. His plea: "Let's start thinking of each other as Americans first."
...Coming one day after his State of the Union address, and one day before meeting with House Republican leaders with whom he continues to battle, Obama's emphasis on civility was a nod to political reality. He needs Republicans more than ever to get his agenda passed, and he is getting saddled with more public blame for the partisanship he promised to change.
Even the AP reporter couldn't report this one with a straight face.
It's a typical Democrat/liberal ploy. Attack, vilify, and slander, then as soon as you suffer a setback demand "civility" from the other side.
The level of hypocrisy is stunning, even for Obama
A call for civility from the party that spent 6 or more years saying "Bush Lied!" at every opportunity, and otherwise savaging him in all manner of ways. This from the party whose senators (John Kerry and Chuck Schumer) have started to use the vulgar term "teabagger" to describe the Tea Party movement. Of course anyone who criticizes Obama too effectively risks being labeled a racist, something we saw quite often during the campaign. And this from the movement of a zillion "Bushitler" and "ChimpyMcHitler" references.
Barack Obama himself is hardly civil, treating anyone who doesn't agree with him as worthy of contempt.
Finally, there was the insane level of attacks on Sarah Palin and her family.
It just like the schoolyard bully; tough and mean when he's on top, but the first to cry foul when he's received a good knock on the head.
But don't Republicans attack and vilify their opponents, you ask? Yes we do. But with rare exceptions we don't then demand civility when the tables are turned.
Also, don't suddenly call for civility when you've been out of power and then win the White House, as Democrats did after Obama won. After years and years of "Bush Lied!" and all the rest of it, I'm in no mood to listen to such hypocrisy.
Look, political discourse is what it is. Yes each side does bad things. But don't be a hypocrite about it and suddenly demand civility from the other side when you suddenly the tables are turned.
Posted by Tom at February 4, 2010 9:36 PM
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'Of course anyone who criticizes Obama too effectively risks being labeled a racist,'
Welcome to Europe Tom.
I have always wanted to see Europe Americanize, but from, say, 2006 till just last month I thought it was going rather the other way round.
I am watching the whole Tea Party Movement with great interest. We do not have a citizenry like that over here anymore. People just... shrug, and complacently swallow whatever garbage is propped down their throat. Watching a tea party demo is like tasting fresh air.
Slightly OT, but yesterday I watched Jesse Jackson on Dutch TV, in the "Pauw and Witteman" talk show.
Of course I am rightwing biased, but... my God, what a low level speaker. He just kept repeating the same old generalizing nonsense over and over. Obama has to stand tough, he's fighting for healthcare, he will restructure the banks etc etc.... I never had a favorable view of JJ, but now it has sunk to rock bottom.
Posted by: Outlaw Mike at February 5, 2010 4:30 PM
I saw this information in the Washington Post, guffawed, and then snorted.
BHO speaking about civility is absurd.
Surely, surely, BHO's words on this particular topic don't have any credibility with anyone.
Besides, take the job of POTUS, and you might find some opposition to your policies. It's the American way.
Posted by: Always On Watch 
at February 5, 2010 5:24 PM
At the same time, you have a Republican Senator from Alabama holding up ALL of Obama's appointees because he wants more pork for Alabama in the budget. Big gov'ment is only bad when it doesn't include bacon for your state. Really, holding up so many appointees for pork is unprecedented. I can see filibustering over health care, but for pork?
Posted by: jason at February 6, 2010 11:18 AM
