Freudian slips may haunt Obama

[Bloodshot Scott]

President Barack Obama, fresh from his drubbing in the 2010 midterms, is trying to revive his fortunes by pursuing a path toward the middle.

But Obama’s effort to overhaul his image is encumbered by conflicting impressions of who he is that have been engraved in voters’ minds by his own words.

During unguarded and even some staged — but inadvertently revealing — moments, Obama has allowed unintended glimpses into his thinking. At various times, his offhand comments have led critics, and many voters, to view him as an ardent leftist or an elitist or — most recently — a partisan Democrat.

These Freudian slips, uncovering the man beneath the spin and the speeches, are embedded in Americans’ subconscious, if you will, because they seem to come directly from the president’s inner self. Obama can change his policies, but he cannot easily erase these perceptions. And because of his cool opaqueness — noted even by his own staff — and his relatively brief track record on the national stage, voters have little else to go on.

Obama’s meteoric rise and young presidency have been marked by asides that appear to offer insights into his psyche.

His surprising self-revelations began during the presidential campaign. They were harmful but did not create major problems.

First, there was his condescension toward blue-collar Midwestern voters. At a San Francisco fundraiser, he said, “They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

The remark suggested he is an elitist, so far removed from the concerns of average Americans that he presented a harsh stereotype of what they are like. This perception of Obama’s being removed from mainstream voters was not helped by Michelle Obama’s own Freudian slip. “For the first time in my adult life,” she said early during the 2008 campaign, “I am proud of my country.”

There was also the case of Joe the Plumber. “I think when you spread the wealth around,” Obama told him, “it’s good for everybody.”

The statement raised eyebrows — not because of the principle, which many agree with, but because of the terminology. “Spread the wealth” sounded scarily like a socialist tract people are forced to read in college.

But then came the actual policies of President Obama, and they seemed to fill in the outlines suggested by these earlier glimpses. Faced with the economic abyss, Obama ordered unprecedented government interventions into the private sector and the massive stimulus bill. He moved on to heavily regulate the health system. He stocked the White House with “czars” unanswerable to Congress....

...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45103.html

 

[pete rose]

that seals it hes a comuni

also none of that is a freudian slip at all

 

[rjdogma]

Barack Obama, and any other American politician, is not a socialist. Additionally, they are not communists, fascists, and nazis.

This level of discourse is totally fucking stupid.

 

[YMIHERE]

The author, Keith Koffler, is as reliable as Rush, Hannity and the rest of the lunatic rightwing. They want to return to a mystical America that never existed. Just more BS from BS Scott.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Just more BS from BS Scott.

Says the anarchist who even gets called out by left wingers on this board as being perhaps the most completely irrational poster. And I didn't say anything, I just posted an article. If you think about some of that, though (outside of your closed-minded barriers), there is at least a little truth to it.

 

[YMIHERE]

And I didn't say anything, I just posted an article.

Just by posting this thread you revealed your trolling intentions. But then your a kid in your early 20s who's knows everything and nothing simultaneously.

 

[meesterperfect]

relax.
its an article and it was posted.
and before you defend obamer think about it, what do you really know?
do you know whats in his head?
i have thought since i first knew of the guy that he was a least a communist and a racist but thats mostly from the associations including his wife that he has had.
and after from a lot of things he has said
but even if i didnt think that i couldnt defend that he wasnt.
face it, obama defenders really dont know what there defending, the guys very vague.

 

[vodkazvictim]

Barack Obama, and any other American politician, is not a socialist. Additionally, they are not communists, fascists, and nazis.

This level of discourse is totally fucking stupid.

^^This.
You know your politics is the rest of the world's comedy?

 

[xfire]

During unguarded and even some staged — but inadvertently revealing — moments, Obama has allowed unintended glimpses into his thinking. At various times, his offhand comments have led critics, and many voters, to view him as an ardent leftist or an elitist or — most recently — a partisan Democrat.

Are you sure this isn't from The Onion? How about we contrast Obama to any teabagger republican? Fuck this shit. It's the sort of shit you expect from knuckle-dragging neocons.

That last bit about "czars" is a prime example of a nontroversy. Obama has seven more "czars" than his predecessor. No one bitched when Bush was appointing czars. If anything it illustrates that rightwingers are going to bitch about anything Obama does. Makes me wonder if they ever read "The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf" when they were kids.

To the author Keith Koffler- this article suggests you're an asshole.

 

[Jagger69]

I hereby dub this post as the official "Anti-Obama Post of the Week". We need to have at least one every week and, this week, this is it. 164 replies later, someone will start another one....probably Scott.

 

[maildude]

I don't get this thread. You mean he wants to have sex with his mother??

 

[xfire]

I thought about starting a separate thread for this video but I think it fits right in this thread to illustrate a typical intellectually dishonest retard republican.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/...f-an-hour-on-running-mate-video.php?ref=fpblg

 

[pete rose]

^^This.
You know your politics is the rest of the world's comedy?

As an American, I think it's hilarious.

 

[Supafly]

Barack Obama, and any other American politician, is not a socialist. Additionally, they are not communists, fascists, and nazis.

This level of discourse is totally fucking stupid.

Thank you. One rational voice in a turmoil of craze :glugglug:

 

[Zolf J. Kimbly]

Just by posting this thread you revealed your trolling intentions. But then your a kid in your early 20s who's knows everything and nothing simultaneously.

:rofl2: :1orglaugh :rofl:

 

[Facetious]

relax.
its an article and it was posted.
and before you defend obamer think about it, what do you really know?
do you know whats in his head?

Nothing! ... uhhh . . he's too . . uhhh. . . busy . . . reading his . . . uhhh ... telepromptor!
God forbid he one day looses his portable DC power supply out there in public . . .
Mr. President? are you having a stroke? No speaky Mr. President?

Seriously, just think how a tom daschle would sound with an obama public speech pattern, it wouldn't fly! If it wasn't for the president's nice smooth commanding voice he'd really be a nobody!

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Just by posting this thread you revealed your trolling intentions. But then your a kid in your early 20s who's knows everything and nothing simultaneously.

Well, at least I know the proper syntax of the words you're and your. Nothing makes an arrogant charlatan look completely fucking dumber than improper grammar. :rofl:

I hereby dub this post as the official "Anti-Obama Post of the Week". We need to have at least one every week and, this week, this is it. 164 replies later, someone will start another one....probably Scott.

I don't discriminate. I've been vocal about my dislike of Bush and on the Middle East situation on the board before, right? If you're implying I tow a party line, you are sorely mistaken, Jaggs. :nono:

 

[Jagger69]

I don't discriminate. I've been vocal about my dislike of Bush and on the Middle East situation on the board before, right? If you're implying I tow a party line, you are sorely mistaken, Jaggs. :nono:

Geez....lighten up Scott. Just trying to inject a bit of lighthearted commentary here.

Looking forward to your next thread. :glugglug:

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Geez....lighten up Scott. Just trying to inject a bit of lighthearted commentary here.

Looking forward to your next thread. :glugglug:

Not to digress, but I voted for both Nader and Baldwin the last two elections.

 

[lurkingdirk]

Geez....lighten up Scott. Just trying to inject a bit of lighthearted commentary here.

Looking forward to your next thread. :glugglug:

Not to digress, but I voted for both Nader and Baldwin the last two elections.

Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze. Stop taking things so seriously guys. seriously.