Professionalism?

@newtondak (3946)
United States
February 6, 2009 11:33am CST
"President Obama is facing growing questions about his tone and the effectiveness of his leadership after he spent Thursday night mocking his political rivals and accusing them of playing games with the economic stimulus." http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/06/stimulus-debate-obama-drifts-campaign-mode/ I wonder if this is the avenue he takes with our own Senators and Representatives - just how well will he be able to deal with the leaders of foreign countries who don't agree with his policies!
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• United States
6 Feb 09
I have to tell you I was shocked last night when Obama gave his speech. His tone was aggressive, condisending, and at times sarcastic. Not very presidential. His lack of professinalism was shocking. I am guessing he is really upset that the stimulus plan did not just sail through congress. Sure he attacked the "republicans" saying they were causing problems. But what about the five democratic senators that withdrew their support and wrote President Obama a letter telling them they could not support this bill due to all the waste (as of today the number of democratic senators who have signed the letter is up to 11). Was he attacking them? NO. He is playing party politics. So much for "change". He is playing the whole "its the republicans" fault. Instead of holding the senators who put all the pork in the bill responsible. He is saying the republicans are not compromising....but did he call out Pelosi on her "we won the election so we get to write the bill" comment? She is not even trying to look bipartisan. A lot of them aren't. But yet Obama only attacks the republicans. My guess he is mad they did not sit back, shut up and go along with the ride, no matter what. If that is how he wants to run things he has got a lot of troubles ahead. Nobody is always going to vote how he wants or support what he wants. No even within his own party. People on both sides are going to disagree iwth him at some point. Looks like Obama does not handle not getting his own way very gracefully.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
I think he thought he could just stroll in to office and everyone would do everything he wanted just exactly as he wanted - isn't happening and he doesn't know what to do about it (hmmmmmm.....lack of experience).
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• United States
6 Feb 09
yep. It is starting to show. Plus it shows how bad things are in the democratic party. He can not (or rather won't) come out and publicly rip them for their behavior (not compromising and adding all the waste to the bill), he can not make them stop it (they are listening to him, just ignoring him and doing what htey want)....so he is stuck having to try and defend them and attack the republicans. This has turned into one big mess. Man...it is going to a long four years.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
So much for being bipartisan - and so much for CHANGE!
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• United States
6 Feb 09
He said the other day that America comes off as a dictator so he will probaby be kissing but when it comes to internationals...after all he wants to give free abortions to 154 countries and give illegal aliens jobs. As for America, he is has no respect for it. His goal is socialism. I bet President Bush is sitting back right now, with some ribs and potato salad and talking to his wife...what is he saying? "And they hated me."
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@urbandekay (18278)
6 Feb 09
'Approval rate' is the wrong part of speech, you should say, approval rating. Must try harder all the best urban
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
His approval rate is down 15% in the last week! Oh, I'm sure that he'll maintain a certain rate because of all the people that think he is the savior of the world but the rest of America will begin to see him for what he is and will wish they'd never voted for him!
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• United States
6 Feb 09
I do not think this bodes well for Obama. they are saying his approval numbers are already starting to slip. I think the honeymoon is over and the public is going to get really sick of him and Pelosi really soon.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
6 Feb 09
this is where I agree with you, I do not understand why he is doing that, with his rivals in America, it seems to be out of character, but he is loved the world over and I do not think he will be doing that with foreign dignitaries.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
I think you will find that there are many more people, both in the United States and in other countries, who do not like Obama. Sure, there are the ones that worship the ground he walks on, but their numbers are probably decreasing rapidly.
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@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
6 Feb 09
Please, put a lid to this nonlogical criticism of Obama! Obama did not get the US where it is today! In fairness, the man stepped into a very difficult domestic mess; causing one to believe he may have gotten the job because of the very tangled situation, and as if expected to fail at any attempt to resolve the situation! For eight years the US had a president who did nothing about domestic situations, but was mostly out to kill Arabs and Muslims who did not share the views of the US government!
• United States
6 Feb 09
Please, do not put words into my mouth. I nowhere implied that you kiss up to Obama. I simply reminded you that Barack Hussein Obama did not get the US into this financial mess! For eight years the US had a republican president (who paid no attention to domestic affairs and was mainly out killing Arabs and Muslims refused to share the views of the US government) and the congress was controlled by republicans until late 2006!
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
Difficult situation or not - it is no excuse not to act in a professional manner - it is no reason to stand up and act like a spoiled brat that didn't get his way - to bad-mouth someone else because they don't agree with everything that he wants. Obama was a Senator from January 2005 until he was elected president - he was a part of the problem! Why should we cut him slack in resolving a problem that he helped create?
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
As a Senator, he had a vote - many times he chose not to use that vote and instead voted "present" - other times he voted for some of the same things that he now criticizes - making him part of the problem!
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@laglen (19759)
• United States
7 Feb 09
A lot of this I think, Obama can't believe that these people have the audacity to disagree with him. He can dish it out but can't take it. He can question every body else, but NOBODY should question him.
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@newtondak (3946)
• United States
7 Feb 09
I think he will need to display a different attitude if he expects any cooperation in accomplishing the many things that he promised during his campaign.
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@urbandekay (18278)
6 Feb 09
By professional I take it you mean, greedy, ambitious, self-centred, egotistical, corrupt, lying, thieving, cheating bully? Thank God for unprofessionalism all the best urban
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@urbandekay (18278)
6 Feb 09
What rot, think of lawyers; a bunch of thieving greedy scum all the best urban
@newtondak (3946)
• United States
6 Feb 09
A "professional" at least gives his "co-workers" some respect for their knowledge and experience and doesn't "throw them under the bus". A "professional" acknowledges that there are people who may know more than they do and are willing to admit that they don't know it all.
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• United States
6 Feb 09
That discribes just about every elected official we have on both sides of the fence. Obama is ambitious, egotistical, lying, and after his speech last night definatley a bully. I will have to wait and see if he is all the rest of words you used too.
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