Obama: Through the Eyes of Those who Despise Him

Here's some of the most wingnut perspectives on our president, with my perspective in italics:

1. He can't speak in full sentences without a teleprompter --RedState

Have they forgotten gems such as "Is our children learning" and "People putting food on their families"?

I can speak with a bit of authority on this topic since I am getting my doctorate in, ooh, about six weeks. One of my specialty areas is in Classical-Modern Rhetoric; Obama displays all of the signs of classic Greek oratory and civic mindedness in his speeches and conversations. These people cannot find any other way to critique his oratory so the extent of their criticism rivals that of ten-year olds with short-term memory loss.

2. He arrogantly laughed about the poor state of our economy on 60 Minutes

He explained it in his response to the follow up question by Kroft (see the full video here) but of course, the wingnut media isn't mentioning that at all. We have a president who doesn't laugh when talking about dead soldiers or dead Iraqis.

3. He's still not a citizen

Get. over. it. You. are. nutters.

4. He's trying to do too much at once

A president's job is to do things. Unlike Bush 43, who took more vacation days than any other president in history.

5. He's out of touch with the American people

So... that's why he's spent more time than any president in recent history talking to them either in town hall meetings (Indiana, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, California, etc.) or in interviews? He's been in office for 64 days and has gotten major legislation passed, has revealed his plans to fix the economy, and has managed to spend time with his family, too.

6. He and his wife are trash

This is all I'm going to say about this self-proclaimed independent conservative (this week, that's what she says she is)



7. He's leading us down the path to socialism

Shows an utter and complete lack of understanding of the term. See this post

Really, the lack of critical thinking skills or hypocrisy from some people never ceases to amaze me.

Happy Tuesday all.