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The Obama Watch
Obama Thinks the World of Himself
But don’t get him started.
Although President Obama has a great deal to be modest about, modesty is not amongst his strong suits. Obama is about as well acquainted with modesty as Casanova was with monogamy.
It could be said that the only thing that has grown faster in the past three and a half years than the size of the federal government and the federal deficit would be President Obama’s ego. Like the federal government and federal deficit, Obama’s admiration of his own greatness shows no signs of diminishing.
Prior to last week’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony (where he referred to Nazi death camps as “Polish death camps” much to the anger of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other Polish officials), Obama along with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew met with Jewish leaders from around the country. According to Haaretz, Obama, who felt defensive about being perceived as anti-Israel, claimed he knew more about Judaism than any other President before him. To which Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard scoffed, “His vanity boggles the mind.” Kristol went on to note that both John Adams and James Madison read Hebrew.
I would be willing to bet that George Washington was far more knowledgeable about Judaism in his day than Obama is now. One only need look at Washington’s 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island — the first synagogue in America:
May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid.
I think it’s safe to say that none of Obama’s assurances concerning Israel hold a candle to the eloquence of the man Americans first called President.
While I concur with Kristol that Obama’s claims about his knowledge of Judaism are mind boggling, I would also add that such assertions should hardly come as a surprise by now.
As Jodi Kantor noted in her book The Obamas, when Obama interviewed David Plouffe in 2006 for the position of campaign manager he told Plouffe, “I think I could probably do every job on the campaign better than the people I’ll hire to do it.” In a separate conversation with Patrick Gaspard, who was hired as Obama’s political director, Obama said he was “a better speechwriter than my speechwriters,” and “a better political director than my political director.”
With this in mind, I’m sure Obama believes he’s a better basketball player than LeBron James. Indeed, prior to his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Obama told a reporter, “I’m Lebron, baby. I can play on this level. I got game.” Now Obama may very well have meant that metaphorically but when he sunk that three pointer during a campaign stop in South Carolina in August 2007 and another three pointer while visiting U.S. troops in Kuwait in July 2008, he probably thought he could suit up with the Bulls and gone one on one with King James. I mean how many world leaders have their image on a basketball? However, during the White House Easter Egg Roll last April in the presence of former NBA players and former members of the Harlem Globetrotters, Obama missed five shots before finally sinking a three pointer. Talk about foul. The only thing Obama has in common with LeBron is that neither man has won an NBA Title — and that might soon change.
But why stop there? Chances are Obama fancies himself a better singer than Al Green, a better dancer than Savion Glover and, for that matter, a better businessman than Mitt Romney. At least that’s what he’ll try to convince voters of between now and November. Of course, it is one thing to convince the readership of the Daily Kos that Obama’s entrepreneurial skills are better than Romney’s; it’s quite another to convince an electorate that has had to put up with 3½ years of hope, change and Solyndra.
Yet somehow I don’t think that will be a deterrent to Obama who, during a fundraiser last March, compared his re-election bid to the plights of both Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Now I don’t recall where Obama undertook a fast much less spent a day in prison for his travails. But such details are of little concern to one who seeks to transform America.
Right or wrong, all Presidents believe they did a good job in office. But Obama took it to another level when he told Steve Kroft of 60 Minutes last December, “I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president — with the possible exceptions of Johnson, F.D.R., and Lincoln — just in terms of what we’ve gotten done in modern history.” So can we really be surprised that the man who considers himself, at minimum, the fourth greatest American President would interject himself into the White House biographies of nearly every President since Coolidge?
To say that President Obama thinks the world of himself would be an understatement. His high opinion of himself might very well extend to yet to be discovered galaxies at the outer reaches of the universe. If President Obama were to travel to the moon it would be more than appropriate to say, “The Ego has landed.”
Well, in a little over five months from now, voters across America might not hold President Obama in such high esteem. In which case, he will have to come back down to earth. Something tells me it will be a long, unpleasant journey.
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Aristocat| 6.5.12 @ 6:57AM
Our heavenly Father allowed American to suffer four years of Obama to teach us a lesson of what it's like to live under Socialism...Hopefully American will learn never again to allow the party of abortion and sodomy to take power in our land.
TLP| 6.5.12 @ 3:18PM
He does know more about Judaism than any other President.
It's just that it's from a MUSLIM point of view.
chuck| 6.5.12 @ 7:40AM
I still remember Carter's concession speech after being trounced by Reagan. The man was pitiful, humiliated, and shaken to the core.
I just can't wait to see Obama when he is swept out of office. Any bet on what the look on his lying, arrogant face will be? I'm betting on utter outrage, spitting mad, complete, red-in-the-face outrage.
Should be fun.
Mike G| 7.6.12 @ 1:50PM
I can hear his speech now:
My fellow Americans. You have shown your racism and ignorance, and I am therefore conceding this Presidential election. But I'm glad that I made history by being the first African-American president. I also have the satisfaction of being the most intelligent president this country has ever had, or ever will have. Too bad that you people are too stupid to recognize that. By the way, Michelle and I will be taking one last vacation on your dime; I'm thinking maybe a worldwide tour. Good riddance!
Dick Nome| 6.5.12 @ 8:27AM
I'd be willing to bet Obama reitres in November to somewhere outside the USA. He has no love for this country and when repudiated will go somewhere he can be adored.
Harry the Horrible| 6.5.12 @ 11:12AM
An expatriate Obama would be nice. Problem is, he'll still be running his mouth from day one of the new administration.
Anybody noticed how quiet Bush I and Bush II are? They will never be by favorite Republicans, but they have a heck of a lot more class than Carter and Clinton.
Alice Moore| 6.5.12 @ 8:37AM
It would be nice for Mrs. Ann Romney to be ever gracious on her first White House Tour and Michelle giving her the ungracious skunk eye.
Appleby| 6.5.12 @ 3:40PM
The WH security detail had better check every bag leaving the WH until the Obamas are safely outside the city limits. I have the feeling that they may be worse than the Clintons in their kleptomania.
Bob Grant| 6.5.12 @ 8:50AM
IF obama loses in November, he will not go quietly into retirement like other one term presidents.
You see, he's an "historic" president, regardless if his presidency lasted a mere one term.
Because of his age; popularity among the mainstream media, Hollywood, youth, and socialists throughout the World; and his EGO, Obama's perpetual campaign will continue long after the election.
There's simply too much money to be made and unfinished damage to be done to simply golf (hack) his way into the history books.
Al Adab| 6.5.12 @ 11:18AM
The man, and his handlers, have created such a mental condition that we have to seriously question the stability of the president. A good study of the 25th amendment might be in order. How do we as a nation deal with a mentally unstable office holder?
Albert Constantine Jr.| 6.5.12 @ 8:58AM
"...in the presence of former NBA players and former members of the Harlem Globetrotters..."
To follow through with the basketball and Globetrotters analogy, during much of Obama's life his "competition" has been the equivalent of the Washington Generals, deliberately holding back to make the star attraction look good.
When he ascended to the Presidency, suddenly his opponents were actually playing, and the baskets he misses far exceed the ones he makes. He can try to distract the crowd by spinning the ball on his fingertip, but the fans want to see points scored, and are losing patience.
Hopefully, the "loyal opposition" will serve him his first real recorded loss, before our real enemies serve all of us a defeat.
Bob Grant| 6.5.12 @ 9:23AM
So what you are saying is obama is similar to Meadowlark Lemon in that he is a "leader" in much the same way that Lemon was a "basketball player" who's attraction is not necessarily skills based but of personality and charisma? ...That the true skill of the profession is mediocre on a good day?...
...oh, and much like obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Mr. Lemon was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame as honorary inductees.
I, however, respect Mr. Lemon, the born again Christian.
Bob Grant| 6.5.12 @ 9:26AM
cor. "as an honorary inductee" ...
Anthony| 6.5.12 @ 9:42AM
Bill Clinton was perhaps America's first sociopath president, although maybe FDR beat him to the punch.
Obozo is America's first deranged and delusional president, not to mention Muslim and Marxist as well.
Occam's Tool| 6.5.12 @ 10:59AM
Except his ego can't land on the moon; he's cancelled manned space exploration, Aaron. :-)
TLP| 6.5.12 @ 3:24PM
"And I saw the BEAST rise from the Sea. And he was given a MOUTH, to speak Haughty and Blasphemous words. And he was allowed to exercise Authority for forty two months." Revelation 13-5.
He will not go quietly in to the night.
Evil never does.
Cincinnatius| 6.5.12 @ 10:34PM
AMEN! Obozo will not accept the rejection of the American people. The "transition" will be ugly, maybe hostile. Anything goes from Nov. to Jan. The possibilities frighten me. Please Lord, help us!
TW in SC| 6.5.12 @ 11:00AM
It's not that he's ignorant, it's that he knows so much that isn't so.
I recall in my early enlisted days in the military when people like Obama were my supposed "peers" and then, when the time came, their opportunity to shine and they failed miserably.
However, he is actually succeeding in pulling off the biggest scam in the history of the US presidency.
Well, he's done more damage than people realize. The common-sense, day-to-day citizen that has stopped getting news from the typical outlets also cannot be bothered to get online and learn the truth. They are, in fact, the busy middle-class citizens, or "folks" as Obama likes to insulting refer to us, who are caught up in raising families, putting food on the table and, when on a day off, do something that doesn't involve politics. They are therefore blissfully unaware of the snake in the kitchen, meaning Obama in the white house.
Hopefully though, they are smart enough to know at least that Obama is not healthy for children and other living things; That he is as damaging to this nation as a cancer is to a living cell. He has lots of help who are allowing him to succeed in "fundamentally transforming" this nation into a socialist state. The 1960's hippies are finally having their day in trying to dismantle constitutional government and are largely getting away with it with the complicity of RINO-management on the other side of the aisle.
Thus, we are in grave danger of losing our republic.
Albertus Magnus| 6.5.12 @ 11:16AM
I'm sure President Bozo also thinks he's a better vampire slayer than Abraham Lincoln. Just don't give him an axe.
Who Knows?| 6.5.12 @ 11:20AM
“Why’s everybody always pickin’ on me?” Charlie Brown, he’s a clown.
It IS fun to pay valuable time and attention---one’s life---on the current resident of the White House, and mock his character flaws. Face it---since George Washington, who was the last true honorable, self-disciplined grown up to be president, it’s been all downhill.
Why, it seems like just a second ago that the first reality TV show hit the airwaves, and now they’re all over the place! What does THAT tell you?
We are living in a time when narcissism is growing at an exponential speed. Talk about coming out of the closet!
So, Obama is just the perfect “peacock” for the mass of narcissistic people---a great reflection of them, as well as being the best exemplar of the mirror-lovers.
ME!!! It’s all about ME!!!
Me? I still think every story about Obama should contain the name “Jeremiah Wright”. This “Obama-nation” connection should be mirrored as often as possible, because most people are so full of themselves, they need heavy repetition to break through into awareness.
Know thy enemy! And, make no mistake, Obama is the in-your-face enemy of freedom, even for the self-deluding and self-reflecting mass of narcissists these days, who can be seen as covered in fashionable cloth, but rightly imagined as surrounded by a bubble of mirrors.
“In one’s friend one shall have one’s best enemy.”---Nietzsche
What a friend we have in Obama? In Jesus.
Occam's Tool| 6.5.12 @ 1:03PM
Ike was a fairly honorable, self-disciplined man, as was Truman, as was McKinley, as was Chester Arthur, as was Polk, as was Monroe, as was Lincoln.
Cobalt| 6.5.12 @ 12:25PM
http://www.google.com/search?t.....q=arrogant obama photo&sa=N&biw=360&bih=640#i=92
Michael Bloomberg said that Obama was the most arrogant man he had ever met.
davelnaf| 6.5.12 @ 12:35PM
My concern is not how bad O will feel after the election, but far he will go to assuage what will be a narcissistically fueled rage against the country for rejecting him.
Ronsch| 6.5.12 @ 1:13PM
Just watch...I have predicted this for quite a while...he will declare himself having been born in Kenya, is truly a "Citizen of The World" and will be elected to head the worthless, money grubbing, dictator supporting, vile, despicable UN.
Then he will gain the title "President of the World" and be voted "Dictator for Life" by the UN.
Drunken Sailor| 6.6.12 @ 4:58PM
I think Chavez has a plan to turn his country over to Obama.
Kwan| 6.5.12 @ 2:07PM
Obama's so-called qualification to be President consisted of handing out bottles of Ripple to street bums to motivate them to protest against "the Man" for an assortment of so-called offenses against da people.
Pecos Pete| 6.5.12 @ 2:29PM
King O will retire to ... where? Probably New York City as there he can be on national TV every day as a commentator for CBS/NBC/ABC/MSNBC/etc. He can then continue to drive people nuts.
Albertus Magnus| 6.5.12 @ 3:11PM
We will never hear the last of President Bozo. Assuming he loses, he will no doubt go right back in to campaign mode and run for the 2016 nomination. He will be on TV every night blasting Romney and the Republicans, claiming great accomplishments, and vowing to return to lead the American People back from the abyss. Let's face it, this guy's ego simply will not let him go away, quietly or otherwise.
Appleby| 6.5.12 @ 3:48PM
I was watching the wonderful Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II this morning -- and into the flowing river of concord that had not been disturbed by so much as a ripple, suddenly there he was: Obama chiming in via TV to mouth useless platitudes that had nothing whatsoever to do with the celebration of Britain and her Commonwealth supporters -- there was his hooty voice and his flapping ears, interrupting the general celebration with bleating falsehoods of his love and respect for HM the Q. One could not fail but remember that Zero sent HM the Q an iPod loaded with HIS OWN SPEECHES as a lovely parting gift...and returned the bust of Winston Churchill to our long time allies, as almost the first thing he ever did in the WH.
Smother him, somebody, quickly.
marque lunettes de soleil | 6.5.12 @ 9:19PM
To say that President Obama thinks the world of himself would be an understatement. His high opinion of himself might very well extend to yet to be discovered galaxies at the outer reaches of the universe. If President Obama were to travel to the moon it would be more than appropriate to say, "The Ego has landed."
maillot de bain pas cher | 6.5.12 @ 9:24PM
Prior to last week's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony (where he referred to Nazi death camps as "Polish death camps" much to the anger of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other Polish officials), Obama along with White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew met with Jewish leaders from around the country. According to Haaretz, Obama, who felt defensive about being perceived as anti-Israel, claimed he knew more about Judaism than any other President before him. To which Bill Kristol of the Weekly Standard scoffed, "His vanity boggles the mind." Kristol went on to note that both John Adams and James Madison read Hebrew.
Gisele| 6.6.12 @ 12:56PM
Dear Mr. Goldstein:
The bigzero, as I call him, has narcissistic personality disorder, a malady which the Democratic party seeks in all of its candidates and one which the resentful, self-loathing base somehow prefers. His ego is malformed and very inadequate; ergo, grandiosity to disguise a very weak self.
Anyone But Obama| 6.6.12 @ 11:51PM
No, not ego, arrogance. He's the most arrogant, obnopxious piece of turd ever to be president.
cali| 6.7.12 @ 4:47AM
There is nothing 'modest' about obama; there's no humility within obama, but rather conceit and arrogance, demonstrated in part by his narcissistic and pathological personality traits.
As we all know: "A haughty spirit comes before the fall!"
Mike Rogers | 6.7.12 @ 12:32PM
Even Maureen Dowd agrees - see this:
http://granitegrok.com/blog/20.....ureen-dowd
spike59| 6.11.12 @ 6:26AM
remember, this is the man who claimed that his nomination for President by the Democrats heralded the healing of the planet, stoping the oceans from rising, and various and sundry wonders and miracles...the scary part is, he actually believes that crap
i'm guessing some of the stuff he and the rest of the "Choom Gang" were smoking was laced with PCP
WhileRomeBurns| 6.12.12 @ 10:09AM
Aaron, you have come up with the headline we (hopefully) will see the morning after this fall's elections: "The Ego has landed."*
The man now occupying the Oval Office is like the young guy who climbs - extraordinarily quickly - to the top in the company his father owns. All along, junior believes that he has earned every step he has taken up the ladder. By the time he is replacing Papa, he is insufferable - and inept. Everything his father built soon slips between his fingers. But junior - like you-know-who - blames everyone but himself.
That said, I have far less of a problem with the Prevaricator-in-Chief than I have with all those people who fraudulently foisted the stealth candidate on the American people. If there is any justice in the world, and in America - in particular - they will all be outfitted for orange jumpsuits. Yes, Virginia, if my suspicions about the 2008 election are proven correct,** there should be Dems and RINOs wearing orange.
(* I would have this headline: "The Ego has landed (with a thump)")
(* if the Republican candidate was - in professional wrestling parlance - a "jobber")