Deranged Rhino Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 This will NEVER get old. The fear is palpable - and he should be scared. 1
B-Man Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 TAKE A BOW! Ben Rhodes manages to make Obama sound EVEN MORE insufferably arrogant Let’s face it: It’s not really fair to expect Ben Rhodes to be able to handle Hillary Clinton losing to Donald Trump when his own boss was apparently this neck-deep in denial: from the New York Times: “What if we were wrong?” he asked aides riding with him in the armored presidential limousine. He had read a column asserting that liberals had forgotten how important identity was to people and had promoted an empty cosmopolitan globalism that made many feel left behind. “Maybe we pushed too far,” Mr. Obama said. “Maybe people just want to fall back into their tribe.” His aides reassured him that he still would have won had he been able to run for another term and that the next generation had more in common with him than with Mr. Trump. Mr. Obama, the first black man elected president, did not seem convinced. “Sometimes I wonder whether I was 10 or 20 years too early,” he said. In the weeks after Mr. Trump’s election, Mr. Obama went through multiple emotional stages, according to a new book by his longtime adviser Benjamin J. Rhodes. At times, the departing president took the long view, at other points, he flashed anger. He called Mr. Trump a “cartoon” figure who cared more about his crowd sizes than any particular policy. And he expressed rare self-doubt, wondering whether he had misjudged his own influence on American history. Is that supposed to make Obama more sympathetic? America let him down again, you guys... "I'm just ahead of my time" is the most Obama excuse ever. .
B-Man Posted May 30, 2018 Posted May 30, 2018 8 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: This will NEVER get old. The fear is palpable - and he should be scared. 1
B-Man Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 For D.R.............................I hope that I can post them correctly Ben Rhodes rambling With Hillary's theme, "Fight Song" https://twitter.com/TimRunsHisMouth/status/1001912432049221635 With the Titanic Theme https://twitter.com/Bmac0507/status/1001964381255667712 With the Sad Hulk Theme https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1001976499417894913 But wait — there’s still more: Ben Rhodes Remix --- recommended
DC Tom Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 9 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: This will NEVER get old. The fear is palpable - and he should be scared. That's from that God-awful HBO documentary that I'd mentioned earlier, somewhere. And I don't think he's afraid. I think he's genuinely in a state of shock, unable to understand why the hoi polloi won't do what the elite leadership-class like him tell them to.
B-Man Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 9 minutes ago, DC Tom said: That's from that God-awful HBO documentary that I'd mentioned earlier, somewhere. And I don't think he's afraid. I think he's genuinely in a state of shock, unable to understand why the hoi polloi won't do what the elite leadership-class like him tell them to. I agree sir, please check the "privilege" from another Rhodes excerpt.......... Have a tissue ready before reading Ben Rhodes’ account of Obama’s final farewell to Angela Merkel The New York Times published a long piece Wednesday hyping “The World as It Is,” the upcoming memoir by longtime Barack Obama adviser Ben Rhodes. As Twitchy reported, Rhodes has managed to make Obama sound even more arrogant than some suspected, with him contemplating things like, “Sometimes I wonder whether I was 10 or 20 years too early” and “Maybe we pushed too far.” Americans weren’t ready for the progressive future he envisioned, it seems, and just wanted to “fall back into their tribes.” There’s another part of the story making the rounds on social media, and this one is Rhodes’ account of Obama’s final farewell to Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, who felt obliged to run again after Donald Trump’s election to help maintain “the liberal national order.” Your daily reminder that Ben Rhodes is a fiction writer.... and a bad one. . 1
snafu Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 Wow, I don't get it. These people walk around in a fog of their own self-importance and normal people are supposed to feel empathy? 1
Buffalo_Gal Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, snafu said: Wow, I don't get it. These people walk around in a fog of their own self-importance and normal people are supposed to feel empathy? Well, I didn't score very high on the empathy test. 1 2
snafu Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 33 minutes ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Well, I didn't score very high on the empathy test. I saw that test. I'm afraid to take it. People might show up at my house for testing. 2
IDBillzFan Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 18 hours ago, DC Tom said: And I don't think he's afraid. I think he's genuinely in a state of shock Agree completely. In truth, that's a genuinely human moment. There is this absolute sense of bewilderment. Like Mr. Bellows after Barbara Eden makes something disappear when he turns his back for a second. Unfortunately, human moments are wasted on people like Ben Rhodes. If he were a genuinely gracious person, instead of the spiteful, sniveling, childish, thin-skinned left-wing nutbag that he plays in social media, it would be an iconic moment. Instead, he's gone SO full-goose-bozo on anyone who says the word "Trump" that the only thing people want to do when they watch that video is mock him.
B-Man Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Agree completely. In truth, that's a genuinely human moment. There is this absolute sense of bewilderment. Like Mr. Bellows after Barbara Eden makes something disappear when he turns his back for a second. Hey ! That's Doctor Bellows or Colonel Bellows if you please............................... A+ for the reference though........... .
/dev/null Posted May 31, 2018 Author Posted May 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Well, I didn't score very high on the empathy test. Hey, that's my line! 1
DC Tom Posted May 31, 2018 Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: Well, I didn't score very high on the empathy test. I can sympathize... 1
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 We just didn't recognize his awesomeness: http://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/obama-ben-rhodes-world-as-it-is.html
Deranged Rhino Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 Just now, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: We just didn't recognize his awesomeness: http://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/02/opinion/sunday/obama-ben-rhodes-world-as-it-is.html It's amazing, isn't it? The desperation to protect a legacy built on sand... in a few years it'll all be gone and people like Rhodes will have a tough time walking down the street.
row_33 Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 He's not as obligated as Carter to try to make up for his years in office. He will never ever think he was wrong or lacking in any decision or thought though....
3rdnlng Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 It really all comes down to the fact that we just weren't ready for Obama's greatness.
Deranged Rhino Posted June 4, 2018 Posted June 4, 2018 Just now, 3rdnlng said: It really all comes down to the fact that we just weren't ready for Obama's greatness. Considering trump is a verified time traveler, I wonder what his take is on how Americans judge 44 in 2040... 1
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