They are going to HATE this for real. Steam is going to come out of their ears. How dare he DANCE?
No I am not talking about the right wingnuts. I am talking about the perpetually pissed off and always whining members of the barbiturate left. Most of whom incidentally are NOT organizers but pointers.
How the heck can Obama be "dancing" while the war in Afghanistan rages on? Not to mention when 47 million people have no healthcare. Shouldn't he be in the White House on the phone yelling at Harry Reid and Max Baucus?
I am with Booman today who wrote what I had been feeling for the past few months better than I ever could in his post: "Can I Vent?"
I particularly like these three sections of his blog post:
You call him a warmonger, but he gets the Nobel Peace Prize. He ends torture and allows his Attorney General to investigate it, and you call him a torturer. He tries to enact health care reform with a robust public option and you accuse him of seeking every opportunity to sell-out to the insurance industry. He bails out the cratering financial services industry and prevents a second Great Depression, and you accuse him of selling his soul to corporate CEO's. I'm not saying that all of these criticisms lack validity. I'm not saying that people shouldn't advocate for the things they care about passionately. I just want to know where you get the fucking idea that an anonymous White House staffer who gets asked about all this criticism would feel obligated to show you deference and respect.
What's he supposed to say? That all the criticism is right on the mark?
The truth of the matter is, right or wrong, the progressive blogosphere has been a more severe and on point critic of the Obama administration than any teabagger. And, in many ways, that is to the community's credit. We don't embrace the cheerleader's role and that gives us more credibility. When the president screws up, we're willing to call him on it. But, Jesus Christ, do you expect the administration to lie down and say, 'Thank you, sir, may I have another'?
If you berate them for not closing Guantanamo fast enough, not ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell fast enough, not evacuating Iraq fast enough, not passing a health care bill fast enough, and so on...do you not expect one their number to at some point push back and point out that making these kind of changes takes time and is a bit difficult?
http://www.boomantribune.com/...
Of course his post elicited the typical -- whining -- YOU HATE DISSENT, YOU ARE AN OBAMABOT, [Insert your favorite here].
Booman had to come back to explain his venting blog post because the usual suspects from the Barbiturate Left got into a huge snit:
As was inevitable, my little rant led to some confusion. The key issue is that a huge segment of the progressive blogosphere took offense and being told to put on some work clothes and stop expecting the administration to fulfill their every wish on their timetable. I don't want people to stop advocating for their issues or to stifle their criticism of the administration when they disagree with them. I just don't get where most of these people got the idea that they can blast the president, assign to him the worst motives, complain about nearly everything he does, and how he does it, and then expect every staffer in the building to not only agree with their criticism but show respect and deference to them, as well.
And now Obama is DANCING... God help him and our country!
P.S. For those whose heads are in fact exploding right now, I would like to suggest the longer video posted below in the comments.
Someone just posted this oldie but goodie... It's worth another look.