At Correspondents Dinner, Obama Takes Partisan Shots, Also Shots At Private Citizens

by William Teach | May 2, 2010 9:01 am

Say, remember this story[1] from yesterday?

In a blunt caution to political friend and foe, President Obama said Saturday that partisan rants and name-calling under the guise of legitimate discourse pose a serious danger to America’s democracy, and may incite “extreme elements” to violence.

That was from his commencement speech whine at the U. Of Michigan (right before 75% of the graduates jumped in their car to get the hell away from a state destroyed by liberal political policies.) His speech was also know “as an opportunity[2] to rail out against his critics and anyone else who exercises the Constitutionally guaranteed right to speak his mind.”

Jump to last nights White House Correspondents Dinner[3]

Sure, it was (supposedly) a comedy dinner, but, didn’t Obama just complain about partisan rancor? Plus, you have to truly love that last one about Michael Steele, which would have gotten any Republican scalded as a racist, bigoted, disgusting, inappropriate remark. But, OK, that’s politics. It’s rough and tumble, something our thin skinned president doesn’t get. But what about these comments?

Isn’t that swell? Can you imagine the uproar had Bush taken shots at private citizens, even during what was supposedly a dinner about humor? Looking back, most of Bush’s jokes were about himself, with a few light-hearted jabs thrown in at Barbara Bush, Dick Cheney, Nancy Pelosi, and others. But, not private citizens. And, how about this last one from Obama

He even told a joke on the military’s targeted kill, addressing the Jonas Brothers in the house, adored by Obama daughters Sasha and Malia.

“Boys, don’t get any ideas,” Obama said. “I have two words for you – predator drones. You’ll never see it coming… You think I’m joking.”

Again, just imagine Bush telling THAT joke and what the media would be printing the following day.

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Endnotes:
  1. this story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-01-Obama-commencement_N.htm
  2. as an opportunity: http://www.examiner.com/x-34929-Manhattan-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m5d1-Obama-uses-commencement-address-to-attack-free-speech
  3. White House Correspondents Dinner: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2010/05/white_house_correspondents.html
  4. Pirate’s Cove: http://www.thepiratescove.us
  5. @WilliamTeach: http://twitter.com/WilliamTeach

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