Barack Obama

WinstonSmith4740

(3,157 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:23 PM Sep 2013

Just another game of Three Dimensional Chess for The Man.

He never ceases to amaze me. I was watching Rachel Friday night when it hit me just what he was doing. He wanted diplomacy the whole time...he just knew if he went with it, the Repugs would howl. Their knee jerk reaction has always been to disagree with whatever it was he wanted. So rattle some sabers, and they demand to be involved in the decision. OK, here, you guys decide. From that point on, it was drop mike, walk off stage. And I don't believe for a second that John Kerry's comments weren't WELL thought out.

And, of course, great address. Watching the commentary now. Andrea Mitchell always seems to find something to bitch about, doesn't she?

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Just another game of Three Dimensional Chess for The Man. (Original Post) WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2013 OP

Just what I was thinking flamingdem Sep 2013 #1

More like political Jiu-jitsu. He uses their own energy against them. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #2

Yes he did. Big time. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #4

I thought it was impressive when PBO turned the repugs against golf.. now Cha Sep 2013 #6

Well, look who Andrea Mitchell married. IrishAyes Sep 2013 #3

"..rattle some sabres".. that what my Cha Sep 2013 #5

Yes, those things in the eagle's talons always caught my attention, too: freshwest Sep 2013 #7

And, shamefully, I never Cha Sep 2013 #8

Go for it... It's Wikipedia. Creative Commons, and no copyright. freshwest Sep 2013 #9

Thank you so much, fresh! Cha Sep 2013 #10

YW. freshwest Sep 2013 #11

if assad had pressure on him before hopemountain Sep 2013 #12

And the “They” … 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2013 #13

flamingdem

(39,918 posts)

1. Just what I was thinking

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:24 PM

Sep 2013

Cold water throwing Andrea at it again.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. More like political Jiu-jitsu. He uses their own energy against them.

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:28 PM

Sep 2013

I agree.

He proposed at first largely what a RW hawk would propose and they all scrambled to criticize it one way or another.

He rope-a-doped them from the outset, and Putin, too.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

4. Yes he did. Big time.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:58 PM

Sep 2013

Cha

(305,418 posts)

6. I thought it was impressive when PBO turned the repugs against golf.. now

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:04 PM

Sep 2013

he's turned them against war.

Except rummy of course.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)

3. Well, look who Andrea Mitchell married.

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 08:57 PM

Sep 2013

Maybe that's ONE reason she's always so bitchy? Both of them are (Ayn) Randians anyway.

Cha

(305,418 posts)

5. "..rattle some sabres".. that what my

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:03 PM

Sep 2013

son was saying last night in reference to what the President needs to keep doing right now to get this diplomacy process wrapped up.

Hopefully, Putin and Assad will come through

I don't believe that Kerry's words were an "accident" either. how ridiculous.

Jeff Simon @jjsimonWP

Scott Pelley w/ line of the night: "Like the presidential seal, President Obama had an olive branch in one hand and arrows in the other."3:29 PM - 10 Sep 2013

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http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/10/president-obama-addresses-the-nation-on-syria/#comments

thanks Winston

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

7. Yes, those things in the eagle's talons always caught my attention, too:

Reply to Cha (Reply #5)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:46 PM

Sep 2013

Cha

(305,418 posts)

8. And, shamefully, I never

Reply to freshwest (Reply #7)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:51 PM

Sep 2013

knew until Scott Pelly and now you with this beautiful image. Thanks fresh!

I want to make an OP with Scott's tweet.. could I please use your image?

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

9. Go for it... It's Wikipedia. Creative Commons, and no copyright.

Reply to Cha (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 09:56 PM

Sep 2013

I also PM'ed you...

Please check the link.

Cha

(305,418 posts)

10. Thank you so much, fresh!

Reply to freshwest (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:00 PM

Sep 2013

freshwest

(53,661 posts)

11. YW.

Reply to Cha (Reply #10)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:03 PM

Sep 2013

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)

12. if assad had pressure on him before

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2013, 10:55 PM

Sep 2013

he certainly has it now. and putin as well. president barack hussein obama is going to keep this up until every stipulation of the negotiations is carried out by assad - right down to turning over all of the chemical weapons and the assad signature and actions demonstrating his agreement to never again use chemical weapons.

as for the congress, a little reverse psychology can go a long way with stubborn, headstrong narcissistic bullies - and 3 year olds.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

13. And the “They” …

Reply to WinstonSmith4740 (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 08:43 PM

Sep 2013

In this case, and a couple other cases I can think of (think: offering the CCPI to prove gop unseriousness in budget negotiations/governance), are the internet left.

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