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7-31-2008 5:04 AM
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merrie says:
Elevating the issue of Obama's arrogance two or three notches higher, Dana Milbank writes in Wednesday's Washington Post:
Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign [...] Obama settled down to some presidential-style business in Washington [...] Then, he went up to Capitol Hill to be adored by House Democrats in a presidential-style pep rally. [...] Along the way, he traveled in a bubble more insulating than the actual president's. Traffic was shut down for him as he zoomed about town in a long, presidential-style motorcade, while the public and most of the press were kept in the dark about his activities, which included a fundraiser at the Mayflower where donors paid $10,000 or more to have photos taken with him.
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7-31-2008 5:11 AM
merrie
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In the latest issue of the New Republic, Gabriel Sherman found reporters complaining that Obama's campaign was "acting like the Prom Queen" and being more secretive than Bush. The magazine quoted the New York Times' Adam Nagourney's reaction to the Obama campaign's memo attacking one of his stories: "I've never had an experience like this, with this campaign or others."
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Even Bush hasn't tried that. But then again, Obama has been outdoing the president in ruffles and flourishes lately. As Bush held quiet signing ceremonies in the White House yesterday morning, Obama was involved in a more visible display of executive authority a block away, when he met with Pakistani P...
7-31-2008 12:32 PM
dulios
John McCain had a TV commercial calling himself "President McCain". McCain holds weekly radio chats like the president. McCain holds a press conference describing the country and the world after his "first term". Interesting that no one calls him arrogant or presumptuous. Obama is clearly guilty of being "confident while black" for you conservatives.
7-31-2008 1:13 PM
papananook
I find this really silly--people supporting a dipstick like McCain calling Obama arrogant... wow! To want to bew Preznut, you have to be arrogant in the first place. Anybody who wants that much power---well, it's in the job description--"Arrogant, power-hungry megalomaniac need to lead Western world. Must like war and be rich."
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