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Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” President Barack Obama’s close friend and longtime adviser Valerie Jarrett said, “The president prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn’t had a scandal.” When asked about the Obama’s public personas, Jarrett said, “I think that they behave as the people who they are. What you see in public is the same thing I see in private. Do they feel responsibility because they’re historic figures? Yes, they do. But I don’t think it has made them be different than who they are. The president prides himself on the fact that his administration hasn’t had a scandal and he hasn’t done something to embarrass himself. That is not because he is being someone other that who he is. That’s who he is. That is who they are. And that is what really resonates with the American people.”
originally posted by: 3daysgone
I agree, but every President has their scandals.
originally posted by: Stevemagegod
originally posted by: 3daysgone
I agree, but every President has their scandals.
And thats the thing. Just being the President you are inherently involved in Scandals whether you want them or not. It's just fun to pick apart Obama's ego though. I mean after all to make a statement like he hasn't done anything to embarrass himself or his administration he mind as well just claim he's the Messiah come to save us from are problems.
originally posted by: windword
a reply to: Stevemagegod
You forgot the "Birther's" forged birth certificate scandal. But, IMO, none of those issues you've listed are "scandals", per say, they're more like criticisms and speculation.
originally posted by: Pyle
1. ObamaCare
is only a scandal due to GOP failing to do anything with it and just passing meaning less repeals and going to court of medicare expansion.
2. The IRS scandal
was the IRS doing its job of vetting groups that had political names because being a non-profit means you stay out of politics.
3. Benghazi
has been shown by the GOP that wrong happened on the administrations side and that GOP congress denied more spending on embassy related security.
4. Hillary Clinton’s secret server
is a scandal of Hilary Clinton and has nothing to do with Obama
5. NSA spying scandal PATRIOT Act
no one in the government is free from blame.
6. Iran nuclear deal and ransom payment
WOOO more GOP BS!
7. Secret Service getting some
you can thank GWB for the failure of SS these days when he rolled them into Homeland Security.
8. If I had a son he would look like Trayvon Marian
I have no idea why this one is a scandal.....
9. Choosing his Successor, rigging the primaries for that Successor, allowing her to use Air Force One campaigning for that successor.
He did not Choose his successor nor were the primaries rigged. If they did use Air Force One then the campaign paid the costs.
10. Ending the Global War on Terror without defeating the Extremist Ideology and Refusing to say Radical Islamic Terrorism because it might hurt some people's feelings.
Just more dead american soldiers and more extremist made. ISIS can be laid on the bush with the removal of the baathist from Iraq.
11. Claiming that there is no way the Election could be rigged tells Trump to stop whining because things aren't going his way then claims Election is rigged by Russia to support Trump then says Hillary wasn't treated right even though she had the Illuminati supporting her.
12. Claiming he's a Christian when he's Muslim.
You have zero proof of this.
13. Calling ISIS the JV team.
Currently it is. ISIS has been decimated over the years. Their best leaders have been taken out constantly.
14. Inviting Sharpton to the White House many times.
I guess inviting a black man to the White House isnt liked by the right?
15. Inviting Rappers to the White House many times.
See 14
16. Drawing the red line then falling to follow through when the evidence says they used Chemical Weapons beyond a reasonable doubt
WOO MORE DEAD AMERICAN SOLDIERS!
17. Being the most Anti-Israel President
By giving them billions in dollars and backing the Iran nuclear deal to make Israel safer?
18. The Apologizer and Chief
Look up American History 2001-2009 under President Gorge W. Bush on why Obama took the Foreign Relation Stance he did.
19. Russia Reset
Russian/GOP meme machine if full effect
20. Inviting the Fake Clock Bomb kid to the WH wearing the NASA t Shirt
Is it really a bad thing to encourage young people to do STEM related things?
21. Not going after Fidel Castro when he kicked the bucket issuing a "Neutral Statement" when the guy was a brutal dictator.
Because we are trying to normalize relations with Cuba. Something Trump/GOP see as a big problem I guess. We have normal relations with Vietnam.
22. Claiming that Global Warming is a bigger threat than Terrorism.
The freaking DOD says it is a huge threat. They have been saying it for years. It is nothing new.
originally posted by: Stevemagegod
12. Claiming he's a Christian when he's Muslim.
15. Inviting Rappers to the White House many times.