Leading From Behind: Empty Chair To Visit Louisiana On Monday
Hours after Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac on Friday, White House press secretary Jay Carney announced President Barack Obama would call an audible in his schedule and visit Louisiana on Monday to assess the storm's damage.
Obama's leading-from-behind reaction to Romney's visit reaffirmed Clint Eastwood's empty chair analogy, which upset the mainstream media, the iconic actor used Thursday night at the Republican National Convention when discussing Obama and his presidency.
"The empty-chair analogy by Clint Eastwood might be far more accurate and impactful than the Obama campaign and its cheerleaders in the media care to accept," the insightful Republican strategist Cheri Jacobus wrote.
The mainstream media juxtaposed images of Hurricane Issac hitting Louisiana next to images of the RNC throughout the week, and they continued to stress the seriousness of the storm. Mainstream media networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and PBS reminded their viewers of Hurricane Katrina, and blamed former President George W. Bush for his inaction during Katrina.
Yet Obama spent the week campaigning in crucial swing states like Iowa, Colorado, and Virginia (Louisiana is not a swing state). He even took some time to chat online, proposing a constitutional amendment to restrict political speech while on Reddit, an online link-sharing community. He never once visited Louisiana.
And the mainstream media gave Obama a complete pass.
"When somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go," Eastwood said Thursday night, in comments that could resonate more in light of Obama's inaction during and after Hurricane Issac.
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on Sep. 2, 2012 at 11:34 AM
Yep, I was right. Can't find a single reason to vote for O. lol.
Quoting JonJon:
Mr. Romney's sitting in my rocking chair. We've been talking for a while. He thinks CM is a hoot and he said what I do on CM is more important than what he does.
Right now he's saying, "Ask that..." - Mr. Romney, I can't call her that, I'll get in trouble. It's okay; you're only a Republican man. Okay. Yes, you're forgiven.
Mr. Romney is saying, verbatim, "You should know by now that unless she wants to go off-topic, JonJon stays on-topic no matter how much you cajole or harass her" and he says - Oh, Mr. Romney, you make me blush - he says that makes me a pretty strong, disciplined broad. No, Mr. Romney, I consider being called a broad a compliment.
Quoting pvtjokerus:
lolol....So I guess, you really can't post any strong points to vote for O.
Quoting JonJon:
I'm flattered you put so much store in one person's opinion but that poll in the other group was the result of 115 people's opinions. 76 of thos people believe Obama will win re-election. people who know say that for every one person who shows up to a rally or who publicly express their opinions, there are 24 who didn't but who believe the same way. That means 1,824 believe the President will be re-elected. In this case, it's more important what the 1,824 think because the many outweigh the one.
The topic is "The President hasn't gone to LA but Romney has." The ONLY reason I went off-topic is because the post-owner did. I've gone as far off-topic for you as I care to, Private Joke R Us.
I've already posted on the topic. Do you want to ask me a question about my reply?
Quoting pvtjokerus:
Please share with all of us why YOU think that Obama DESERVES to be re-elected, if you dare. ; )
Quoting JonJon:
I went to the one CM group I know has people from all walks of life, all ages, all races...HUGE group, and did a poll. I'll have to admit that the way that group goes ballistic if anyone tries to discuss racial issues, I was surprised at the result: 66% said Obama was going to win. That and the poll I did here both give me confidence my man is going up for four more years! I agree that such casual polls can be deceiving but I have a good feeling.
What can I say? other than I'm
Quoting candlegal:
well there is hate-rhetoric and untruths and there is anger that JJ isn't able to recognize it is so well disguised. Your man is going down in November.
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on Aug. 31, 2012 at 4:34 PM