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MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:26 AM Jul 2015

President Obama is in a unique position to evoke stupidity from Republicans.

His recent statement about his potential to win if he could run for a third term is a good example. So was his pointed criticism of Huckabee. As a "lame duck" President, he can poke at the Republicans freely, especially the primary candidates. Since they're as stupid as slugs, they'll respond by saying stupid things and damaging their own chances.

Once again, our President is showing us just how smart he truly is. I expect more comments from him designed to provoke Republican presidential candidates into doing what they do so well - making complete asses of themselves.

Thank you, Mr. President!

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President Obama is in a unique position to evoke stupidity from Republicans. (Original Post) MineralMan Jul 2015 OP
k&r... spanone Jul 2015 #1
To prove your point Ayatollah Huckabee doubled downed - and lied about "all my Jewish friends" Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #2
Well, Huckleberry didn't really have a chance anyhow, MineralMan Jul 2015 #4
Passive-aggressive is always the way to go! randome Jul 2015 #3
I imagine that Obama is enjoying this. MineralMan Jul 2015 #5

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
2. To prove your point Ayatollah Huckabee doubled downed - and lied about "all my Jewish friends"
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:31 AM
Jul 2015

supporting him for his inflammatory rhetoric!....Obama knocked out one of the GOP charlatans with just one breath, just as you predicted.

Making complete asses of themselves and the GOP in the process.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
4. Well, Huckleberry didn't really have a chance anyhow,
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:36 AM
Jul 2015

but his "ovens" statement cemented the deal, for sure. Right now, all of the GOP primary candidates are pandering frantically to their right wing nutcase base, since they believe that base is essential to win the nomination. So, they are piling on each other trying to be the candidate with the "rightest" agenda.

Trump, however, has trumped them in this, and has that bizarre segment of the population all sewed up, so what are they to do. Huckleberry has brought up Hitler already. What could be next from the desperate primary candidates who are threatened with being so insignificant that they won't even be in the debates?

They're fighting each other for bottom of the heap, and President Obama is handing over the ammo they need. Time for a circular firing squad approach to the campaign!

Ready. Aim. FIRE!

 

randome

(34,845 posts)
3. Passive-aggressive is always the way to go!
Tue Jul 28, 2015, 10:33 AM
Jul 2015

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

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