Heard the meme about Obama's overseas trip

[meegbear]

the RNC chairman was on the news this morning and commenting on the massive crowds greeting Obama ...

"I would rather have a leader that is respected than adored."

Watch for the phrase this weekend.

[Danger Mouse]

1. "Let them hate me, so long as they respect me."

"Let them hate me, so long as they fear me."
Supposedly, Tiberius and Caligula, respectively.

[CrispyQ]

2. And exactly who in the current administration is respected?

Oh sheesh! These guys are narrow minded, jealous assholes.

[liberal N proud]

3. Where is the evidence they do not respect Obama?

Or that supporting that they respect McLame?

Hollow meme, one I am sure they will repeat until perception is such.

[patrice]

4. Regressive Neanderthal hasn't heard The Good News yet, apparently, though I bet he goes to church.nt

[treestar]

5. At least he doesn't prefer "feared."

What is wrong with our leader being "adored?" :wtf:

It doesn't mean he is not also "respected."

It doesn't mean that McWar is "respected." I would rather have a leader who is adored than one who is thought of contemptuously.

[Ron Green]

16. "Respected" is of course code for "feared."

That's exactly what the right wing is trying to hold on to: a fear-based world (easy to maintain and good for business) as opposed to a love-based world (difficult to attain; requires lots of work, hard decisions and adult behavior.)

[treestar]

17. And there's a lot more $$ to be made by war profiteers

In their fear-based world.

[bunnies]

6. Clearly... Obama is both.

What a dumbass.

[seabeyond]

7. then they picked the wrong one with bush and mccain. bush was "adored"

never really respected. now adore is out the window. and mccain is neither respected nor adored

asshole

[Thrill]

8. Who respects war monger McCain?

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. So, they've flip-flopped from the 2000 and 2004 elections, when it was all about adoration

of their messiah president.

[liberalmuse]

10. Bush and McSame are neither.

The Republicans come up with the DUMBEST shit.

[MrsT]

11. "I would rather have a leader that is respected than adored."

Who is respected? Not Bush. Not McCain. Who in the hell is he talking about?

[gblady]

12. their desparation.....

is almost laughable...if it wasn't so pathetic!

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. Then mccan't is the wrong guy.

[niceypoo]

14. The way Bush is respected?

Puleeeeezzzeeeee.....

[Labors of Hercules]

15. respected? Does "respected" have the same definition as "hated" in your mind?

Cuz that's what Bush is: