MSM calls Obama "cool" or "cold"-- how about "statesmanlike"?

[npincus]

I don't get why Obama is being criticized for being the grown-up, for comporting himslef and his campaign with dignity, called "cool", "indifferent"... as though not rolling in the mud with scumbags who don't give a shit about governing but only winning-- THAT'S a character flaw? How about observing that his calm demeanor in this onslaught of FILTH is "statesmanlike" or even "presidential"? Do Americans really want a mean-spirited, childish, turd-throwing ASS to represent their interests here at home and in the world?

Yeah, I know.

[TheCoxwain]

1. I sometimes think the News channels are being run by a bunch of Juvenilles

[LooseWilly]

2. Theater critics

critique theater that doesn't contribute to the show...

[still_one]

3. The MSM also said there were WMDs in Iraq, Iraq and AQ were involved in 9/11

the nominees for president would be Hillary and mccain, the Democrats would be divided after their Convention, and that most Hillary supporters would vote for mccain

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

What did they say again?

[brooklynite]

4. You go into an election with the electorate you've got...

Many of the people voting are low-information types who want to see some emotion in their candidates: "if he won't fight for himself, how will he fight for me?".

[npincus]

7. nice message: the biggest asshole gets the prize...

sad, but that seems to be the unraveling of this country's character... or "progress" as the Repukes would call it.

[treestar]

5. that doesn't have to be bad

Americans like someone who stays cool when under fire.

Add "calm and collected" to it.

Shouldn't have a bad effect.

Anyone who thinks he is "cold" just needs to see a video of him, IMO. They just haven't seen him and have heard that or are right wingers anyway. This is one RWers love to use on Hillary, with the idea women should be "warm" and that any woman in control is "cold."

Obama so clearly has a warm love of the US and Americans. Low info people are just the ones who would recognize it if they see him.

[phantom power]

6. If he was Republican, they'd call it "gravitas."

[ErinBerin84]

8. and when he jokes around

they say "Oh, he should be acting more serious." Meanwhile, McCain is a fucking frothing at the mouth loony bin, but that's just "McCain being McCain."