CNN Anchor Re. Obama: "Are you surprised by the tone he took?"

[RandySF]

President Obama just made comments regarding General Motors' IPO and had the gall to take some credit for helping to save over 1 million jobs. That prompted the CNN anchor to ask her guest "Are you surprised by the tone he took?" During eight years of watching Bush pat himself of the back for "Mission Accomplished" and a dozen other failures, how man anchors asked that very same question?

[pinto]

1. Was it Candy Crowley?

That would be par for the course. :hi:

[tishaLA]

2. "Are you surprised he sounded so uppity?"

They just don't stop.

[dave29]

3. classy.

should he have been more contrite for having saved GM?

[MrTriumph]

5. Yes, he should have had a different message.

Something along the lines of:
This is not a moment to rejoice.
GM's failure was no act of nature.
Individuals were responsible, most who will never suffer for it.
Saving GM was a terrible and expensive thing to do, but it was a necessity.
The US Economy dodged a bullet.
And then President Obama should have suggested steps that would prevent companies that are "too big" from putting taxpayers at risk when they fail.

[FrenchieCat]

4. They hate him......

AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR FUCKING TAX CUTS!

Everything they say is geared to keep him down in the eyes of the American people.

And unfortunately, many at DU are imitating CNN. How low we have fallen. :(

[frylock]

9. many at DU are very well informed about issues..

and are very cogent in their arguments as to why they are dissatisfied with the president, whether it's something you want to hear or not.

[otohara]

6. He Can Do No Right - Pure Hatred

at this point.

[gratuitous]

7. First, it was flushing money down the toilet

Then, it was a useless gesture, calculated to win some votes from union auto workers who would soon go the way of the dinosaur. Then, it was grudgingly admitted that it might work, but at the cost of an unconscionable interference with the Holy Invisible Hand of the Free Market. Then, for the duration of the campaign season, it was back to the "failed stimulus program" that had emptied the last cent of the national treasury.

And now, when it's all worked out and a domestic industrial giant has been saved, returned to good financial footing, AND the money borrowed has been paid back with interest, the complaint is the "tone" the President took during his comments. CNN, why don't you just say "uppity nigger" like you so clearly want to? Is the alternative, that government has a role to play in our society and can be a force for great good, just so horrible to contemplate that you can't possibly bring yourselves to say it?

[DFLforever]

8. +1

:thumbsup:

[Strelnikov_]

10. Yep n/t

[AsahinaKimi]

11. +1

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