Has it been just 100 days?

By Jon Cordeiro

Filed Under General on Apr 20 

On April 29th the clock will run out on Team Obama’s first 100 days in the White House. I’m sure the MSM will commemorate that day with a non-stop, wall-to-wall frat party extolling the virtues of the fact that Hope again fills the hearts and minds of Americans for no other reason than their guy sits in the Big Chair.

It will take a lot of whitewash to paint over The One’s lack of significant accomplishment during this arbitrary 100 day time-span. I’m fairly several events won’t make an appearance in this media feel-good fest.

No mention will be made of Obama’s plan on what to do with the terrorists currently housed at Guantanamo Bay after the prison is shut down. Where will they go exactly? Well, very good question that has yet to be answered. There is, of course, the option of releasing them into the general population of the United States complete with a welfare check. No, I’m not making this up. I wish I were.

While the MSM will no doubt trumpet Obama’s “successes” related to foreign policy, they won’t mention his lack of tact – let alone forethought – in dealing with America’s premier ally in Europe. It was almost as if UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown showed up unannounced at the White House door and Barack and Michelle had to send their two daughters rummaging through their DVD collection to find something to give Gordon on his way out the door. Never mind the fact the DVDs won’t play in London. It’s the thought that counts.

Then, of course, we have The One’s triumphant entry into London where evidently he again forgot to bring an appropriate gift along with him. No problem. Barry just confiscated an iPod from one of the 500 staffers in his entourage. Turned out it was packed with a “greatest hits” series of his speeches along with a smattering of show tunes. Unconfirmed reports had the Queen plugging in the headphones and immediately mumbling something along the lines of “yes we can”. Stay classy, Barry. Watch out for the RIAA too.

Then, of course there was the bow, which wasn’t a bow . Who are you going to believe? The One or your lying eyes?

Here’s my take on that issue. As an arrogant and proud American, I bow before no one on this Earth – royalty or otherwise. I figure my forbearers fought a few wars to avoid doing that themselves. The least I can do is honor their legacy by doing the same. Obama evidently never got this memo. Its probably in the protocol briefing he brushed off before boarding Air Force One.

What exactly did America get from Barry’s first overseas trip as POTUS? Not a blessed thing. No help in Afghanistan. No increased simulative spending. Guilt? Yeah, baby. We got plenty of that. Obama apologized for just about everything American. He started in Europe and he’s still going strong south of the border.

Early reports from the Summit of the Americas have Obama and Venezuela’s Hugo “I see the Devil” Chavez engaging in some sort of secret handshake and sitting through a 50 minute diatribe by Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega where he blamed the US for just about every calamity which has befallen Latin America over the past seven centuries. Ortega made sure to exclude Obama specifically from some of the blame, for which Obama gave thanks.

Call me old fashioned, but I’m used to seeing the American President go abroad and promote all that is good about America. Evidently, that tradition has now gone out of fashion. Today, America’s President goes abroad and endures lectures by communist thugs who blame America for their own failings – and the American President empathizes with them.

I don’t know about you, but since his inauguration nearly 100 days ago (with the possible exception of about fifteen seconds on Easter Sunday) I have yet to be proud of my president.

Comments

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  • Troy La Mana

    I give him an F+.

    • Gil Rice

      The plus is way too forgiving!!!!!!

      • Troy La Mana

        Sarcasm.. they should teach a class so people get it. :D

  • Mrs. Rustyshackleford

    At the risk of being called a nut conspiracy theorist by some that come on here from other countries, I have one question that just keeps annoying me. It may be naive and too simple minded, but I believe it goes along with accomplishments (HA HA note the tongue and cheek for those that don’t always get the written sarcasm. Here it is….. Why did he even want to be president? Usually by the 100 day mark we get it. All I can see is he wants to destroy America, not preserve and make it stronger. This is going to be his last job. He’s young. Too young to just retire. Hopefully he’ll not get re-elected. He had no political process that showed his dream and aspiration of becoming president. Just asking cause it is getting hard to find an answer or sense of it all.

    • East of Eden

      Good question Mrs Rusty…I’ve asked that many times myself. The only thing I can think of is A–he is just a good looking pawn for the power brokers of the back halls and smoky rooms to controll or B–It’s just the next thing he needed on his resume, or it was the next thing to check off on his to do list.

      He really is begining excell at beiing the post turtle Alaina wrote about so many months ago!

      • Alaina

        He does make a great post turtle, doesn’t he?

    • German Observer

      Well Mrs. Rustyshackleford, if, like in the post you address to you imply, that Obama was sent by some dark powers, then indeed you feed the impression that watched Star Wars a bit too often.

      If you really wonder, why he applied for the office, it may help too re-watch his first speech to both chambers of congress a few weeks before. I feel, there he quite clearly outlined the basic positions of his agenda. You might agree or disagree, like it or not, but thats democracy. Plain and simple, sometimes a guy from the other party holds the rudder.

      As to me, I like the most things he has done so far. I’m not too sure about the stimulus bill, I raised my eyebrows more then once when it comes to the process of appointing his staff. But I can’t see any action to destroy or weaken the USA (beyond the point, which reflects the changing realities), far from it. Quite contrary, I think his foreign policy will strengthen Americas safety.

      • Gil Rice

        Hey GO, are you refering to North America or South America? Can’t see where he’s headed doing much for the North one, which is all we care about at the moment.

      • Red State Eddio

        GO – I find it greatly amusing that you can conclude that people like Mrs Rusty are extreme, unstable, or just plain off their rocker. Here is someone trying to attempt to wrap their heads around the speed of all these bills and actions, trying to understand the motivation behind them. I give her credit for asking the Q.

        Allow me to contrast that with the nasty vitriol spewed forth from the left blogosphere during the Bush years from the get go in 2000. They frothed at the mouth (and keyboard) like rabid dogs in an epileptic fit – and none of it in an “understanding building” kind of way. It was caustic venom reminiscent of a junior high school girl cat fight without teachers present.

        I truly cannot believe that you cannot understand the emotion she may be feeling and questions she may be asking in light of the poor behaviors on display from the left over the last decade.

        At least our protests are ones the kids and whole family can come out to, instead of the violent, destructive, deviant-behavior inducing ones that your leftist buddies put on for years when dissent was actually considered “patriotic” instead of treasonous by that idiot Janet Napolitano.

        • German Observer

          Eddio, I think you lost the context here. As you might remember Mrs.Rustyshackleford in a post a view days before proposed, that Obama might have been sent by some strange powers behind the scene – which appears excentric somehow to say the least. Now she wonders, why at all he wanted to become president. This is what I answered to. Another hint about Obama’S agenada might be the website Jason put attention to a few weeks before: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/

          Regarding critizism: its your right and maybe even your duty to oppose politics you don’t agree with. But comparing the campaigns against Bush and Obama you should take into account, that Bush did not win in 2000, which makes quite a difference. I can spaek only for myself and not for my “leftiest buddies”, as you like to put it. But to me it was way easier to accept the election’s outcome of 2004 as Bush obviously indeed won with a considerable margin (putting apart the storys of 140% participation in some Ohio-precincts etc.).

  • kristen

    We should do a report on how much damage has been done the first 100 days. Perhaps the DHS could take care of that one……

    • Brian H

      Please don’t mention the DHS. I am trying to keep a low cover after learning that my political ideologies has marked me as a potential terrorist.

      This administration is a high speed train with no brakes…HHHHEEEELLLLPPPPP!!!!!!

  • Sartho

    Too bad we still have about 1361 or so to go. I’m very ready for the next election cycle.

  • Red State Eddio

    100 Days? It’s felt like 100 years.

  • Brian H

    I was wondering the same thing. Too funny.

  • Alaina

    What happened for 15 seconds on Easter Sunday? What’d I miss?

    • Brian H

      hahahaha.

      • Alaina

        No, seriously… what’s the possible fifteen second on Easter Sunday all about? I’ve been avoiding the news lately… it’s too upsetting.

        • Gil Rice

          I’m sure it had something to do with the egg hunt, I’m not sure. My question is how many did they have to leave for the little bamas to cover the taxes.

        • http://www.sotr.us Cordeiro

          Here’s a hint, Alaiana…three shots…three dead maritime terrorists/pirates.

          • Alaina

            Ah, yes… okay… I can get on board with that.

  • Gil Rice

    Arrogant, inept bosses elevated to the highest level with no training and lack of knowledge to do the job,can rarely earn the respect and wind up being somebody to be proud of. After the last two trips abroad, I’m afraid we have that boss.

  • Brian H

    “I don’t know about you, but since his inauguration nearly 100 days ago (with the possible exception of about fifteen seconds on Easter Sunday) I have yet to be proud of my president.”

    You obviously haven’t seen the cute dog he picked out, the nice swing set at the whitehouse, or seen the veggie garden that is growing at our Presiden’ts home.

    Try keeping up with news will ya, Cord.

    • http://www.sotr.us Cordeiro

      I give it a week before we see “Michelle’s Garden Gnome Blog”.

      • Red State Eddio

        The wheels are turning, my friend…