"Maybe he'll be better than I think." MSNBC "Morning Joe" talking head Eugene Robinson on Barack Obama's Thursday appearance on "The Tonight" show where he'll walk the line between comedy and presidential stature to spin "The American People" on the outrageous $165 AIG bonuses.A disapproving Pat Buchanan: "He's a popular leader but also a chief of state."
Well, what about Richard Nixon delivering the "Sock it to me!" line on "Laugh-In?"
Buchanan: "He was a candidate then."
Dana Milbank Wash Post: "As the crowd began to file into the East Room yesterday to hear President Obama's thoughts on the AIG bonuses, the pianist in the Grand Foyer of the White House struck up the tune "Killing Me Softly." It was an apt selection.
NYP: At one point, when Obama coughed during his remarks, the president revealed the depth of his rage. "Excuse me, I'm choked up with anger here."
Too many verboten cigarettes...
Repub Senator Charles Grassley is so pissed he told an Iowa radio station these AIG clowns should resign or commit suicide the honorable Japanese way: Hara-Kiri. Grassley later said he really didn't mean it literally.
Related: "Anger Over Firm Depletes Obama's Political Capital" Wash Post
It's a shame Senator Grassley has to clarify that he didn't mean it literally. Sometime, we're so close to things, we can't see them.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Grassley was just on MSNBC with David Shuster and refused to apologize even though Shuster tried to shame him with the serious nature of suicide. Grassley was like, it was just rhetoric and if people don't get it, tough shit...
ReplyDeleteGood for Grassley. David Shuster should get out more if he doesn't want to be perceived as a mental midget.
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