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Should Obama Reveal His Inner Pissed-Off
President?
With a government shutdown looming, it might be time for the chief
executive to tell voters what he really thinks of the House Republicans.
By David Corn decried House GOP “grandstanding,” the House.) So however you slice it, the president has a job to do beyond selling 1392 رهم12 جمعه- 1259 شماره/ سال متسیب
noting that “House Republicans will last time this nation voted, more people what he has already enacted.) But the
Mother Jones-- have to decide whether to join the Senate voted for the party of Obamacare. Yet law’s lackluster standing in opinion In touch with Iranian diversity
UPDATE: On Monday evening, the and keep the government open, or shut because the GOPers control a little more surveys has encouraged Republican
House Republicans refused to accept it down just because they can’t get their than one half of one body of Congress extremists to adopt their repeal-or-
a bill funding the government that did way on an issue that has nothing to (or, put it this way, a bit more than shutdown stance.
not block Obamacare and, once again, do with the deficit.” And he criticized one-half of one-third of the legislative- It’s up to Obama now to point out to
passed spending legislation that would GOPers for playing politics with the full executive branches of the government), American voters that the Republicans
undermine the health care program. faith and credit of the US government: their extremists believe they are entitled are not merely wrong. They are bonkers.
Consequently, a partial shut down “do not threaten to burn the house down to take hostages to eviscerate a law that Obama repeatedly asserts that the House
began at midnight. Hours earlier, on simply because you haven’t gotten 100 was previously passed by Congress, Republicans are acting irresponsibly
Monday afternoon, Obama had criticized percent of your way.” Yet Obama has signed by the president, and okayed by a and endangering the economic well-
Republican extortion tactics. As of still not turned up the rhetoric full-blast, conservative-led Supreme Court. being of the nation. But in the cluttered,
Tuesday morning, the president had not and this is a situation when he would be This is absurd. It’s true that in politics, cacophonous environs of today’s media,
responded to the shutdown. justified in amping up to an 11. what’s permissible is only limited by his calm, steely manner of conveying this
This is damn crazy. Isn’t it about time for Let’s review for a moment. The House what is possible. If you can get away message doesn’t pop. His style remains
President Barack Obama to say that? Or Republicans—led more these days by with something ridiculous, well, then cool and measured. The cliché: He’s the
something like that? freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) than you can get away with it. But right now adult in the room. He’s not a name-caller.
Once again, a rump group of Republican Speaker John Boehner—keep screaming there are two clashing views of reality He doesn’t lose his temper or control.
radicals in the House are throwing the that the American people have demanded in the political cosmos: one is being But there are situations when breaking
US government into chaos, threatening that they block Obamacare. But what’s pushed by a ready-to-blow-up-the- with a successful style may be necessary.
a shutdown of federal agencies (unless the evidence of that? Last year, the building minority; the other is accepted This current silly crisis could end up
Obama agrees to smother Obamacare in presidential candidate who called for by…everyone else. Yet in many pockets perfectly fine for the president: The
the crib) that could harm the economy repealing Obamacare received 59.1 of our current media environment, both GOPers refuse to yield, the government
and setting up another showdown million votes; the fellow who owned views are granted equal currency. There comes to a grinding halt, and the public
over the debt ceiling that could cause a Obamacare earned 62.6 million votes.And are few referees who can call fouls and blames Boehner and his not-so-merry
financial crisis that stretches from the House Democratic candidates together say, House Republicans you are out of band for the damage done. But avoiding
United States to markets around the won over a million more votes than GOP line and this is outrageous—if you want a shutdown (now and weeks from now
world. The president has denounced this House candidates. (It’s partially because to continue your never-ending crusade when the debt ceiling is reached) would
obstructionism gone wild. On Friday, he of gerrymandering that this lopsided vote against Obamacare (like those Japanese be the best outcome, and to have a shot
count resulted in Republican control of soldiers stranded on Pacific islands who at that, Obama must isolate the House
kept fighting World War II years after Republicans. A good-sized majority of
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ the emperor surrendered), then you have the nation needs to view the Republicans
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ to do so with reasonable means (say, as tantrum-throwing political terrorists.
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ votes on specific repeal legislation) and Stately and measured complaints—
604 - 980 - 8571 without wrecking the government and the even if pointed—might not be enough
economy. to persuade many Americans to see the
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ No longer are there media figures such as Republicans as out-of-control extremists. Vol. 20 / No. 1259 - Friday, Oct. 4, 2013
Edward Murrow or Walter Cronkite who Their extreme measures might call
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ can call out official chicanery and lies and for extreme rhetoric on Obama’s part. 42
change the course of public events. These Perhaps he could deploy his well-
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ days—for good or bad—there are fewer developed sense of sarcasm that he
megaphones, and most are smaller. But usually keeps leashed. Or a simple, these
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer there is one person who still commands guys are nuts. But this would be a good
a fair bit of attention: the president of occasion for the president to fully call
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- the United States. If he pumped up the out the renegade Rs, and a shot of wrath
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- volume, it might be noticed. could do the trick.
Obama, as many O-watchers have long Obama has long eschewed the partisan
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- noted, doesn’t like to get angry in public. rancor of Washington, and maintaining
No doubt, from the start of his political an above-the-fray status has often
NORTH SHORE LAW LLP career, he saw the value in avoiding the served his political interests. But he’s
label of angry black guy. (Comedians never going to run for president again—
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. Key and Peele have had much fun with avoiding the angry-black-man trap is now
klotfali@northshorelaw.com their Obama’s Anger Translator bit.) But not as important—and desperate times do
the time may have come for Obama to demand reconsideration of assumptions
display his inner pissed-off president. and behavior. This could well be the
The public does take cues from its moment in his presidency that demands
leaders. Certainly, the steady drumbeat of a strategic flash of anger and/or derision.
Obamacare trash talk from Republicans Obama ought to tell us how he really feels
and conservatives—which has far about the House Republicans willing to
surpassed words of praise from its close the government or trigger a default
proponents—has affected public attitudes in order to undo his signature domestic
toward the health care law. The White law. Whatever the political impact of
House has not continuously campaigned such a statement, it would sure have the
for the law, promoting its benefits. (The benefit of being the truth.
Should Obama Reveal His Inner Pissed-Off
President?
With a government shutdown looming, it might be time for the chief
executive to tell voters what he really thinks of the House Republicans.
By David Corn decried House GOP “grandstanding,” the House.) So however you slice it, the president has a job to do beyond selling 1392 رهم12 جمعه- 1259 شماره/ سال متسیب
noting that “House Republicans will last time this nation voted, more people what he has already enacted.) But the
Mother Jones-- have to decide whether to join the Senate voted for the party of Obamacare. Yet law’s lackluster standing in opinion In touch with Iranian diversity
UPDATE: On Monday evening, the and keep the government open, or shut because the GOPers control a little more surveys has encouraged Republican
House Republicans refused to accept it down just because they can’t get their than one half of one body of Congress extremists to adopt their repeal-or-
a bill funding the government that did way on an issue that has nothing to (or, put it this way, a bit more than shutdown stance.
not block Obamacare and, once again, do with the deficit.” And he criticized one-half of one-third of the legislative- It’s up to Obama now to point out to
passed spending legislation that would GOPers for playing politics with the full executive branches of the government), American voters that the Republicans
undermine the health care program. faith and credit of the US government: their extremists believe they are entitled are not merely wrong. They are bonkers.
Consequently, a partial shut down “do not threaten to burn the house down to take hostages to eviscerate a law that Obama repeatedly asserts that the House
began at midnight. Hours earlier, on simply because you haven’t gotten 100 was previously passed by Congress, Republicans are acting irresponsibly
Monday afternoon, Obama had criticized percent of your way.” Yet Obama has signed by the president, and okayed by a and endangering the economic well-
Republican extortion tactics. As of still not turned up the rhetoric full-blast, conservative-led Supreme Court. being of the nation. But in the cluttered,
Tuesday morning, the president had not and this is a situation when he would be This is absurd. It’s true that in politics, cacophonous environs of today’s media,
responded to the shutdown. justified in amping up to an 11. what’s permissible is only limited by his calm, steely manner of conveying this
This is damn crazy. Isn’t it about time for Let’s review for a moment. The House what is possible. If you can get away message doesn’t pop. His style remains
President Barack Obama to say that? Or Republicans—led more these days by with something ridiculous, well, then cool and measured. The cliché: He’s the
something like that? freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) than you can get away with it. But right now adult in the room. He’s not a name-caller.
Once again, a rump group of Republican Speaker John Boehner—keep screaming there are two clashing views of reality He doesn’t lose his temper or control.
radicals in the House are throwing the that the American people have demanded in the political cosmos: one is being But there are situations when breaking
US government into chaos, threatening that they block Obamacare. But what’s pushed by a ready-to-blow-up-the- with a successful style may be necessary.
a shutdown of federal agencies (unless the evidence of that? Last year, the building minority; the other is accepted This current silly crisis could end up
Obama agrees to smother Obamacare in presidential candidate who called for by…everyone else. Yet in many pockets perfectly fine for the president: The
the crib) that could harm the economy repealing Obamacare received 59.1 of our current media environment, both GOPers refuse to yield, the government
and setting up another showdown million votes; the fellow who owned views are granted equal currency. There comes to a grinding halt, and the public
over the debt ceiling that could cause a Obamacare earned 62.6 million votes.And are few referees who can call fouls and blames Boehner and his not-so-merry
financial crisis that stretches from the House Democratic candidates together say, House Republicans you are out of band for the damage done. But avoiding
United States to markets around the won over a million more votes than GOP line and this is outrageous—if you want a shutdown (now and weeks from now
world. The president has denounced this House candidates. (It’s partially because to continue your never-ending crusade when the debt ceiling is reached) would
obstructionism gone wild. On Friday, he of gerrymandering that this lopsided vote against Obamacare (like those Japanese be the best outcome, and to have a shot
count resulted in Republican control of soldiers stranded on Pacific islands who at that, Obama must isolate the House
kept fighting World War II years after Republicans. A good-sized majority of
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ the emperor surrendered), then you have the nation needs to view the Republicans
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ to do so with reasonable means (say, as tantrum-throwing political terrorists.
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ votes on specific repeal legislation) and Stately and measured complaints—
604 - 980 - 8571 without wrecking the government and the even if pointed—might not be enough
economy. to persuade many Americans to see the
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ No longer are there media figures such as Republicans as out-of-control extremists. Vol. 20 / No. 1259 - Friday, Oct. 4, 2013
Edward Murrow or Walter Cronkite who Their extreme measures might call
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ can call out official chicanery and lies and for extreme rhetoric on Obama’s part. 42
change the course of public events. These Perhaps he could deploy his well-
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ days—for good or bad—there are fewer developed sense of sarcasm that he
megaphones, and most are smaller. But usually keeps leashed. Or a simple, these
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer there is one person who still commands guys are nuts. But this would be a good
a fair bit of attention: the president of occasion for the president to fully call
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- the United States. If he pumped up the out the renegade Rs, and a shot of wrath
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- volume, it might be noticed. could do the trick.
Obama, as many O-watchers have long Obama has long eschewed the partisan
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- noted, doesn’t like to get angry in public. rancor of Washington, and maintaining
No doubt, from the start of his political an above-the-fray status has often
NORTH SHORE LAW LLP career, he saw the value in avoiding the served his political interests. But he’s
label of angry black guy. (Comedians never going to run for president again—
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. Key and Peele have had much fun with avoiding the angry-black-man trap is now
klotfali@northshorelaw.com their Obama’s Anger Translator bit.) But not as important—and desperate times do
the time may have come for Obama to demand reconsideration of assumptions
display his inner pissed-off president. and behavior. This could well be the
The public does take cues from its moment in his presidency that demands
leaders. Certainly, the steady drumbeat of a strategic flash of anger and/or derision.
Obamacare trash talk from Republicans Obama ought to tell us how he really feels
and conservatives—which has far about the House Republicans willing to
surpassed words of praise from its close the government or trigger a default
proponents—has affected public attitudes in order to undo his signature domestic
toward the health care law. The White law. Whatever the political impact of
House has not continuously campaigned such a statement, it would sure have the
for the law, promoting its benefits. (The benefit of being the truth.
