The problem with Obama is he needs to stop fucking around.

[HooptieWagon]

Some foreignor RW hack "reporter" rudely interupts a press conference? Park his ass in Gitmo for a few months before shipping him home. Some RW mouth-brething minister hangs an effigy from a noose? Let the FBI make him squirm for a few days before having the IRS yank tax-exempt status. Romney bus drives through a rally honking horn? Seize the bus and contents as evidence, jail people over the weekend.

These people are bullies. Treating them with kid gloves only emboldens them. Only one thing stops bullies - kick them in the fucking balls... hard. Bullies respect only greater force. Use it.

[nobodyspecial]

1. I think you would be happier under a fascist dictatorship.

Thankfully, we don't live in one

[Phlem]

3. Not yet.

but coming soon to a town near you and I !

-p

[nobodyspecial]

22. Seriously?

This gross exaggeration trivializes those who have died under such regimes and those who are currently being violently oppressed. If what you said in your post was indeed true, you would be quickly hauled away.

[Phlem]

25. your eyes and ears have not been kind to you my friend.

And I am no way trivializing anything and never said it's here now. Maybe watch what the Koch brother's to see the birthing of fascism in America.

"This gross exaggeration"

-p

[HooptieWagon]

9. OK, I'll mark you down as favoring civility to bullies

and locking up occupiers. Hope that works out for you.

[nobodyspecial]

23. Locking up occupiers.

I'll mark this down as delusional and inept use of a strawman.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

28. A list -- how quaint.

Over a question, no less.

Feel free to put me on the list of people who think it would be a tyrannical injustice to abuse the agencies of government just to punish people for speech or incorrect thinking.

[ZombieHorde]

2. Yikes! I don't want to see people locked up for being rude.

No is that important, not even world leaders.

[GusFring]

4. I do think Obama has some blame. He could order an arrest. They clearly dont respect him.

[WI_DEM]

13. really? he could order an arrest of that 'reporter'?

[GusFring]

14. Order him escorted out by ss. If he feels threatened, he probably could have him detained. nt

[grasswire]

18. Godwin!!

Someone had to say it.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

29. Do you find questions threatening?

Oops! I just asked a question!

[HooptieWagon]

19. If Amy Goodman can be jailed and her photographer beaten

for actually reporting, then was is the problem with detaining a fake reporter whose intent was solely to disrespect, disrupt, and embarrass the POTUS?

[HiPointDem]

5. I think such attacks by people like carlson's minions are indeed attempts to make obama look weak --

but your proposed remedies are no solution -- worse, in fact.

[randome]

6. You can show an equal amount of disrespect by showing how little you think of them.

Obama handled the situation with aplomb, as usual. Then he went on with the country's business.

[lunatica]

7. Hopefully you're just venting and don't mean it

Because what you just said could really piss someone off and they would want to kick your ass and lock you up and deport you too.

[russspeakeasy]

8. I couldn't agree more.

If you have the power and don't use it, it's like being powerless.
Kick their asses up around their ears..They won't do it again and the next asswipe will think twice.
I taught my kids this 50 years ago and they haven't been bullied since.

[randome]

11. Hopefully you didn't teach them to 'kick the ass' of someone who was simply being rude.

All things in proportion.

[russspeakeasy]

15. I should add, I taught them not to be bullies..

but do not allow yourself, or your family, or friends to be bullied if you can help it. Do, what, in your good judgement, needs to be done.

[randome]

16. Yes, indeed!

[AnotherMcIntosh]

17. x2

[villager]

9. Hell, let's just start with using the bully pulpit on a regular, unapologetic basis

n/t

[WI_DEM]

12. Obama's response to the 'reporter' was appropriate--good luck with your...

sending him to Gitmo for a few months idea.

[Herlong]

20. Maybe the last four hours of his 2nd term

Until then president Obama makes me swoon!

[coalition_unwilling]

21. Why not just go the distance and throw Romney himself in prison for

treason and then convene a Star Chamber court to adjudicate the matter?



Due process is so 20th Century.

Jeesh.

[lonestarnot]

24. Wow, they drove a buss through a rally honking a horn. Where and what rally? We could use a bus.

[Llewlladdwr]

26. Once again, Munro is NOT a foreigner.

He became a naturalized American citizen in 2001.

Try to keep it factual.

[HipChick]

27. Let's apply RW standard...I'm not saying he's a foreigner but he wasn't exactly born in this country

I say Flag his IRS returns...

[Nuclear Unicorn]

30. Too worried about the optics of summary executions on live TV?

[treestar]

31. What was bullying about it?

It was rude and disrespectful but not bullying.