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Hey, Donald - if you think being POTUS is hard work now, imagine how hard it would be if you actually fulfilled the duties of your office.
Imagine having to keep yourself up-to-speed on the minute details of foreign affairs ya know, like Obama did. You dont even know the difference between Syria and Iraq, being easily distracted by something more important, like a piece of chocolate cake.
Imagine actually listening to lengthy daily briefings to keep yourself apprised of current events, and discussing their implications with trusted, experienced advisors to ensure youve fully understood what youve been told ya know, like Obama did instead of insisting those briefings be short enough to get you back to Twittering without too much undue interruption.
Imagine drafting executive orders yourself, and then revising them countless times until you were sure they were crystal clear in language and intent ya know, like Obama did instead of getting one of your lackies to write them for you, so you can sign them having absolutely no idea of their content.
Imagine handling a gruelling schedule that includes entertaining visiting foreign dignitaries, making speeches around the country, visiting the troops overseas, traveling to meetings of world leaders, attending the funerals of Americans cut-down by violence, holding press conferences, addressing issues like racism, homophobia, Islamaphobia, and even taking the time to play basketball with our soldiers ya know, like Obama did for eight long years. You couldnt even organize the annual WH Easter Egg Roll without fucking it up and its not like you were busy doing anything else. How is it possible that Obama managed to fulfill all of these responsibilities and more, and you cant handle even one of them?
Imagine actually knowing whats in a bill meant to overturn Obamacare and replace it, instead of remarking (duh!) that healthcare is more complicated than you thought? We all know you never read that bill, and have no idea what it contained, or what its implications were ya know, like Obama did. He never promoted legislation that he was he wasnt completely familiar with down to the last detail. You, on the other hand, never read anything other than your own inane, misspelled, grammatically incoherent tweets.
Imagine how hard presidentin was for a man who put in endless hours being a President ya know, like Obama did instead of bitching about how his responsibilities were interfering with his golf schedule.
Imagine actually doing the work necessary instead of shirking your every responsibility as POTUS, while complaining about how hard-done-by you are as a guy who just wants to be left alone to pursue more important things like tweeting ludicrous accusations against your predecessor, and then trying to find some patsy like Nunes to throw themselves on the political bonfire in order to give credence to your idiotic rantings.
Presidentin IS hard work but one wonders how you, of all people, would know that. Youve never done a hard days work in your life and no, cheating hard-working Americans out of their pay, setting up a university that bilks people out of their savings, diverting funds from your charity into your own pocket, and grabbing women by their pussies does NOT constitute hard work by any stretch of the imagination.
Hearing you say that you thought being POTUS would be easier than your old job, one is left to wonder just how incredibly stupid you are. Did you really believe that leading a nation was going to be easier than plopping your lard-ass in an over-sized chair yelling Youre fired! on a TV show? Did you really think that the most powerful nation on the planet could easily run itself while you played golf?
Those are thoughts that Obama never expressed. He was too busy leading a country to complain; he was too busy being a PRESIDENT to whine about his responsibilities. He was too busy NOT being a jackass like you, while actually doing a job that you cant handle.
If Obama was the terribly incompetent POTUS you keep saying he was, the obvious question is: How did he manage to fulfill ALL of the duties of his office while you cant fulfill ANY of them?
Yes, presidentin IS hard work. And yet, Obama handled the job with ease and style. You, on the other hand, cant seem to accomplish a god-damned thing.
Why do you suppose that is?
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,926 posts)was in his job.
Orange Crush's head is up his a$$!
'Splains it all!
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)Permanut
(5,608 posts)Lyricalinklines
(367 posts)I like your style, NanceGreggs!
If Obama was the terribly incompetent POTUS you keep saying he was, the obvious question is: How did he manage to fulfill ALL of the duties of his office while you cant fulfill ANY of them?
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Which shows Donnie's racism, IMO. He assumed intellectual superiority over Obama and his white superiority.
Hey, he thought, this ordinary looking black guy from nowhere is doing this job, so it will be SUPER easy for someone as talented and smart as me! Why, I've been told I am a genius!! (so it must be true!) I'll be great: I'm really good at giving speeches and posing for pictures. Hey how hard can it be?
The people all love me--and when I'm President, they will love me even more! I will dazzle them with my brilliance! All those nasty media people will have to shut up, and give me the respect which is my right! I'm the President, after all!!
All those people who didn't vote for me will be SO sorry they didn't believe how great America was going to be with me as President! Why, I bet they will lie and say that they did vote for me!
I will reverse every one of Obama's stupid accomplishments--that will teach HIM for making fun of me--me! at the correspondents' dinner!
I will show everyone--they'll be sorry--you bet!
thbobby
(1,474 posts)I've always thought that the GOP didn't hate Obama because he was black. They hated him because he was black AND:
Loved his country and Americans more than they did.
Was smarter and more articulate than they were.
Got Bin Laden after they let him commit the worst act of terrorism against us ever.
Was a better husband and father than they could ever be.
And as Nance points out, worked harder than any of them ever did.
The list could go on almost indefinitely. How could he be black and not conform to their racist, stereotyped image of what a black man should be.
Guess they forgot about Frederick Douglass, Colin Powell, George Washington Carver, Muhammed Ali. Again the list could go on for almost ever.
But the racist motherfuckers that elected trump showed us! The best president in my lifetime was black and did not deserve to be president. Now we have an orange pile of manure that shows how much better it is to have a white president. I wonder how many of us will live through it. I wonder if America will.
mvd
(65,173 posts)Hopefully he quits.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)They're far more comfortable around Ivanka's waist. And yes, I'm sorry for the visual, too.
Gothmog
(145,231 posts)Great post Nance
brer cat
(24,565 posts)Don't give it up. We need you to get us through the darkness.
spanone
(135,832 posts)D_Master81
(1,822 posts)how hard it would be (will be) to be President if you had a Congress from the opposing party that you actually had to negotiate with instead of tell them what to do?