How to destroy a popular president in a few easy lessons.

[cali]

Hammer on inept he is.

blow things way out of proportion.

have a compliant and lazy media at your beck and call.

erode his support from the left by playing up how that support is fading.

Talk constantly about how the administration is "flailing"

Blame the collapsing economy on Obama and develop total amnesia about 8 years of bushco.

Really, they're well on their way.

[firedupdem]

1. They're off to a good start. A few more weeks and nobody will

remember the country was in a tailspin before Obama took over.

[TexasProgresive]

2. Here's a graph that spells out the truth about deficit spending.

http://zfacts.com/p/318.html

[spanone]

3. a perfect description of our media at work 24/7

[L. Coyote]

9. The Media are just part of the conspiracy. Remember the Arkansas Project.

Deja DU: Bush vs. Gore, the 'Arkansas Project,' the USA firings, and the Swiftboat Admiral
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1029113

Yesterday, I watched "The Hunting of the President" again. MUST SEE film.
The media were complicitous in framing Clinton, to be sure.
But, they were reporting on shady characters doing dirty tricks and committing crimes
as if there was nothing askew in the sordid assault on the President.

[annabanana]

12. "Will this prove to be a problem for the Obama administration???"

no?. . well...

"Will THIS prove to be a problem??!"

or how about THIS?


THIS?


THIS?


THIS ? ? ? !! ? ?


DAMN

[Enrique]

4. I agree with everything but the last sentence

any poll numbers to suggest they're succeeding?

Of course they're going to try to bring him down, the question is whether they will be successful. Let's not confuse the fact that the GOP is trying to do something with their doing it.

[Warren Stupidity]

5. All true, but the administration is not helping itself.

Do the research BEFORE the nomination. How difficult is that?
Don't agree to corrupt bullshit and think that your agreements won't come to light.
Don't make jokes about disabled people.

Obviously the media and the opposition party are going to attack, attack, attack. Consequently, the administration really has to consider everything it does, has to think before speaking, has to do its homework before acting, and desperately needs at least some advisors that are not INSIDE PLAYERS.

[Bandit]

6. I notice you are pretty good at it

You try to get all the talking points in but try and pretend they are a defense..You bring this type of stuff up often. It is almost as if you have an agenda. :shrug:

[cali]

14. that's pretty convoluted and nuttso thinking.

but hey, have a ball. Oh, and please link to all those posts of mine that underhandedly attack Obama.

[JohnnyLib2]

17. !?

:wow:

[Occam Bandage]

21. That's hilarious. Cali usually gets flack for being an Obama-bot.

And then, commenting on a defense of Obama in which she exposes the way people are attempting to demolish Obama, you claim she's working to destroy Obama?

:rofl:

[lpbk2713]

7. Validate the RW Media Hatemongers

... by quoting every piece of garbage that spews out of their vile pieholes as if it really was important.

[old mark]

8. The GOPs did the same thing to Carter and Clinton, in fact I recall it

with Truman.
They have never changed their tactics, and it's time we learned to fight back successfully.
Democrats tend to want to be "better" than the GOPs and aavoid criticizing them in media, but we can use some nasty leftwing people in the media right now if we want to beat the GOPs in 2010.

FWIW, it seems to me Palin believes she will be the GOP choice for President in '12 and as starting to campaign early.

mark

[L. Coyote]

10. The have changed tactics. Remember the Kennedys?

[old mark]

11. JFK always said he was the second choice for President.

The first choice was "anybody else."

I think he stunned the GOPs when he got elected, and there was so much hatred for him he became a target.

I see some of that with President Obama too, and cetainly hope the SS is doing their job exceptionally.

mark

[AnotherMother4Peace]

13. Exactly! That's all I've heard on the news this AM. The only guest commentators are Republicans.

And they are bashing Obama every way they can. Pretty darn disgusting.

[Peregrine Took]

15. Why can't there be a "progressive tv network?" The we wouldn't have to be

be dependent on these MSM corporate mouthpieces. I think there is a demand for same.

[lib_wit_it]

16. KO says that if Rupert Murdoch can be convinced such a network would be more profitable than FOX,

Murdoch would start it. How can we convince him of this?

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Only one of your points is needed. The rest are simply tactical elements

Media

When they own the media, they win the war.

[spin]

19. Yes, but the media was on his side before the election...

it's hard to respect the media, they're only in the game for the money and the ratings.

[babylonsister]

23. They were? We must have watched different coverage. nt

[Gregorian]

20. Political vandalism.

I call it the book of matches approach.

Karl Rove and a matchbook will take down years of housebuilding. We put up the framing and foundation, and one flick of a match, it's gone.

It's hard for us who envision a world that works. So very annoying.

[Parker CA]

22. Well, Gallup has him up 3 points in 2 days. Now sitting at 64% approval again. nt.

[Liberal_in_LA]

24. Dems / Libs fault if we let it happen. n/t

[Reterr]

25. And all of that does not even take into account

the sewer crap that takes in a significant % of far right nuts at least here in the south- "secret radical muslim", "marxist/communist", "far leftist", "hates white people", blah blah blah...

:eyes: It is a surfeit of stupidity where I live and it is a relatively liberal (for the south) university town at that...

My wing-nut neighbour is convinced he is the anti-christ :shrug:. I wish I was kidding...

[chrisa]

26. We're doomed!

The Republican strategy must be working so well. They're only using the best men for the job. They have it easy in 2012. ;-)

[leftstreet]

27. Obama still has ENORMOUS political capital

...in spite of the Central Leadership Corporation's attempt to revive the Republican party - the party that got the shit kicked out of it starting in 2006.

We're waiting...

[tigereye]

28. how inept can anyone be who can actually, think, talk clearly, reason and

make plans to alleviate the disasters of the last admin? That's what needs to be hammered home.

[Mike 03]

29. Kick. I couldn't agree more with the spirit behind this post.

This assault on Obama is a shameless, tactical clownshow and I'm ashamed so many Democrats are falling for this.

[WI_DEM]

30. Destroy? Obama is as cool as they come he isnt' letting anyone destroy his presidency

and he's been doing just fine in very trying times.

[TheKentuckian]

31. The vast majority of Americans are ignoring the noise machine

at least for now.

Republiscum may be going to the well one too many times or so we can hope. Any left flank is all but useless unless coupled with the ever diminishing Republiscum.

[BlooInBloo]

32. Forgot one: Defend all of the above by squawking "dissent is patriotic" over and over.

[Duke Newcombe]

33. I love how NOW they feel it is...

Where was the love of this type of "patriotism" for, oh, say...THE PAST 8 FREEKIN' YEARS?!?

[benEzra]

34. Funny thing is, a lot of my repub coworkers think he's doing a pretty good job

and are pleasantly surprised.