tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post3568556081434598092..comments2023-10-31T11:54:43.310-04:00Comments on The Purple Center: Obama: "I screwed up"J. E. Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08682657792334163396noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-56225026060491988582009-02-09T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-09T15:17:00.000-05:00It's not four years of apologizing, its simply ack...It's not four years of apologizing, its simply acknowledging a mistake and moving on. Pretending you're right even when youre wrong is not a show of strength, it is a sign of arrogance and ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-9423580026171616622009-02-07T08:55:00.000-05:002009-02-07T08:55:00.000-05:00Look, it's pretty obvious that this is a HUGE miss...Look, it's pretty obvious that this is a HUGE misstep on the part of Obama. You cannot run a campaign on squeaky clean governing and transparency, and then nominate tax cheats to positions of importance in your cabinet. Geithner should have been withdrawn and probably shoudl be asked to step down even now. Obama ran a campaign on the patriotism of paying taxes and a plan to raise taxes as well. There can be no contradictions there. If he believes that to be true, then EVERYONE he nominates should be squeaky clean in that regard.<BR/><BR/>He needed to apologize, and I appreciate his candor, but you are overlooking the more egregious action of being interviewed by a foreign news organization and saying that America's policies have been wrong. The immediate effect of that was to send our enemies (N. Korea, Iran, Russia) into cackles of glee, as they recognize that we as a nation are entering four years of apologizing for protecting our people and our interests. Frankly, that is inexcusable. <BR/><BR/>RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-3549360488690242012009-02-04T15:19:00.000-05:002009-02-04T15:19:00.000-05:00Thank god we fianally have a leader that will own ...Thank god we fianally have a leader that will own up to mistakes. This article completely misses the point of why taking responsibility is important. People hate George Bush not just because he "screwed up", but also because he never admitted screwing up in the first place. it really insults the intelligence of a people when they know you made a mistake, you know you made a mistake, and there you are saying everything is just fine. It comes off as unrepentant and arrogant, someone with their head so far up their ass that the feel they can do no wrong. In short, don't piss on me and tell me it's raining. Finally we have a leader that will actually take responsibility for their actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-25166253510326023112009-02-04T06:46:00.000-05:002009-02-04T06:46:00.000-05:00That is exactly what I told my American Friend Mel...That is exactly what I told my American Friend Melvia - who told him to come clean in what was not durrty? How was it that he screwed up? It was the low level employee that should have done their work of vetting properly before the name was announced for the posts that failed?!!!And who is advising him they are making him look like a chump! It was reported in Huffington that NO HE CANT! that he said to the press that if the economic stimulus plan failed he would not run again in 2012. I pray that his adivors are sacked with immediate effect as they have been sent to put a spanner in the works and sabotage!<BR/>Bush failed in 9/11 and you did not hear him say he was gonna shut up shop and not run we could hardly get him to leave the white house!!!!There will of course be backlash from African Americans who will feel that he is only wanting to quit the post with the rug in the white house barely laid- as he is not a descendent of slaves and therefore NOT a partaker of the struggles of the likes of Dr Martin Luther and other African Americans.. Republicans and white supremacist will say something like black folks are weak could not even last a month in the oval office before saying they wanna quit...<BR/><BR/>FACT THE ECONOMY IS BROKEN no one can fix it a reality that Republicans have come to accept and just accept . They only want the post to Lord it over all of us..Obamas economic stimulus plan of repairing America is the best plan to move ahead with - what is the point of having trillion $ in the bank and your yard looking like trash heap? Infact the bad weather = jobs guaranteed in all of the states!<BR/><BR/>Gods kingdom and Dominion endures for ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4214720874193394920.post-18151648400033972842009-02-04T04:17:00.000-05:002009-02-04T04:17:00.000-05:00I think you are absolutly right. I'm a obama suppo...I think you are absolutly right. I'm a obama supporter and I think he should only admit to very serious issue of WAR and policies when the country is headed in the wrong direction, then change them for the better of the nation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com