Steve, I would be tempted to agree with you.... if he (and his party, and his campaign) didn't keep saying other things instead. He is in the process of organizing a several hundred million dollar media blitz. Why not say some simple and straightforward things about what you actually accomplished?
Eric On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 12:07 AM, Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > > > >Owen - > > > *I* get it.... he doesn't have to articulate it.. he merely has to > make (a lot) more sense, totally exposed by his behaviour, than > the afore mentioned "Gordon Gecko" that is the "other party"... > I would love it if Obama would follow up his "citizen-funded" win > of 2008 with a total silence in 2012... let the 'publicans bury > themselves with their own rhetoric. > > > Yes, if you are the gay couple who didn't get his full endorsement > for your wedding or if your child didnt get withdrawn from > Afghanistan as quickly as you wanted, or if you wanted (who > doesn't?) Gitmo shut down 4 years ago, then OK... vote for the > "other guy". But really? > > > Obama has us by the short hairs... he (should) know(s) that he > beats the (holy) shit out of the alternative... he's not MY > answer, but he's a "damn good start"! > > > I don't need Obama to articulate anything to me... if *I* don't > know what the score is, his telling me doesn't change anything. I > say his lack of attendance to our BS needs for spoon feeding our > needs... is his genius... > > > But I could be wrong... > > > - Steve > > > > >On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Russ > Abbott <<a moz-do-not-send="" href="#" target="">russ.abb...@gmail.com</a>> > wrote: > > > >Well, it's Barack Obama > vs. Gordon Gekko. Which would you prefer to see as > president? Perhaps the country is waking up to that. > > > > > > > > >-- Russ Abbott > > > > > > > >Like many of us, I wanted Obama to be the president "for > the rest of us". But he's seemed weak in many aspects of his > presidency. I realize that many presidential historians > believe "exogenous" events form a president, not their > platform or promises. Much of the downturn was inherited. But > as bad as the hand he was dealt was, he could at least > articulate the positive things he has done. > > > > >Obama has had several successes, quite important ones. But > he never explains them to the electorate. Instead he gets > mauled by the opposition. Why is he so poor at explaining his > successes? > > > > > > >A trivial example is the health care bill. Yes it is a > "tax", but overall it will vastly reduce taxes due to > the relief it brings caused by "freeloaders" who use the most > expensive health care possible: the emergency room! Several > pundits have claimed as much as a 10 to one reduction in > public costs which will be reflected in lower taxes. > > > > >But Obama remains mum. I don't get it. > > > > >It could simply be the media, which loves a good fight. > They fan the flames and nurture fear. But it does seem to me > that a large amount of the (idiotic) electorate buys the > anti-obama rhetoric. > > > > >I (think) Obama would be the best outcome, at least he's > got experience at it and could be better in a second term. > And Romney does seem a bit of an ass. I am, however, > surprised at the difference between the graph and the > punditry. > > > > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ >FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.friam.org"; onclick="window.open('http://www.friam.org');return false;">http://www.friam.org</a> > > > > ============================================================ >FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > Eric Charles Professional Student and Assistant Professor of Psychology Penn State University Altoona, PA 16601
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