Obama Tells Republicans to "Stand Up to Your Base" & Pass More Radical Leftist Legislation
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 5:23 PM
63% of American voters want Congress to repeal the last piece of radical legislation rammed down their throats.
It doesn’t matter.
Barack Obama told Senate Republicans today to work with democrats to pass more radical leftist legislation.
The Politico reported:
President Barack Obama battled with Senate Republicans in a tense closed-door meeting Tuesday, facing tough criticism from his GOP adversaries — including John McCain — on issues ranging from health care to border security.
Senators and other sources inside the meeting described the gathering as “testy” and “direct” — and Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) accused Obama of acting two-faced by asking for GOP support on regulatory reform only to push forward with a bill supported mainly by Democrats. Others felt that the meeting may have made already tense relations between the two parties even worse.
“The more he talked, the more he got upset,” Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) said. “He needs to take a valium before he comes in and talks to Republicans and just calm down, and don’t take anything so seriously. If you disagree with someone, it doesn’t mean you’re attacking their motives — and he takes it that way and tends then to lecture and then gets upset.”
The White House said that Obama made a plea for bipartisanship on some of the country’s most pressing issues — and he urged Republicans to stand up to their base and compromise with the Democratic Party.
Bill Burton, a White House spokesman who attended the meeting, later told reporters that the meeting was “civil in tone” and not as contentious as Republicans have made it out to be. But he said Obama directly challenged the GOP to work in a bipartisan fashion on immigration and energy – or risk seeing those two major issues fall apart this year.
Inside the lunch meeting, Obama squared off with his old rival McCain (R-Ariz.) over border security, sources said. Sources described Obama’s conversation with McCain as rather direct.
McCain said he told Obama: “We need to secure the borders first. He didn’t agree.” A McCain spokeswoman said their exchange was “frank but respectful.”
Shortly after the meeting, Obama called for 1,200 National Guard troops to be deployed to the border, and McCain quickly one-upped the president, asking for 6,000.
One Republican senator told reporters after Obama left, “He’s pretty thin-skinned.”
No kidding.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 87 Comments
Pro-Lifer commented:
Republicans who stand up to their base and compromise with Liberal Democrats will be out of a job!
Tim H commented:
This doesn’t surprise me at all. Bipartisanship to Obamanation means bowing down and doing it the way the Dems want it. He doesn’t care about the people, he just wants to turn this country away from the Constitution and toward a socialistic/communistic regime. He really needs to be brought up on treason charges along with any congressional rep/senator that has voted down the line with him.
newrouter commented:
do as you’re told
aro5o75 commented:
Thin like an onion skin…like a narcissist’ skin.
He’s dangerous.
Skandia commented:
It has been reported that Obama claims he is being pressured by his party to pass their agenda and Obama then says the Republicans should abandon their party and vote for his radical agenda. Republican loyalty to party is a bad thing, but Obama’s loyalty to his party is a good thing.
In fact, it is also being reported that Republicans are ‘seditious’ because they won’t vote for Obama’s radical agenda.
SeniorD commented:
The only radical legislation the Republicans should pursue is the one that authorizes Impeachment of Hussein al-Zero.
High Crimes – treason, graft and various charges of corruption.
Misdemeanors – impersonating an American citizen, practicing socialism while in office, failure to secure American borders, insulting our allies in favor of radical Muslim dictators, etc., etc.
Lone Ranger commented:
Obama is so close to a total, freaking, nervous breakdown. The guy is way, way, way over his head, he knows it, and the pressure is starting flip him out. (Hence all the vacations and golfing.) He avoids a free-for-all press conference because his handlers are afraid Obama is going go DefCon 1 postal and shock everyone.
xxx commented:
Hussein blew up the oil rig and had done nothing but watch the greatest disaster in US history emerge. He orchastrated it. Now he is demanding everyone help him make fun of Republicans while asking for their help. I say do not give him any help.
He said all republicans are evil too often. So do not talk to him. Hussein is a leftist hater. he hates people and wants to see the republicans dead. Don’t fall for his trap.
bg commented:
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re: [One Republican senator told reporters
after Obama left, “He’s pretty thin-skinned.”]
oh no!! whoever it is is sure to be hung out to
dry for making a “RACIST” statement.. duh!!
/semi-sarc/
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bg commented:
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re: [he said Obama directly challenged the GOP to work in a bipartisan fashion on immigration and energy – or risk seeing those two major issues fall apart this year.]
this is new??
didn’t he hold a public meeting with the Reps on ObamaCare that more or less ended with the bottom line being: we’re doing it my way no matter what you say.. then all the voting OUT of Republican amendments ensued in whatever the process was called (believe it was dubbed “reconciliation” but not sure), and then the bill was passed??
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Willy commented:
0bama: “Stand up to your base”..
In other words, he means, go against the will of the people you represent and do what I want.
He seems to think our representative republic is a government of 0bama for 0bama and by 0bama..
C-Christian Soldier commented:
bho told republicans to be RINOS because he knows that -that is the route they usually take…
let’s see if any have strengthened their proverbial spines!!!
C-CS
Militant Conservative commented:
Obamma is anti American. McCrazy is running for office again. Thwart them both at the same time. Secure the boarder and do not re-elect the RINO from Arizona. problem solved. As for the zeros fits, yes he is getting close to his cheese sliding of his cracker. Friend o mine speculated after the November election he is removed OR (wait for it)
the Narcissist of the United States NOTUS will just off himself in the oval orafice. Sounds like a win win to me. poser trash.
manateespirit commented:
You all are right on point tonight.
I’m thinking Obama is aka Neville Chamberlain.
jonyjoe101 commented:
I rather the republicans keep the democrats incheck at least till the next presidential elections. It’s best for nothing else to pass, we’re bankrupt.
Keep obama in his room with some crayons, hopefully he won’t break anything else.
It’s beginning to look like Rome, where the emperor did his on thing without bothering to listen to the senate.
bg commented:
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duh!! i’m slowing down..
it just struck me that OBAMA once again managed to distract
from the facts and make the issue ALL ABOUT OBAMA.. gah!!
not to mention OBAMA PREEMPTIVELY POINTING THE FINGER
OF BLAME AT REPUBLICANS IF HIS RADICAL POLICIES FAIL!!
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Willy commented:
His statements to reps leads me to wonder if 0bama is mentally unstable and unfit for command?
There’s some serious stuff going on these days, the situation in Korea and the oil spill being two examples. And while that is going on he throws an extravagant party, goes golfing, and now he is going on vacation again.
He is seriously disconnected from reality.
Slappy commented:
This is what the country gets for electing this inexperienced, petulant punk. As Lone Ranger accurately wrote in post #8, “The guy is way, way, way over his head, he knows it, and the pressure is starting flip him out.” That’s exactly it.
Let this be a lesson to the 52+% that voted for this guy that you don’t put someone in the office with no experience, qualifications, or achievements relevant to the job — especially when we know he was largely raised in the Third World, not in the U.S., and spent years listening to sermons by that unAmerican tool Rev. Wright. He then compounds his pathetic background by overcompensating and being arrogant and showing a lack of humility, which causes him to actually lecture others who are more qualified than he is for the office.
We have nearly 310 million people in this country, a large percentage of whom meet the legal qualifications to serve in the office, and Obama is the best we could find?!? It’s embarrassing for the country, the office of the POTUS, and all those who served in the office previously to have this guy as POTUS. Most of us probably thought we never thought we’d see someone worse than Jimmy Carter serve in the position, but here we are. Like with Carter, the damage this guy is doing to the country is going to be felt for decades.
CLN commented:
Brilliant! Obama said “govern against the wishes of the people”.
At least he admits that’s what he’s doing…I wonder if he offered McCain DoD?
DavidD commented:
I say go ahead and attack his motive when his motive–his intention, his purpose, his design–is to turn us into the USSA.
gus commented:
What the F are you talking about Pat Roberts.
Of course we are attacking Obama’s motives.
Maybe Sen Pat Roberts is a little slow on the UPTAKE.
He’ll be up for re-election soon.
Obama is raping us and they are being nice to him.
gus commented:
Exactly David. The time for being nice to this prix is over. McCain screwed us by playing footsie with this Marxist con man.
Sandy commented:
This is the definition of chutzpah. Obama wants Republicans to stand up to their base — and lose them in the same way he has. I hope they told him to kiss their grits.
Sandy commented:
Before he called the Republicans in Obama had a temper tantrum over the oil spill screaming cap the GD well.
Gini commented:
BHO is getting even more irrational – could he be on the verge of a breakdown?
Meremortal commented:
You people don’t get it. Obama won, and everything is supposed to go his way. Dictators don’t compromise, everyone else bows, scrapes and follows orders! Obama’s head has been filled with leftist crap for many years, and now he can’t handle the reality that none of it works. It’s failing as it has always failed. We adulterated capitalism during the Great Depression and have continued to elect politicians who promise that which they can’t deliver ever since.
It will take 10-15 years to remake America once we get started. We haven’t started yet, so we can’t start the clock. The only reason that 70 years of creeping socialism can be undone in 10-15 years is…capitalism is the economic system that produces the most wealth for the largest percentage of the population. The economic dimension of freedom (known as capitalism) trounces all forms of centralized oppressive governance.
We demand to live in a country that has a government, not the other way around! People gripe about big business, but government is the biggest business of all, the largest monopoly, the harshest master. Throw off the chains and give us freedom again and we the citizens will save the country, something power hungry politicians won’t do as they are only interested in lining their own pockets and enslaving the citizenry.
Al commented:
The Kenyan is just a puppet with an IQ close to zero, and he is failing his Master. The plan is falling apart and the Master has commanded that he carry out his part of the deal, or else – the puppet’s strings shall be “cut”. The Kenyan’s part of the bargain is to divert the American public’s attention with rhetoric of “Hope and Change” and comical antics, while the Masters’ machine destroys America, steals our wealth and turns America is a socialist chaos.
The Blackberry is the string of the Master.
Who is behind the Blackberry?
Al commented:
The Kenyan is just a puppet with an IQ close to zero, and he is failing his Master. The plan is falling apart and the Master has commanded that he carry out his part of the deal, or else – the puppet’s strings shall be “cut”. The Kenyan’s part of the bargain is to divert the American public’s attention with rhetoric of “Hope and Change” and comical antics, while the Masters’ machine destroys America, steals our wealth and turns our country into a socialist chaos.
The Blackberry is the string of the Master.
Who is behind the Blackberry?
bitterclinger commented:
“But he said Obama directly challenged the GOP to work in a bipartisan fashion on immigration and energy – or risk seeing those two major issues fall apart this year.”
Big whoop. Passing nothing would be better than going along with his radical agenda.
I’ve gotta disagree about the breakdown stuff. I think he’s cool as a cucmber. He’s a low-level employee who was told he just had to act as a figurehead; the handlers would make all the big decisions.
By crediting him with worry or anxiety in governing the country, that implies he cares about the country in the first place. No way.
Daniel commented:
If BO’s skin were any thinner, we would have proof at last that he has no heart.
Just_Saying commented:
Exactly, Al #29, who is behind the Blackberry?
Slappy, #19, you’re entirely correct. Almost any one of the 310 citizens eligible to be POTUS would have done much better than Obummer the Dope.
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KansasGirl commented:
This man is evil.
Jennifer commented:
“He urged Republicans to stand up to their base” ?? That’s really scary, politicians are supposed to “stand with” their base.
CT commented:
The astounding arrogance of our petulant punk POTUS never ceases to amaze me. He apparently strutted into a room in his president suit to dictate his agenda. Problem was he found the room occupied with adults not the least impressed with his audacity
Joanne commented:
Obama is thin-skinned because he is a big narcissitic baby who has to have his own way or else people will pay. Many pathological narcissists in history became very dangerous people when they were challenged. Will Obama be any different? We will see. I wonder if the U.S. military thinks that Obama has their safety in mind and heart. I somehow doubt it.
Alana commented:
I WANT those two major issues to fall apart. I want all these horrible Democratic plans to fall apart.
The last thing I want is for Republicans to defy their base and compromise to get what the Democrats want to do to us.
Ben K commented:
Should plug his own damn holes – on both ends.
gawntrail commented:
Lecturer-in-Chief.
Rock commented:
Well seems pretty clear to me Obama feels he and his Socialist friends know what is best for U.S. citizens, and those we elect should ignore our wish’s. Sounds more like a dictatorship than a Republic. But we on the right have been saying this for sometime, now he feels confident enough to spout his socialist views outright. But then just in these last few days his SEIU buddies where allowed to terrorize a citizen in his home with the aid of the D.C. Police Department.
Rick commented:
You cannot do business with liberal fascists any more than you can do business with North Korea. “Compromise” and “bipartisanship” are defined by liberal fascists to mean: you give up your principles, and in return I will lie to you. Obama is clearly a psychopath narcissist. Your only protection from them is to get away as quickly and as far as you can. I’m very disappointed that any Republican would meet with him, because it puts us all in danger.
Fuzzy commented:
This petty, petulant, pouty little man is an embarrassment.
And there is no compromise with radical progressives. None. What they want and what we want are diametrically opposed, there is no common ground, they want to destroy America (what else is “fundamental transformation” and all these ideas about crazy big spending, growing government, joining some strange “international order”?). Oddly enough, we don’t think that’s a good idea. Our guys (and girls) better keep saying “No.” And “Hell NO!”
DavidL commented:
Dim Won, Barack Obama, wants republicans to stand up to their base, while he refuses to stand up for his country. None dare call this leadership.
AuntieMadder commented:
This is the man whose finger is on The Button. Makes you sleep well at night knowing that, doesn’t it?