"One of the more interesting political/psychological pastimes these days is to watch how President Obama deals with his crumbling presidency. The answer is: Not well.
What is worth paying increasing attention to, I think, is the emotional state of the president. It’s in front of his donors that his most authentic feelings seem to surface, and it’s clear he’s becoming increasingly isolated, embittered, and thin skinned. His excuse making is now chronic and habitual. He’s even displaying some signs of paranoia. Everyone is against him.
Obama is becoming Nixonian.
The man who by a wide margin has received the most worshipful press coverage in at least the last half-century is complaining that the press is mistreating him. A president who routinely misleads the public on matters large and small, who first ran for president on the promise of unifying America but governs based on dividing it, and who allows the most important national-security matters to be decided by crass political considerations is blaming others for feeding cynicism.
Watching a narcissist struggle to deal with massive, multiplying failures can be a poignant thing, especially when everyone gets what’s going on except the narcissist and his enablers. When this happens to a sitting president, however, what is poignant becomes alarming. Because it’s always better that the president of the United States live in reality rather than creating his own."(Commentary Magazine)
N.O.Times-Picayune -Facing the toughest battle of her political career, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is replacing her campaign manager and bringing in experienced hands from her previous three successful Senate runs to help with the final push to the Nov 4th open primary. Adam Sullivan, who had been campaign manager, is leaving that role but continuing as an advisor to the campaign.
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Landrieu is facing stiff challenge from a field led by Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy of Baton Rouge and Tea Party Conservative Republican Rob Maness of Madisonville.READ MORE
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It's been reported that Greg Orman said he will caucus with the party in the Senate majority in the next congress. Why should an Independent caucus with either Democrats or Republicans? The answer is simple. Orman wants support for his agenda and is willing to sell out to either political party to see his own agenda advance. I call this absolute deceit. Apparently Greg Orman sees no conflict. That's a lot easier for a man with no principles to assert.
"Independent Greg Orman says he could change parties even after he has allied himself with Democrats or Republicans if he wins the Kansas Senate election in November...."
" In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Orman says he would initially caucus with whichever party has majority control in the Senate, because “it’s in the best interests of the voters of Kansas that they have a senator in the majority.”
I leave it to readers to determine whether they think Orman is lacking in scruples or ethics. Okay, he's a wanna be politician, so, for many, a lack of scruples and ethic is a given.
For those who are unfamiliar with Greg Orman, he previously ran for the U.S, Senate as a Democrat and lost. He has contributed to Democrat candidates and causes in the recent past. Call me old-fashioned, but when it walks like a duck, quacks like and sh*ts like a duck, you can pretty much rely on the duck being a Democrat.READ MORE@NBC
"Maligned by his critics as a race-obsessed media glutton, Jesse Jackson gave detractors plenty of ammunition to use against him in a series of Twitter posts about the Ebola patient being treated in Dallas.
After confirming he would spend Tuesday in Dallas, ostensibly at the request of Thomas Duncan’s family, Jackson soon began posting updates and images showing his multiple media appearances and meetings with prominent local figures...."Never let a crisis go to waste....
Meeting with Mayor of Dallas to discuss how we can help Mr. Thomas Eric Duncan. pic.twitter.com/S6PNlSwRpU
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) October 7, 2014
A recurring opinion suggested that his inspiration is the same as it was in any of his past decisions to visit a community in the midst of tumult. Money.
THANK GOD! WE ARE SAVED!! /sarcasm RT @wfaachannel8: Jesse Jackson in Dallas to address Ebola scare http://t.co/Uq1tkvmu5n
— John Murphy (@johnmurphy) October 7, 2014
It is NOW COMPLETELY obvious that this man will make ANYTHING about race. https://t.co/9Obm0DwWE9 @DLoesch @DanaTheBlaze
— Lawrence B.Jones III (@LawrenceBJones3) October 7, 2014
DALLAS — The Dallas County prosecutor is considering whether to file criminal charges against Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who traveled from Monrovia to Dallas, where he was diagnosed with the deadly virus last week.
“We are looking at whether he intentionally and knowingly exposed the public to the virus,” said Debbie Denmon, a spokesperson for the Dallas County prosecutor’s office...."
*Top technology companiesThe New York Times hires a lot of graduates from elite universities like Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Brown, Chicago, Columbia, NYU and the University of California, Berkeley for its editorial board (see list above).TheirIts recruitment efforts should include a broader array of colleges…
*CompaniesThe New York Times should open up the initial interviewing process for its editorial board. The National Football League, for example, has the Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for every head coach or general manager opening, and this rule should be implemented at the New York Times.
* Creating a welcoming culture, which is often easier said than done, would help"There is a lot that the education system and the government need to do to get more women and minorities interested inthese companiesThe New York Times retainemployeesboard members who get in the door. The under-representation of women and minorities on the current New York Times editorial board might not be creating a sufficiently “welcoming culture.”
