The Agitator-in-Chief

Catching up on my reading and found this dead-on balls accurate description of Obama and his inability to lead. AmericanThinker.com what a great resource for information. All the liberal media carries his water and blames BP 100% even though they get no cooperation from the White House let alone any friggin help.

June 01, 2010
The Agitator-in-Chief
By Chad Stafko

After nearly eighteen months in office, the president of the United States has finally encountered his first unforeseen crisis. A gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico combined with seething anger from residents, business owners, and politicians along the coastline has produced a toxic mix of political corrosion that is eroding the president's political capital. The response to the disaster that we have seen from President Barack Obama should have been expected, as it is simply a byproduct of his experience, or lack thereof.

On Friday, May 28, the president finally managed to make his second trip to the oil-plagued area nearly forty days after the disaster occurred. The president spent only about three hours on site. Three hours! Where were the meetings with the families of those who were killed when the oil rig exploded? Could not a precious hour or two have been spent with those grieving and those who were angry over the explosion?

Why did the president not take a few hours and meet with Governor Jindal, Kevin Costner, and others who are attempting to limit the damage the existing oil may cause to the coastline through innovative means but whose efforts have been limited by the need for government approval? While Jindal has received recent approval for the makeshift sandbars that could help alleviate some damage, the president could be the ultimate red tape eliminator.

But President Obama passed on the opportunity.

Apparently, he was too busy, as he needed to make the trip back to his hometown of Chicago for the Memorial Day weekend. The president's lack of interest and lack of concern, as evidenced by his lack of actions, is irritating even his fellow Democrats and, in some cases, some of his most ardent supporters. Louisiana Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu said of the president's lack of visibility on the oil disaster, "He's going to pay a political price for it."

Add to the fray Louisiana resident and longtime Democratic strategist and talking head James Carville, who said earlier in the week of Obama, "This President needs to tell BP: 'I'm your Daddy, I'm in charge' ... We need some action here, and we need to get this thing moving quickly."

If President Obama's perceived and actual lack of action weren't enough to stoke the anger of coastline residents among other Americans, Obama's actions on the evening of Tuesday, May 25, at the height of the crisis, fanned the flame. The president of the United States could be found that evening in California at a fundraising dinner and reception for embattled Senator Barbara Boxer. The amount of time President Obama spent in California raising money for a career politician was nearly identical to the amount of time he spent on the frontlines of the worst oil disaster and possibly the worst ecological disaster this country has ever known.

Should we expect more out of our president? Yes. Should we expect more out of this president? No. This is exactly what we should expect from him based on his past behavior.

As you may recall, before ascending to the presidency, Barack Obama was a community organizer. He was not the president of a non-profit group, the leader of a civic organization, or head of a sanitation district, nor did he have any other leadership experience prior to his brief tenure as a senator from Illinois. He had never led an organization through the ups and downs of its existence or had any experience in crisis management. Instead, his experience -- most of it in fact -- was to gather a group of individuals together and get them irritated toward their city councils, regulatory board, or some other target. Now, he's on the other side. He and his administration have agitated the people, and they are not happy.

What has been the president's reaction to the outrage of the people? At times he has stated that the government is responsible and will fix the mess, while at the same time those within the government who are on the frontlines of the oil spill have acknowledged that the government does not have the skill, equipment, or expertise to clean up the spill or cap the leak.

Other times, President Obama simply says that those who are critical of the administration's response are ignorant of the situation. That's the mantra for a community organizer -- talk first, think later.

This disaster indicates to us as to what we have: a community organizer with little leadership experience or skill as President of the United States.

Chad Stafko is a writer and political consultant living in the Midwest. He can be reached at stafko@msn.com

Community Organizer???

Since when does volunteer work go on a resume. If you do charity and have to talk about it you are just an asshole, let's face it. We all know what I think of this lying douchebag so let's go over some accomplishments he has organized in the city of Chicago. I believe he was organizing on the south side of Chicago, the home of "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown," and the Vicelords. So the baddest man in the whole damn town and a "community organizing" gang lived there; nice neighborhood. What has he done to change the situation for the poor people caught in this neighborhood? It is still poor, run-down and gang infested talk all you want about how much better the neighborhood is the truth is it is a crappy place to live. I would not live there would you? Does Obama? Does Tony Rezko finance homes in the 'hood? I don't think so.

What did he learn from this experience? We never hear anything from this point of view why is this? I will tell you because he learned everything he needs to know at Harvard and if you did not go there to be indoctrinated your opinion does not matter to him. But yet he went to Jeremiah Wright's church The Trinity United Church of Christ to be spiritually advised. One of his sermons was the inspiration for one of Obama's memoirs. Really Barack 2 memoirs, how fucking pretentious can you be? Can you do something before you write a memoir. So which sermon was it? Was it the God Damn America one? Or the 9/11 was our fault and the chickens are coming home to roost? Oh, that's right you were not there for those sermons. That's convenient for you.

Let's face it this guy is just like every other democrat jerkoff, scumbag liar running for president. He just wants to be president to show up his classmates from Harvard. He couldn't change anything in Chicago, it is all just lip service, a band-aid on a real problem with no real clue how to solve it. Hope, change and every socialist/communist slogan that comes out of his lying mouth are just empty promises from an empty headed suit. Open your eyes America your freedom is at stake. Do some real research on this guy and his family and his friends and his acquaintances see if I am wrong. I know this guy has problems just trying to organize his sock drawer, but what did you expect from a Harvard grad? It just one more thing the the media hides from us while they slobber all over him.