You bet your boots he is! Not that there was ever any doubt. Still, ABC News apparently felt that it would be a good idea to remind us all that even when it looks like Obama doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing, he’s really just a victim of circumstance:
Did Obama's off-the-cuff remark create this dilemma on #Syria? http://t.co/ssGfTVQOsS
— ABC News (@ABC) August 30, 2013
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer answers that question in his headline:
Damn. Don’t you just hate it when your “off-the-cuff” remarks create an international “dilemma”? We’ve all been there, right?
The headline’s silly enough. But check out the actual post:
Read first paragraph. Then tell me this story is impartially written. http://t.co/OAVqPA44xP I'll laugh.
— Joe Parks (@joepaMN) August 30, 2013
First ‘graph here is amazing. http://t.co/ecpkEd1ytS
via @Slublog— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) August 30, 2013
“Amazing” is certainly one word for it:
Man, it’s hard out there for a “reluctant president”! It’s just brutal. Don’t you people understand?
"Tortured spirit" <–Classic. @JohnEkdahl @Slublog
— Sleve McDichael (@SeahawkBurrrton) August 30, 2013
Tortured spirit! RT @JohnEkdahl: First ‘graph here is amazing. http://t.co/WCPmmNQm2x
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) August 30, 2013
@JimmyPrinceton He's a tortured spirit and reluctant pres…my god…what have we the public driven him to? We're to blame! @JohnEkdahl
— Michael Blum (@MichaelBlum3) August 30, 2013
Oh, the humanity!
@joepaMN You don't find "tortured spirit" to be an objective straight-down-the-middle desription of President Obama?
— Chad Doughty (@ChadTheElder) August 30, 2013
Heh. Not remotely. But we have to keep this in mind:
Fluffers gotta fluff RT @JohnEkdahl: First ‘graph here is amazing. http://t.co/dhEm7lRVMf
via @Slublog— The H2 (@TheH2) August 30, 2013
Do they ever!
great @devindwyer take – how Obama’s ‘red line’ comment created #Syria dilemma, off the presidential cuff http://t.co/TOoRBH1HfP via @abc
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) August 30, 2013
Geez. Is Obama responsible for anything? Other than heroically killing bin Laden, that is?
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/373429222183677952
https://twitter.com/SalenaZitoTrib/status/373429851119947776
Hey, nobody told him he’d be accountable for what he says. Isn’t that right, Devin Dwyer?
https://twitter.com/halfadam/status/373470288475725825
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/373468781311705088
And speaking of Bush 41:
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/373468239033933824
No, only Republicans are responsible for the promises they make.
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/373467987875229696
And the biggest misunderstanding of all? That Barack Obama was ever elected to political office in the first place.
There is another option instead of bombing Syria over Obama's off the cuff remarks to regain America's credibility, he could resign.
— Mickey (@reg1776) August 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/AGNYC23/status/373469522490957824
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Paper Tiger POTUS: Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria totally just a gaffe, guys!