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— John Ekdahl (@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
— Burrrton (@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?
— ChadTheElder (@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?
President who majors in speechifying shocked to learn that words mean things. http://t.co/5vOfRsMvRi
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) August 30, 2013
Just words. Just speeches. @seanmdav: President who majors in speechifying shocked to learn that words mean things. http://t.co/XxG9L4lLs6
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZitoTrib) August 30, 2013
Hey, nobody told him he’d be accountable for what he says. Isn’t that right, Devin Dwyer?
Damn faulty teleprompter MT @RBPundit: OH! Obama's "red line" comment was "off-the-cuff"… See? He's still the Bestest President ever!
— Houston Hightower (@YeezyisSleazy) August 30, 2013
@BecketAdams @JohnEkdahl @Slublog Obama inherited the mess George Bush 41 left him!
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 30, 2013
And speaking of Bush 41:
@redsteeze @JohnEkdahl @Slublog If "red line" was off-the-cuff, so was "read my lips."
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) August 30, 2013
No, only Republicans are responsible for the promises they make.
@BecketAdams @JohnEkdahl @Slublog "Off the cuff" See he never meant to say Red Line.. All one big misunderstanding
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) August 30, 2013
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.
— Rob (@reg1776) August 30, 2013
https://twitter.com/AGNYC23/status/373469522490957824
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