There he goes again - Sister Toldjah

Remember how President Obama characterized legitimate Republican criticisms of his economic stimulus as “playing politics” last month in an effort to render those criticisms irrelevant? Well, he’s done it again, on the same topic, and this time he’s hitting those “racist” southern GOP governors like Bobby Jindal who have indicated they will not accept either some or all the stimulus money. Via the liberal “Think Progress” blog, a blog that apparently believes that trying to force those governors into accepting federal money is a good thing:

This morning, President Obama addressed members of the National Governors Association, focusing his remarks on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. During the speech, Obama specifically took aim at the GOP governors who have said that they will reject some of the package’s funding, hinting at the fact that many of them seem to have put their political ambitions over the needs of their states:

OBAMA: I just want us to not lose perspective of the fact that most of the things that have been the topic of argument over the last several days amount to a fraction of the overall stimulus package. This sometimes gets lost in the cable chatter. […]

And so, if we agree on 90 percent of this stuff, and we’re spending all our time on television arguing about 1, 2, 3 percent of the spending in this thing, and somehow it’s being characterized in broad brush as wasteful spending, that starts sounding more like politics. And that’s what right now we don’t have time to do. […]

What I don’t want us to do, though, is to just get caught up in the same old stuff that inhibits us from acting effectively and in concert. There’s going to be ample time for campaigns down the road.

Yeah? Well let us know when you stop campaigning, Mr. President.

DavidL says:

February 23, 2009 at 7:30 pm

The do as I say, not as I do list for BO is getting pretty long.

yo says:

February 23, 2009 at 7:31 pm

obama presents fiscal responsibility plan right after monster pork bill.

if a republican had done this, commentators all over the land would be ridiculing him mercilessly. but no, all we’ll here is that obama has a plan and he’s responsible.

it’s hard to come to any kind of positive conclusion about our country.

Brontefan says:

February 23, 2009 at 8:11 pm

Dead-on target “yo”
Obama ran against everything Bush did and went out of his way to show disrespect. Too bad Obama doesn’t want to change the “spending” spree in Washington. Does this guy ever listen to what he says? Everything out of his mouth is only true for about ten seconds. Now he wants a “pay as you go” plan? Have we entered the Land of Oz?

Carlos says:

February 23, 2009 at 8:56 pm

Yeah, we pay and he goes higher and higher into his ascendancy to his rightful place as savior of the downtrodden. That’s real pay as you go.

He’s real fine at dumping racism on anyone who disagrees with him, but I didn’t hear one word about all the lib cartoons showing GW as a monkey. Maybe it’s only a particular species of monkey that makes such cartoons racist?

And for a guy who blasted his predecessor as a “big spender” he sure doesn’t mind spending my money (and my children’s and grandchildren’s) fast as he can.

SpideyTerry says:

February 23, 2009 at 10:02 pm

Obama is full of crap (as if that would surprise anyone). Sooner or later, I suspect his words and actions will cost him support. Top of my wish list for 2012 is seeing that underserving, mental midget getting his ass kicked out of the White House by voters. (Again, as if that would surprise anyone.)

Neo says:

February 24, 2009 at 1:07 am

If you dare to watch MindlesS-NBC, you’d think that the Republican Governors were traitors or at least out of their minds for refusing the funding.

PatriotsWrath says:

February 24, 2009 at 11:27 am

The irony of it is being the savior of the down trodden while trampling all over them.

How pathetic do people have to be to thank the guy that’s crushing them beneath his boot heel as their savior?

February 24, 2009 at 4:25 pm

PW, I think you answered your own question there. It’s like Chicken George (“Roots”) asking Massa if he wants him to give the new slave some stripes. In the rush to curry favor a slave (then or now) will do anything to try to get an extra crumb from “Massa” without realizing the tightening of the bonds that hold him.

And don’t forget us, the ones who pay for this new plantation. We are the ones who helped put this monster into office because we wanted something for nothing, too, just like the slaves. We allowed ourselves to be co-opted by a donkey-light that had absolutely no chance of winning. We are surely as pathetic as the ones you mention.