President Elsewhere
On December 10th, 2010 something rather amazing happened in the press room at the White House. Our “President” outsourced his press conference to former President Bill Clinton who continued the press briefing while Obama opted to go to a White House Party. He decided rather than face reality, he’d rather be “elsewhere”.
Never in our history has this happened … when the President finishes speaking, the press conference is over. So how can a Christmas Party become more important than discussing the critical tax cut situation? This is simply further proof that Obama would rather other people “govern” and do his work than do it himself. This is very similar to voting “present” when he was in the Illinois state legislature.
From The New York Post – John Podhorest
The surreal week in Washington was brought to a fitting climax on Friday when Barack Obama handed the presidency over to Bill Clinton for 20 minutes. “I’m going to take off,” he said. “You’re in good hands,” the president informed the press corps, patting his predecessor on the back. And take off the president did.
It wasn’t an official, unofficial or illicit transfer of power in any way, of course. But it somehow felt like it. What happened here has, to my knowledge, never happened. When the president finishes speaking, whenever the president finishes speaking, the event ends. Period. Not any longer.
President Obama can change the rules of etiquette governing his White House if he wants. The problem for him is that those rules of etiquette exist for a reason. They are intended to enforce the standing of the presidency itself. By breaching them, Obama did harm to his own standing, and at a time when he can ill afford to lose any more of his authority.
What’s more, by doing so, he overshadowed the purpose of his joint appearance with Bill Clinton by letting Bubba hold court. And hold court Clinton did, in a revelatory monologue masquerading as a press availability.
The Bottom Line
This man would rather be “elsewhere” than be President of the United States. How many “hours” has he spent in his office studying situations, reading, talking to advisers? Now how many hours has he spent flying around all over the country and the world showing up at high schools and mosques to promote his message of socialism. You add it up, you be the judge. He’d rather be Elsewhere. In fact …
… So “President” Obama is President “Elsewhere”
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