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After years of dividing the country .. Oscumbo still has no clue why the country is so divided... signs of Narcissism

iamnothere 2012/07/15 18:17:40
a house divided  a house divided

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Washington "feels as broken as it did four years ago," when he took office.

He says he's most frustrated by the inability "to change the atmosphere" in the nation's capital "to reflect the decency and common sense of ordinary people" who want their leaders to solve problems.

"There's enough blame to go around for that," he told CBS' "Sunday Morning."

CBS' Charlie Rose interviewed the president and first lady Michelle Obama at the White House on Thursday and has aired parts of the conversation on different network shows since then.

Reflecting on more than 3 ½ years in office, Obama said, "I think there's no doubt that I underestimated the degree to which in this town politics trump problem solving."

On a lighter note, he said the White House will be a quieter place this summer because his daughters, 11-year-old Sasha and 14-year-old Malia, will be in sleep-away camp for a month. The president, meanwhile, will be campaigning for re-election, spending lots of time outside Washington.

"We're going to be experiencing the first stages of-empty nest syndrome," he said. Asked if he's prepared for that, the president said, "Well, I get a little depressed."

The first lady said the Obamas will find a way for "family time, because any time the girls are out of school, that's important time for us to spend as a family. We're still parents where you have to juggle your time around when they're free and summer time is that time."

In a separate interview, taped Friday and released Sunday, the 50-year-old president said the food and unfamiliar mattresses are downsides of the campaign trail.

"When you're on the road, you end up eating a lot of stuff that tastes really good at the time but later on in the day can catch up with you, and I'm now getting to the age where being in my own bed as opposed to some other bed, is not always great for my back," he told WJLA-TV in Washington.

Obama also revealed, when asked what voters don't know about him, that he "can cook a really mean chili," though his wife will claim that "I haven't cooked it for about 10 years, so I really shouldn't get too much credit for it."

And one more: "I'm a surprisingly good pool player, so if you ever see me in a pool hall, don't just think that you can ..."

"Don't walk up and throw down money is what you're saying?" interviewer Scott Thurman asked.

"That's what I'm saying," the president said. "I might end up cleaning your clock. That's a possibility."

The president also described himself as "a pretty good doodler" of faces, people and other things.

"Sometimes when I'm in a big important international meeting and you see me writings stuff down it might be that I'm just drawing some folks," he said.
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  • Don Leuty 2012/07/16 07:30:50
    Don Leuty
    +1
    The only thing he seems to draw well is a paycheck. He's never signed the front of one.
  • iamnothere Don Leuty 2012/07/16 12:59:39
  • Mary Philliber 2012/07/16 03:37:31
    Mary Philliber
    +1
    obama i can understand him and his big head, what i don't get is how so many people think he is such a nice guy. they are the clueless ones.
  • Don Leuty Mary Ph... 2012/07/16 07:29:09
    Don Leuty
    +1
    0bama is charismatic and a superior orator. Unfortunately, he is a phony, and an inferior communicator and even worse manager.
  • Catch224u 2012/07/16 00:44:29
    Catch224u
    Why then did Lincoln divide the house?
  • iamnothere Catch224u 2012/07/16 05:38:05
  • Red_Horse iamnothere 2012/07/16 05:43:19
  • iamnothere Red_Horse 2012/07/16 06:11:33
  • Catch224u iamnothere 2012/07/16 23:24:49
    Catch224u
    +1
    That is a sharp model.
  • iamnothere Catch224u 2012/07/17 03:00:17
    iamnothere
    +1
    and a lincoln
  • zapped 2012/07/16 00:06:22
    zapped
    +1
    narcisstics dont know there wrong ,,, cant accept the fact their wrong ,,and are in denial that their wrong !
    and POBAMA is the biggest narcisstic person in washington ....
    sooo ????
  • hasher 2012/07/16 00:04:37
    hasher
    +1
    he has got to be the dumbest most clueless pres ever!!! cant wait till hes voted out of office
  • Diane Spraggs Yates 2012/07/15 22:54:41
    Diane Spraggs Yates
    +3
    No one in history has done so much to divide our country than OBAMA !!!!!!signs of Narcissism Class warfare--- Beer Summitt Martin could of been his son all uniting !!!!!
  • wtw 2012/07/15 22:30:36
    wtw
    +2
    Signs of ignorance and being in touch with reality!
  • Charles E 2012/07/15 22:21:51
    Charles E
    +3
    No president since Lincoln has done more to divide the nation.
    Nor has any other president so totally ignored the Constitution in order to rule the country to his liking.

    Two skinny Illinois lawyers. Must be something in the water there.
  • Michael 2012/07/15 19:39:51 (edited)
    Michael
    +3
    correcto.and if Obama had spent any time on jobs creation(not government jobs, but getting rid of obstacles, regulations, min. wage requirements) in stead of health care, we would not be still in this hole
  • keeper 2012/07/15 19:18:50
    keeper
    +4
    What a disgusting narcissist! He doesn't even know that he is the cause for most of the problems that are festering in DC!!!
  • mal 2012/07/15 19:13:36 (edited)
    mal
    +4
    obsession and blatent lying are his game.
  • John Hall 2012/07/15 19:13:18
    John Hall
    +5
    Bill Clinton said it best when he called Obama a Amateur .
  • Zippcodey John Hall 2012/07/15 19:39:07
    Zippcodey
    +2
    Lol, he learned a lot from the Clinton's matter of fact had most of Bill Clinton's Administration in his. He is not an amateur in lying, he beats Bill Clinton in that category.
  • John Hall Zippcodey 2012/07/15 19:40:02
    John Hall
    +3
    Good point .
  • jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/07/15 18:51:09
    jubil8 BN-0 PON
    +3
    "I think there's no doubt that I underestimated the degree to which in this town politics trump problem solving." Yep -- and it's an example of both his inexperience and his arrogance imo.

    Since the economy hasn't recovered, how could he expect people not to feel divided? He helped widen/deepen the divide from the beginning with the bail-out and support for Wall Street instead of Main Street (trashing a major campaign promise on the way)?
  • David Hussey 2012/07/15 18:41:21 (edited)
    David Hussey
    +2
    I would suggest that its not "Oscumbo" who is dividing the country, but in fact it is the two camps of partisans in the public. Blind to the failings of their own 'team', and disingenuous in speaking to the failings of the other 'team'.

    So divided are the people of America today perhaps its time to start thinking of dividing the nation. two sides, both intent on imposing their ideology on the other half, neither side even remotely open to compromise and cooperation. Is it time you all went your separate ways?
  • angelbaby David H... 2012/07/15 19:32:51
    angelbaby
    +4
    Maybe it's time indeed... I don't see this getting any better!!
  • David H... angelbaby 2012/07/15 20:02:03
    David Hussey
    +2
    Kind of sad, isn't it Angelbaby?
  • angelbaby David H... 2012/07/15 21:16:54
    angelbaby
    +4
    The elders in my family tell me they have never witnessed this much division .. Its sad indeed!
  • David H... angelbaby 2012/07/15 21:24:32
    David Hussey
    +1
    I don't know what to make of it Angelbaby, whether this is a temporary phase we are going through that will right itself, or if we are on a path to real conflict and strife. While perhaps not as exaggerated as what I am seeing in America, we are going in the same direction up here and it seems the same can be seen elsewhere in the Western nations. Sometimes, I am simply happy that I've no children to worry about.

    On a lighter note, hope you're having some fun this weekend :)
  • angelbaby David H... 2012/07/15 21:33:12
    angelbaby
    +1
    Neither side wants the others ideology forced down their throats ~ and it's hard to swallow when you have a leader that doesn't listen to the entire population!!
    I fear we are teetering on the brink to real conflict as do many Americans. It's been a good weekend but have had so much rain.. Houston is under flood warnings!! How's your weekend?
  • David H... angelbaby 2012/07/16 05:11:24
    David Hussey
    +2
    Its raining here as well Angelbaby, but we had our flooding a couple of weeks ago and are not under any threat currently. My weekend has been pretty chill, did a little work around home (painting and some cabinet making) but mostly took it easy.

    It does seem that only outright conflict can possibly bring about any kind of resolution. I'm not sure if i agree with your sentiments regarding Obama, it seems to me that the leaders never listen to the public but are bent on following the dictates of men behind the curtain. And while administrations come and go, those puppet masters pulling the strings remain in place. To this day America is still saddled with Rubinesque economics and for as long as I can remember it has been the Council on Foreign Relations who set foreign policies, not the elected officials.
  • angelbaby David H... 2012/07/16 05:20:24
    angelbaby
    +2
    It's all just a great big mess .. A tangled web of deceit!! It's starting to give me a headache ~
    Glad to hear you had a relaxing weekend .. Do
    You enjoy working with wood?
  • David H... angelbaby 2012/07/16 08:20:06
    David Hussey
    +1
    I do Angelbaby, I like doing anything where I am making things. The woodworking is just a bit of a hobby for me these days although I had a contracting business in my 20's.

    As far as the state of the world, I have pretty much come to the conclusion that its on a bad path and I am without the means to do anything to alter its course. So many people seem blind to realities, and I feel we are subjected to a tyranny of the majority... a majority of fools. Not going to let it stop me from taking what pleasure I can out of life though :)

    Have yourself a good week ahead Angelbaby, I've got tickets to see Blue Oyster Cult this week so I'm looking to have some fun.
  • angelbaby David H... 2012/07/16 16:40:10
    angelbaby
    +1
    Enjoy that concert and have a wonderful week ~
  • David H... angelbaby 2012/07/17 00:06:27
    David Hussey
    +1
    Thanks Angelbaby, I most certainly will :)
  • iamnothere angelbaby 2012/07/16 06:02:40
    iamnothere
    +1
    had so much water flowing here yesterday morning I thought I had bought creek front property LOL
  • angelbaby iamnothere 2012/07/16 06:09:36
    angelbaby
    +1
    You guys getting lots of rain too?
  • iamnothere angelbaby 2012/07/16 06:13:16
    iamnothere
    +1
    I live about 35 miles north of chattanooga.. had about 2 inches in an hour and a half.. which for here is amazing.. When I lived in new orleans I have seen it rain 17 inches or more in 24 hour periods many times
  • angelbaby iamnothere 2012/07/16 06:18:01 (edited)
    angelbaby
    +1
    We've had rain for the past 10 days ~ I love TN btw!
  • iamnothere angelbaby 2012/07/16 06:44:36
    iamnothere
    +1
    I am not so fond of the west side of the state.. I adore the mountains so when I moved post Katrina.. I moved onto the same range as look out mountain
  • angelbaby iamnothere 2012/07/16 06:51:19
    angelbaby
    +1
    I've been to Gatlinburg And surrounding area twice this year and will be returning there in October. I'm a Texas girl but I love TN and could absolutely see myself living there .. Love those mountains
  • iamnothere angelbaby 2012/07/16 07:22:57
    iamnothere
    +1
    easy drive for me two hours to gatlinburg because i drive slow to enjoy the views

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