That's how Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman described President Obama after his latest comments using Vegas as a pejorative. It seems that Obama has a dislike for Sin City and has no problem letting it be known. Although I agree in principle with his statement, as the president Obama should know better than to single out a city such as Vegas that only exist because of tourism. His previous comments hurt the city and this one probably will too.
Believe it or not even Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) seems a bit miffed at Obama. I'm sure only after getting permission from the White House did Reid come out publicly in defense of the city. I've read an article or two about the situation and the comments seem to indicate that Reid is done as a senator. Obama is killing Reid's chances for re-election, not that the chances were good to begin with. I see that as a good thing. After all Reid has been there too long and he's a liberal democrat.
But the comments for Goodman come as a bit of a surprise. Goodman had spent his life as an attorney before turning to politics. He was a mob attorney. His list of high profile clients reads like a who's who of gangsters in Vegas. Plus Goodman is now an Independent after leaving the Democrat party. As a defense attorney he never really left the party, but that's only an opinion. Oh well, Goodman can represent Obama at his competency hearing. But still it took guts for Goodman to say what he did and I applaud him for it.
The other person who seems to have a case of "hoof in mouth" that is attached to the White House is Rahm Emanuel. It's not only because I don't care for the ballerina, it's just that someone in his position should chose his words more carefully. Was Emanuel trying to offend people with learning disabilities? I doubt it. Do I care that he used the "F" word? No. Anyone who knows me is aware of my ability to swear. So what's my problem with Rahm?
Let me tell you. Rahm is one of those guys with a bad case of little man syndrome. This guy must have taken a lot of flack when he was a kid and now thinks he can issue some payback because he thinks he is the BMOC. That's big man on campus. He's just a smarmy little punk with a huge chip on his shoulder. I think he should just dig his pretty pink tights out of wherever he is keeping them and go back to dancing Swan Lake.
What makes this gaffe even more egregious is he does this after The One made the crack about the Special Olympics on the Tonight Show last year. Does Rahm not remember this? Or maybe he just thinks that he can say anything he wants and no one can say anything to him. Maybe this will be a wake up call for Rahm and he will chose his words more carefully next time, but I hope not. I can only hope he continues to be the complete jerk he has been to this point and gives me and those like me more ammunition to use against him. No one is more deserving.
Of course I am critical of the One and his policies, but when he was elected I was hoping that he would gather intelligent people to be in his cabinet and staff. I have been seriously disappointed by his choices. Look at some of the people he has chosen, David Axlerod, Rahm Emanuel, Van Jones, Eric Holder and the ultimate pinhead Robert Gibbs. Poor choices all. One would have thought by now that Obama would have seen the error of his ways.
But no, Oscar Goodman is right, Obama is a slow learner. Do you think Rahm was talking about the president?
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