When Slate is jumping on board<\/a>, it\u2019s time to panic. \u00a0Though from a cynical perspective, this could simply be those Democrats who know full well that Obama is a disastrous president, and simply want to help pound the nails in the coffin to obtain some level of credibility with a population that obviously can\u2019t be fooled by media denial. \u00a0So far, the Democrats\u2019 official \u2018we never heard of the guy\u2019 is laughable, and even supporters aren\u2019t buying it. \u00a0Some of the damage control is turning on \u2018isn\u2019t this how this how it always is\u2019 version of \u2018everyone does it\u2019 that was so effective during the Clinton scandals. \u00a0We\u2019ll see. \u00a0But try as they might, the Media simply can\u2019t keep Obama from looking like the disastrous train wreck of a president that he is. \u00a0Nevertheless, it will be fun to watch them continue to try.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Slate is jumping on board, it\u2019s time to panic. \u00a0Though from a cynical perspective, this could simply be those Democrats who know full well that Obama is a disastrous president, and simply want to help pound the nails in the coffin to obtain some level of credibility with a population that obviously can\u2019t be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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