September 2, 2009
Posted by Brat
Dear Barry: Reality? Check!
Dear Barry: Reality? Check!
I figure I can be that informal, since you, your wife, your vice president, and all your friends all seem to have access to my e-mail and keep writing to me. I have no idea who David, Mitch, Mary Jane, Jeremy, etc., etc, all are, but hey, they are obviously friends because all their e-mails start “Dear Friend”! Any friend of yours has to be a friend of mine, I guess is your thinking.
As your “friend,” I feel sure that you won’t mind if I give you some advice, and offer my help. My advice to you, free of charge is this: STOP IT! No, I am not talking about your staged “healthcare/insurance reform/town halls;” nor am I talking about your little beer fest in the White House with Professor Gates et al (we’ll talk about that another time.)
What I am talking about is your almost daily op-eds and your constant appearances on TV. I am not sure what all the office of the President of the U.S. involves, but I have to think it shouldn’t be leaving you all this free time in which to write op-eds. I thought it was just me that has noticed that you have become a regular op-ed writer, but not so. Another writer asks a question that has been bugging me for more than a little while:
Who’s Minding the Store [?]
It’s impossible to turn on the television these days without being subjected to President Obama pitching one thing or another. In addition to the obsessive 24/7 media coverage of his dog, his wife and his latest sound bite, we also have our President appearing several times a day to lecture the American people on the virtues of being a good father and the virtues of volunteering. (Through a government agency, that is.)
Inquiring minds want to know: While Obama spends the majority of his time doing press conferences, town hall meetings and government service announcements, in between vacations and highly publicized jaunts to foreign countries, who’s actually running the store?
Who is writing the speeches that Obama is so skilled in delivering? Who is formulating the policy Obama is so masterfully promoting? Who is handling the war in Iraq and Afghanistan? Who is handling the economy? And when, exactly, does our President find the time to run the affairs of state when it appears the majority of his time is spent in front of cameras? (emphasis mine)
I did decide to see just how pervasive your byline on op-eds is. Barry, Barry, Barry! I Googled “Obama op-eds” and I got page upon page, from the New York Times, to the Chigaco Tribune, to WaPo, and one back in March that was in 30 papers. THIRTY!!! There was even an op-ed with your byline on the U.S. Embassy site for Nassau-Bahamas. Keep this up, and you’ll be at least as prolific as “anon.”…
You KNOW there is more…;) You can read it over at Family Security Matters here.
And yes, Claire, I DO name names… thank YOU for the logo. You ROCK!!!
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