VictoriaHope's Comments (52)

“President Barack H Obama the "Cool Hand Luke" indeed; and cards-at-vest Poker Player in Chief ! Watch! President O will run the table on the naysayers, viral would-be ambushers, and the faint of heart who voted him 44!”

“Who wanted this "marriage" cover piece more? Michelle? Obama? They did not have to agree to intrusive interview in Oval Office, did they? NYT Mag made them? She made him?
Confession: I’ve been entertained by a lot of the Obamas’ stuff but I wish they would pull the shades down sometime. So much “stuff” is unseemly, indiscreet, Michelle! Parading so much “stuff” helps the governance ratings of President Obama NOT!”

“Kudos to FLOTUS who is a mover and shaker and smart and has paid her dues and is paying her dues. She protects her daughters' private lives. But why is she going anywhere and everywhere and exposing herself and the POTUS very tabloid-like? That is, allowing the media to make her as black American FLOTUS and President Obama as black American POTUS so much, too much, very cheap journalism and infotainment 24/7?
e.g. _ Shame on Michelle Obama for disclosing herself a bad sport with complaint that she rarely wins at tennis; and imagine her mouth, if President Obama was in the habit of "throwing" their tennis games to the so very competitive wife of his Michelle! Really, the Obamas’ Marriage? Confession: I’ve been entertained by a lot of the Obamas’ stuff but I wish they would pull the shades down sometime. So much “stuff” is unseemly, indiscreet, Michelle! Parading so much “stuff” helps the governance ratings of President Obama NOT!”

“I hear President Obama when he was candidate Barack Obama was asked on a show, a "black" show, why he'd married a "black" woman. I hear Obama responded: Have you seen Michelle? She's fine !!!! So, I guess Michelle Obama will not be left alone! BUT Dribble and Disrespect boomerang to the one who dishes D and D while sooo many go right on admiring FLOTUS and the "critical mass" of her supporters grow. MO believes and acts out that children are the future and righteous women nourish children. FLOTUS MO uses her intelligence, compassion, and beauty to enchant and instruct children and the rest of us. To term eye enhancers "falsies" is fully, deliberately most malicious and s t u p i d! Shame on the ones responsible for the gross header attacking FLOTUS's public service!”

“Really? Secretary of State Clinton only sits in a big chair! She does not fill it or she would be a player over past several months but NOT! President Obama has dispatched envoy Mitchell from the beginning to the Mid-East. Three prongs of diplomacy, development, defense are not the forte of the secretary who sits in the chair because "whatever". . . . ..Remember it was Hillary saber-rattling durin PA primary and forcefully stating that she was with Israel and would make smithereens out of a nation such as Iran if pressed a bit. Hillary is talented in many respects but she is no heavy weight diplomat, as President Obama knows, and as result she is unlikely to be front and center in the matters at hand. Besides she is known to go so histrionic although she has lately reigned in her drama queen given no big microphone by Obama. . . . When she met briefly with the Israeli players during her introductory travel as chief diplomat, she showed herself to be the triangulator regarding the Israelis continuing to build on Palestinian soil, etc. . . .”

“I consider President Obama the smoothest operator ever, pol par excellence. Obama and Team O knew that the Washington establishment only appeared to be behind Hillary Clinton; AND a lot of Washington Establishment had no qualms about double-crossing Hillary Clinton for Barack Obama in time! Don't forget the President is a poker player too, and he plays so close to the vest he ends up the winner while he keeps looking like the loser going forward. Hillaryland knows all about that kind of Obama! I say leave Specter alone for a while. Repeat, the President is smoothest political operator ever__ Secretary of State Hillary will vouch for that! Sometimes talk is real cheap, especially as dynamics could change drastically for Specter age79 between now and any day President Obama may really campaign for Specter 79 going on octogenarian!”

“Nothing is certain but death and taxes, the saying goes. With all due respect, no one, absolutely no one can be certain that the moves of President Obama are w r o n g right now. Ranters against the president come fast and furiously, but where are the s o l u t i o n s that any ranter can guarantee will be r i g h t ? Rant on, as President Obama has stated and often that he will hear you all, weigh ideas proferred, but as President he has to determine course: Never forget that there are those with him as well as all the r a n t e r s that are NOT! He has come to his Rubicon and has determined to cross it in ways ranters prefer NOT! Rant on! The President will p r e s s on in spite of ranters against him and against the E c o n o m i c policy and E c o n o m i c team he endorses. President Obama is making p r a gm a t i c moves, p op u l a r moves Not!
Another saying goes, "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water". Wash the "baby" up and toss out the "dirty water". . . . . . ."baby" just may thrive in time!”

“Now as in past administrations, President Obama and his "new" administration of "change" will maintain the die-hard habit of supporting Israeli positions in "Palestine" and beyond whether they be right or wrong, just or unjust, wise or stupid, war-mongering or peaceful. Sometimes words just don't matter!”

“Governor Kathleen Sebelius is President Obama's Secretary of HHS-appointee who should readily achieve confirmation. Before Secretary of State Clinton got new job, laying the infrastructure for Obama's Health Reform was in hands of Senator Ted Kennedy et al as chairman of the Senate commitee on such affairs. From get-go apparently the President had other plans for Sen. Clinton.”

“Oh that somebody would read President Obama PDA-like moves right too! Prez O has the "warmth and compassion" of his FLOTUS, but also no doubt about it O is one smooth operator of a Pol among all of his other high-power presidential traits. I responded the following to another poster on POTUS and Obama's PublicDisplayAffection-like moves:
"The picture is not about Obama kissing "white"! Candidate Obama got a big boost from Kathleen Sebelius during the Primary & GE; she campaigned hard many states for him. Leading up to VP pick, O said, "I love Kathleen!" He then described her sterling pol traits. OTOH, the 2/24/09 HuffPost "watch Obama kiss Clinton" vid was silly, Tabloid-like, IMO! POTUS Obama gave his "propers" before the entire august Chamber and all cyber-world to Michelle O, his wife, and FLOTUS, the evening of Congress Joint Session, before launching into his grand Address. (Lot of smiling, hugging, "kissing" going 'round Chamber__important NOT!" Photos galore of Obama PDA-like moves with beltway POLs and supporters of every ilk are everywhere in cyberspace!)
A Caveat__Don't read into Obama's smoothest Pol operator PDA-moves "race" or "romance"! The "moves" are signature Barack Obama, POTUS 44. "Arms" and all are signature FLOTUS 44!”

“The picture is not at all about Obama kissing "white"! Candidate Barack Obama got a big boost from Kathleen the governor Sebelius during the primary against Hillary, and she campaigned many states "tirelessly" for Obama against McCain. Leading up to VP pick, O said, "I love Kathleen!" He went on to describe her sterling pol traits. POTUS Obama I have observed from all kinds of PDA-like photos is always working the signature Obama pol move of hugs, "shrugs", hand -on -the-shoulder, and the "pecks" on the cheek or "kisses"!
Kathleen and O doubtlessly are close from the campaign days!
OTOH, the HuffPost's "watch Obama kiss Clinton" vid was silly, Tabloid-like, considering POTUS Obama gave the full "propers" before the entire august Chamber and all cyber-world to Michelle O, his wife, and FLOTUS the evening of Congress Joint Session, before launching into his grand Address. (A lot of smiling, hugging, "kissing" cheeks was in the Chamber, and important NOT!)

Anyone up for collecting a run of PersonalDisplayOfAffection-like photos of Obama and lady pols AND gentleman pals? There are a pile including Speaker Pelosi, Gov. Kathleen, Sen/SofSHillary AND also first "black" Gov.General ofCanada Michaelle. Obama has the charm to go PDA-like with__male or female__to further Obama POLITICS of Change to Believe In and UPLIFT for the American People!
A Caveat__Don't read into Obama's smoothest POL operator PDA-moves "race" or "romance"! The moves are signature Barack Obama, POTUS 44.”

“Obama with the shout out to Michelle O salutation__ FLOTUS__ right up there with the speaker, vice president, full chamber salutations, showed where his man's heart is and honor for his wife!

Let the tabloid Obama-baiting go, somebody, even if he is intriguing! POTUS Obama really rocked Tuesday night! Standing at the top of the Hill surrounded by all the cyber universe out there and all the DC governance players, still on his mind was his lady, our FLOTUS __ so he gave a shout out to Michelle O before taking launch. On the rise he was so cerebral, so palpable, so empathetic, so encompassing in another Civic Life In Action 101-esque, motivational speech. When he was done, he landed again eyes on the FLOTUS __ with her ordinary-extraordinary guests like the eighth grader from Dillon who declares herself, her school "not quitters"!

Somebody needs to quit running the tabloid-like nonsense of POTUS Obama painted on legs, etc. Disrespectful! Smoothest politician that he is Obama walked the chamber with smiles, hugs, pecks on the cheek for all the pols and Hillary got her peck on the cheek like the many other lady pols. It did look like a second thought action, after the handshake. He surely did not give a SecofState shout out when he commented briefly foreign policy, diplomacy. I would not be surprised if she still wonders, "why him"? She tried to defeat him for two years. He knows how smart she is.”

“Well, again, here's somebody making up tabloid fun and games. Silly! There was much, much hugging, smiling, pecks on cheeks, as President Obama made his way into the chambers and to the well and podium. I watched on TV-Channel 9 the throngs of congressmen and congresswomen greet Obama and he them. I watched the president routinely shake Hillary's hand as she stood at her aisle seat, a serious look on his face, then smooth politician that he is gave the perfunctory politician's peck on cheek to Hillary too. What is this nonsense? Really! A lot of ladies got Obama's peck on the cheek. A kiss lingers. A peck on the cheek is not a kiss!
President Obama from the podium, almost coyly, with the husband's smile paused after making his salutations to speaker of house, vice president, the body, addressed his wife very smoothly __ "the first lady of the United States"! The body responded with rousing applause, those seated in box with Mrs. Obama stood as did Pelosi, Biden, the others. SOS knows she is just another cog in the administration of POTUS!
As POTUS departed the chamber, with throngs hugging and congratulating him and receiving his autograph, and Hillary in her aisle seat , did POTUS make effort to receive Hillary Clinton's special congratulations? Let the nonsense go! President Obama particularly honored his wife in the chambers, the FLOTUS, Mrs. Obama.”

“Hillary Clinton, that is, Secretary Clinton answered the question NOT.

She was NOT asked why President Barack Obama beat her in the Democratic primary race.
The question did not name the president at all. Why did she draw President Obama into her answer which was really no answer about HER EXPERIENCE campaigning at all! Saying though she "campaigned hard" and "we had . . . intense competition" but someone has to lose made no sense. EVERYONE knows that she was the loser! Why say "someone " has to win? Going that route, she could have graciously said that President Obama out-campaigned her and won.

By the way in other news AP and NPR etc. she was always being asked when would President Obama be coming to Indonesia. And she gave a convoluted answer to that too. . . . In mock anger as dinner guest she said that she knew she was only a "warm up act" for President Obama, etc.

Hillary will continue to be Hillary. But she seems to be following instructions, doing her Asia "soft diplomacy" assignment, while President Obama and Team have given most difficult diplomacy to the two men in Middle East and Afghanistan, Iraq.”

“Freedom of Speech. Rant and rave on! During the GE weren't "they" saying "Kill him?"
These are the 2010 bumper stickers styled a la defeated McCain et al, but in the meantime Mr. President will work his governance with one firm hand and with the other an occasional Jay_Z move. Commander In Chief Barack Obama is consummate politician, strategist, communicator, and one smooth, cerebral and empathetic politician ever to win the Whitehouse.
Hatred, Envy, Bigotry, rancid Rants, POTUS 44 fears NOT__make no mistake about it! This POTUS__Yes We Can Barack Obama__knew that this could come with the territory__the OVAL OFFICE he won!
FIRST! For being FIRST this is some of what Mr. Obama gets! But on the other hand, many at home and abroad honor this man Barack Obama, POTUS 44!
GO TO links for view Mr. President in first foreign travel looking just so "HAIL-TO-THE-CHIEF" __ President Barack Obama ! Beautiful American head of state after 8 years, At Last!
http://www.whitehouse.gov/photogallery/working-with-canada/
See also Mr. President goes to Ottawa | Obama visits Canada (Pt. II)
http://community.livejournal.com/obama_daily/189447.html”

“President 44 __ POTUS Obama is cerebral, pragmatic, diplomatic, and the smoothest political operator ever as demonstrated in these very few weeks in the OVAL, even when he "stumbles"!

"Former President Bill Clinton gives President Barack Obama an "A" grade for his first month in office, but tells ABC News that Obama needs to put on a more positive face when speaking to the American people". . . .
Really? Make no mistake about it, President Obama knows what he should say to us and how to engage a pile of folks!
AND so many want some kind of stage with President Obama. Why a big head of "Bill"? News today is ceremonial and populace greeting of President Obama in Ottawa, Canada and the talks with PM on trade, climate, etc.
Why two big heads of "Hillary" in eyewear? What's happening in her Asia travel?
Why the Hillary with Obama body language "interpretation" pushed again today?
Take a look at slide of President Obama with Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa . President Obama as even the blind might intuit is smoothest political operator, and is always into the role he has honed to perfection for political encounters __ you matter to me, my politics, you have my eyes, sometimes my laugh, sometimes my hug, sometimes my Obama-smile!
I cannot resist following him, his moves as President__this evening I came looking for photos of him in Canada and his return to Whitehouse. Well, I wanted, expected more President O”

“Really! Michelle is NOT dressing for boards and bloggers. Particularly the ball gown was what I think she chose to wear for her husband. (Upon entering the Neighborhood Ball, heralded by Hail to the Chief and presented The President and First Lady, Mr. President said, " I have one question. How good-looking is my WIFE?") The Obamas had been working fiercely for two years! Their day came at last on Inauguration Day__so celebratory but so demanding! Print front pages I have __ San Francisco Chronicle and Philadelphia Inquirer__ capture them in color photographs looking positively radiant and supremely happy in his extraordinary success and in each other. The two are fascinating together as President and First Lady, husband and wife; and we will go on Obamas-watching.
Question. Who can wear the Feith prayer dress? Not former first ladies Hillary or Barbara or Nancy__ but a Jackie O and a Michelle O can. And in the service with the attentive President, husband, the first lady, wife, looked feminine, even fragile in the Feith, and must have been bone-weary!”

“SoS Clinton, please control your HOT AIR spouting MOUTH!

May President Obama, Commander In Chief Obama, not come to rue the day that he recruited former "rival" Hillary into his "team of rivals". Yes, Mr. President, she has strong "work ethic", she has "wonk-ability", she has "star power" __ the world knows the Clinton name, but . . . .

Thank you, Mr. President for early, early putting your own Obama face on Obama-style, pragmatic, reasoned foreign policy and diplomatic stance; thank you for sending YOUR special Mid-East Envoy the former senator George Mitchell to Egypt, Syria, West Bank, Gaza, Israel. . .Hillary NOT!

May Clinton, sos, stop muddling things of Obama Foreign Policy paradigm and LEARN to control her unreasoned rants . "Me, Me, SOS, Me!" is THE SUBTEXT of today's Hillary hot air spoutings!”

“Right! "Fix it!" Citi, Mr. President said; and now Mr. President, it is high time to say to McCain et al you can "huff "and you can "puff" and posture to stonewall me on the $825 billion stimulus We the people Can Believe In, but I am President, I won, I serve the People, and I WILL "Fix IT!" with or without your reasoned responses and support and votes!

P.S. As for you Hillary, new secretary of state, if Commander In Chief Obama sent former senator George Mitchell to the Middle East as HIS special envoy, NOT you, because you do NOT have the negotiating chops NOR stance Obama embraces for HIS Obama Administration approach to Mid-East __Israel and Palestine__Iran__ start LISTENING, turn off your HOT AIR spouting MOUTH!”

“This HuffPost "story" is near non-story. These are the facts obtained from thepage.time.com __ "The president-elect will hold a pow-wow in Chicago (on Monday) with his top dogs, including Clinton, Gates, Holder, Napolitano, Susan Rice, Gen. Jones.
Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mullen, National Intelligence Director McConnell, incoming chief of staff Emanuel and counsel Greg Craig will also attend."
But "top Dogs" at a "pow-wow"! ? Incongruous metaphor mixing! Instead, perhaps, "Commander-in-Chief elect will hold pow-wow with his top Indians in Chicago on Monday" !?”

“!!!! 4-star general 6-4 heavy military infrastructure creds, energy creds, nonpartisan, refuses to state any party affiliation. SOS Condi Rice asked him twice to be HER deputy SoS and 4-star 6-4 turned Condoleezza down twice! He was against the Iraq war; Condi had to have been out of her mind to ask HIM to be HER subordinate. Obama foreign policy? Hill's going to have to use her global mileage and lstlady super star meme to serve Obama FP paradigm. It's been leaked that Jones negotiated and got a "command role" as NSA to Obama and NSC Team before he signed on. I hear Jones was 100% Obama's choice, while transition team pushed other NSA. O & J!!!!”

“Correction __
Frankly, my dear, who except 24/7 bloggers give a damn about pushing fiction! Hillary is politically near toothless at the moment; no HillaryCare happening in Obama Administration 2009; Obama offers political plum and Hillary accepts SOS. Obama moves pragmatically, cunningly. H stomped hard for O on message; H will globe-trot, selling Obama Foreign Policy just as hard. Hill's got brand, celebrity, global mileage; she's work-horse, feisty, apt wonk and communicator. Smart POTUS 44 brings H into OBAMA governance. (Powell performed Bush F.P. and Hillary performs Obama Foreign Policy.) O & H two savvy pols together will fair much better than W and Powell!”

“For sure MSM will do "Hillary Drama" MSM 24/7 ! But, No Way, Hillary Drama's gonna Be OBAMA SOS DRAMA! at home or abroad! SOS Hillary trumped as Obama pick because she's got Clinton global celebrity; she's got global mileage; she's wonk, she's work-horse, tenacious, feisty, strong communicator. Surrogate Hillary stomped hard for Obama; and SOS Hillary will globe-trot as hard for President Obama, selling the Obama Foreign Policy__while NSA likely ret. Gen. Jim Jones advises Obama in the West Wing. LOL, expect Obama to do the Jay-Z on the drama chatter going around. He's gearing up the Obama Machine, the Obama Administration, Obama White House like the consummate, savvy, pol and pragmatist he is__preparing to do the work of the American people. Play Obama's song__Hail to the Chief in Charge.”

“Forget left center right; he's all pragmatist now! Obama won knock-down drag-out Hill fight; won landslide over McCain. Obama's shifted into high gear governance; the picks are all PRAGMATIC to fuel the ObamaMachine, do the work of 44th POTUS IN CHARGE at OBAMA WHITE HOUSE to deliver what he promised voters.
"Rivals" and O's picks? Bunk! SOS Hillary trumps because she gotClinton celebrity; she's got global mileage; she's wonk, work-horse, tenacious, feisty communicator. Obama watched Hillary stomp hard for him. Why not Hillary SOS? President O has heavy creds NSC and WH national security adviser ret. Gen. J Jones in West Wing and Hillary in State at Foggy Bottom or globe-trotting for him, selling Obama Foreign Policy__no HillaryCare in the Senate.
To Clinton “old plays” appointed, he’ll apply the violin method of leading; got them in his right hand; left-handed Barack Obama will re-play them in his Obama governance image. Play his "song," Hail to the Chief, Barack Obama!”

“Wrong! President-Elect Barack Obama’s White House appointments keep up the meme that he’s brilliant mind, savvy, gritty, consummate Chicago politician. To all the Clinton “old plays” picked he’ll apply the violin method of leading__ got them in his right hand, and left-handed Barack Obama will re-play them in his Obama governance image __Here he comes cool, sure-handed 44th POTUS in Charge. Play that “song” for him __ Hail to the Chief, Barack Obama!
AND don’t sweat the Clintonistas! Many happen to be smartest pols in the governance personnel pool from Clinton ‘92 -‘96 BUT they will report to OBAMA WHITE HOUSE paradigm!”