Not being a student of American history can be painful. For example, President Obama has been struggling to remember Teddy Roosevelt’s dictum on foreign policy “speak softly and carry a big stick”. Initially he seemed to think it was “bow a lot and throw a hissy fit”. Lately, though, he has been convinced that he made an interpretation error. The World’s Most Powerful Man™ has concluded that the most correct interpretation of what Teddy Roosevelt really meant was “stomp around and step on your dick”.
*sigh* The legacy of the Obama administration: Foreign policy through drive-by missiling because he was dissed by somebody . And he’s just going to show THEM. Whoever THEY are.
I note in passing that the killing of actual American citizens in Benghazi doing the job that he sent them to do only initiated a cover up, not retaliation of any kind.
Update: Steve has an even better example in the comments: “Speak grandly and wave a limp dick.”
ligneus said,
August 30, 2013 @ 8:41 pm
Yep, mockery is the way to go when dealing with charlatans, dilletantes and idiots and obama embodies all three.
swampie said,
August 30, 2013 @ 9:00 pm
I keep thinking that my contempt for this poseur could not possibly get any greater, but he keeps proving me wrong.
kcduffy said,
August 31, 2013 @ 8:46 am
There were those among my friends who believed it was ‘ignorance’ on the part of The Current Occupant, Swampie – you know, he “just didn’t realize,” or some such dreck – right up until he let those Americans be slaughtered, while he pissed around…realization has come hard to many…but it’s too late now, I’m afraid…
JorgXMcKie said,
September 1, 2013 @ 5:43 pm
OTOH, it’s kind of sweet when he gets all stompy-footed as if he were really scaring someone. Or it would be if he were 4 years old and not POTUS.
swampie said,
September 3, 2013 @ 10:17 am
You can grow older but remain immature forever.
Steve Skubinna said,
September 1, 2013 @ 7:01 pm
Uh… “Speak grandly and wave a limp dick?”
swampie said,
September 3, 2013 @ 10:16 am
By golly, I think you have his latest strategy!