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Political decorum Police! Arrest that man!
On What charge? Teasing dear leader!
Lock Him Up! Lock Him Up!
The mindset of butt-hurt fascists on glorious display:
Before he left office, Barack Obama said his goal was to steer clear of the political spotlight — as George W. Bush had done when he left the White House — giving the new president room to govern without Obama's shouldering into every debate with the megaphone that being a former commander in chief affords.
But a Fox Business commentator said Obama violated that unwritten rule with a recent comment about Trump’s tweets. What’s more, according to Fox Business host Lou Dobbs, that violation should merit arrest.
“I think U.S. marshals should follow [Obama], and anytime he wants to go follow the president like he is and behave [like that],” Dobbs said on his show Friday. “I mean, this is just bad manners. It’s boorish and it’s absurd and he doesn’t realize how foolish he looks.”
“I mean, he should be brought back by the marshals. Isn’t there some law that says presidents shouldn’t be attacking sitting presidents?”
The Obama comments in question came during a leadership forum in India, according to The Washington Post’s Annie Gowen.
Someone asked Obama about recent comments made by his wife, Michelle, in Toronto: The former first lady said it was never a good idea to “tweet from bed,” a not-so-subtle commentary on Trump’s early-morning social media habits.
In New Delhi, her husband agreed.
“Michelle was giving the general idea. … Don’t say the first thing that pops in your head. Have a little bit of an edit function,” he said. “Think before you speak. Think before you tweet.”
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Isn't there some law that says presidents shouldn't be attacking [or mocking?..] sitting presidents?"
Umm -- no numbnuts. There isn't. And never has been - for reasons being which any truly good citizen and mindful student of our constitution should know.
Wow -- advocating for the criminalizing of what pretty can pretty much be defined as - teasing?
But follow the [lack of] logic here if you can dear readers.
In a recent interview, former first lady Michelle Obama made an off-hand observation/comment as to how it is probably not a good idea for
some people (yes we all know
who she was -wink, wink - talking about, even though she did not mention
his name) to tweet from their beds. The advice, in and of itself, was, in The Gadfly's not-so-humble opinion, so thoroughly benign - to the point of tepidness.
Then, days later, while giving a speech in India, someone asked the former President himself what he thought of his wife's words of wisdom. Obama, also quite indifferently, and not mentioning names, said something to the effect that his wife was simply offering up some fairly basic and sound advice about people blasting there opinions in to the sphere of public discourse - haphazardly and arrogantly, oft times with unthinking malice. Once again - sound, benevolent advice.
And for that transgression Lou Dobbs feels Barack Obama should be arrested by the U.S. Marshals abroad and hauled back to the United States to face charges of, exactly what, Dobbs does not specify.
Poor Lou Dobbs - he's either just as demented as his beloved Donald, or perhaps the ravages of old age are beginning to take their toll on his senses - which of course, would be unfortunate. Either way, the suggestion to arrest Obama because he may or may not have hurt the delicate fee-fees of dear leader, is decidedly deranged, undemocratic, and un-American.
This is why the modern-day conservative movement needs to be stood up to. Because if these right wingers like old man Dobbs had their way, they would be arresting people who dared to exercise their free-speech rights or speak of dear leader in an unflattering manner publicly and openly. They would unblinkingly use the power of the state to stifle freedom of speech and political dissent and yes - lock up their political opponents.
Listen -- The gadfly, and millions of others in this country, weathered eight fucking years of right wing, Tea Party nastiness, boorishness (btw -perfect word Mr. Dobbs), and hatefulness toward, and lying about and smearing the personal integrity of a pretty goddamn decent man in Barack Obama. The number that the conservatives did on Obama's character and legitimacy as president transcended pure, old school political sore losing.
The Gadfly will flatly stipulate in fact, that if there is anyone who can stand up and state, with aforethought and straight face, that the right's treatment of Obama wasn't deliberately spiteful and viciously bigoted throughout Obama's tenure - you most certainly were not paying very careful attention or you you are someone who possesses no reservations about lying to yourself. And Donald fucking Trump was an active participant in those despicable efforts with his birther assholery.
Thankfully Obama took all of that noxious behavior in stride with the utmost class and dignity, ignored the lunatics in the asylum, and just did the best job he could under the circumstances that he was saddled with. Obama's behavior was that of a rational, thoughtful adult. His behavior in office was that fitting a true leader and real man -- unlike the conceited, duplicitous, rage tweeting toddler currently squatting in the people's white house.
As such, in The Gadfly's view, Donald Trump and his Russian friends are the natural byproduct of conservatism's flirtations with totalitarianism and aryan nationalism over the past few decades. Their wholesale rejection of the basic concepts of truth, reality and fairness has inflicted a deep wound in the soul of this nation and this incredible experiment in democracy. And as far as The Gadfly is concerned, Donald Trump's political head on a Robert Mueller III served up platter will be the first step toward setting things right for America's and democracy's futures.
Finally -- let's not mince words here -- the conservative movement, of which Lou Dobbs is a card carrying member, owns Trump. They own Trump's crimes (hopefully we are going to find out about those crimes very soon here). They will own Trump's legacy and his sordid place in history. There is no fucking getting around that inalterable reality.
It doesn't take much to ridicule Trump, his own actions and Tweet storms pretty much write that daily satire script all of their own accord. So Fuck Trump and Fuck Lou Dobbs if they don't like it.
----TFG
