Please be a dictator.
But remember, fascism is “right wing.”
[Update a while later]
Two theories:
Innocent Theory #1 is that Obama is essentially announcing to his base via these symbolic heckling exchanges that he no longer has the political will to issue as many power-grabbing executive orders as he’s done up til now, and that The Revolution has been put back on hold. “Ram through the progressive wish list with brazen executive orders? Why, I couldn’t do that (any more, at least) — it’d be unconstitutional!” Theory #1, if true, would certainly be in response to plummeting poll numbers and the sobering reality that the Republicans are now almost certain to maintain control of the House of Representatives in 2014, meaning Obama is conceding that he has been effectively stymied, and is thus warning his supporters not to get their hopes up.
Sinister Theory #2 is that Obama is staging these repeated calls for him to assume dictatorial powers as a way to later justify his actions when he amps up and redoubles his unconstitutional executive orders. “I wanted to be a passive and humble president, I really did — but the public demanded that I seize power, so I had to obey the people!” Theory #2, if true, would be based on the fact that Obama is a lame duck president and thus immune from any need to remain “electable”: He could basically do whatever he wanted for the next three years, however extreme, and “get away with it” since he never has to run for office again and Congress obviously will never impeach him at this stage of the game.
My money’s on door number two. Except I don’t think impeachment will be off the table. Particularly if Republicans run on it as an issue, as his polls continue to tank next year.
Theory 3: He wants to remind immigration activists and their supporters that he shares their goals, and that those goals are being thwarted by the Republican leadership. Obama wants either a comprehensive immigration law, or to make sure the Republicans get blamed for blocking one. High-profile encounters with hecklers help on both counts.
or to make sure the Republicans get blamed for blocking one.
Actually Obama has blocked it himself. The message writes itself: “If you like your border security, you can keep your border security.”
Isn’t it a little skeezy that Obama is planting and scripting interactions with hecklers? This is the type of thing Democrats used to freak out about but could care less about now. It is also another illustration of how dishonest Obama in every facet of his presidency.
Whether or not Obama is a socialist, marxist, communist, fascist or some new age combination, without a doubt he regularly employs that tactics used by these ideologies.
When you listen to these Obama speeches it is always with regret that he says, “Unfortunately, we have this constitution.”
Can’t wait until he is out of office and the mask comes off.
“Obama wants
either a comprehensive immigration lawamnesty for illegal immigrants”FTFY.
Regular readers here may wonder what Baghdad Jim, dn-guy, Godzilla King of the Statists, and the other antagonists of liberty look like. It’s only natural, since their posts have long kept us entertained with their lack of facts and logic. I wouldn’t be surprised if you looked closely at the photos of this “Please be a dictator” crowd, you spotted BJ, dn, et al among their fellow Eloi.
These are the same people who, after 10 years of dictatorial people’s socialism, will unabashedly believe that the reason there’s no toilet paper in the stores is that evil capitalist paper companies are trying to create shortages to undermine the economy, and will applaud when Obama sends federal troops to seize the last remaining rolls of Charmin.