Just hours before John Boehner was set to scold Obama for calling his political opponents “enemies,” – as reported on AT yesterday – the president tried to take back the smear:
In Monday’s radio interview with Michael Baisden, Obama said: “I had a conversation with a Hispanic radio outlet, Univision, and during the course of that conversation, one of the things that I had to say to the Latino community, which is frustrated that we haven’t seen progress on immigration reform, was that they can’t sit out of this election. There were arguments being made that because Democrats hadn’t gotten this done, that Latinos should vote against Democrats or just sit out the election.
“And I said, well, you can’t punish your friends when – the folks who’ve been supporting it. Now, I did also say if you’re going to punish somebody, punish your enemies, and I probably should have used the word ‘opponents’ instead of ‘enemies.’ Now the Republicans are saying that I’m calling them enemies. What I’m saying is you’re an opponent of this particular provision, comprehensive immigration reform, which is something very different.
Sorry, Mr. President but your use of the word “enemies” was deliberate and designed to provoke a response from your Hispanic audience. The only reason you regret it is because the GOP is rightly attacking you for it. And yes, Republicans are indeed accusing you of calling them enemies because, well, you did. Whatever you’re saying now about it is irrelevant.
Note also that there was no apology coming from our president for his baseless smear. It would take a bigger man than Obama has demonstrated himself to be in order to reach that level of comity and largeness of spirit.
Read More: Rick Moran, American Thinker
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"I probably should have used the word ‘opponents’ instead of ‘enemies.’"
Or he could have just called them "corrupt bastards," like Sarah would have.
? ??? Here we have the divider in chief trying to incite the radicals among the illegal entrants by invoking tribal platitudes and you compare that to Ms Palins comment concerning outright criminal conspiracy! James, take a deep breath and get some oxy into the brain.
Apparently folks on your side have trouble getting a joke. Obama's comment was an ill-advised political rhetoric, no harsher than what Boehner, McConnell and others have used. Sarah's was a heartfelt but also inappropriate comment about folks who were making bad jokes–hardly a "criminal conspiracy," according to any report that I've seen–that justifiably cost them their jobs.
Ill advised joke? And that will be used to describe what??? The violation of the constitution with intent to restructure power is ill advised but no joke. It may have been funny to watch a majority control the process thereby denying the people their due but in case you forgot already the antiAmericanists have lost their absolute power. <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>”It is not the function of the government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the government from falling into error.” —- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> From: notifications@intensedebatemail.comTo: adirondack_1@hotmail.comSubject: James McPherson replied to your comment on Obama to GOP: 'Er…sorry about that 'enemies' crack'
"Ill advised joke?"
Your language, not mine. I referred to Obama's "ill-advised political rhetoric." The jokes I did refer to, of course, were my own and those of the reporters.
As for Moran's writing, I think he made more sense with this column: http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/11/is_ron_pau…
<DIV> <DIV>I think you could substitute the community organizer for RP and have an accurate piece. The problem with that article is it attempts to paint RP as the pied piper of all those flocking under his umbrella when he didn't go out and get them which is the absolute truth about Obama collecting whackos under his umbrella. </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> From: notifications@intensedebatemail.comTo: adirondack_1@hotmail.comSubject: James McPherson replied to your comment on Obama to GOP: 'Er…sorry about that 'enemies' crack'
James from your comments i can only assume that A-Pen has prevailed on this issue? Nice try on spining the subject to commenting on Moran's column.
You can "assume" anything you want, of course, and usually you're wrong. Others understand that not every honest discussion has–or needs–a winner and a loser.
ODD JAMES! YOU ASSUME ALOT & USUALLY END UP MAKING A ASS OF YOURSELF WHEN DOING SO !
SORRY BUT IN FACT IT IS USUALLY MY PROVING YOU TO ACTUALLY BE WRONG !
LOL! YOU HAVE A HONEST DISCUSSION? WHAT A JOKE! YOU WILL SPIN & LIE TO TRY & WIN ON ISSUES !
THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE WITH ME IS THAT I CALL YOU ON ALL THE LIES & SPIN THAT YOU SPOUT OUT!
Nice caps. Forget where the shift lock key is again?
James cut the BS spin!
You know that they were acting in a corrupt & unethical manner as Journalist!
Hopefully those involved will never be able to find another job in Journalism.
lol! James get a reality check!
They are in fact corrupt bastards & have been fired for their actions as they should be.
Dr. Alan Keyes Speaks To The Black Community On Obama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H37FI7117-I
Obama's 'Enemy' is the White Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_X593TEr0
What a POS! All you have to do is read any of the Marxist books this idiot has read and studied and every one calls "capitalists" and "conservative"…enemies. He doesn't fool me, never did. HE, obama, IS THE ENEMY. And soros. And all the other commies in this country. They all need to be JAILED or DEPORTED.
Obama is OUR enemy. Our new Repub house should immediately press charges for treason
x3-4 and illegal behaviour. Obama and his cronies should be exited out of Washington ASAP.
Take Soros with ya!!!
Oidiot is a our enemy for sure. He is a domestic terrorist.
I haven't said anything until now about this but are you aware of the articles of impeachment that the house minority have been working on? It wasn't wise to let that out before the election but now…..let's roll!
Oh, John B., please, please, please do it. Short of a gingrich-style government shutdown, I can't think of anything that would help Obama more than a House that wastes its time with such futile nonsense.
James i am sure that you will not be disappointed!
Impeachment for this President most likely will not occur! Removial from office or resignation in disgrace is far more likely in my opinion. Then again a deal might be negotiated for him to simply resign due to some unforeseen illness.
His racism comes out more every day as well as his feelings about this country and the people! He despises us and he is doing his best to get rid of the lot of us, ie, the deathcare bill which will cull the seniors of this country along with the young children! He needs to make room for the 100,000 Pali's he's bringing over to live off the taxpayers. The same Pali's who just yesterday were screaming for the destruction of the US and Israel and burning our flags! These are the people nobma wants to inhabit this country, not us troublemaking patriots! He wants the Mexicans and all the poor to inhabit the US, they make better slaves! He knows we won't take his bull crap without a fight and he wants to avoid that at any cost!
RUBBISH !
He owes the apology to the people he incited, the Latinos and others who have an interest in the US but have no voice for a reason.
He then must apologize to congress for violating US Codes as a policy. It won't matter much as he will face the law soon and discover what justice tastes like cold.
President Saul Alinsky slipped out of the mouth of our first Red President and instinctively called Americans his enemies. Obama is a Marxist Bigot, like Bill Ayers and Rev Wright…they all hate rich white people and everything American is Imperialistic in their hate filled, misguided minds.
hihoze, correction, not "rich" white people, but ALL white people! Watch!
I don't think Barry is a racist. Rev Wright certainly is so Barry might be but he is for sure a Marxist Bigot. To me a Marxist Bigot is not a racist because ALL Marxists believe that rich people, especially rich white people, got their gains illegally and all capitalism is a form of imperialism. So to be clear, Obama may be a racist but he is for sure a Marxist Bigot.
If you believe that Obama to GOP: ‘Er…sorry about that ‘enemies’ crack’ then you believe that Obama did not really want a "fundamental transformation" of government into Marxism! Hey, did I hear correctly that his father failed in his fundamental transformation in Kenya into Marxism, which had been the only other successful "Republic" ever formed? Now, I'm waiting for Obama to next turn to the UN and use Africa(70% of membership in the UN) to rule America through the "New World Order" under Lucifer agenda. Who would veto that in the UN? I really wonder? p.s., When I visited the UN and saw that gigantic white horse(why not a dove, I thought?), I just knew the end time Anti-Messiah would ride this "Beast!" Did you know that the UN runs by the Communist Manifesto set-up by FDR? Watch!
taqqiya on commybama's part. This sorry example of a human being is truly disgusting, even more disgusting is that we failed to see the extremist he is and elected this "man" president. America has truly lost it's way I'm sorry to say.
This arrogant half breed son of a white trash communist whore said exactly what he meant and he meant what he said . He only came up with an appoligy when he found out that didn't set to well with his party. He is a two faced lying Muslim Communnist .It's a wonder that he dosen't get whip lash from switching lies the way he does. Now that most of his comrades are out the congress needs to put a stop to his czars tell him to fire them now they have no place making desisions that are up to congress.One way or another Ovomit you are gone to ,I don't care how by vote or other means like maybe a 7.62 reforendum . I know I am on your enemies list because I am a dues paying OATH KEEPER
We are the enemies. The extreme muslins and other creeps are ok. He said it himself. He don't have to say he is sorry for the remark, because we know he is sorry.
OBAMA IS A LIAR AND NOT TO BE TRUSTED. I WOULDN'T TRUST HIM AS FAR AS I COULD THROW HIM AND I CAN'T EVEN PICK HIM UP.
Obama evidently has many enemies!
What's new? Diasagree with Obama & you are either a racist, enemy or just not very intellegent.
Who is laughing now Mr. President!