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Home Front: Politix
Former Sec Def Bob Gates: Obama Thinks He's The Smartest Person In The Room
2016-01-22
...which is, to the discerning, proof positive of where he actually ranks.
[DAILYCALLER] Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served during the B.O. regime, has turned into a harsh critic of the president, saying that Barack Obama
The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn’t. But she is a typical white person...
always thinks he's the smartest person in the room.

Gates also bashed Obama for bringing on advisers who do little else but constantly agree with his proposals, fostering a group-think environment where dissenting opinion essentially does not exist, The Free Beacon reports. In other words, there are no "strong" people around the president. And when there is dissent, Obama tries to crush it. Back in October, Politico reported that Obama's advisers urged him to deal with Syria more aggressively, but the president refused to listen to advice. Now, the administration has been forced to acquiesce to Russian demands that Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
The Scourge of Hama...
 remain in power. Additionally, Russian Arclight airstrikes, which have proved to be far more effective than U.S. strikes, continue to stomp on the B.O. regime's foreign policy objectives.

"You know, the president is quoted as having said at one point to his staff, 'I can do every one of your jobs better than you can,'" Gates told Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC's Morning Joe, on Tuesday.
Posted by:Fred

#13  I wonder why he won't release his grades?
Also the most humble person in the room?

To quote an old friend:
Itn a real confuser.
Posted by: Shipman   2016-01-22 18:13  

#12  This is self-conflicting logic. That would also make him the dumbest man in the room. He can't have that.
Posted by: gorb   2016-01-22 13:00  

#11  Only if the room is empty - except for himself.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-01-22 12:28  

#10  Actually it says far more about the people he surrounds himself with. His ego can't stand having smarter people around. Thus the calamity that entailed.

Part of excellent leadership is identifying men/women who can do the job better and focusing and coordinating their efforts.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-01-22 11:16  

#9  'I can do every one of your jobs better than you can,'"

The arrogance of this man knows no bounds. Also his incompetence knows no bounds. Just a pair of empty shoes and suit.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-01-22 10:29  

#8  Someone's going to be getting a call from an IRS field auditor in the near future...
Posted by: Raj   2016-01-22 09:44  

#7  Alternate theory- he made his assessment, and decided to hang on in a vain effort to minimize the damage to the country & 'stupid proof' his area of responsibility.
Posted by Nguard

I'll accept your alternate theory, but there's still the question of timing.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-01-22 09:31  

#6  Comes from lifetime of racial privilege.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2016-01-22 09:29  

#5  should have made a very early assessment of the Champ and found employment elsewhere.

Alternate theory- he made his assessment, and decided to hang on in a vain effort to minimize the damage to the country & 'stupid proof' his area of responsibility.
Posted by: Nguard   2016-01-22 09:26  

#4  Gatesalso bashed Obama for bringing on advisers who do little else but constantly agree with his proposals, fostering a group-think environment where dissenting opinion essentially does not exist,

Interesting, coming from a Bush administration hold-over, and intelligence professional who should have made a very early assessment of the Champ and found employment elsewhere.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-01-22 04:27  

#3  "You know, the president is quoted as having said at one point to his staff, 'I can do every one of your jobs better than you can,'"

Maybe 0bean needs to take over the job of whomever is responsible for filling high school auditoriums where he makes an appearance.
Posted by: gorb   2016-01-22 03:35  

#2  Well, if you have schools dedicated to building self-confidence among female & minority students...
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-01-22 02:52  

#1  And yet, he is merely a worm.
Just wait.
Posted by: newc   2016-01-22 02:29  

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