Dana Milbank - "Obama the Great" if he does say so himself...

[kahuna]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...inionsbox1

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More! Most! Biggest! And when he wasn't praising his accomplishments, he was praising himself: "One thing I hope people have seen during this lame-duck, I am persistent. I am persistent. You know, if I believe in something strongly, I stay on it."

Careful, Mr. President. What got Obama in trouble in the first place were the extraordinarily high expectations that the nation had for his administration - and that Obama's campaign had encouraged. The humility forced on him by the Republicans' triumph in November served to focus Obama, leading him to cut a tax deal with the GOP that infuriated fellow Democrats but made possible the string of legislative achievements he rightly boasted about on Tuesday.

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This is a typical milbank hit piece, chiding the president for daring to show his confidence again.

[Cha]

Dana Milbank, Asshole, even if he doesn't admit it himself.

[Joan Ruaiz]

Dana Milbanks = Biggest DooDoo head pundit to be found in the beltway!
The irony of his arrogance is something to behold. That's for sure!

[kahuna]

(12-23-2010 02:18 PM)Joan Ruaiz Wrote:  Dana Milbanks = Biggest DooDoo head pundit to be found in the beltway!
The irony of his arrogance is something to behold. That's for sure!

You paraphrased almost to the T, my comment to his piece.

[Drunken Irishman]

Isn't it interesting how when Bush showed confidence, he had swagger and was in command. Yet when the black guy does it, he's arrogant, uppity and overconfident.

[firedupdem]

(12-23-2010 02:26 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  Isn't it interesting how when Bush showed confidence, he had swagger and was in command. Yet when the black guy does it, he's arrogant, uppity and overconfident.

You nailed it.

[HopeOverFear]

(12-23-2010 02:26 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  Isn't it interesting how when Bush showed confidence, he had swagger and was in command. Yet when the black guy does it, he's arrogant, uppity and overconfident.

Well you know how it is, us darkies gotta be kept in line, lest we get too "uppity"

[OptimistesMaddie]

(12-23-2010 02:26 PM)Drunken Irishman Wrote:  Isn't it interesting how when Bush showed confidence, he had swagger and was in command. Yet when the black guy does it, he's arrogant, uppity and overconfident.

Bingo! That's exactly what it is. This pisses them off more than anything!

[Change Happens]

Whatever....

[Tarheel_Dem]

"F" Dana Milbank.

That is all..................

[Arkana]

Gonna call him "uppity" next, Milbank?

[Cha]

(12-23-2010 02:41 PM)Arkana Wrote:  Gonna call him "uppity" next, Milbank?

We need to let Dana Milbank know what we think of his misguided focus that reeks of more than a little jealousy.

Edit to add a link to washington post that I found in a long ago saved Action OP of Joan Ruaiz'.

The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com

[JoePhilly]

Poor Dana. Apparently Obama isn't allowed to spike the ball in the end zone after scoring multiple touchdowns in the 4th quarter.

[Beetwasher]

This article may be the most obnoxious thing I've ever read.

[OregonBlue]

Dana who?

[jaxx]

When I read this typically Milbank article it reminded me of when KO bumped him off the show back in 2008 for quoting Barack Obama out of context. Milbank is still at it and he's a bum.

[Hekate]

(12-23-2010 07:51 PM)Sass Wrote:  When I read this typically Milbank article it reminded me of when KO bumped him off the show back in 2008 for quoting Barack Obama out of context. Milbank is still at it and he's a bum.

What a very timely reminder, Sass. Thanks.
Hekate

[Cha]

I googled "dana milbank is a corporate tool" and got this piece from Steve Benen from 2009 on more crapola from the tool who thinks he's all that..

>SNIP<

"MILBANK'S SPIN ON REID'S ANNOUNCEMENT.... When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced yesterday that the chamber is moving forward on a health care reform package that includes a public option, reform advocates were impressed. The Washington Post's Dana Milbank wasn't.

In his column today, Milbank makes the case that Reid did little more than cave to the demands of "formidable ... liberal interest groups."

Reid, facing a difficult reelection contest next year at home in Nevada, will need such groups to bring Democrats to the polls if he is to survive. [...]

Of course, everybody knew that Reid didn't have the votes. That's why he was standing there alone, a Gang of One. As Democratic aides described it, the moment had less to do with health-care policy than with Nevada politics -- and one vulnerable senator's justifiable fear of liberal anger. Now, if the public option unexpectedly survives in the Senate, Reid keeps his hero status on the left. If it fails, he at least gets credit for trying. By the Nobel committee's revised standards, his aspirations might even earn him the prizes in medicine and economics.

It just wouldn't have been the same if Milbank couldn't take a gratuitous shot at the president's Nobel Peace Prize."

>SNIP<

"In fairness, I believe progressive activists definitely played a role in getting the Senate's reform bill to where it is. Indeed, I don't think there's anything especially wrong with Democratic leaders shaping a public policy plan in a way that meets the expectations of the voters who elected them."

>MORE<
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...hp#1649403

[sandnsea]

I'll always believe that guy is some kind of CIA plant with an agenda we'll never know about it. So much for Wikileaks.

[azmouse]

Can't stand Milbank. I hope it really torques his jaw to see Obama succeed.

[Ikonoklast]

And I can predict with 100% accuracy one phrase that no person will ever hear: "President Milbank".


Let the dogs bark...

[atomic]

Dana Milbank's "journalism" mimics those of a junior high school paper assistant editor, my apologies to junior high school papers in advance.

[Hekate]

Dana Millbank: "Now don't get too uppity, Mr. President!"

Pardon me while I try to keep my eggnog down.

Hekate

[Willinois]

This thread inspired a rant that's up on the blog now.

[Cha]

(12-26-2010 02:53 PM)Willinois Wrote:  This thread inspired a rant that's up on the blog now.

One of the best, timely rants ever!

[JeffR]

(12-26-2010 02:53 PM)Willinois Wrote:  This thread inspired a rant that's up on the blog now.

Just dropped in to post the link:

http://www.democratsforprogress.com/2010.../#more-719

Well done!

[Sheepshank]

gawd he's a fool. So remind me his noble purpose in this life?

[Peadar O Suileabhain]

Millbank's too refined to say as much, but this has "oh, you uppity negro" dripping from it.

This isn't the first time he's played this card:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-good...15988.html

[Tarheel_Dem]

(12-26-2010 07:47 PM)Peadar O Suileabhain Wrote:  Millbank's too refined to say as much, but this has "oh, you uppity negro" dripping from it.

This isn't the first time he's played this card:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-good...15988.html

[Willinois]

(12-26-2010 07:47 PM)Peadar O Suileabhain Wrote:  Millbank's too refined to say as much, but this has "oh, you uppity negro" dripping from it.

This isn't the first time he's played this card:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandy-good...15988.html

I didn't even know about that when I wrote the blog post, but it's not surprising. I guess he didn't learn his lesson after the last time he was publicly spanked for that garbage. Apparently, he's producing the kind of content the WP editors are looking for.