** Why is Barack Obama Under The Microscope? **

satansbedbugs

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

MichaelMcKevin

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

Because this is America... a land where people are too insecure to see a minority in a leadership position, despite his qualifications.

brain of c

relax. he's the next president. he can handle it.

floyd1975

It may be because he was never placed under the same microscope as anyone else running for President over the past two years.

yoke

floyd1975 wrote:

It may be because he was never placed under the same microscope as anyone else running for President over the past two years.

bingo

brain of c

yoke wrote:

bingo

i 69

chopitdown

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

b/c now it's no longer about fluff and making people feel good, it's now about leading the country...i hope he does a good job. People i think voted for him b/c they were sick of how the country was being run and decided to give this guy a chance. Everything he does from now on will be covered to the nth degree b/c of 24 hour news stations, blogs, and etc... He's new and he's not a fixture in washington as mccain or even the clintons were. He ran on change, now people will see just exactly what change he had in mind.

dontloseyourheat

How was he not given the same chance as everyone else?
The guy just won the White House, of course he is going to be scrutinized.

sweetpotato

floyd1975 wrote:

It may be because he was never placed under the same microscope as anyone else running for President over the past two years.

yoke wrote:

bingo

mm, no- the correct term is bullshit.

wrong b word, but i guess you're still flustered after last night's ass beating. i'll let you slide on this one.

Commy

I hope he stays under the microscope for the remainder of his term.

brain of c

Commy wrote:

I hope he stays under the microscope for the remainder of his term.

and cures cancer.

yoke

sweetpotato wrote:

mm, no- the correct term is bullshit.

wrong b word, but i guess you're still flustered after last night's ass beating. i'll let you slide on this one.

actually no I am fine, I never thought McCain stood a chance to begin with. He is the President and deserves to be under a microscope. That is the beauty of the country we live in.

satansbedbugs

brain of c wrote:

and cures cancer.

I actually think he will do something GREAT !! maybe not cure cancer , but I think he will be remembered for something I just dont know what .. This guy just may be the greatest president ever....

yoke

satansbedbugs wrote:

I actually think he will do something GREAT !! maybe not cure cancer , but I think he will be remembered for something I just dont know what .. This guy just may be the greatest president ever....

or the worst

brain of c

satansbedbugs wrote:

I actually think he will do something GREAT !! maybe not cure cancer , but I think he will be remembered for something I just dont know what .. This guy just may be the greatest president ever....

my magic 8 ball says cancer....better not tell you now = cancer, right?

chopitdown

satansbedbugs wrote:

I actually think he will do something GREAT !! maybe not cure cancer , but I think he will be remembered for something I just dont know what .. This guy just may be the greatest president ever....

he just may be the greatest bullshitter of all time too.

brain of c

yoke wrote:

or the worst

you're thinking of w.

you can look it up.

satansbedbugs

brain of c wrote:

you're thinking of w.

you can look it up.

It doesnt get any worse than W.

Rhinocerous Surprise

I'm guessing it has something to do with the whole "leader of the free world" thing he's got going on.

cincybearcat

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

Ummm...maybe because he's going to be the next president of the USA? Who woudl have thought...huh.

He's being treated no differently.

U R A Crazy Breed

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

first of all he is a Senator not a Congressman and if you are going to judge him by his voting record in the Senate then NO HE HAS NOT A PROVEN LEADER...HE IS A PROVEN BOOTLICKER and Anti-American!!!

satansbedbugs

Crazy Breed wrote:

first of all he is a Senator not a Congressman and if you are going to judge him by his voting record in the Senate then NO HE HAS NOT A PROVEN LEADER...HE IS A PROVEN BOOTLICKER and Anti-American!!!

All im saying is he seems to be under a lot of scrutiny already ( negative ) and he hasnt even been sworn in yet......

jbalicki10

satansbedbugs wrote:

All im saying is he seems to be under a lot of scrutiny already ( negative ) and he hasnt even been sworn in yet......

Every president gets scruntized before, during, and after they are elected. Get use to it. Doesn't matter who gets elected.

Pacomc79

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

Anyone winning the job of the highest executive office in the land is under intense scrutiny. Now unlike anytime before because of the world wide web and people having opportunities to voice thier opinion not to mention an incredibly far reaching media. The ability to handle intense pressure is part of the job.

Honestly if anything all our politicians should be under intense scrutiny. That's a good thing. Keeps them focused and in check.

Experience in office is overrated. His team ran a great campaign and they raised something like 600 Million dollars. I'd say he's going to get briefed on everything he needs before he takes the oath. I think I guess the question is can he make the right decisive decision consistantly but that's a question of every president. Experience is the most overrated aspect of any politician in fact it could be viewed as a negative. I'd rather examine the ability to critically think.

you also have to take into acount that even though 50 million people voted for him, 47 or so million people voted for someone else, he brought up this fact in his speech to his credit. Disagreement is normal and common.

tybird

brain of c wrote:

you're thinking of w.

you can look it up.

LBJ still takes the cake....

tybird

cincybearcat wrote:

Ummm...maybe because he's going to be the next president of the USA? Who woudl have thought...huh.

He's being treated no differently.

Agreed....the microscope comes with the job.

Jason P

satansbedbugs wrote:

All im saying is he seems to be under a lot of scrutiny already ( negative ) and he hasnt even been sworn in yet......

Here is my (hopefully) unbiased opinion:

* Relatively new to the political scene (versus Bush / Clinton)
* New President Elect
* Internet / Blogs / Global News Wires
* Sour Grapes from conservatives
* Scary / Negative news sells better the happy / positive news
* Talk Radio
* Unclear policies (my opinion - don't freak out on me)

World communication and technology has increased ten-fold in just the last four years. It should be interesting to see how the next six months unfold.

Ms. Haiku

satansbedbugs wrote:

this is a proven leader of congress, a proven trustworthy individual , a man of high respect in washington, so why is Barack Obama under such scrutiny? I will never understand why this man isnt being given the same chances as anyone else who has won the white house without the " so called " experience. please shar your thoughts here.....ty

When the platform is change, any new president would be heavily scrutinized.

cincybearcat

GivenToCarve wrote:

Because this is America... a land where people are too insecure to see a minority in a leadership position, despite his qualifications.

What bullshit. So, was BUsh under a microscope because he was black? CLinton? Bush sr? Reagan? Carter? All black guys.

floyd1975

cincybearcat wrote:

What bullshit. So, was BUsh under a microscope because he was black? CLinton? Bush sr? Reagan? Carter? All black guys.

Get used to this. Any criticism of a Presidential action over the next four years will be considered racist.

decides2dream

Pacomc79 wrote:

Anyone winning the job of the highest executive office in the land is under intense scrutiny. Now unlike anytime before because of the world wide web and people having opportunities to voice thier opinion not to mention an incredibly far reaching media. The ability to handle intense pressure is part of the job.

Honestly if anything all our politicians should be under intense scrutiny. That's a good thing. Keeps them focused and in check.

Experience in office is overrated. His team ran a great campaign and they raised something like 600 Million dollars. I'd say he's going to get briefed on everything he needs before he takes the oath. I think I guess the question is can he make the right decisive decision consistantly but that's a question of every president. Experience is the most overrated aspect of any politician in fact it could be viewed as a negative. I'd rather examine the ability to critically think.

you also have to take into acount that even though 50 million people voted for him, 47 or so million people voted for someone else, he brought up this fact in his speech to his credit. Disagreement is normal and common.

really well stated and agree on all counts.
bottomline, as mentioned...it simply comes with the job. i don't think he's being anymore scrutinized than any other president elect.


btw - 53 million.