President Barack Obama meets with members of his national security team and senior staff to receive an update on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the Administration’s response efforts, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Oct. 6, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden participates via secure video conference. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
Obama: 'There’s A Sense ... The World Is Spinning So Fast and Nobody Is Able To Control It' -- Weekly Standard
At a DNC fundraiser today, President Barack Obama voiced a concern many Americans might now have. "[T]here’s a sense possibly that theworld is spinning so fast and nobody is able to control it," Obama told Democrats at the White Street Restaurant in New York, New York.
But Obama suggested that he has things under control.
I was here in New York just a couple weeks ago -- you noticed the traffic was even worse then -- during the United Nations General Assembly annual gathering of world leaders. And it's appropriate to talk a little bit on the front end about why this particular General Assembly was so indicative of America’s position in the world. There are times where I think in this country we doubt ourselves, and there are times when we're uncertain of all the changes that are taking place all across the globe. And understandably, when you see the headlines every single day and you read about ISIS and Ebola and the Russian incursions into Ukraine, there’s a sense possibly that the world is spinning so fast and nobody is able to control it.
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My Comment: Does President Obama have "things under control"? .... there are times when I have my doubts .... but I also learned a long time ago to never underestimate the U.S. and on how quick it can respond to a crisis .... even when there are problems in the White House. As to what do my family/friends/associates/and the readership of this blog think (a small microcosm of the world) .... I can confidently say that over the past few years many of them have lost confidence in both the U.S. and President Obama .... but in the past year this mindset has really accelerated.
2 comments:
I agree with James...
Don't count the American people out just yet. I realize we are nearly split down the middle on our opinions/votes but when push comes to shove....we still stand together.
Obama is overwhelmed. This is news?
He would be overwhelmed bailing out a row boat or anything larger.
No matter that you do not see day light, you go with what you know.
You bail, you patch, you shoot and take names of known bad guys and you keep it up until you see daylight or succumb.
Obama does not know much outside of counting votes. He just cannot go with what he knows. He knows very little.
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