Yo Prez - Calibrate This
This entry was posted on 8/1/2009 9:51 AM and is filed under Political Thoughts.
Somewhere in my youth, I was told that it takes a big man to admit he is wrong. So I bought into that. Some days, I would get bigger and bigger as the day progressed.
So, why can't the President admit when he is wrong or does something stupid? Why can't he just admit he goofed when he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia? To have his people come out and say he didn't bow makes them all look stupid and untrustworthy. Anyone who saw the pictures or video knows he bowed. Hey, its a goof, but it's not a big deal. Lying is a big deal.
The bowing incident reminds me of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Does Obama really believe he didn't bow? Does he believe anyone believes him? I think he is just too arrogant to admit his mistakes.
Then, he screws up by pronouncing that the Boston police acted stupidly. He prefaced his comment by saying he didn't have the facts. He should have stopped right there. Then he wouldn't have acted stupidly. Then, he was surprised that it became a big deal. He stated that he could have calibrated his words differently. What does that mean? Acted foolishly, sillily, unwisely, injudiciously, imprudently, witlessly? What calibration are we talking about?
The big loser is probably Professor Gates, who, after the beer fest, saw his racial profiling best-seller book go up in smoke.
I can't wait for the next Presidential press conference. I am very interested in what President Obama thinks about the Cleveland Indians trading away their star Catcher, Victor Martinez, the day before the Indians were to celebrate Victor Martinez Bobblehead Night at Progressive Field. I sure hope he can get this one properly calibrated.
