Obama's Acid Tongue
By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown
March 21, 2009
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A surprise for many Obama voters is the "politics as usual" being practiced by the White House. The "Mr. Nice Guy" image of Obama doesn't work when the nightly voice of his administration is the hatchet man Gibbs. Gibbs even calls himself "the enforcer."
For insight into Obama's reasoning, just considers the President's favorite movie, "The Godfather." In December, a New York Times reporter asked Obama "which character Gibbs reminded him of?" The NYT wrote, "Obama mentioned the Robert Duvall consigliore, Tom Hagen. 'And I've seen a little bit of Sonny in him once in a while,'" Obama added.
When asked why "The Godfather" is his favorite movie, Obama replied, "There's this combination of old world gentility and ritual, with this savagery underneath." Hmmm, sounds like the Obama administration to us.
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©2009 Floyd and Mary Beth Brown. The Browns are bestselling authors and speakers. Together they write a national weekly column distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. For more info call Cari Dawson Bartley at 800 696 7561 or e-mail cari@cagle.com.
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