Semi-News/Semi-Satire: GOP Criticism over Obama Missing Intel Briefings Panned

[John Semmens]

Revelations that the ISIS grew while President Obama skipped nearly 60% of his scheduled intelligence briefings has sparked harsh criticism from mostly GOP sources. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) characterized the missed briefings as “disturbing and possibly irresponsible. Is ignorance of what’s going on in the world behind what appears to be this Administration’s feckless foreign policy?”

Former Vermont Governor and Democratic presidential aspirant Howard Dean dismissed the criticisms as “baseless. The erroneous premise is that any information that the President might have gleaned from any briefings would have altered his policy decisions. People who know the President are confident that no quantity of intel would have changed his policies in any significant way.”

“President Obama is a once-in-a-life-time transformational figure in world history,” Dean said. “He has insights and inspirations that go beyond what more ordinary men can conceive. The chattering of supposed intelligence experts are just distractions that could only deflect him from his destined course of action. Should such a giant fritter away his time listening to the ill-conceived notions of others? I believe ‘no’ is the obvious answer.”

if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...

http://theconservativecitizen.com/2014/10/04/semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-98/

[andy58-in-nh]

Nice one, John.

Dean is actually that delusional and Obama is quite possibly that arrogant, in real life. It's difficult to satirize such people, and I admire how you continue to do it, regardless of the challenge.

Welcome to TBR! 

[alicewonders]

"People who know the President are confident that no quantity of intel would have changed his policies in any significant way.”

What makes this particular semi-satiric phrase so funny - is that it is true!

 

But...at the same time it makes it very sad for the rest of us.

       

[240B]

ISIS, Libya, Yemen, Paaakeeestan, Afghanistan, Russia, Syria, these are just distractions to Obama. He does not care about the world. His focus is on America as the root of all the worlds problems.
 
It is us, not ISIS, he is worried about. All this ISIS/Russia/Syria/China stuff is just an annoyance to Bammi. It is a distraction from his goal of turning America into a fascist socialist State, which he will control. That is where his interest is.
 
That, and that alone, is what he wants to work on. To hell with the world. He has a bigger agenda to work on.
 
ISIS is not 'his' enemy. His enemy is all those stupid White Chrstian patriot clingers. Those are the guys/girls he wants NSA/HLS/FBI to watch. Those are the people he really wants to git rid of.
 
According to Obama, Islam is all about "peace", it is the Christias you have to worry about.

[ABX]

LOL.. You can't have Intelligence without Intel. Being Intelligent is not fair to the simple minded, thus, the administration opposes it on the grounds of social justice.

[massadvj]

I have to admit I bought it at first reading.

[ABX]

I have to admit I bought it at first reading.

That's why John's writing is good. A true parody of reality. As Rush says, illustrating absurdity by being absurd.