Republicans Accuse Obama of Using Position as President to Lead Country

[babylonsister]

January 15, 2013
Republicans Accuse Obama of Using Position as President to Lead Country




WASHINGTON —Responding to reports that President Obama is considering signing as many as nineteen executive orders on gun control, Republicans in Congress unleashed a blistering attack on him today, accusing Mr. Obama of “cynically and systematically using his position as President to lead the country.”

Spearheading the offensive was Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), who charged the President with the “wanton exploitation of powers that are legally granted to him under the U.S. Constitution.”

Calling him the “Law Professor-in-Chief,” Rep. Stockman accused Mr. Obama of “manipulating a little-known section of the Constitution,” Article II, which outlines the power of the President.

“President Obama looks down the list of all of the powers that are legally his and he’s like a kid in a candy store,” Rep. Stockman said. “It’s nauseating.”

The Texas congressman said that if Mr. Obama persists in executing the office of the Presidency as defined by the Constitution, he could face “impeachment and/or deportation.”

Noting that the President has not yet signed the executive orders on gun control, Rep. Stockman said that he hoped his stern words would serve as a wake-up call to Mr. Obama: “Mr. President, there’s still time for you to get in line. But if you continue to fulfill the duties of President of the United States that are expressly permitted in the Constitution, you are playing with fire.”



















http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/republicans-accuse-obama-of-using-position-as-president-to-lead-country.html

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. I'm shocked, I was sure this would be from the Onion

[Why Syzygy]

15. Same thing

Borowitz


I truly hate political satire.

[Kurovski]

22. And the circle is complete...

political satire is hatred of politics.

[Why Syzygy]

23. hmmm ..

I can see that point of view.

The best satire ever was the video the Onion did of Dub's cock strut on his Mission Accomplished performance.
Song: "Bad to the Bone" .. now that's entertainment!

[Rex]

2. Good stuff!

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. LOL. Before I saw that this was Andy Borowitz...

I was thinking that I wouldn't put anything past the Republicans. There's a big grain of truth in there.

[Buzz Clik]

4. Funny. A lot of DUers would never make that accusation.

[freshwest]

17. You got that right...

[pinto]

5. LOL. Touché.

[bpositive]

6. I thought this was from the onion

Is it? Really?

[Silent3]

11. Not the Onion, but the Borowitz Report is pretty much the same thing.

I got fooled by the Borowitz Report once before, but I've learned by lesson.

[Xipe Totec]

7. “impeachment and/or deportation.” I nearly choked on my own tongue when I red it

[jwirr]

8. THAT is rich. They are idiots.

[freshwest]

19. It's satire. You haven't heard them use good English like that, have you?

That's from Andy Borowitz, on Twitter he's like the Onion.

[TwilightGardener]

9. LOL.

[Cha]

10. republiCons can all take dick cheney and john boner's advice

to Senators Leahy and Reid and go fuck themselves en masse.

[appleannie1]

12. Just last month they said he did not lead. Which do they want? Ah a Borowitz piece.

[catbyte]

13. I love Andy Borowitz

[ballaratocker]

14. Ditto.

I thought this was the Onion.

[heaven05]

16. bush the lessor

bush the lessor used signing orders a lot to circumvent democrats. And he wasn't even a leader, of any kind. To all the rethugs. SHUT UP QUIT WHINING. Just because we finally have a real leader is no reason to drop your false teeth in the toilet. Just shut up why don't you.

[wandy]

18. Sad to see that Andy Borowitz is getting a bit lazy. All he did was just add a few words.....

See.

“The White House’s recent announcement they will use executive orders and executive actions to infringe on our constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms is an unconstitutional and unconscionable attack on the very founding principles of this republic,” Stockman said in a statement. “I will seek to thwart this action by any means necessary, including but not limited to eliminating funding for implementation, defunding the White House, and even filing articles of impeachment.”

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/impeach-obama-guns-steve-stockman.php
Which is real and which is illusion.
Which is satire and which is the BS Teapublicans spew.

Getting harder and harder to tell the difference.

[eppur_se_muova]

20. +1 nt

[AlbertCat]

21. Sad to see that Andy Borowitz is getting a bit lazy.

Why burden yourself with extra work.... when the jokes write themselves?

I mean, Tina Fey just literally quoted Palin!... and it was hysterical.

[Samantha]

24. Stockman is a Tea Party candidate who enjoyed the endorsement of Freedom Works

so looks like he will be dancing with those who "brung" him....

Sam

[scarletwoman]

25. I knew it had to be Borowitz as soon as I read your subject line. I LUV that guy's stuff!

Thanks for posting this!

[indepat]

26. Averred in an earlier post that I would not label Congressman Stockman an

asshole, but I dissembled 'cause I'm for sure calling him an asshole here and now.

[malaise]

27. This is too good

Rec

[sad-cafe]

28. the stupid

it hurts

[applegrove]

29. LOL!

[yodermon]

30. Lately I've found that Borowitz's satire is a split-second more believable than the Onion's. n/t

[Scurrilous]

31. LOL