[lbo-talk] macho macho man

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Sep 16 14:00:25 PDT 2008


On Sep 16, 2008, at 4:32 PM, shag wrote:


> well, it's _my_ perception that most of them can't. in other words,
> i personally don't perceive shrub as kick ass tough, nor did i
> perceive reagan as tough. etc. etc. so i'm trying to understand what
> is this characteristic of toughness that presidents' are supposed to
> have, according to this segment

Simple-mindedness? Obama is too thoughtful, and laces his speech with too many qualifications. You need someone who could write his philosophy of life on the back of a bidniz card.

Doug



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