Is Barack Obama Depressed?

[Locutus]

Wouldn't you be? Barack Obama is at the nadir of his political popularity and effectiveness. He has been maneuvered into an economic corner of 9%-plus unemployment by a relentlessly nihilistic Congress. His achievements—killing bin Laden, saving the auto industry at negligible cost—are written off as flukes. Plus all this 9/11 anniversary stuff! We hear the New York Times is looking into whether it's all starting to get to him—like, clinically. We're told by a source inside the Times that the paper is preparing a story arguing that Obama no longer finds joy in the political back-and-forth, has seemed increasingly listless to associates, and is generally exhibiting the litany of signs that late-night cable commercials will tell you add up to depression. Or maybe Low T.




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Is Barack Obama Depressed?

 

[Cliffy]

The teabaggers, the right wing and the press have pretty much castrated the poor bugger. That would give any man Low T.

 

[EagleSmack]

And the Republicans only control half of Congress.

 

[Mowich]

If he isn't, he sure has many reasons to be so.

 

[Locutus]

Perhaps watching serenity-filled reruns of Bob Ross painting happy little trees would help.

 

[Icarus27k]

Remember, the U.S. is the country that elected George W. Bush twice. So, it's like if the person with the really bad judgment says they don't like you.

 

[DurkaDurka]

Obama needs to take some lessons from Harper in the art of "wooden face" reveal no weakness or soul lol

 

[EagleSmack]

Remember, the U.S. is the country that elected George W. Bush twice. So, it's like if the person with the really bad judgment says they don't like you.

wtf?

 

[Sparrow]

No wonder, anybody in that job today would need to be a robot not to be depressed. He has only been in the job for a few years, the last government had what was it 8 years. I sure wouldn't want the job.

 

[Omicron]

Remember, the U.S. is the country that elected George W. Bush twice. So, it's like if the person with the really bad judgment says they don't like you.

wtf?

He's trying to say, sometimes it's a good sign that you're being hated by all the "right" people.

In other-words, if you're trying to show the world that it's possible for an American President to be rational and good and achieve the greatest good for the greatest number with consensus by intelligent discourse only to find yourself up against robotic Satan-puppets programmed to keep pushing for Armageddon, then at least you can know you were hated by the right ones.

 

[damngrumpy]

If he isn't he should be, but I don't think he has time to be depressed.
The Tea Bag crowd think they are destroying Obama when in fact it
is a case of they are destroying America. It would be divine justice to
have these buggers take power and be in power when the roof falls
in. When the political right destroyed the economy just before the
Dirty Thirties, they had Roosevelt come to the rescue and save the
country from those incredibly small minds.
The difference is this time, that the Republicans have so successfully
destroyed the economy and the future of the country, there will be no
way to fix it in the short term it will take decades. To be fair both sides
of the House had a hand in creating this mess but the simple minds
and one dimensional thought process of the Teabaggers has muted
the Mainstream Republicans and divided the people.
Any time now the roof is about to fall in on the American society that
does not see it coming. They won't see it coming until they hear it at
their doorstep. The great hay ride is over.
I still think they are smart enough to avoid the Tea Party rhetoric and
Obama will win but by that time there will be little left to save.
Now knowing that would you be depressed? Do ya think?
Oh and sorry Walter I know you won't like this at all

 

[captain morgan]

The teabaggers, the right wing and the press have pretty much castrated the poor bugger. That would give any man Low T.

Obama did this all to himself Cliffy. Making excuses for him at this point is futile.

 

[Ariadne]

Imagine having to get to the top of the heap to learn that everyone's **** stinks. I guess that's where Barack's concerns are today. That would be depressing. But hey, maybe he's plotting to attack another country. Whose up next? He got LIbya and Egypt. Italy? Greece? Maybe he's planning a passive takeover of Canadian resources.

 

[captain morgan]

Whose up next? He got LIbya and Egypt. Italy? Greece? Maybe he's planning a passive takeover of Canadian resources.

Nah... He's crawling back into the protectionist position.

 

[Ariadne]

I doubt there is a protectionist position. Even though the country is broke and demoted, it's still trying to run the world. If overseas attacks are not in the budget, then why not tackled the domestic situation and get some pipelines in from the north.

 

[captain morgan]

I doubt there is a protectionist position. Even though the country is broke and demoted, it's still trying to run the world. If overseas attacks are not in the budget, then why not tackled the domestic situation and get some pipelines in from the north.

Well, the US is still the largest consuming nation in the world today.... To be frank, they still can run the world without any kind of military intervention.

 

[Ariadne]

Is the US the largest consumer? What about China, India and all those other large populations. Kinda funny that Canada, Russia and China are bigger than the US, but the US is the glutton.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

What has he got to be depressed about?

Let's us review shall we:

1. He's a black man living in the white house.
2. He can go into the War Room anytime he wants. (Lucky Bastard)
3. He has his own 747 and Helicopter.
4. He has a little cottage at Camp David.
5. No one ever busts his chops about smoking 100 meters from a government building.
6. His daughters will have 24 hour secret service security and that's something most fathers would love to have during the teen years.
7. When he writes memoirs it is guaranteed to be in Oprah's book club. $$$$$$ (Lucky Bastard).

That's just seven great reasons to be Barry Obama and I bet I could think of a few more if I were not pouring beer down my gullet.