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Anonymous wrote:Obama is a typical narcissistic affirmative action baby. Same with his wife.

He would beat you at chess every time. Guaranteed.

I am actually quite good at chess. Second, I didn't say he was dumb. I said he was a narcissistic affirmative action baby.

Yes, we read you quite clearly. "Affirmative action baby." Bet you spent half your paltry supply of neurons thinking that one up. Gee, what is it about him that makes you think he rose simply because of others handing him undeserved positions and honors rather than through his particular abilities and motivation? Perhaps his skin color? Wow. So original. I'm sure you're happy to belong to the coterie of other slobby thinkers who can't get past the ancestry of any successful AA.

Anonymous wrote:As someone who considers herself a pragmatic centrist without any strong ideology one way or another but generally supportive of liberalism and who also follows world affairs and issues, I can tell most of the comments on this thread say more about the poster than the actual subject. But that's typical of the political forum, unfortunately.

The accounts of Obama as told by Hilton have been quietly said by a variety of people over the years and not just Britain's David Cameron. And I must be honest here, while I admired Obama greatly at the onset, as time went on I have come to believe he genuinely is not as bright or intelligent as he thinks he is and that has been to the detriment of his presidency. He is an intelligent man, make no mistakes about that, but not a genius. Unfortunately, he was encircled by the cult of Obama and that allowed him to think himself greater than he really was. This could explain his reluctance to get dirty and fight political battles. Obamacare was created and won by the Democrats on congress (and they got walloped for it). Beyond that his presidency has been mostly speeches filled with platitudes and not much else. I actually even remember Michelle Obama at various points in the 2008 campaign being amazed by some of thing things being said about Obama and once or twice saying, err...no, he's not that special, so in retrospect I am not surprised.

Obama is a vastly better man than Donald Trump ever will be, but that doesn't preclude he is simply not as great or intelligent or wise as he likely thought himself to be and the cult of Obama allowed him to hide from the reality. It's not surprising other world leaders found him frustrating and arrogant. I have read various articles from established figures commenting that Obama loves nothing more than to be at a table and talking about problems and ideological issues, but he does all the talking and doesn't seem receptive to other ideas and perspectives, and most of all, rarely proposes solutions. That could be the consequence of the euphoria that surrounded him so early on, preventing him from seeing his own limits and failings and that certainly did not help his presidency. It may be a problem that stems back to his days as a lecturer, where his job was to lecture and the students listened.

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Every seat of power attracts people who think very well of themselves.

Obama and every other President has had boundless self-confidence.

The difference is how they wield it. Obama will go down in history as a successful President. Trump will not.

+1

We will see who gets invited to the royal wedding.

Yes, but the Obamas will be put with her side of the family.

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Anonymous wrote:Obama is a typical narcissistic affirmative action baby. Same with his wife.

He would beat you at chess every time. Guaranteed.

I am actually quite good at chess. Second, I didn't say he was dumb. I said he was a narcissistic affirmative action baby.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Obama is a typical narcissistic affirmative action baby. Same with his wife.

He would beat you at chess every time. Guaranteed.

I am actually quite good at chess. Second, I didn't say he was dumb. I said he was a narcissistic affirmative action baby.

I'd take Teddy Roosevelt's rough riding machismo or Andrew Jackson's schoolyard bully treatment of indigenous people any day over Donald's ridiculously egotistical attitude. The man is a spoiled prick and when you add to that his clumsy train of thought, childish tantrums, and constant need for attention/adulation there's no comparing this guy to any previous Presidents - they were at the very least adults. If anyone's a baby its Donald.

Great assessment of Trump. Now what do you think about Obama, the subject of this thread?

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Anonymous wrote:You really should know who you are citing. Steve Hilton is a Fox News pundit. He is saying what his paymaster wants to hear.

He was very close to Cameron so he should know even if he now works with Fox

That doesn't mean he is now telling the truth. Plus, he was fired so may have incentive to harm Cameron.

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Anonymous wrote:
Every seat of power attracts people who think very well of themselves.

Obama and every other President has had boundless self-confidence.

The difference is how they wield it. Obama will go down in history as a successful President. Trump will not.

+1

We will see who gets invited to the royal wedding.

Anonymous wrote:I think it takes some narcissistic tendencies to become potus. I would be surprised if there were any past presidents who didn’t have those tendencies, at the least.

That said, Trump is a malignant narcissist. Pathological, grandiose, hostile/bully, impulsivity, lack of empathyparanoid. Classical malignant NPD.

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Anonymous wrote:Obama is a typical narcissistic affirmative action baby. Same with his wife.

He would beat you at chess every time. Guaranteed.

I am actually quite good at chess. Second, I didn't say he was dumb. I said he was a narcissistic affirmative action baby.

I'd take Teddy Roosevelt's rough riding machismo or Andrew Jackson's schoolyard bully treatment of indigenous people any day over Donald's ridiculously egotistical attitude. The man is a spoiled prick and when you add to that his clumsy train of thought, childish tantrums, and constant need for attention/adulation there's no comparing this guy to any previous Presidents - they were at the very least adults. If anyone's a baby its Donald.

Anonymous wrote:
Every seat of power attracts people who think very well of themselves.

Obama and every other President has had boundless self-confidence.

The difference is how they wield it. Obama will go down in history as a successful President. Trump will not.

Anonymous wrote:That’s great. That’s all you got? Trump apparently conspired with Russia to win the election and is a narcissist.

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Anonymous wrote:Do you people just comment on DCUM or do you take 2 minutes to read other replies? Y’all don’t see the rampant arrogance of everyone who offers their opinion? All y’all think you’re right all the time and none of y’all listen to anything. Arrogance is widespread and you, Them, me Obama...everybody’s got it.
HOWEVER - your boy Donald is on a whole new level with his narcissism. Dude thinks he’s a combination of Zeus the Messiah and the Last Jedi.

Did y'all notice that the topic was Obama? A bit narcissistic of y'all to change the topic to one you prefer.

Anonymous wrote:As someone who considers herself a pragmatic centrist without any strong ideology one way or another but generally supportive of liberalism and who also follows world affairs and issues, I can tell most of the comments on this thread say more about the poster than the actual subject. But that's typical of the political forum, unfortunately.

The accounts of Obama as told by Hilton have been quietly said by a variety of people over the years and not just Britain's David Cameron. And I must be honest here, while I admired Obama greatly at the onset, as time went on I have come to believe he genuinely is not as bright or intelligent as he thinks he is and that has been to the detriment of his presidency. He is an intelligent man, make no mistakes about that, but not a genius. Unfortunately, he was encircled by the cult of Obama and that allowed him to think himself greater than he really was. This could explain his reluctance to get dirty and fight political battles. Obamacare was created and won by the Democrats on congress (and they got walloped for it). Beyond that his presidency has been mostly speeches filled with platitudes and not much else. I actually even remember Michelle Obama at various points in the 2008 campaign being amazed by some of thing things being said about Obama and once or twice saying, err...no, he's not that special, so in retrospect I am not surprised.

Obama is a vastly better man than Donald Trump ever will be, but that doesn't preclude he is simply not as great or intelligent or wise as he likely thought himself to be and the cult of Obama allowed him to hide from the reality. It's not surprising other world leaders found him frustrating and arrogant. I have read various articles from established figures commenting that Obama loves nothing more than to be at a table and talking about problems and ideological issues, but he does all the talking and doesn't seem receptive to other ideas and perspectives, and most of all, rarely proposes solutions. That could be the consequence of the euphoria that surrounded him so early on, preventing him from seeing his own limits and failings and that certainly did not help his presidency. It may be a problem that stems back to his days as a lecturer, where his job was to lecture and the students listened.