VIDEO - Jon Stewart: Obama Losing His Patience With American People

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Stewart: Obama Losing His Patience With American People

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/stewart-obama-angry_n_794870.html



Have people been too hard on President Obama? On Thursday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart approached this topic based on the American people's response to the President's recent tax cut deal. At his most recent press conference, you didn't even need to have the sound on to see how annoyed Obama was.

Stewart pointed out that Obama has always been frustrated with Republicans, but now it seems like he's become disillusioned with this own supporters. At the press conference, he defended his compromise with Republicans that even the richest Americans would keep their tax cuts and unemployment benefits would be extended. When Obama said it was like the public option battle all over again -- no one caring if a much-needed bill was passed because of one compromise that was made -- you could really see how frustrated he was.

"If he sticks with his agenda, it's a problem. If he moves off his agenda, it's a problem!" Stewart said.

For more, Stewart turned to Wyatt Cynac, who offered his own theories on why Obama has fallen out of love with the American people more than the American people have fallen out of love with him. Could it be that his supporters just aren't as energized as they were in the 2008 election? Where is "Obama Girl" now?

WATCH: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/10/stewart-obama-angry_n_794870.html

[aquart]

1. Could be we checked his numbers, too.

[Autumn]

2. That's a two way street n/t

[jaxx]

4. It's been a one-way street up to now.

His wannabe destroyers could, and did, say anything about him that they wanted to and he kept quiet. Looks like they got what they were asking for.

[Autumn]

7. You are just

all :tinfoilhat: if you are referring to Democrats. No one who voted for him ever set out to destroy him. Now the republicans that he keeps reaching out to, they are certainly out to destroy him. Question is, when will he see that?

[jaxx]

8. I read DU daily and you bet people are out to destroy him.

Nothing is constructive, it's meant to do the job and take him down. It's not the repubs, they can just annoy him, it's the hard core and we all know what I mean.

[Autumn]

9. No I don't know what you mean.

if you are aware of hard core trolls out to destroy him , alert. If you are complaining about people who voted for him, worked for him and want change to the betterment of our country and are in despair about the things that they are not happy with, use ignore. I don't like to see some of the things people are calling him, but I am smart enough to realize that they are angry and disappointed and in some cases down right frighted (that's where I fall in) by the threats they see coming to the safety nets. And Obama has shown that he is not adverse to cuts that will harm those who need it the most.

[jaxx]

11. Obama has shown he is advocating for the middle class.

And I do use that function.

[Autumn]

14. Good for you. Me? I use it too.

I would rather he show he is advocating for the poor and those who need help. Not the middle class and the wealthy. But I am an old Democrat and I believe we care for the poor and those who are in need of our help. I believe I am my brothers keeper. That the poor seem to have dropped off the radar in this climate is just abhorrent to me.

[jaxx]

16. I think the poor are more in focus than they have been for a long time.

The recession has brought it forward, and people now realize that there are more of the middle classes losing their ground than ever before (or since the depression). This is why it's so important to get the unemployment extensions passed, to save people from going under. To give them some tax breaks and some tax incentives...to help them. The rich are going to be there, we can't get rid of them, but the poor have nothing to fall back on. They should be able to fall back on their government, and we the people as our brothers and sisters keepers.

[Autumn]

18. Can you honestly believe that the

cuts that Obama has already said would be hard, are going to give the poor more to fall back on? The next great out cry will be cut the deficit. He won't cut military spending. How will this plan, and it has already been established that it does not help the poor, those who don't work and the elderly on disability and SS. In fact it takes money out of a solvent account, a fund that the republican lie about it being broke, and moves it to the general fund. Those cuts are going to be done.One way or the other. Those cuts will be to welfare, food stamp,( and the unemployed will need those when the UI extensions run out) and SS. The poor are going to grow in numbers and have a hell of a lot less to fall back on.

[jaxx]

20. We don't know what cuts will entail, and I'm not going off the edge

in doom. Gates is already cutting military spending, so it's happening. The President doesn't want to gut SS and the other programs so to assume it is already fact that it will be done isn't fact.

[Erose999]

15. He made an image of himself that did not reflect the reality during the campaign.

Its not so much he was destroyed or he kept silent, as it was somebody pulled back the curtain and there was a crazy old man with a microphone.

[jaxx]

17. He is exactly what he was when he campaigned.

People didn't believe it, and they thought they could change him. He is for compromise, he is for getting along, he is for the people.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. American people losing patience with Obama.

I hate to say it, I really do. But there it is.

[jaxx]

5. I'm losing patience with the ones who are so concerned.

Democratic. Say it loud.

[readmoreoften]

12. You're such a complete tool. Whose tool is quite evident. Ignore.

[Angry Dragon]

6. We did want him to use the "bully" pulpit

[RickFromMN]

10. There must be a reason President Obama can't use the bully pulpit. Any idea what it is?

President Obama is a great speaker. Why can't he speak in public on controversial policy matters effectively?

Am I wrong to believe President Obama reacts to problems, speaking out after the fact.

When does President Obama lead the charge, and speak out, from the bully pulpit, to form first impressions?
When does President Obama lead the charge on controversial issues?

I don't remember President Obama speaking out to form the first impressions for Health Insurance Reform.

I don't remember President Obama speaking out to form the first impressions over this latest tax cut debate.

I accept he gives great speeches overseas, but are his overseas speeches on controversial issues?

My question is an honest question.
When does President Obama lead the charge and speak out first on controversial issues?

If this is part of President Obama's problem, I'm sure there are people who can help him correct this problem.

[1badjedi]

13. I just wanted to see him fight for us

that's all. I did not expect miracles but I did expect him to be on the side of right more than just being to the right of every issue. His unwillingness to pin the wrongs on the folks who deserve it angers me to no end. His message should have been that he would work with the R's if they would work with him, not just him doing the constant bi-partisan dance in the face of aggressive obstruction. His waffling, his muddled message and his constant capitulation before the bell even rings has left me as disenfranchised as I've ever been. I'm at the point now that I think we need change, real change, by any means necessary. If we do not stand up soon and fight for our beliefs we're going to find out we don't have a leg to stand on. Then we'll be proper fucked as the saying goes.

Him losing patience with me is an affront when he should have lost patience with the repugs long ago. Sorry mister president, I'm not going out like that. Put your outrage where it belongs and where it should have been since day 1.

[Gin]

19. finally something he & I can agree on....he is disillusioned with me

and I am disillusioned with him.