Leadership in America
May 30, 2014 22:26:10 #
We are a country adrift. We are a people who are not being properly led and we know it. Job approval ratings for Congress the lowest in history right now and President Obama under fire from all sides -- things are very bad in Washington.
Last night I told you about my upcoming book "K*****g Patton" where I examined some of the world's most famous leaders -- Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Eisenhower and, of course, General George Patton himself. Each of these men made history and it's fascinating to know what they were really like as I do after writing the book.
President Obama wanted to be a great leader and campaigned hard to become the most powerful man in the world. But I now believe that Mr. Obama vastly underestimated just how difficult the job really is. The blunt t***h is Mr. Obama's leadership sk**ls are simply not providing prosperity for the nation.
That might be because President Obama is a passive leader a man who avoids confrontations; doesn't make judgments about behavior even when that behavior is destructive to the nation.
Kathleen Sebelius still on the job after screwing up the Obamacare rollout in a major way. She will be gone soon but she is still there. General Eric Shinseki has not been fired over the VA scandal. He will be as I predicted when the V.A. story first broke. But as of tonight, he is still there and he shouldn't be because on the general's watch, the Veterans Administration has been a disaster for many American vets who need help. The V.A. inspector general has scorched the agency saying there is chaos all over the place and that vets are not receiving the medical care they need.
Congress, the President and Shinseki himself have known about this for years but have done nothing. That's a failure of leadership. Last night the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee laid into a hapless VA worker.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
REP. JEFF MILLER (R-FL), HOUSE VA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am -- veterans died. Get us the answers, please.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I understand that, Mr. Chairman and I will look into that request.
MILLER: That's what you said three months ago. This has been going on since January -- since January. In case you don't know it, we put on our Web site every week what we ask for and nothing changes from week-to- week.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Correct, nothing changes. And again, that's a failure of leadership. On the broader front President Obama told the graduating class of West Point this week that America is still the most powerful nation in the world but in his opinion it's a new world where confrontation often must be shared. Some believe the President is correct, others dissent.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHENEY: I think the main focus is on our President. He's very, very weak president maybe the weakest, certainly in my lifetime. And I know from my own experience in a recent trip to the Middle East, spending several days talking with folks I have dealt with all the way back to Desert Storm, they all are absolutely convinced that the American capacity to lead and to influence events in that part of the world has been dramatically reduced by this President. We've got a problem of weakness -- it's centered right in the White House.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Now, Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are polar opposites in almost every way so it's not surprising the former vice president has disdain for the current Commander-in-Chief.
But the perception, the perception that Barack Obama is not a strong leader is true in many circles. And the President has brought that perception on himself. Often he seems befuddled by major problems, not informed, disengaged. When Mr. Obama does finally commit to strong action like when he threatened the Syrian tyrant Assad he often backs down.
The result -- some of the people working under him do not fear accountability. Look this Phoenix V.A. situation is so bad the FBI should be involved. Fourteen V.A. medical people are making more than $300,000 each every year. And they may have cooked the books to protect those huge salaries. As Sean Hannity said on the radio today that's fraud, that's a crime.
But these people knew their direct boss Shinseki and the President weren't paying attention so they thought they could get away with telling lies about how long veterans have to wait for medical care.
"Talking Points" admits that kind of deception is going on all over the federal government. No one was held available for the B******i mess except the whistleblower. No one was held accountable for the IRS scandal except Lois Lerner who was forced to resign after taking the Fifth. No one was held account for Fast and Furious where thousands of American guns went into Mexico and were lost.
And the President dithers. He dithers about replacing incompetent leaders like Shinseki and Sebelius. Again that's weak leadership.
Finally if you are a strong leader in present day America you can expect to be called the following: a bully if you're a man, a tyrant, a martinet, unreasonable and many other negative names. If you are a woman leader you will be called the "b" word. You will be labeled the Borrego. You will be suspect in the eyes of many. Wishy-washy is what this country seems to want. And wishy-washy is what we have.
And that's "The Memo."
- You can catch Bill O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" weeknights at 8 and 11 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel and any time on foxnews.com/oreilly. Send your comments to: oreilly@foxnews.com.
Transcript Date:
Thu, 05/29/2014
Transcript Show Name:
O'Reilly Factor
Transcript Talent Byline:
Bill O'Reilly
Last night I told you about my upcoming book "K*****g Patton" where I examined some of the world's most famous leaders -- Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Eisenhower and, of course, General George Patton himself. Each of these men made history and it's fascinating to know what they were really like as I do after writing the book.
President Obama wanted to be a great leader and campaigned hard to become the most powerful man in the world. But I now believe that Mr. Obama vastly underestimated just how difficult the job really is. The blunt t***h is Mr. Obama's leadership sk**ls are simply not providing prosperity for the nation.
That might be because President Obama is a passive leader a man who avoids confrontations; doesn't make judgments about behavior even when that behavior is destructive to the nation.
Kathleen Sebelius still on the job after screwing up the Obamacare rollout in a major way. She will be gone soon but she is still there. General Eric Shinseki has not been fired over the VA scandal. He will be as I predicted when the V.A. story first broke. But as of tonight, he is still there and he shouldn't be because on the general's watch, the Veterans Administration has been a disaster for many American vets who need help. The V.A. inspector general has scorched the agency saying there is chaos all over the place and that vets are not receiving the medical care they need.
Congress, the President and Shinseki himself have known about this for years but have done nothing. That's a failure of leadership. Last night the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee laid into a hapless VA worker.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
REP. JEFF MILLER (R-FL), HOUSE VA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am -- veterans died. Get us the answers, please.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I understand that, Mr. Chairman and I will look into that request.
MILLER: That's what you said three months ago. This has been going on since January -- since January. In case you don't know it, we put on our Web site every week what we ask for and nothing changes from week-to- week.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Correct, nothing changes. And again, that's a failure of leadership. On the broader front President Obama told the graduating class of West Point this week that America is still the most powerful nation in the world but in his opinion it's a new world where confrontation often must be shared. Some believe the President is correct, others dissent.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHENEY: I think the main focus is on our President. He's very, very weak president maybe the weakest, certainly in my lifetime. And I know from my own experience in a recent trip to the Middle East, spending several days talking with folks I have dealt with all the way back to Desert Storm, they all are absolutely convinced that the American capacity to lead and to influence events in that part of the world has been dramatically reduced by this President. We've got a problem of weakness -- it's centered right in the White House.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Now, Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are polar opposites in almost every way so it's not surprising the former vice president has disdain for the current Commander-in-Chief.
But the perception, the perception that Barack Obama is not a strong leader is true in many circles. And the President has brought that perception on himself. Often he seems befuddled by major problems, not informed, disengaged. When Mr. Obama does finally commit to strong action like when he threatened the Syrian tyrant Assad he often backs down.
The result -- some of the people working under him do not fear accountability. Look this Phoenix V.A. situation is so bad the FBI should be involved. Fourteen V.A. medical people are making more than $300,000 each every year. And they may have cooked the books to protect those huge salaries. As Sean Hannity said on the radio today that's fraud, that's a crime.
But these people knew their direct boss Shinseki and the President weren't paying attention so they thought they could get away with telling lies about how long veterans have to wait for medical care.
"Talking Points" admits that kind of deception is going on all over the federal government. No one was held available for the B******i mess except the whistleblower. No one was held accountable for the IRS scandal except Lois Lerner who was forced to resign after taking the Fifth. No one was held account for Fast and Furious where thousands of American guns went into Mexico and were lost.
And the President dithers. He dithers about replacing incompetent leaders like Shinseki and Sebelius. Again that's weak leadership.
Finally if you are a strong leader in present day America you can expect to be called the following: a bully if you're a man, a tyrant, a martinet, unreasonable and many other negative names. If you are a woman leader you will be called the "b" word. You will be labeled the Borrego. You will be suspect in the eyes of many. Wishy-washy is what this country seems to want. And wishy-washy is what we have.
And that's "The Memo."
- You can catch Bill O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" weeknights at 8 and 11 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel and any time on foxnews.com/oreilly. Send your comments to: oreilly@foxnews.com.
Transcript Date:
Thu, 05/29/2014
Transcript Show Name:
O'Reilly Factor
Transcript Talent Byline:
Bill O'Reilly
May 30, 2014 22:35:50 #
Should have titled this," Lack of Leadership in America".
I liked your post. Good one.
I liked your post. Good one.
bmac32 wrote:
We are a country adrift. We are a people who are n... (show quote)
May 30, 2014 22:56:40 #
Why do people continue to believe Obama leads America? Obama is a MUSLIM KENYAN C*******t SPY who sees We the People of American loyal to the United States Constitution his ENEMY! Obama h**es the United States Constitution and FREEDOM & Liberty. Muslims are N**IS and believe in F*****M. George Schwartz aka Soros is a Jewish N**I holds Obama's leash.
Obama leads the ENEMY WITHIN a FACT OF LIFE.
Obama leads the ENEMY WITHIN a FACT OF LIFE.
May 30, 2014 23:01:59 #
MILLER: That's what you said three months ago. This has been going on since January -- since January. In case you don't know it, we put on our Web site every week what we ask for and nothing changes from week-to- week.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Correct, nothing changes. And again, that's a failure of leadership. On the broader front President Obama told the graduating class of West Point this week that America is still the most powerful nation in the world but in his opinion it's a new world where confrontation often must be shared. Some believe the President is correct, others dissent.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHENEY: I think the main focus is on our President. He's very, very weak president maybe the weakest, certainly in my lifetime. And I know from my own experience in a recent trip to the Middle East, spending several days talking with folks I have dealt with all the way back to Desert Storm, they all are absolutely convinced that the American capacity to lead and to influence events in that part of the world has been dramatically reduced by this President. We've got a problem of weakness -- it's centered right in the White House.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Now, Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are polar opposites in almost every way so it's not surprising the former vice president has disdain for the current Commander-in-Chief.
But the perception, the perception that Barack Obama is not a strong leader is true in many circles. And the President has brought that perception on himself. Often he seems befuddled by major problems, not informed, disengaged. When Mr. Obama does finally commit to strong action like when he threatened the Syrian tyrant Assad he often backs down.
The result -- some of the people working under him do not fear accountability. Look this Phoenix V.A. situation is so bad the FBI should be involved. Fourteen V.A. medical people are making more than $300,000 each every year. And they may have cooked the books to protect those huge salaries. As Sean Hannity said on the radio today that's fraud, that's a crime.
But these people knew their direct boss Shinseki and the President weren't paying attention so they thought they could get away with telling lies about how long veterans have to wait for medical care.
"Talking Points" admits that kind of deception is going on all over the federal government. No one was held available for the B******i mess except the whistleblower. No one was held accountable for the IRS scandal except Lois Lerner who was forced to resign after taking the Fifth. No one was held account for Fast and Furious where thousands of American guns went into Mexico and were lost.
And the President dithers. He dithers about replacing incompetent leaders like Shinseki and Sebelius. Again that's weak leadership.
Finally if you are a strong leader in present day America you can expect to be called the following: a bully if you're a man, a tyrant, a martinet, unreasonable and many other negative names. If you are a woman leader you will be called the "b" word. You will be labeled the Borrego. You will be suspect in the eyes of many. Wishy-washy is what this country seems to want. And wishy-washy is what we have.
And that's "The Memo."
- You can catch Bill O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" weeknights at 8 and 11 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel and any time on foxnews.com/oreilly. Send your comments to: oreilly@foxnews.com.
Transcript Date:
Thu, 05/29/2014
Transcript Show Name:
O'Reilly Factor
Transcript Talent Byline:
Bill O'Reilly[/quote]
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Correct, nothing changes. And again, that's a failure of leadership. On the broader front President Obama told the graduating class of West Point this week that America is still the most powerful nation in the world but in his opinion it's a new world where confrontation often must be shared. Some believe the President is correct, others dissent.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHENEY: I think the main focus is on our President. He's very, very weak president maybe the weakest, certainly in my lifetime. And I know from my own experience in a recent trip to the Middle East, spending several days talking with folks I have dealt with all the way back to Desert Storm, they all are absolutely convinced that the American capacity to lead and to influence events in that part of the world has been dramatically reduced by this President. We've got a problem of weakness -- it's centered right in the White House.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
O'REILLY: Now, Dick Cheney and Barack Obama are polar opposites in almost every way so it's not surprising the former vice president has disdain for the current Commander-in-Chief.
But the perception, the perception that Barack Obama is not a strong leader is true in many circles. And the President has brought that perception on himself. Often he seems befuddled by major problems, not informed, disengaged. When Mr. Obama does finally commit to strong action like when he threatened the Syrian tyrant Assad he often backs down.
The result -- some of the people working under him do not fear accountability. Look this Phoenix V.A. situation is so bad the FBI should be involved. Fourteen V.A. medical people are making more than $300,000 each every year. And they may have cooked the books to protect those huge salaries. As Sean Hannity said on the radio today that's fraud, that's a crime.
But these people knew their direct boss Shinseki and the President weren't paying attention so they thought they could get away with telling lies about how long veterans have to wait for medical care.
"Talking Points" admits that kind of deception is going on all over the federal government. No one was held available for the B******i mess except the whistleblower. No one was held accountable for the IRS scandal except Lois Lerner who was forced to resign after taking the Fifth. No one was held account for Fast and Furious where thousands of American guns went into Mexico and were lost.
And the President dithers. He dithers about replacing incompetent leaders like Shinseki and Sebelius. Again that's weak leadership.
Finally if you are a strong leader in present day America you can expect to be called the following: a bully if you're a man, a tyrant, a martinet, unreasonable and many other negative names. If you are a woman leader you will be called the "b" word. You will be labeled the Borrego. You will be suspect in the eyes of many. Wishy-washy is what this country seems to want. And wishy-washy is what we have.
And that's "The Memo."
- You can catch Bill O'Reilly's "Talking Points Memo" weeknights at 8 and 11 p.m. ET on the Fox News Channel and any time on foxnews.com/oreilly. Send your comments to: oreilly@foxnews.com.
Transcript Date:
Thu, 05/29/2014
Transcript Show Name:
O'Reilly Factor
Transcript Talent Byline:
Bill O'Reilly[/quote]
May 30, 2014 23:03:38 #
May 30, 2014 23:04:21 #
bmac32 wrote:
We are a country adrift. We are a people who are n... (show quote)
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The U.S. doesn't want anymore chickenhawk war pimps like Cheney. Remember Dick was the guy, who when asked to serve, said he had more important things to do.
Cheney, like Bush, Reagan, and John Wayne were just military legends in their own minds. They all are members of the Republican Chickenhawk Hall of Fame. They all enjoyed seeing the blood of other people's children...from their air-conditioned offices and studio dressing rooms.
None of these men could hold a candle to our commander-in-chief. They were nothing more than pigeons in the park, puffing up their chests in a showy display of useless posturing.
As for Patton, a vicious anti-semite with N**i sympathies, no decent human being would shed a tear for him. Dwight Eisenhower had to force this scum to confront the concentration camp atrocities. Eisenhower cried at the liberation of the camps. Pattons reaction? "The Jews are sub-human". Well Patton was sub-human and reaped what he sewed.
President Obama will be commander-in-chief for 32 more months. If you don't like it...move to Russia, where you can be with your type of brutal manly-man leader. You would probably be quite comfortable with the cossacks.
With your sympathy for Patton, I have a strong suspicion that you would rather not live with Jews.
Google: George Patton, anti-semite
May 31, 2014 01:57:35 #
Did you really write this Apatoo
[quote=Brian Devon]*********
The U.S. wants more men like Cheney. Remember Dick was the guy, who when asked to serve, said he had to horsewhip a punk named Brian Devon first. I deserved that horsewhipping.
Cheney, like Bush, Reagan, and John Wayne were just the military legends in my own foolish mind. They all are members of the Republican He- men Hall of Fame. They all enjoyed seeing the blood of sodomites on their swords while their air-conditioned offices and studio dressing rooms remained free of my stench.
All of these men could make a punk out of my boyfriend Barack. As for Patton, Patton was super-human and whipped my mammy's fannie daily.
President Obama will be the usual i***t for 32 more months. I'm sorry I v**ed for him. Would someone please horsewhip me for my mistake.
[quote=Brian Devon]*********
The U.S. wants more men like Cheney. Remember Dick was the guy, who when asked to serve, said he had to horsewhip a punk named Brian Devon first. I deserved that horsewhipping.
Cheney, like Bush, Reagan, and John Wayne were just the military legends in my own foolish mind. They all are members of the Republican He- men Hall of Fame. They all enjoyed seeing the blood of sodomites on their swords while their air-conditioned offices and studio dressing rooms remained free of my stench.
All of these men could make a punk out of my boyfriend Barack. As for Patton, Patton was super-human and whipped my mammy's fannie daily.
President Obama will be the usual i***t for 32 more months. I'm sorry I v**ed for him. Would someone please horsewhip me for my mistake.
May 31, 2014 03:22:57 #
[quote=Wolf counselor]Did you really write this Apatoo
Now you have me perplexed Wolf. I'm not sure which I enjoy more, your poetry, or your superb editing.
Thanks for the laughs.
Brian Devon wrote:
********* br The U.S. wants more men like Cheney. ... (show quote)
Now you have me perplexed Wolf. I'm not sure which I enjoy more, your poetry, or your superb editing.
Thanks for the laughs.
May 31, 2014 05:35:48 #
bmac32 wrote:
We are a country adrift. We are a people who are n... (show quote)
The VA "scandal" is more conservative hypocrisy. There are no doctors standing around doing nothing while vets are dying. There is a shortage of doctors for vets because doctors don't want to work for the VA buck when civilian medicine pays more.
Conservative Congressmen have been conserving dollars instead of paying the bill. The basic problem is that there are not enough doctors. If there were twice as many, some of them would be looking for work.
Why isn't university free, as it is in Europe and Asia, for those who can handle it. Congress is cheap!
Want to see the culprit? Look in the mirror!
May 31, 2014 17:41:59 #
Oh but wait, ObamaCare wouldn't cause a shortage. Happened during a democratic admin it's a democratic problem just as everything that happened under Bush was a republican problem.
Obama was warned by Bush in 2008 and Obama knew about it and just ignored it like he had everything else. Regular hospitals are either hiring right of school or doctors checked pasts.
No one that I know of says doctors are standing around doing nothing, the VA is short of doctors so maybe dump a few lawyers. Don't have a clue as to how many they have (957 at Bay Pines) so I guess 18,000 total. These lawyers aren't there to help you or me, they protect the hospital and staff.
Obama knew about this for 6 years and has gone nothing, he has the magic wound, MANDATE!
Obama was warned by Bush in 2008 and Obama knew about it and just ignored it like he had everything else. Regular hospitals are either hiring right of school or doctors checked pasts.
No one that I know of says doctors are standing around doing nothing, the VA is short of doctors so maybe dump a few lawyers. Don't have a clue as to how many they have (957 at Bay Pines) so I guess 18,000 total. These lawyers aren't there to help you or me, they protect the hospital and staff.
Obama knew about this for 6 years and has gone nothing, he has the magic wound, MANDATE!
MarvinSussman wrote:
The VA "scandal" is more conservative hy... (show quote)
May 31, 2014 19:39:37 #
bmac32 wrote:
Oh but wait, ObamaCare wouldn't cause a shortage. ... (show quote)
If Oamacare causes a doctor shortage, that proves that it's working. People are getting help.
Bush's warnings are useless. We need free med schools to double the number of MDs.
Look in your budget cutting mirror.
May 31, 2014 19:43:30 #
bmac32 wrote:
We are a country adrift. We are a people who are n... (show quote)
There is no leadership on either side in America: just captains of chaos with their petty partisan war (keep the e*****rate befuddled, angry, and at each other's throat) and masters of manipulation to protect "sponsors" and the flow of donations. I see no true statesman anywhere, and I am really desperate for one.
May 31, 2014 21:15:02 #
MarvinSussman wrote:
If Oamacare causes a doctor shortage, that proves that it's working. People are getting help.
Bush's warnings are useless. We need free med schools to double the number of MDs.
Look in your budget cutting mirror.
Bush's warnings are useless. We need free med schools to double the number of MDs.
Look in your budget cutting mirror.
Marvin, wish I could find last weeks Mpls Sunday paper it had a reprint of an AP article on Dr shortages. Much was written but the main block is lack of funding for interns. This money was blocked or revoked a number of years ago. The upshot is that at the U of Mn Med school 46% of applicants are turned down. This was what the GOP called cost saving.
May 31, 2014 21:21:19 #
The shortage of doctors is at the VA, they pay poorly compared to regular practice. By 2020 the U S will be 45,000 short.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/08/conquering-the-doctor-shortage/5307965/
Now let's say you just graduated, wound you go to the VA? I believe at the costs of schooling most will not.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/08/conquering-the-doctor-shortage/5307965/
Now let's say you just graduated, wound you go to the VA? I believe at the costs of schooling most will not.
MarvinSussman wrote:
If Oamacare causes a doctor shortage, that proves that it's working. People are getting help.
Bush's warnings are useless. We need free med schools to double the number of MDs.
Look in your budget cutting mirror.
Bush's warnings are useless. We need free med schools to double the number of MDs.
Look in your budget cutting mirror.
May 31, 2014 21:46:02 #
bmac32 wrote:
The shortage of doctors is at the VA, they pay poorly compared to regular practice. By 2020 the U S will be 45,000 short.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/08/conquering-the-doctor-shortage/5307965/
Now let's say you just graduated, wound you go to the VA? I believe at the costs of schooling most will not.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/08/conquering-the-doctor-shortage/5307965/
Now let's say you just graduated, wound you go to the VA? I believe at the costs of schooling most will not.
SO V**E FOR FREE MED SCHOOLS!
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