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January 15, 2013
Republicans Accuse Obama of Using Position as President to Lead Country
WASHINGTON Responding to reports that President Obama is considering signing as many as nineteen executive orders on gun control, Republicans in Congress unleashed a blistering attack on him today, accusing Mr. Obama of cynically and systematically using his position as President to lead the country.
Spearheading the offensive was Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), who charged the President with the wanton exploitation of powers that are legally granted to him under the U.S. Constitution.
Calling him the Law Professor-in-Chief, Rep. Stockman accused Mr. Obama of manipulating a little-known section of the Constitution, Article II, which outlines the power of the President.
President Obama looks down the list of all of the powers that are legally his and hes like a kid in a candy store, Rep. Stockman said. Its nauseating.
The Texas congressman said that if Mr. Obama persists in executing the office of the Presidency as defined by the Constitution, he could face impeachment and/or deportation.
Noting that the President has not yet signed the executive orders on gun control, Rep. Stockman said that he hoped his stern words would serve as a wake-up call to Mr. Obama: Mr. President, theres still time for you to get in line. But if you continue to fulfill the duties of President of the United States that are expressly permitted in the Constitution, you are playing with fire.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/republicans-accuse-obama-of-using-position-as-president-to-lead-country.html
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)Why Syzygy
(18,928 posts)Borowitz
I truly hate political satire.
Kurovski
(34,655 posts)political satire is hatred of politics.
Why Syzygy
(18,928 posts)I can see that point of view.
The best satire ever was the video the Onion did of Dub's cock strut on his Mission Accomplished performance.
Song: "Bad to the Bone" .. now that's entertainment!
Rex
(65,616 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,745 posts)I was thinking that I wouldn't put anything past the Republicans. There's a big grain of truth in there.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)pinto
(106,886 posts)bpositive
(423 posts)Is it? Really?
Silent3
(15,237 posts)I got fooled by the Borowitz Report once before, but I've learned by lesson.
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)freshwest
(53,661 posts)That's from Andy Borowitz, on Twitter he's like the Onion.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Cha
(297,347 posts)to Senators Leahy and Reid and go fuck themselves en masse.
appleannie1
(5,067 posts)catbyte
(34,409 posts)ballaratocker
(126 posts)I thought this was the Onion.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)bush the lessor used signing orders a lot to circumvent democrats. And he wasn't even a leader, of any kind. To all the rethugs. SHUT UP QUIT WHINING. Just because we finally have a real leader is no reason to drop your false teeth in the toilet. Just shut up why don't you.
wandy
(3,539 posts)See.
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/01/impeach-obama-guns-steve-stockman.php
Which is real and which is illusion.
Which is satire and which is the BS Teapublicans spew.
Getting harder and harder to tell the difference.
eppur_se_muova
(36,271 posts)AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)Why burden yourself with extra work.... when the jokes write themselves?
I mean, Tina Fey just literally quoted Palin!... and it was hysterical.
Samantha
(9,314 posts)so looks like he will be dancing with those who "brung" him....
Sam
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Thanks for posting this!
indepat
(20,899 posts)asshole, but I dissembled 'cause I'm for sure calling him an asshole here and now.
malaise
(269,079 posts)Rec
sad-cafe
(1,277 posts)it hurts