Am I the only one tired of hearing commentators saying, "Barack Obama doesn't understand . . ."

[Empowerer]

fill in the blank: He "doesn't understand how deep the economic crisis is" and he "doesn't understand what's going on in Afghanistan" and, according to Howard Fineman tonight, he "doesn't understand the depth of the anger out here."

Excuse me? Can these people be any more entitled or arrogant than to believe that THEY know SO much more about nearly everything than the President because, unlike him who is sitting in some kind of airless, iinformation-free bubbleof clueless oblivion, they sit in television studios all day long day after day talking to each other and therefore, they have in-depth, unique knowledge about all the ways of the world and have their finger on the pulse of what the "American people" think and feel?

I'll step down from my soapbox now. :-)

[Lil Missy]

1. Yes. It's ridiculous.

[bluestateguy]

2. The only thing they understand are Georgetown Cocktail parties

and I remain convinced that these highly secretive pow-wows are where the media narrative is actually set.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. May I assume you just heard the latest bloviation of Howard Fineman on Countdown?

Yeah, he annoyed me, too.

[Empowerer]

6. Yes - that's what triggered my OP!

[nevergiveup]

7. Many times I have had this terrible urge to throw a meringue pie in Howard Fineman's face.

Tonight on Countdown was one of those times. He is such an arrogant ass.

[Political Tiger]

4. K & R! n/t

[treestar]

5. Agreed

These pundits are useless bloviating bags of air who don't even bother to inform themselves.

[Booster]

8. I got really sick of hearing Bush say "the American people need

to understand". Almost threw up every time.

[bigwillq]

9. Not tired of it

they do that to a lot of politicians. But don't really watch too much of the mainstream news. I don't really mind the mainstream news, though. I get what I need out of it and that's really about it. I really can't control too much of what they do anyway. I can choose to not watch and/or try to get my news from other sources, which is what I normally do. But, either way, the news is, most likely, coming from a mainstream source even if I get the news from a more independent service. I try not to obsess over it, though. It is what it is, as they say. My main issue is mainly with the viewers/readers, who say they can't stand the media but then how do they know what the media is up to? They must be watching and/or reading. I would've turned the TV and threw the paper in the trash already.

I'll step down from my soapbox now. :)

[Thrill]

10. Howard Fineman is a dumbass

Its the same bullshit McCain kept using remember. The President is smarter than all these fools

[Cha]

11. I don't watch corporatemediawhores because

all they understand is how to manipulate and manufacture the "news". It has nthing to do with reality.

[JVS]

12. Would you prefer "Barack Obama doesn't seem to give a flying fuck about X, Y, Z"? That's what...

the language is a euphemism for. He's being given the benefit of the doubt.

[O is 44]

23. It's just their opinion, but it still does not make it true.

You're funny "given the benefit of the doubt" as if their opinion matters. The critics are full of themselves; it is easy to shout from the sidelines.

[JVS]

24. And what makes your opinion of any value?

[jenmito]

13. They say, "I don't think he GETS it yet..." about almost everything. n/t

[jaxx]

14. OMG no, you are not the only one.

I would like to send them a quarter and tell them to go buy a clue.

[johnaries]

15. I think he understands a lot more and a lot better than any of

those "hacks".

We live in a generation of "I want it, and I want it NOW!"

Just like a baby says, "I want it NOW!"

Experience teaches us that "immediate" change is just as fleeting as a butterfly. It means nothing in the long run.

If you want "real, lasting" change; then you need to plan and use patience to implement it correctly, to make it truly effective.

Obama could follow the Bush Doctrine of the "Unitary Executive" and declare Executive Orders that would make all of the Left happy - for a while. BUT, those EO's could easily be overturned by the next "Unitary Executive".

Obama is walking a fine line, and he knows that any misstep could provide a "precedent" for further usurptation of power for the "Unitary Executive."

How hypocritical of us who chastised Bush (correctly) for "power-grabbing", and now we chastise Obama for NOT doing the same?

SHAME on all of you.

{now donning flame-retardant suit, which is composed of TRUTH}

[patrice]

16. Almost as much as I hate "Americans think/feel/want __________________"

[Empowerer]

20. Yes - I can't stand that either, whether it's Joe Scarborough or Ed Shultz saying it

[butterfly77]

17. Edward olmos was just on anderson cooper...

Said the President needs to move the Whitehouse to Louisana..

[dave29]

22. perhaps he forgets the whitehouse was built on a swamp, by slaves

.

[Clio the Leo]

18. And it's the fundamental motivation for many here...

... this weird notion that a man, quite often the smartest guy in any room he walks into, who is briefed on these matters at least daily, knows LESS about ______ than your average armchair pundit.

Crazy.

[eridani]

19. The commentators don't understand either

Our entire elite ruling class is too disconnected from everyday reality to understand anything.

[dave29]

21. Yes, Obama has proven himself to be such a dunce

over and over again, he just does not get it.

Meanwhile, captain hairpiece can lead the cocktail brigade to our salvation!

[Jennicut]

25. The bubble zone of the media is worse then the WH sometimes.

They don't get us....