The Narcissistic Obama Meme

I've discussed this before. And it's a waste of everyone's time. But what is the purpose of this blog if not for me to blow off steam about stupid people in politics?

With few true/substantive objections available to them, one of the straws the wingnuts* have grasped at is a criticism that goes roughly like this: Obama is narcissistic/self-important/conceited/arrogant/vain/smug/self-important/WTFever. This is an old standby when you don't care for someone who's clearly smarter/more accomplished/etc. than you are--unable to plausibly indict their abilities or achievements, you instead assert that they are overly proud of those abilities and achievements. It's a stupid, pathetic criticism dripping with ressentiment. But that's largely what the rabid anti-Obama crowd has been reduced to. If Obama walked across the Potomac, the crawl on Fox "News" would read President Can't Swim.

Here's something amazing in this direction from TPM:

Andy Card, President Bush's former Chief of Staff, who helped oversee the epic 'Mission Accomplished' victory lap and jet fighter landing, says President Obama has "pounded his chest" too much over the success of the bin Laden raid and shown too much "pride."

Jesus. Once you hit the depths of inconsistency that these people have hit, rationality is simply no longer possible. What a sad, pathetic, creepy places their minds must be.


*Note: not all conservatives are wingnuts. Only wingnuts are wingnuts.