Obama says to bully your neighbor
USS Neverdock — into voting for him. "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said." Nice, huh?

It's War!!... Obama Tells Supporters "Argue, Get In Their Face!"
Gateway Pundit — ... Hope and Change For America... Obama declares war! Tells supporters in Nevada to, "Argue, Get In Their Face!" Here's the entire Obama speech from Elko, Nevada, yesterday. The One does well with those traveling teleprompters. Obama also forgets to mention to the crowd that he took more money from the troubled lender Fannie Mae than any other US Senator except one, Chris Dodd. SFGate reported: The feistier, more sarcastic tone came as ...

Today on The Lionel Show - Thursday September 18th.
The Latest on Air America — Today’s entry will be unusually short, because all I really want to do is ask Barack Obama for a simple favor. I want Barack Obama to say, over and over again, from now until Election Day, “The current collapse of our economy is John McCain’s fault”. No subtlety. No fancy footwork. Just blame. Pure, unadulterated, white-hot blame. Mr. McCain has claimed that his experience in the Senate Commerce Committee included hands-on oversight of the nations’ ...

Skinny, But Dumb - and a Socialist, To Boot
Daily Pundit — Obama mocks McCain in Nevada stops But many of his supporters are upset that polls show the race is pretty much even, despite Obama running against a Republican who used to brag that he voted 90 percent of the time with the unpopular President Bush. The economy is teetering, and the country is still at war, but seven weeks from Election Day the race is far from the slam-dunk that Democrats dreamed about. Probably because more and more people are figuring out that Obama and the Democrats are likely to make all these matters worse.

Neighborhood Brawls Encouraged
Jules Crittenden — [image] « Now Accepting Applications Neighborhood Brawls Encouraged Uniter, for divisiveness after he was against it, wants his adherents to become more obnoxious. via SF Chron :  “I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face,” he said. Of course, a lot of Obamists don’t need much encouragement , but I think he’s aiming his message at the somewhat more normal, civil Americans in his ranks. The same article buries that lede, starts off with some gratuitous McCain bashing as Obama ...

Hagel being Hagel, questions Palin creds
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Omaha World-Herald: "She doesn't have any foreign policy credentials," Hagel said in an interview. "You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you can say. You can't say anything." Palin was elected governor of Alaska in 2006 and before that was the mayor of a small town. Democrats have raised questions about Palin since Sen. John McCain picked her as his vice presidential running mate. Most national Republican officeholders have rallied to Palin's candidacy. Palin has cited the proximity of Alaska to Russia as evidence of her international experience. Hagel scoffed at ...

A recipe for success
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — ... to the lofty throne he feels is his birthright. "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face." What a brilliant stroke of genius on the part of The One ; get into the face of undecided voters and argue with them. Now that's a tactic that is sure to work! Read more about Barrack's recipe for electoral success, HERE . Posted by Alberto de la Cruz at September 18, 2008 09:36 AM Comments Post a comment

Skinny, Tough Candidate Asks Voters to Fight Battles for Him
Weekly Standard Blog — The new tone, at a Nevada campaign stop: "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said. "And if they tell you that, 'Well, we're not sure where he stands on guns.' I want you to say, 'He believes in the Second Amendment.' If they tell you, 'Well, he's going to raise your taxes,' you say, 'No, he's not, he's going lower them.' You are my ambassadors. You ...

Now That's a Great Idea
The Corner on National Review Online — Thursday, September 18, 2008 [image] Now That's a Great Idea [ Byron York ] Back in 2004, Democrats had trouble with their door-to-door voter-contact efforts, either by volunteers who traveled out of state (think those overbearing young Deaniacs who moved into Iowa to press Howard Dean's candidacy), or by paid staffers (think America Coming Together in Ohio and elsewhere). Now, according to a new Associated Press account , Barack Obama is giving his supporters advice on how to best persuade fellow voters who might not have seen the light: I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or ...

Chicago thug urges cult followers to get thuggish, too
Michelle Malkin — ... ) And now, he’s urging all of his followers to get down, dirty, and “in your face:” Barack Obama sharpened his attacks on John McCain and mocked the Republican’s recent calls for reform in two stops in Nevada on Wednesday after days of listening to nervous supporters fret about the Democrat’s chances of taking the White House.…The feistier, more sarcastic tone came as worried Democrats urged Obama to get tougher and show more passion. Obama has tried to assure donors and voters that he’s been schooled by Chicago politics.“I’m skinny but I’m tough,” he says… …In Elko, Obama ...

Obama Tells Supporters to Get In Your Face
Flopping Aces — With anger, lies and arrogance! At a rally in Nevada ...

The Obamessiah Issues His Great Commission. In Possibly-Related News, Facial Injuries to Obama Supporters Sure to Increase.
The Sundries Shack — I predict a run on bloody noses suffered by Obama supporters. “I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face,” he [Barack Obama] said. “And if they tell you that, ‘Well, we’re not sure where he stands on guns.’ I want you to say, ‘He believes in the Second Amendment.’ If they tell you, ‘Well, he’s going to raise your ...

Video: Student surprised to find lefty prof giving anti-Palin writing assignments
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... will never run out of material.” The claim of classroom intimidation — or, in the words of The One, getting in people’s faces — is much worse than the writing assignment, needless to say. In fact, if critical thinking’s the goal, scrutinizing Palin arguably benefits Republican students more than Democrats in that it asks them to look analytically at a pol whose image they might otherwise accept at face value. But of course, critical thinking’s not the goal; if it was, the Obama cultists would likewise have been challenged to assess the “fairy tale image” of a post-partisan ...

Is That What You Really Want?
baldilocks — "I want you to argue with [your Republican and Independent friends and neighbors] and get in their face." -- Barack Obama , as oblivious to the concept of cause-and-effect as ever. Obama takes time to remind his troops of the Jedi Mind Trick tactic: "And if they tell you that, 'Well, we're not sure where he stands on guns.' I want you to say, 'He believes in the Second Amendment.' If they tell you, 'Well, he's going to raise your taxes,' you say, 'No, he's not, he's going lower them.' You are my ambassadors. You guys are the ones who can make the case." This sort of thing will ...

Winning strategy discovered
Daimnation! — I love it when people hassle me about their political beliefs, and I suspect America's millions of swing voters do, too: In Elko, Obama tried to anticipate his critics and called on the crowd of about 1,500 to sharpen their elbows, too. "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said. Damian P.

Obama Urges His Followers To Confront His Critics And “Get In Their Faces”
Say Anything — Does Obama really think that, after the attacks on Palin and McCain have largely failed, that urging his followers to get more aggressive than they already are is going to work? McCain generally has been more cutting in his own remarks, and he got more personal on Tuesday. “Let’s have some straight talk: Sen. Obama is not interested in the politics of hope; he’s interested in his future. That’s why he’s hurling insults,” McCain said as he and running mate Sarah Palin addressed a rally in Ohio. In Elko, Obama tried to anticipate his critics and called on the crowd of about 1,500 to sharpen their elbows, ...

Dems run away; McCain shows leadership
The Anchoress — I’m sorry…my jaw is ON THE FLOOR at this headline: Democratic Congress May Adjourn, Leave Crisis to Fed, Treasury The Democratic-controlled Congress, acknowledging that it isn’t equipped to lead the way to a solution for the financial crisis and can’t agree on a path to follow, is likely to just get out of the way. Lawmakers say they are unlikely to take action before, or to delay, their planned adjournments — Sept. 26 for the House of Representatives, a week later for the Senate. While they haven’t ruled out returning after the Nov. 4 elections, they would rather wait until next year unless Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who are ...

Shots from the Show 9/18
Tammy Bruce — ... Barry, realizing her can't win by persuading anyone that Marxism is a good idea, now implements one of the finer strategies of the left and a favorite of George Soros--create a Gestapo of foot-soldiers to fight with and harass people until they do what you say. ...

Obama’s New Marching Orders: Get In Their Faces
Nice Deb — Until now, the Obama has only sent out his marching orders out to his digital brownshirts, people who hide behind a computer screen. This is how it’s worked, as described by The Washington Times: A message goes out over Barack Obama’s Web site with the names, phone numbers and e-mails of editors and producers foolish enough to host Obama ...

Science “proves”: Nobody spins as much as Obama
Hot Air » Top Picks — Science “proves”: Nobody spins as much as Obama posted at 2:35 pm on September 18, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Via PA Water Cooler , this reminds me of those dopey studies of mating habits I post in Headlines sometimes that “reveal” how women prefer tall men or men prefer buxom women. It’s nice to have statistical confirmation, but we’re not exactly breaking news here, buddy. Even so. Trust in science , my friends. Skillicorn has been watching out for verbal “spin”. He has developed an algorithm that evaluates word usage within the text of a conversation or speech to determine when a person “presents themselves or their content ...

Enthused
Belmont Club — ABC argues that one of Barack Obama’s critical campaign advantages is enthusiasm of his supporters.  “Though McCain’s supporters have become more enthusiastic about the Republican nominee, he still suffers from an enthusiasm gap. Sixty-one percent of Obama supporters are enthusiastic about their candidate, up eight points from last week’s poll; forty-seven percent say the same of McCain, up five points from last week. ” This is no small edge. In sports, war and politics, victory often goes to the side that is the most committed.  Obama understands the enthusiasm of his supporters and is determined to use it. He recently told them :“I need you to go out and talk to your ...

SF Chron's Morford Uses Lewd References to Bash Conservatives, Christians and NASCAR Fans
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — An affinity for "strap on devices," "swallowing instead of spitting" and a preference for anal sex are some of the key elements San Francisco Chronicle columnist Mark Morford uses to identify what makes an "elitist."  Loathing the Bible is on the list too. Morford, whose columns regularly trash conservatives and Christians, weighed in on dumb American kids last October, and trashed evangelicals with the following line: "and if you think the hordes of easily terrified, mindless fundamentalist evangelical Christian lemmings have been bad for the soul of this country, just wait."  His September 12 column, ‘Are You an Elitist? 18 ...

Getting Up In Our Faces
All articles at Blogcritics — The Obama orders his minions to go forth and educate the unwashed masses. I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face," he said. Bad idea there, Sparky. Getting all up in my grill, attacking and arguing with me isn't gonna do it. In fact, it's just going to piss me off. Why? Because, whether you like it or not, I'm an intelligent adult and I have my well thought out reasons for not wanting to put you in a position of power. Others might not agree and that's their right. My opinion on the subject is also my right. ...

Thursday links
Maggie's Farm — ... Obama turns mean. Mocks McCain. Dem team cheers market turmoil. It's sick out there. Hillary supporter Trump endorses McCain. As does Bert Prelutsky, in an amusing manner. How the Dems blocked Bush's efforts to heal Fannie and Freddie in 2003. Congress today: We don't know what to do. Resisting climate orthodoxy. h/t, Englishman What a market panic looks like. I don't see Warren Buffet panicking. I see him shopping for deals. These rare times are the best for ...

She’s Got The Gams
The Wide Awake Cafe — This presidential season is turning out to be brutal. Not only did Barack Obama make his political ascent by surrounding himself with America haters, (Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers) and convicted criminals. (Rezko) He chose a wife (Michelle) who wasn’t proud of being an American until Barack was running for president, even though she had attained a tremendous education and landed a very lucrative job. That’s not good enough you see, because there were all those college loans to pay back. But what kind of inspiration has Obama (the Messiah) been to his followers? What great acts of courage and philanthropic grace has Obama ...

MUST READ: "We Are the Vermin We've been Waiting For"
The Discerning Texan — This IS the reality. You may choose not to notice it, but it is real. Think about that... (via Bob Owens): Treacher unloads on the anti-free speech tactics of the "Obama Action Wires" talking points that left wing activists are using to try to intimidate opponents and overwhelm radio station phone systems. It's the same oppressive mindset that is behind other intimidation tactics, such as the release and abuse of the Palin family's phone number, the hacking of Sarah Palin's email account, and the unrelenting "opposition research." They now go far beyond debating the qualifications and judgment of candidates, and ...

links for 2008-09-19
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain camp keeping Palin in swing states - Politico.com Clearly, the McCain campaign would much prefer to have Palin helping them draw crowds and drive buzz in contested states than raise cash for the RNC in places that aren't competitive: Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who was to star at two major California fundraisers ...

Obama Tells Supporters to Confront Unbelievers, ‘Get in Their Face’ He Says
Stop The ACLU — -By Warner Todd Huston [image] Well, so much for the kinder, gentler Obamessiah we all kept hearing about. Now he is telling his supporters to belligerently impose their views on anyone not falling under The One’s spell. In a Nevada campaign stop as he was on his way to the adulation that Hollyweird was to bestow upon him later that night, Obama told his supporters to “get in the face” of people who doubt his word from on high.“I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face.” Wow. That is pretty aggressive and ...

Obama releases his “in-your-face” hounds
Michelle Malkin — My second syndicated column of the week looks at Barack Obama’s Call to Strong Arms. Looks like the “in-your-face” brigade has already struck — and vandalized GOP offices in Indiana and Florida. Expect more. We’ve been here before . *** Obama releases his “in-your-face” hounds by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2008 Warning: If your neighbor’s got an “Obama ‘08″ bumper sticker or lawn sign, you might want to double-check your door locks at night. The One has commanded his Purveyors of Change to go forth and proselytize to the unbelievers. And they’re not going to be knocking gently like Avon Ladies. Barack Obama, you see, is done fixing souls. ...

Clockwork O-Rage as Obama Urges Supporters to Stomp Home Message of Hope
iowahawk — Obama volunteers canvas local man LAS VEGAS, NV -- Barack Obama stepped up his attacks on Republican rival John McCain today during a campaign stop in Nevada, telling supporters to "get in the faces" of waivering voters with his message of hope, change, and "brass fisties." "Righty right, me malenky droogs," said Obama, nonchalantly spinning a steel baton while pacing the stage before a packed audience at a Las Vegas baseball stadium. "Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are all invited. I want you to talk to them whether they are ...

Change I never wanted to see
Classical Values — ... who was given an official warning from his publisher: I was moved to despair when I found out that one of my favorite words, "civilized," ought not be used by a culturally sensitive author because of its alleged racist implications. So if I shouldn't praise civility, that probably goes for probably equally applies to politeness. Anyway, the news is that Obama seems to have abandoned what probably in retrospect ought to be called his "politeness meme": "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are ...

It’s on: McCain camp hints they’re ready to hit Obama on Wright
Hot Air » Top Picks — It’s on: McCain camp hints they’re ready to hit Obama on Wright posted at 9:22 pm on September 19, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Via the Standard , I’m simply weak at the thought of the magnificent theatrical sorrow to which we’ll be treated when the blogosphere’s shrillest Obama mega-shills find out . If Joe Klein and Sullivan don’t already have pieces prepared for the occasion, consider their weekend schedules cleared. Remember, The One himself calls this a “legitimate issue.” Don’t be shocked if you see the McCain campaign pull the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright out of mothballs in new attacks against one-time ...

That's a Nice Tax Exempt Organization You Got There. Hate to See Something Happen to It
Wizbang — ... exempt status ... that's McCarthyism." Another Jewish group tried to step into the breach by inviting Palin to a different protest a day earlier. "I'm absolutely appalled at the behavior of the Democrats," said Bob Kunst of Defenders.net. "I'm a Democrat and for the first time in my life I'm going to vote Republican. I can't take it anymore." This is the politics of thuggery and intimidation. Let's not forget, Obama recently told his followers to argue with political opponents and get in their faces . Also, he's all for trampling his critics' free speech rights. When ...

Report: Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin
Hot Air » Top Picks — Report: Organizers of Iran rally threatened with loss of tax-exempt status if they invited Palin posted at 10:49 am on September 20, 2008 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Name ‘em and shame ‘em. Seriously. Fox News and the Journal should be all over this. Judging from the number of Democrats quoted in the piece as being upset about it, there’s no shortage of people willing to leak. Let’s find out who, precisely, decided that inviting a prominent Republican to a nonpartisan rally might warrant a visit from the IRS. And then, in the words of a famous cult leader, let’s get in their faces . Sources tell CBS 2 HD that a decision to disinvite ...

Karen Russell: Stop Whining, Get Busy
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... you notice that he's black?" e-mails, delete the e-mail and register a few voters to cancel out the ignoramus vote. Don't get mad, get even. Dems worry that whites won't vote for a black man. That means we need to focus on registering more people who WILL vote for a black man. Stop worrying about those who would never have supported the ticket for whatever reason and focus on making the case for Obama-Biden with the others. Obama needs your help to win and he's asked you to get in your friends and neighbor's faces: "I need you to go ...

Clockwork O-Rage as Obama Urges Supporters to Stomp Home Message of Hope
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Guest post by Iowahawk. Yes, the Iowahawk. We are pleased to add Iowahawk to our list of guest-posters. This piece was originally published here; please check it out, as well as the rest of thesite. Obama volunteers canvas local man LAS VEGAS, NV -- Barack Obama stepped up his attacks on Republican rival John McCain today during a campaign stop in Nevada, telling supporters to "get in the faces" of wavering voters with his message of hope, change, and "brass fisties." "Righty right, me malenky droogs," said Obama, nonchalantly spinning a steel baton while pacing the stage before a ...

Brutes For Barack
Wizbang — ... So, why do all these Obama supporters think that it's OK to pull these kinds of stunts? I suspect it's because their candidate said this recently : "I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face." No, he didn't say "threaten them with criminal charges" or "key their cars" or "burn their lawn signs" or "keep them off the radio station" or anything like that. But he doesn't have to -- his followers can read ...

Actor Voight to CNN: 'It's Become a Partisan Press'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — On Saturday's Ballot Bowl 2008, CNN anchor Ed Henry interviewed actor John Voight.  Henry must have been surprised when Voight very quickly made an important point, one that it's impossible to deny:  Much of the mainstream media has become unabashedly partisan.  Henry asked Voight how he thought Sarah Palin did in the recent vice presidential candidate debate: JON VOIGHT, ACTOR: She was wonderful in the debate. My deepest concern, you know. Let me just say -- can I say something honestly about the debate? The thing that concerned me about the debate, all these people, 70 to 80 million people watching this debate, and I found so many things that I found Joe ...

McCain Has a Choice
Politics Daily — Filed under: John McCain, 2008 President, Media The latest kerfuffle over violent rhetoric from the McCain campaign is still yet to play out, yet we already know that it was based on one or two comments and the feverish imaginations of the left, who are eager to assign blame and culpability on John McCain for one guy in 10,000 who shouts "terrorist." The result is a pure psy-ops operation not directed at you or me or the casual John McCain leaner, it is directed at John McCain himself. What if they can get him to back down? What if they can get him to pull all the negative advertising? We already know that John McCain has a high opinion of ...

Hope and Change: Squelching Free Speech through Boycotts and Arson
Weekly Standard Blog — ... and tells tells his supporters "to argue with [Republicans] and get in their face", is it surprising his supporters resort to such tactics? ...

Obama plans paramilitary force for internal U.S. security
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... : The Obama general counsel Bob Bauer today sent a second, sharper letter to the Justice Department [requesting they] "prosecute the American issues Project, and ...prosecute Howard (sic) Simmons for a knowing and willful violation of the individual aggregate contribution limit..." [and] called the group's activities "patently illegal." [image] [image] San Francisco Chronicle : At a Nevada rally Obama said, "“I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want ...

Lock ‘n Load, People, Lock ‘n Load
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler — In Elko, Obama tried to anticipate his critics and called on the crowd of about 1,500 to sharpen their elbows, too.“I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face ...

Tea Party-bashers gone wild
Michelle Malkin — Tea Party-bashers gone wild by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2009 The activist Left can’t stand competition. Last week in Long Island, NY, opponents of the Democrats’ government health care takeover legislation outnumbered Obama supporters ten to one. The Tea Party activists toted American flags and signs that read “WE CAN’T AFFORD FREE HEALTH CARE” – prompting one foe to stalk into the peaceful crowd, gesticulate wildly, and shout unintelligible threats at the top of his lungs. The same Democrat Masters of Astroturf who encouraged their followers to use “in your face” tactics during the campaign season now balk at vocal opposition from their ...

Democrats Try to Dismiss Citizen Anger Over Socialist Health Care Power Grab
Flopping Aces — The rule: “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism” unless it’s practiced by Republicans! Remember when Obama told his supporters that they had to “get in [our] face?” Millions of dollars in union dues have gone to fund an army of paid supporters to promote Obama’s never ending campaign to socialize as much of American life as he can. ACORN and union activists bus in handicapped persons to be used as props at health care forums hosted by Democrats. But when tea partiers spontaneously rise in righteous anger and demand to have their voices heard Democrats attack. The Democrat National Committee ...

Democrats Complain About Manufactured Outrage Over ObamaCare…As They Manufacture Outrage
Flopping Aces — It really is like we’re in the twilight zone. For eight years we all heard about Bushitler and his big brother tactics to keep the opposition quiet but now we have Democrat’s calling for the photographing and interrogations of all those opposed to socialism at the town hall meetings: Let’s have the media name names, publish photographs, and do interviews of those responsible for approving, even organizing these techniues. And let’s find an investigative journalist – are there many left – to prove these so-called grassroots shouters are, or are not, being paid. Even more classic: The ...

SOS
Cold Fury — Panic looks good on liberals : The new Obama poster has two basic thrusts. Obama is a socialist, or a crypto-socialist. And Obama is somehow like the Joker, unpredictable and dangerous. But joining these two messages together yields more questions and contradictions than good poster art can sustain. The Joker is violent and dangerous, but a socialist? And didn’t we see George W. Bush depicted as the Joker not so long ago? Yes, in an image by Drew Friedman published online by Vanity Fair on July 29, 2008. That drawing at least played into a view of Bush popular among his detractors, that the former president was unpredictable and fast on the draw when it came to geopolitics. But ...

What Will Obama Say in His Health Care Speech?
Pajamas Media — If he is wise, the president will put the straw men to bed and address the serious concerns raised by his opponents. [image] On Wednesday, President Obama will address Congress to give what is being described as a “make-or-break” speech on health care. With polls indicating most Americans oppose President Obama’s vision for health care reform — and are becoming increasingly disillusioned with Mr. Obama himself — the administration felt it necessary to roll the dice in order to salvage what Obama considers to be his chief domestic priority. Reforming health care was supposed to be the defining moment of Obama’s legacy, his signature achievement. ...