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His Queeg Moment
American Spectator, by Hal G. P. Colebatch

Original Article

Posted By:tnorling, 2/1/2013 12:03:24 PM

In Herman Wouk’s classic World War II novel, The Caine Mutiny, there is a moment when a group of the ship’s officers are getting away from the increasingly eccentric Captain Queeq by relaxing ashore.(SNIP)Obama’s second inauguration speech may be his Queeg moment — an undeniable demonstration that, in an emergency, he is incapable of grappling with reality. For all his unceasing invocation of the word “change,” the outstanding thing about Obama has been his apparent inability to react, even to an imminent crisis.

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An Australian perspective.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: lostinmassachusetts, 2/1/2013 12:18:54 PM     (No. 9152554)

Queeg was crazy. Obama is just evil.


Reply 2 - Posted by: Rafter, 2/1/2013 12:32:33 PM     (No. 9152579)

A lot of people have suggested that Obie WON Kenya-Obie is queeg...

Did I spell that right?

He´s like a Prom Queeg.
He thinks he´s so precious.
Maybe even precocious.

He´s really just a vacuous, resentful, vengeful, spiteful DOLT.
Once our nation turns on him and his revolting policies...
The massive resulting rebelion will reverse and overturn his damage...
to the extent that remains possible.

He´s going down, whilst the Ship of State sails on without him and his nutsense.
"Clown Overboard!!" Lost at sea, like Osama bin Laden. His Muslim Bruddah.
Maybe he´ll enjoy his new 72 virgin playmates. But if he´s really queeg?
Not so much.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Rafter, 2/1/2013 12:34:20 PM     (No. 9152584)

spelled "rebellion" obviously... sheesh!


Reply 4 - Posted by: Highvoltage, 2/1/2013 12:41:32 PM     (No. 9152589)

As a nation we are very vulnerable to attack by our enemies as never before in the last 50 years. Obama would not push the button; he would allow our country to be destroyed.


Reply 5 - Posted by: Freeloader, 2/1/2013 12:55:37 PM     (No. 9152616)

FTA: "The dancing is still there, the golf, the celebs, the multi-million dollar holidays, but behind them it is possible to detect a desperate emptiness, a interconnected mosaic of failure."

Well golly gee whiz Mr. Colebatch, why the big surprise? After all, our young undocumented Kenyan chief executive had never previously managed anything his entire life, to include a corner candy store or even a McDonald´s milkshake machine.


Reply 6 - Posted by: bobn.t, 2/1/2013 12:59:41 PM     (No. 9152624)

The high school prom king is running, and ruining, the country.


Reply 7 - Posted by: Vaquero45, 2/1/2013 1:11:48 PM     (No. 9152642)

Watch him closely at the press conferences,to see if he pulls out those little ball bearings.....


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: Reality, 2/1/2013 1:46:24 PM     (No. 9152699)

He might just pull out the ball bearings, if one of the syncophants he takes questions from would ask something other than "what kind of ice cream does Shasha like"
The conduct of the writers in these conferences is an embarassment to even the Columbia School of Journalism dropouts that attend.


Reply 9 - Posted by: 4given, 2/1/2013 1:54:41 PM     (No. 9152711)

I live on the West coast and it has occurred to me that an imminent nuclear attack would be watched in the situation room without response.


Reply 10 - Posted by: Robusto, 2/1/2013 2:01:42 PM     (No. 9152721)

Instead of Queeg, how about comparing Obama to "Foxhole Norman" Dike from Band Of Brothers. Lt. Dike freezes during a stalled assault on Foy leaving his Easy Company vulnerable and exposed to enemy artillery and mortar fire. Winters, the battalion commander, relieved him with no time to spare and the assault succeeded. As a nation we missed our chance to relieve Obama last November. Afraid we are stuck with this putz for another 4 years.


Reply 11 - Posted by: lancelink1, 2/1/2013 2:37:47 PM     (No. 9152769)

I would have to ask Mr. Colebatch to consider the man-child not to be incompetent, insane or in over his head. He might consider his actions, or the lack therein, intentional and therefor malicious.

Seems we have had this discussion before. If the won is dumb as a sack of hammers then he is in over is head. If he really is brilliant, then this destruction of the America we grew up in must be intentional.

Either way, I am beginning to think joe bite-me may in fact be a better alternative. Scary stuff kids. Scary stuff.


Reply 12 - Posted by: Grambo, 2/1/2013 5:50:09 PM     (No. 9153042)

Anyone who has experience in giving orders that lives depend on, experience in judging the abilities of personnel under them to carry out orders, experience in managing people under conditions of great stress and time-critical pressure, knows without a trace of doubt that the man who currently goes by the name of Barack Obama, has not a whit of the experience, the temperament, or the mental discipline to carry out the duties of Commander in Chief.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: DanvilleBill, 2/1/2013 7:17:26 PM     (No. 9153156)

Excellent piece!
Simply excellent.


Reply 14 - Posted by: JimBob, 2/2/2013 12:12:03 AM     (No. 9153470)

A couple of years ago I came to the conclusion that Obama´s intent is to destroy America as I have known it all my life. On every front- finances, foriegn policy, military, culture, welfare, immigration, basic freedoms, his actions have been to weaken our nation, weaken our friends and aid our enemies.



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