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Grow a Pair, Obama
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In a Daily Beast exclusive, Larry Flynt, the notorious publisher of Hustler magazine, tells the president to toughen up, keep his campaign promises, and start whacking the Republicans.
President Obama:
You have proven to be a great campaigner. You have yet to demonstrate your ability to govern. Who needs the Republicans? They don’t know what compromise is. They’re just out to derail your presidency. Bitch slap ’em at every opportunity and put them in their place. They lost; you didn’t.
You need some gonads, Mr. President, and if you don’t have any, as Hillary would say, you’d better grow some.
As for disloyal Democrats, you need to yank the carpet out from under them. Remind them that their survival is dependent upon yours. Don’t pull punches, Mr. President. You need some gonads, and if you don’t have any, as Hillary would say, you’d better grow some.
You have failed to keep many campaign promises. You’ve ignored civil-liberty violations such as warrantless wiretapping. You passed a stimulus package that is obviously full of pork for Democrats. You handed over billions more in taxpayer dollars to crooked bankers. You listened to the very people who created our economic meltdown, the Mutt and Jeff team of Larry Summers and Tim Geithner. You’ve let the insurance lobbyists hijack health-care reform to the detriment of every man, woman, and child in America.
You must say what you mean and mean what you say. Closing Guantanamo means just that. You could do it right now, Mr. President. You don’t have to wait until January. You can place terrorist suspects in the federal correctional system without creating any risk to our citizens.
You’re a nice guy. Everybody likes nice guys. Sometimes they finish last. You don’t want that, and neither do those of us who voted you in.
The American people have placed their future in your hands. For heaven’s sake don’t let them down. Don’t let yourself down.
Larry Flynt
Publisher, Hustler magazine
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ghettosavant
i second that, mr. flynt. btw, love your work.
morris1030
ghettosavant,
I second that, too. very honest appraisal.
lwhboom
Lay down the law huh????? You want a dictatorship do you Chicago48?
Chicago48
I agree Larry. He's trying to much to be everyman and he needs to lay down the law.
ReliefPitcher
Well written. Succinct. Dead on. Perfect.
larry278
Quite true.
ronristau
Agree.
butterflymcqueen
you forget the primary.......remember rope a dope........he floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.......
connie47
I can't tell you how much it pains me to say that I agree with the loathesome Mr. Flynt.
Dylan111
I know, me too.
bgoldmund
Tell it like it is MR. Flynt. You are an all-American hero.Be like LBJ. He'd call in his party or the opposite and tell them he would destroy them if they did not tow the line.That's how the war on poverty got taken on.
Scalito22
Quite refreshing.
djshagadellic
While I wouldn't use "salty" language to address the President, I must admit I love the pithy and painfully accurate analysis put forth by Mr. Flynt.
Bunx05
Surprisingly great commentary Mr. Flynt. I agree that our President has everything he needs to pave his own agenda. I just wish he would sometimes ... like say now with healthcare.
Carole65
WOW!! How grateful Barry must feel tonight, as he slugs back a few Buds, to receive the advice of the King of Smut. That may not bode well for poll ratings from women, who have been nothing but objectifide by this troll.
Another arrogant ass who would do well to keep him mouth shut if he truly supports this President.
Ritarita
I don't know
Carole-
After reading this
I think I heart Larry Flynt.
cbeenthere
Wise choice Ritarita.
crashtestDummy
hah ah ah ahah h ah aaa
cbeenthere
Hey, Carole 65, you only wish you could be in Hustler. You don't have any right to call Larry Flynt an arrogant ass, you have no idea in regard to the principles he has stood up for, and fought for, and paid a price for. Take a walk in his shoes. If you dare.
clearthinker
"the principles he has stood for"..... ha, good one. I would be so proud to have Larry Flint speak for my party. You nimwits should be so proud. I am laughing because this very website is trying to make Senator Inhofe look bad while trying to pimp Mr. Flint. Unbelievable!!!!
cbeenthere
Your problem
MariosRight
Inhofe is a kook and should not even be in Congress. Larry Flynt's letter was right on target. Obama should grow a pair and do what he said he was going to do. The time is NOW Mr. Prez.
Carole65
"The principles he has stood up for and fought for, and paid the price for"........
Everyone has his or her standards, and Larry Flint doesn't represent mine. Nor would I think he represents the President's, as does Rev. Wright not represent the President's idea of morality.
Just saying that I don't think this is an endorsement I would want, as a President, at a time when my poll ratings are dropping....
By the way, I think the President's family refers to him as Barry, just as William Jefferson Clinton is referred to as Bill.
cbeenthere
Arrogant ass?, Carole, more than just a difference of opinion on your part with your language. Never mind your bizarre strict judgments. And whatever you think of Larry Flynt's morality has zero to do with his plea to President Obama. I think the President is capable of making that distinction, unlike you. Barry-- rather intimate for someone like you to feel so privy to address this President--. sounds downright disrespectful coming from you.. My opinion. Morality was not a Rev. Wright issue, it was his hostility that was called into question, which Rev. Wright, as you would put it, owns.
cbeenthere
And Carole, I called dozens of people like you in red states before the election and all of you wanted to talk about complaints like you have before asserting your vote for another. It did not work.
mcap52
please xplain what principles a porn mag publisher has.You are a great example of what trash our country has turned into.
cbeenthere
mcap
I am not trash. I value free speech. The hypocrites who tried to bring down the presidency of Pres. Clinton were a target of Mr. Flynt's. Perhaps you don't get him, and can only think of him as reflected in your nasty, dirty minds eye.
cbeenthere
And please try to refrain from referring to President Obama as "Barry" It is getting so stale.
Carole65
Well, if Barry is content with the lecture from that paragon of virtue, he's welcome to it. Maybe it will be the oomph he needs to stop talking and start doing....
In the meantime, you may want to lighten up a little. That hidden anger is so unbecoming, dontcha know
cbeenthere
There is nothing to hide from you, carole, you betcha.
crngndmhm
Carole65
Don't discount a message just because you dislike the messenger. Just because someones views don't match with your own doesn't mean the message isn't valid.
I just hope you don't have a problem with firemen when they tell you to evacuate a burning building
Carole65
crngndmhm - Of course, you're right. If it were me in the President's position, I would be cringing from a lecture and endorsement from the king of smut. That's just me.......
No, I sure wouldn't have a problem of a fireman telling me to evacuate a burning building. Nor would I have a problem with a policeman investigating a possible break-in at my house. Don't quite see the relevance to this topic, however..........
roger37
For some reason, the wingnuts have determined that the nickname "Barry" is a pejorative. Who knows how their minds work?
MadMatt35F
Objectifying women like paying them good money to voluntarily and willfully doing something that they want to? Maybe you should worry about yourself.
Trilby16
Whatever you may think about Mr. Flynt personally, when he's right, he's right. He didn't say one wrong thing here!
sisyphus52
Carole65!!!!
Yourrrr showing UR ignorance Larry may have a business you don't like for whatever reason, but Larry Has been an Advocate for free speech, and as for him keeping his mouth SHUT HELL NO!!! Larry, if you read this Push him into his Promises!!!! Torture, Spying on innocent citizens isn't any JOKE! Nixon is an alterboy compared to George Bush jr.
yardley
Larry Flynt took .44 slugs for daring to exercise the 1st amendment. Arrogant ass? Have you ever been anything besides an angry, castrating ballbuster? Or were you born that way?
marymc
Agreed. I've been thinking the same thing for months. Obama does need to grow a few and keep his campaign promises. So far, nothing has changed.
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n--Y--joebloeRodzillaMcCloud
Larry Flint, a man who has profitted greatly of the exploitation of women has it right? Why is it that every degenerate successful person in the U.S supports Obama.
crashtestDummy
i'm a degenrate success
i live in the usa
i don't support obama
guess you have to do a rewrite...
crashtestDummy
oh
i left something out
dick
hichief
Exploitation? Of what? Women who WILLFULLY pose nude for money? Mr. Flynt has fought to de-stigmatize sex. Kudos to him for it and all the women who pose in Hustler who realize people are allowed to feel sexy and show it off (that includes males) in an appropriate manner. The only degenerates here are the people who insist on holding back this country from prospering socially and keeping it in the dark ages of thinking.
Not that his character has anything to do with the issue at hand. Facts are facts. Deal.
Ritarita
I sent a copy
To the White House.
Yes I did.
dana64
BRAVO and good for you.................I would have if i had printing facility
go to whitehouse.gov and tell them to read it.if we all do it, they will get the message and Emanuel will stop preventing Obama to do the right thing
Veronicaxy
<3 Rita
connie47
Good job, Rita!
cbeenthere
Larry Flynt, you are amazing ! And I am a woman. You have lived a true life, and that is the best life. I still have a copy of your ad from the Washington Post where you challenged certain important people on their untruthfulness. Bless your heart.
mahalapril
Obama was elected as an incompetent and inexperienced president so he will remain incompetent and inexperienced even with so many gonads. Didn't Biden and Hillary during the primary said that OBAMA IS NAIVE,INEXPERIENCED AND NOT FIT TO BE COMMANDER-IN -CHIEF ? Obama is anti-everything and is an all-around racist. Obama is anti-military,anti-cop,anti-America,anti-white,anti-US veteran and anti-CIA. Obama is a traitor ,an islamic sympathizer,militarily and economically incompetent.
roger37
And you are a drooling, mouth-breathing idiot who gets all of his talking points from Fox News and none from inedpendent thinking.
Dakryn73
Yes. Certainly. Because if something swims, quacks, and flys like a duck, should you call it that, you are a drooling, mouth-breathing idiot who gets all of his talking points from Fox News and not from simple deduction.
Bravo.
kobie173
@mahalapril: And you're a dumb fuck. See how I can just say whatever I want too? Everything you posted is sheer drivel. Get bent.
Veronicaxy
Yes but the Dem candidates claims and the Republican's derision looked ridiculous in light of the country having been run by GWB for two terms, Arnold being elected to Governor, etc. -- clearly it doesn't take experience or demonstrated executive wisdom to make someone an electable leader.
And while Obama didn't have experience he seemed by far the most mature of the candidates by focusing on the what was right for people, avoiding attacks on the level of viciousness of his opponents. It made him look the adult in a sea of nasty teens.
This is a country that votes celebrities and familiar dynasty names to the highest offices over and over. We're not real demanding for true wisdom.
I agree that Obama has a lot to learn about executive leadership. I also think he is a smart man who absorbs what is happening in his environment and adapts...and he'll learn. He's making the tough transition from a leading conciliator to a an executive leader.
JackHughes
You forgot to add the parts about being a gay Kenyan, Nazi, Communist and the anti-Christ.
keepakeeper43
Mr. Flynt,
Well said.
I agree 100%.
If President Obama is going to have any "Lyndon Johnson" moments, damnit, start having a few now!
dana64
I AGREE 100%.......................BRAVO LARRY
cbeenthere
I really wish posters would not refer to President Obama as "Barry".
MadMatt35F
President Barry
Ritarita
Dickhead Matt
MadMatt35F
I am disappointed Ritarita
Ritarita
But you're young
Matty-
You'll get over it.
wmaaytah
I like this guy's attitude, his honesty and the advices he gave Obama, especially about not fearing to kick those Republican butts when they deserve it, and God knows they deserve it. They don't really want what's best for the country - they want the worst for Obama, at any cost.
I have no doubt that these dim-witted mutants wouldn't mind one bit if a disaster would befall America, even with American lives lost as a result, if that would hurt Obama and could damage his presidency. These psychologically-disturbed bozos are mere immoral and deranged ideologues and demagogues. They hate his guts, no matter what he says or does, and that is not going to change - for most of them at least.
OK, so Obama isn't perfect, but who for God's sake is? I may question, and had my share of reservations about some of his policies and decisions, but I have no doubt that his heart was always in the right place, more than I can say about those fanatic nutjobs, who have no regard for their own party and its comatose condition, and even less for their own country. Let's not forget that Obama is a politician after all, albeit a nice one, and when dealing with other politicians, especially the worst and most despicable kind, he has no choice sometimes but to play the game, as a politician, as it is played, in order to win and implement his policies and plans. But, all that aside, he is as good, as clean and as honest with his intentions as they come. What the republicans offer in return, other than outright lies and pathetic conspiracy theories, in terms of leadership, intelligence, vision and ideas that make sense, leaves much to be desired. They simply got nothing to offer America, and haven't in a long time; they are devoid and vacant of anything of substance, while Obama does - and they know and hate that, whether those who hate him like it or not.
History will speak of Obama as a great president who tried hard, worked hard and really wanted to fix the mountain of internal and external disasters left for him to sort out and clean up by the worst administration in the US' history.
keepakeeper43
Well said.
MariosRight
Excellent post!
dana64
i like also what you wrote here...........OBAMA is a good person and wants to do good..............but Mr Flynt gave great advice.. and now that he has, OBAMA must follow his advice., without fear.
louis4louis
Excellent follow up Wmaatah.....Larry Flynt nailed it well, but you did a good job finishing it off. I think we need to send the URL of this piece to the White House and let President Obama and his team read and re-read this piece of advices from concerned supporters. They can print and pin it up on their office wall for encouragement when they feel down and frustrated by the republicans. Just as Larry pointed it out about the republicans : "They don't know what compromise is. They're just out to derail your presidency." And they will do it by any means necessary, whether it means dragging the whole country into a deeper ditch the second time. They care less because all they want to say in the end is The Obama Administration is a Mess. That's their ultimate goal. period.
If the Obama administration don't give the republicans a black eye, they are gonna give them a bruised and bleeding nose. That simple.%u3000The Republicans got absolutely nothing to lose right now, but the Obama administration got everything to lose if they keep listening and waiting for a republican answer to any major problem facing this country. They Blue stubborn Democrats should realize that too because in the end, the Democratic party carries the blame. But in the end, its Obama who has to twist some arms and throw in some nasty jabs and in there sometimes at certain individuals to get things done. Some media and radio shows will try to twist things and miss-quote and take sand bites off course, but in the end things get done, your way.
clearthinker
wmaaytah: Why don't you go buy some pom poms and a mini skirt. You need to invest in some chapstick because your lips must be awfully chapped from kissing O's butt all day. You completely side stepped everything objective for the sake of partisan politics. I like Obama as a person. I would love to have a beer with him and chat all things politics, but I don't agree with his politics on much. Because people disagree with him doesn't mean they are "psychologically- disturbed bozos", but that is the only defense you psycho liberals can do is resort to juvenile name calling.
I agree, Obama isn't perfect, but either was George Bush and I'm sure you slammed some good hate-filled diatribe toward him didn't you? I feel sorry for you that you hate a good debate or anyone who disagrees with you. What a said, peace of crap life it must be.
I love it when a bunch of nutjob liberals start thinking Larry Flint should be on the White House council. You are all too stupid and too partisan to realize that you will completely alienate moderates with Larry Flint advice. You alienate moderates and you can kiss your ass good-bye in 2010. Keep it up though, good entertainment.
wmaaytah
I can see that I touched a personal nerve in you that prompted you to reply with the grace, intelligence and eloquence Obama haters and right wing nutjobs are graced with and famous for. Hate the guy all you want, you and your backward buddies, for he's your President, the thought of which kills you - I know - a President that has gained the respect and admiration of the whole world, like no other US President before him, after your beloved previous administration, which I have no doubt you cherished and admired, has brought contempt, shame and disgrace to this country form every corner of the globe, not to mention having brought it to its economic and financial knees, also.
As a matter of fact, you and your alikes don't deserve, by a long shot, a President like Obama, as I'm sure you'd be more at home and comfortable with a president like Bush, with whom you share the same brilliant intellect, wisdom and values. I'll go out on a limb and bet that you are an avid follower and admirer of Rush Limbaugh and Glen Beck and that you don't think he's an American citizen either. God save America from those crazies and from what they are capable of doing - for they are capable of much insanity, beyond what sane people can imagine.
Da60sman
What an amazing post -- 1st you say "the only defense you psycho liberals can do is resort to juvenile name calling." then go on to say "What a said, peace of crap life it must be." and "bunch of nutjob liberals" and "You are all too stupid and too partisan" Huh?? YOU complain about name calling? what a brain you must have.. BTW I guess with your BIG brain you meant "what a sad" instead of the posted "what a said"
Dakryn73
"History will speak of Obama as a great president who tried hard, worked hard and really wanted to fix the mountain of internal and external disasters left for him to sort out and clean up by the worst administration in the US' history."
Just like Jimmy Carter.
crashtestDummy
larry flynt
what a complex of interesting...
cbeenthere
Sadly, you cannot grasp your own post.
crashtestDummy
just washed my hands
still soapy...
Ritarita
I see you
Finally found
The bong.
crashtestDummy
yap
i use a ballpeen hammer on my skull cap
it does make a bong sound
and comes with bonus visuals
purple floating spheres...
whitebreadtoast
what's with the stanza format for posts? i feel like i'm reading a haiku or something. i'm all for poetic license, and i generally agree with your sentiment, so i mean no disrespect. it's just that generally it has no flow - i stop at the end of every line, start over at the next and it's just a jarring reading experience. like being in stop and go traffic in rush hour - gas, brake, gas, brake, gas, brake... maybe you're posting from a mobile phone or other small format? or maybe i should just appreciate the brevity and sometimes interesting duality of conceptual meaning that comes across either by accident or intentionally. :-)
Ritarita
Whitebread-
It's yours
To do with
As you wish.
allonfla
YAWN!!
Another article from another know-nothing who thinks they can do a better job than Obama. All the while dissing his genitalia. Heard the same thing during the primaries and during the general election and each time Obama made his critics eat their own words.
cbeenthere
Perhaps you know nothing about Mr. Flynt, and his experiences in regard to dealings with the US GOV'T in regard to the US Constitution. Your probably have a gun stash, yes?
clearthinker
neverbeenthere: right, Mr. Flint is all things constitutional. I'm sure you don't have a gun stash, but a porn stash....yes?
cbeenthere
No porn stash, no , and no gun stash. dullthinker.
cbeenthere
Mr. Flynt is not a critic.
dana64
Mr FLYNT is a REAL and TRUE FRIEND of Obama and AMERICA
and he is absolutely right.
LOOK at how the REPUBLICANS have become ARROGANT AGAIN !!
cbeenthere
clarification was not being critical of Pres. Obama, but supportive.
goddess3a
Sorry, al, but I think you missed the point of Mr. Flynt's article.
I don't think he came across as thinking he could do a better job than Obama, and I don't think he was dissing his genitalia either. Mr. Flynt was being his brutally honest self. He wanted to remind Obama to stick to his pre-election promises and not back down to the bullying hard-right, no matter what.
Conservatives will do whatever it takes to bring Obama down, regardless of how it looks (and then blame it on the left). They will do what they can to make him look like a fool, twist the truth, and increase the wedge between the have and have-nots.
Thank you.
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