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CBS News Political Director’s Astonishing Advice: Obama ‘Must Go for the Throat,’ ‘Pulverize’ & ‘Declare War’ on the GOP

Jan. 19, 2013 3:21pm Madeleine Morgenstern

CBS News Director John Dickersons Astonishing Advice: Obama Must Go for the Throat, Pulverize & Declare War on Republican Party

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President Barack Obama needs to “pulverize” and “destroy” his Republican opponents if he wants to leave any kind of legacy — according to CBS News’ political director.

“Go for the throat!” declares the title of John Dickerson’s latest column for Slate, posted Friday. Its subtitle: “Why if he wants to transform American politics, Obama must declare war on the Republican Party.”

In it, Dickerson — who was named CBS News political director in 2011 — says Obama, facing political gridlock and endless clashes with House Republicans, has the challenge of “how to be great when the environment stinks”:

The president who came into office speaking in lofty terms about bipartisanship and cooperation can only cement his legacy if he destroys the GOP. If he wants to transform American politics, he must go for the throat.

How should the president proceed then, if he wants to be bold? The Barack Obama of the first administration might have approached the task by finding some Republicans to deal with and then start agreeing to some of their demands in hope that he would win some of their votes. It’s the traditional approach. Perhaps he could add a good deal more schmoozing with lawmakers, too.

That’s the old way. He has abandoned that. He doesn’t think it will work and he doesn’t have the time. As Obama explained in his last press conference, he thinks the Republicans are dead set on opposing him. They cannot be unchained by schmoozing. Even if Obama were wrong about Republican intransigence, other constraints will limit the chance for cooperation. Republican lawmakers worried about primary challenges in 2014 are not going to be willing partners. He probably has at most 18 months before people start dropping the lame-duck label in close proximity to his name.

Obama’s only remaining option is to pulverize. Whether he succeeds in passing legislation or not, given his ambitions, his goal should be to delegitimize his opponents. Through a series of clarifying fights over controversial issues, he can force Republicans to either side with their coalition’s most extreme elements or cause a rift in the party that will leave it, at least temporarily, in disarray.

Fox News’ Brit Hume took notice of the column Saturday morning, tweeting out the link and noting Dickerson’s affiliation with CBS.

Read Dickerson’s full column here.

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Comments (300)

loveoursoldiers
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:14pm
WTF? are these morons getting paid to say this stuff? are the being promised goodies? are they afraid their ‘affairs’ will be outed?
Something is not adding up with all of this anti-American anti-freedom stuff

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:12pm
Obama and the democrats are anti-democracy. They are one-party enthusiasts and want a dictatorship of the leftist. CBS is just transmitting their thoughts and their goals for them. CBS believes their own hype about obama. Obama is not that popular. He barely won and that was because Romney and Ryan were too easy on him and obama committed vote fraud which the Republicans did not contest. I don’t think obama can pulverize anyone. I can guarantee that those news agencies like CBS who have been say such things will be pulverized in ratings. Pick out one company who advertises on CBS and boycott them and tell them why. Others will notice.

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rs9
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:09pm
Blaze please stop showing that guy’s picture I can’t stand to look at the sob

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nighttrainno9
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:08pm
There are 2 ways to get washington to listen, the first and least bloody,
is to not give them another red cent. The second is, remove this govt. by
force and replace it with a constitutional govt. The idiot in the WH does
not understand, we will not give our country over to communism or
a dictatorship willingly.

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Cymry
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:06pm
Two Words

1. BRING

2. IT

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Canada_Goose
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:03pm
Mr. Obama doesn’t really need to “pulverize” the GOP, all he really needs to sit back and watch the Republican party self destruct all on its own.

I find it rich that after a month of a right wing collective freak out over gun control, threatening insurrection and civil war the right is getting their panties in a bunch over this article.

Just as a refresh,

Fox’s Todd Starnes warned there would “a revolution” if the government tries to “confiscate our guns.”

Fox News contributor Arthur Herman declared the U.S. is “one step closer” to a looming “civil war,” while fellow contributor Pat Caddell claimed the country was in a “pre-revolutionary condition,” and “on the verge of an explosion.”

And on his syndicated radio show last week, Sean Hannity speculated that tates will move to secede should the “radicalized, abusive federal government” continue on its current path, and that they’d be justified in doing so.

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- barber2
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:41pm
  Goose : So ?
  
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TheDenseDonkey
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 5:01pm
A sign of things to come. The liberals in this nation will not stop until they have crushed the life from every God fearing, gun owning, Christian conservative in this nation. This is only the beginning.

http://www.densedonkey.com/the-liars-on-the-left-politifact-is-a-joke/

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Joss
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:56pm
Just your basic Yellow Dog journalist looking for a promotion or possibly a spot on Team Obama.

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65Mustang
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:49pm
John Dickerson’s evilness is as great as the POS that he protects with his title as “news director”…another disgusting POS. I cannot remember that last time I watched anything on CBS or the other networks for that matter.

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South Philly Boy
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:48pm
They don’t call them DemonCrats for Nothing

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DZ-015
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:43pm
See BS in action. More sludge from the media septic tank.

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swenk
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:38pm
“his goal should be to delegitimize his opponents.” And this is a new tactic?? …been going on for over 6 years now… with complicit aid by mainstream press.

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strawberry411a
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:37pm
…and that is exactly what we must do. No more talking to these maggots. They WANT a war…let’s give it to them.

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Liberalismsamentaldisorder
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:33pm
Liberal=Hypocrite.

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ClemBradshaw
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:30pm
Why not just burn down the US Capitol Bldg, blame the Republicans, arrest GOP leaders nationwide?
Reichstag II. That was Hitler’s answer to political stalemate. CBS would do their part sounds like.

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Carbine
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:28pm
I have a hard time understanding “Astonishing”…….Did anyone believe that this piece of garbage was anything but a mouthpiece for the WH occupier? Maybe it is time for the rest of us to”go for the throat”! Language like that from any conservative would be splashed across headlines as racist. We would just say that because the occupier is black. The double standard is out there for all to see, you just have to be conscious…OOOOOPS…. most of this country is no longer.

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Thighmaster
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:27pm
Or you could go with option B, relocate to the country of your choice with the existing politics of your choice. From the looks of things they have many republicans on their side too. Time to change that…

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m14guy
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:26pm
The Communist Broadcasting System. Propaganda arm of the Politburo. Repeaters of the script they have been handed. There has not been any “news” on the news in decades.

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attitudijudi
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:26pm
CBS must go.

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cemerius
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:24pm
AND yet, Sarah Palin gets DESTROYED by putting scope sights on a map??? No people!! This hypocrisy needs to be brought to the guillotine!!! There is NOT enough “cake” in the world to recover what these cess pools have created and continue to support!!!

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rickroland
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:21pm
And I am sure, as a news director, that he will do all in his power to try and help Obama do this. No question about it.

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grimmster
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:21pm
I hope the left remebers at least a small bit of our recent history,like december 7th 1941 for instance.The japs went for the throat,and 4 years later got their asses bombed back to the stone age,so lefties, lets get this war started.And Glenn, if you thing Nato, or the UN will bring planes into the US to bomb us, you sir are a fool,there are enough in our military,and not the generals, that will not let that happen,think about it. And by the way, how many Indians did the british kill,as gahndi sat and told his people NOT to take up arms?……

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sandyscousin
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:20pm
If only the Republicans would follow this advice. (sigh)

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Maximus_Delta
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:20pm
SCREW the main stream media aka CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, and the rest of the communist oslami’s rearend kissers.

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MCLOVINIT
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 4:19pm
Obama’s too stupid to be able to do that. He’s not a people person. Nobody likes him.

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