Irony Alert: 1994 Vid Shows Axelrod Saying It’s Bad to Say the Economy Is Improving (Particularly From the ‘Ninth Hole’ of a Golf Course)
- Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:08pm by
Erica Ritz
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Barack Obama’s chief strategist David Axelrod is in the news today after a newly-discovered C-SPAN clip from 1994 shows him saying it’s bad to do the exact thing President Obama has recently engaged in.
Among his suggestions, Axelrod said that it is a bad idea to say the economy is improving– particularly from the 9th hole of a golf course.
“…as you cite these statistics that say the economy is improving, you almost do political damage to yourself,” he explains. “If you stand up and claim great progress you’re only frustrating this alienated middle class more.”
(Related: Watch What Happens When David Axelrod Is Asked Whether the Private Sector Is ‘Doing Fine’)
From there, Axelrod continues to say that, though the strategy may have worked for Ronald Reagan, it didn’t for George H. W. Bush because, “Bush tastelessly did it often from the ninth hole, and from the cigar boat, and other places. And the impression you got was that he was out of touch.”
Awkward.
As those who follow politics know, one of the president’s top campaign strategies is to say that the economy is making progress nearly weekly, and he has already played more rounds of golf than his predecessor did in 8 years.
Watch the clip, via Buzzfeed, below:
Axelrod is being lambasted by conservatives for the comments, particularly on Twitter.
Michelle Malkin’s site Twitchy summarized: “Some people are like fine wine and get better with age. David Axelrod is more like a tallboy gone flat. It’s awfully hard for Obama to ‘Win the Future’ when Axelrod was doling out far better advice in the past. His younger self had a little more mustache and a lot more strategic sense.”
Others are asking the political strategist to re-tweet the YouTube video in question, accompanied by statements like, “It seems @davidaxelrod‘s bad few weeks just got a little bit worse…”
Adding insult to injury, C-SPAN didn’t even get his name right.
Thanks, David Axelron.
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Comments (44)
ULYSSESG
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:33pmThis guy looks just like Sanduski…CHILD MOLESTER…..Strait up ****…..
Report Post »pr0grammer
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:55pmNow we all know that no one is going to ask Axelrod or Carney the significance on the golfing president who has had more tee-times in his four years that Bush did in eight years.
Report Post »dirtypolitics
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:55pmWhen Samson lost his hair he lost his supernatural ability….when Axelrod lost his hair he lost his ability to think clearly.
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 11:39pm@DIRTYPOLITYICS:
Report Post »I‘m afraid the Axelrod’s ability to think clearly has been “trimmed” together with other parts.
Paul_in_Ukraine
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:32pmWow! Even back in 1994 Axelrod looked like a sleazy used-care salesman. Not much has changed.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 8:47pmImagine that mustache trimmed to a 1″ square under the nose and he looks familiar for some reason.
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 9:41pm@OLEFROMMN:
Report Post »Imagine this mustache decorated with a small V-shape beard and a big bald spot on his head and he looks familiar for some reason.
Imagine this mustache in combination with his head of hair and he looks familiar for some reason.
Imagine his face with no mustache, but over big boobs and She looks familiar for some reason.
Imagine…
and so on, and so forth.
Thank you for your advice to imagine. What does it bring to the discussion?
Abraham Young
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:02pm@INCONSTANTINE
It brought you to the discussion,didn’t it? And aren’t we all so much better off?
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 10:13pm@ABRAHAM YOUNG:
Report Post »I am not sure the imagination proposed by the OLEFROMMN is what brought me to the discussion. Rather my hatred for creatures like Axelrod and radicals alike.
voxpopuli2012
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:32pmThe caption under the younger Axelrod says, “Democratic Party Political Consultant.” Has this guy ever had a real job…one where he had to produce something?
Report Post »Constantine Ivanov
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:54pmOne prostitute in Russia said she wants to be a Duma deputy (Duma is a Russian version of parliament.)
Report Post »“Why?”
“I will then always go by a luxury car with a driver and bodyguards and prate, prate, prate, prate…”
EqualJustice
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:31pmHAHAHA I LOVE it when you can get back at these COMMIES using thier OWN words. Happens ALL the time with hypcrites!
Report Post »lordhelmet873
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:51pmThat smarmy Axelgrease reminds me of the far left hippie who used to hang around my high school trying to sell kids drugs. I wouldn’t be surprised if it WERE him.
Report Post »Mutiny
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:52pmHold on, are you telling me Axelrod isnt a good guy? NO way!!! Look we know he is horrible, the problem is who you put up against his group. Honestly, quit complaining about people like Axelrod if you are going to put Romney up against them.
This is the fault of Fox news, talk radio, and the establishment. They handed us Romney and we will suffer for it.
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:00pmQuit whining and deal with it. We have a pretty good idea if we continue with Obama we will loose our country to the UN. He is already maing promises to Russia why no move against syria. Let’s get behind Romney and get Satan out of the white house. Get on board the anti-Obama train.
Report Post »livinlavidaloca
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 5:28pmThat’s the evil twin “Axelron”, not Axelrod. Nothing to see here.
Report Post »Steve28
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:27pmHe’ the lowest form of life next to Obama!
Report Post »piper60
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:37pmSnake’s belly.
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:09pmSo Axelrod and Obama like to beat up on Bush 41 & 43. History repeats itself, Axelrod 1994 quote, “it’s the only thing we got left”
Report Post »normbal
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:07pm“If it weren’t for double standards, liberals wouldn’t have any standards at all.” – Chris Plante
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:03pmSaying It’s Bad to Say the Economy Is Improving ….especially WHEN IT’S NOT!
Report Post »Paul
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:41pmIt’s gonna take months to fumagate OUR White House from all the filth…
Report Post »Laken
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:37pmDavid Axelrod = Communist
http://theobamafile.com/_associates/DavidAxelrod.htm
Report Post »Laken
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:19pmWe Just Want The TRUTH….WHATEVER it may be!!!!!
……………………………………
Hearing In Florida on Monday at 9am
Sheriff Joe Challenges Eligibility In Florida….Sworn Affidavits Submitted
Judge Also Wants White House To Back It’s Definition Of Natural-Born Citizen
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2012/06/sheriff-joe-arpaio-challenges-obamas.html
Americans For Sheriff Joe
http://www.americansforsheriffjoe.com/index.php/
Report Post »2SENSEWORTH
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:23pmA year after Nikolai Lenin led the communist revolution he wrote this in 1920, “It is necessary…to use any ruse, cunning, unlawful method, evasion, concealment of truth.”
That seems to be the formula that is being employed in American politics.
Report Post »Laken
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 6:19pmHearing In Florida Will Be Live-Streamed Over The Internet By WND
http://obamareleaseyourrecords.blogspot.com/2012/06/obama-ballot-access-hearing-in-florida.html
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:37pmAnd just what is a cigar boat? Monica’s ocean size humidor?
Report Post »olm
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:35pmI enjoyed the end of the clip…comment to him about that he still likes to beat up on Bush and his response…that was all they had left! Somethings don’t change.
Report Post »cristo52
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:33pmI’ve heard of a cigarette boat, but never a cigar boat.
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:26pmSince when do progressives actually practice what they preach.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:25pmYoung creep…old creep.
Report Post »Still a creep.
jp2feminist
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:23pmHe was evil then. . .he’s still evil. What does Lanny Davis not get?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:16pmI sure wish the RNC would run ads with videos like this. I am not seeing very many Romney ads, but then, I don’t watch network Main stream tv, either. On the other hand, I am seeing Obama ads on other networks.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:22pmMaybe they know conservatives don’t watch much liberal TV. I don’t think it will help them much, conservatives have a brain of their own.
Report Post »Machtyn
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:28pmMittRomneyCentral.com, Rightspeak.net, and Race42012.com all post Romney or GOP ads as they become available.
Report Post »RLTW
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 4:09pmTotally agree this should be worked into an ad with Barry on the golf course. As to currant ads I’d say it’s not time Barry hurt himself on his own in recent weeks.
Report Post »caleejr
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:16pmbwwwwaaahahahahahaha – pure irony.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:15pmIs this a great country or what, even the flim-flam man, con-men,cronies and plain old highwayman can have long fruitful, honorable (by some standards) carriers. Some can even be president.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:14pmAxlerod….The Genius of the left….My dog is smarter.
Report Post »FEMALL
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 3:53pm…and better looking.
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