Pat Caddell, Furious over ‘Hypocrites’ in the White House, Unloads

[bonnie]

Pat Caddell, Furious over ‘Hypocrites’ in the White House, Unloads on Obama

By Alex Pappas -- The Daily Caller | Published: 2:14 PM 10/14/2010 | Updated: 1:54 PM 10/15/2010

Who’s controlling the message at the White House?

Veteran Democratic operative Pat Caddell is unloading on the White House, saying he’s had enough with the president whose “hypocrisy” on campaign finance “is just mind-blowing.”

President Obama has made a point while campaigning to call out conservative-leaning groups for hurting the integrity of elections by not voluntarily disclosing donors. Caddell says Obama has no room to talk.

“My problem with Obama started the day he blew up public financing of presidential campaigns,” Caddell said in an interview with The Daily Caller. “He’s the man whose done the most to destroy whatever integrity there was in campaign financing.”

Obama declined public funding of his presidential campaign in 2008.

The administration’s attacks, Caddell said, on groups like the Chamber of Commerce and donors like the conservative Koch brothers reek of McCarthyism.“I was the youngest person on Richard Nixon’s enemies list. I take this stuff seriously. What they’re doing is Nixonian – it’s McCarthyite,” he said.

Caddell, who has worked for a number of presidential campaigns, including Joe Biden’s in 1988, said making outside money an election issue is a risky strategy for the Democrats. “You’re 21 days out from an election and this is what you’ve got? That’s it? Nothing about jobs or the economy?”

It won’t be pretty for his party, Caddell says. “Come the morning of November 2, they’re going to have a cold shower. It’s going to be an Arctic temperature.”

Caddell also took a swing at Obama’s inner circle.

“These are naive idiots who’ve come out of academia and have never done anything real in their lives, and they are actually in power,” he said. “These are the people we never let in the room when we had serious business to do. Now they’re running the country.”

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[John317]

Now there's a straight shooter for you. I like that. He does NOT mince words but puts it all out there so you know exactly where he stands. Wish we had more in both church and state saying exactly what they think instead of cow-towing to the crowds or to what's "politically correct." I think honesty and sincerity both need to be rated a little more highly.

A question just occurred to me: Who would we want to be our president or a general in a real war-- someone who is "nice" and is always careful not to offend or hurt anyone feelings, or the person who is honest, sincere, and willing to say what people won't like to hear but may need to hear?

[bonnie]

Now there's a straight shooter for you. I like that. He does NOT mince words but puts it all out there so you know exactly where he stands. Wish we had more in both church and state saying exactly what they think instead of cow-towing to the crowds.

I have always liked Pat Caddell

[John317]

Yeah, me too.

Hey, for the sake of Pat, could you put the word "NOT" before the word "mince," for me. I already changed my post. I can't edit yours. Pat would probably greatly appreciate it. lol

[bonnie]

Yeah, me too.

Hey, for the sake of Pat, could you put the word "NOT" before the word "mince," for me. I already changed my post. I can't edit yours. Pat would probably greatly appreciate it. lol

Will do LOL

[bonnie]

Now there's a straight shooter for you. I like that. He does NOT mince words but puts it all out there so you know exactly where he stands. Wish we had more in both church and state saying exactly what they think instead of cow-towing to the crowds or to what's "politically correct." I think honesty and sincerity both need to be rated a little more highly.

A question just occurred to me: Who would we want to be our president or a general in a real war-- someone who is "nice" and is always careful not to offend or hurt anyone feelings, or the person who is honest, sincere, and willing to say what people won't like to hear but may need to hear?

I know a lot of people dislike Ann Coulter for being so blunt and outspoken.The one thing I like best about Ann Coulter is she means what she says when she says it.

She is not one that is cowed into a apology if she does not mean it.I don't know that she is always right but she doesn't do the Out of context dance or "I was misunderstood"

If she apologizes you know she means it.

I would go for a candidate like Pat Caddell anyday