We're Obamaphobic: So Says the Left

Latest Liberal Talking
Point: You're
Obamaphobic

6/14/2013 1:00:00 PM - Katie Pavlich


Liberals just can't help themselves. They'll do anything to protect the White House. With the latest
scandalpalooza in Washington D.C., Obama's most loyal supporters are struggling to defend the

President's agenda. So what are they doing instead? Calling opponents of that agenda
"Obamaphobic."

First it was New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez, who called Texas Senator Ted Cruz "Obamaphobic"
for opposing Amnesty.

“Well, I think he has Obamaphobia,” Menendez said of Cruz on MSNBC. “The reality is that
it is the Gang of Eight that came together — four Democrats, four Republicans — and said
that we need a path to citizenship.”

Menendez’s comments were in response to Cruz saying on Monday that he thinks President
Barack Obama is the “biggest obstacle” to real immigration reform rather than the “Gang of
Eight” immigration bill.

Thursday night on his show, MSNBC Host Al Sharpton continued to use the term after Cruz jokingly
embraced being "Obamaphobic" on Twitter.

AL SHARPTON: You got to hand it to the Republicans. They know how to stay on message.
Scandal, scandal, scandal is all you hear from the right. But today President Obama called
them out for standing in the way of progress.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CLIP #1: Some Republicans may be rethinking the stances
that they took in the past. That's the good news. We want to encourage that. But the fact of
the matter is that a whole bunch of Republicans out there are not interested in getting
things done.

PRESIDENT OBAMA CLIP #2: What's holding us back right now is inaction in Washington,
gridlock in Washington, too many folks in Washington who are putting the next election
ahead of the next generation.

SHARPTON: He's talking about Republican Senator Ted Cruz, the guy who once called
President Obama the most radical President we've ever seen. He tweeted, "If supporting real immigration reform, not path to citizenship, is 'Obamaphobia,' guilty as charged. Re-tweet if
you're a fellow 'Obamaphobic.'"

Bragging about being Obamaphobic. Now, I know he was responding to a Democratic
Senator, but the fact is, this is who they are. They are scared because the party is built on
fear and obstruction. And no matter how hard they try, it`s not working.

Republicans and conservatives like Cruz aren't afraid of President Obama, they simply oppose his
big brother, big government agenda.The use of terms like "Obamaphobic" are used to cut off debate
about serious issues.