Carry a Baseball Bat Policy

Evolution from TR to BO “ Big Stick ideology, Big Stick diplomacy, or Big Stick policy refers to U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt’s corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: "speak softly, and carry a big stick." Roosevelt attributed the term to a West African proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far," but the claim that it originated in West Africa has been disputed -  Wikipedia Because Obama has no feel for United States culture or tradition, he's confused Teddy Roosevelt's signature phrase with the Kenyan Mau-Mau dictum, "Warn them once then use a baseball bat."  ”