Posted on 04/14/2009 7:22:55 PM PDT by Is2C
When presidents are new, first impressions really count: Your demeanor (shirtsleeves, not jackets, in the Oval Office), your stature (move over, Mr. Sarkozy).
Since President Obama's presidential bid was a very long affair-and since his predecessor left with a 28 percent approval rating-he came into office with an advantage. Americans surely liked him better than the previous guy.
the underdog who beat the once-presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. And, by the way, he also gave great speeches.
But new presidents are always tested, as Joe Biden famously predicted. And Obama has had more than his share-an economic crisis that threatened to take down the economy; a North Korean nuclear warhead that soared into space.
And finally, the pirates of Somalia hold an American captain hostage. A high-stakes, visible, compelling story, with inevitable winners and losers.
That's when you learn about a president.
The president played it cool -- in fact, pitch-perfect -- as it turns out. We now know that while he was saying little in public, he was completely engaged. He sent his secretary of state to warn the pirates publicly -- while the president privately held more than 17 briefings on the matter and made sure the bureaucrats at all agencies were working together (no small task).
And finally, he gave an unambiguous order -- to shoot if the captain's life was in peril.
And when it was all over, as a top administration official told me, Obama "didn't wrap himself around the bravery of those military seals."
Indeed, he commended the captain, the SEALs, and went on the next day to give an economic speech. Indeed, this aide adds, "He's not about to put on a flight suit on an aircraft carrier and declare mission accomplished."
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It’s exactly what the MSM (and most of the world) thinks about him - “perfect” pitch and all.
World-class barfie alert.
This Borger Person is certainly twittering away his (or her) credibility with articles like this.
And if the ordeal had turned out differently, CNN would be burying the story. Just more propaganda from one of Zero’s networks.
Ya can’t spell TWITTER without twit.
CNN is next got a bailout.
BTW Karl Rove is Twittering away for the last 20 minutes. I just sent him a message.
Two things about Borger
She is a big left leaner, as are most to the media talkers
Second, she’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer
In other words, the kind of semi-Americans that an Obama administration needs to continue the made for TV illusion
The Karl Rove ?
You believe that?
The usual CNN totally dishonest “reporting.”
I believe Gloria has a "stain" on her blue blouse.
Why is a leftwing kook like Borger worried about Republican “credibility.” She should be excited that they are “twittering” it away.
Begin fawning...
The question remains who can bow lower?
I’m thinking the floor is gonna get greased either way.
These people are still running against the ghost of George Bush...like everything, at some point this will bite them in the backside and they won’t have any place to “sit” without lots of pain!
This really could have benefitted from a “Barf Alert.”
Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama’s Double-Homicide
April 14, 2009 | Issue 45•16
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/media_having_trouble_finding_right?utm_source=onion_rss_daily
WASHINGTON—More than a week after President Barack Obama’s cold-blooded killing of a local couple, members of the American news media admitted Tuesday that they were still trying to find the best angle for covering the gruesome crime.
“I know there’s a story in there somewhere,” said Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, referring to Obama’s home invasion and execution-style slaying of Jeff and Sue Finowicz on Apr. 8. “Right now though, it’s probably best to just sit back and wait for more information to come in. After all, the only thing we know for sure is that our president senselessly murdered two unsuspecting Americans without emotion or hesitation.”
Absolutely. Try it and you’ll find it’s true. He talks about what shows he’s going to be on, what books he’s writing and if he’s going overseas.
I find it bizarre that you don’t think it’s him!
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