The photos will be “leaked”, the WH will promptly weigh in on how the images do not represent America’s new direction, and empty words will be uttered in flimsy defence of armed forces personnel still in the field.
All the benefits from releasing the photos, but with few (none political) of the costs.
Last night I wanted to climb through the screen and punch him out. He was praising Obama to high heaven for issuing the order to squash the alleged torture photos. It was SICKENING.
At least two or three of his guests and contributors warned him that this was a cynical Obama political move......and that the photos would be leaked....yet Obama could still bask in the praise and hosannas for his order.
In his own inimitable way of putting down opinions contrary to his own, he arrogantly dismissed all their reasoned prognostications.
It didn't take but a few hours to bear out what the contributors, including Bernie Goldberg, warned BOR about. The photos are leaked.
I have to hand it to Sean Hannity. He's been great every night. He lit into the sick humor at the Correspondents' Dinner while O'Reilly dismissed most of it with a wave of his hand and a smile. Last night, Sean also saw Obama's order for what it is, a shrewd political win/win move.
O'Reilly gets more weasely every night. He must be desperate to get Obama on his show or for an interview. O'Reilly has no political moorings of any kind......you never know what side he'll flop on. He's politically uninformed and unsophisticated, also. What a nauseating putz. He's just an overbearing mouth.
Bring on Glenn Beck during O'Reilly's hour, and kick the bloviator up to midnight.
Leni
Good call!