Maybe Obama and his Bush-hating buddies understand now why Bush stumbled over his words sometimes. When each and every word he said was scrutinized for political advantage, feigned outrage, and indignation, it was virtually impossible for him to communicate.
This was much worse than anything Bush ever said. And the arrogant jerk can’t bring himself to just admit he was wrong and apologize. I bet this isn’t the last time Obama says something like this (or worse) because he believes he’s too genius to ever say anything wrong. If people “misunderstand” it’s because they are stupid, not him.
I saw Bush speak once and he was actually very good. He was clear, well-spoken and quite engaging. He also really had his facts down and answered the questions he was asked.
I think he didn’t read prepared speeches very well, and the thing with his press conferences was that it was like going before a firing squad, something Obama has never had to experience because the press has always been on his side. However, Obama does have to be careful about not giving away too much on his true opinions, because he knows they’re not acceptable to most of us.