Posted on 12/27/2009 12:44:54 PM PST by kristinn
The White House warned political foes Sunday not to provoke a partisan tug of war over terrorism, with President Barack Obama yet to publicly address the thwarted attack on a US airliner.
A political storm erupted over the attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian to bring down a Northwest jet carrying 290 people, as senior Obama aides cranked up a sweeping national and homeland security operation.
But the president, vacationing in Hawaii, conspicuously has not commented on television about the Christmas Day drama, apparently seeking to project calm and avoid the political trauma and panic unleashed by past terror incidents.
"The president believes strongly that this has to be a non-partisan issue," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told NBC in one of a string of television appearances he and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano made Sunday.
"This should not be a tug of war between the two political parties. I hope everyone will resolve in the New Year to make protecting our nation non-partisan -- rather than what happens in Washington, devolving into politics," he said.
Obama got a 6 am (1600 GMT) briefing on latest developments in the probe into the airborne terror bid from top national security aides, the White House said in the latest regular bulletin on his response to the crisis.
Gibbs also said that Obama ordered a review of US no-fly watch-lists and demanded information on how a suspected radical could board the Detroit-bound airliner rigged with explosives.
After his security briefing, Obama headed to the gym for a game of pick-up basketball, as the native son recharged in balmy Hawaii.
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Lots of luck Gibbsie.
Yeup, and the where’s the Lamestream media in all of this? Shouldn’t we all feel safe and secure now? Come on admit we are all safe and secure now.
They’re too busy chasing Tea Party terrorists to bother w/Al Queda. F
Happy New Year
And those who get upset are partisan.
Amateur hour...
Like the left wouldn’t be criticizing Bush had he done the same thing.
Barry fiddles while America burns.
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Or in this case "not present".
[They’re too busy chasing Tea Party terrorists to bother w/Al Queda.]
Yes, we are the ‘terrorist’.
All the muslim men, who have left the mosques, are over in Afghanistan ‘training for warfare’ and I assume they will welcomed back home when they return....
Happy New Year to you too bray.
LLS
“...as the native son recharged in balmy Hawaii.”
Always pushing the point, aren’t they?
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LOL.
They sure seem defensive,don’t they?
Umm, this non-chalance and hatred for the GOP more than the terrorists is going to get more Americans killed.
Yeah, we won't talk about terrorism and you won't talk about starving kids and throwing granny in the street, right?
F! U!
Your skinny Moo-slim Kenyan fagboy does not set the rules.
Really. I got that, too. Question is, native of where????
White House Chicago goons need to get off thier high horses... Obama is a friggin citizen NOT A KING. Presidents don't RULE, they SERVE. Eff you goons in the White House...
He believes this strongly, because he is exposed politically.
Post WWII democrats have consistently been weak on national security; often anti-war panty-waists.
Anti-war democrat left was the base of Obama's support.
Let’s see how the GOP/RNC handle this.
They let that faggot commie Grayson claim that Republicans wanted people to ‘die quickly’ with no healthcare, even though it’s the faggot commies who are axing medicare. And what did the GOP/RNC say about that? Crickets...
Let’s see what the GOP/RNC says about this.
Whatever he says is total BS. He would gladly sacrifice 1 million Americans on the altar of political correctness just so he doesn’t have to call certain people terrorists.
We are NOT safe under him.
The truth hurts. The Republicans need to continue to ask questions of this administration.
I say do like the Iranians are doing/will do, at the end of the year, and show them the finger.
Tell us how you really feel.
Obama has shown weakness at every turn. This does not bode well for us.
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