Posted on 02/22/2011 11:47:26 AM PST by milwguy
President Obama is sticking to his script, and there’s no room in it for Libya or the killings of four hostages by Somali pirates.
Instead, Obama is spending his Tuesday in Cleveland spreading his message about jobs and innovation, and sitting in on some “breakout sessions” at a forum modeled after his “winning the future” rallying cry.
Obama spoke for eight minutes in the morning as he started the conference, but made no mention of the violence in Libya or of the deaths of the hostages held by Somali pirates. His press secretary, Jay Carney, told reporters on Air Force One that he was informed of the hostage deaths early Tuesday morning.
The White House has yet to release any statement – written or spoken – specifically about the violence in Libya or the comments of Muammar Qadhafi. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited “bloodshed” in a written statement on Monday, and Obama said in a statement on Friday that he was “deeply concerned” about violence in three restive countries: Bahrain, Libya and Yemen.
Obama often uses public appearances as a chance to speak about current events, especially tragic ones. But he began his remarks on Tuesday by going right into acknowledging the members of his administration joining him at the jobs pow-wow. Carney told reporters that he didn’t “anticipate” Obama speaking about Libya.
Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, who is in Cleveland, said in an MSNBC interview shortly after Obama’s remarks that Obama “condemns violence in Libya,” and that “it needs to stop.”
She added, “But further than that, I really couldn’t comment.”
The winds are not yet blowing in a discernible direction.
Here’s one to turn around on Zero -
“Winning the future”?
“Losing the now”.
“please do not disturb - president is campaigning”
We are within our rights to try those pirates before the mast and hang them from the yardarm. Instead we’ll bring them back for photo-ops. When I was a kid, treason and piracy were the two things you DID NOT DO because they would bring certain death. Now they’re winked at. How can this be?
I like that slogan too!
Well, his Rasmussen daily tracking poll is back down to -20. I think America is really sick of his lack of leadership and strength where strength is needed.
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