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Posted on 05/03/2011 3:18:12 PM PDT by ColdOne
The last time President Obama went to Ground Zero was 2008, and he was with John McCain for what both campaigns described, without irony, as a non-political observance of the anniversary of the 2001 attacks.
Any time a politician goes to Ground Zero -- in September or otherwise -- and especially with a retinue of national media in tow, it's deeply political.
Which is what makes Obama's planned trip to Ground Zero on Thursday so curious. What's he going to say? How to avoid making a post-kill mission trip to the hallowed ground not appear exploitative and intensely political?
"He risks overdoing it," said Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas A&M University. "You don't want to appear like you are taking advantage of the situation."
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
Not enough reverb with a bullhorn.
"See? Our fearless muslim king STILL sits on the throne of the condemned infidel"
What choice does he have? He literally does not have ANYTHING else he can point to in the last 2.5 years and say (proudly or popularly) "Hey, I did that".
What's he going to discuss - gas? Wars? Guantanamo? Gas? Unemployment? Economic Growth? Did I mention gas?
He is going to continue to pluck this string until the banjo falls apart.
And we had a Muslim ceremony on a USA ship?? Our guys must have thought they were in ............ Image having to endure that order.
Obama is a Muslim. No doubt!!
That horse has left the barn.
Come on!!!
How transparent is that!?
Barry is milking it, pure propaganda now.
It`s shallow, crass, boorish and just plain sick to USE families as props in your re-election campaign.
I hope that he does have a bullhorn - with a miniature teleprompter mounted at the front.
Haha. You silly, you.
Let the poor S.O.B. have his strut in the sun. The other questions temporarily flushed out by the feel good halo around this catch will soon enough come rushing back in. Then he’ll dive for the shadows.
Is he going to start killing his way through the Middle East?
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