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Handling Hurricane Sandy: Obama's Moment of Truth
Der Spiegel ^ | 10/30/2012 | Sebastian Fischer

Posted on 10/30/2012 10:11:11 AM PDT by Olog-hai

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To: Olog-hai
...President Barack Obama wanted to show that he's ready,that he can lead the country through this crisis…

He is demonstratively setting politics aside...

Is the author really stupid enough not to see his own contradiction here?

That's all this is: a show of compassion and "leadership" in an attempt to salvage his campaign.

41 posted on 10/30/2012 12:55:50 PM PDT by Washi
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To: Washi

Der Spiegel is usually left wing (which is why one respondent chastised me for not issuing a “barf alert”); they customarily use contradictions in the hope that nobody will notice them among all the peacock praise.


42 posted on 10/30/2012 1:07:04 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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I awoke from dozing off last night, with the TV on Sandy coverage.

My immediate intuitive thought was, omyGod Obama gets a chance to star in his own media event, and wipe the previous slate clean.

And get reelected?

(I recall that McCain misfired BADLY trooping his ass back to DC to join in the fiscal breakdown 2008, and hand the election to Obama)


43 posted on 10/30/2012 1:18:50 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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Yes he is. He wants to be president of the world.


44 posted on 10/30/2012 2:24:06 PM PDT by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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let me get this straight...

...pointing his finger and telling FEMA to take care of the problem is supposed to show how skilled he is as a leader?

Well, I guess that's more skill than he has demonstrated in any other field so far.

45 posted on 10/30/2012 3:31:29 PM PDT by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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