Obama had a bad day and Luntz’s group affirmed it.
Ditto for the democrats. They came across badly.
Hi onyx...
Well it sure looked like the Rep.s came out on top. Bo was a dunce and certainly not Presidential...he really lowered his position by playing the role he did..bad move on his part...but sure did let people see how he is...
Tcker tape on Fox.....Britain is having their first Tea Party to oppose taxes and Gov. debt! Tsk Tsk...catchy idea.
Of course since England they’ll be serving tea, as they said. Ha!
I missed Luntz, it’s been a crazy, crazy day.. I followed the hearings both here and in my car and at the gym, but when I got home was painting my lattice before it got dark and missed BOR, will catch Hannity and Greta on re-runs.. what did I miss?
1. When Obama took on the Republicans at their conference in Baltimore, it was the whole room against him. He gained points for toughness because it appeared that he held his own against an overwhelming number of opponents. In this setting, Obama was one of the entire panel, thus lowering himself to the position of simply being one of the combatants.
2. Obama's poor speaking ability is amplified when those on his side also talk with a lack of coherence. Again, when he was by himself, people cut him some slack on this because he was against the whole room. Whoever decided to bring some of those 'old veterans' to this discussion should have their credentials revoked.
3. By making it a SIX HOUR event, the opportunity to get bogged down was a foregone conclusion. Make it a one hour event and things move along pretty snappy. By committing to a "thorough airing", Obama guaranteed that somewhere along the way, someone would say something ridiculously stupid. He just didn't expect it to be him.
4. Serious misjudgement about the actual points of discussion. Sob stories are a great way to humanize a discussion; however, they, in and of themselves, cannot be the entire discussion. Mix in a few facts, even if they're wrong.....
Massive failure on so many fronts. Poor decision making, petty attitude, no leadership, lack of foresight and unpreparedness.