President Obama's political instincts slipping
A. Peter Bailey/NNPA Columnist
Issue date: 5/31/09 Section: Politics
One wonders why President Obama doesn't present this argument to the American public if he really wants to change the torture for information procedures so fiercely defend it and promote it by chicken hawk, Dick Cheney.
As for the Notre Dame speech, from a political perspective, President Obama blew a major opportunity, while the country and much of the world were watching and listening, to urge the students to pay close attention to what is happening around them today and to use their talents, resources and energy to avoid such mistakes in the future. He should have completely ignored the protestors and not even say the word "abortion." There is no middle ground with people who believe that abortion is murder.
I believe that Candidate Obama, who ran a near flawless election campaign, would have handled all three of these circumstances much more effectively than President Obama has.
Journalist/Lecturer A. Peter Bailey, a former associate editor of Ebony, is currently editor of Vital Issues: The Journal of African American Speeches. He can be reached at apeterb@verizon.net.
As for the Notre Dame speech, from a political perspective, President Obama blew a major opportunity, while the country and much of the world were watching and listening, to urge the students to pay close attention to what is happening around them today and to use their talents, resources and energy to avoid such mistakes in the future. He should have completely ignored the protestors and not even say the word "abortion." There is no middle ground with people who believe that abortion is murder.
I believe that Candidate Obama, who ran a near flawless election campaign, would have handled all three of these circumstances much more effectively than President Obama has.
Journalist/Lecturer A. Peter Bailey, a former associate editor of Ebony, is currently editor of Vital Issues: The Journal of African American Speeches. He can be reached at apeterb@verizon.net.
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F. Suggs
posted 6/01/09 @ 2:40 PM EST
Mr. Bailey,
I beg to differ with your opinion on Obama's political skills.
The sharp, political instincts that helped him win the Presidency of the United States are not slipping. (Continued…)
FSuggs
Frank Suggs
posted 6/01/09 @ 2:47 PM EST
Mr. Bailey,
I beg to differ with your opinion on Obama's political skills.
The sharp, political instincts that helped him win the Presidency of the United States are not slipping. (Continued…)
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