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Ah, you think it's that simple, don't you? Of course he's going to highlight his "gutsy" decision to kill Bin Laden because it will help him avoid the big comparison to Jimmy Carter.
But notice what his campaign is actually doing. They're not just playing up the decision to get Bin Laden, they are also brazenly insinuating that Mitt Romney would not have made the same decision, an idea so insane that one must wonder why Obama is even bringing it up.
Because it gives his dog washers like Steve Chapman a reason to write nonsense like this:
Not only are there idiots who would compare the killing of Bin Laden with drafting a basketball player, there are idiots sitting there going, "yeah, Obama is just like the guy who chose Michael Jordan and Romney is like the guy who drafted Sam Bowie!" I doubt Steve Chapman would admit that drafting Hakeem Olajuwon was a bad decision, but that's beside his point.
None of these dangers were to Obama himself, only to his political career. Get that? His gutsy call was gutsy not because it could have gotten brave Americans killed but because it could have been devastating the the president's career.
And finally:
Bingo! This is why it's being used the way it is. They have to draw Romney into this so they can compare what Obama actually did with their characterization of what Romney would have done. Although it's completely nuts to think that Romney would not have gone after Bin Laden at the risk of his image, all that matters is that the Obama campaign controls this issue for maximum effect. It's not enough to just make Obama look good, they have to also make Romney look bad.
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But notice what his campaign is actually doing. They're not just playing up the decision to get Bin Laden, they are also brazenly insinuating that Mitt Romney would not have made the same decision, an idea so insane that one must wonder why Obama is even bringing it up.
Because it gives his dog washers like Steve Chapman a reason to write nonsense like this:
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Mitt Romney scoffs at the notion that Barack Obama displayed admirable leadership in ordering the raid that killed Osama bin Laden a year ago. "Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order," he said, which suggests it was an easy, obvious decision -- like drafting Michael Jordan first in the NBA draft.
But Jordan wasn't the first pick in the 1984 draft. He was the third, proof that decisions that look like a slam dunk in hindsight have to be made without knowledge of how they'll turn out.
But Jordan wasn't the first pick in the 1984 draft. He was the third, proof that decisions that look like a slam dunk in hindsight have to be made without knowledge of how they'll turn out.
Not only are there idiots who would compare the killing of Bin Laden with drafting a basketball player, there are idiots sitting there going, "yeah, Obama is just like the guy who chose Michael Jordan and Romney is like the guy who drafted Sam Bowie!" I doubt Steve Chapman would admit that drafting Hakeem Olajuwon was a bad decision, but that's beside his point.
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There were grave dangers in undertaking it. Navy Seals could have been trapped and killed. Their helicopters could have been shot down before or after they arrived. They could have wound up in close combat with Pakistani forces. Bin Laden could have escaped.
None of these dangers were to Obama himself, only to his political career. Get that? His gutsy call was gutsy not because it could have gotten brave Americans killed but because it could have been devastating the the president's career.
And finally:
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Robert Gates, who was not only Obama's defense secretary but George W. Bush's, has said, "I worked for a lot of these guys and this is one of the most courageous calls -- decisions -- that I think I've ever seen a president make." Dismissing it has to be one of the most revealing that Romney has made.
Bingo! This is why it's being used the way it is. They have to draw Romney into this so they can compare what Obama actually did with their characterization of what Romney would have done. Although it's completely nuts to think that Romney would not have gone after Bin Laden at the risk of his image, all that matters is that the Obama campaign controls this issue for maximum effect. It's not enough to just make Obama look good, they have to also make Romney look bad.
In my opinion...
My Mind is Clean
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That's what we should be asking Bill Clinton!
JimNEPA, on 01 May 2012 - 07:38 AM, said:
Part of the plan is to put Obama and Clinton side by side for comparison. Clinton has nothing to lose and will probably get some not so little perk out of it.
Taliesin, on 01 May 2012 - 03:33 PM, said:
They're going to be pulling anything out that in any way shape or form help them in the election. Now that Obama knows who is opponent is, it's time to go full-throttle.