Obama Camp: White House Has Talking Points Confused - Acknowledged that Obama was target of speech

[jefferson_dem]

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This video clip is from yesterday...before the White House adjusted their position to "why would Obama think we were talking about him <gasp>."

Obama Camp: White House Has Its Talking Points Confused
16 May 2008 01:44 pm

Though White House aide Ed Gillespie said the target, if there was a target, of President Bush's speech yesterday was Jimmy Carter, Obama spokesman Bill Burton passed along two "crystal clear examples" of the White House saying that the speech was intended to suggest, without naming, Barack Obama. The examples are laundered through the brains of two very well respected White House correspondents.

NBC (John Yang): Speaking on background, a senior administration official says the president's language to anyone -- the official specifically mentioned Obama and former President Jimmy Carter's suggestion that the U.S. talk to Hamas -- who has suggested engaging with rogue states or terrorist groups without first getting some leverage.

CNN (Ed Henry): While the words Barack Obama were never used White House aides privately admit the President referring not just to Barack Obama but other Democrats like Jimmy Carter, for example, who has recently suggested himself has sat down with Hamas leaders and has suggested that the U.S. government to should sit down with Hamas. So, the inference is clear. Although the President didn't name names, administration officials are privately acknowledging this was a shot at Barack Obama and other Democrats.

With respect: Gillespie and Dana Perino are ... contradicting the SAOs who briefed Ed Henry and John Yang. SAOs tend to be more forthcoming. Make of it what you will.

http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/05/obama_camp_white_house_has_its.php

[Ned_Devine]

1. Ed henry's answer to why Bush said it should have been,...

..."Well, that's because everything that this idiot does is cynically politically motivated. You see, he doesn't actually know what he is talking about, but he knows that if he throws around buzz words and catch phrases, and just overall fear-mongers, that he will scare voters into voting against their best interests."

[Aloha Spirit]

2. After all these years, Bush still has it. He can still make me shout at the PC.

[balantz]

3. With his family lineage

well known to have fingers in Nazi Germany he has the gall to compare the "goodness" of his cause to the Nazi regime.

And how can those there actually listen to him? His family were chummin' with the Nazis for God's sake!

Just what the hell is going on here?

What a f**king outrage!

What a tragic comedy all of this is to watch!