Gaffe Master Obama acts like a dryer on the spin cycle trying to turn another stupid statement into gold with the fabled left-wing "nuance." He exhibits "Hope" that things would "Change" if everyone would just pretend that he knows what he is talking about but, just like the old fairy tale, it looks as though the emperor has no clothes.
"In An Interview With The New York Times, Obama Claimed "I Didn't Say That I Would Meet Unconditionally" With Hostile Leaders. (Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny, "Obama Seeks To Clarify His Disputed Comments On Diplomacy," The New York Times, 5/29/08)
But At A July 2007 Debate, Obama Announced He Would Personally Meet With Leaders Of Iran, North Korea, Syria And Other Hostile Nations "Without Precondition."
Question: "[W]ould you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea, in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?" ...
Obama: "I would. And the reason is this, that the notion that somehow not talking to countries is punishment to them -- which has been the guiding diplomatic principle of this administration - is ridiculous." (CNN/YouTube Democrat Presidential Candidate Debate, Charleston, SC, 7/23/07)
The Washington Post's Richard Cohen:
Obama's Change In Position Shows His "Inexperience And A Certain Worrisome Naivete" On National Security, As "He Might Not Have Realized Exactly What He Was Saying." "I attribute Obama's predicament to inexperience and a certain worrisome naivete. When he said he would personally negotiate with Iran (if he were president), he might not have realized exactly what he was saying." (Richard Cohen, Op-Ed, "Worldviews In Need Of Merger," The Washington Post, 5/27/08)"National Federation of Republican Women
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