The other day George Stephanopoulos of ABC News had the temerity to ask President Obama his response to criticism from Sarah Palin on his new nuclear policy. In his typical haughty way he said:
“Because last I checked,” he added, “Sarah Palin’s not much of an expert on nuclear issues.”
A child on the playground, as Ms. Palin explained, understands nuclear deterrence better than this president. Tell a child that you can punch me in the nose and I won’t strike back and you’re asking for trouble. How far along has President Obama’s “let’s all be friends” initiative gotten us? He is reduced to scolding Iran and saying “this time we really, really mean it,” while Ahmadinejad snickers in his sleeve.
The Turning Tide
Rasmussen has added a feature to go along with their Daily Presidential poll that measures favorability of media reports on President Obama. What struck me when I looked at them today was that the favorable had dropped below 50%. Uh-oh, Mr. President, call your office. If he loses the lame stream media, stick a fork in his presidency, it’s done.
The left is gathering a circular firing squad and first up is Mr. Stephanopoulos himself, as indicated by this account:
“In effect,” wrote Steven Benen of The Washington Monthly, “the ‘GMA’ host was saying, “Some conspicuously unintelligent right-wing media personality said something stupid about a subject she knows nothing about. Mr. President, how do you respond?”
However, Stephanopoulos was having none of it, responding:
“Whatever Steve thinks of Sarah Palin,” he wrote, “she’s a former VP candidate — and potential challenger to President Obama — with a strong following in the GOP. She made a pointed critique of a new Presidential policy. By asking the President for his response, I was doing my job.”
Wow, impertinent questions for President Obama and respect for Sarah Palin, coming from the lame stream media. This could get very interesting.
