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Why is Obama not being asked tough/obvious questions

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  • #52
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,502 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Lyric Thousands Valor wrote: »
    Also, it didn't stop him from publicly weighing in on the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case.

    Different issue. The President holds no authority of rank when it comes to the civilian structure, unlike the the military hierarchy.


  • #53
    Jonny7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,696 ✭✭✭Jonny7


    Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »
    2. But he is still responsible for a huge increase in drone strikes, the fact that no US soldiers are being killed in this action is something that I can see working in his favour in the US, but why are the Irish media so quiet about it. The fact is he is dropping bombs on places other than Afghanistan and Iraq and no one seems to give a damn

    The drones are targeting militants who are attacking US/NATO forces, fledging Afghan forces and large numbers of civilians in NW Pakistan and outlying regions. From a cold technical point of view - of all the weapons available to US and Pakistan forces, the drones are ironically the most accurate and relatively cause the least innocent deaths and injuries.


  • #54
    karkhanas
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭karkhanas


    There are very, very few differences between Obama and Bush. In Ireland our media is still hung up on any hint of an 'Irish Connection', one needs only look at the fawning deference shown to such a foul person as JFK, a womanising, lying, cheating charlatan. But none of that matters, like Obama, he has the most important characteristic to sell papers, an Irish connection.

    What 'change' has Obama really brought to the US or the world stage?

    I for one find him to be particularly reprehensible, especially in light of the NSA scandal and his involvement in the Treyvon Martin case, he proven himself to be as ham fisted and as dismissive of peoples rights and feelings as Bush ever was.

    Can we have a President who has better PR skills than the last one but has very little difference with him?

    Yes. We can.


  • #55
    v638sg7k1a92bx
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    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Different issue. The President holds no authority of rank when it comes to the civilian structure, unlike the the military hierarchy.

    Exactly, he has no place weighing in on a criminal trial before. Could potentially contaminate the Jury pool before the trial has started.


  • #56
    Jonny7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,696 ✭✭✭Jonny7


    karkhanas wrote: »
    There are very, very few differences between Obama and Bush. In Ireland our media is still hung up on any hint of an 'Irish Connection', one needs only look at the fawning deference shown to such a foul person as JFK, a womanising, lying, cheating charlatan. But none of that matters, like Obama, he has the most important characteristic to sell papers, an Irish connection.

    What 'change' has Obama really brought to the US or the world stage?

    I for one find him to be particularly reprehensible, especially in light of the NSA scandal and his involvement in the Treyvon Martin case, he proven himself to be as ham fisted and as dismissive of peoples rights and feelings as Bush ever was.

    Can we have a President who has better PR skills than the last one but has very little difference with him?

    Yes. We can.

    The Irish connection? he must have a world connection because he polls relatively high virtually everywhere.

    He's popular in Ireland because people generally see him as a decent president (despite recent setbacks) and he is not really comparable to George W who was universally unpopular.

    Clinton was also a womaniser but he left office with the highest rating of any US president.


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