 |
| ||
|
||||||||
|
« Mr. President, sir: You are no gentleman |
Blog Home Page
| Obama needs a history lesson on Israel »
March 20, 2010 Media ignoring Obama 'gotchya moment' from Fox News interview
When Charlie Gibson interviewed then Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and asked her about the "Bush Doctrine," it was apparent that she had been stumped by the question. The newbie "national" politician's answer revealed a weakness in her understanding of President Bush's national security policy.
Palin's response of, "In what respect?" was blood in the water for Gibson. Intent on pursuing Palin's weakness on the subject, Gibson immediately asked, "Well, what do you interpret it to be?" Palin went on to beat around the bush (pun intended) and never answered Gibson's question. Charlie Gibson got exactly what he had hoped for from the Palin interview and delivered a potent "gotcha" moment for the liberal media to highlight at every chance they could get - which turned out to be every time they opened their mouths until election day. Bret Baier of Fox News delivered a similar "gotcha" moment in his interview with President Obama earlier this week. In a line of questions about "special deals" in the health care bill, President Obama answered that he knew, "...what was in and what was not in" the health care bill. Baier immediately asked the President, "Is Connecticut in?" President Obama's answer of, "Connecticut, what are you specifically referring to?" should be a stark reminder to everyone - especially the media - that President Obama isn't always the smartest person in the room. Taking a page from the Gibson book on interviewing, Baird's immediate follow-up question to the president was, "The $100 million for the hospital?" Inheriting Sarah Palin's strategy on answering questions you don't know the answer to, President Obama proceeded to beat around the bush (pun intended again), proving beyond a doubt, that he doesn't really know what's in the health care bill. So where is all the mainstream media coverage of that "gotcha" moment with the smartest person ever elected President of the United States of America? Neil Braithwaite writes political commentary and satire and is a regular contributor to PoliticalDerby.com. |
Recent Articles
Blog Posts
|
|
Share
