Do political gaffes matter?
I was about to say no.
But then I thought, "What would Rick Perry say?"
President Obama said on Friday that “the private sector is doing fine.” Was this "gaffe" taken out of context for cable news ratings?
Let's go to the tape and hear what he said in context-
Nope, I'm going to go with- he completely meant what he said, and he wasn't taken out of context. (As compared to, let's say, the Romney "gaffe," where he said he "likes to fire people." Watch the link, and you realize that that is only a gaffe when taken out of context. In context, I think what he said is something nearly every single American agrees with! We like being able to fire service providers who do a bad job and hire better ones!)
Now, President Obama would like us to believe he didn't mean what he said. And maybe he didn't. I mean, he only explained himself quite well for over a minute.
It's not like very specifically suggested that the people need to give more money to the government. Because that just sounds a little bit too much like Prince John and Robin Hood, doesn't it?
Do political gaffes matter?
"You betcha."
I was about to say no.
But then I thought, "What would Rick Perry say?"
President Obama said on Friday that “the private sector is doing fine.” Was this "gaffe" taken out of context for cable news ratings?
Let's go to the tape and hear what he said in context-
Nope, I'm going to go with- he completely meant what he said, and he wasn't taken out of context. (As compared to, let's say, the Romney "gaffe," where he said he "likes to fire people." Watch the link, and you realize that that is only a gaffe when taken out of context. In context, I think what he said is something nearly every single American agrees with! We like being able to fire service providers who do a bad job and hire better ones!)
Now, President Obama would like us to believe he didn't mean what he said. And maybe he didn't. I mean, he only explained himself quite well for over a minute.
It's not like very specifically suggested that the people need to give more money to the government. Because that just sounds a little bit too much like Prince John and Robin Hood, doesn't it?
Do political gaffes matter?
"You betcha."
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