“It is not going to be a political speech,” said a senior foreign policy adviser, who spoke to reporters on background. “When the president of the United States goes and gives a speech, it is not a political speech or a political rally.”But he is not president of the United States,“ a reporter reminded the adviser.
”He is going to talk about the issues as an individual … not as a candidate, but as an individual, as a senator,“ the adviser added.
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This is pretty funny. First, I would argue that pretty much every time the sitting President of the United States opens his mouth it’s a political speech. The Press sure seems to think so.
Second, which is it? Is Mr. Obama speaking as the President, an individual or as a senator? Each is significantly different though some might argue that speaking as a senator is similar to speaking as the president. It is a commentary on the senior foreign policy adviser that s/he does not seem to appreciate the difference or even that there is a difference. The initial example is, in my opinion, enlightening in that it shows the frame of mind from which the adviser is approaching this campaign trip.
aloha
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