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ANALYSIS

He Can't Say It Like He Wants to Anymore

By Harry Kimball| Posted Jul 27, 09 2:00 PM CDT|

(Newser) – President Obama has backed off a bit on his “acted stupidly” comments concerning the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates, saying they were not properly “calibrated.” But, aides say, it “was not a slip of the tongue,” Peter Baker writes in the New York Times. “Obama said what he wanted to say. The question is whether presidents can really do that.”

Experts agree that in the Oval Office, loose lips sink issues. “They want to be genuine,” says Bush spokesman Ari Fleischer. “But there’s the recognition that you’re no longer able to muse the way you’re used to.” Already, President Obama has offended Special Olympians and Nancy Reagan. The Gates issue “got a little personal,” erstwhile adviser John Podesta says, “and I suspect we won’t see that happen again."

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The fact of the matter is he’s a human being. As gifted and bright and disciplined as he is, every once in a while, he doesn’t use words exactly as he intended. - David Axelrod, on President Obama

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Jayster999
Jul 27, 09 2:10 PM CDT

Haw. Haw. All the commie-libs here whined about my post last week that basically said the same thing. Barry slipped up an said what was on his little racist mind before his handlers could tone him down. It would be interesting to hear him rant about race when the cameras aren't rolling and the crowds aren't around. BO is a hater, sad but true. Reply

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kokuaguy
Jul 27, 09 4:39 PM CDT

You said nothing close to this, Jayser, and your intolerance is illustrated by calling all those who disagree with you "commie", just as your prejudice and biases (I won't call you racist though I suspect your are) are revealed when you call Barak Obama "racist.")

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anchower
Jul 27, 09 8:05 PM CDT

I will call him a racist because he so obviously is one.

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BackAgain
Jul 28, 09 7:11 AM CDT

Thanks Jayster!

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TerrifiedCitizen
Jul 27, 09 2:22 PM CDT

All people are degrees of imperfection; but have the capacity to be better people if they work on it. Reply

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Deebles
Jul 27, 09 5:20 PM CDT

Talk about hitting one out of the ballpark, Terrified. Just people, trying to do right, sometimes failing and sometimes not. Lovely.

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QueenAlli
Jul 27, 09 2:39 PM CDT

When has Obama ever been able to say it like he wants to? When? During the primaries, the general election? How about when he was a US Senator? In fact, when has any public figure been able to say it like they want to? With the exception of people like Michele Bachmann who built their reputations on being crazy, of course. Reply

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Jayster999
Jul 27, 09 2:52 PM CDT

He says it like he wants to when no "crackers" are around.

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Reader60610265
Jul 27, 09 4:17 PM CDT

someone gets it .thank you

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anchower
Jul 27, 09 8:06 PM CDT

How would you know, "cracker"?

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littleoopie
Jul 27, 09 2:56 PM CDT

I doubt that, remember the piece where Jesse Jackson talked about cutting off his balls? I think it's about time for people to start saying what they think. I agree with Obama in the first place--the policeman, for whatever reason, acted stupidly. So did the professor for being so aggressive. I think it's refreshing for a politician to tell it like it is. Reply

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littleoopie
Jul 27, 09 2:57 PM CDT

BTW that was @ Jayster999

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Jayster999
Jul 27, 09 3:25 PM CDT

Liberal fascists, communists and the like feel obligated to quash dissent. They already control the media, Hollywood, academia and public opinion. It really burns them up that there are a few who know their game and call them on it.

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Reader60610265
Jul 27, 09 4:20 PM CDT

missed reading about liberal fascist, good touch adding communist . thanks

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Deebles
Jul 27, 09 5:47 PM CDT

Now you just give yourself away. How many people are you Corona? Speech and syntax is all we have here, bud. How do you go from someone who stuck to simple sentences with external punctuation to someone writing complex- compound sentences with internal punctuation? I may disagree with you on your word meanings--never your position. But, I didn't seek help elsewhere,

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Deebles
Jul 27, 09 6:12 PM CDT

No. Ann Coulter. Nobody controls the media. But you make soooo much money writing books and giving speeches to the contrary. That Conservatives who used to have a valuable agenda tossed it to a skinny blond in a short skirt who realized that she could make more money being ultra-conservative (about 15 years ago) is beyond sad. I might be middle-of -the- road but I'm not paying for some idiot"s bikini wax. Long live the dried up, never- married has no family, but yet sucks you people in. Liberal Fascist--the title of a book that makes her more money every day than you could dream of. Pawns--you want to be one forever?

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Timinator2K
Jul 27, 09 3:21 PM CDT

Politicians are genetically programmed NOT to ever say what they really think...then they wouldn't be our infallible Superhero Politicians. Of course, these slip-ups do happen...Nixon openly condemning Chucky Manson, etc. Reply

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Kookey90
Jul 27, 09 5:29 PM CDT

Obama, Welcome to the wonder world of the presidency where every single word you say is scrutinized. How dare you think that you can call a bunch of cops stupid in front of the media and not get some kind of backlash. I’m disappointed in you; hopefully you’ll get better with time – Lesson learned : Remember, Think before you open your mouth. Reply

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Deebles
Jul 27, 09 5:55 PM CDT

Again,so Kookey who never used a semicolon especially in front of a coordinate adverb is still the same Kookey? And the colon? Please, agendas that require help are not your own. Get it? Reply

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BackAgain
Jul 28, 09 7:16 AM CDT

How could this happen? Did the "Teleprompter" go on strike for health benefits? Reply

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cornelison
Jul 28, 09 7:49 AM CDT

Let's hear the facts before we criticize anyone. Reply

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