One Freudian slip after another in the Obama campaign.

Troke

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http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=4A670F03-3048-5C12-002034DF88C14E66

AMMAN, Jordan – Democrat Barack Obama’s entire traveling campaign apparatus is in place. He will speak Thursday at an historic site in Berlin that could draw tens of thousands of spectators. And chief campaign strategist David Axelrod might even assemble film crews to gather footage of it, possibly for a TV commercial.

But senior aides engaged in a bit of rhetorical gymnastics Tuesday as they faced reporters who questioned their resistance to acknowledging the political aspects of Obama’s week-long, high-profile tour against the backdrop of an intense American presidential campaign.

At a morning background briefing, reporters parried with senior advisers on the characterization of Obama’s speech Thursday in Berlin as a campaign rally. The outdoor speech at the Victory Column could draw thousands of people, similar to the size of Obama events in the United States.

“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.

For days, campaign advisers have attempted to present the trip as a listening tour with key leaders who Obama said he expects to forge relationships with for years to come. But the extent of the stagecraft and planning makes it hard to ignore that the campaign, long intent on positioning Obama as commander-in-chief material, has its eye on a much broader audience.

Yet, a campaign aide at the briefing said the Berlin speech “is not for campaign purposes.”

“I don’t think the fact that large numbers of people gather to hear a speech makes it a campaign speech,” the aide said. “The substance of what he addresses is what’s important. And what he is addressing has nothing to do with campaigns. It has to do with his view of where we are today in the world.”

Aides suggested the speech would not target Republican John McCain, but might draw contrasts with President Bush’s policies.

When pressed by reporters, aides could not rule out that the campaign might use a film crew to shoot footage for an ad.

After the briefing, Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki offered a statement from Axelrod to reporters: “The answer is that, of course, any event outside of a (congressional delegation trip) is a campaign event. But it is not a political rally. He will not engage his American political opponents. It is a speech to our allies and the people of Europe and the world. And as such, we wanted it to be open to the public and not just invited guests.”

"...“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..."


Well, gee, Obama has acted is if he was the POTUS, now his staff too?
 

Publius

TB Fanatic
People do not see all the bad things he had done as a senator, and this campaign run for the whitehouse we have two very corrupted people that should not be aloud to be president, and one of them was even convicted of a federal crime! Part of the cheating 5, whan at the same time we had the BCCI banking Crime.
 

Harbinger

Veteran Member
It is a speech to our allies and the people of Europe and the world.

Isn't that a little odd! Does he have Sanhedrin roots???? Don't recall Bush or any other president addressing the world during their campaign....

"...“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..."


Does this not sound a little like preplanning??? I guess the gooberment already has the candidate elected for office behind the citizen's backs! :shr::kk2:
 

Troke

On TB every waking moment
"...Does this not sound a little like preplanning??? I guess the gooberment already has the candidate elected for office behind the citizen's backs.."

Uh....that senior foriegn policy adviser is a member of Obama's staff, not the State Dept.
 

bobpick

Inactive
My favorite gaffe is when he said that he has been to 57 states. There are 57 ISLAMIC states.

"Curse you Freud!!"
-B. Hussein Obama
 
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