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tater · 05-04-11, 05:42 PM

I'd expect a huge bounce, actually, he is POTUS and they got Bin Laden. Huge.

That said, for his opponents, they have to be heartened by the way they are wrecking the narrative daily.

From a purely political standpoint, he'd have done better to announce it with less fanfare and backstory (I thought his speech was pretty lousy), and more matter of fact info—"We found him, we planned an attack, executed the attack, and the Seals took out the trash. Next in AQ line, is next in line for the same treatment." Then release photos. Have made sure that everyone speaking is on the same page as to what went down, etc.

This is looking like a badly planned media event, and might hurt the longevity of his bounce IMO. Good on him for OKing it, but yeesh, manage the thing better.

05-04-11, 05:42 PM	#5
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I'd expect a huge bounce, actually, he is POTUS and they got Bin Laden. Huge. That said, for his opponents, they have to be heartened by the way they are wrecking the narrative daily. From a purely political standpoint, he'd have done better to announce it with less fanfare and backstory (I thought his speech was pretty lousy), and more matter of fact info—"We found him, we planned an attack, executed the attack, and the Seals took out the trash. Next in AQ line, is next in line for the same treatment." Then release photos. Have made sure that everyone speaking is on the same page as to what went down, etc. This is looking like a badly planned media event, and might hurt the longevity of his bounce IMO. Good on him for OKing it, but yeesh, manage the thing better. __________________ "Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." — Thomas Paine