This has been the motto of the administration almost since their start. I hate to say it but at the same time I can't help but wonder if it isn't true that Obama is not taking or planning on taking advantage of the Gulf Crisis.
It was unexpected and at this point is becoming unwelcome. I believe Obama waited on doing anything about it at first because he was considering how he might use the crisis. I hate to be so cynical, but I wonder if he wasn't thinking it really doesn't matter if it gets worse as he'll find something to use it for and to just let it go until he thinks of some way to use it.
The problem was that he couldn't find any way to spin it except to stop any more drilling, which will hurt our economy, and for his crap and trade policies. I think he was hoping to find something much bigger to use it for and may yet be hoping to that end.
Now he has the issue with the Israeli issue and the "freedom flotilla". As with most crisis or even things that aren't a crisis but might be turned into one he has stayed quiet to see where things will fall. He doesn't want to accuse or condemn only Israel,, but he seems to feel that as long as he mentions them first almost no one will hear the part about Hamas.
He finally came out with his condemnation of Israel about what had happened. Once again what he has to say is that he strongly disapproves but that he doesn't really have all the facts. Does this sound familiar? Remember a certain black professor and white cop? Obama condemned that as well without all of the facts. He has done the same with the Arizona immigration law. This actually seems to be a pattern for Obama.
So far he has been able to put all his own spin on each of these situations because he controls so much of the media. Clearly all of the media with the possible exception of Fox News are lapdogs of the president and they are almost proud of the fact.
Part of using any crisis is control what people hear and how they hear it. CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and all the other news outlets are afraid, unwilling or complicit with the president and report what he wants them too. Though it is not a 100% effective this kind of propaganda over time does have its affects. It is much like self fulfilling prophecy. The people hear what is being said and from this feel free to act upon it since they think everyone else is doing the same thing.
The crisis in the Gulf now seems to be getting even out of Obama's ability to control the media. It's a big story that they don't want to miss and the fact that he doesn't have much to say about it doesn't help. They can't spin his inaction, they can't spin words he's not uttering and he refuses to say anything since he doesn't seem to know what to say.
Some have said this might be Obama's Waterloo, but I doubt this will be the case. They said the same thing about Obamacare, but through pressure and intimidation he managed to turn that around. He has the ability to turn a lot of things around through power and intimidation and I would not put this past him either.
People need to seriously consider the things being said in the news and realize they are not getting a lot of the news.
For some reason the following video was never shown on a single TV station anywhere, even Fox News though it is certainly newsworthy.
The above video is just another example of how much control the White House exercises over the media and what we all see. I can only hope many get a chance to see this and understand it for what it is.
Even the Russians have no respect for Obama though I'm fairly sure that even this situation had no effect on him.
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