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Ellen Ratner breaks down the coverage of the media on the death of bin Laden and Obama's fundraising
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There at it and we expect cal at Thomas talked a little bit about this yesterday.
But the media has really questioned.
Obama is wisdom for -- ban -- Laden's death.
It's odd because the media actually didn't did not react the same -- when George Bush's supporters.
It talked about is capturing Saddam Hussein.
And if Kerry would have gotten sang but also so -- -- it's been a little unfair to the president in that way but also.
I know what is really pointing out that Hillary Clinton called Obama night he after he proposed a raid in 2008.
And of course this is interesting because a lot of people are talking about her running for president in 2006.
T.
So that's that's kind of interest in the other thing is is that.
There has been some of some stuff on the right basically saying.
A well okay let's give them credit for this but talk on the rest of his foreign policy isn't so good so again it's beauty is in the eyes of the -- holder.
He's being criticized for his.
To take on on Israel on some other things and some people are giving him credit for that so I I it's it's kind of like a mirage.
As to who you're looking at typical way politics works right but it's so -- it's also like six blind man and me and the elephant in depending on who knew we'd.
Nobody in my view has really given a very full perspective on.
Where was George Bush on -- wow where is Hillary Clinton on this where is the president on it I think it's.
The sort of interesting.
-- Hillary Clinton.
Call him like he was sitting in the same room with him while it's happening and I think that it's true that he probably what's ninety pre game you know sitting in the Oval Office.
But it is interesting.
George Bush met with a bunch of talk show hosts.
About a week before he left the presidency.
And it was off the record but of course he's not present anymore so it's not a big concern and basically what -- sand was.
Attack I was not one of the people there was reported to me by two people who were there.
That he basically said hey folks out when he gets all the data I -- That he is going to be another way to presidents elects do get a lot of data when he gets all the data but they don't get everything.
When he gets all the data that I guess he's going to be just like me essentially what he's and I guess I just starting to stir okay as a whole and it kind of talent because I -- -- hovers ahead.
Ed it was because while down playing any of any commentary on -- Well I.
You know -- candidate Obama it is slightly different than President Obama and spend some of that impact they believe is some of the classified information that only the president.
President Bush was referred to only that information.
Changed his mind that the difference here is.
Is that when you're faced with that key decision.
-- it to go into Pakistan and -- and kill Osama bin Laden of President Obama did it.
He deserves his -- The balance of the foreign policy so as it -- -- the way from Israel I think will be a fatal mistake particularly in the state.
Like Florida where had a significant portion of Jewish vote can make a difference.
And and and the way he's handled the Middle East is is it just -- and there's a lot to discuss and debate.
And and there's a lot of disagreement about his approach toward I ran.
And Syria.
And even Libya and and I think all that can get -- out whether or not we should have withdrawn.
Fully and completely.
From Iraq is another issue that is subject to debate mean after all.
We give a lot of blood and treasure.
To Iraq and then left it to -- so that so the question.
There are questions there that are legitimate.
Policy questions and legitimate to the political debate.
-- okay well.
That's accidents and he's perspective I -- know it's our second buys fresh topic I can't highlight -- by fast topical OK so I'm a very respected journalist and then my friend Martha Kumar just emailed me and said he's very respected.
-- came out and said that Barack Obama has held more reelection fund raising events.
Then every elected presidents and Richard Nixon combined.
And we convince Richard Nixon peak buying off everybody since -- now there's an interesting copy at.
And it's the only present 35 years to visit every electoral battleground state in its first year in office now.
Won the White House will tell you and I've heard this that.
In fact battleground states have changed and now more states are coming into play so.
That's that's number one.
But number two in the olden days and I was -- -- It in the olden days what they used to do -- before.
At George Bush before all and the problems with.
Monica Lewinsky and everything.
Is that and the waves records and all that.
Is that they used to invite big donors to events at the White House and then the Democratic National Committee or the Republican National Committee would call and ask.
For money now these people don't get invited to the White House so the question.
Really is.
Are they having more fun races or they just using because they can't use the White House in quite the way they used it before.
Are they using it in a different way and that's really what the press needs to -- have let's have add comment on that.
Now that this president is the most political president mean.
There's a lot that that that he could be talking about but he spends a lot of time on the campaign trail mean there's no mistake.
From his campaign.
I don't see the difference between his administration.
And his campaign staff.
His schedule is based around politics his comments even with the prime minister of Japan.
With respect to that Romney and ended the death of Osama -- laden.
-- yesterday it was politicized.
I mean.
Really and this this is a president who is politics first and then governor you don't.
Look I just -- it staffing here because what we really do is -- fashion what we're really do is talk about the media and the fact is is this has nothing I mean you can go with here he's the most Republican and his staff and all that the fact is we're really looking know here.
At the media and how it deals with things and -- criticism.
Is that the media also needs to look into the various.
Guests that were in the White House before they took the White House off the map it's a very interesting discussion I don't know how it's gonna turn out.
I don't know whether this president is more.
Is more.
Right it is more a political on this I just know that that has changed in terms of the white the way the White House has been used and I want the media to explore a -- -- Is that -- ultimately it's good it's barbecue -- rusty definitely.
He he's.
In the White House every time we see him in the white house on TV he looks presidential subtly.
It influences people's -- he's gonna -- -- White House back from what everybody has got at the question is really looking act how the fund raising has been done and since it's changed.
It's very hard took.
Compare apples and -- ladies and gentlemen we have to say goodbye to you today Allen thanks for coming I -- like hey Eric good to see you again and again thanks for joining us in the view of Miami bureau going.
-- on the beach or something.
