Yesterday Bret Baier of Fox News did an interview with President Obama’s senior advisor, David Axelrod. I thought it was a devastating one for Mr. Axelrod.
Now Axelrod may well be a bright fellow for all I know. But he comes across as rather dull and insipid in this exchange. If that judgment seems overly harsh, see for yourself what Axelrod says on the Keystone Pipeline (he blames Republicans for “rushing the decisions”), the failure of Senate Democrats to pass a budget for the last three years (he blamed it on something called the “theater of politics”), and on not returning the $1 million donation by Bill Maher despite his vicious assault on conservative women (he doesn’t really offer an explanation).
I understand that some decisions are impossible to defend. But one might expect the top political aide for the president to at least offer some serious counterarguments and a plausible defense of his administration’s policies. But we saw none of that. What was on display was a third-rate political hack trying to bluff his way through an interview. It bordered on being embarrassing.
I should add that one cans see how wholly unprepared Mr. Axelrod is for an interview that actually asks of him tough questions. He’s clearly used to being pampered by people like MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, and it shows.
If this interview reflects the precision and professionalism of Team Obama, then this election might be easer for the GOP to win than I had imagined.
It’s clear to me that when it comes to substance and governing knowledge and ability, the president isn’t the only one in over his head; so is his senior political adviser.
I got 3/4 way through. I don't see it the way you did. Axe kept to his talking points and Bret made few points of his own. That being said Axe must be a narcissist like his boss. He's a terrible spiokesman who seem more than a lttle whiny. Who could listen to an interview with him? n nHe's probably brighter than his boss who talks in nothing except cliches, talking points and has never shown an inking of a sense of humor. I agree, they ought to be be easy to beat except for contuinual unenforced errors from the big mouths in the Romney campaign. Fire the Etch a Sketch dude.
Yeah – you weren't supposed to ask questions of the Naked Emperor. He's busy holding his head so high he can fill his nostrils with rain water – when it isn't full of something else all together!
Yes, liberal/left-wing policies and attitudes have become so nonsensical that they cannot even be defended anymore.