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Professor Bromwich, I appreciate metaphors and see their value when communicating concepts and ideas. But honestly, sometimes a cookie is just a cookie.
Regarding VP Biden's words and their meaning: Biden is probably the most straight-forward politician...if not individual...I know. When he communicates, he is refreshingly honest and one rarely, if ever, need second-guess his meaning. He is the world's "anti-B.S.er."
So, when Joe Biden says something is a cookie, I know it is indeed, a cookie.
;-)
One of Biden's great strengths - his unique ability to speak the truth with candor and wisdom - is also his weakness...only in the sense that most of the media and blogosphere interpret much of what he says through a thick prism of political cynicism and, as a result, fail to understand the truth he speaks.
Senator Biden was the only 2008 presidential candidate who said, in no uncertain terms - during a primary debate - that "military action in Iran is OFF the table". He was the only candidate who could say that and back it up with impeccable and unimpeachable credentials. He also made it clear, after he had withdrawn from the presidential campaign, that if President Bush initiated any sort of military action against Iran without Congressional support ( which, of course, President Bush would not receive) he would, in his capacity as Senator and chairman of the foreign relations committee, initiate impeachment proceedings.
Foreign policy is a complicated subject. Too many of us do not fully appreciate the complexity and interrelatedness of these issues and we know nothing compared to what Vice President Biden knows. Biden's recent statements on Iran were profound and their meaning was completely lost on the media.
Why is it so difficult to understand what Vice President Biden is saying and yet so easy to put words into his mouth, not to mention take his words completely out of context, to suggest he said something he undoubted never even thought? Professor Bromwich
...should know better.
Very well stated, Liz, but more important, no truer words could be written. Thank you for articulating the frustration many of us feel when we see total misinterpretation of VP Biden's words and concept, generally done because of inappropriate fact-checking, or complete lack of it.
I wish to correct you in one way; in perusing other blogs, Professor Bromwich may be in the minority with regards to interpretation of Mr. Biden's words, or rather their meaning. This time, and I dearly hope we will experience a sea change, I believe the majority of the public...every day people...understood quite clearly what VP Joe Biden said and meant.
Your words were good to read. Thank you ;-)
Wasn't this what everyone that hadn't succumbed and swooned during the campaign was saying? And didn't we get pretty much get beaten up by all of his enraptured supporters calling us haters and other charming epithets? Back then, we got directed to his website as if it was Nexus Lexus where we could find the answer to ALL of our questions. Well, I went to the website and I didn't find the definitive answers I was looking for. I called and canvassed for Mr. Obama because he was so much better than the other guy, but I was still concerned. His FISA vote, his continuation of DADT and his AG's despicable defense of DOMA and his continuation of the Bush Imperial Presidency replete with secrecy and leaving our Constitution in shreds have not eased my concerns. Mr. Obama is very smart guy, there is no doubt of that, and he's clearly a politician of exceptional skill. But, if he doesn't start to govern in the way that he set our expectations that he would govern, he's going to get a big surprise come the next election.
"People may doubt what you say, but believe what you do."
Folks have to ignore the rhetoric and focus on what the man does/does not do. One thing Obama is is that he is transparent---what you see is what you get. If folks think he is somehow going to change course, then they want to see what is not there. But hope springs eternal, so why not give it a shot?
I do hope that Obama's point men on all things Economics, Summers and Geithner, deliver fiscal salvation, because if they don't then we will have to pay Hell for years on end.
It's transparently a rehearsed 'slip' designed to turn up the heat on Iran by signalling to the Iranian leadership that itshould not be counting the US to hold Israel at bay.
Thus, Obama's the good cop and Netanyahu's the bad cop. If Iran doesn't play ball with Barack, he's letting them know that they'll end up dealing with Bibi.
My thoughts exactly.
And on the issue of the torture scandal, Obama had a chance to stand tall and demonstrate moral leadership, which is expected of the president. Instead, he looked at it as a political issue and swept it under the carpet, saying he wanted to move forward, not backward. That was a major failure of Obama to show leadership. In the campaign, Obama said he would be a listener. Yes, he's listening, but to political operatives like Rahm Emanuel rather than to the American people.
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