Ace wrote:
Like the typical sort of blog-trolling, Obama is basically writing grabby, preposterous, eye-catching, false headlines. And as with the various outfits which practice trolling all day long, he doesn't expect to catch flack for his mangling of the facts for viral hits, because no one expects a Salon headline to be honest in the first place, and, increasingly, few expect honesty from a President, either.
As always, go and read the whole thing. However, while the linked article (and supporting articles by John Dickerson and Major Garrett suggest that this is basically a new tactic the President has brought to the national table, I believe that it is just the natural evolution from one embraced by former President Clinton:
They thought the election was over, the Republicans did. By the time it was over, our candidate had won the popular vote, and the only way they could win the election was to stop the voting in Florida. He did a great job.
Stop the voting?
How about stopping the selective recounting with shifting criteria? No, saying "stop the voting" was a cynical and deliberate misrepresentation, designed to delight his side and infuriate the other side.
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