CBS’ Mark Knoller zinged, perhaps unintentionally, President Obama for his predictable, and shameful, “phony scandal” swipes. Distract! Distract like the wind! No matter if that means diminishing, say, the lives of four dead American. Benghazi is a “phony scandal” too, you see.
President Obama is speechifying it up today in Buffalo, N.Y. Knoller tweet-reported the speech:
Pres Obama back on bus (owned by US Secret Service) en route Univ of Buffalo. (Pool photo by Scott Horsley, NPR) pic.twitter.com/S4VE75o07F
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Beginning speech in Buffalo, Pres mixes up names of local mayor and Congressman. "This is what happens when you get to be 52 years old."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Doh!
@markknoller was his teleprompter not working?
— ThisMomTweets (@Jary798) August 22, 2013
“Phony scandals” was missing too, evidently.
Noting its move-in day at campus dorms, POTUS thanks students for taking time away from setting up futons and mini-fridges.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
By my count, this is Pres Obama's 2nd visit to Buffalo, 36th visit to NYS.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Knoller always keeps tallies. Mary Katharine Ham gave him a good-natured ribbing about that Wednesday night.
https://twitter.com/chuck_dizzle/status/370568111767822337
Heh.
In slam at Congressional Republicans, Pres Obama said "we cant afford usual circus of distractions and political posturing."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
The “phony scandals” line was missing from that delusional Obama jab.
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Pres Obama notes that in same time period in which family incomes have risen 16%, college costs have gone up 250%.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Pres Obama says not enough colleges focusing on cutting costs. Says that "sticks it" to students, families and taxpayers.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
"We’ve got a crisis on college affordability and student debt," the president tells students at Univ at Buffalo.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Pres Obama says "higher education cannot be a luxury." He calls it an "economic imperative."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 22, 2013
Sigh. Same old, same old.
Knoller is continuing to live-tweet the speech, but can he top the “phony scandals” wisecrack? We’ll see!
Editor’s note: The title of this post was amended.
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