At a Friday afternoon press conference, President Obama expressed a growing frustration with his critics and their — in Obama’s words — “half-baked ideas” on how he should deal with Syria:
When you hear "half-baked ideas" on Syria, @POTUS challenges to ask: what would you do, how would you fund it, and how would you sustain it?
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) October 2, 2015
“When I hear people offering up half-baked ideas as if they are solutions…what exactly would you do?” —Obama
— Michael Tackett (@tackettdc) October 2, 2015
Obama criticizes “half-baked ideas” on Syria – demands details from critics
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 2, 2015
Well, what about Hillary Clinton who just proposed a no-fly zone in Syria? Is that “half-baked”?
Thankfully CBS’s Major Garrett asked President Obama that very question, with Obama answering that “Hillary Clinton is not half-baked” but there’s a difference between running for and being president:
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/650052131764858880
"Hillary Clinton is not half-baked” says Obama
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 2, 2015
.@POTUS To @HillaryClinton: There's A Difference Between Running For President And Being Presidenthttps://t.co/tQDfnetp3x
— America Rising (@AmericaRising) October 2, 2015
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"Hillary Clinton is not half-baked," said @POTUS about her call for no-fly zone over Syria. Says running for pres different from being pres.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) October 2, 2015
Well, duh. Hillary knows that. But she was one of his top Syria advisers. Her ideas should carry a little more weight than this dismissal from the president:
FYI, Obama's former adviser on Syria endorses the "half-baked" idea of safe zones for civilians. http://t.co/5JHU2uqJCS
— Charles Hoskinson (@cehoskinson) October 2, 2015
And perhaps we have Hillary’s new slogan for 2016?
Clinton 2016: Not Half-Baked.
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) October 2, 2015
Not full-baked either.
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