Reply #91: Talk about making too much to do about nothing

[Samantha]

I actually heard those remarks of Obama's this morning. It appeared to me he was not praising Reagan, the man or his policies, he was simply commenting on his ability in a moment in time to reach out and change the direction of a campaign, appealing to those moving in that present moment in time. His inference, I thought, was that it was in fact Obama's goal to do exactly that, to change the direction of this election. And that is a lofty goal, I believe.

So, all those posters who yesterday were railing about Obama's praise of Reagan, how he admired him more than Clinton, either were attempting to instigate a deliberate misrepresentation of Obama's words in order to make his supporters think twice about continuing that support, or they simply did not listen closely enough to the context of Obama's words.

It was Reagan the campaigner, the politician, that Obama was commenting on, not the issues Reagan embraced.

Either way, this is getting to be very tiresome, hearing people deliberate misrepresent the thrust of a candidate's comments for the purpose of misleading those in the listening audience. But it is not contained to this website of course, we hear it constantly in the media. The only way to make a logical decision about any candidate and whether he or she is worthy of your support is simply to do your own research on the issues and make up your mind as a result of what you learn through that venue.