‘Morning Joe’ Pundits: Obama ‘Extremely Deft in a Very Tough Situation’
During Monday's “Morning Joe,” Time's Mark Halperin and co-host Mika Brzezinski helpfully provided some spin for the White House to borrow as President Obama finishes his prepared remarks for Monday evening's address to the nation on the events in Libya. President Obama has received sharp criticism for his foreign policy concerning Egypt and Libya, but Halperin threw cold water on that, calling Obama's strategy “extremely deft in a very tough situation.” Brzezinski agreed with his premise, adding that his “deft” handling is also in accord with promises he previously made. “He's pro-democracy, right? He's anti-violence. He's anti-unilateral U.S. intervention,” Halperin noted of Obama, trying to connect his current policy with the peacemaker he claimed to be as a presidential candidate. (Video below the jump. Comments begin at the 12:30 mark.)
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on March 28, 2011. Filed under