Liberals on Talk Radio Slam Obama for ‘Cowardice’ and Wimpiness on Guantanamo
While some networks have tried to say next to nothing about Obama’s Guantanamo flip-flop, they are not happy on liberal talk radio shows on Tuesday. Ex-MSNBC anchor David Shuster told Stephanie Miller he was disappointed that Obama’s been so conciliatory (wasn’t that part of his “purple state” appeal?) SHUSTER: I though the President was very clear in his election campaign about okay we’re going to close Guantanamo and we’re going to reinstitute sort of the Constitution and Constitutional principles. I mean I think it gets back to sort of my issue with President Obama all along has been there’s such an effort I suppose to sort of want to be conciliatory and sort of you know reach sort of middle ground and compromise. But I always thought the job of a President was to sort of use the bully pulpit to bring people towards your position. And say “You know what, this is what we stand for, and I’m going to use the megaphone of the Presidency to convince Americans why I am right.” STEPHANIE MILLER: But this is Democrats, you know, again that got scared. Cranky Boston Globe Magazine writer Charlie Pierce pulled out the old leftist line that only “cowards” avoid civilian trials, including putting Ground Zero masterminds two blocks from their handiwork: PIERCE: I think everybody was a coward, everybody involved. Including the people who elected the people who made this wonderful reversal of decision possible. I mean I just think every I mean there is absolutely no reason why you cannot try these guys in a civilian court, except for a bunch of staged cowardice
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Liberals on Talk Radio Slam Obama for ‘Cowardice’ and Wimpiness on Guantanamo
While some networks have tried to say next to nothing about Obama’s Guantanamo flip-flop, they are not happy on liberal talk radio shows on Tuesday. Ex-MSNBC anchor David Shuster told Stephanie Miller he was disappointed that Obama’s been so conciliatory (wasn’t that part of his “purple state” appeal?) SHUSTER: I though the President was very clear in his election campaign about okay we’re going to close Guantanamo and we’re going to reinstitute sort of the Constitution and Constitutional principles. I mean I think it gets back to sort of my issue with President Obama all along has been there’s such an effort I suppose to sort of want to be conciliatory and sort of you know reach sort of middle ground and compromise. But I always thought the job of a President was to sort of use the bully pulpit to bring people towards your position. And say “You know what, this is what we stand for, and I’m going to use the megaphone of the Presidency to convince Americans why I am right.” STEPHANIE MILLER: But this is Democrats, you know, again that got scared. Cranky Boston Globe Magazine writer Charlie Pierce pulled out the old leftist line that only “cowards” avoid civilian trials, including putting Ground Zero masterminds two blocks from their handiwork: PIERCE: I think everybody was a coward, everybody involved. Including the people who elected the people who made this wonderful reversal of decision possible. I mean I just think every I mean there is absolutely no reason why you cannot try these guys in a civilian court, except for a bunch of staged cowardice
