A very good article by Bill Clinton on Boris Yeltsin, Clinton has learned from the his autobiography to be short and to the point. I would normally have expected five pages just on the Introduction and and some points on how great he was before getting to the subject. I read his autobiography and because I am am political geek liked some aspects compared to the critical review the book received. I recall when Bill Clinton was on Larry King Live before the book was published and Bill Clinton was going on that he kept all his records, even from College days, Larry made an excellent point that he should keep it short, President Clinton did not listen, thus the critical reaction to his book. As a political geek would not mind reading Bill Clinton if he keeps it short and to the point, am sure Bill Clinton could be a great political writer, but there are rules to writing as in life, as long as you learn them you can go far in this world.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Yeltsin by Clinton
A very good article by Bill Clinton on Boris Yeltsin, Clinton has learned from the his autobiography to be short and to the point. I would normally have expected five pages just on the Introduction and and some points on how great he was before getting to the subject. I read his autobiography and because I am am political geek liked some aspects compared to the critical review the book received. I recall when Bill Clinton was on Larry King Live before the book was published and Bill Clinton was going on that he kept all his records, even from College days, Larry made an excellent point that he should keep it short, President Clinton did not listen, thus the critical reaction to his book. As a political geek would not mind reading Bill Clinton if he keeps it short and to the point, am sure Bill Clinton could be a great political writer, but there are rules to writing as in life, as long as you learn them you can go far in this world.
The Media and the Debate
Washington Post, how Clinton acted would act tough during a crisis while Obama showed he has only two years real high politics experience.
Slate, in essence making Obama sound better and tougher, correction of his flawed debate Performance.
Newsweek. What Obama has to do to during the next few months to put some meat on his campaign, but not to much meet that it can be turned around and used to destroy that campaign. VIEWS did read some troubling aspects, the Senator come across behind closed doors as a bit of a Jimmy Carter and John Kerry, clever but does he need to be the brainest person in the room and asking a lot of questions to advisers in and out of the campaign. As Reagan showed, have four or five major policy aims, keep on record and WIN. Being the best and brightest is not that great, Vietnam anybody, hope Obama is not another Carter or Kerry.
Slate, in essence making Obama sound better and tougher, correction of his flawed debate Performance.
The Politico, states the following on Obama and the Debate, " After Obama responded to two foreign policy questions with indirect, rambling answers, he was able to use the combative responses of Kucinich and Gravel ( other Democrats in the field ) as a foil for his second try at sounding decisive. " There is a thread that the Media and the love in with Obama is at and end, this is real hard tough politics, sounding the call for a positive debate might work in Berkley it just gets you second in Presidential Politics. Nixon learnt that lesson the hard way in 1960 when Kennedy's Campaign was out to win no matter what and how, Nixon had not been tough enough, he was in 1968, does Obama need another eight years to learn how to Run to be President, this is his challenge NOW, otherwise it will be Hillary Clinton in 08.
Newsweek. What Obama has to do to during the next few months to put some meat on his campaign, but not to much meet that it can be turned around and used to destroy that campaign. VIEWS did read some troubling aspects, the Senator come across behind closed doors as a bit of a Jimmy Carter and John Kerry, clever but does he need to be the brainest person in the room and asking a lot of questions to advisers in and out of the campaign. As Reagan showed, have four or five major policy aims, keep on record and WIN. Being the best and brightest is not that great, Vietnam anybody, hope Obama is not another Carter or Kerry.
Clinton Wins 1st Debate
Politics is a matter of impression more than reality, Senator Clinton showed she understood that when Americans elect a President they want a President that will act if the United States is under threat or has been attacked, in the debate when asked what she would do if America was attacked, she stated she would used armed force to attack the enemy. Obama reacted if he was running for Mayor of Berkley, about getting right intelligence, getting people on the ground, when a country is attacked people want cold ruthless revenge not a debating President. On this 1st round 1- 0 to Clinton. VIEWS has been quite critical of Clinton it has to be stated, might be worth a second look. Western Security requires an experienced President, a President with resolve in these troubled times.
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