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It also troubling though that he seems to do everything born of political calculation.
It's a real tragedy and down.
I -- -- you know just thinking over the last few days since the announcement was made about the fact.
Then he seems to allow himself to be pushed.
By every constituency except African Americans.
Well we let's liberal commentator.
Smiley.
Not something like a very loyal followed through his good friend President Obama joining me now former special assistant to president George W.
Bush who is loyal -- -- Pulitzer Prize winning journalists Fox News contributor Judy Miller democratic strategist Hank -- -- looks great to have your army butchery action to that I mean.
-- it what what does he expect the president to do here -- -- just -- -- and operate as a lot than what.
I have actually spoken with have a smiling about this in person in this really shocks me.
He believes the president should be looking more at the color people -- and haven't identity politics based on.
America's first black president is have a black agenda he's not pursuing a sufficiently enough black agenda this -- Well he's he's pursuing I would.
Think it's a sufficiently gay agenda now he is being celebrated in New York as we speak by the gay community.
But I still don't understand the difference -- his position and that of Vice President Dick Cheney.
And by the way Cheney to his to his great merit I would think according to the LG BT.
Came to his position some three years ago.
I but nobody was calling Cheney the first -- vice president spell yeah.
And am well I think and -- 'cause he's so much more fun to refer to them -- kind of Darth Vader.
That I think -- have been a lot more confident on the first day vice president.
I mean that you know the -- is do I know of course they Begin began a bit out -- Was was political but what does anyone expect I mean the only argument I think hearing is does it ultimately -- him or help them.
And I think that's a legitimate one.
But I I think -- his problem is that he's not being sufficiently ups by -- which is an extraordinary argument to make if you said early on one and only.
-- I don't know much upset about electoral politics -- -- it.
This was a calculated Smart time -- So they can open up on Romney by by making push him further write and make more likely to win the election that's what -- did and was Smart.
Smart may be but it doesn't look to me is if there's any.
Impact based on the polls are looking at here is a -- -- at a time when the family is under such such stress.
Given our economic conditions.
Media in this country the Hollywood left in it.
In -- it seems like as a great probability.
But what has happened to -- just and and -- swamping a mores.
In traditional American -- why and look we all know the politics is about addition and subtraction I think the president and operated within its -- -- -- I have to think about that just.
I don't know that it can't have battle after oil and we're now at birth death of the petition read and some traction and I -- about multiple -- no but I think the ultimate.
-- -- when you look at actually when you look at the independent voters and you look at the people who are gonna be more inclined to say the president focused on the issue that's important to me that's the economy.
You have 32 states across this country that have already have is state constitutional amendment against gay marriage we're gonna say mister president.
Focus people are hurting people want -- job you wanna have hope for the future and I don't think this is as you said -- thinking of and I calculated move I wanna hear would you.
