Monday, April 30, 2012

Playing Politics With The Bin Laden Killing



GOP Says Obama Playing Politics With Bin Laden Anniversary -- CNN

Washington (CNN) -- Days before the one-year anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, top surrogates for President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney took to the national stage to argue the politics of the attack.

Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs defended the campaign's use of the event in a recent Web video and in a speech from Vice President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, senior Romney adviser Ed Gillespie characterized the political steps surrounding the death as a "bridge too far."

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Update:
Obama not politicizing bin Laden anniversary: White House -- AFP

My Comment:
I expect this type of politics .... it is after-all an election year. But what I find amusing is how the media is now covering this .... as I recall they were very harsh when President Bush used the "war on terror" to his political advantage .... but as to this President .... this media "criticism" has become non-existent.

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