Originally Posted by ptownrob

"An 18th-century philosopher said, “When I speak I put on a mask. When I act I am forced to take it off.” Barack Obama’s mask slipped for a moment last week but he quickly recovered, with the help of the media. But we should never forget what we saw."

So, We should take at "face" value "bomb, bomb, Iran" and "There's the ****s from the NYTimes" from Rove to Bush, or "I really love those guys at FOX" from Condi? Or W. gving a a very unwanted, and disrespectful back massage to the Prime Minister of Germany?

People say things out loud that they sometimes regret..perhaps the most graphic description of the "We should never forget what we saw" is watching President G.H.W Bush vomiting all over the Prime Minister of Japan. Actions speak louder than words, right?

If the worst you can tar the President with is that he said "acted stupidly" without really reflecting about it (BTW yes I agree it was a stupid thing to say- but to hang an entire presidency on it borders over paranoia). Let'sconsider the non-comments from congressional republicans who are afraid of offending "Birthers." Doesn't that say a lot about them and what lies behind their masks?