Obama scooped! Wait too long, lose the initiative
Aug 23, 2008 Political
Barack Obama has been performing a bit of a tease with regard to his VP selection. He had promised that the selection would go out in a text message or email to all his supporters before the traditional media outlets get the information. The message was supposed to go out on Friday.
Obama though, likes to have the attention focused on him. He likes the media frenzy that surrounds him when these things happen so he has been dragging this out to get the maximum play.
Unfortunately, if one waits too long then one loses the initiative. This is the case with Barry and his VP selection. At 0121 Eastern Time there is still no Obama email or text message. However, Fox News and Newsmax [both are the same AP story] are reporting that Obama has selected Senator Joe Biden as his running mate. With news reports that the other contenders had been notified that they were not selected and that a Secret Service detail had been sent to secure Biden, anyone could see what was going on.
Obama waited too long. He said he would send it out on Friday and then the message was it would be Saturday morning. Now the word is out and the Obama supporters were not the first to know. They all found out at the same time as everyone else.
I am reminded of the old saying; He who hesitates is lost.”
Lost… That certainly describes Obama (and his followers).
Will a President Obama take forever to take important decisions? How will that work in a crisis?
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