Posted on 09/07/2014 10:01:59 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama now admits that his decision to play a vacation round of golf immediately after addressing the murder of US journalist James Foley by Islamic State, was a mistake.
"I should have anticipated the optics," Obama said in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
The president said that he had been forced to hold back tears when he spoke privately to the family of Foley, who was beheaded, but added that there was always the prospect of a "jarring" contrast between world events, and his own efforts to carve out a semblance of a normal life through recreation.
And he also admitted that sometimes his own performance in some of the more public rituals of the presidency was lacking.
"Part of this job, is also the theater of it.
"It's not something that always comes naturally to me. But it matters. And I'm mindful of that," Obama said.
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I wish I could be there at the Inauguration of the next president, if there is one.
I would like to unfurl a big banner: “Back to Man’s Country.”
Ahhhh, so the whole reason for this phoney interview is revealed. Obama: “Gosh folks, this pretending to be a mere mortal thing, it’s tougher than I thought it’d be.”
Nope...he only regrets taking flak for it...
He regrets it? Sounds like he shot a lot of bogeys.
See. ..IF you were upset, enraged, grief-stricken as ANY NORMAL PRESIDENT would be, it would never have dawned on you to go golfing.
It’s not the optics, stupid. It’s the soul.
Golfing enemy islamist
The guy has no soul.
"Nevah LOL at a funeral y'all."
He’s a schmuck.
He's upset alright.
Better reserve your tea time now. We do not have enough golf courses !
I like it “Driving for Real Leadership”.
That is also a perfect campain slogan...
No, what he regrets is getting called on it. To be honest, it’s fine by me he played golf because that was a few hours he wasn’t destroying the country.
I like your play on words “Tea Time”. Even if we don’t
get to play - we can congregate there. It will be fun...
Why won’t you be there Arthur?
Very nice. Tea time.
Thanks, lady!
I should have anticipated the optics ,but we can’t help it ,all of us at the White house are morons
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