Obama's advisers staged debate intervention, authors reveal

[applegrove]

Obama's advisers staged debate intervention, authors reveal

Vidya Rao at Today

http://www.today.com/news/obamas-advisers-staged-debate-intervention-authors-reveal-8C11522436

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“He gave this horrible practice session performance that left (his team) totally stymied about how they were going to fix it before this debate that they thought was, at that point, the crucial thing for reelection,” Heilemann explained.

In what Halperin calls the most “dramatic moment” and toughest scoops they uncovered in their reporting on the Obama administration, the president’s team staged an intervention.

“Weeks before the election, two days before debate, his aides basically say this is a disaster, we have to go to him and tell him things have to change,” Halperin said. “They ended up having a conversation with him that was emotional, and they changed his debate prep entirely. They told him he had to be ‘fast and hammy’ … and also just one-liners, not the kind of thoughtful disquisition that Barack Obama the former law professor wants.”


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[Laura PourMeADrink]

1. I am trying to not know what's in the book because I want to read it

and be surprised

But, have already read what you posted.

I think we all don't really understand Obama at all.

His statement "I am not really wired that way" is really profound. And that he is so intelligent to
realize that he wasn't what was needed makes me like him even more.

[applegrove]

2. I don't know if I'll read the book. I don't want to know what is going

on behind Republican closed doors. I just don't.

[brush]

3. This was before the first debate?

From the results of the first one it eems like they would have went to him after the first debate.

[applegrove]

4. No it was after the first debate.

[morningfog]

5. Here's 9 page excerpt. Fascinating reading.

I don't like a lot of Halperin's writing style. It is a little to forced or cutesy at times. But the story is pretty incredible.

Oops, here's link: http://nymag.com/news/features/heilemann-halperin-double-down-excerpt-2013-11/#