Obama Campaign Press Call: Ben-Veniste and McDonough on Charlie Black's Comments (AUDIO)

[jefferson_dem]

Obama Campaign Press Call 6.24 AUDIO: Ben-Veniste and McDonough on Charlie Black's Comments

WHO: 9/11 Commission Member Richard Ben-Veniste
WHAT: Press conference call to to Discuss McCain Advisor Charlie Black's Comments on Terrorist Attacks and Foreign Policy Adviser Dennis McDonough
WHEN: Tuesday, June 24 at t 10:00 AM ET

SUMMARY
This call concerns John McCain adviser Charlie Black's comments yesterday that another terrorist attack would be an advantage to John McCain in the presidential election. Ben-Veniste and McDonough discuss topics including the failure to capture Osama bin Laden and al'Qaeda's activity in Pakistan. Ben-Veniste states, "it is critical that the candidates debate national security and their significant different visions for America's future course in an atmosphere free from fear tactics and political bluster," but declines to call on McCain to fire Black.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/offthebus-listening-post/obama-campaign-press-call_b_108911.html

[speedoo]

1. I hope McCain never fires Charlie Black.

Charlie Black is like concrete shoes for McCain.

[Bullet1987]

2. Has the MSM been covering this?

[jefferson_dem]

3. Some chatter...

http://news.google.com/news?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLJ,GGLJ:2006-40,GGLJ:en&q=Ben-Veniste&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn

[ErinBerin84]

4. all of the coverage on MSNBC that I have seen has been an elaborate defense

Contessa Brewer was pissed off at the Obama camps response :"What is so 'disgraceful' about that comment? It's true!" and John Harwood was saying "If someone like me or another writer had said the same thing, no one would care. " Chuck Todd thought that the Obama camp "doth protest too much", and it shows that they don't want to make terror the central issue.

In other words, they are spinning his admirable candor as more proof of McCain's "straight talk!" Puke.