Charles Krauthammer Analyzes President Obama‘s Reaction to ’White House Leaks’ Question (http://www.theblaze.com/stories/charles-krauthammer-analyzes-president-obamas-reaction-to-white-house-leaks-question/)


After President Obama’s news conference Friday morning, a Fox News panel, including Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Charles Krauthammer, took a moment to analyze one of the most talked-about portions of the presser: the president’s reaction to being asked about whether members of his administration were leaking classified information to help his reelection bid.

“The notion that my White House would purposely release classified national security information is offensive,” the president said.

Krauthammer believes the president’s response was a misstep.

“I think he’ll regret having made this statement the same way he’ll regret the idea about the private sector doing okay,” said the columnist.

Watch Krauthammer’s analysis at the 2:33 mark (via Fox News):

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He continued:

If it is offensive, the idea that it would’ve been leaked, when we know that in the report itself it included White House officials, then let him prove it by having a special council appointed. From what you said, they would’ve said ‘appoint a special council’ (had it been the equivalent of a “Scooter” Libby investigation).

:whistle:

My immediate thought when I heard the Won say what he said was "yeah, but he never denied the possibility (probability) that classified information has been, and continues to be leaked out of the White House." What he found offensive was the idea that anyone would dare call him out on it.

Considering that Libby's transgressions were a walk in the park, this should really be an issue, but it is not. Where are all those that were asking for Libby's head?

My immediate thought when I heard the Won say what he said was "yeah, but he never denied the possibility (probability) that classified information has been, and continues to be leaked out of the White House." What he found offensive was the idea that anyone would dare call him out on it.
He get's to define classification levels, anything that he wants to get out to the media is just temporarily declassified.

Roosevelt was kept in the dark over some things during WWII for the very reason that people thought FDR was less than trustworthy. Should do the same thing with BO.