George Will: If You Strike First-Person Pronouns From Obama’s Vocabulary
‘He Would Fall Silent’
Posted on May 7, 2012 by Conservative
Byte
President Barack Obama’s campaign kickoff event in Columbus, Ohio on
Saturday was met with a large number of empty seats, possibly indicating that
enthusiasm for his campaign might be waning.
On Sunday’s “This Week” on ABC, Washington Post columnist George Will
offered his theory on why Obama might be struggling this go-around.
“Look, self-absorption is part of the occupational hazard of politics,
and it’s also part of the job description of being president,” Will said.
“All
that said, try to imagine Dwight Eisenhower talking about D-Day saying, ‘I did
this. I decided this. I did this and then I did that.’ It’s inconceivable.”