Links to L.A. Times' Peter Nicholas, in Austin: "Bin Laden death now part of Obama's re-elect message http://lat.ms/lSK6Hj
OBAMA 2012 -- Drudge banner, President OBAMA HITS CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH BIN LADEN
.... "bin Laden, mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, is now an applause line in a presidential campaign speech." WHAT THE PRESIDENT ACTUALLY SAID, at a DNC event in Austin last evening: THE PRESIDENT: "[B]ecause of you, we've made great progress. I want you to remember that. We have made incredible progress. Sometimes, folks forget. Progress shouldn't make us complacent, but it should remind us that change is possible."
AUDIENCE MEMBER: "Thank you for getting bin Laden."
THE PRESIDENT: "Well, there you go. (Applause.) Case in point. (Applause.) It should inspire us to finish what we started. Because of you, we were able to prevent a second Great Depression. But in the next few weeks, in the next few months, the next few years, we have to make sure that the new jobs in industries of our time are created right here in the United States of America. We have to make sure that America is prepared to win the future. ... We're taking the fight to al Qaeda. And because of the extraordinary bravery of the men and women who wear this nation's uniform and the outstanding work of our intelligence agencies, Osama bin Laden will never again threaten the United States of America. (Applause.) We couldn't be prouder of them. But we've still got more work to do."
GOP 2012:
--"Newt's route: Leave no state behind": "Unlike some of his likely rivals, who are looking to downplay or even flat out skip some states on the primary calendar, Gingrich is headed down ... a more traditional route in which he competes aggressively all across the early-state map and among all blocs within the party.That likely means participating in this summer's Iowa GOP straw poll in Ames, traditional retail politicking in New Hampshire and making an all-out effort in South Carolina. ... Gingrich [believes that] the drawn-out contest will require a prudent use of resources spread across the board. ... Said another Gingrich adviser: 'Newt's a national candidate. He has a national brand; he's a national leader.' ... In Iowa, Gingrich has almost precisely the opposite problem as Tim Pawlenty, who is also working hard there. Both are lagging in early-state polls, but the former Minnesota governor's status can be mostly chalked up to his lack of name identification among GOP activists. Gingrich, however, faces what may ultimately be a more daunting task. He enjoys almost universal recognition among primary voters but must convince them that he's not just the '90s-era-leader-turned-Fox-News-commentator but also a potential president in 2012."
http://bit.ly/kaXItH
AUDIENCE MEMBER: "Thank you for getting bin Laden."
THE PRESIDENT: "Well, there you go. (Applause.) Case in point. (Applause.) It should inspire us to finish what we started. Because of you, we were able to prevent a second Great Depression. But in the next few weeks, in the next few months, the next few years, we have to make sure that the new jobs in industries of our time are created right here in the United States of America. We have to make sure that America is prepared to win the future. ... We're taking the fight to al Qaeda. And because of the extraordinary bravery of the men and women who wear this nation's uniform and the outstanding work of our intelligence agencies, Osama bin Laden will never again threaten the United States of America. (Applause.) We couldn't be prouder of them. But we've still got more work to do."
GOP 2012:
--"Newt's route: Leave no state behind": "Unlike some of his likely rivals, who are looking to downplay or even flat out skip some states on the primary calendar, Gingrich is headed down ... a more traditional route in which he competes aggressively all across the early-state map and among all blocs within the party.That likely means participating in this summer's Iowa GOP straw poll in Ames, traditional retail politicking in New Hampshire and making an all-out effort in South Carolina. ... Gingrich [believes that] the drawn-out contest will require a prudent use of resources spread across the board. ... Said another Gingrich adviser: 'Newt's a national candidate. He has a national brand; he's a national leader.' ... In Iowa, Gingrich has almost precisely the opposite problem as Tim Pawlenty, who is also working hard there. Both are lagging in early-state polls, but the former Minnesota governor's status can be mostly chalked up to his lack of name identification among GOP activists. Gingrich, however, faces what may ultimately be a more daunting task. He enjoys almost universal recognition among primary voters but must convince them that he's not just the '90s-era-leader-turned-Fox-News-commentator but also a potential president in 2012."
http://bit.ly/kaXItH
