Reporters Cooper and Baker discuss Obamas mentioning of recent terror threats may be a wrong time for upcoming elections. In this article officials debate whether it is "right" for Obama to have had the conference about recent terror threats especially after the December 25 incident. The biggest argument made was if Obama were to hold out on mentioning any threats it may affect the country and potential criticisms made by the citizens in the future.
This connects to class because the topic of direct government. This is a situation that needs to be controlled by the government in order to ensure safety and the Obama administration is in the middle of figuring out if it is being handled well.
Elizabeth Sziler
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/us/politics/31prexy.html?_r=1&ref=politics
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Its particularly concerning that national threat information could be held back because of bad timing. Personally I believe it would be very harmful to a politician if it came out that they were holding out on this information. Politicians shouldn't use this type of information as a tool in order to gain favor. Potential threats should be readily available information. Safety should always be the very first concern. -Kayla Carson
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