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You are correct that pre-speech opposition was counterproductive. The problem is that Obama has no credibility, so the opposition HAD to pre-emptively oppose a potentially damaging speech. It is bad if it's a bad speech and you don't oppose it, and it is bad if you do oppose it and it is a good speech (either revised or as written.)<br> My feeling is there was more downside risk in the path chosen because no matter what the President said to the kids he was bound to be so pompous and boring that they would never pay any attention anyway.
By Glenmore Shelton

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