FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace
with David Axelrod, Obama's Senior Strategist
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
In this episode of FOX News Sunday, Chris Wallace has David Axelrod, senior strategist for the Obama administration on the show. The two start off discussing the horrible terrorist attack on the four American diplomats in Libya. Wallace begins by showing a clip of vice president Joe Biden claiming that he wasn't aware there were requests for more security in Libya, when there were. He asks David Axelrod to explain. Axelrod says the vice president was talking about what "the White House knew," saying that the information didn't get to past security or the state department to the White House. He assures Wallace that the President's top priority is to get to the bottom of this situation and bring those responsible to justice and make any necessary adjustments to keep America's diplomats safe, considering they are in some of the most dangerous places in the world. The president is responsible for everyone. He says this is not a matter of blaming.
Chris Wallace continues to ask Axelrod if Obama will come more prepared with a more agressive approach at the second presidential debate. He replies by saying Obama will definitely make some adjustments at this next debate, and be agressive in making the case for "where we should go as a country." He will be willing to challenge Romney. Axelrod also adds that the Obama campaign believes Romney's recent progress is result of the first couple of days after his first, successful debate. He ends by saying the Obama campaign feels good, and has a great ground game.
The information in this episode may cause some people to question the integrity of those in office, including Joe Biden because of his statement about being unaware of the security requests in Libya. I could use this information to show how sensitive polls are because of how much Romney's numbers improved after his first debate. This show is as whole takes a Republican stance, criticizing many of Obama and Biden's moves. In the political arena today, Biden's statement in the clip shown could cause a lot of controversy about how situations like the attack in Libya are handled in Washington.
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