Pure genius, this - worth watching for the sheer brilliance of taking a potentially difficult situation - and turning it for great effect (much like watching a top batsman use the pace of a fast bowler to hit a six) - but the message is bang on too.
Obama was dealing with the spin created by the break with tradition created by the refusal of Arizona state officials to grant him an honourary degree when he spoke at an awards ceremony at the university - saying that he hadn't achieved enough yet to deserve one! Here's how he knocked it over the boundary...
Obama was dealing with the spin created by the break with tradition created by the refusal of Arizona state officials to grant him an honourary degree when he spoke at an awards ceremony at the university - saying that he hadn't achieved enough yet to deserve one! Here's how he knocked it over the boundary...
I love to listen to President Obama and don't do it often enough... thanks for posting this!