Media Matters’ Boehlert: I didn’t say the SEALS are gutless- I said they have no guts [Reader Post]

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Navy SEALS are part of a video that admonishes Barack Obama for leaking national security secrets that Obama believes can benefit him politically.

Here is the trailer

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlfBlsigaLk[/youtube]

Here is the entire movie

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Xfti7qtT0[/youtube]

Well, this was just too much for Eric Boehlert of Media Matters. He called them gutless. Well, not technically. He said that they have no guts.

Then he largely denied having said it

And then he tried to walk it back

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You can decide if you believe him. I don’t.

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Joel Arends, recipient of the Bronze Star and chair of Veterans for a Strong America, said:

The president’s team is more serious about labeling a group of veterans as “swift boaters” than they are about going after the leakers in his administration.

Obama has added military heroes to his “enemies list,” singling out veterans’ groups such as Special Operations for America and Veterans for a Strong America on his campaign website for attack!
http://www.barackobama.com/truth-team/entry/swift-boat-2.0-conservative-groups-behind-false-attacks-on-the-presidents-n?source=em12_20120817_jk_tt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=obama&utm_campaign=em12_20120817_jk_tt

I opined early on regarding this issue that whatever came out from the WH ”leaker” needed only to be declared by Obama as NOT a SECRET and it would then be legal.

Damaging to our military.
Putting our special forces at higher risk.
But ”legal.”

Obama has law training.
At one point in his life he got a law degree and passed the bar.
He knows how to skirt liability for his ”leaker” whenever he needs to do so.

Nan G.
this is so ridiculous by his false answered, on the link,
do they try to imply the military would make such citations for the fun of it?
I SURE GO WITH WHAT THE MILITARY ARE CLAIMING, THEY ARE NOT ANGRY FOR NOTHING,
THEY KNOW MORE OF THE CONSEQUENCES WHICH HAVE BECOME REALITY SINCE, AND THAT MEAN DEATH TO THEIR BROTHER IN ARMS
NOW WHAT THE OBAMA IS TRYING TO DO IS SHOWING THAT HE WANT TO COVER HIS ASS,
HE MUST SURELY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, OH WAIT THE PERSON HE SWEAR TO BE LIKE HIM MUST BE THE ONLY ONE WHO WOULD GET AWAY WITH TELLING A SECRET, VALERY JARRET,
CHECK HER UP, SHE HAS THE TOTAL CONFIDENCE OF OBAMA, HE SAID IT’S LIKE THEY ARE TWIN, THINK ALIKE, AND HE DOESN’T MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT HER, SO THAT TELL US SHE IS THE PRESIDENT TOO,
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH TWO PRESIDENTS WHO BOTH DECIDE ON THIS AMERICA?
IS IN IT ODD AND DANGEROUS FOR KEEPING SECRETS

what if those leaks are made with a purpose to betray this GREAT NATION,
AND FEED THE HATERS WITH MORE HATE, SO TO GET THEIR ACQUIESCE ON HIS AGENDA,
SAYING THEY ARE DOING IT TO ME, AND I’M ALONE HERE, I CAN’T DO what I want, WAIT WHEN I GET REELECTED
like he said to RUSSIA IN A HUCH TONE SO NO ONE CAN HEAR,

@Nan G: Notice how they attacked the individuals but didn’t offer any proof to back their attacks. There was no mention of Chris Kyle and other decorated SEALS who made the same statements and who aren’t seeking office. The facts are that the leaks occurred on Obama’s watch and the one thing they had in common is that they made him look good. The most logical place they came from was the administration with or without the knowledge of Obama. Even “swiftboater” Dianne Feinstein said that before she had a good talking to. There weren’t any references to the “investigations” and why for some reason they haven’t been able to come up with anything when this should be a very simple case.

As for Obama simple stating he declassifed the information, that is most likely what will happen but since he publicly stated that no one in his administration was behind the leaks, it will make him out to be a liar or incompetent because he will look like someone who doesn’t have any control over his inner circle. He would have been a lot better off had he not made the statement.