...an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations,

Yes, well said, Mr. President.

Genie, thanks for the info.

The press, most of it, is guilty of Perception Management, i.e. make something up, spin it as if it were true, watch the people believe and take action based upon the lie. The liberals can be as guilty, to some degree, mostly more benign imo, than the conservatives. Right now, the libs seem to keep shooting themselves and Obama in the foot...as if they are afraid electing him might not really work. Maybe they are waiting for the other shoe to fall OR maybe they don't have a creative, i.e. think outside the box and find the real stories, bone in their body and go for the one bone they can all chew on...which bone may not have one shred of Truth attached OR even exist as so much of it is speculation these days, which can create its own "truth" and become self-fulfilling.