You brought the whole point for the thread around again. I got lost and wandered away after reading all the other comments!
Anyway, I'm betting most Americans didn't read a lot into his speech or the venue. Pandering to various lobbies is part of the election process. Since Obama is a Democrat, he'd have a tough time convincing the NRA that he was pro-gun, so he had to find a group who might actually listen what he said, in this case AIPAC. Politicans are politicans, they try to calculate and time what they say so as to get elected. No one really takes to heart what they are saying.
Thanks britexpat....
You brought the whole point for the thread around again. I got lost and wandered away after reading all the other comments!
Anyway, I'm betting most Americans didn't read a lot into his speech or the venue. Pandering to various lobbies is part of the election process. Since Obama is a Democrat, he'd have a tough time convincing the NRA that he was pro-gun, so he had to find a group who might actually listen what he said, in this case AIPAC. Politicans are politicans, they try to calculate and time what they say so as to get elected. No one really takes to heart what they are saying.