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The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable with B... - 9/4/2008 4:15:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sounds like a HUGE Giant Weakness to me.

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:21:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Who is the future commander in chief?

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:23:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		not sure if you're talking about Obama or McCain...it doesn't matter.  Enochlophobia, or fear of crowds is fairly common.  Besides...are we really going to start nitpicking every single detail?  Slippery slope....

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:34:32 PM   
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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:36:38 PM   
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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:39:08 PM   
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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:42:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		......a bit of a cheap shot this seems to me. There are more substantive grounds to criticise either candidate.

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 4:58:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		He doesn't need to be comfortable with big crowds.  he just needs to address them, comfortable or not.  Soft limit, not a hard one.


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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 5:28:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would have thought there were very few times the president has to address huge crowds. Secret service doesn't like huge crowds and the pres. Too hard to control.

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/4/2008 10:32:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think a job has to fit the personality of the person.  Bush was never comfortable talking with foreign dignitaries in a level situation.  He avoided that important part of the job often, never preferring to meet face to face.  He would rather "negotiate" from afar often by crazy insecure displays of powers. 

So if you're leader of a country with a large population, he should be comfortable talking to large crowds.  Kind of like if you want to be a manager, you have to be comfortable managing and working with other people.  Just my opinion.


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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/5/2008 12:22:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thomas Jefferson did not enjoy large crowds or public debate for that matter. He seemed to do OK in spite of that.

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/5/2008 8:17:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		 I am not sure who the OP refers to...Obama or McCain as I haven't been following your election too closely.  I imagine that many people are uncomfortable in large crowds however as long as this does not result in avoidance behaviour it isn't a problem.  It may simply result in heightened tension initially, dry mouth, sweaty palms etc.


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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/5/2008 8:22:24 AM   
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Thomas Jefferson did not enjoy large crowds or public debate for that matter. He seemed to do OK in spite of that.
ShieldWolf do you believe the skill set needed to suceed at the job might have changed a bit after all these years.It would ssem to me the world has turned a couple of times since Jefferson was in office...

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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/5/2008 8:32:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes cheap spin shot McCain is not comfortable in a lecturn speach format. He's capable of giving the speaches he's just not at his best in that forum.
Put the man in a town hall meeting format and the size of the crowd doesn't seem to bother him at all.



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RE: The Future Commander in Chief is not comfortable wi... - 9/5/2008 8:49:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is the goofiest thread I have ever seen. Bush or any other President will never address a large crowd when overseas. It isn't allowed by the secret service, and never has been. Getting secret service clearance is difficult to get in this country. I know because I had to go through it..

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