Obama's Interview With NPR June 1

Obama spoke with NPR's Michele Norris of All Things Considered and Steve Inskeep of Morning Edition today on his speech in Egypt, Iran, Hamas, Afghanistan, Israel--"part of being a good friend is being honest"--and Cheney. Obama is as graceful and calm as ever when he talks about Cheney. Norris asks Obama if Cheney makes things more difficult. Listen to the entire interview here.

"I don't think we have to change strong support for Israel," Obama said during an interview with NPR hosts Michele Norris of All Things Considered and Steve Inskeep of Morning Edition.

"We do have to retain a constant belief in the possibilities of negotiations that will lead to peace," Obama said. "And that's going to require, from my view, a two-state solution."

It will also require, he said, a freeze on Israeli settlements, including expansion to accommodate successive generations of settlers, and for Palestinians to make progress on security and end "the incitement that understandably makes Israelis so concerned."

The president also suggested that the United States' special relationship with Israel requires some tough love. "Part of being a good friend is being honest," Obama said. "And I think there have been times where we are not as honest as we should be about the fact that the current direction, the current trajectory, in the region is profoundly negative, not only for Israeli interests but also U.S. interests. And that's part of a new dialogue that I'd like to see encouraged in the region."

Clinton: Win At All Costs

in an interview on NPR's morning edition this morning, hillary clinton restated her intention to win at all costs.
on michigan and florida, she said the delegates need to count because she won those states fair and square. if they don't count then there has to be a redo
fair enough on the redo but counting the delegates?
steve inskeep asked her how could it be fair if obama's name wasn't even on the ballot in michigan?
clinton: "that was his choice."
she said obama chose not to put his name on the ballot. "most people took their name off the ballot. I didn't," she said.
most people were abiding by the rules.
she defended her foreign policy role saying she was "part of a team."
steve asked if obama leads in delegates at the end and the superdelegates vote for you (i'm being blunt in his phrasing) will that be fair?
clinton: yes
she also, once again, dismissed obama's wins in small states.
is this what we want in a president? a political schemer? someone who throws fairness out the window when it comes to getting what she wants?
here is obama's "morning edition" interview
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