The Manchurian Candidate unintentionally exposes his loyalties:
“For his part, Obama used the publication of the Senate report as an opportunity to tout the virtues of the United States, and actually praised the CIA for its professionalism in carrying out its responsibilities.”
Bush, Sr. was head of the CIA. Certainly junior was influenced by Daddy’s position.
Clinton may have been “influenced” or coerced. Obama seems like he was groomed from Day 1.
Reagan was an actor who followed a script, and Nixon was good pals with Allen Dulles.
The question really is–what President was NOT CIA and/or profoundly CIA-influenced since JFK’s fate was written in blood? (Carter is the only possible exception… and yet, “The Carter Doctrine” still haunts.)
A skillful videographer or documentarian could juxtapose the following words by Obama, with actual footage of the carnage done unto Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and its trade-coerced equivalents in Central America:
“Obama said: “Throughout our history, the United States of America has done more than any other nation to stand up for freedom, democracy, and the inherent dignity and human rights of people around the world.” He went on to offer a tacit defense of the torture techniques while touting his own virtue in bringing these policies to an end.”
When I dated an attorney years ago, he told me most took acting classes. This approach was used to sway juries.
I wonder if the CIA actually teaches those it manicures for high office HOW to converse in intentional double-speak: stating a thing when the speaker fully intends to invoke its opposite:
Example:
“That is why I unequivocally banned torture when I took office,” Obama said, “because one of our most effective tools in fighting terrorism and keeping Americans safe is staying true to our ideals at home and abroad.”
"He went on to claim that he would use his authority as President “to make sure we never resort to those methods again.”
“But clearly, by blocking criminal investigations into the policy’s architects, Obama has done very little in a practical sense to ensure that those methods are not used again.”
When people in HIGH office lie and are never taken to task for it, the public’s confusion, cognitive dissonance, and psychological manipulation can be forgiven, if not better understood.