Naomi Wolf

You know, the American people are well smart enough to follow a good, clear explanation if someone bothers to sit down and explain it to them.

So I do disagree that no one else can do it.

Maybe not as well as the president, maybe better.

You know, he's not fabulous at telling a very, you know, linear story.

He's fabulous at a lot of other things, but he can create.

I mean, he's got a lot of talented people on his team.

My goodness.

A lot of telegenic people, a lot of incredibly impressive women.

I'm actually thinking Monica Crowley, who would be fantastic at this kind of job, just explaining, you know, the benefit to the American people of what he's battling around the world.

And the other thing is, I think he's forgetting to run the victory lap for Americans.

You know, I was just reading a book about the 200-year Jewish war against Rome.

And whenever the Roman Empire had a giant conquest, they would build a triumphal arch and have a promenade and a celebration, and they would show the booty that they brought back from that conquered area to the Roman people, and they would get the benefit, the political capital of that.

Well, I don't see that the president is doing that enough.

I'm not saying literally bring home the booty and parade it around, but...

I think that more language about we are, you know, respected again around the world.

We are the peacemakers of, you know, again, in the world.

We are first among equals.

We are, you know, America is has a burnished reputation again after, you

you know, a long time of being laughed at and mocked and humiliated.

I think that would go a long way.