BREAKING: Early morning Obama Statement on North Korea’s Sony Hack in that he understands the executive decisions Sony had to make regarding the cyber attack–which sent the online and news world reeling as well as shut down premieres around the country for “The Interview” movie this week. While acknowledging Sony had to handle their business he was quick to remind that as President he’s the TOP exec and in charge for a reason. In other words…*Flex voice* –FALL BACK!!!
His attitude has been rather “I’m still HNIC” lately and that’s what was basically echoed in this morning’s Obama Statement on North Korea’s Sony Hack. Not only did Obama denounce the high significance of the attacks, saying the expected “America will not be intimidated” but adding a strong “this is not war, it was a cyber attack” (perspective, especially from someone who’s the Commander in Chief of the United States). But he also made strong comments about the nature of Sony’s damage control. The POTUS was sure to slide in, “had they called me” (#BOSS) and urged for Sony’s mistakes in the matter to not set an example for companies to follow and cyber vandals to go in on.
Obama Statement on North Korea’s Sony Hack included the following highlights. As Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton commented earlier that “Obama and the public are mistaken as to what actually happened” (oh worrrrd??)…Obama came back, essentially with the same (oh worrrrd?, well…) and said:
I was pretty sympathetic to the fact that they have business considerations that they got to make. Had they talked to me directly about this decision, I might have called the movie theater chains and distributors and asked them what the story was”
It’s not that Obama is totally blaming Sony, in fact, he’s trying to keep America a “free country” (coughs), saying further:
“If we set a precedent in which a dictator in another country can disrupt through cyber, a company’s distribution chain or its products, and as a consequence we start censoring ourselves, that’s a problem.”
He closed by stating true #facts and letting it be known that a lot more has to be done.
“And it’s a problem not just for the entertainment industry, it’s a problem for the news industry. CNN has done critical stories about North Korea. What happens if in fact there is a breach in CNN’s cyberspace? Are we going to suddenly say, we are not going to report on North Korea?”
Sony CEO Lynton is said to be “disappointed” by the POTUS statement. (Can’t please everybody).
While the Obama Statement on North Korea’s Sony Hack comes in good timing what’s your opinion of Obama lately? While none of us can really know what goes on behind closed doors we’ve been seeing a lot of what he’s dealing with this week alone. The antics during his support of the “I Can’t Breathe” athletes in professional sports, changing history with the opening of US and Cuba relations (have you read our “5 Things We’ll See Now That the US and Cuba Beef is Over”???–things are already happening!) and having to get a grip on Sony and North Korea.
No telling what other proxy wars, meltdowns, and crisis are on his plate. Whether or not you agree with his decisions the Obama Statement on North Korea’s Sony Hack was made to remind us that there IS a top man. Obama: “He is I and I am him.” He’s also set to make his “State of the Union” speech later today.
And what did you do this week?
