Yes I saw his article on Obama, but I didn’t mention it because it seemed that the intent of this thread was to discuss your displeasure with the New York Times, not to discuss your displeasure with President Obama.
“I was told he has to say certain things (that’s what spokesmen do) so people don’t get mad, even though he might not mean it”
This will obviously take us into murky territory. If you are correct in your assertion then none of his statements carry any weight because we never know if he means it. Which effectively marginalizes Agudah’s position on every matter because pretty much all their statements go through him and he might not mean what he says. Unless you have a way of knowing when he is serious and when he is not.