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By: Peace Out For Unity

Peace Out For Unity — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:27:43 +0000

Will Obama surrender ?

By: Pamela Leavey

Pamela Leavey — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:51:13 +0000

Jesse

“Her reputation will never survive this political debacle.”

Many politician’s reputations have survived far worse than this battle for the nomination.

By: Gilbert Martinez

Gilbert Martinez — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:50:45 +0000

Oh, Stuart. Didn’t you know if you want to blame someone, the go-to strategy from the right and left is to blame the Clintons.

Hillary knew about the Wright videos but did not get the press to push them before Iowa or Super Tuesday when obama’s ship could have been sunk. Contrast that with Obama’s campaign very early on trying to get the press to publish stories on Bill Clinton’s post-presidency sex life. Contrast Hillary’s focus on Obama’s experience (which somehow became a right-wing talking point *rolling my eyes*) with the Obama campaigns consistent attacks and innuendo on Hillary’s personal character and integrity. Compare Bill Clinton’s so-called “racist” remarks with the deliberate distortion of Bill Clinton’s remarks by the Obama campaign and Jesse Jackson Jr claiming Hillary Clinton’s tears were fake and she didn’t care about Katrina victims.

When history is written, the Obama campaign is going to be a model of slime and character attacks and attempts to reopen racial divisions. Obama and his most vigorous enablers (this is a distinction between supporters!) are not going to go down favorably to posterity, no matter how much they repeat the “Hillary is evil” line.

By: Stuart O'Neill

Stuart O'Neill — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:58:44 +0000

“I’m not surprised by Clinton wanting another debate. I am glad that Obama refused. She hasn’t been very nice, fair, or ethical throughout this whole primary process.”

Name ONE instance.

I’ve got 83 instances of sexism from Obama and the media. I have an entire list of less than savory descriptions of Senator Clinton by Barack Obama while Obama pretends to be the ‘nice’ guy.

You are falling for a line of spin.

By: Darrell Prows

Darrell Prows — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:45:24 +0000

Jesse: I’m on record here as favoring Obama (though decisions like this one make me waver). The weakness in your argument here is that you focus on prior Clinton conduct, rather than on future Obama benefit from participating in a venue like this. At least if he is able to hold his own.

Are you afraid that he won’t be able to hold his own?

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:34:25 +0000

I’m not surprised by Clinton wanting another debate. I am glad that Obama refused. She hasn’t been very nice, fair, or ethical throughout this whole primary process. This is stalling on Clinton’s part. She doesn’t have very positive coverage, due to her sayings and doings, in the press and this has had a bad effect on her support. If she doesn’t concede to Obama soon, this is going to be very bad for her and the party. She is going to have to return to the Senate when she concedes or loses the nomination, and she will still have this baggage with her. This is bound to affect her relationship with her colleagues. Her reputation will never survive this political debacle. I hope that she drops out before it gives McCain a clear advantage, as inept as he is.

By: Stuart O'Neill

Stuart O'Neill — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:32:32 +0000

My view is that Obama is going to play to his own strengths in arenas where he knows he has a homecourt advantage. Sound like GWB and his hand-picked audience?

Obama hasn’t gone that far but it might not be far behind if he gets hit hard in some townhall meeting.

He’s trying to retain a very fragile lead. He knows if he gets his ass kicked in any venue, debate or otherwise, he’s not going to win before the convention.

By: CognitiveDissonance

CognitiveDissonance — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:27:44 +0000

Darrell, sounds like Obama is using the “prevent defense,” the one that lets your opponent run all over the field and quite often score the winning touchdown. Well, I hope that’s exactly what we see, complete with a New York improbably, come-from-behind victory.

By: Darrell Prows

Darrell Prows — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:10:19 +0000

It’s so common in sports for a team to go ahead, and then paly the final portion to avoid losing, instead of to win. Time after time they end up losing just because of that.

(Someone is supposed to say “He would talk directly to his opponent in Iran, but not to his opponent here?”)

By: Gilbert Martinez

Gilbert Martinez — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:14:59 +0000

I thought more and more people were watching the debates. I guess those people don’t count as much as attendees to scripted events do.