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I agree. Also an Obama supporter here. I'd also be happy with a split that gives Hillary some credit for her margin in FL. 38 delegate lead may simply be too much to concede to her, I don't know. But why now, if you're Obama with the current lead you have, offer some kind of split that makes sense and avoids the cost and waste of time of a re-do?
Posted at March 10, 2008 5:33 PM in response to Obama Supporter Dodd: Hillary And Obama Should Split Florida And Michigan Delegates
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Not to be accused of "playing the race card," but consider that Farrakhan is bound up with a black nationalist agenda (or however you'd like to describe it), while Hagee is not. For that reason, I believe, Hagee's repugnant views may be seen as less threatening than Farrakhan's repugnant views by most white Americans and the MSM.
Posted at February 28, 2008 6:01 PM in response to Farrakhan's Support For Obama? Hugely Controversial. Hagee's Backing Of McCain? No Problem.
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I agree -- if you read the article, it doesn't have a negative tone at all. Anyone reading this post should also look at the article; don't rely on the description in the post.
Posted at February 26, 2008 11:33 AM in response to Report: Obama Short On Foreign Policy Experience
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Any chance she knows this is over and is doing this to help Obama, i.e., use most of the Republican talking points, raking him over the coals to make him a stronger GE candidate?
Fat chance, I guess...would be nice if there was at least something positive behind this apparent lunacy.
Posted at February 24, 2008 9:24 PM in response to 2:38 PM Feb. 24, 2008 - When The Clinton Campaign Officially Ends
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Nice companion opinion piece by Frank Rich as well:
Posted at February 24, 2008 9:45 AM in response to NYT: Hillary Camp In Disarray, Sensing The End
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The point, Richmond, is that the ad suggests that these are changes Obama actually contemplates making. That is not true. He simply said we should be open-minded about how to approach the problem of Social Security, if there is a problem. I would think that the voters of WI, TX, OH, PA and all the other states yet to vote would care that we have a president that will look at all sides of an issue and determine how best to solve a problem.
Posted at February 15, 2008 3:33 PM in response to Hillary Ad Levels Harsh Criticism At Obama On Multiple Fronts
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The best oratory exists when rhetoric and delivery match the actual needs/desires of the people at a particular historical moment. There is more substance to great oratory than may appear at first glance. The substance lies in the underlying reasons that an audience is receptive to the message. With Obama, we hear words like "hope" and "change"; but what we understand on some level is more concrete, and different from person to person. I, for one, understand this to be a push back and the cynicism and deceit of the Bush administration (and, frankly, the Clinton administration). When you think of the leading lines of the Gettysburg Address, I'm sure folks at the time understood those lofty phrases to mean something concrete, like winning the war and ensuring the continuation of the union and American democracy. Just because words are uplifting and "easy on the ears" doesn't make them empty. Indeed, the very opposite might be true.
Good post, Rich.
Posted at February 14, 2008 10:10 PM in response to If Hillary gave the Gettysburg Address: Why our leaders need to be orators. (Updated)
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Clinton campaign has already gone negative w/ ad re debates in Wisconsin...not very nasty, but wonder if it's a harbinger?
Posted at February 13, 2008 4:48 PM in response to Of Insurmountable Leads
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I don't see any more "substance" in Hillary's campaign than in Obama's, i.e., look at what he talks about, what is on his web site, etc., and there's a good amount of specificity in his platform, no less so than Hillary's. Hillary has created this label for Obama -- all style, no substance -- based on the fact that he's ALSO a good orator. It's a double-standard (which I know can be good politics if you are the one creating and applying the double-standard).
Point is, I hope Obama highlights how meaningless are these notions of "21st Century solutions business" and "problems business" -- they strike me a ridiculous and lacking any substance whatsoever.
Posted at February 13, 2008 4:16 PM in response to Mark Penn's New Message: Hillary Is In "21st Century Solutions Business"
