Posted on 05/06/2008 10:53:35 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Can Barack Obama throw a punch? If there is an upside to the shots Obama has taken from his former pastor, it's the opportunity created for him to show his mettle. The superdelegates appreciate the nobility of his high-minded rhetoric, but they're also taking his measure as a future commander in chief (and as a ticket-topper for the party). For them, and for the voters, it was a relief to see Obama reach his threshold and get angry, finally, at a man who once meant so much to him.
...Presidential elections do not turn on the issues—a sad reality Democrats have yet to fully absorb. There's a reason Hillary connected with voters when she got teary in New Hampshire and why her message is gaining traction now, while she's fighting so hard. People want to see passion, toughness, and determination in a president.
...That's why Obama's demeanor in his press conference, a mix of anger and sadness, was as important as his words. The superdelegates are looking for reassurance that he can respond in a decisive way to end the Wright controversy and get back to his message. They're not really uncommitted—they're mostly for Obama—but they're wary of signing on to a campaign that might yet come apart. "He had the greatest fastball anybody had seen, and now it's 'Hey man, can you throw a change-up?' He needs another pitch in his repertoire," says James Carville, a top pitchman for the Clintons.
..."The Republicans will eat him alive" is what the Clinton campaign is telling the superdelegates. Hillary is the tougher of the two, the candidate you want on your side in a knife fight, a gender reversal that prompts Carville to indulge in some ribald humor: "If she gave him one of her cojones, they'd both have two."
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Mr. Carville is correct.
Obama-Jama is a tower of jello.
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Uh oh.
Barry’s in trouble now. Hillary has let James off of his leash.
Confirmation of what many expected about Hitlery all along.
To quote from the movie Ghostbusters. “Yes it’s true. This man has no dick.”
“Hitler has only got one ball
Goering has two but they are small
Himmler has something sim’lar
And Mr. Goebbels has no balls at all.”
Actual lyrics to “Col Bogey March aka Bridge on the River Kwai” theme.
His words, if words matter are shakey as Jell-O! They just melt in your ears and what’s left is a mouth full of water.
yes and if someone gave carvill 1/4 of a brain he’d then have maybe half...not sure.
yes and if someone gave carvill 1/4 of a brain he’d then have maybe half...not sure.
First time I ever agreed with old snakehead!
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