Obama Takes on Electability Issue
EmailBarack Obama, in the final days of campaigning in Iowa, took the electability issue head on, singling out his top opponents, John Edwards and Hillary Clinton.
Obama spent the better part of the day arguing that he is the only Democratic candidate who can beat a Republican opponent.
"The most recent polls show that I’m the only Democrat who beats every single Republican opponent. I beat Rudy, I beat Mitt, I beat Huckabee, I beat McCain, I beat Thompson," Obama said, and then brought his Democratic challengers into it, "And I’m the only Democrat who does it. Edwards doesn’t do it."
Obama continued, attacking Edwards, "Part of the problem John would have in the general election is that you know, the issues that he’s taking out now are not the issues or the things that he said four years ago. Which always causes us problems in general elections."
And then turning to Clinton, Obama argued, "Senator Clinton doesn’t beat all five of them because you start off with half of the country not wanting to vote for her."
Obama called out the undecideds and said those two points are something they need to consider in their choice who to caucus for. In a slightly softer conclusion, no doubt following a direct attack on his opponents, Obama said, "We’re all just tying out for quarterback, but after the election we’re all gonna be on the same team."
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There you go… straight from the horse’s mouth. And as the saying goes, “Out from the mouth comes what is in the heart.” What does the Obama statement imply?
1. Afterall that’s said and done, the fact is Obama does not have the character, the real calling, and the heart to lead America because he cannot and will not endure in the face of defeat.
2. He is a plain opportunist seizing only the moment when as an unknown, his blunders are not yet much to be spoken of… seizing only the moment when as a dazzler, his fresh tactics could still work… seizing the moment when the rhetoric of hope would still work; for when the most experienced and steady President wins and delivers, what else can he talk about next time?
3. His wife spoke so much against the politics of “fear”. Yet here are the Obamas subjecting the American people to an emotional blackmail – instilling in the people the “fear of losing him for the presidency forever if they don’t choose him now”. This is cheap. This is pathetic. This is forcing the hand of America to choose him. Obama is not an urgent choice.
4. Obama does not consider the presidency worth pursuing at another time because he fears becoming “abnormal” in the course of waiting for his own time. That means Obama is not sure of who he is and therefore fears what he can become.
5. Obama is running for the presidency now, not because he is called for a vision, but because he is compelled by a favourable condition. His candidacy is not about hope. His hope is about his candidacy.
Obama said, “If this country would sit there and not elect him when he’s clearly the obvious person for the job, that shows we’re just dysfunctional as a society…”
America would be wiser not to elect someone who is unfairly contemptuous of its people and ignorantly judgmental of the choice they make (whatever it is). The presidential election is about America not about Obama.
Posted by: ReadingBetweenLines | December 29, 2007, 11:07 pm 11:07 pm
obama is a total loser
Posted by: charles gatlin | December 30, 2007, 12:38 am 12:38 am
OBAMA in 2008 from a person who voted republican for the last two election cycles. He is a person that I can trust with my vote and my country.
Posted by: toney | December 30, 2007, 1:42 am 1:42 am
the group of democratic candidates is not stellar. but obama is an opportunity to change direction. nobody wants to go back to the 90s.
the country needs to move forward. i’ve lived overseas and everytime bill clinton’s name comes up people giggle and mention monica lewinsky. i would like pray that the country won’t push us back there.
Posted by: Kim | December 30, 2007, 1:48 am 1:48 am
I will vote for Obama ’08 anyday over John Edwards and Hillary Clinton!
It’s ironic both John and Hillary are now change agents to get VOTES! John has flipped and flopped on what he said in 2000 to 2007 on issues. Whatever sounds good to get votes, he speaks the loudest to get noticed. As for HRC, she not only has flipped & flopped, she now says she can get us out of the wars that she voted for…GO FIGURE that baloney!
Obama is right to call out their phoniness. I just hope Americans see the same!
Posted by: speakkup | December 30, 2007, 2:07 am 2:07 am