By MichaelJames

Jan 18, 2008 7:49pm

Magic Johnson, in Ad, Suggests Obama Is a ‘Rookie’

ABC News’ David Wright reports: The Clinton campaign is crowing about its new radio ad in South Carolina featuring hoops star Earvin "Magic" Johnson.

According to an AP report being circulated by the campaign, Johnson reminsisces about his rookie year as a point guard for the L.A. Lakers, offering some locker room advice to Barack Obama.

"We won our first game on a last-second shot," he reportedly says in the ad.  "I was so hyped.  But the captain of my team said, ‘Take it easy rookie, it’s a long season, it’s a long road to the championship.’

"He was right," Johnson concludes.  Keep that in mind, Mr. Iowa Caucuses.

But a quick Google search of the Lakers 79-80 season suggests the analogy may not be so good for the Clinton campaign.

The Lakers faced the ’76ers that year for the NBA championships.  Even though the Lakers star player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar went down with a sprained ankle during the championships, the Lakers prevailed in the best-of-seven series thanks in large part to Johnson’s razz-mataz.

Johnson went toe to toe with "Dr. J," Julius Erving, scoring 42 points, with 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, leading the Lakers to a 123-107 victory in the final game, despite Philadelphia’s home-court advantage. 

Sportswriters still regard Johnson’s clutch performance as one of the finest individual games in NBA history.

So, yes, it’s early. 

But, then as now, perhaps there’s still time for a rookie to show his stuff.

User Comments

Maybe “mumble-mouth” Magic should rethink this. Or maybe Obama can get a Dr. J for the rebuttal ad.

Posted by: ROB | January 18, 2008, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

This is just to much. Someone to stupid to wear a condom is standing against Obama, and for what? In defense of the Clinton’s? I hate these House -igs. Shame on him and shame on the Clinton’s.

Posted by: dontvoteforclinton | January 18, 2008, 8:38 pm 8:38 pm

Oops Magic Johnson committed a crime! He offended Obama…now Obama cult followers will trash him all over the world!
How dare you Magic questioning the “ONE,” HE can’t do wrong, he is perfect to the eyes of his followers! LOL

Posted by: Paul | January 18, 2008, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm

This is silly. Magic Johnson is great and we can’t undermine what he did to Lakers. The fact that he didn’t even verify the analogy before talking seem like he is a reluctant supporter of Clinton. He probably feel obligated to support Clinton mainly because of Bill’s support on AIDS cause the Magic has dedicated lots of time for.
We shouldn’t attack Magic. I feel bad for him for the situation he is in. This whole thing makes look like Clintons are getting desperate.
Hopefully Clintons will get back to talking about real issues instead of pushing their supporters to give stupid analogies or trashing Obama or great people who passed away.

Posted by: Ram | January 18, 2008, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm

Magic is a successful man. He is doing fine. I am sure he knows what he has chosen to do and is quite comfortable with his decision to support the Clintons. At least he isn’t sitting around typing misspelled comments.

Posted by: irma | January 18, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm

Who cares what a has been has to say?
Ha!
Doesn’t she have anyone else? Someone more up to date such as: L. James? K. Bryant? S. O’neil? D. Wade? J. Stackhouse?
Well I guess anybody would do.
Oh and dontvoteforclinton, I understand just what you mean, I hate them too…….Shameful if you ask me.

Posted by: Kevin | January 19, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am

Obama may be a “rookie, Magic, but at least he’s not a Stooge for the Clinton
Slime Machine!

Posted by: reaganfan | January 19, 2008, 12:06 am 12:06 am

Dear Reaganfan,
I agree. What is with everyone sucking up to the Clinton’s?
At the end of the day, it all depends on where the ad is being played. If the ad airs in some small town, it might have an impact. If the ad is played in huge metro. area, it won’t have much of an effect.

Posted by: Dean R. M. | January 19, 2008, 1:35 am 1:35 am

Am I the only one that feels ABC is slanted in favor of Hillary?

Posted by: Cassey | January 19, 2008, 1:36 am 1:36 am

Cassey—I agree with you. I have noticed that some news media is favoring Hillary. You don’t see some of the news media scrambling to get people on their show to bad-mouth the CLintons. Egad, the CLintons would have their heads. Mafia-like? For some reason it appears the news media is almost afraid of the Clintons. Figure that out. It sure makes me wonder. I guess we never truly realized how “mean” the Clintons are. I am using the word “mean” to try to be nicer about the situation. Believe me, I have more descriptive words to describe the Clintons. As far as Magic Johnson goes, the Clintons must be getting frantic. I hope they are. But Willy should be careful, he certainly looks like a stroke candidate. During the debates, did you notice Hillary’s face whenever Obama or Edwards challenged her? Egad, she can look evil. Then the weepy time–what a farce. Can you imagine the CLinton household if she doesn’t get the nomination? Too bad she isn’t like Margaret Thatcher or Eleanor Roosevelt. I would consider voting for her if she were.

Posted by: CS3539 | January 19, 2008, 8:23 am 8:23 am

The last person that should be commenting on the voting decision-making process is Magic Johnson. He has a lot of nerve given his reputation as an irresponsible womanizer!
Do all of us a favor Magic… go back into retirement from public view. You are a lousy example of how one should live his life!

Posted by: rodnacious | January 19, 2008, 10:51 am 10:51 am

Typical of the Clinton campaign that they don’t do their research to realize that Magic single handedly won the Championship in his rookie season! It’s sad that in their haste to grab at straws they think the musings of this former NBA star would add some weight to their arguments against Obama’s level of experience …in the process giving a perfect analogy for the Obama camp to use to their benefit on the trail. Amazing! lol …Hillary is a chump and this story highlights her inexperience and lack of foresight …not Obama’s.

Posted by: AJ | January 19, 2008, 11:31 am 11:31 am

Please don’t criticize Hillary on a caucus or primary election day. Wanna know why? Cause for each criticism, 100 or more females come out to defend womanhood by voting for her–as if she speaks for all of women. Frankly, I can’t stand her phony shows of emotion and concern for others. She ‘found her voice’ in NH. Seems to me she’s been speaking loud and clear for a long time. She wants to WIN and have POWER and will do anything–anything–to get it. I’m a woman and a Democrat who will vote Republican if Hill is the party’s nominee.

Posted by: ohno | January 19, 2008, 11:41 am 11:41 am

i truly do not believe that ANY news media
is hillary focused, i think they go way overboard to focus on Mr. Obama, because, when all is said and done-they want to continue having a man in the oval office.
it really would not look good for them if
they offered up the prize to Mr. Edwards,
because he is the status quo of all past
presidents-we need a new direction of focus in this country, whether we choose a
woman, a black male, or the status quo male, after having bush-we need to focus back on this country, and start solving some major problems we have here at home.

Posted by: stephanie | January 19, 2008, 11:50 am 11:50 am

IT IS NOT SUPRISING, GIVEN THE MEDIA’S WORSHIP OF THE CLINTONS, THAT ONCE AGAIN THEY GIVE THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF FREE ADVERTISING THE DAY OF THE NEVADA CAUCAS, JUST AS THEY DID ON ELECTION DAY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. ON THAT DAY ALL OF THE NETWORK MORNING NEWS SHOWS SHOWED THE “WEEPING HILLARY”, FOLLOWED BY BILL CLINTONS EMOTIONAL DIATRIBE CRITIZING BARACK OBAMA. NOW THEY ARE SHOWING THE WOMAN SCORNED BY HER HUSBAND’S INFIDELITY. SO NOW IT’S THE “BETRAYED HILLARY”. THIS IS SICKENING. WHILE THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONTINUES TO RIP BARACK. BARACK PROBABLY WONT WIN NEVADA, BECAUSE THE MEDIA, AND GULLIBLENESS OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY. IF CLINTON WINS THE DEMOCRATICX NOMINATION, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. IT WOULD BE LIKE VOTING FOR “BUSH LITE”.

Posted by: CHRIS THOMAS | January 19, 2008, 11:55 am 11:55 am

But does anyone see how either the media or the population is suddenly, in huge numbers, starting to side by color? That is a nightmare. One side feels scorned, the other side feels threatened. If it falls along those lines, we will have a vicious nominating process with a wounded candidate trying to defeat the Corporation’s choice for President, which I think is republican. Obama has no deeds to back his words. And the republicans will ram this down the country’s throat and people will fall for it. He hasn’t done ANYthing but speak nicely. He has ZERO achievements outside of personal ones in high office. How in the hell is he going to defeat money, experience, foreign relations work, people who have bills written into law? A speechmaker will never win this, nice as he is. And he doesn’t have the fight. You can see it in debates. He can’t come back quickly, he stammers when he doesn’t have a script. He fumbles with syllables searching for a retort when he doesn’t have prepared notes. He is academic, smarter than hell, but he is not yet the kind of candidate that they won’t splice and dice and defeat with ease. :(

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 12:04 pm 12:04 pm

I love MAGIC – I met him in person, he cares a great deal about the health of this great country and the world. He is a smart man and has no discrimination, nor I against him. Obama being a rookie? The fact that Obama can’t respond to the subject of MLK and the president JOHNSON at the time civil rights made the best shift in history for all humans, including white woman, and seeing and hearing with my own eyes and ears that Obama could not respond naturally in an educated way but rather him needing Hillary lead the true meaning of what MLK meant by her actions and words proved to me that fortunate or unfortunate any progress Obama makes still will not be enough to be president this time in his political career. Possibly after Hillary, she was running first when Obama wasn’t even sure and it shows – MAGIC is pointing out a fact – not an opinion – only Obama can change that but I don’t see it happing anytime soon. Stay positive – I want to see an African American become president too – but not for that reason alone… I also want to see a TRIBAL AMERICAN become president – but the person, the human being that is best for the job is how we should vote if we truly have the strength to vote without discrimination. Hillary just happens to be the whole package – the best of all human candidates to be the NEXT president of the US – GO MAGIC… you are a good man and it will be understood that you have America’s back when you have Hillary’s back – I got yours – keep sharing your magic smile – VOTER WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND!:)

Posted by: EDUCATED VOTER | January 19, 2008, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm

Wow! I mean really wow! I can’t believe the Clinton campaign is running this ad. Do they really think people aren’t intelligent enough to look into a record book to see the eventual result of Magic’s rookie season? That just gives fodder to the Obama campaign to counter this add. And the Clinton’s are supposed to be the best political minds in the Democratic Party!

Posted by: saintleymark | January 19, 2008, 12:22 pm 12:22 pm

n a national survey by CNN/Opinion Research Corp., 59 percent of black Democrats backed Obama, an Illinois Democrat, for their party’s presidential nomination, with 31 percent supporting Clinton, the senator from New York.
The 28 point lead for Obama is a major reversal from October, when Clinton held a 24 point lead among black Democrats.
That is copied from CNN.com. Now tell me that folks aren’t going to degenerate into a black vs white vote? They are already doing it.
And the Repubicans are just waiting to get all their white, southern, haters to rise the Confederate flags over their trailers IN THE MILLIONS and Obama is toast :(
this is a disaster. They do the same thing all the time: divide and conquer. And they are going to win. Money and Big Business is never going to let Barrack win. :(

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

Bill Clinton has continued to diminish the prestige of the Presidency by the vicious way he has been attacking the pree and Hillary’s democratic opponents. Why all this name calling of “rookie”? You have nothing to attack Obama on? Why do the Clinton’s want so badly to get into the White House even at the risk of polarising the Democratic party and losing to the Republican party? Is it a disvalue for a candidate to want to unite all Americans? America, be wise and distrust the Clintons even when then offer their Trojan Horse gift of “experience”

Posted by: Jideofo22 | January 19, 2008, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

And a lot of folks are pointing to Iowa and saying: See, Iowa is 97% white and they voted Obama.
Does no one realize that Republicans can cross over in Iowa AND New Hampshire – and vote Anti-Clinton for the good ole days? Obama won because Republicans voted in the DEMOCRATIC caucus and primary. You get to Michigan and 4 candidates Put Together cannot beat Hillary? 4 candidates supporters ALL vote for uncommitted and they can’t overcome?
And it would have been worse AGAIN because Republicans could vote Democratic by signing up as Independents to vote uncommitted.
So now African Americans say OBAMA CAN WIN – look at Iowa, and N.H.!
Then the republicans laugh as we fall into a race war, and kill each other. Then the person with absolutely no experience or evidence that he has a clue what to do once he’s there, wins. Even Obama said he is no manager, he is no administrator.
How in the hell do you run the oval office if you can’t run your own lower status office? It’s W Bush all over again. Someone without a clue, pretending to be a uniter and not a divider, inspires racial votes to divide his way to victory?
This is a disaster folks! And they are looking at Iowa as proof whites voted FOR Obama? They voted AGAINST Hillary because they were Republicans in Democratic clothing. We are going to lose :( bigtime :(

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Remember people, we are in the process of electing someone President of the U.S. of America. This is not some basketball game where the game is over when the game ends. The Presidency is too important and serious to trivalize as being a game of basketball which is only a game after all, and nothing more.

Posted by: benvictor | January 19, 2008, 12:51 pm 12:51 pm

I love the “Republicans crossed state lines to vote for the democrat” BS.
Repubs don’t waste their vote on LIBERAL Democrat pukes you idiots.
Get it through your LIBERAL heads. Your canidates are a disaster for this nation. You will do nothing but TAX and SPEND into bankrupcy with your “Universal Health care” and the “Bail out the poor home owner” crap.
You are economic idiots.

Posted by: Riteaidbob | January 19, 2008, 12:54 pm 12:54 pm

Hillary, Obama, Rommey, Guiliani will never win in the general election, not matter how much money they have, how much free media they have. The bickering between Obama and Clinton are dividing the Democratic party to the delight of the Republican, thats the only hope the Republicans have of winning the Presidency again. They feared Edwards and they helped created the Obama buzz, to use him as a weapon to hit Hillary from both sides, then this Obama-Hillary bickering and hatred is making the things worst for the Democrats. Obama was the Trojan horse the Republicans need it to divide and conquer!
Aren’t they clever…you go Rove…you are about to do it again!

Posted by: The real choices | January 19, 2008, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm

Bottom line is that Hillary is not electable. Her negatives are too great to win a national election. She can’t bring about change simply because she has no possibility of getting elected.

Posted by: Terry | January 19, 2008, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

This is such an incomplete article. So Magic is backing Hillary. We knew this. What I want to know is where cam I go to find out about James Worthy, A C Green, Byron Scott, and Kurt Rambis? That would be true journalism! Heck, you don’t even tell me who Kareem is backing!? I guess Fletch will have to come out of retirement and THEN we’ll be talking Pulitzer!

Posted by: TSnow27604 | January 19, 2008, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm

So now Majic Johnson is a bad person? Anyone who supports Hillary is a bad person? Those Obama supporters are really smart. Is Rezko a bad person? Obama has been named in his indictment. You Obama supproters should go over the The Chicago Sun Times and read the story. This is just the beginning of the end for this ‘perfect candidate’. He is just as dirty as the rest of them. He has been dealing with this guy for over 15yrs. He will say he didn’t know anything. Honesty from Obama.

Posted by: Bret | January 19, 2008, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm

Does this mean if Obama gets elected no one can ever use the words “fairy tale” again, or any other words that might suggest he doesn’t know what he’s doing or what he’s talking about or that he might be full of BS, because that might be perceived as racially insensitive?
That’s a serious issue, regardless of Obama’s politics, if political speech is going to be curtailed about something as important as the performance in office of the president of the United States, because someone’s feelings might supposedly get hurt.
I’m guessing anything remotely resembling any of the delightful remarks about Bush’s chimpy appearance, intelligence, preparedness for office and performance in the last seven years would pretty much be out with poor old Obama.
Can you imagine four years of an Obama adminstration’s racial slicing and dicing? What a mess. No way.

Posted by: Ben | January 19, 2008, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

TO BEN:can you imagine, another four years of bush-like rule under hrc? its obvious since her voting record is very similar to that of most republicans!

Posted by: JACOBS | January 19, 2008, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

Edge-of-the-Abyss:
You should learn some history.
Lyndon Johnson was at one time a racist!
There was a clause in the deed to one of his houses that said it could not be sold to Blacks(Negroes).
Johnson signed the civil rights act for the same reason it was passed as a tribute to the recently assassinated,
JFK! Also in case you didn’t know it,
Senator Robert C Byrd was a member of the KKK(Grand Wizard)!
Considering the fact that most if not all of the Southern Governors who were holding back blacks in the 1960′s were
Democrats, they shouldn’t boast about their abysmal record!

Posted by: reaganfan | January 19, 2008, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

So Obama’s going to win, without knowing what to do, when to do it, who to have help him, where to go first?
Is there no need to know how to run anything anymore? He hasn’t completed a term in office yet and he’s running for the top spot? And ideology is going to spring forth and we are all saved by an outsider who doesn’t care to know how to manage anything, words out of his own mouth? And this is the formula to victory?
Let’s say he wins. Then what? Another George W. Bush without a clue what to do. Over his head. Out of his element. No allies because he divided the country to get a win. No achievements in office to show everyone he can win. I mean it is a disaster. We already elected a clueless non-manager and it has been HELL. And now we are supposed to do it again. I mean at least Bush was a Governor. Obama has what credentials? People would never hire such a person to run a grocery store, let alone President. Have none of you ever seen the Classifieds for employment, asking for proof of experience? Why now, for the most important job in the country, should we accept someone without proper credentials and zero experience?
No company would hire a person with that resume. He may be a professor. He may be a State Legislator. He is a Senator without having completed a term. But he is now qualifed? Rubbish. The Republicans will kill him; every debate he will be stumbling, uh uh uh, um um well uh, you see, its, its well . . . that rubbish is never going to fly. Searching for terms. Pausing to find the answer. Hesitating. Scanning the brain. It shows that without prepared notes and scripts, he is fumbling and they will expose him right away.

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 1:36 pm 1:36 pm

Johnson may have been a racist but at least he FAKED it enough to sign the bill into law. MLK was not a legislator. Never was. Never had the power to sign bills into law. Couldn’t force anyone to sign it if they didn’t want to.
The President has to enact all those good intentions. Period. If they can still fly that flag in the south, despite all the protests, then those in power can force things on the nation even against their will. Just look at S. Carolina. The flag still flies, even in the face of those that cried out. The flag is that of an enemy nation that made war upon the nation, and the flag, that you live in now. How is it any different to fly an Iranian Flag, or a Chinese Flag, if you can allow that rag of disgrace to fly in the south? You live in the nation that was formed from the victorious north, and yet you people still support that flag? And we are traitors?

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 1:42 pm 1:42 pm

Teddy Rosevelt and Abe Lincoln were republicans in name only.
Ronald Regan has his moments of dishonesty under oath. No one says a word. His health precluded him from continuing in office, as the law states, one must step aside if they are impaired, and now republican health experts somehow claim that Altzheimers ISN’T an impairing disease. It is treasonous to remain in office when you are aware that you cannot continue. But republicans are heros.
Iran Contra allowed weapons to fall into the hands of our Middle Eastern enemies and then were used against us killing our troops, but Ronald’s a hero?
He cheats on his wife and marries Nancy, but he is a man of god despite committing adultery?
You people have your own version of history and morality and it is a joke. You have Gingrich impeaching a president for having an affair with an intern while he is having an affair with an intern. But he gives it to Jesus and is forgiven. Clinton gives it to Jesus and he is a liar.
Clinton sells the Lincoln bedroom you say, while George W. Bush gives the attorney who argued before the Supreme Court to get him elect, the Chief Justice’s seat. And THAT’S NOT INSIDER ACCESS? That’s not prid quo pro? (spelling, sorry :()
Bush family has their fingers in a bank that fed Hitler money, but they are good Christians?
You have the Bush Baby trying to run a failing oil biz with money from a Bin Laden and he is a patriot?
You have Bush veto healthcare for 10,000,000 children because there’s no money, and then in the same speech demand 140 BILLION for war? And he is a uniter not a divider?
If you were an elected official or whatever, I hope to hell you never hold public office again. You are a danger if you believe that the above mentioned is patriotic, christian, and somehow moral.

Posted by: Edge-Of-The-Abyss | January 19, 2008, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm

Can someone explain to me why Clinton is the “experienced” candidate when she’s only held elected office since 2000? Obama was elected to US Senate in2004, but was an Illinois senator since 1997.I agree with Cassey, ABC seems to favor Clinton. The night before the NH primaries, Terry Moran was calling Obama “cocky” on Nightline.

Posted by: Sara | January 19, 2008, 2:05 pm 2:05 pm

Who does Magic think he is? As one of the previous posters pointed out..where does he get off trying to bad mouth Obama? I guess there are Clinton clones just like there are Bush clones. Look whhat happened inthe last eight years. Who care what ‘Magic” thinks? I sure as heck don’t.

Posted by: Hollyinla | January 19, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm

Magic was a rookie when he led his team to the NBA Championship and was MVP against the “veteran” Dr. J’s Sixers. When the stakes were high, a rookie produced – bad example Magic is using to try and prove a point.

Posted by: Kevin | January 19, 2008, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm

Obama has more experience than some of our presidents have had. Some of who were very famous. Guess it doesn’t really matter. What matters more is the intelligence and ability to lead. And of course the issues.

Posted by: AnnD52 | January 19, 2008, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm

A couple of days ago, a person on CSPAN stated that Hillary’s turn-outs (speeches and town hall meeting) are as large as Obama’s turn-outs but the media outlets want to give more coverage to Obama. Because, they feel Obama is at a disadvantage compared to Hillary. Hillary (formal first-lady) is well known because of her husband. If Hillary is given a speech or conducting a town hall meeting, the media will only show Hillary. If Obama is giving a speech, then the media outlets will show the crowd of people cheering for him. Has Obama every done any town hall meetings? The media outlets should state the facts on each candidate not pick our next President.

Posted by: suzelee | January 19, 2008, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm

I have a question: How does her husband’s years in the becomes her experience? She was not the president. Yet everyone assumes that being the spouse qualifies. What about all the other wives of past presidents? Would they qualify?

Posted by: Angel | January 19, 2008, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm

HA! HA!
you guys were wrong about hillary! she has the experiance,the brains, and we need a woman in the whitehouse to get us out of this mess georgie w. put us in. give her credit where credit is due.
she will do just fine!

Posted by: ellie | January 19, 2008, 5:51 pm 5:51 pm

Democrats fail to realize that Hillary cannot win in the General election! Poll after poll has proven that more than half of the general population will NOT consider voting for Hillary! Why does the media keep failing to report this????? Hmmm, maybe b/c they are controlled by the “right” and they want Hillary to win…. a win for Hillary in the primary is a guarantee loss for the Democrats in Nov. WAKE UP DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess as a moderate Dem…. the Independent ticket is my only hope…. Concidering the Democrats “claim” they want change… but choose to support the candidate with the most amount of special interest contibutions in history (Yeah, thats gonna bring real change ####!)

Posted by: chris | January 19, 2008, 7:13 pm 7:13 pm

obama 2008
ladies and gentleman I introduce the next president, mr barak obama!

Posted by: derric leander | January 19, 2008, 8:55 pm 8:55 pm

Thank you Magic, for stating the obvious. I had some respect for Obama before he declared; said he would make a helluva president some day when he has paid his dues and gained some experience. Then he got all caught up in his own hype. Now it is obvious, all fluff and no substance, kinda like a marshmallow…

Posted by: DaveM | January 19, 2008, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm

I can’t believe the people that are influences by celebrities’ vote. I am going to make up my own mind who is the best candidate – no one is going to do that for me, not Barbra Streisand, not Magic Johnson, not Sean Penn and not Oprah Winfrey. I have a mind of my own, I have certain things in my mind that matter to me. I won’t be dazzled by Obama’s charm nor sucked in by Hillary’s femaleness. Quite frankly, at this point none of them stands out like candidates have in years past.

Posted by: julesverne | January 19, 2008, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm

To those of you who enjoy bashing Hillary— don’t think for one moment that she doesn’t know how Washington works and that she doesn’t know how to make things happen. She was First Lady for 8 years and shes traveled and met many world leaders, see her husband push through legislation,and she is well respected in New York and by most of the Senators. Sure she has made mistake, we all have – but she does have the experience from her White House days and her days in Arkansas and in our Senate. Unlike Obama- she did not live in a foreign country when she was a youngster – she visited many of them as First Lady. She knows the world scene and the scene in Washington. While I do not dislike Obama – he does not have enough experience atthis point and his speeches are “fluff.’ ‘We need chnage..we demand change” – hell – anyone could tell you that. But how is he going to make changes ? Pay for them? Wheres the game plan ..specific ideas. ??? Hillary has been investigated, slandered, vilified for many years but you know what youare getting with her- the Hypocrite Republicans have dug up everything they possibly could on her. Obama needs a few more years and a more thorough record and he’ll be ready but the time is not now..

Posted by: JIMBO | January 20, 2008, 9:13 am 9:13 am

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