Key Obama Adviser Mocks Clinton's Tears

[ruggerson]

February 02, 2008

More nastiness on the Democratic campaign trail ...

Our friend Peter Wallsten, writing in the LA Times, spoke with Obama campaign adviser Air Force Gen. Merrill "Tony" McPeak (Ret.)

Asked about the "gravitas" Sen. Hillary Clinton asserts that she has, and implies Sen. Barack Obama does not, McPeak disputed the notion, saying Obama has "real gravitas, not artificially created, focus-grouped, poll-directed, rehearsed gravitas."

He also said Obama "doesn't go on television and have crying fits; he isn't discovering his voice at the age of 60."

Ouch.

"Dream ticket," indeed.

McPeak later retracted his remarks, and the Obama campaign said McPeak's words "crossed the line" and that Obama "strongly disagrees with these comments and apologizes on behalf of the campaign."

McPeak served as Air Force chief of staff under former Presidents Bill Clinton and George HW Bush.

He will likely not serve in any possible future Clinton administrations.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/02/key-obama-advis.html

[Radical Activist]

1. dupe

Please be considerate. This is already on the front page.

[rodeodance]

3. tsk

[Windy]

5. They have to continue elevating the propaganda.... nT

[Radical Activist]

8. You see a lot of that here don't you?

Lots of spamming.

[surfermaw]

31. Then I don't feel so terrible when I laugh at his platitudes mumbling and so forth

[maddiejoan]

2. Oh please!

Please please have Tony speak some more on Obama's behalf.

[Nedsdag]

20. BOO HOO HOO!!!!!

You can't criticize Her Majesty?

What a bunch of maroons you are!

[maddiejoan]

23. I didn't realize

Obama was referring to himself as "Her Majesty"

[okasha]

27. Does Donnie

know that Obama refers to himself as "Her Majesty?"

Things that make you go hmmmm....

[Igel]

32. "Maroons"?

As in, Maroons?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroon_(people)

[BootinUp]

33. I think that poster was (is) a bugs bunny

fan, lol. This was a common slur in that cartoon IIRC. lol.

[ruggerson]

4. Why wasn't this guy fired like Shaheen was ?

[bunnies]

15. Shaheen was fired? Not what I heard. nt

[ruggerson]

25. He resigned

which is campaign speak for fired

[Windy]

26. Hes a General who put his career on the line to object to the iraq war.

I, as a woman, will cut him some slack for his innocuous comment in light of all the forceful anti-war comments he has made!

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

6. Obama "strongly disagrees with these comments and apologizes on behalf of the campaign

McPeak later retracted his remarks, and the Obama campaign said McPeak's words "crossed the line" and that Obama "strongly disagrees with these comments and apologizes on behalf of the campaign."



He siure does this an awful lot lately, I think the pattern is clear.

Dirty politics with an "apology" is still dirty.

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

9. Sorry does not cover dirty politics.

Cheap move Obama!

[rodeodance]

7. "Dream ticket," indeed.

[UALRBSofL]

10. Did he actually do that or is this made up?

It seems a bit sexist in that he seems to be inferring Hillary shedding a few tears is showing a sign of weakness and relating it to weakness in women. Just my opinion.

[ruggerson]

11. He actually did it

and Obama has actually yet to fire him

[Tom Strong]

12. They're flailing now. The break in the polls has them rattled and saying stupid shit. GO HILL!

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

34. It is his campaign and HIMSELF doing the damage too. NEGATIVE OBAMA! A sure loss!

Way to go Obama!

The my voters wll not support you...The directed attacks followed by insincere apologies!

I can state the facts now, Hillary supporters will not vote for you in the general election...because SHE will be the one running!


HILLARY 08!

[2rth2pwr]

13. This type of attitude comes directly from the candidate.

As the saying goes "The fish rots from the head down". They have heard the "likable enough", seen the handshake snub etc etc.. and gotten the idea that it's ok to act like a juvenile when it involves Hillary.

[Tom Strong]

17. Aw, he's just immature.

Give him 8 more years of seasoning in the Senate and he'll probably be one of our greatest candidates ever.

The future belongs to Obama.

But Hillary is now.

[styersc]

14. What class.

[KennedyGuy]

16. Obama claimed that this sort of attack originates from the tone set by the candidate..

Oops..guess that only applies to the Hillary campaign..
another "do as I say" moment.

[REDFISHBLUEFISH]

35. How do those words taste Obama! Negative much?

LOL

It is expected hid followers do some things...but his campaign people? His own actions?


He is negative! Pushing old Republican smears and trying to lie about it!

[David Zephyr]

18. Oh, for crying out loud, ruggerson!

:hi:

[ruggerson]

22. Yes, David, apparently "crying out loud" is precisely what they're accusing her of

;-)

[suston96]

19. That's good for 2 or 3 more Rasmussen and Gallup % points....nt

[libertee]

21. or Obama adminst. either! n/t

[boston bean]

24. Some men just cannot hide their sexist ways. nt

[K Gardner]

28. Did she cry.. AGAIN??!!

[DesEtoiles]

29. Wow. This will make all the differe....zzzzzzzz...

[ursi]

30. she is a fake