Clinton remark on Obama's pastor leads on NBC news.

[trof]

jeez
:eyes:

[jgraz]

1. Good. Make her look like a complete idiot.

[ericgtr]

2. It's going to get coverage but it will only make her look bad

not to worry, let her have the spotlight with this.

[susankh4]

34. Don't be so sure...

alot of very intelligent people feel Wright was over the top in much of what he said. My PhD husband said "some things are just not OK to say... in or out of context." In fact, a lot of us are scratching our heads trying to figure out how Obama could sit and listen to Wright again and again.

This is exactly what I've heard on the street in OH and PA: "I would have walked out and never come back." Hillary is only confirming the view that something is wrong with this picture. The issue is NOT behind Mr. Obama. And if you think it is, you are the one who is fooling yourself.

[LSparkle]

37. Except she's only NOW commenting on it -- to change the subject

It looks kind of "calculating" that she hasn't commented on this for
the past two weeks, and now "suddenly" -- when her "misspeaking" about
her Bosnia trip (and WHAT ELSE?) has become the topic du jour -- she
feels compelled to speak out about this.

Reinforces her image as a calculating politician, trying to bring back
from the dead (!) a story that had just about run its course.

[DemzRock]

38. LOL! WOW! A politician doing something "calculating" How earth-shattering. n/t

[LSparkle]

44. She has a "genuineness" problem, in case you hadn't noticed

Cold, calculating politician. She's been trying to live this down for
months.

[DemzRock]

49. Funny, I don't see Obama or any politician as any more genuine, except

Ron Paul, who is a nut. A genuine nut. I seriously don't think he lies or manipulates though. Or I haven't seen it, anyway.

[backscatter712]

3. Let's hope this boomerangs on her.

I don't think many people are for continuing that line of attack anymore, aside from freepers who won't vote Democratic anyways. If she's going to continue shooting her mouth off on the Wright thing, it is likely to come back to bite her in the ass...

[fascisthunter]

4. craven

"cackle, cackle, cackle"

[Alhena]

5. Fine- get it all out in the primary dead period

[TwilightGardener]

6. This will backfire. Obama's poll numbers didn't go down, and now people

will just think she's beating a dead horse to damage him. Which she is.

[MadBadger]

7. Its alright, they are all focusing on the Bosnia story right now.

[ruggerson]

11. lol

[redqueen]

8. I am shocked... shocked!

:sarcasm:

[anamandujano]

23. Those General Electric people like Obama.

I wonder what Olbamarmann's show will be about tonight.

[redqueen]

24. That's weird cause it seems Hillary is the cozier candidate with the war machine.

It'd be nice if she'd release those earmarks and tax returns so we could find out once and for all.

[anamandujano]

29. GE does their homework. They know they can count on Obama

for future orders for bombs.

[redqueen]

32. Not cluster bombs though.

[VolcanoJen]

9. ABC evening news showing TuzlaGate.

They suggest that her prior claims of experience will now draw severe scrutiny from the media. Jake Tapper on now, saying that within political circles, the jury is still out but that she claims "experience" as her biggest strength, where her biggest weakness is her "trustworthiness."

He suggests TuzlaGate could turn into an instance of her biggest weakness completely undercutting her biggest strength. Goes on to mention "The Tonya Harding Option" as Clinton's only chance at saving her candidacy.

WOW.

[woolldog]

14. I love that I live on the west coast

and get to see previews by you guys of what's on the news. I appreciate it.

:hi:

[ericgtr]

19. Dude, that deserves a new OP!

Got any posts to give?

[Window]

40. Ouch. Good.

[my2sense]

10. How pathetic n/t

[gateley]

16. The higher they climb... nt

[Amy6627]

12. I have been out of it for awhile, what did she say? n/t

[flpoljunkie]

17. Here's a link from TPM, complete with video.

Hillary Amplifies Criticism Of Obama Over Wright
By Greg Sargent - March 25, 2008, 4:02PM

At the presser today, Hillary answers multiple questions about Wright, reiterating -- and amplifying -- her suggestion that Obama should have left Wright's church...

A couple quick things. Note how tightly Hillary stuck to the line, "I was asked what I would do," a rhetorical device designed to maintain that this isn't really a negative attack on Obama. Indeed, at one point, she made this explicit, saying:

"When asked a direct question, I gave a direct answer. And I feel very comfortable with that. I don't think that's negative. That's what I would have done."

Also, note that Hillary appears to be reading much of her material on the Wright questions, suggesting that real care went into working out precisely how she'd deal with the issue.

Late Update: Obama spokesperson Bill Burton responds:

“After originally refusing to play politics with this issue, it’s disappointing to see Hillary Clinton’s campaign sink to this low in a transparent effort to distract attention away from the story she made up about dodging sniper fire in Bosnia. The truth is, Barack Obama has already spoken out against his pastor’s offensive comments and addressed the issue of race in America with a deeply personal and uncommonly honest speech. The American people deserve better than tired political games that do nothing to solve the larger challenges facing this country."

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/03/hillary_leaving_wrights_church.php

[trof]

18. 'If it was MY pastor, I'd leave the church'.

Basically 'you can't choose your relatives, but you can choose your friends'.

Uncalled for and ill advised, I think.
I'd have said 'It would be totally inappropriate for me to comment on someone else's personal relationships.'
She would have been applauded.

[Liberal Veteran]

20. Or just say, "I believe we have more issues in our country than a phrase taken out of context"

There were any number of CLASSY approaches she could have taken, but instead, she chose the low rent road.

[trof]

25. Yep.

damn

[redqueen]

27. It was an opportunity... just as the Wright issue was for Obama.

[susankh4]

36. She was saying what millions of Americans are saying to one another...

And Americans like to hear their own words echoed back to them.

This Obama/Wright thing is a serious problem for our party.

[trof]

45. Horse. Hockey.

Is NOT!
;-)

[PoliticalAmazon]

41. But she'd stay with a husband who repeatedly publicly humiliated her....

She should start wearing bangs again...the "DOORMAT" on her forehead is starting to show.

[grantcart]

13. she's giving the Bosnia story big legs

[Liberal Veteran]

15. And this is the woman who wants to be president?

What a (insert gender and racial neutral derogatory epithet here). Simply put her response was less than stellar. We need people who don't throw hissy fits and refuse to talk with people who we may disagree with on occasion.

It is that old ostracism vs. engage with people that has got us into such circumstances and it underscores her mindset being of the former rather than the latter.

[Cha]

21. This is good because it shows what a Lying ,Desperate

Hypocrite she is..all wrapped up in one little SniperLiarGate.

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. let's hope the media is on to her, and the fact that she's trying to

shift the focus, YET AGAIN. Where is Bill when we need him? He could do a whole show on "Snipergate". She is such a liar. Talk about "fairytales"....

[Cha]

35. The m$$$m manipulates but they can't really

avoid talking about sniperliargate and they are giving her pulpit to make a bigger desperate ass outta herself over Pastor Wright.

[DemzRock]

39. hehe media "on to" her. Sorry everything a politician says - any pol - is something to manipulate..

the voters.

All politicians.

Yep, ALL!

[Bullet1987]

22. This will hurt her in the end...you wait and see

Total dumbass move right here.

[noel711]

26. How convenient....

When the Clintons needed REv. Wright's 'righteousness'
after the MOnica scandal, he sure was good enough to
come to the prayer breakfast, and break bread with them.

but now, she throws him under the proverbial bus.

If she wanted to be magnanimous,
if she wanted to be presidential,
she would have come out when the 'pastorgate'
first erupted, told the press she knew him personally,
and they were taking his remarks out of context.

Your slip is showing Hillary.
What are you made of?

[tishaLA]

28. how did they report it?

as "Hillary fires back" or "Hillary piles on" or something else?

[Kber]

31. No - not this time!

[loveangelc]

33. the impression I got watching it on nbc was that it was her being desperate.

even fox news said it was her trying to distract from the bosnia story. charles krauthhammer (whatever) said he didn't understand why they weren't pushing it last week, because the media wasnt going to sustain the story because they are "still in the tank for Obama." He said that was a mistake and they probably won't make a big story about the Wright thing even now beyond today and maybe tomorrow. He said that if they wanted to push it they should have pushed it last week.

[slinkerwink]

42. good

[CreekDog]

43. How does this help her get the nomination?

How does most of her strategy help her get the nomination?

[trof]

47. Not.

I don't think it helps her.

[TheDonkey]

46. Shameless Shameless Shameless

She's terrible.

[slinkerwink]

48. that's true