Is Obama showing a Bill Clinton-like ability to dodge a political "crisis"?

[NJSecularist]

Everybody remembers Bill in 92 when he simply absorbed everything the Rethug smear machine recklessly threw at him and charmed his way to the nomination and presidency.

Obama is starting to show some of the same resiliency that Obama has. Obviously Obama has a long way to go to be the political mastermind that was Bill, but I see some similarities. Thoughts?

[anonymous171]

1. Obama "counter-punch" style is proving incredibly effective.

[madrchsod]

7. rope-a-dope......

[ossman]

2. Clinton had Stephanopulas on penis patrol back then. The War Room doc is proof of that.

Dick patrol threatening the accusers with blacklisting in DC.

[Mags]

3. how do we know that someone is not doing the same for Obama?

[democrattotheend]

4. Because I don't think Michelle would put up with it

From what we've seen of her and heard her say so far, I get the sense she's not the type of wife who would stand next to him at a press conference if he had to confess to infidelity. Plus, I've never heard any rumors about it...generally there are rumors before something like that gets exposed.

[cali]

5. Have there been any Flowers type crap?

Why no. And only a fucking fool would bring up Sinclair. So don't bother.

[Mags]

12. are you being racists , Cali? you forgot to throw that word in.

[cali]

14. if the shoe fits, mags. n/t

[Mags]

16. I think it fits you alot better. n/t

[Joe the Revelator]

6. How do we know that Obama doesn't have a secret alien who adviseses him at night?

Come on.

[madrchsod]

10. he does..i thought everyone knew that----->

[TheDonkey]

9. Typical Clinton spin, as far as I know

So what I'm a terrible person and has a husband who sleeps around. How do we know that Obama isn't sleeping around? He isn't. As far as I know...

[earthlover]

22. sexist

[TheDonkey]

8. People seem to forget this is about the 6th "crisis" that was supposed to bring Obama down...

Turban Picture-gate
Monster-gate
Michelle Hates America-gate
Wright-gate
Typical White Person-gate
Bitter-gate

They try but desperately fail.

[scheming daemons]

11. You forgot baby-punishment gate

[Mags]

13. who knows, nobody knows that much about him. do you?

[walldude]

21. And bowling-gate

Rezko gate
MSNBC-gate
Whore-gate
and apparently today's winner... Bra Gate!

[earthlover]

23. From the people who brought us Sniper Gate....

[AtomicKitten]

15. Bill Clinton dodged crises, Obama faces them head-on and wins by being truthful.

[Imagevision]

17. Bill was a good conman, but Obama deals/handles issues using his intelligence differently...

[GoesTo11]

18. Obama's crises are made up. Clinton's - well, the rest is history.

[Arugula Latte]

19. Also, I think people are "on" to the media more these days.

The mainstream media don't seem to get we can talk about their stupid transparent idiotic and obvious bullshit behind their backs on a little thing we like to call Teh Tubes of Teh Internets.

[AllentownJake]

20. Difference is

Bill Clinton got in trouble because of his personal life. Obama gets in trouble because people don't like the truth.