"Ease over the finish line with your dignity..." Howard Fineman on Obama's choice.

[kid a]

Discussing the debate in the Obama camp on how to fight back the oozing slime from the Clintons.

[BlueManDude]

1. I agree - leave the gutter to HRC.

Lets face it, neither one is going to be President and Hillary has already lost a lot more than an election.

Hopefully Obam emerges with his integrity intact.

[Cha]

13. "Let's face it neither one is going to be president"?!

I know you don't mean Obama..'cause, yeah, BlueDude..Obama is going to be our Prez.

[caseycoon]

2. I definitely agree. n/t

[Adelante]

3. I agree with it basically

Sometimes I want him to bang the shit out of her in the same way she treats him. But it wouldn't work for him. She'd be the abused female and he'd be the angry black male. What I do want him to do is go after her on the war and its costs and the economy, including how we got in the fix we are in from decisions made in the 90s. Gloves off on all that.

[jkshaw]

4. All he has to do is answer some of her attacks, and

he's accused of negativity. I really get pushed reading that they're BOTH negative, when he's trying so !@#$! hard to stay above the mud. The negativity is coming from ONE SIDE. Can't they see that? Or are they trying in a very queer way to be "objective?"

[tabasco]

5. I suppose he's right.

But I wouldn't get bent out of shape if Obama did some kitchen-sinking too.

[psychopomp]

7. Sen. Obama making Sen. Clinton's character an issue would not help in the GE

His campaign is supposed to be different; I would prefer that he does not get down in the muck with Sen. Clinton. It is time to think bigger picture: he is going to win anyway.

[Guaranteed]

6. He needs to be the nominee and marginalize her. Turn toward McCain,

stop giving her attention and validating what she is doing.

[sakura]

19. Agreed.

Assuming no cheating ensues, Obama is the only candidate who can become the nominee. It will seriously tick off the Clinton camp if he does turn toward McCain and marginalize her, but it's the right thing to do.

[barack the house]

8. Yes,I mailed his site to do the same thing I would like to see him with his dignity in tact however

the result. So whatever happens he can look in the mirror. I encourage others to email his site to do the same. Yes we can if we stay true to our theme.

[dancingme]

9. Yes, let her talk her slime

Rise above it and she will look worse.

[wileedog]

10. The problem is the Clinton camp will paint him as soft

We saw it today and yesterday with the "chickening out of the debate" talking point here. Doesn't matter there have been 21 debates and 4 head to head debates, Obama was clearly too scared to have a (retardedly redundant and pointless) 5th debate.

If he takes the high road she points out that she is a fighter and he is too 'soft' to fight back against the Republicans. She has already used the "but the Republicans will do it!" excuse for her antics.

If he takes the low road she claims he is too negative and his message of change is a lie.

That is the beauty and disgusting ugliness of Hillary's Kamikaze attack on him. That is why so many people want this pointless bullshit to come to its only viable solution sooner rather than later.

[barack the house]

11. He doesn't need to go there. He should say he respects her right to her opinion but he is still

here which is the sign of strength alone. He shouldn't take the bait she is drawing him in for a fight he has to rise above it to survive.

[mamalone]

14. I like this!

That is a very good response. The way you worded it is just perfect... dignified, gracious, maybe even a bit bored-with-it-all;) You should email them with this... seriously, you should!

[bhikkhu]

12. Right now, he can ignore her and still win.

Just by addressing the issues and the voters, and responding with fact to whatever HRC might throw out.

[kid a]

20. He'll have to respond to the 527 in NC

[BlooInBloo]

15. I can't wait for the day when he says "Hillary *who*?"

:rofl:

[ossman]

16. Its called the prevent defense... and it's driving me crazy. I wish he'd fight back.

I hated when Lloyd Carr did it at Michigan and I hate it when BO is doing it.

[kid a]

21. let her spiral into the muck

[swishyfeet]

17. Be cool honey bunny - and leave the pooflinging to surrogates

[olkaz]

22. JUST EXECUTE HIM!!!!

Open the briefcase.

Is that what I think it is?

[stillcool]

18. I like the boomerang effect myself.