Why did Obama supporters attack Edwards without a moments hesitation for the haircut thing while we

[jsamuel]

all stood against people criticizing Obama for his previous encounters with cocaine?

This has been upsetting me, but I have been scared to say anything. I decided to stop censoring myself.

I think we should be arguing about plans and issues, not haircuts.

[LoZoccolo]

1. Because the haircut thing happened recently while the cocaine thing was a long long time ago.

Plus the haircut thing was on the donors' dime.

Next question?

[jsamuel]

3. yeah well people don't mind bring up the past (IWR)

on Obama's side either

[Cameron27]

4. The past is now the present

since Durbin's remarks revealed what was known when those yes votes were cast.

[jsamuel]

5. Durbin explained how HE voted. He can't speak for anyone else. Especially those who voted differen

tly than him.

Yet again, the past only can be used on Edwards, using it on Obama is out of line.

[Cameron27]

6. He revealed what was known by the

committee. Are you saying that Edwards was somehow excluded from that knowledge?

[jsamuel]

7. I'm saying that I don't know. I don't know what he knew and I don't know what Edwards knew.

Again, the past matters for Edwards, but not for Obama.

And quite frankly what Durbin is saying makes no sense. He couldn't say it then, so he waits until May 2007 to say anything? Even KO said it doesn't make any sense.

[karynnj]

8. The IWR is something he did as part of the only time he was in office.

It is also directly related to his political career. 5 years ago was not when Edwards was a teen

[jsamuel]

10. I can understand the IWR thing, I am specifically refering to the haircut thing.

[aquart]

2. Beware of candidates with acolytes and worshippers.

[Lerkfish]

9. LOL! well-put. The acolytes are the first to attack and the first to whine about being attacked.

actually, I mean in regards to their candidates. but it was too long for the post title.

[azmesa207]

12. Edwards Haircut

Who cares what Edwards paid for a haircut and saying it was on the donors dime is republican crap
he paid for it himself .You people on both sides need to quit sniping at each other and work to elect
the best Man - women for president .

[jsamuel]

14. That is actually my point. We should be debating issues, not cocaine and haircuts.

[Lerkfish]

15. I think you have me mistaken for someone else, my friend.

I have never commented on Edwards haircut. I don't consider it a worthwhile topic either way.
"you people on both sides" does not refer to me. I'm not a declared acolyte for any candidate at this point. I am, however, a bit distracted by how distracted people on this board are by rampant meaningless distractions.

[karynnj]

20. The problem was that when it first came out

it WAS paid for by the campaign - that's why it was in the FEC report. When it came out, he said it was an error and paid for it.

[MadBadger]

11. Because the two are completely different?

[jsamuel]

13. Were they both not attacks on the candidates' character rather than discussions on the issues?

Both corrected and stopped?

[MadBadger]

16. They are still different circumstances

Let me preface by saying that I dont care about the Edwards thing anymore. But in Edwards' situation, he got used campaign cash to pay for what many believe is an overpiced haircut. Obama did cocaine a long time ago when he was not running for president. I'm sure he also paid for it with his own money as well. SO, there is a difference.

[jsamuel]

18. LOL!

:rofl:

"I'm sure he also paid for it with his own money as well."

Thanks for that :)

[0rganism]

17. The question we should be asking....

...is why, with an unpopular president forcing an ill-conceived costly military occupation of a hostile country on the other side of the planet while slashing taxes for his rich buddies, appointing incompetent science deniers and morally-bankrupt hypocrites to positions of power, and mortgaging our outsourced futures to the Chinese, our "mainstream" media has acted as a GOP tool to set the agenda for Democratic candidates on expensive haircuts and "youthful indiscretions"?

Any personal snits between Edwards supporters and Obama supporters should fade like morning mist in strong sunlight before the grim reality of a lapdog press that will do anything it can to shift our focus onto the least important issues of our time.

[jsamuel]

19. Yes. The issues of our time should be our focus.

[nevergiveup]

21. Very well said!

[ecstatic]

22. apples and oranges? recreational drug use in youthful days

compared to extravagant spending on the contributor's dime? :shrug: Wow, this was a low blow, to do a post about Obama and cocaine that is.

[MadBadger]

24. no pun intended? (Blow)

[JVS]

23. Because cocaine is a hell of a drug, while $400 haircuts are just fucking expensive.

Also if Obama were running on some kind of "2 Americas, drug users and then the normal folk." the hypocrisy might be similar to the "2 Americas, now pardon me while I demonstrate that I'm in the better off one"

[bling bling]

25. If it was discovered that Edwards did cocaine as a teenager,

then you could compare the two.

And why are you saying Obama supporters as though they as a collective group attacked Edwards over the haircut thing.

I stood up for Edwards on that and I'm an Obama supporter. If anyone from the Obama camp spoke out against it they were speaking out as individuals. There's no connection to be made with who they support for President.

And why would you be scared to ask this question? Just yesterday there were two threads in GD posted about how Obama won't win because he's black. Where in the world do you get the idea that people here think they ought to censor themselves when it comes to Obama?