Friday, April 18, 2008

The "debate" fallout continues for Clinton and Obama.

Anyone who watched the debate and then has listened to Obama whine about the questions should recognize the real reason Obama is not ready for prime time. The questions Obama didn't like are questions that raise concerns about his judgement. And there are clearly questions about his judgement.

ABC could have hit both of the candidates much harder. Clearly, Obama doesn't like to be put on the spot without prepared comments. This is why he, and the rest of his party, refused to participate in a debate organized by Fox News. They feared the possible questions Brit Hume or Chris Wallace might ask. The Democrats decided to participate in a debate moderated by ABC because they thought they were in friendly territory.

In the end, even friendly ABC wasn't nice enough for Obama. Now his poor performance is their fault not his. Stephanopoulos and Gibson are on the hot seat for their choice of questions. They, at least, seem willing to answer the questions about their performance. (click here for article)

We should all realize that when Obama says he is about CHANGE, he really just means he is changing which special interest group will have influence in Washington. He is just as much a political opportunist as those he rails against. The real difference between Obama and his political opponents are who they choose to cozy up to: Obama has used the networking of people who very vocally denounce the United States and despise "White culture" and White people (Wright), people who committed acts against our country (Ayers). Obama took their help but now wants people to accept that he doesn't agree with their positions and shouldn't be tainted by their actions.

There are countless politicians whose careers have been derailed by the taint of supporters who would like to have been held to the same lack of standards Obama demands.

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