Comments on: Quote Of The Day http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:48:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tony http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-393392 Tony Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:27:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/#comment-393392 You're an idiot if you don't think this is at least partially motivated by the desire to recapture the black vote in November. In fact, what I'm almost certain is the case is that this is an attempt to get leaners to vote for Hillary (We get both!), and then hand the VP job to somebody else (I'm guessing Clark or Bayh). It fits the Clinton's short-term-only style of politics. You’re an idiot if you don’t think this is at least partially motivated by the desire to recapture the black vote in November.

In fact, what I’m almost certain is the case is that this is an attempt to get leaners to vote for Hillary (We get both!), and then hand the VP job to somebody else (I’m guessing Clark or Bayh). It fits the Clinton’s short-term-only style of politics.

]]> By: ChrisO http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-393381 ChrisO Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:41:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/#comment-393381 This is really offensive. "Let's make the black guy VP?" What the fuck. You guys complain about Hillary being "Rovian"? They're clearly floating the idea of Obama as VP because he has a ton of support and they don't want his supporters to leave the party. And needless to say Hillary is positioning Obama as the VP in this scenario, which is just good politics. But bringing this "black guy" stuff into it is just bullshit. Thanks for helping to further poison the discourse. Of course, the Obama campaign has turned accusing people of racism into a parlor game, so I'm not surprised. And by the way, this is hardly a win for Obama. Do you really think this is the topic he wanted to be discussing today? And when the best comeback you have is "I thought you said I'm not good enough," you're hardly dominating the conversation. Obama supporters have a disturbing resemblance to right wing talk radio listeners,. They're always on the edge of their seats, ready to be OUTRAGED at the next Clinton maneuver, and there's a certain triumphalist nature, declaring victory at every turn. You can whoop it up all you want, but Hillary totally owned this one. Do you consider it a victory because Hillary only got about three news cycles out of it, and the next news cycle will be Obama talking about what Hillary wants to talk about? Ridiculous. But keep up the racial stuff. It's a real insight into the politics of hope. This is really offensive. “Let’s make the black guy VP?” What the fuck. You guys complain about Hillary being “Rovian”? They’re clearly floating the idea of Obama as VP because he has a ton of support and they don’t want his supporters to leave the party. And needless to say Hillary is positioning Obama as the VP in this scenario, which is just good politics. But bringing this “black guy” stuff into it is just bullshit. Thanks for helping to further poison the discourse.

Of course, the Obama campaign has turned accusing people of racism into a parlor game, so I’m not surprised.

And by the way, this is hardly a win for Obama. Do you really think this is the topic he wanted to be discussing today? And when the best comeback you have is “I thought you said I’m not good enough,” you’re hardly dominating the conversation.

Obama supporters have a disturbing resemblance to right wing talk radio listeners,. They’re always on the edge of their seats, ready to be OUTRAGED at the next Clinton maneuver, and there’s a certain triumphalist nature, declaring victory at every turn. You can whoop it up all you want, but Hillary totally owned this one. Do you consider it a victory because Hillary only got about three news cycles out of it, and the next news cycle will be Obama talking about what Hillary wants to talk about? Ridiculous. But keep up the racial stuff. It’s a real insight into the politics of hope.

]]> By: david http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-393379 david Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:38:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/#comment-393379 I wish Mr. Obama had brought this one out before Senator Daschle used it Sunday (on Meet the Press, I think). In either case it's a good retort. And I have to agree with kritter that <a href="http://thepage.time.com/2008/03/10/wolfson-obama-isnt-ready-to-be-veep/" rel="nofollow">Mr. Wolfson's response</a> feels even more slimy than most of the stuff he says. I wish Mr. Obama had brought this one out before Senator Daschle used it Sunday (on Meet the Press, I think). In either case it’s a good retort.

And I have to agree with kritter that Mr. Wolfson’s response feels even more slimy than most of the stuff he says.

]]> By: kritter http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/comment-page-1/#comment-393377 kritter Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:31:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/03/10/quote-of-the-day-29/#comment-393377 You really ought to dig up Hillary's (or one of her underlings') ultra-lame weasel in response, something to the effect that Obama may yet prove himself worthy over the next few months, so they're not foreclosing Obama as a VP option just yet. More pathetic than usual for the Clinton camp. You really ought to dig up Hillary’s (or one of her underlings’) ultra-lame weasel in response, something to the effect that Obama may yet prove himself worthy over the next few months, so they’re not foreclosing Obama as a VP option just yet.

More pathetic than usual for the Clinton camp.

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