From The Road
February 11, 2008 6:32 PM

Obama: McCain Is "The Past"

By
Maria Gavrilovic
Topics
Barack Obama
(CBS)
From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:

BALTIMORE -- Barack Obama said today that Republican John McCain is on the wrong side of history.

"We are the party of tomorrow, he's the party of yesterday. He's the past, we're the future," Obama said. Since McCain became the presumptive Republican nominee, Obama has ratcheted up his criticism of him, referring to McCain at every campaign stop.

Obama said that he can take on the Republicans in general elections, joking that he's "skinny but tough."

"Don't mess with me! Let them bring it on, who they got, John McCain? I respect John McCain for his half century of service but he's on the wrong side of history right now," Obama said.

Obama stopped at a coffee shop in Silver Spring, Maryland on his way to the Baltimore event. He told reporters that he feels good about the Maryland primary tomorrow and that he hopes to reschedule his meeting with John Edwards. It was previously reported that Obama would meet with Edwards tonight in North Carolina.

Add a Comment
by srbianac February 12, 2008 2:20 PM EST
super si riba maria!
i pametna!
Reply to this comment
by croft777 February 12, 2008 12:32 AM EST
I was on a site that was very disturbing, people were worshipping Obama. There was art on there of Obama as the Messiah, and it called his followers "His Disciples." This is really sick, how can people be so stupid? How more evil is that. Hes the devil more then anything.
Reply to this comment
by arbite1 February 11, 2008 11:26 PM EST
A few days ago, I speculated that the Clinton camp''s recent frothing, as well as Hillary''s behavior all the way back to the Iraq war vote, was motivated by Bill''s famously insulting equation that the American people preferred Strong and wrong to weak and right. Today I was shocked to find out that the Clintons agree with me.

This from Mark Penn, the Clinton campaign strategist on February 11. Note that the Clintons are actually using Strong and Wrong as an argument for their electability, as well as that they are citing George Bush as the most credible witness they can muster to criticize Obama''s foreign policy of pursuing bin Laden and Al Qaeda and withdrawing from Iraq.

You''d think Strong and Wrong Hillary would have learned not to trust Weak and Wrong George, especially since she is still calling Iraq "the war he started" and not "The War I Authorized."

Shameless.

http://thepage.time.com/clinton-camp-memo-on-why-clinton-is-the-democrat-to-beat-mccain/


Reply to this comment
by speakinup February 11, 2008 10:49 PM EST
So now Obama thinks he is Mammie Yokum, "I have spoken!"
Reply to this comment
.

Follow From The Road

Scroll Left
Scroll Right More »
CBS News on Facebook
  • Building You a Better Morning

  • CBS This Morning

    "CBS This Morning," anchored by Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill, airs weekdays from 7 to 9 a.m. ET and at the same time in other time zones.
    Learn more...