Obama Says Press Bites on Clinton Spin
(CBS)
HOUSTON -- Barack Obama described Hillary Clinton today as a “tenacious” candidate but blamed her for running a negative campaign. He said Clinton has employed a “kitchen sink” strategy in attacking him, and that negative ads running against him may have caused a sense of “turbulence” in the minds of voters.
“I am a little surprised that all the complaining about the refs has worked as it has for them. This whole spin of just how the press has been tough on them and not tough on us. I didn't expect that you guys would bite on that,” Obama said.
Michelle Obama, who has been campaigning alone in Texas and Ohio, called her husband “calm, cool, and collected.”
“You know this is a tough game, you know this is how it goes,” Michelle Obama told the reporters on the plane. “This hasn't been anything other than what we expected. You have to be ready for tough questions and he's handled himself well.”
Meantime, he continues to downplay expectations for today’s contests, saying that the results will be very close and he doesn’t expect Hillary Clinton to gain on his pledged delegate lead.
“We know there's not going to be a huge shift in delegates one way or another just given the math, which means that either way we will go to Mississippi and Wyoming next week.” Obama told reporters on the flight from Houston to San Antonio.
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Posted by truthandfair at 04:01 PM : Mar 04, 2008
Really? Like his big windfall land and commodities trade deals? Secret multi million dollar bank accounts, from which to lend his in hoc campaign? His 35 years of phantom experience? His strong arming of his wife''s ex lovers, on the company dime? Hoh man.
1. What government office then she hold before moving to New York
2. Why did she run for the US. Senate in her home State (Oh I forgot White Water)
3. What experience is obtained being 1st Lady other than greeting people?
Wake up American%u2019s where did her husband go doing the Vietnam War.
Yes We Can
-planting questions
-workers emailing false muslim rumors
-"cocaine! cocaine!" by Mark Penn
-Jesse Jackson by Bill
There are many more but who has the time to list them all. Obama handles the press with respect and so does his surrogates. Can''t say the same for Clinton. If Obama would''ve lost 11 contest in a row, would we even be talking about him now? He would be like Rudy G. Release the taxes and the presidential library info and be more transparent. And stop changing you strategy every day and maybe the press won''t question you so much. Obama on par with what he started with.
There''s a scratch in the teflon, and it''s only gonna get bigger!
"Be the change you seek".
Anya
WON''T drink your kool aid
Wow - aren''''t these the folks that react most to negative - fear mongering tactics. Way to go Hillary, those that can''''t think for themselves are on your side. What an accomplishment
I think in the consitution it should be put that no human beig that has a muslium name should not be allowed to be President.Obama will not stand and pledge to the flag thats not American. Obama wants kids to go to school 12 months , thats not right. Hillary is going to be President.
This is one of the types of ignorant comments that will tear the Democratic party apart. I wish I could say that this is only one voice in the wilderness, but Hillary''s negative tactics -- and the results she''s getting from them-- proves just the opposite. Please stop spouting this nonsense. It is time for Americans to finally realize that this nation is populated with many people whose names ARE NOT "Bill," "John," "Mary," and "Susie".
The memo circulated within the government and obtained by The Associated Press said Obama%u2019s senior economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, discussed the debate over free trade in the Democratic presidential primary campaign with Canadian officials in Chicago.
%u201CThe primary campaign has been necessarily domestically focused, particularly in the Midwest, and that much of the rhetoric that may be perceived to be protectionist is more reflective of political maneuvering than policy,%u201D Goolsbee was quoted as saying in the memo.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday called the memo%u2019s leak %u201Ccompletely unacceptable,%u201D and vowed his government would find out who was responsible.
%u201CThe Canadian Embassy in Washington expressed it%u2019s apologies regarding the leaking of this information,%u201D Harper said in Parliament. %u201CThe government is trying to find who%u2019s responsible for this information being made public.%u201D
Harper has disputed the suggestion that his government was trying to complicate Obama%u2019s chances or favor Republican Sen. John McCain, who strongly supports NAFTA.
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by popstom1
March 5, 2008 11:19 PM PST
- It''s human being
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