Obama is "The Great Adapter"

[stevietheman]

I mean, there is *nothing* that can be thrown at him that he doesn't then turn around into an advantage for his candidacy.

He anticipates the political winds, and responds to them way before they blow in his face.

He anticipates attacks from a mile way, and quashes them brilliantly.

He is nearly omniscient about all the garbage that goes on in campaigns, and seemingly already has a wide array of weapons to deflect it.

And some people think he can't handle the Presidency?

[BlueStater]

1. Please. He's been treated with kids gloves by the media.

That is why it annoys me so much whenever he whines about Hillary's "attacks" or her "negativity". He hasn't experienced anything yet.

The honeymoon will end soon. I don't know when but it will end. Trust me.

[stevietheman]

2. That is Hillary's desperate meme, for sure. n/t

n/t

[stillcool]

3. ah...sorry you're so annoyed....

Can you give me an example of his 'whining'? So far I've only come up with this:

I wonder how she feels about the words: "I'm sorry"

Clinton Surrogate Compares Obama Ad to Nazi March
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080201/cm_thenation/45278988_1
Fri Feb 1, 2:23 PM ET

The Nation -- On a media conference call organized by the Hillary Clinton campaign today, Clinton surrogate Len Nichols compared an Obama health care ad to Nazis. The ad features a couple at a kitchen table, which some Clinton supporters said was reminiscent of "the famous insurance-industry-financed 'Harry and Louise' ads against the original Clinton plan," as The Politico reports, and Mr. Nichols said it "personally outraged" him.


Accusing political opponents of Nazism is an outrageous smear. Raising the specter of a Nazi march in response to a health care mailer that evokes the insurance industry is so absurd, it would be hard to take the attack seriously, were it not launched from a high profile national campaign conference call in this crucial stretch of the presidential race. And political observers know, of course, that the Clinton Campaign regularly arranges opportunities for surrogates to launch these kind of smears, which are later followed up with apologies. (See: Bob Johnson, Bill Shaheen, Bob Kerrey, and Francine Torge, to name the most recent offenders.) For his part, Nichols did not immediately return a call requesting further comment.
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Len Nichols, Director of New America's Health Policy Program, stated, "For nearly 17 years I have worked tirelessly to reform our nation's struggling health system. Today my passion overwhelmed me. I chose an analogy that was wholly inappropriate. I am deeply sorry for any offense that my unfortunate comments may have caused. I made unfortunate comments that do not accurately reflect my bipartisan conviction, political philosophy, or most importantly, my opinions about Senator Obama and his historic campaign for the United States presidency."

Clinton adviser steps down after drug use comments
Earlier Thursday, Clinton personally apologized to rival Obama for Shaheen's remarks.
Obama accepted her apology, according to David Axelrod, the top political strategist for the Obama campaign.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/13/clinton.obama/index.html

January 6, 2008, 5:18 pm
Edwards: No Conscience in Clinton Campaign
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/edwards-no-conscience-in-clinton-campaign/
By Julie Bosman
KEENE, N.H. – John Edwards angrily took on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at two news conferences in a row on Sunday, saying that her campaign “doesn’t seem to have a conscience.”

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and her campaign tried to mend ties to black voters Thursday when a key supporter apologized to her chief rival, Barack Obama, for comments that hinted at Obama's drug use as a teenager. The candidate herself, meanwhile, praised the Rev. Martin Luther King and promised to assist with the rebirth of this troubled, largely black city.

Bob Johnson, the founder of Black Entertainment Television, apologized for comments he made at a Clinton campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday that hinted at Obama's use of drugs as a teenager.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-01-17-johnson-apology_N.htm?csp=34

December 10, 2007
Third Clinton Volunteer Knew Of Smear E-Mail

A third volunteer for Hillary Clinton's campaign was aware of a propaganda e-mail alleging that Barack Obama is a Muslim who plans on "destroying the U.S. from the inside out."

"Let us all remain alert concerning Obama's expected presidential Candidacy," the email reads. "Please forward to everyone you know. The Muslims have said they Plan on destroying the U.S. from the inside out, what better way to start than at The highest level."

Two Clinton volunteers, Linda Olson and Judy Rose, have already been asked to resign from the campaign for their roles in forwarding the e-mail. The AP reported yesterday that Olson, a volunteer coordinator in Iowa County, sent a version of the e-mail to 11 people, including Ben Young, a regional field director for Chris Dodd's campaign. Young passed it on to the AP.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillary_adviser_harold_ickes_t.php

Hillary: Sorry for Any Offense Campaign (Bill) Has Caused
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB65wJ6Rcfs

Bill Clinton Asks for a Second Chance
By Liz Halloran
Posted February 11, 2008

The morning after his wife, Hillary, was routed in three state contests by Sen. Barack Obama in their dead-heat battle for the Democratic nomination, former President Bill Clinton made his case for her before a packed Sunday service at one of the largest black churches in Washington, D.C.
But first he offered an apology of sorts for racially tinged comments he made about Obama and his candidacy that have triggered a backlash in the black community and among many other Democrats.

Clinton invoked his "worship of a God of second chances" in pronouncing himself glad to be at the Temple of Praise, which claims nearly 15,000 members. His invocation of second chances echoed comments he made early last week at black churches in California, where he campaigned for his wife before that state's Super Tuesday primary, which she won.
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/02/11/bill-clinton-asks-for-a-second-chance.html

Bill Clinton To Apologize At LA Black Churches
Once again, Bill Clinton is ready to repent.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/02/02/bill-clinton-to-apologize_n_84573.html
On Sunday the former president is scheduled to visit black churches in South Central Los Angeles, where he's expected to offer a mea culpa to those who "dearly loved him" when he was their president, Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) says.

Watson, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), tells us she'll usher the former president to more than half a dozen churches in her district where she says he needs to "renew his relationship" with congregants who were turned off by his racially tinged comments in the days leading up to and following the South Carolina primary. (Such as when Clinton compared Sen. Barack Obama's landslide victory to Jesse Jackson's wins in 1984 and 1988.)

Source: Hillary Adviser Harold Ickes Tells Surrogates To Refer To Super-Delegates As "Automatic Delegates"
By Greg Sargent - February 12, 2008, 11:43AM

In a sign that the spin war over the significance of super-delegates is underway in earnest, Harold Ickes told assorted Hillary supporters on a private conference call yesterday that the campaign wants them to start referring to super-delegates as "automatic delegates," according to someone on the call.

The person I spoke to paraphrases Ickes, who is spearheading Hillary's super-delegate hunt, this way: "We're no longer using the phrase super delegates. It creates a wrong impression. They're called automatic delegates. Because that's what they are."

The worry appears to be that the phrase "super-delegates" implies that "they have super-powers or super influence when they don't," the source says, describing Ickes' thinking. In other words, the phrase suggests that they have greater than average clout and that they have the power to overrule the democratic process, giving it the taint of back-room power politics
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/hillary_adviser_harold_ickes_t.php

[BlueStater]

7. If a few Hillary supporters bringing up his past drug use is the worst you can find...

...then you're in for rude awakening when the GOP actually gets ahold of him.

I believe they all apologized for that, by the way. When Axelrod hinted that Hillary was somehow responsible for Benazir Bhutto's assanination, all I heard from Mr. "Hope" is a bunch of spin.

And I'm not touching that bullshit racism charge with a ten-foot pole.

[stillcool]

9. hey...I just read the words...

as they appear on the page. Maybe you can supply me with Axelrod's "hint". I'm sure you are chomping at the bit, waiting for a little dirt. Happy hunting.

[jackson_dem]

5. Yup. 81% of (corporate owned) newspaper endorsements are going to the candidate of "change"

[Straight Shooter]

8. And on the flip side, they're endorsing McCain. It's just a wonder to behold. n/t

[jackson_dem]

10. It's like magic isn't it? The two msm darlings happen to be the front runners

McCain did have a rough time with the msm in 2007 but that was when Giuliani, the most electable rethug, was the front runner at the time. As soon as Giuliani tanked the msm went to plan B: the second most electable rethug and that was McCain. The msm chose the strongest rethug, the weakest Dem.

[ErnestoG]

12. Instead of the candidate of the YES IWR vote?

I'm comfortable with that.

[AX10]

13. The MSM wants Obama to be the fall guy.

[Johnny__Motown]

15. Because Hillary is a fundamentally flawed candidate, (no matter the gender)

She has run a terrible campaign.

She has burned through over 140 million dollars and has lost a 20+ point lead in national polls while she did it.

She had cronies running her campaign who did a crappy job.

She constantly changes her message depending on how the wind blows, or on the latest focus group testing.

Her speeches are uninspired and her voice is grating.

She is flawed. All she has going for her is a former president stumping for her and we can all see now that he is not enough. If she were not flawed then she would be able to do this without his help and she could win on her own. She can't.

[Johnny__Motown]

11. Sure, He went from not black enough to being the black candidate then we read his kindergarten essay

Then they dug up some drug use that he admitted to in his own book years ago, After that they questioned how he bought his house.

Anything and everything that can be used against him is already out there. How many people have had their kindergarten essays used against them?



While Hillary won't even release last years tax return. Also there are papers locked away in the Clinton Library that they won't release. Also we have 7 years of Bill and his foundation, including 130 million dollars for helping a dictator get his hands on uranium.

[TexasObserver]

4. Hillary keeps pitching gopher balls down the middle, and he keeps slapping them out of the park.

It's almost embarrassing how badly he can give her the WWE smackdown so coolly, so effortlessly, so thoroughly.

She'll be curled up in the fetal position whimpering at that remonstration.

[Seabiscuit]

6. Only when he's prepared for it such as a set speech. If you get Barack off his

set talking points such as a debate format where you come at him from the left field then its hard for him to come back. McCain may be the crypt keeper but he has a way of delivering zingers in a debate format.

[jillan]

14. Obama - is that you?

[DemGa]

16. In all sincerity, this is clearly cult of personality...nt

[kurth]

17. Best Buy has great adapters

Fry's too.

[BlackVelvet04]

18. Trust me....

he isn't omniscient about anything.