Was Obama lying?

[Toucano]

Obama made quite and effort on the eve of his nomination victory to praise Senator Clinton:

"That is particularly true for the candidate who has traveled further on this journey than anyone else. Senator Hillary Clinton has made history in this campaign not just because she's a woman who has done what no woman has done before, but because she's a leader who inspires millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to the causes that brought us here tonight.

We've certainly had our differences over the last sixteen months. But as someone who's shared a stage with her many times, I can tell you that what gets Hillary Clinton up in the morning - even in the face of tough odds - is exactly what sent her and Bill Clinton to sign up for their first campaign in Texas all those years ago; what sent her to work at the Children's Defense Fund and made her fight for health care as First Lady; what led her to the United States Senate and fueled her barrier-breaking campaign for the presidency - an unyielding desire to improve the lives of ordinary Americans, no matter how difficult the fight may be. And you can rest assured that when we finally win the battle for universal health care in this country, she will be central to that victory. When we transform our energy policy and lift our children out of poverty, it will be because she worked to help make it happen. Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the honor to compete with Hillary Rodham Clinton. "


I think he's right. I think he's sincere.

Do you think he's wrong? Do you think he's lying?

[EFerrari]

1. He was being gracious. That's what adults do. n/t

[LakeSamish706]

5. I agree, he was being very Gracious with his remarks..... as he always has. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

2. It's why he's a better candidate than I would be.

[Thrill]

3. No doubt he is a better candidate because of the long campaign.

Thats a fact. I think he certainly knows and believes that

[JoFerret]

4. Not lying

so far as I can tell.

I think it is true. I do not know if he is lying.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I see no lies here. I see the graciousness that is Obama.

[Bensthename]

7. I just wish she had 1/10th the graciousness of him, nah, she would have would then,.

[rucky]

8. Provocative headline.

I agree with you.

I think we're all better candidates, because now we've seen everything.

[Toucano]

11. This is DU, afterall!

You have to be a bit provocative, you know?

[blm]

9. He's being gracious which is what REAL winners do when they address the loser.

And, in this case, there is always shading the truth and curbing your disgust, as the larger concern is that of the PARTY.

Something Clintons and their loyalists are too mired in their self-serving mudholes to understand.

See - I am not gracious at all when it comes to Bushprotecting Democrats who serve the secrecy and privilege of the powerful elite like the Clinton-Lieberman wing of the party and I want them exposed and GONE. But then, I'm not winning primaries and I have no trouble attacking a certain TYPE of loser.

[Toucano]

13. I think you're projecting your feelings for Clinton

but I don't know if Obama agrees with you or not, so I can't be sure.

[blm]

16. I can. HRC lost the VP spot as early as last summer.

I'm just not at liberty to share HOW I know that. But....there are a few others here who know the circumstances.

[BenDavid]

10. If YOUR SIDE can accept victory and move forward, I'm with you.

[Toucano]

12. What does "YOUR SIDE" mean?

I think you've made a mistake of assuming I am/was a Clinton supporter.

Many Obama supporters don't seem to agree with him about Clinton's nature, accomplishments, or the effect of the extended campaign and I wanted to ask the question.

[Arrowhead2k1]

14. Stop looking for someone to kiss your ass.

That's not how shit works and you know it.

[Forkboy]

15. Personally, you're someone I don't want with us.