You're likable enough

[Clintonista2]

Run time: 00:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4UgXzXaueI   Posted on YouTube: January 06, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 10, 2008 By DU Member: Clintonista2 Views on DU: 629

 
Obama being Obama.

[Bonobo]

1. Vicious, vicious attack! My god! The man is brutal!

[Clintonista2]

6. He looks like a petulant child

[zanne]

10. That bastard!

How dare he tell Hillary she's likable!

[wtmusic]

2. If that's an attack

Hill ain't seen nothing yet.

[babylonsister]

3. Did you ever think, maybe he doesn't like her but is too polite to

come out and say so? I for one think he has ample reasons not to like her and her lowdown smearing. You characterizing this as an attack doesn't make it so.

[chascarrillo]

4. The horror. The horror.

[russian33]

5. i wouldn't call it an attack, just rude and stupid comment

that bit him in the ass...Hillary's response to the question from the moderator, on the other hand, was just right

[maddiejoan]

7. it wasn't really an attack

more like he voted "present" on whether Hillary is likable.

[Bonobo]

9. Precisely. He could have been nicer, but it was a non-moment for sure.

[TheWebHead]

8. I have a theory

putting aside that this is a minute issue compared to Hillary's goons like Bob Kerrey going on the false smear attack, the Hillary terror last minute scare card, and Bill's fairy tale attacks... but if you read the transcript, the question leading it was quite extended and wasn't directed at Obama. Not paying complete attention to a question not directed to him, probably processed it in his mind that Hillary was being questioned about not being likable enough compared to Obama. When Hillary responded by bringing up his name, Barack felt obligated to comment, and assured that she was "likable enough"... And WTF, it is not an "attack" no matter how interpreted.

[Skarbrowe]

11. This was one of those moments where Obama should have just

given that great smile and said nothing. I do remember not liking it all when he said in what appeared to be a dismissive manner "You're likeable enough" It doesn't matter how he really meant it, it only matters on how it appeared. If he had just given her comments a big grin of acknowledgment HE probably would have come out looking the best. It was like a tennis match and she won the point because he hit the ball back too hard.