Power Outage

These advisers are defining who Obama really is and giving us a preview of his decision making and fitness to be president. He is failing big time. His campaign cannot define who Clinton is, what the young people trying to make hay of Hillary's tax return may not understand is that she has been through the ringer. This tax return ploy will end up backfiring on Obama.

Well Obama didn't insult those idiots in Ohio, one of his advisors did, and he cant police everything that comes out his people mouth, neither can Clinton.

When Ohio votes the nation follows, well I suggest the nation grow a pair, cause they have got it wrong twice within the last 8 years.

Keep in mind it was Clinton that insulted the good poor backwards people of Mississippi. and it has been Both Clintons that have basically told all Obama supporters that there a bunch of blind, ignorant sheep.

So which one is worse.

Those elitists look down to our working mass?

Apparently Power, described as Obama's leading foreign policy guru, has been doing interviews in conjunction with a new book release. Besides her "monster" comment she has said many unsettling things. When another magazine asked whether Obama would talk with Hamas, and what his stand on the Middle East was, she replies with frustration:
"So much of it is about: 'Is he going to be good for the Jews?'"

Dogsoldier, I completely agree that her comments pose a serious issue for the voters of Ohio. Again, this is where I'd like to see some actual leadership from Senator Obama to address the damage that has been done. If this doesn't get resolved and he burns the bridge with Ohio, the state could probably easily swing to McCain come general election.

I also just read that she tendered her resignation and the Obama campaign accepted it, so I guess it wasn't at the insistence of Obama. Hopefully, there is still time for him to make nice with the Ohio voters.

No, that's Susan Rice-another one of his inner circle of advisers and potential cabinet members.

Look, LOM, the power thing is serious because she more or less called the voter of Ohio stupid for voting Hillary. Now, the democrats have given both Fl and MI to the republicans, so we're already down two to nothing. The McCain camp will be playing Power's remarks over and over in Ohio in the general which would make them lean McCain. There are no caucuses in the general to run up the score and McCain in very strong with Latinos so this puts California into play for the republicans. I'd be interested in someone's winning strategy with this in mind.

Mara,
Here is the problem.

Sen. Obama has repeatedly criticized Hillary for not having a "firm" and "clear" withdrawal deadline:

Sen. Obama: 'Why we would try [Hillary’s] approach as opposed to simply setting a timetable for withdrawal strikes me as a convoluted approach to the problem.' "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to introduce an amendment repealing the congressional authorization for the war. It would require the president to seek new authority from Congress if he wanted to continue operations past Oct. 11, 2007, five years after initial authorization was given. ‘If you simply repeal the language, then presumably you'd have to reauthorize something. You've got 150,000 troops over there and support personnel,’ Obama told The Associated Press in an interview after a campaign stop in Las Vegas. ‘Why we would try that approach as opposed to simply setting a timetable for withdrawal strikes me as a convoluted approach to the problem,’ he said." [AP, 7/13/07]
Sen. Obama: Sen. Clinton 'hasn't given a firm timetable in terms of executing the withdrawal, and I think that's a problem.' "And in--there is a difference, though, between myself and Senator Clinton on a couple of these issues. Number one, she hasn't given a firm timetable in terms of executing the withdrawal, and I think that's a problem. I think we have to provide certainty to the Iraqi leadership, so that they know that we are serious about changing course." [NBC Meet the Press, 11/11/07]
Sen. Obama: 'Senator Clinton continues to not provide a clear timetable for how she would pull our troops out' of Iraq. "Where Senator Clinton continues to not provide a clear timetable for how she would pull our troops out, so those are all differences we will continue to talk about." [Obama Press Conference Transcript, 11/9/07]
Sen. Obama: ‘I do think it’s important for us to set a date.’ When asked if he could make a commitment for a withdrawal date, Obama said, "I do think it is important for us to set a date. And the reason I think it is important is because if we are going to send a signal to the Iraqis that we are serious, and prompt the Shia, the Sunni and the Kurds to actually come together and negotiate, they have to have clarity about how serious we are. It can't be muddy, it can't be fuzzy. They've got to know that we are serious about this process." [CNN debate, 1/31/08]

Dogsoldier, that is too bad if that is the case. Like I said, I am a Hillary supporter, but I really wanted to see Senator Obama really show his leadership on this issue. No one knows how this Clinton/Obama thing is going to work out, so in the event that Obama does win the nomination, I really would like to see him practice what he preaches.

geevill: does anyone? in the past weeks, john mccain has said a) it's okay with him if we're there 100 years b) it's okay with him if we're there 50 years, c) no, that's humanitarian aid i'm talking about and d) we'll be out soon.

do you have a plan?

Honest is this your way of encouraging Hillary supporter to move into the Obama camp should she lose or is this your intent on driving the Hillary folks AWAY from the Obama camp should she lose?

"In her role as a top foreign policy advisor Samantha Power described Sen. Obama's plan to withdraw combat troops from Iraq within 16 months as a "best case scenario". Power added, "He will, of course, not rely on some plan that he’s crafted as a presidential candidate or a U.S. Senator."

Here is the bigger story. He conitues to attack Clinton and McCain yet Obama has no idea what he would do about Iraq.

Actually, LOM, it was the congress folks who exerted pressure over the Power issue that led to Ms Powers stepping down and not the Obama campaign itself.

I hate to see anyone's career take a hit, but this aide had to go. Obama made the right move in shuffling her out. This is not the language of peace and unification. Hillary is their opponent. Monster is strong language that you save for Stalin, Hitler and their ilk. However, even though she's gone, it does give insight into the inner thinking of those close to Obama.

I am a Hillary supporter, however, if her resignation came at the request of Obama, I would find his actions admirable and honorable. If his campaign is about hope and change with a new kind of politics for Washington, then asking her to resign is upholding his ideologies. That is indeed leadership and hopefully his campaign can demonstrate this was the case.

Trapper had this story yesterday before any other news organization. The guy's on a roll. Now, regards to the Power issue. I'm a Clinton supporter but I'll say our camp had our loose lips episodes as well. It happens when someone somewhere blacks out and goes over the deep end. However, what is more troubling about the Power episode especially if Obama wins is Powers calling the people of Ohio out over voting for Hillary and suggesting Ohio voters were stupid. The McCain camp is going to play this stuff back in the general in Ohio over and over and over. Furthermore, the folks in Ohio take this sort of thing seriously and will be leaning toward McCain in the general. Not smart thinking there.

Maybe she was comparing Senator Clinton to Charlize Theron -- a compliment? LOL!

Now that she has resigned Obama supporters are calling for the Clinton camp to apologize for saying that Obama was engaging in Ken Starr like tactics. There is however a couple of differences:

1. Obama has been the one saying all along that he will run a different type of campaign, would not engage in name-calling, and would avoid personal attacks.

2. The comparison to Ken Starr was based on Obama talking about "land deals" and "personal finances" which were part of what Ken Starr was hounding the Clintons about.

3. The comment about Clinton was made about Hillary overall and was personal and was also an insult to the voters of Ohio while the Ken Starr reference was about a set of behaviors and actions and not about Obama as a whole.

The other problem I have with Powers is she STILL could be a foreign policy advisor IF Obama wins. Do we really want someone like that advising the President?

Well Hillary Clinton Bush is a power hungry monster. One that is willing to do anything, even destroy the democratic party, and go back on her commitments to become the 1st women president.

The press conference yesterday with her in the middle surrounded by the generals, hurling attacks at Obama is such a page out of Bush's book. I wonder if Saturday night live will show her as the snake she is.

Obama has put himself in an awkward situation. He's still trying to be tame and civil against a woman who is out for blood.
If he uses negative attacks it goes against his message of a new kind of politician, but if he does nothing she will make him look like a weak little black man. Hillary is one cold hearted woman.

I'm kind of starting to respect her you're either with me or your the enemy campaign she's started to run. Politics is a dirty game. I'm goanna take the high road. Since she wont be able to catch up with him in Delegates, maybe she's just trying to prepare him for the Republican assault he'll face if she doesn't steal the candidacy from him.

FIGHT BACK OBAMA, OR YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE TO THE CLINTON MONSTERS.

I do not understand whether it was acceptable for Hillary to be watched by the whole World, shouting to her rival: "Shame on You, Barack Obama". That to the eyes of many was seen as someone downgrading the other person to ground zero. She never apologised for that. But for someone like Samantha putting herself on Hillarys shoes, thats a bad thing eh!!