Barack Obama: “I can’t tell who I’m running against sometimes.”

The gloves are off.

If Obama must defend his campaign on two fronts, then it is only fair to make the former first couple understand he will not take it lying down. If you listen to the crowd reaction, I think there are many who agree with his position.

Also,Bryan at Hot Air has posted other videos of this debate. Check out this one in which the discussion turns to Bill Clinton being the first Black President.

I wholeheartedly agree with him when he writes this about that portion of the debate:

It’s sad that Bill Clinton was given the designation of being the country’s first black president. He’s not black. It’s weird that I have to point that out, but it’s true. When this country finally does elect a black president, he or she will have been robbed of some of their achievement by this nonsense about Clinton. Clinton didn’t deserve the distinction and he did everything to disgrace the office, which hopefully no one who follows him will emulate. So as I said, it’s sad that Toni Morrison gave Clinton that particular designation because, among other things, Barack Obama had to answer tonight’s inane question about it. He can’t just answer straight up “No” without running the risk of coming off as churlish or divisive. So he does the best he can with what is basically an insulting question.

Let me just add that the Mrs. Clinton’s answer at the end of the clip of “I think that can be arranged,” may have come off cute to some, but if I were African American I would take that as a slap. That answer indicates that she somehow believes her former Oval Office co- occupant indeed deserves this distinction.

Written by Sue

2 Responses to “Republicans take note..you are allowed to challenge the mighty Clinton machine”

1. ~J~ says:

   January 22, 2008 at 8:52 am

   It looked like a pretty big cat fight between Obama and Clinton from all the videos I’ve seen. This can only hurt their party as they try to come together in the fall.

   The same thing is happening in the republican party with a different devil each week.

   It hurts the party in the fall because people remember what these new “buddies” had to say in the primary campaigns.
2. Sue says:

   January 22, 2008 at 10:27 am

   The difference on the Republican side is that other than in the money department,it is every man for himself.

   One candidate is not running against another plus one. It will remain my opinion that a former President acting in the manner which we have seen is a disgrace. He will do anything to re-write history in order to see her elected.

   If this is what we have to look forward to in future elections, well then to me we have come to a sorry place.