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CNN-clinton talking points include "illegitimate election so far"
Just watched two strategists go at it on CNN. One of them focused on the election not representing the will of the people so far, and that the purpose of superdelegates is to step in when situations like Jeremiah Wright's association with Obama come up.
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"and that the purpose of superdelegates is to step in when situations like Jeremiah Wright's association with Obama come up."
I didn't see it, but I assumed the pundit raised this Wright issue as an example of the importance of superdelegates' ability to keep their cool, use their heads, and elect the most capable, deserving candidate rather than simply run scared from a 10-second sound bite taken out of context?
March 24, 2008 5:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
no, actually, not at all. I can say, objectively, he used the superdelegates to bring up Jeremiah Wright twice.
March 24, 2008 6:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think the whole segment was a planned attempt to use the word "illegitimate".
They're jump starting the tantilizing of our reptilian brain for the next attack series.
March 24, 2008 7:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
I also didn't see the segment, but obviously they were just a couple of folks expressing an opinion. Perhaps because so many people on the web can't differentiate between people brought in to fill dead air, hyperbolic political analysts and those charged to speak for an actual campaign, maybe I should start spreading this old link from the WSJ. In it, you'll find guidance toward getting yourself onto some news producer's call sheet.
March 24, 2008 7:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
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