Cafe Talk | Talking Points Memo | Obama Picks a Running Mate

Rec'd! This vid needs to get out and about.

There's a longer version here:

http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/?p=916

And I've been amusing myself here:

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/04/fresh-footage.php

Cheers.

Posted by Chino Blanco
April 29, 2008 9:41 AM | Reply | Permalink

Thanks for the Rec!

Posted by jsfox
April 29, 2008 9:48 AM | Reply | Permalink

Oh man, that made my day!

That was awesome.

Best Old Lady Ever.

Posted by jweb271
April 29, 2008 10:19 AM | Reply | Permalink

I'm going to link to this every time describes North Carolina as "Deliverance country" over the next week. Thank you for making me proud of my peeps, Ms. Weiss!

(and thanks for the post, jsfox)

Posted by thisniss
April 29, 2008 10:44 AM | Reply | Permalink

Rec'd jsfox. It was a gem that lifted me today. Thanks for showing another example of Obama being classy and on the button (would you be my running mate ? Ding).

HRC can never match this guy's class and her reply to that lady with gumption would probably be that hideous cackle.

You made my day.

Posted by amk donkey for Obamajority - Are we there yet ?
April 29, 2008 11:24 AM | Reply | Permalink

She's very old. She probably just got confused and thought she was at a Hillary rally. We all know all the old ladies go for Hillary.

Thanks for the link. Rec'd and emailed to everyone I know.

Posted by hrebendorf
April 29, 2008 12:25 PM | Reply | Permalink

Hey, I'm old and I resent that!

Posted by 57andFemale
April 29, 2008 3:17 PM | Reply | Permalink

Nah, 40 is middle-aged, 80 is old, and 120 is dead.

Posted by Ben Hocking
April 29, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink

Oh, NO! McCain's DEAD? But he does interviews...is he a ZOMBIE? Do the Republicans know they're running a zombie for president?

Posted by burnedoutdem
April 30, 2008 9:30 AM | Reply | Permalink

That was wonderful!

Posted by 1849
April 29, 2008 1:53 PM | Reply | Permalink

Why do we need him?

Posted by Louisville1975
April 29, 2008 2:25 PM | Reply | Permalink

I agree.

As of today I have switched candidates and I will now support the rebel alliance of Clintonistas on TPM who are trying to bring truth to the deaf and blind:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/2008/04/new-clinton-endorsement-today.php

Posted by Yoda Urbinato
April 29, 2008 2:34 PM | Reply | Permalink

Great vid! Pass it on!

Posted by JEP07
April 29, 2008 3:45 PM | Reply | Permalink

I WOULD vote for that ticket.

However, I think Kathleen Sebelius would probably be more qualified.

Posted by JEP07
April 29, 2008 3:47 PM | Reply | Permalink

pilot man

it took me an hour to find it but i clicked on that recommend button

but why is Jerry Garcia supporting you

guess he wants to fly some more

Posted by Cypher
April 29, 2008 6:09 PM | Reply | Permalink

My grandfather is 92 and he supports Obama.

Posted by Ame Tani
April 29, 2008 7:40 PM | Reply | Permalink

Thank you so much for that video.

God I just love that woman - that would have been my mother if she was still alive.

That was fabulous

Posted by HusseinTenaX
April 29, 2008 9:16 PM | Reply | Permalink

she would be equally as qualified as he is.

Barack Huessein Obama, Barack Huaaein Obama, did that scare you?

Barack Huessein, can't pick anyone until he gets Wright's approval.

Posted by cr1992
April 29, 2008 9:30 PM | Reply | Permalink

I gotta say, the vid bugged me.

Why? As cut, anyway, it plays right into the "Obama Offers No Specifics" meme.

We hear him going on for nigh-on 2 minutes about how she's "fired up" and he wants her to be his running mate. Lots of style. No substance.

And then he says "OK, let me answer the question." AND.... Cutoff!

So... does he answer the water question more substantively in the footage on RawStory/CNN?

Unfortunately, someone (CNN, I assume) also faded out in the middle of his answer. He took a bit long to say that the diminshing water supply was caused primarily by global warming. But the 82-year-old questioner asked about whether he and his wise advisors (her words) were working on the problem, and asked him to name one specific thing he'd do to address the problem. We never got to see the complete answer on the clip.

And to be honest, as someone supporting Obama (check my posts if you're skeptical) -- he took too much time to get around to the answer. From what I've seen of Hillary, when she's not channeling Karl Rove or Lee Atwater, she's able to get down and wonky pretty quick. I like that. I imagine she would have gotten to the specifics pretty quick. I want to see more of that from Obama, and less of the "fired-up" stuff. We get that already.

Posted by gharlane
April 30, 2008 1:47 AM | Reply | Permalink

Here's the FULL VIDEO:

(92 minutes of the Wilmington, NC Town Hall comes on after a 16 sec ad):

http://wjz.com/video/?id=38218@wjz.dayport.com

The answer you're looking for is somewhere around the 57 minute mark.

Or there's always this:

http://www.barackobama.com/issues/pdf/EnvironmentFactSheet.pdf

Posted by Chino Blanco
April 30, 2008 4:05 AM | Reply | Permalink