O'Dochartaigh's Blogtag:www.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk/blogs/joedoherty//22412008-03-02T19:26:21ZMovable Type Pro 4.21-enShorter David Ignatiustag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.1809962008-03-02T19:26:21Z2008-03-02T19:26:21ZObama is teh sux rofl!!Seriously, it looks like the only thing here that's thin is the article. Eight pages' worth of bipartisan achievements doesn't sound very thin to me, especially when Ignatius says nothing about Hillary's supposedly super awesome list...O'Dochartaigh
Obama is teh sux rofl!!
Seriously, it looks like the only thing here that's thin is the article. Eight pages' worth of bipartisan achievements doesn't sound very thin to me, especially when Ignatius says nothing about Hillary's supposedly super awesome list of bipartisan legislation.
Also, if Obama is really the vote-dodger he's being made out to be, Ignatius could cite more than one example and more than one nameless Democratic senator who has his/her doubts. If there's really something there, then show a series of dodged votes that can establish a pattern of "missing in action". Not one missed vote because he was halfway across the country at the time.
Damn it. ]]>
The Non-Denial Denialtag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.1805762008-02-28T17:53:55Z2008-02-28T17:53:55ZSo, the Canadian embassy has just unequivocally denied that anyone from the Obama campaign (or the Clinton campaign, for that matter) had contacted anyone at the Canadian embassy regarding NAFTA.Open foot, insert mouth.What I don't understand is the response to...O'Dochartaigh
unequivocally denied that anyone from the Obama campaign (or the Clinton campaign, for that matter) had contacted anyone at the Canadian embassy regarding NAFTA.
As we can see, "inaccurate" means WRONG, ERRONEOUS, INCORRECT, UNTRUE
Just because the main word is "accurate" does not mean there is somehow still truth in what is being denied. I guess the Obama campaign should have said the report was inaccurate and wrong.
Anyone else think this a mite silly?
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What Obama Should Probably Avoidtag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.1786582008-02-15T11:14:58Z2008-02-15T11:14:58ZIt's fairly clear to just about everyone that Barack Obama is now in the lead, if only by a slim margin. The thing is, with the allotment of delegates being proportional, that slim margin will be especially difficult for Hillary...O'Dochartaigh So, in the coming days, weeks and maybe even months, Obama absolutely must be careful; he and his campaign must not fall into a habit of being the frontrunner. They cannot get lazy now, sure of their position and the likelihood that Hillary will be unable to retake the delegate lead before the convention (where there will be serious hell to pay if the superdelegates defy the will of the people and nominate Hillary... I hope, at least)
In short, Obama and (especially) his campaign cannot slip up. They cannot afford anything that would potentially cause them to lose votes due to sloppiness resulting from the excitement of being ahead. The campaign has all but solidified Obama's place as the nominee, provided they can continue doing what they have been doing: running a silky smooth campaign perhaps completely free of trip-ups and "gaffes". The campaign is already racking up big-time support, and I wager it will continue on in this fashion, again, provided they don't take their eye off the ball, already convinced they're going to hit a homerun (I love sports analogies, they just work in so many arenas of life).
They almost cannot afford a single solitary mistake, because Hillary, while she may be that out-dated politician who will win at all costs, is especially dangerous to Obama precisely because of that: she will exploit any and all openings in the seams of Obama's performance and rent him asunder at the first sign of a major error.
Obama has the media, he has the majority (albeit slim) of the nation (thus far) behind him, he has the polls behind him in the theoretical match-ups with McCain and he is beginning to receive exactly the support he needs to give him that extra push to the nomination. So the only thing he really needs to do at this point is not mess things up. ]]>
Our Congresstag:tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com,2008:/talk//17.1783592008-02-13T16:15:11Z2008-02-13T16:15:11ZIt's lovely how quickly and thoroughly our Congress will investigate matters that have to do with preserving the sanctity of our nation's past-time, but balks (pun intended!) on every issue that has to do with preserving the sanctity of our...O'Dochartaigh
preserving the sanctity of our nation's past-time, but balks (pun intended!) on every issue that has to do with preserving the sanctity of our nation.