Comments on: Obama Saw It Coming

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:05:43 +0000

If McCain did what you suggested, I actually might at least pause before I hit the button for Obama. It is the only thing that would make me pause, but, I don't think it would be enough and, the mob he has riled up will come after him with the pitchforks. Karl Rove has reduced the party of Lincoln to the party of pitchforks. It will require a long time in the wilderness to rid it of this disease.

By: lotusflwr

lotusflwr — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:08:20 +0000

Fantastic. Obama is a very smart guy. Being battered around by his own fellow Democrats during the primaries did a lot to toughen him up too.

It is a shame that McCain has been actively undermining him. It is very hard to reach fearful, hateful and paranoid people no matter how prescient, eloquent or heartfelt your speeches are. I have no idea if McCain can undo the damage either. Mob mentality is a very brutal and volatile thing and responds poorly to reason.

By: bornblue

bornblue — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:11:41 +0000

He saw it coming. He even planned a rebuttal. And it doesn't even get near the mud. Above and beyond his ideas and vision, his campaign doesn't miss a beat very often.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/4days

By: Remember?

Remember? — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:38:53 +0000

[...] Obama predicted that they would try to make him appear different, and then continued to make a campaign issue of how he appears different: Remember earlier in the year when Obama was accused of playing the race card for predicting Republicans would try to scare voters into thinking “he’s not like us.” A lot of people are now giving him credit for his prescience, but honestly how hard is it to predict McCain’s game plan when he’s relying on the same playbook that Republicans have used the last two elections? [...]