Comments on: The Virtue of Obama’s Trials

By: Bill D.

Bill D. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:32:42 +0000

“I have a question: let’s say Hillary had the same associations with Wright and Ayers that Obama has–would those supporters of Obama (Sullivan, et al) be so generous in their attempts to explain away, minimize or distort those assocations?”

She does have them, and they are not a talking point. Doesn’t that answer your question.

By: paul zisserson

paul zisserson — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:50:01 +0000

There is one reason not mentioned that explains why this Wright story will not be an issue in the fall: McCain himself. Even though he has retreated somewhat on his attack against attacks on Wright, I cannot imagine him reviving the issue and reminding the electorate about Obama’s pastor. Anyway, he’ll probably be too busy micromanaging and attacking other Republican campaigns.

By: sharangpani

sharangpani — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:31:23 +0000

Obama might still get the nomination but his general election chances are getting bleaker by the hour. I pity the superdelegates who are now stuck between devil and the deep sea.

By: MeTooThen

MeTooThen — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:57:04 +0000

No, I don’t think anything will change for Barack Hussein Obama.

He is now, and will be the Democratic nominee for POTUS and may even win in the general election.

Those who support him will “double down” on his candidacy and do not for one moment misapprehend their power or influence.

The Believers will remain thus.

And The Enablers will do everything they can to see to it that Senator Obama wins.

The war is no longer an issue. Nor really is the economy. Or global warming. Or immigration.

The election is about a Narrative of a generation. And should this Narrative be destroyed, it will cause a severe sense of existential panic.

No, Obama is The Man.

And this is their time.

And They are the Ones they have been waiting for.

Just sayin’.

By: Maggie45

Maggie45 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:14:39 +0000

Sully’s changed his mind about Wright. He finally watched the Q & A session from this morning.

Obama still hasn’t said anything.

By: Ted Turner

Ted Turner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:04:32 +0000

J-Pod’s a lot smarter than me, for sure. But I think it’s good all this came out now, for the GOP. If all this waited until the fall, we’d hear stories about how Obama was being “swift-boated” by the “right wing attack machine”, and the New York Times would run an article showing that, in fact, John McCain was personally responsible for the attacks because - gasp - John McCain once ATE AT THE SAME DENNY’S AS THE GUY WHO POSTED THE WRIGHT SERMONS ON YOUTUBE.

Swift-boating. Verb. “To damage a Democratic candidate for office by bringing up uncomfortable truths.”

By: David Thomson

David Thomson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:07:15 +0000

“The fact that they have dominated the news in April will, I suspect, prove to have been something of a lucky break.”

Nope, I am not buying this argument. The Rev. Wright fiasco will not disappear in a few months. Too many white people legitimately realize that “Barry” Obama and his Ivy league white left-wingers are out to cause them harm. Some have not forgotten what happened roughly forty years ago during the busing craze. Only the non-”elite” white parents had to bus their kids across the other side of town. The “elites” sent their children to private schools. Obama will stomp all over middle class white parents to appease his leftist friends. Non-Ivy league White men in particular should feel threatened by Obama. They are on the top of his hit list.

By: Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:26:25 +0000

By the way, Obama won’t necessarily “lose” the “debates” this fall. With proper programming (new electronic chip?) and deferential questioners, he might sail through without losing his cool.

By: Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:23:13 +0000

Let’s say Obama had no Democratic opposition this year. The Democratic media would have been totally silent about his negative qualities, just as they will be later if he is nominated. They would have blamed all criticism of Obama on racism in the critic, just as they will do later if he is nominated. Hillary found the one way to get these media to go after Obama at all.

By: Jon S.

Jon S. — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:47:45 +0000

Down but not out, better bad news now than after Labor Day — that’s of course true, but I suspect that the damage to Obama is far deeper than JPod does. A candidate’s character tends to get set early on and then it’s an uphill struggle to change perceptions if the assessment is negative. That’s the position Obama is now in. It’s more of a problem for him than other relative unknowns who’ve come out of nowhere, b/c as indicated in the post his policy views are for the most part extremely unsubstantive.

By: ECM

ECM — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:26:25 +0000

I have a question: let’s say Hillary had the same associations with Wright and Ayers that Obama has–would those supporters of Obama (Sullivan, et al) be so generous in their attempts to explain away, minimize or distort those assocations?

By: J.J. Sefton

J.J. Sefton — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:24:38 +0000

Points well taken, though you’ve got to believe that Hilary will not back down until she takes the Dhimmicrat Party down in Denver. Add to that the Irreverend’s continued ravings as well as disaffected Hilary supporters voting McCain (or vice versa if the unthinkable but delicious-to-contemplate happens) as well as a McCain v Obama debate cycle where the latter gets totally destroyed and the prospects actually aren’t that bleak.