The 08 Elections,? Clinton, Obama?

Hey folks,

Well, it’s almost official, Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, the people to beat? Sen. Evan Bayh seems to think so. He pulled out. He said he didn’t feel he can compete with them. According to the AP

"Sen. Evan Bayh on Saturday ended his White House bid while 2004 vice presidential nominee John Edwards finalized plans to get in, fast-paced jockeying in a Democratic race under the shadow of two unannounced candidates.

Bayh decided he could not compete with Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, whose possible candidacies have dominated the positioning almost two years before the actual election.

Edwards, the former North Carolina senator, has decided he can and is planning to announce his campaign in New Orleans between Christmas and New Year's, two Democrats said."

So Bayh out and Edwards in? But all eyes are watching Obama. The Mass Media Guru, and the Mass Media Drones have a new mission. Barack Hussein Obama. Some are even toying with the idea of a Clinton / Obama ticket. This is because they do not feel that Clinton can win on her own, and Obama is not experienced enough yet. So people can vote for Obama, and get Clinton in, four years later, it’s Obama time.

This is flawed thinking though. Think about this. We have come a long way in this country, but we have a long way to go. You really want to try the first Woman, and first minority at the same time?

Let’s say that is not an issue. You have the Clinton baggage. You either hate her, or love her. There is no happy medium. Even SHE is panicking over the MMD complete marketing of Obama. So what about him?

Well, as you all know by now, he hates his name being made fun of. He hates being picked on about his big ears. Now he says he fears for HIS and HIS family’s safety. This guy is going to make a run for President?

When the story broke about his middle name being Hussein, he said, "Well, when you start out with Barack, and Obama, there’s not much you can do." he was named after his Muslim Grandfather.

Then he has this now famous "off mic." conversation.

"OBAMA (off mic): You talked about my ears, and I just want to put you on notice: I'm very sensitive about -- What I told them was, ''I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my big ears.'

DOWD: We're trying to toughen you up."

The "Media Matters" put it this way,

"Maureen Dowd wrote that potential Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (IL) is "intriguingly imperfect," citing as one example the fact that "[h]is ears stick out."

Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief Lynn Sweet wrote that Obama, following a press conference the previous day in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, "headed toward New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and chided her -- in a kidding way -- for a comment in the 12th of 14 paragraphs in an Oct 21 column. She wrote that Obama's 'ears stick out.' " During the exchange, Obama said: "I just want to put you on notice. I'm very sensitive," adding, "I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my big ears.""

Now the spinners are spinning, "Oh he was joking." "They are great friends." Vast Right wing conspiracy." "They are scared of Obama." Blah, blah, blah. I heard the audio. He was NOT kidding. But that’s part of the LWL play book. "A botched joke." "Sloppy." "The Republican’s {Bush} fault." "A misunderstanding on YOUR part, because YOU are stupid." ETC. NEVER their fault. They do not make mistakes.

But if you really want to know if Obama, who has done NOTHING, has what it takes to make a real run for it, all you have to do is think about this. NOW he’s worried about his safety and security. According to the Chicago Sun-Times,

"Sen. Barack Obama is concerned about his personal security --telling the Chicago Sun-Times editorial board Thursday that he and his wife fear there is a potential for violence -- even if he does not run for president
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"Being shot, obviously, that is the least-attractive option,'' Obama said.

The Illinois Democrat told the Sun-Times he has concluded a 2008 White House bid "would be viable" and he would have "a pretty good chance of winning the nomination.''

For the first time, Obama talked about the downside of his swelling popularity, before his expected presidential announcement in January, after a vacation in his native Hawaii.

Security, Obama said, referring to his wife, is "something that is on Michelle's mind. And the minds of many of my friends.

"I think it is something that will have to be addressed if I ran. You are not assigned Secret Service protection until you are effectively the nominee."

Obama said he "might have to build in" his own security provisions.

"Now I will tell you, this is something, this is one of the least-attractive -- not the part about being shot, obviously, that is the least-attractive option. But even just having a security apparatus around you; one of the things that I have been very proud over the last several years, is, for all the hoopla, I am not an entourage guy.

"...I have been accessible, and Michelle and I have gone out of our way not to change our habits. Even if I am not to run for president, the crush of attention has created a different set of problems."

Obama's family has been nervous for some time for his safety. On Sunday, Obama found himself surrounded by hundreds of people at two stops in New Hampshire. In Nairobi, Kenya, last August, Obama at a stop grabbed a bullhorn to talk to thousands of men stampeding in a street to see him.

During that Kenyan visit, Obama's half sister, Auma, gave an interview to Laurie Abraham of Elle magazine in which she worried about his safety.

"Not to be offensive, there are crazy people in America as well, with crazy ideas. And at the end of the day, what matters is that he's a black man. The history of America is quite violent,'' Auma said in a story in the Elle December issue."

STOP!! You get the point. He wants special treatment. His Sister thinks the "Crazy People" in America will hurt him. The Mass Media Drones feel they have a free ticket now. After all, they got the Left elected on NOTHING. They feel they can get Obama in with no experience, nor plan. Oh, he wants a Canadian style health care system. You know, the FAILED one.

The MMD have turned this guy into a rock star. He is "sexy." People just want to touch him. Yes he is their messiah. The one who will save America from any chance of the Republican taking office in 08. They have even put him over Clinton at this point. He is Superman. But the problem is, he is not. He seems to be turning into a whiney little juvenile that knows nothing. Has done nothing. That wants special treatment. "Don’t pick on me. Protect me. Help me." {Sigh}

What do you think he will do when Hillary REALLY starts to feel threatened and starts to come after him? Can he even handle this? Will he "toughen up"? So far, he is not showing any signs of it. Maybe Rush calling him "Odumbo" and Maureen and others picking on him a little more might do the trick. But he already has a questionable real-estate deal. What is he going to do when his past is REALLY thrown into the light? But then again, he DOES have the MMD and seemingly the LWL on his side.
Peter

Source;
AP- "Edwards set to launch '08 bid; Bayh out"
Chicago Sun-Times- "Trail of fears"
Media Matters- "MSNBC's Carlson joins Limbaugh in taking Obama "big ears" comment seriously"