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| Clinton and Obama Shadowboxing |
| 2007-03-12 |
| CLINTON, Iowa -- Standing in front of a large banner that blared "Clinton," surrounded by students in Clinton Community College sweat shirts, Sen. Barack Obama offhandedly mentioned the obvious. "Hillary, you know, she's interesting," Obama said, acknowledging that he understood they would consider other candidates before making up their minds. Interesting, indeed. In the month since the presidential nominating contest got underway, Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) have barely mentioned each other's names in public or even greeted each other in the Senate halls. But each campaign has increasingly fixated on the other, engaging in a shadowboxing match in which they intentionally cross paths but dodge to avoid each other's subtle jabs. With an intensity unusual for this stage of the campaign the two are indirectly engaging, invading each other's terrain and going to great lengths to contrast their candidacies. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #3 Reality ? They're democrats ! They divorced reality in the 30s when they believed their big deal president FDR got them out of the Great Depression. It's all about feelings. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-03-12 14:04 |
| #2 Visit Rantburg, where you CAN make a difference! Recognizing reality is the first step. It doesn't sound like there was any reality at that rally. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-12 09:47 |
| #1 Obama recited a litany of ills facing the country, then asked rhetorically: "How did we arrive at this point?" Answer: It took a lot of hard work, blood, and tears by Americans. You don't like it, head on back to Kenya you piece of monkey kak. It's very modern and progressive there, you'll fit right in. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-03-12 07:59 |