Reply #19: Frenchie I think to the extent that I was critical of Obama here [View All]

[Tom Rinaldo]

that relates to the political skills he displayed, and to me his political skills are an issue because Obama has never been tested in a high profile political campaign before. He previously ran for a State Legislative seat in Chicago, and then he ran for the U.S. Senate. But in the latter his real opponent in the race got knocked out at the last minuit because of a sex scandal and instead carpet bagger loser Allan Keyes became his token opposition instead. One of my concerns has ALWAYS been how Obama will handle an election race at the highest level possible, running for President against the Republican candidate.

Beyond that what I wrote is honest political commentary about WHY so many people outside of DU ARE paying attention to this "minor" campaign moment. I do not believe that you can't see how that is a valid point for commentary. Many Obama supporters have their own commentary about this up at DU now. I wrote about what WAS newsworthy to me, how this plays out in the campaign and why, and what it shows about the political skills of our candidates that is relevant.

I was not snarky. I did not call Obama juvenile. I do not believe that it matters much to our Republic whether those two people like or hate each other, and I know if Obama does not like Hillary personally he can still be an excellent candidate and/or President. But I am not surprised about this little moment getting noticed and talked about by so many, and I explained why that is for me.