Reply #18: It makes her tutor Obama

[Marie26]

Let's say Russert asks an obscure policy question: "Do you support Chapter 11 of NAFTA?" or a gotcha question: "SOMEONE once said 'I like donuts', do you agree? The someone is Hitler! Gotcha!" If Hillary fields the question first, she's got to either know the policy, or look ignorant & uninformed; catch the gotcha or get caught in a trap. While Obama can just lean back - and support Hillary's answer if it's a good one, & criticize her if she messes it up. After she explains exactly how NAFTA tribunals work & why she's against them, he can echo her answer (which he often does). If she gets caught in a gotcha, he can jump on the bandwagon, or criticize the gotcha as "silly season" w/o having to look silly himself. So it's a good way for him to avoid looking stupid - if there's one strength Hillary has, it's her wide & deep knowledge of these issues.