Obama aides picked the wrong fight if they thought they could rough up Clinton without blowback (ABC

[papau]

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/story?id=4182641&page=1

ABC's Sam Donaldson writes that Obama aides picked the wrong fight if they thought they could rough up Clinton without blowback. "What did Sen. Obama and his associates think was going to happen when they seized on Sen. Clinton's remark that it took a president -- Lyndon Johnson -- to bring Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'dream' to fruition and let it be known they thought that was discrediting Dr. King?" Donaldson writes.

"But what Obama's camp should understand is that they are up against the most accomplished and potent political machine of the present election cycle: The Clintons have been doing this for a long, long time. They know what works," Donaldson continues.

[Barack_America]

1. I love how "Obama aides" set the tone for what all African Americans think, according to the MSM.

You know, African Americans would NEVER have raised an eyebrow to those statements until told to do so by the Obama campaign.

African Americans don't follow politics, they just get their marching orders from the Obama camp and black radio.


Fuck you, Sam Donaldson.

[rodeodance]

3. Right,--as it was OBAMA himself who, if he is the leader he claims to be, should have

immediately come out to say--Sen. Clinton's statements were NOT racial-instead of waiting several days to do so. The Silence from him is telling.

[Barack_America]

6. Her comments were planted to get him talking about race.

Why should he have taken the bait?

[rodeodance]

7. I understand Your frustration--but that was really JUmping the shark.

[jackson_dem]

9. Obama showed his true colors when he allowed the Clintons to get swiftboated

[BenDavid]

2. and then run out some staffer and say that wjc is just like lee

atwater. Oh hell yes say that bill clinton is a racist and that sure will get you many many votes....hell no! what it does it makes obama look as though he has nbo control of his own campaign that folks can say whatever, but a funny thing happens when you accuse someone of being a racist. The people especially the black community will say, wait a minute, this is so wrong for them the obama campaign to say bill clinton is a racist. Then the blow back starts and it does more harm to obama then the clintons..

[ellacott]

5. They didn't call him a racist, that is such a lie

Before any of you all even picked up on anything this was discussed on black radio and the blogs. Days went by before the media even said a peep about any of this. You are such an expert on black people. Where did you gain this expertise?

This won't effect the Clintons at all because they will probably win, that's all that matters.

[rodeodance]

8. Do you live on planet Earth?

[ellacott]

11. Do you??

[BootinUp]

4. Donaldson still has a brain

and nails the story.

[chimpymustgo]

18. Jim4Wes, we don't agree on much, but we do here. I'm not a Hillary supporter, but I think

the Obama campaign tried to be too slick by half in yes, playing the race card (a term I really hate, but it does seem appropriate here. They whispered racism about the MLK statement, twisted the "fairy tale" remark and cried racism. Part of the Reagan comments were aimed at denigrating Bill.

And Bill Clinton got pissed. Of course, the media then had their favorite whipping boy back, and off you go!

Sorry, Obama. You're not running against Allen Keys anymore.

[BlackVelvet04]

10. He's right.....

and Hillary was right. It took a politician to get the legislation through. That takes NOTHING away from everything that Martin Luther King, Jr. did.

[fletcherwalker]

12. I just don't understand how anyone could believe that Obama

and his supporters would be able to handle the Republican media machine when they can't deal with a little "in party" squabble. The real battle is in November and it takes political chops. So does getting anything done in Washington.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

13. deal with?

well he's winning South Carolina. He won Iowa. He's doing ok against the so-called "inevitable" Hillary nomination.

[snappyturtle]

14. I for one am tired of this type of tactic......just as I was when the

repukes debased Kerry. I don't admire it. It, the slimy spinning, is not a political art in my book. It's time for civility. It looks like an act of desperation not as a virtue.

edit:word use

[PervezClinton]

15. Will we get to see Billy's game face now? It's like watching Sly try to do another Rambo.

Has anyone screeched PATHETIC this campaign season?

[VotesForWomen]

16. correct; even IF the 'racist' statements were made deliberately, obama should have just

ignored them. he walked right into their trap by playing them up for weeks, saying 'hey everybody, look how racist the clintons are.' major rookie mistake.

[robbedvoter]

17. Well, at least Sammy makes it clear what started all this nasty business

[zulchzulu]

19. Everyone with a brain knew the Clintons were going to play dirty pool

They are both compulsive liars hellbent for power and are a ball-and-chain on the Democratic Party.

Those that support other candidates knew that they would be nasty, deceitful, bloviated, arrogant champions of faux nostalgia. Clinton Fatigue Part Two is not where many want to go within the Democratic Party. The only people who want Hillary as the nominee are mostly the less educated amongst us and the Republican Party.

It's a battle to free us from dynasty, arrogance, grandstanding and even the possible rerun of seeing Bill cheating on Hillary again in full view for all the World to laugh at us again.

Turn the page.