Has Obama's aura of invincibility been damaged today?

[kentuck]

After all, he was the original. Has he been damaged by the admission that his words were used before by another politician? Will it hurt him that he has been exposed as a mere mortal? A human being just like the rest of us? Yes, he can make mistakes. He is not perfect. Will this hurt him in the election tomorrow? Will the effects of the attacks carry over thru the Texas and Ohio primaries on March 4th? Now, will every word that he mutters be weighed as if they were stolen from someone else? How much damage, if any, has Barack Obama suffered today? Just how effective have these attacks been? Is it time to take whatever hope people may have put into this promising Senator and bury them six feet under and return to the way we were?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Nope.

[nomorewhopper]

61. I agree. I think the attacks on Obama are a sign that he is the nominee. the attacks have started

[saltpoint]

2. Nope.

[McCamy Taylor]

3. Nope.

[jefferson_dem]

4. Nope.

You're in dreamland.

[thoughtcrime1984]

5. Nope.

[Jim Sagle]

6. Robots on display.

:puke:

[David Zephyr]

7. Nope.

How cultie we all sound. I like that.

[Barack_America]

8. No. No. No. No. No. No. None. Not at all. No.

I think that just about covers your questions.

[Gore1FL]

9. He would have

had he not credited Patrick in that past, and if Patrick said they shared and discussed words all the time and Patrick hadn't given him carte blanc to do so, it might have hurt him a twinge.

[scheming daemons]

10. "air of invincibility" is what got Hillary in trouble.... Obama won't fall for that....

...he knows it is ALWAYS a tough battle.

He won't underestimate Hillary the same way that she underestimated him.

[Johnny__Motown]

11. Not even close, Hillary will be called out on this as a lier and a fraud

[BeyondGeography]

12. Nope

[Bok_Tukalo]

13. It was a good smear

I do not mean that in a complimentary way. Just matter of fact.

It was a shot at his strong suit (much like the Swiftboats were a shot at Kerry's service). Don't know if it will stick but it is where you hit your opponent if you are going negative and accept the consequences. You hit them where they are strong.

[LoZoccolo]

14. No. n/t

[The_Casual_Observer]

15. Obama is synthetic. He used that little smarmy piece of shit soliloquy

& got caught at it.

[TexasObserver]

16. Nope.

Hillary has proven, once again, a lack of understanding of winning elections, which is why she is losing so much.

[FrenchieCat]

No. The only aura that was confrmed was that of the Hypocrites, aka, the Clinton camp....

http://www.oliverwillis.com/archives/2008/02/18/clintons-plagiarism-charge-fal/

[ShortnFiery]

17. No

[Alhena]

18. I thought he was very cool and collected responding to the dustup ...

and that's basically all this is - a dustup which will soon be forgotten.

But some politicians would have been thrown off their game, and seemed very worked up or defensive.

In his comments, Obama was relaxed and cool, while at the same time admitting that he could have handled it better- he wasn't flippant about the whole thing.

I was impressed to see him handle it so well under pressure.

[Buve]

19. maybe

But the cultists on here won't admit it.

[Cha]

30. Do want a cracker?

[kentuck]

20. I just thought it might be interesting to see what you were thinking...

about this issue, and whether or not it has harmed Obama's credibility?

[Scurrilous]

21. Nope.

[riverwalker]

22. no

He stayed cool, dignified....presidential.

[mculator]

23. Well he isn't invincible

Don't forget it. Hillary wasn't inevitable either. Media bullshit.

I'm casting it for Hillary. Period. No more pied piper ripped off speeches for this Democrat.

[cooolandrew]

24. I really doubt it, people connect with him, link...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rweVOO-fhug

[Arugula Latte]

25. Nope.

[tandem5]

26. YES! YES! A thousand times YES!

too much negativity in this thread - what happened to that Si Se Puede attitude?

[Eurobabe]

27. Nah.

[JackORoses]

28. no. in fact, this makes it appear stronger

especially when all they'll be talking about tomorrow night are Obama victories

[Cha]

29. How about ..has hilary's credibility

been damaged some more with her obvious, desperate smear attempts? That's more to the point.

[kentuck]

42. That's a good point, zidzi.

If Hillary loses Wisconsin, I think a lot of people will say this negative attack backfired on her?

[Carrieyazel]

31. He never had an aura of invincibility. And his politics are far from original.

His views are down the line with those of conventional liberal Democratic politicans past or present. His political views are identical to Mondale, Kerry and Dukakis. The only difference is his racial background and the media having annoited him as the second coming of JFK for the 21st century.

[dkf]

32. nah.

[LadyVT]

33. Yep.

[XemaSab]

34. Nah.

n/t

[Window]

35. Not at all.

If anything, it just shows he is human and not a messiah -- and no one ever said he was perfect -- except the nay-sayers. He and his friend Deval (sp) have cleared it up enough for me.

Will be forgotten before the day is over and will have no bearing on today's primaries nor the Texas and Ohio primaries on March 4.

The attacks were not effective, it just made the other camp look bad IMO.


Peace:thumbsup:

[BringBigDogBack]

36. Nope/.

[SKKY]

37. Not even a little bit.

But Clinton's has. This is very, very schoolyard of her.

[Guava Jelly]

38. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

He will do fine.
And Michelle will make a great first lady

[boppers]

39. I have a dream.

Oops, I'm now "weak" because I used somebody else's words, words which I blatantly stole. While hitting babies and hating america.

To the stocks with me, stat!

[dailykoff]

40. Nope.

Let's see, presidents day, basically a holiday.. don't think so.

[Perry Logan]

41. I see a river in Egypt.

[Occam Bandage]

44. And in that river, Hillary still has a shot to win the nomination.

[Occam Bandage]

43. Nope.

[MethuenProgressive]

45. His self proclaimed "aura of invincibility" never existed outside the Fairy Tale.

No candidate is invincible.

No, not even you, Barack.

[Raffi Ella]

46. One can only hope.

Ya know Bush was invincible for the longest time.It took years before anyone realized the horrific truth about just how unqualified he was...Let us all hope and pray that the truth comes out about Barack before The Democratic Party makes the same mistake the Republicans made in 2000.

[Fox Mulder]

47. No.

It's a non-issue.

[stillcool]

48. I have never considered Obama...

to have an aura of invincibility. I am astonished that he is where he is. If people are swayed by accusations of plagiarism by the Clinton campaign then they are. But if that happens, I would assume such people were not all too keen on the guy from the get go.

[themaguffin]

49. How could it be damaged if he never had it. It's amazing he is doing so well against the incumbent

[CreekDog]

50. Obama never was and never will be invincible

he was and remains a formidable candidate with many talents that will serve us well in the general election.

[Bluerthanblue]

51. the 'words that the other politican' used were also words of other

politicians- Much ado about nothing-

Some felt Hillary had the nom locked up long before any votes were cast- You suggest that Obama was 'invincible'-

The candidates are, when you come right down to it- mere mortals, human beings who sweat, curse, fart, smell, eat, drink, puke, bleed, etc. just like you and me.

To regard them otherwise, is foolishness- and unfair not only to them, but to yourself.

Something we'd all do well to keep in mind- IMO

peace~

[backscatter712]

52. No.

You have any other stupid questions?

[GoldieAZ49]

53. No, but Hillary's has

She has proven she will say and do anything to get what she wants.

I can see why the media doesn't like it.

I will enjoy seeing her campaign fall apart. MSNBC is covering it now.

[SayitAintSo]

54. My take ... Yes not significantly damaged but doubt has been cast

The reason I say this is that it has been debated all over the morning talk shows. It really doesn't matter what the final conclusions are. Most folks half listen and hear the doubt being cast. I think the Clinton strategy of just to throw it out there and see what sticks worked somewhat - becuase some commentators did see it as a problem for Obama. Will it matter ? That depends... if this is the beginning of the "drip...drip.... drip..." and she has the MO to stay in the race it could mean something.

[harun]

55. No.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

56. No, because people are bored negative attacks

[Dawgs]

57. Not at all.

[Hill_YesWeWill]

58. um, Obama is the perpetual underdog, he's never had an aura of invincibility nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

59. Hell NO

[Hill_YesWeWill]

60. This is just ridiculous

will ever word that he mutters be weighed as if they were stolen?!

LOL, you crack me up!

[workinclasszero]

62. No but Hillary is a lowdown swiftboating..

big business shill for the DLC. Shes also doing prep work for the rethug slime machine and is trying to subvert the will of the people.

I'll take Obama any day over the Clinton slime machine.

[NashVegas]

63. Careful There. Kentuck

"Invincible" is just one syllable shy of "inevitable."

[marshall]

64. This will bite Hillary in the A$$

They seem to fumble every move they try to make.

[underpants]

65. Not really, no, no,no,no, yes they will carry over, to some, little, not much, no

I am done answering questions (gets up from mic and walks out of press conference)

[Arugula Latte]

66. *spray*

:spray: