When the going gets tough........the 'tough guy' walks out...

[BooScout]

Way to handle a 'crisis' Obama.:woohoo:

[anonymous171]

1. Hillary is supposed to be the tough one.

And she planted questions...

[Birthmark]

2. I *knew* it had to be Hillary's fault.

Thanks for confirming it for me.

[anonymous171]

3. Where did I say that?

I was talking about HRC planting questions at her own rallies.

[Birthmark]

8. Ah, I see.

Your statement was a bit ambiguous and I evidently took the wrong meaning. My mistake. Sorry.

[anonymous171]

11. It's OK. I reread it and came to the same conclusion. lol

[Birthmark]

17. No prob. We all do that sometimes. :-) eom

[northzax]

21. rallies versus the press?

even better, the press from his hometown? Eight questions makes a press conference? Can't we set the bar a little higher than that? You can't piss off the media, especially your hometown media, and expect them to roll over and go away. This is his first major misstep since Iowa, I think.

[BooScout]

4. Oh of course.........its all Hillary's Fault

again.:rofl:

[anonymous171]

7. Did you read my response?

Of course not.

[BooScout]

12. Yes............forgive me........I was laughing so hard I peed my pants

good try though.:rofl:

[BenDavid]

5. obama got asked many questions at the press conference he

called and when asked a lot of questions obama walked out.....obama has had a bad 4 to 5 days and it's not going to get better.....

[LSparkle]

6. Did he wave a flyer and yell "SHAME ON YOU" at the reporters?

That's the "mature" and "measured" and "experienced" way she reacted to legitimate claims about her political positions ... Just feeding the stereotype of the emotionally unhinged woman (and as a woman, I didn't find her behavior *helpful* at all).

[BooScout]

15. Shame on you was addressed to Obama not to reporters...

More twisiting of the facts by an unhinged Obama Supporter. Good try though.:woohoo:

[LSparkle]

27. The OP implied he didn't handle this well -- that he got "emotional"

Well, she's cornered the market on public meltdowns ... makes his simple "hey, guys, I've answered and i've gotta go" seem tame in comparison.

[Tennessee Gal]

9. Obama is not up to the challenge.

It is easy going until hard questions are thrown at a candidate. Hard to imagine how he would perform admirably or competently as President with this as an indication.

Will some people wake up?

[quinnox]

10. Obama left in a huff and quite annoyed

He is not used to little reporters daring to question him!

[Hoof Hearted]

31. He is used to them bringing him tributes of fine silk and myrrh.

And running smelling salts to all those swooning, fainting fans.

[Blarch]

13. Oh please.

Hillary refused to answer if she wants "paper or plastic"

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) raised eyebrows in Iowa today when she refused to respond to a supermarket cashier's question about her preference for paper or plastic bags, calling the inquiry "totally hypothetical."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/hillary-refuses-to-answer_b_72291.html

And you want HER to answer the phone at 3:00am ?

[anonymous171]

14. lol please be a joke.

[Tennessee Gal]

16. Nice try. Andy Borowitz, the author, is a comedian.

[NastyRiffraff]

20. Oh please.

Tell me you weren't serious when you posted that. PLEASE don't tell me you didn't know that column was a joke!

[Hoof Hearted]

32. You shouldn't smoke that shit.

[THUNDER HANDS]

18. it's gonna be a long hard 4 years

Fuck it. I'm voting Hillary.

[Exilednight]

19. Hillary's experience....

[sueragingroz]

23. nasty = scared

[Exilednight]

25. I didn't draw the cartoon. Is it fun to shoot the messenger?

[stillcool]

22. oh for bob's sake...

we all know..or those of us that read know...that questions about Rezko have been asked and answered umpteen times. Just because some of you want to hang a non-"crisis"-scandal around the guy's neck doesn't mean it's going to stay there. I don't blame you all for getting all excited, (after all you have been for months) but you have to excuse those of us who have waded through the crap, and have realized there is no there, there. Want some links?

http://illinoisreason.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/illinois-blogs-recap-rezko-obama-not-much-there-there/
Illinois Blogs Recap Rezko & Obama: Not Much There There, UPDATED

January 23, 2008 in Obama by robnesvacil

Tags: Barack Obama, President 2008, Tony Rezko

Two Illinois poliblog institutions, The Capitol Fax Blog (by political journalist Rich Miller) and ArchPundit (by political blogger Larry Handlin), are producing primers for the American people and the self-proclaimed media of record (not that the “national” media feels a need to be bothered with actual details when there’s a good soap opera to splash some ink on).

For those interested in learning just what Sen. Barack Obama’s not-very-much-of-a-relationship with Chicago developer Tony Rezko is, read up…

CapFax’s In defense of the locals reviews the Illinois political media’s coverage of Sen. Obama and attempts by the Tribune, Sun-Times, etc. to find skeletons in his closet over the years. Of note: the Chicago Tribune discovered two instances of what might be of interest to those hoping to turn Tony Rezko into Obama’s Marc Rich or Norman Hsu.

First, the Trib uncovered the property purchase in which the Obama family bought a home and Mr. Rezko’s wife bought an adjoining piece of property from the same seller on the same day. Sen. Obama has apologized for this event and acknowledged how, from the outside looking in, it appears unseemly even though everything was done legally and legitimately.

Second, the Trib also found that Sen. Obama’s staff gave an internship to a kid whose father was connected to Rezko and who had donated money to Obama’s previous campaigns. Ummm… ok.

Mr. Miller also writes that the Trib explained the research they did to investigate the connections between the law firm Sen. Obama used to work for and Rezko. Would that more media would bother to actually “work” a story as the Chicago papers have with regards to any sort of ties between Obama and Rezko (and most, if not all, of those ties seem to be perfectly legit based on that rather exhaustive research).

In his post, Mr. Miller also notes that an oppo-research consultant from one of Sen. Obama’s US Senate primary opponents, Mike Henry, was hired by the Clinton campaign and that since his hiring Clinton’s attacks have mirrored the earlier attacks from that 2004 primary opponent. Go figure.

UPDATE: Rich Miller has posted a follow-up today in “Present votes and Rezko“.

ArchPundit also currently has a series of five eight “Rezko primers” up on his blog (don’t know if he’ll add more so check his site for the latest UPDATE: Arch did add a few more and has a summary/linky post on all eight in “The Rezko Primer“). His posts’ titles are rather self-explanatory:

http://illinoisreason.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/illinois-blogs-recap-rezko-obama-not-much-there-there/

http://doubledemon.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/23/1250180-obama-and-rezko-here-are-the-facts

http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/124171,CST-NWS-obama05.article

http://doubledemon.newsvine.com/_news/2008/01/23/1250180-obama-and-rezko-here-are-the-facts

[madrchsod]

24. thanks for the illinois links

kinda bad when i do`t know some of these sites in my own state! :thumbsup:

[stillcool]

28. Your welcome!

I'm becoming a link pack-rat. :hi:

[madrchsod]

26. ya got a link?

[Hoof Hearted]

29. Leave Britney ALONE!

[AZBlue]

30. Did you read the whole article or just the altered version that was posted on DU?

From your response I'm guessing you read the slanted, twisted version - try going for the facts next time and read the actual story. I know facts are anathema to Clinton supporters, but give it a try.

[seabeyond]

33. the 'tough guy' walks out... after the last question. boy, got him on that one. stupid