How will Obama respond to questions about his dumb mistakes?

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Sun Apr-20-08 08:02 AM
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How will Obama respond to questions about his dumb mistakes?

Obama has made some dumb mistakes. My thinking is that he never expected to win the nomination this time around so felt he had time to insulate his life a little better. I thought his biggest mistake in the last debate was that his answers to questions about the flag pin, Ayers, and Wright were way too long. He needs good, pithy answers to questions (in debates or press conference) that bring up the crap, and like it or not this crap will be brought up. Do you agree? Do you have some suggestions?

1. The flag pin issue was just stupid. Why allow a controversy to form over a distraction? Obama created this distraction, and it was stupid and unnecessary from the start.

Maybe he should say, "I didn't fully understand the issue, but now that I do, I am wearing a flag pin out of respect to our veterans and soldiers."

2. Staying with his Church was stupid. Had he left it a year or two ago, no one would have thought a thing of it. On its "about page"

"We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community."

You know those beautiful words are going to be spun to suggest, not only was Obama taught in a Madrassa, not only is he a Muslim, but he also belongs to a black nationalist church.

Maybe he should say, "The church was nearby and we had many good friends in it, some of whom we disagreed with politically. If you want more information, visit my web site. Next question."

3. Rezko. Even though Obama has been transparent and there's no evidence of a smoking gun, you know he's going to be hit hard here. They are going to do all they can to tarnish his clean cut, honest image, and Rezko is the best thing they have.

Maybe he should say, "He was my neighbor and agreed to sell me a little land for twice the assessed value. Otherwise, I dealt with him on a legitimate project. If you want more information, visit my web site. Next question."

4. Ayers. Ayers is going to be portrayed as some sort of monster, and they are going to use him to add to hint that Obama may be anti-American.

Maybe he should say, "I know many people with what many of us would consider extreme views. Some are left and some are right. Some are liberal and some are conservative. To be a good president, it is important to know how people think. If you want more information, visit my web site. Next question."

At any rate, the most important thing for Obama is not to start explaining his relationships. No one can explain a relationship.