I wonder how this shit makes the Obama family feel?

[whatchamacallit]

Man, I feel for Barack and his family. It must be hard enough to be running as the 1st black president, without having to hear comments about the possibility of your assassination.

[fed_up_mother]

1. I feel sorry for his kids.

Thankfully, they are just young enough that maybe this comment will escape them.

[hedgehog]

5. They're old enough to have asked about Obama girl.

This from the campaign that says we should all leave Chelsea Clinton alone? Hillary has proved once and for all she only cares about Hillary.

[cottonseed]

20. Bingo!

Can you imagine Obama saying something along those lines? The outrage for Chelsea's feelings.

This isn't a stab at Hillary, but I just can't believe people are defending the comment. It's just wrong. It can't be defended.

[Ian David]

2. Especially when the head of his Secret Service is ALSO joking about such things...

Report: Security relaxed at Obama speech
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/02/21/report_security_relaxed_at_obama_speech/8649

Obama (Head) Secret Service Agent Tied to Sex (Racist) Joke (yikes)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3310259&mesg_id=3310259

[BlooInBloo]

3. Yup.

[galaxy21]

8. There's a difference between telling a racist joke

and wanting the guy you protect to die...

I believe every secret service agent would take a bullet for him, so lets not question SS integrity.

[Ian David]

16. They may take a bullet for him, but using metal detectors at the doors is too much trouble. n/t

[galaxy21]

22. I really don't think we had all the information there

[David Zephyr]

4. Poor Michelle and the girls. First Huckabee and now Hillary.

Thanks for mentioning his family, ResetButton.

[whatchamacallit]

21. You're welcome David

:hi:

[David Zephyr]

36. Happy Memorial Day!

:hi:

[redstate_democrat]

6. I just can't imagine what Michelle feels right now. I know that was something always in the back

of her mind and to have it verbalized in the most base, self-serving way that it was TODAY by none other that Hillary Clinton has got to sting. That psychopath Hillary is the STRANGEST bitch I've ever come across. She is really mentally unbalanced.

[Ian David]

18. But it's okay. Hillary SORT of appologized... TO THE KENNEDYS. n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Or the Kennedy's.

She even used Ted's glioma as an excuse to why she brought it up.

Yikes.

[NotThisTime]

24. My DH (we're from Boston) wants Ted to take on Clinton over this, I had to remind him....

of Ted's situation :(

I certainly wonder how he is feeling right now, he gets his diagnosis and days later he is very publicly reminded of his Brother's own passing.

[murielm99]

9. Probably the same way the Clintons always felt over the

threats to them. Imagine how they felt over those comments about Chelsea bearing "the taint." Imagine how they felt when gun shows sold life size stand-up targets of Bill and Hillary.

Do you think the Obamas have never considered this?

However, Hillary Clinton did not threaten the Obamas personally. She verbalized what many have thought and said behind closed doors.

[whatchamacallit]

11. self delete

I misread your comment

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

17. "Hillary Clinton did not threaten the Obamas personally..."

That makes it better.

[Yotun]

10. I think Michelle is enjoying the race...

I think she's a VERY competitive woman who seems she enjoys a fight- and enjoys winning. And I think she hates Hillary Clinton. This from an Obama supporter. I think she's a very strong down-to-earth woman, who doesn't have any special considerations for kindness for people whom she obviously doesn't like (though obviously she wouldn't say anything like that out public)

I like her, since she seems 'real' to me, not a fake politically manufactured image.

[murielm99]

26. I don't think she hates Hillary Clinton.

I think Obama supporters are projecting their feelings. You would be surprised how little hate exists between candidates, even between those who sit on opposite sides of the aisle. Did you know that Teddy Kennedy and Orrin Hatch are personal friends?

[Bluerthanblue]

12. I believe they have had this discussion - and while

I'm sure it wasn't good to hear, I hope they realize that she is either completely desperate, or clueless- either way, this stupid statement will only harm HER in the long run.

I admire the Obama family tremendously- and look forward to having them in "our" house in a little over 1/2 year!

peace~

[DemGa]

13. I'm sure they have sense enough to know it had nothing to do with them

[oviedodem]

14. I have heard that he has recieved many threats so far.

[K Gardner]

15. I wouldn't want to even THINK about what Michelle did when she heard this.. lord.. !

[fed_up_mother]

19. I'm sure she had a fit

just as I would have if someone inferred that my husband might be killed.

Wish I could have been a fly on the wall to see that.

[applegrove]

23. It was a very unfortunate comment. I'm sure Michelle Obama has the right

words to explain it all to her kids if they are aware.

[Jed Dilligan]

27. Thank you.

You are the first Clinton avatar here to admit even that much.

[applegrove]

30. I've just dropped the Clinton avatar. I'm leaning towards Obama right now.

This wasn't the last straw...I've been torn for a while. For now I'll just go with the Canada flag.

[Jed Dilligan]

31. Damn it! I was hoping you were a die hard

who could nevertheless admit how FUBAR that comment was.

[applegrove]

35. What does FUBAR stand for?

[Jed Dilligan]

37. F*cked up beyond all recognition.

[applegrove]

32. Deleted

[AZ Criminal JD]

25. Your faux concern is noted.

[whatchamacallit]

29. Why is it faux?

are we to believe you'd be laughing it off if the shoe was on the other foot? This country has a pretty scary-ass history when it comes to matters of race and violence. There's nothing fake about my concern for the Obama family.

[WindRiverMan]

28. I think every potential president enters the race

knowing full well that assassiantion is possible. I am sure deep down, he thought to himself "let's not give any cukoos some ideas there Hillary", then he probably smiled when he realized how boneheaded the remark was, and how she just made the nomination process much easier.

[tabasco]

33. Like we live in a banana republic in which running for office mean risking your life.

Not far from the truth, actually.

I'm sure they are worried about Obama'a safety.

[indimuse]

34. nomination in June.

TIME: Can you envision a point at which--if the race stays this close--Democratic Party elders would step in and say, "This is now hurting the party and whoever will be the nominee in the fall"?

CLINTON: No, I really can't. I think people have short memories. Primary contests used to last a lot longer. We all remember the great tragedy of Bobby Kennedy being assassinated in June in L.A. My husband didn't wrap up the nomination in 1992 until June. Having a primary contest go through June is nothing particularly unusual.


snip
nomination in June. He was not the frontrunner and if he had not been assassinated he would have had an uphill battle going into the convention that year. The RFK-Clinton parallels are much stronger than any RFK-Obama parallels. Obama is in some ways equivalent to Humphrey in being the front-runner, and in some ways equivalent to Eugene McCarthy, in being the youth-movement egg-head anti-war candidate.
And Bill "wrapped up" his campaign in April 1992 rather like Obama "wrapped it up" in February. In other words, Bill was the solid front-runner in April but he didn't clinch the nomination( get the real magic number) until June. And his final competition didn't drop out even then, but continued on to the convention.