Barack May Want to Tell His Friends to Stop Bugging
By Larry Johnson on September 1, 2008 at 10:13 PM in Current Affairs
Did you catch Barack Obama threatening to fire “his” people if they are helping fan the flames about the preganancy of the Republican Vice Presidential candidate’s 17 year old daughter? Families, so he says, are not fair game.
So, why do you think Barack came out on this? Because immediate internal polling is running very negative against the Obama campaign, which is perceived as pushing the Bristol pregnancy story. They are being painted as bullies and hypocrites. Most Americans, especially those bitter white folks clinging to God and guns, view this as a private matter and none of the media’s business.
For starters, anyone who is 21 years of age or less should not be a target of any campaign. Attacking a 17 year old girl and spreading vicious lies, as have the clowns at Kos and Andrew Sullivan (just to name two of the more prominent offenders) is beyond the pale. Family members who are over 21 are fair game if they are using the fame of their parent, spouse, or relative to make a buck or get an advantage. I think the views and actions of a spouse also are relevant if the man or woman has engaged in conduct such as hurling racial epithets or promoting policies that most Americans reject.
I think it is noteworthy that Sarah Palin’s husband resigned his job in the Oil and Gas industry in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety while Michelle Obama used her husband’s position to enrich herself. She got a job she would not have if her husband had not been a player in the Chicago political machine. To that extent I think the actions and words of spouses are relevant and potentially important.
While we’re at it, Barack may want to have a chance with his supporters, Donna Brazile and Sean “Puff” Daddy aka P. Diddy Combs.
Seems that they’ve been “buggin.” Check out P. Diddy:
After watching that I believe we have new footage for an anti-drug commercial when you want to illustrate the negative results of someone who uses drugs (i.e., this is your brain on drugs). If it ain’t drug use, what else can account for this level of hilarious buffoonery? The dude busts on McCain and Alaska seemingly oblivious to the concept of irony.
When the November election rolls around here is what will resonate for voters weighing the differences between Palin and Obama–Sarah Palin fought the corrupt elements of their party and her husband resigned a profitable job to avoid the perception that he was getting favors for his company by sleeping with the Governor while Barack Obama aligned himself with demonstrably corrupt politicians and businessmen (Rezko anyone?) in order to get ahead. And his wife? She jumped on the Chicago gravy train too. How can Obama call himself the new politics if he represents the Chicago machine?
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