Obama never faced media and public scrutiny like he is going to face over the next 30 days

[Herman Munster]

He is the front-runner and the full force and fury of the Clinton machine will be working every single day to take him out until Feb. 5th.

This will be a good test and learning experience for him.

If he survives, he'll have earned his chops and will be battle tested for whatever republicans throw at him.

If he falters, we'll know the republicans would have eaten him alive. Better to know someone is a loser in the primaries than after.

[Forkboy]

1. Well hopefully you'll defend him if any of it is bullshit.

[Bullet1987]

2. Whatever happened to the Politics of Personal Destruction?

[David Dunham]

3. I hear there's some good dirt to come out on Obama.

[Sulawesi]

10. You really hope this???

[Politicub]

4. But can his supporters take it?

They seem like a thin-skinned bunch to me.

[KennedyGuy]

5. VERY thin skinned

definitly not ready for prime time

[Adelante]

6. I am so askeered

:scared:

[KennedyGuy]

8. Somebody is sure very nervous about something..

[Sulawesi]

13. You've been complaining about the negative Obama supporters...

and here you are wishing for his downfall, post #3 is particularly offensive. This is simply to point out that your virginal complaints about the meanie "Obamabots" have a pot/kettle ring to them.

I hope my candidate wins without scandal or subterfuge, but I am just weird that way!

[Adelante]

15. FEAR FEAR FEAR

I am all atremble :scared:

Don't you have anything else to peddle but fear?

[Politicub]

9. I hope whoever our candidate is

that he or she can fight back. It will be an interesting test for Obama over the new few weeks.

I have no doubt Hillary can manage through whatever the GOP is sure to throw at her.

[BeyondGeography]

7. I agree...better we find out Hillary is a loser now than later

[MS Liberal]

11. There will be no scrutiny.

The media loves him and the story too much.

[Adelante]

17. Of course there will be scrutiny

Anyone we nominate will get it good. Bank on it. During the primaries rival campaigns will get out there what they've got and Obama will have to respond. As will others, I would imagine.

[Gman]

12. You got that right

Don't expect to see the right wing media putting Obama under the microscope right now. They're just salivating at the possibilities of Obama in November. Rush and Hannity both fawn over him. That can never be a good thing.

[Quixote1818]

14. Sure he has. Once he pulled ahead in the polls the press started looking for dirt

They simply can't find much.

[BluegrassDem]

16. Herman, does that mean you'll finally stop posting after Feb. 5th?

I surely hope once Hillary's crushed and done with you, you'll come over and be united with the rest of the party.

[Herman Munster]

23. I've always said I would support the nominee

Whoever the democrats nominate will get my vote. That's more than a lot of Hillary haters have said around DU.

[indimuse]

18. can't wait!

:popcorn::rofl::popcorn::rofl::popcorn::rofl::popcorn::rofl::popcorn:

[SaveElmer]

19. Nahhh...he's the "Matthews" Democrat....

They won't pounce until after he is nominated...

[CyberPieHole]

29. And it won't be pretty...

but by then it will be too late.

[sam sarrha]

20. media is saving up for when he is th candidate, stealing the election by packing the primary with an

un electable candidate.. am i the only one who see's that..

i do suffer from the Cassandra Complex.. it's a curse

[Radical Activist]

21. He has been in the spotlight for months.

And you obviously don't know Chicago media. He has been vetted repeatedly.

[Mike03]

22. Your posts about the economy are alway so spot on, but I just don't

understand your contempt for Obama. It's a mystery to me. I wish you would simply set our your argument against him in some logical, analytic format. You are very smart, so I assume there is something obvious I'm missing.

Why is Hillary so fantastic.

And what about Edwards, who is my favorite? Is he terrible? And if so, why?

[Herman Munster]

24. Edwards is a fine candidate and would be my second choice behind Clinton

I just like Hillary more.

I don't like Obama because I think he is a poser. His policies are indistinguishible from Clinton's on 99% of issues yet he basically runs by saying the word change 100 times in a speech that says nothing. If you look at his books and rhetoric, it's Clinton style 90's triangulation Version 2.0. Nice shiny new box. But same contents inside the package.

I hate that he is becoming the American Idol candidate for the politically ignorant. I hate that Oprah is making him her project for mass public consumption like one of her book club books. People are voting on his personality and I think experience counts. You should be in the senate more than 2 years before you run for president. Period.

3 years ago he was in the Illinois senate debating issues on traffic lights and he thinks he has the experience to lead the country on Day 1? I'm afraid he'll be a figurehead president basically run by his advisers and aides. Just like Bush.

Those are my opinions. I don't agree with Hillary on everything but she's the most qualified to lead on day 1 of the options we have.

[Sulawesi]

25. "I hate that he is becoming the American Idol candidate for the politically ignorant."

pretty arrogant...it makes you less credible...people can disagree on politics you know.

[Sulawesi]

26. "If he falters..." I suppose hope springs eternal...

</sarcasm>

[goldcanyonaz]

27. He's the next Messiah, get with the program already.

:spank:

[Hippo_Tron]

28. Bring it on

[Honeycombe8]

30. That's what primaries are for. Why they go thru this, I do not know. Ego? Fame? nt