The Clintons have Obama on the ropes and playing defense. He can't recover.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

Everybody paying any attention can see one candidate is aggressive and on the offensive and the other one is still trying to explain and clarify where he stands.

Candidates who can beat Republicans never end up in Obama's position this late in the game. He's in the weeds and by the time he finds his way out primary season will be over.


"I want single payer but."

"I didn't say I liked Reagan I said he was successful and in the party of ideas."

"I only worked a few hours for Rezko."

"Voting present is what we do in Illinois"

[Kittycat]

1. More spin and lies from the clinton camp.

[cali]

26. What do you expect from

the most disgusting flamebaiter on DU? It's a real piece of work.

[DJ13]

2. You people will say anything.

You're in the wrong party.

[Little Star]

3. Wait until the rest of the Rezko stuff comes out! He is

really deep in the weeds. Hard to explain the unexplainable. He is who he is and there is no way out of that. Isn't he an unnamed person of interest in Fitzgerald's (RICO?) case against Rezko?

[NYCGirl]

4. The "unnamed person of interest" is Gov. Rod Blagojevich. NT

[JackORoses]

5. You do know that Obama is accused of no wrongdoing in this case, don't you?

If guilt was determined by association, the Clintons would be on Death Row.

[Little Star]

11. No I don't know that because...

Obama surfaces in Rekzo's federal corruption case
Source confirmed Obama is the unnamed "political candidate" referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko

January 20, 2008
BY DAVE MCKINNEY, NATASHA KORECKI, CHRIS FUSCO AND TIM NOVAK Staff Reporters
Chicago Sun Times

snip>
Obama is not named in the Dec. 21 court document. But a source familiar with the case confirmed that Obama is the unnamed “political candidate” referred to in a section of the document that accuses Rezko of orchestrating a scheme in which a firm hired to handle state teacher pension investments first had to pay $250,000 in “sham” finder’s fees. From that money, $10,000 was donated to Obama’s successful run for the Senate in the name of a Rezko business associate, according to the court filing and the source.

Rezko, who was part of Obama’s senatorial finance committee, also is accused of directing “at least one other individual” to donate money to Obama and then reimbursing that individual — in possible violation of federal election law.

snip<
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/749138,obama20web.article

[joshcryer]

14. If that's true he is incapable of winning the GE.

[kelligesq]

16. not jusdt that-there's the underpriced land deal - here in Fla. a couple

of councilman have been sentenced to federal prison for being involved in
similar land deals - just saying

[kelligesq]

18. WEll this is all good. Obama & Clinton both knocked out - leaves

the best candidate President John Edwards.

[JackORoses]

20. what a deceiver you are.

your 'snip' contained the following lines:

"The Illinois senator isn’t accused of any wrongdoing. And there’s no evidence Obama knew contributions to his 2004 U.S. Senate campaign came from schemes Rezko is accused of orchestrating."

How do you explain your willful distortion of this story?

Oh, right, you're a Hillarite. It's to be expected.

[jackson_dem]

23. SO FAR he isn't...

[aquart]

6. Bull cookies.

We have no who our candidate is going to be. None. We may end up brokered. The delegate split is in no way decisive.

I don't know where you're getting this crap.

[stray cat]

7. John McCain is out of the race.....

Hillary is on the ropes.....

Romney doesn't have a prayer....

Hucklebee won't will a primary....

Notice any trends?

[GalleryGod]

8. L.A. Times is sitting on this womans story

Waiting for the California Primary

[LibraLiz1973]

17. Who is "this woman"

and what is her story?

[LibraLiz1973]

24. You keep posting photos of her but you never SAY anything

If you have something to SAY.........

[KittyWampus]

25. It's the woman Bill Clinton has been fucking around with since leaving office.

[LibraLiz1973]

29. Why that would be a big story worthy of a "cover up" I'll never know

Does ANYONE here REALLY believe that he's faithful??

I'm not a Hillary supporter but it doesn't make me think any differently of her qualifications.
It makes me sad that political ambition was more important than emotional health. She should have
kicked his cheating ass to the curb but she didn't. End of story.

[LibraLiz1973]

30. On a side note, how do we know that???

That she in particular is "the one"?

[cali]

28. at this point, I'm so disgusted with the

Clinton campaign's brand of ugly and low, I hope to hell they do it. And I hope it blows her dreams into little bitty pieces.

[Alexander]

9. You should ask for a raise from the Clinton campaign.

They clearly aren't paying you enough for all your hard work. :eyes:

Or maybe they realize you aren't doing a damn thing to help them, because you're more full of shit than a Christmas goose.

[9119495]

10. When he cries this week, all will be forgiven.

[creeksneakers2]

12. There's a fork in the road here

Is Obama still going to run on unity and good will and all that if he's in the middle of a fight in the mud with Hillary? Obama has a big decision which way to go here. Neither alternative is pleasant.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

15. yeah he has a choice but the Clintons are making it for him.

[LittleClarkie]

13. Which lottery numbers should I play tomorrow

Since you're predicting the future, I thought I could try and make a few bucks.

We shall see who is on the ropes. We shall see.

[protect our future]

19. Proud2BAmurkin, what senseless drivel you spew. n/t

[K Gardner]

21. Link??????? Oh, sorry.. I forgot, another opinion piece.

[Dr Fate]

22. Against the GOP/media, she will constantly be on the defensive.

Unless she uses the old "ignore button" strategy which certainly doesnt work.

I dont see how she would get around it in the general- the GOP/media will gleefully repeat all real and imagined scandals of the past- she will either be defensive about this or she will ignore the charges- one or the other.

[robbedvoter]

27. She's been fighting it sucessfully for 16 years. Not whining. Fighting. Winning.

[Dr Fate]

31. So she will constantly be on the defensive, as I said.

16 years? Actually, no one has brought up any Clinton Scandals (fake or real) in 8 years- so you are incorrect to suggest she has been succussfully contending with that in recent years. But she will get her chance.

She can either spend time answering all the charges, or she can ignore them. The point is she can and will easily be put in a defensive position.

Winning? Last time I checked, DEMS have "won" nothing but 8 years of GOP dominance, dry powder, the opportunity to whine "we dont have the votes" ("we" as in DLCers, as you know)whenever anyone demands they fight the way you claim Hill has fought.

On what major issue of the past 8 years are you refering to when you claim she has won something?

Give me example of how she has been "fighting" and "winning" against the Bush agenda. Give me something big, something that warrants your characterization of her as a winning fighter.