What if Obama Posed for a Photo-Op at Dealey Plaza? Would That Be Cool?

[Stephanie]

NO. It's unthinkable. End of discussion.

[bluestateguy]

1. I really don't think this is a big deal

She was paying her respects, and someone decided to flash a picture and she waved.

[Stephanie]

4. Uh-huh.

[melody]

2. I don't think it was intended badly n/t

[virtualobserver]

9. no, but was not a good place to smile.

[Stephanie]

10. And it was not a good place to campaign.

[virtualobserver]

11. it was a mistake to even go there

as you said

[Stephanie]

12. Her entire campaign is one big mistake after another

If there were any principles guiding her candidacy these things would not be happening, but because she is guided only by ambition her campaign shifts with the wind. This was a ridiculous choice. She had no business exploiting this anniverary for her campaign.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

74. This was worse than Dukakis riding around in that tank.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

75. She just looks so out of place.

[melody]

66. I'm more concerned about her being there with McCain than I am the site

It was a stupid idea to be there (and a really tacky display of "we love black people more" in light of Obama's ancestry),
but I'm mainly worried about what she and McBush were up to.

[melody]

65. Oh, definitely not n/t

[goclark]

3. Yes, it is unthinkable nt

[EFerrari]

5. We don't need another 8 years of THIS.

I've been to Dealey Plaza. It's small and like that motel, just a place -- unless you have a memory and a conscience.

It's hard to imagine being at either place and forgetting how much we lost there. Who would you have to be to do that?

The group I was with fell silent, completely silent, until we got back into our cars.

[rug]

6. Oh, get over yourself. If she was frowning, you'd say she was a pandering actress.

[EFerrari]

7. The OP is not alone in her response as you well know.

And yours speaks more to Hillary's lack of credibility than to anything else.

[rodeodance]

24. yeah--its evident the OP has lots of sheepie to follow in line.

[Stephanie]

8. She's a Very Bad Actress

If she were in the acting business, she'd be out of work. However she's in the business of politics, and we do not want to see her acting. We want a little truth, a little sincerity. And it has not been forthcoming.

[TLM]

44. Not at all....

I'd say she was pandering for going there period.

However the fact she is smiling, laughing and waving to the press is disgusting.


The anniversary of MLK's murder is a somber time and the location a dark tragic place, not a place or time for frivolity.


What's next.... she going to go dance a little jig on Kennedy's eternal flame?

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

76. Yeah, but waving and smiling like you're the Pope delivering a Christmas-day message? Sheesh!

[jackson_dem]

13. A Democratic candidate going to Memphis to honor MLK--and being attacked for it

Wow....

[Stephanie]

14. She went there to exploit a solemn occasion for votes.

She's an opportunist, and it is not appreciated in this instance.

[jackson_dem]

16. Ironic given how Obama exploited MLK to swiftboat the Clintons for South Carolina...

[Stephanie]

17. What?

[rodeodance]

21. What was the Obama doing with that 4 page memo?

[JVS]

33. Documenting the realities of what people were saying in the opposing camp.

[rodeodance]

42. and obama had to do a sorry.

[JVS]

53. When was that? You're article link doesn't work. In fact, your links almost never work because...

you seem to be just cutting and pasting entire posts.

I don't see any apology. And I'm certain that he does not regret the hole that the Clinton campaign has dug itself into with black voters and liberals.

[rodeodance]

29. This one:

QUOTE
RUSSERT: In terms of accountability, Senator Obama, Senator Clinton on Sunday told me that the Obama campaign had been pushing this storyline. And, true enough, your press secretary in South Carolina -- four pages of alleged comments made by the Clinton people about the issue of race.
In hindsight, do you regret pushing this story?


OBAMA: Well, not only in hindsight, but going forward. I think that, as Hillary said, our supporters, our staff get overzealous. They start saying things that I would not say. And it is my responsibility to make sure that we’re setting a clear tone in our campaign, and I take that responsibility very seriously, which is why I spoke yesterday and sent a message in case people were not clear that what we want to do is make sure that we focus on the issues.

Now, there are going to be significant issues that we debate, and some serious differences that we have. OBAMA: And I’m sure those will be on display today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/15/us/polit...PPg1RgmjYp5ZFTw

[JVS]

32. link is broken

[Stephanie]

34. Page Not Found

And your selected quotes don't indicate what the discussion was in regard to - care to try again?

[TLM]

55. No she is being attacked for crass opportunism...

and for LAUGHING AND SMILING FOR THE PRESS on the fucking site and anniversary of MLK's murder.


There was no honoring MLK by Hillary.... just exploitation.

If Obama had gone there and laughed and smiled from the spot where King was murdered... his supporters would be giving him major shit for it. i know i would be.


But you see one of the reasons I like Obama is that he has the humanity barometer that tells him something like that would be crass and inappropriate. Hillary seems to have lost all touch with what is reasonable and acceptable behavior.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

72. This time, Hillary's jumped the shark. Simple as that.

[FreepFryer]

15. This particular photo-op was a very unwise and unfortunate decision. (n/t)

[rodeodance]

18. Another one of your hate-filled posts for BO fans to agree with you like sheepies.

[Stephanie]

20. Another substantive response...

[rodeodance]

26. nothing much else to say to this type post.

[TLM]

46. there is if you are intellectually honest....

but since there is no defending hillary on this one, her supporters have nothing to post but attacks on Obama supporters for daring to call hillary out on this.

[AZBlue]

77. That reflects so nicely on your candidate.

[JayFredMuggs]

80. One more thought, about campaign blooper photo opportunities

This Hillary MLK idiocy sure served to bury the Obama bowling disaster.

Speaking purely of photo ops.

[quantass]

19. My 1st time seeing this -- Not good Hilary...1st impression is she is not there for MLK at all

[libnnc]

22. Why did they think it was a good idea

to let her walk on the balcony? Her appearance in front of the motel would have been appropriate but to stand there at THE SPOT where King was gunned down and grin and wave like a goober?

Good grief...that's fucking dumb.

[Stephanie]

23. It's the most incompetent campaign in modern American history

Thank god we're not going to have to experience what her presidency would have been like.

[stevedeshazer]

25. Oh. My. God.

That is INCREDIBLY poor judgment.

Your point is very well made.

And, why was Alan Colmes in Dallas on 11-22-63 seated between Jackie and John?

[Stephanie]

27. You are very, very, very bad.

:spank:

[stevedeshazer]

36. Ow!

:giggles:

[kwenu]

28. And wearing a dress! LOL.

[quantass]

59. LOL! Too funny

[PBS Poll-435]

30. Um....He already did

See: Reunion Arena - 2008 Hope/Change/Future Tour. Free Tickets!!!

[Stephanie]

31. Really? Was the rally in the Book Depository? Or on the Grassy Knoll?

Oh wait - it was in a basketball stadium.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/023108dnpolobamarally.ed9fa34.html

[PBS Poll-435]

37. The book DEPOSITORY...

Like 1/4 mile away.... :-)

[Stephanie]

40. thanks

[PBS Poll-435]

43. I would say that it added to traffic,

But that area is F'ed like 18 hours of the day.

I can do memory-hole edits too!!!

[Stephanie]

47. I changed Repository to Depository

What "memory hole edits" did you make?

[PBS Poll-435]

51. Just keeping you on your toes....

Sweetie!

:P

[tammywammy]

38. As you well know, Reunion Arena isn't the same thing

It's a freaking basketball stadium not the spot where JFK was shot.

[PBS Poll-435]

45. It is within proximity....

[tammywammy]

50. He may have driven by it, if he went that way

But he didn't stop and take a picture on the "x" or smile and wave to people from it.

[PBS Poll-435]

52. I guess we will never know...

[tammywammy]

54. We'd know if he had stopped for pictures at Dealey Plaza

There would be pictures of it.

[PBS Poll-435]

56. Maybe all the photographers were waiting for hours inside the

"abandoned" basketball/hocket arena that is Reunion. He was way late, after all.

:shrug::shrug::shrug:

[tammywammy]

58. Yes it started late because there were so many people outside still waiting to get in

There were helicopters going around above, I'm sure one of them might have just managed to get a picture or video of him stopping at Dealey Plaza.

[PBS Poll-435]

60. Nah...Those were "traffic-copters."

A little old lady ran out of gas on the Woodall Rogers...

[tammywammy]

61. One was WFAA they showed it on their news that night

It wasn't just traffic helicopters.

[PBS Poll-435]

62. How can you not take a joke...

Seriously...it has been way to many posts for you not to.

Was the old lady flipping you off not a clue?

[tammywammy]

63. Sorry, sometimes it's hard to tell on here

:blush:

[PBS Poll-435]

64. I know, I really do.

At least you know your way around town!

:P

:pals:

[tammywammy]

67. Only cause I was at Reunion Arena that day

:P

And I spent so much time in Deep Ellum when I was in my early twenties...

[PBS Poll-435]

69. You got any ink to show for it?

[tammywammy]

70. No, but plenty of drunken nights down at the Lizard Lounge

LOL

[TLM]

35. OMFG.... this is a new low....

For god's sake Hillary... call Bill and ask him how to look somber, because apparently you missed that day in acting school.


The only way this could be worse is if she grabbed her chest and jokingly acted as if she'd been shot.

Did she not notice she's the ONLY one smiling and laughing?


It is bad enough she even went there... but to be smiling and laughing.

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She cries on que when asked about her hair, and smiles and laughs on the adversary of MLK's death on the spot where he was shot.

[madrchsod]

39. i guess i`m old fashioned ....

that was tacky given where she was standing...

[milkyway]

41. Years from now she'll recall how, upon visiting the site of King's assassination, she was so

overcome with grief that she hurled her bookbag against the wall.

[nichomachus]

48. I think she's smiling because

I think she's smiling because she just came in second in the Bookbag Toss.

[gateley]

49. It was just the smile and wave that look so wrong.

Like she's vacationing or something.

[TLM]

57. I guess being on a balcony....

caused the queen instinct to take over.

[anigbrowl]

68. Her political antennae aren't very good.

I'm sure she didn't intend anything bad, but given that it was a serious occasion she should have tried to ignore the photographers. Well, she has enough problems so I'll leave it at that.

[faithfulcitizen]

81. my thoughts too... especially when you consider how others around her appear solemn & respectful.

[nichomachus]

82. Bingo

She was in a solemn place on a solemn occasion. It doesn't matter what the crowd or the photographers do, she is the one who needs to set the tone. This is what bothers me -- her lack of, as you say, functioning political antennae.

It's like when we jumped all over Bush for saying "devaluation" when he meant "deflation" and sending the Japanese stock market into a tizzy. When you are president -- or running for president -- a million eyes are on you. You need to be extremely careful of every word and gesture.

If her 38 years of "experience" haven't taught her that, it is worrisome.

I remember back in the early '80s, I was friends with the guy who started the Boston AIDS Action Committee. I noticed that when he appeared in public or had his picture taken for the paper, he never smiled. I mentioned it to him. He said he did it on purpose, because he wanted to send the message of how serious the problem was -- and that there was nothing to smile about. He didn't want people to think that he was enjoying the situation.

[boppers]

71. TOTALLY UNFAIR.

She has a tendency to smile and wave when under threat of sniper fire.

[Stephanie]

78. ouch

[Jed Dilligan]

73. We need someone to photoshop her doing that

at the fence where Matthew Shephard was hung, or the gates of Auschwitz. Then maybe they'll see.

People are still blind to human, emotional reality when it comes to black people and black history.

[JayFredMuggs]

79. Jesus, does that woman have a lick of common sense and decorum?

NO!

[Catherine Vincent]

83. What do you think about these photos, Stephanie?