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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:00 PM
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"If he can't handle Clinton's tactics, how will he handle the Republicans"?
I've seen several variations on that question, generally associated with applause for Clinton for her ability to play rough. The expectation is that the General election will be mired in the same dirt that Rove slung the last two elections. I don't see McCain acting that way. I don't know enough about Romney nor Huckabee to judge. In any case, here's how Obama will handle the Republicans after he is nominated:

Talk about ending the war in Iraq

Talk about reforming health care in the US to ensure that everyone has access

Talk about improving the economy

Talk about setting America on the path to energy independence

Talk about bringing Americans together to address our problems
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:02 PM
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1. It's sad that his worst enemy is a fellow Dem. Beyond sad. nt
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 02:00 PM
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16. You finally see the light n/t
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 02:02 PM
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17. What does that mean, finally? It's been pretty obvious for awhile
now.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:02 PM
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2. Obama seems to be handling the Clinton attacks rather well
by not letting them go unanswered.
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THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:03 PM
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3. Obama can handle any Republican
i have no doubt about that.
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SoFlaJet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:03 PM
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4. Bill and Hillary Clinton
are acting just as bad as Karl Rove e ever did, so he'll be in top form by the time the election season rolls around-I am very disappointed in the way the Clintons and their surrogates are acting in this quest for power
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:03 PM
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5. Why can't he do some of this now? I'd certainly appreciate it!
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 01:04 PM by robbedvoter
Also, see my signature on the OP question
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:07 PM
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9. From what I've seen of his meetings with voters, Obama is talking
about issues at town meetings. Since his proposals are "old news", we tend to hear more about the latest attack and counter attack instead.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:05 PM
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6. McCain won't have to.
Those ubiquitous "surrogates" will do the dirty work, attempting to bamboozle the "mushy middle".
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:06 PM
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7. only McCain: not hard to smackdown that old war horse
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pampango Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:06 PM
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8. The whole "obama we're putting you through this for your own good.
It's a tough world out there." has a tinge of condescension to it. It is like me being mean to my son and telling him that I'm only doing it to prepare him for the "real world".

Doing this to a child may be defensible. Treating an adult man (particularly one with enough on the ball to get elected to the Senate) this way seems much more questionable.
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hedgehog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:08 PM
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11. As I've posted elsewhere, it's also one of the prime self justifications
used by bullies and their enablers.
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:08 PM
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10. That's a stupid red herring, stawman stunt
worth of a hil&bil surrogate.
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Major Hogwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:10 PM
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12. These are the GOP attacks they would use against him, but from the Clintons?
That surprised me. When Hillary brought up Rezko on Monday night, that was straight out of the Rove playbook!

Smear, distort, and sit back and watch them try to straighten out the lie!!

Straight out of Rove's playbook - how to swiftboat a Democratic candidate!
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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:52 PM
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13. To be fair I imgine that attacks from people he has looked up to have been far harder...
Edited on Thu Jan-24-08 01:54 PM by cooolandrew
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Avalux Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:54 PM
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14. So what does that say about the Clintons? They aren't any different than the GOP? Or worse?
:shrug:
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cooolandrew Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-24-08 01:55 PM
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15. Bravo. That is the implication isn't it.
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