Senator Obama's Response to Latest Manufactured Outrage

Senator Obama’s comments in response to the Clinton and McCain campaign’s attacks

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA – At a town hall meeting in Indiana, U.S. Senator Barack Obama made the following comments in response to the Clinton and McCain campaign’s attacks:

“When I go around and I talk to people there is frustration and there is anger and there is bitterness. And what’s worse is when people are expressing their anger then politicians try to say what are you angry about? This just happened – I want to make a point here today.

“I was in San Francisco talking to a group at a fundraiser and somebody asked how’re you going to get votes in Pennsylvania? What’s going on there? We hear that’s its hard for some working class people to get behind you’re campaign. I said, “Well look, they’re frustrated and for good reason. Because for the last 25 years they’ve seen jobs shipped overseas. They’ve seen their economies collapse. They have lost their jobs. They have lost their pensions. They have lost their healthcare.

“And for 25, 30 years Democrats and Republicans have come before them and said we’re going to make your community better. We’re going to make it right and nothing ever happens. And of course they’re bitter. Of course they’re frustrated. You would be too. In fact many of you are. Because the same thing has happened here in Indiana. The same thing happened across the border in Decatur. The same thing has happened all across the country. Nobody is looking out for you. Nobody is thinking about you. And so people end up- they don’t vote on economic issues because they don’t expect anybody’s going to help them. So people end up, you know, voting on issues like guns, and are they going to have the right to bear arms. They vote on issues like gay marriage. And they take refuge in their faith and their community and their families and things they can count on. But they don’t believe they can count on Washington. So I made this statement-- so, here’s what rich. Senator Clinton says ‘No, I don’t think that people are bitter in Pennsylvania. You know, I think Barack’s being condescending.’ John McCain says, ‘Oh, how could he say that? How could he say people are bitter? You know, he’s obviously out of touch with people.’

“Out of touch? Out of touch? I mean, John McCain—it took him three tries to finally figure out that the home foreclosure crisis was a problem and to come up with a plan for it, and he’s saying I’m out of touch? Senator Clinton voted for a credit card-sponsored bankruptcy bill that made it harder for people to get out of debt after taking money from the financial services companies, and she says I’m out of touch? No, I’m in touch. I know exactly what’s going on. I know what’s going on in Pennsylvania. I know what’s going on in Indiana. I know what’s going on in Illinois. People are fed-up. They’re angry and they’re frustrated and they’re bitter. And they want to see a change in Washington and that’s why I’m running for President of the United States of America.”

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGBWx9

On Edit: The video is up at the link too!

He just doesnt quit-amazing.

you think about it..m$$$m's fauxoutrage needs to be taken on and who better than Obama?

she wants you to roll up your sleeves or starve.

when you have 109 mllion in the bank.


Hillary thinks everything is fine in middle america... she saw first hand how great things are when she sat on the board at wal*mart.


Anybody who says things aren't great is an elitist, like that al gore.

...unbelievable how he can do that...

Billary and McLame are SOOOOOOOOO outclassed....

If Kerry had answered attacks with truth we might be looking at a different world today.

Speaking the plain truth is something we've gone so long without that now it seems unreal.

No offense meant to you - just US Politics.

...and he didn't hire Mary Beth Cahill to run his campaign.

Talking about bitterness toward the government is one thing, but tying it guns and religion is extremely risky.

I'm an Obama supporter. But I cringed at his relating bitterness to guns and religion. Yes, Obama is right in his analysis; but guns and religion are the very issues the GOP uses to get votes. Fine for the GOP, but it's the Independents that matter and Obama needs to get control of this NOW.

I must say, I woke up this morning and my first thought was, "I hope Obama's campaign is not over."

which only shows how out of touch BOTH parties have been

republicans far worse though

Dean was slammed by the DLC and the party for his fifty state strategy, I think that says a lot

Spot. On.

Guess we're all watching the recently released dvds?

What's Galactica?

to try to curb my tendency toward dirty-mouth.

They use "fracking" because you can't say the real thing on basic cable. Since I've never heard it in reality, I imagine its online presence probably comes from the show.

The comedic Ice Follies team of the 30's. Frick and Frack became a part of world wide slang for a funny pair closely glued together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrkwoFFKGew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmUIz-Fvo-c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYyUm1NHm4

but I have always believed it to be a take-off of McCaffery use of the word in her Dragon series. She creating the word FARK....which I have used ever since.

this is its last season. Its fantastic and does a interesting parallel
of todays issues but built within a futuristic message.

Which sounds better than that other four letter word.

I must get them. I watched it way back when it first started but then lost the thread. Here's my chance for a video marathon.

The most creative use of almost profane language on screen I can remember.

Haven't got this set, but still trying to find a good deal on it (must be pretty popular for them not to have too many sales of it).

Normally I don't have time to watch commentary tracks. But for these two episodes, I DEFINITELY want to hear what the writers and producers have to say about those VERY clear allegories to what is happening in Abu Ghraib and Iraq now.

I sent them back to Netflix without listening to them!

Smooth, Efficient, Healthy, Good, with Generational Stamina, and able to brain you if you misbehave.

It's perfect!

It's a great way to get iron in the system. I always think of cast iron instead of teflon re: Obama.

is no lightweight.

can I find it on ebay you think?

http://www.lodgemfg.com/

New ones aren't the same as the ones that are old and well seasoned, but you can do the seasoning. It just takes a lot of time to get that black, nonstick surface built up.

This is one of the things I love about DU. You can often find links to such great NON political useful places.

anywhere all evening.

:bounce:

Damn if he isn't the best candidate since Bobby Kennedy.

Just damn. This is what I want in my president, and at 56, it's about damned time I got it.

and they dare anyone to admit to being bitter towards Hillary and McSame's
policies that caused this.

Are you fucking kidding me?

holy shit, what does a senator need with 8 houses?

his trophy wife is an heiress after all...

:eyes:

what the hell do you do with 8 houses?

So his current wife was like the paris hilton of her time?

but instead of hotels, her money is in beer.

fitting, i guess... though maybe a pharmaceutical fortune would be more ironic.

She's a trophy wife! Well, maybe she was hot back when she was a flapper. :evilgrin:

When you see gas at $4 a gallon and trillions going into this war = Frustrated

When you see hospitals closing all around you and your Blue Cross not even being accepted at the closest hospitals = bitter

When you see a piece of slime like McCain that doesn't know one country from another = frustrated/bitter

Speak Obama, speak, speak, speak

I don't want McCain or Hillary Clinton to define my feelings.
They don't have a clue how I feel.
They don't care about me one bit.

And if they don't care about middle class me, they for sure don't give a damn about the "out of a job" class in PA or any other state.

Wake Up America!

Obama speaks for ME :bounce:
:bounce:

People all over the country could sign it online.
Anyone who had the slightest fondness for what used to be our Constitution or Bill of Rights.
Anyone who can't find a job or can't hold onto their home.
Anyone who can't afford their medical bills.
Anyone who sort of likes it when the people who make the laws also follow them.
Anyone who feels duped that we entered into an unwinnable war for the wrong reasons.
Anyone who doesn't like being lied to 935 times and counting...

If it happens, lemme know. I'll be the first signature on that thing.

and he has the ability to inspire AMERICA to THINK!

It is ironic that Sen. Just Words Obama did not force any of this but it magically evolved.

His opponents don't seem to get it right now, and they may never see it.

However, millions of people, all over the world, have their eyes wide open and are joining hands for CHANGE.

Yes... I'm bitter in California and I'm African American

You may be bitter in Baltimore and you may be White

And millions all over America are bitter and frustrated with our current government.

Who cares if it all goes to the top .1% while the rest of our jobs our shipped overseas!

We should be happy for the Clintons, who are making out like bandits in the new economy!

Hillary's tries at the Gotcha always backfire! Barack just comes back surer and stronger every time.

that'll teach you for twisting words out of context.

Seriously this is one of the largest political victories for Obama in months. He effectively DESTROYED a n attempted controversy before it exploded. Not with Spin but with cold frackin fact!

Clinton and McCain have completely failed!

:kick:

K&R, because I grew up in a small town and I know small towns. People in them ARE often bitter and it is no insult to call them bitter either. And there ARE people in small towns who cling to the God, guns and gays stuff because they've been persuaded to vote against their economic self-interest by people scaring them into thinking that their right to worship as they please, own a gun, etc., is in danger somehow. They've been frightened into believing that gay marriage would weaken THEIR marriages somehow. It's TRUE. It's not true of all, but it's true of SOME. And I don't care if other people try to make political hay out of admitting it. It is TRUE.

He handled this perfectly. Oh, they'll still try to paint him as an elitist who wants to take people's guns and religion away, or try to make it sound bad that he called anyone "bitter." (I can just hear it: "Are you bitter? I don't see any bitter faces out here! I can't believe the candidate of HOPE is now accusing YOU of being BITTER!!") But it'll be bullshit. It won't work.

They have no clue what they'd be in for.

but if he were behind instead of ahead it wouldn't be a bad idea! When this sort of thing comes up the tends to turn the lemons into lemonade pretty darn dependably. It's almost uncanny. I'm sure he could make a mistake that would really turn out to be a long run, serious mistake, but so far each 'mis-step' turns out to be just a stutter step before he goes up to the shot and makes the dunk while everybody else is on the way down.

:yourock:

in Pennsylvania...

Just sayin'. :)

:nuke:

And that this nation is going to vote for the Republican Party . . . ????

I don't think so ---

I know what he was trying to say and I actually agree with him. This is going to be a good test of his campaign's ability to control the spin. Practice for the GE, hopefully. So far, they've been pretty good at this.

Kber

:kick:

2 hours? 3 hours? The man thinks, and thinks fast!

:evilgrin:

Keith mentioned it at the very end of the show.

I admit it, I was worried. I agreed with his San Francisco comments--but felt it might be more truth than some people could handle.

Instead of backing down--he grabbed the situation and took the offensive. Damn right!!!

He's just getting warmed up.

Hee-hee, ain't he something?!

And why they aren't gonna work this time.

and I hope his explanation can help voters to recognize this type of manipulation for what it really is. I absolutely adore how he counters these types of attacks so effectively. What an amazing man he is!

And people on DU have been saying the same thing for a long time.

GOBAMA!

Entire reversal of his message that people aren't cynical and are optimistic.

Reminds me of the Michigan Republican primary. McCain said no, your jobs aren't coming back. Romney said wait! Yes they are! Be optimistic! Guess who won.

they've been handed are causing bitterness and frustration, but they are optimistic, believing
that they may be able to climb out of the ditch IF there's the possibility of changing
the policies and politics that got them there.

Big difference.

Gobama.

There has been no change in message at all.

Reminds me of a turd in the toilet that needs to be flushed.

How about that audience!

he can win PA if he rubs Clinton and McCain's noses in the dirt.

McCain & Clinton just walked into the trap. As long as Obama can back up his attack against Clinton and this credit card vote (he'd be a fool if he couldn't) he just delivered a major smackdown.

and how they are harvesting SLAVE LABOR around the world ---

and who is profiting from that ---

and who it is hurting --- ALL LABOR

and taking away our jobs

I love to see a good strike back and that was a hell of a good one. Don't screw with a guy from the South side of Chicago.

Let's see if that soundbite gets some airplay. Clueless McCain and feckless Clinton. Ouch.

Bravo :patriot:

:applause: :applause:

He responds to EVERY attack - intelligently and quickly.

We NEED someone like this in the WH. He's not afraid of being called names or being criticized. Someone throws a curve ball at him and not only does he catch it, he hurls it back twice as hard ... but he doesn't get down and dirty to do it. He simply hits them with truth and common sense.

Democrats in Congress can learn a lot from him about how to deal with this kind of nonsense.

GOBAMA! :applause:

he said how he would respond he said swiftly,forcefully,and a couple of more adjectives and he really is doing it...Gobama!Gobama!Gobama!:toast: :applause: :applause: :applause:

OH PLEASE!!! Hannity shut the fuck up Your constant drum beat of Reverend Wright back fired and now your wishing Obama is finished for telling the truth about people being bitter

Thanks, Mr. Obama.....I mean President Obama, for shutting those two clowns again!!!!



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spot-on!

The end is near for them.

We need this ability of Obama to lay the smackdown on political crap from republicans running for congress.

GOBAMA!!

There won't be anything left to throw at him in the GE. At least not anything useful.

Just what we need --- more corporate-sponsored polititcs --- !!!

And he's going to be a kick @$$ president.

Clinton and McCain just got their political asses handed to them by Obama.

Before they could turn it into crap. Obama turned it into a win.

Who here still thinks he can't win come November?!

In my view you spin stuff so much the RPMs on your machine are in the red.

Ultimately the people--the very people Obama spoke of--will decide this, not me or Obama's hardcore supporters. All I know is historical precedent is not good for Obama (see Ed Koch).

And the people are deciding this... For Change.

The closest thing we have is "macaca" by George Allen and even that was different. That was racist. Obama made a condescending comment based on the culture or rural and other small town people.

a monstrous concoction of the right wing should have their head examined. These two are trying to get rid of Obama and so far it isn't succeeding. McCain really should be easy for Obama to put away once the GE gets hear.

It is possible that Clinton's reputation will be destroyed based on the kind of campaign she is running. Her and her husband have squandered their good will and really ripped apart their good name. I would have never thought it possible for a president that was so beloved to be looked at as a bitter old politician whose time has come and gone. Wow.

While Obama is on his "A" game, Clinton looks like a washed up old politician who can only rely on the help from political machines and the GOP.

Obama will keep putting the screws to her and hopefully people will come to understand that Obama is working on behalf of the people and that Clinton is working on behalf of herself and the machine whose trying to put her in place for the same constituency that Bush aspires to.

You witnessed history in the making! Congrats to you!!!

For Barack speaking truth, with power!

Obama's the man with the right touch. And he sure can make some fine lemonade.:evilgrin:

sprinkling salt on the slugs...

I'm still bitter about Katrina

carry on.

They still dont know what theyre dealing with.

who is best to take the lead on Capitol Hill and speak on behalf of an end to the war, or health care, or racial harmony, or LGBT rights and a myriad of other issues this country seriously needs to deal with?

Straight talk instead of psychobabble, what a concept!

Obama > :yourock:

Looks like he is up to speed on timeliness as well as frameshifting.

"Damn... this Obama guy is GOOD."

or not. Some people have been battered so bad that they CANNOT trust no more. They have to see someone in action to believe. For them I advise patience. Wait to experience an Obama presidency before dismissing him. I really feel he will be perfect.

Yet again, he shows that he's the one candidate that truly Gets It, while Hillary and McCain continue to try to blow smoke up our asses.

You can tell the desperation of these idiots by the ferocity of the phony outrage.

Three points and a gold star. Very good come-back.

And it's not just people in rural America that are bitter. Those of us in big cities are just as bitter

When will that out of touch, flip flopping , shit slinging, war supporting, sociopathic, throw back to the politics of yesterday learn that she's better off to just keep her mouth shut, smile and nod.

I don't doubt. Not anymore. Don't go against him in a battle of wits... he makes everyone look like FOOLS.

This guy is TEFLON, baby. And what's more, he's quick witted and funny and knows how to speak to people.

So throw your shit. Nothing's going to stick. My homeboy Barack is going to the White House.

:thumbsup:

Clinton and McCain make quite the team, don't they?

We ARE so cynical, so beaten-down, so used to being bitter we really only bitter about BEING bitter, it is frankly hard to believe that a mainstream politician actually SAID this. Like, has he read "The Trouble with Kansas" or something?

You mean to tell me he might actually have a freakin' CLUE???

Wouldn't that be something...

He can't stand it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G8dRMofHNs

...they pretty much universally ridiculed Clinton and McCain for trying to pull this one off, Toobin and Cafferty came up just short of flat out calling them idiots, it was hilarious. And they didn't even mention Obama's response yet... wait until he starts hammering that message, which he definitely will. Talk about shooting themselves in the foot, eventually Clinton and McCain have to start figuring out that the old school sound bite manipulating game playing isn't effective against Barack. They're going to get punished on this, McCain is going to be getting hit with this from here until November.

and talkin' about and talkin' about . . .

Those with $100 million in the bank.

Watching him shove it right back down their throats is a pleasure.

Oh, you were saying something?

Wah.

:eyes:

Wanna call you something nasty. Sorry don't have the time FOOL.

Pretty lame attempt. You'll have to come up with something better than that.

Gobama!

:kick:

Under the last elected American President, the poverty rate dropped from 15.1 percent in 1993 to 12.7 percent in 1998—the lowest poverty rate since 1979 and the largest five-year drop in poverty in nearly 30 years (1965-1970).

Under a Democratic President, the African-American poverty rate dropped from 33.1 percent in 1993 to 26.1 percent in 1998 -- the lowest level ever recorded and the largest five-year drop in African-American poverty in more than a quarter century (1967-1972).

The poverty rate for African-American children fell from 46.1 percent in 1993 to 36.7 percent in 1998 -- the lowest level in 20 years and the biggest five-year drop on record.

The poverty rate for Hispanics fell to the lowest level since 1979, and dropped to 25.6 percent in 1998.

The Clinton Administration also had the lowest poverty rate for single mothers on record.

Run for that third term!!!!

no doubt. They also happened to coincide with an economic boom that was not of his making. And that barely touched, if at all, the rust belt areas Obama was primarily referring to.

The deregulation of so many industries, and offshoring of jobs were set into motion before bush junior. He was able to take advantage of it because those before allowed it to happen

sometimes the results what someone does are not realized until latter

The deregulation of the media, banks, along with trade agreements, NAFTA, and corporate mega merger effects were not realized when it occurred, it took time for its effects to happen

Thank goodness the line item veto was never passed. The effects of it would not have been realized until bush jr. took control

This is beautiful, seriously. Now, I know the MSM, specifically FOX News, won't give his reply any time, or at best not NEARLY as much time as they gave the faux-outrageous original statement. Still, I have hope that word will get around and people will get to hear this reply. VERY impressive and smart reply, swiftly knocking the competition right back down onto their privileged asses. I am damn impressed right now. Thanks for posting this. :)

Seems to be the only thing "Made in America"

Clinton and McCain are slaves of the corporations

Not only are many Unitedstatesians bitter, we're also dumbed-down by a steady diet of television training, giving us an attention span of 11 minutes, and then only in small, fast-moving chunks. "The plug-in drug," Marie Winn termed it. I hope the U-tube generation breaks free of the disease and heeds Obama's message. Still, I hope the candidate can find a way to simplify the text. It's persuasive. I want also to learn what he'll do differently.

I come from PA originally. I know people like that. Obama's absolutely right.

Obama has a courage of conviction and SPEAKS THE TRUTH. Hillary supporters are blind if they can't see this.

J

Obama never ceases to amaze me. Woe be us if he is not our next president.

:thumbsup:

JOHN "THE REPUBLICAN" MCCAIN AND HILLARY "REPUBLICAN LITE" CLINTON ARE OUT OF TOUCH...
WHY ELSE WOULD THEY DEFEND THE WAR...EVER!!! DID SOMEONE SAY THE CLINTONS EARNED $110 MILLION
LAST YEAR.... GUESS THAT $4 GAS IS HITTING THEM PRETTY HARD

JOHN "THE REPUBLICAN" MCCAIN AND HILLARY "REPUBLICAN LITE" CLINTON ARE OUT OF TOUCH...
WHY ELSE WOULD THEY DEFEND THE WAR...EVER!!! DID SOMEONE SAY THE CLINTONS EARNED $110 MILLION
LAST YEAR.... GUESS THAT $4 GAS IS HITTING THEM PRETTY HARD

And among swing voters, particularly blue collar whites, this is something he'll have to recover from.

Voters do not like to be condescended to. Even the ones in flyover country.

as Barack explained what is at the heart of this matter, the thing that really matter to the American People - A government that works for the People and not tied to special interest.

Listen the song - The Obama Crowd... on the youtube link below.

Barack Obama speaks the truth about Pennsylvania. People there have watched their jobs being shipped overseas, while no one has done anything about. People there have watched their communities crumble and watched their children move away to make a better life. They ARE bitter about how they have been screwed by Republicans AND Democrats who come around every four years and promise about how "things will get better."

Hillary "the $109 Million Dollar Woman" Clinton and John "I married an heiress" McCain are the ones doing the condescending, and Obama called them on it.

:applause:

Most everyone is saying they feel bitter and Obama is right. And the rest say he could have used better words but don't feel insulted.

"ridiculous" ---

Yes --- and while I'm mainly against HRC because of her DLC connections --
the more I see of her the more disgusted I become!

How many times is that now? He's just a neophyte politician and needs some polishing and experience. He's not ready for the presidency yet and needs about another 8 years of grooming. I'm tired of his blunders and having to explain that he didn't really mean what he said and that he meant something entirely different. For an skilled speaker...he sure puts his foot in his mouth. But that's alright because the media and his supporters won't criticize him or notice because they are too busy going after the Clintons. But, wait till he gets in the GE and stage all to himself...they will be all over him like honey from a bees nest when they show their true favorite...John McCain! Open your eyes people. We are about to walk slowly and blindly over a cliff.

Bill really re-stirred that pot for her --- !!!

When HRC "TWISTS" what Obama is saying I hope he continues to ENLARGE and ENLARGE on those comments!

And let's see the $18 million a year HRC and McCain/Anheiser Busch heiress wife suggest that Obama
is "elitist" --- !!!!

Or that HRC-DLC/McCain-GOP weren't supporting the trade agreements which are causing this
exploitation of workers in America and around the world --- !!!

Obanites are such hypocrites ! You are the ones who criticize the Clinton's for having to explain, but your own man does the same thing and that's OK. The rest of your post has nothing to do with my post so please stay away with your miscellaneous hostel comments.

because Clinton/McCain twisted what he originally said beyond recognition.

And yes, I said 'Clinton/McCain.' She's sounding a whole lot closer to McCain's side than ours.

Spin that.

- as

By the way...I thought it was a disgusting comment when I heard it...long before I heard any response from the candidates or the media. So it did need 'splaining...as usual. Spin that!

does not give a Democrat the excuse to sound and act like a Republican.

And you might think it was a 'disgusting comment,' but anyone with the ability to read and a few functioning brain cells could read the original statement and understand exactly what he meant, IMO.

- as

Seems like a lot of them disagree with his comment. :rofl: He doesn't either and admits it was poor wording. Maybe it's you that are missing a spark plug or two. Just saying!

Take a comment about hill supporters' willful ignorance, and lie and act like it was said about PA voters.

If a lot of PA voters disagreed or took offense at what Obama actually said... hillary wouldn't need a parade of surrogates manufacturing poutrage to try and support the spin.

The people aren't upset or offended specifically because they have the brains to read the full transcript and see that Hillary is lying to them, AGAIN.

more impressed I've become ---
it's not perfect, but I'm will to vote for him.

Now --- wasn't the subject of your post . . .
So Obama has to explain what he really meant ...AGAIN.

And, again, I'm saying to you ... HOW MANY TIMES has HRC explained her Bosnia adventure?

So -- if re-explaining something is out --- then I think you start with HRC.

In fact, not only does this fictious plane ride need explaining --- it's delusional.

A "hostel" is a budget guest accommodation ---
And I think you mean "Obama-ites" --- ?

Meanwhile, anytime anyone says something that I think needs response --- I'll respond.

big bad republicans.:scared: I'm so afraid that I might have to vote for..oh god!!...who should I vote for? Tell me, I can't think for myself!:scared: Is Obama too black? Is he too smart? Does he speak too eloquently? Does he run to good of a Campaign? Did I donate too much money to him? Oh god..it's all so bad...I'm so scared!!:scared:

...we would never get ANYTHING done in Washington.

I can imagine it: She needs an extra blanket for her bed. She runs screaming down the hall..."I NEED ANOTHER BLANKET! IT'S A MISOGYNIST PLOT! AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN STOLE IT WHEN HE STOLE THE CAR!..."

Enough of the drama. No more Hillary Theatre of the Absurd.

PoliticanAmazon, Brilliant point... Enough with the distractive maneuvers. We Want Change... Barack's Blueprint For Change document is compelling. Find it on his website.

If Hillary wants to align herself with John McCrazy, then Obama should help with that. Tie them at the hip, because they are the same candidate.

I can't believe that Clinton's campaign could be so stupid to raise this as an issue. No, scratch that - I'm not the least bit surprised. They make one completely dirt-dumb move after another, and this is just the latest.

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Obama should use Clinton and McCain's responses at every campaign stop. The fact is that people are bitter and they want someone to acknowledge it!

whenever Clinton or McCain try to smear him. I'll admit, I was undecided whom to support until very recently. Now I am supporting Obama, one reason because whenever someone tries to attack him, he comes out IMMEDIATELY and fights back. We need someone like that representing Dems and we need someone like that in the WH.