Obama: "You couldn't have written a novel with all crazy stuff that has happened in this election."

Obama Marvels at the 'Crazy' 2008 Campaign

By Perry Bacon Jr.
DETROIT, Mich -- Barack Obama sounded a bit wistful about his long campaign for the presidency at a fundraiser today, telling a crowd of supporters, "You couldn't have written a novel with all the crazy stuff that has happened in this election."

"One of the wonderful things about having such an extraordinary election process is that I've seen all the cycles of ups and downs, twists and turns," he told the roughly 100 donors gathered inside the Detroit Public Library before a rally here.

"It seemed like an eternity, three or four weeks ago, when people were calling me and fussing, 'We're talking about lipstick and pigs, what's happening?' I said my suspicion is that it's going to turn once again," Obama said. "No matter how many times you reshuffle the deck, what you keep on coming up with is the fact that this is a serious time. It requires serious leadership."

The comment seemed an acknowledgment of what the Obama campaign itself does not say: the financial meltdown on Wall Street has likely helped the Democratic nominee.

Many of the donors were Jewish, and Obama ended his brief remarks by wishing the audience a happy Rosh Hashanah, saying one of the things he likes about the Jewish New Year holiday is the opportunity to take stock and ask, "Are we right with each other? And are we right with God?"

Once on stage at a rally of more than 15,000 people here, the Democratic nominee turned back to his theme of the last two weeks: the economic crisis on Wall Street. He continued to blast McCain for his support of deregulation and at the same time claimed credit for several parts of the agreement Congress reached late Saturday, noting he had touted similar ideas.

And he mocked McCain for repeatedly saying that Obama did not "understand" various situations during Friday's debate.

"No, I understand: You want more of the same," Obama said, appearing to address McCain. "A fifth grader could understand it's more of the same."

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No, I understand: You want more of the same," Obama said, appearing to address McCain. "A fifth grader could understand it's more of the same."

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Such an angry loon he can't even look his opponent in the eye. What a loser.

a novel about this "completely fuckin' sideways" presidential campaign is sadly no longer with us.
but if he were, "Fear and loathing on the campaign trail in '08" would be on the best sellers list for months, if not years.

The Doc would've had a field day covering this one.

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