New Obama ad: Hillary booed for bringing up Bittergate
posted at 5:38 pm on April 15, 2008 by Allahpundit
A response to yesterday’s feeble Bittergate attack ad. The left’s been singing his praises the last few days for “counterpunching” when he’s in a tight spot, a trait that appeals to the fightin’ nutroots in someone they like and which would be cited as a failure to accept responsibility in someone they don’t, like McCain or even Hillary Clinton. Naturally left unmentioned here is the allegation that it was Obama’s own supporters who were booing her. Watch, then read on:
One reason Clinton is struggling in Indiana and North Carolina is that a mainstay of her coalition in earlier contests — women — have been defecting. In Indiana, the poll found women split their vote, 35% for each candidate. In North Carolina, they favored Obama, 43% to 36%.
That’s a lot of undecided women, which may bode well for Her Majesty given the huge advantage she enjoyed among late deciders in Ohio and Texas. Beyond that, most of the good news is for McCain, not her: More than 40% in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina expect Wright to be a problem for Obama in the general even as the sore loser contingent grows ever larger:
There are some ominous signs that the party will not easily unify after a long and contentious primary fight. Fully 30% of Clinton supporters in North Carolina said they would switch to McCain if Obama is the nominee (only 14% of Obama backers would defect if Clinton was the nominee).
No questions were asked of Bittergate, but here’s another “counterpunch” that may prove useful to the GOP going forward, followed by Obama’s biggest fan acknowledging an inconvenient truth by way of gloss. Exit quotation: “I think it was what he thinks.”
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The Dimmocrat Gong Show continues. How long until Rip Taylor shows up, throwing confetti?
Cicero43 on April 15, 2008 at 5:42 PM
zzz
corona on April 15, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Chris Matthews is beginning to display miscarriage pains.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 5:44 PM
Hilldog needs to punch back. Call this arrogant jackass on his shit.
ninjapirate on April 15, 2008 at 5:44 PM
This is purely anecdotal, but I live in Indiana and I am not seeing any signs for either Obama or Hillary, not yet. And I have not heard anyone say they were going to vote for either of them. But I do not live in Gary or Indpls or Bloomington or Muncie.
Terrye on April 15, 2008 at 5:45 PM
I hate the “it’s just a distraction from the real issue” argument. If he comes out one day not wearing pants, are we not supposed to bring that up because it has nothing to do with the economy or healthcare?
frankj on April 15, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Looks like Obama supporters are starting to flood Hillary’s appearances. Sour grapes, Hillary supporters should go to Obama rallys and hild up signs “I cling to my religion, Save me Obama!”
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 5:49 PM
Obama save me from my Religion, I seem to be clinging to it..
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Indiana doesn’t usually vote for rats.
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 5:51 PM
This article, by Dana Milbank, not one in the tent for conservatives, is very telling about the trouble Obama is in, and how this Bittergate will not go away. He describes Obama’s psychological state, his defensiveness, his frustration of being found out, to perfection. Also, the blood tasted/smelled by the media jackals.
It also explains Chris Matthews’ pains.
Barack Chris/Christine Obama Jr. might not be born, after all, and no one will be more pained than ‘daddy’, Mr. Matthews.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 5:52 PM
You know, for a guy who speaks so eliquently, he sure does mangle a lot of speechs. How is this going to play to world leaders who he pisses off when he says one thing and then turns around and changes the story after they leave the table? What an elitist asshole!
Torch on April 15, 2008 at 5:53 PM
Obama supporters remind me of Ron Paul supporters
bnelson44 on April 15, 2008 at 5:54 PM
That’s bad when even Chrissy understands Obama said what he meant…
bikermailman on April 15, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Last time Indiana went to the Dems was what 1964?
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Quote of the day:
pseudonominus on April 15, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Oh no! Someone dared to bring up something authentically bad about the Messiah! Attack! Attack!
But what do I know? I’m just a bitter, religion and gun-clutching bigot.
amerpundit on April 15, 2008 at 5:57 PM
Disgusting. And Obama says that with a straight face. Unbelievable.
wise_man on April 15, 2008 at 5:58 PM
So much for that 20 point lead …
corona on April 15, 2008 at 5:58 PM
The Some old “snow job” from an ordinary politician, with even less skills than than the average one. LOL.
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Obanics.
JiangxiDad on April 15, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Delightful, especially that it was posted by someone who’s handle is Angry Dumbo, during Bittergate, in another HA thread.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 6:03 PM
Why would Hillary be the antidote to Obama? People would want a shower.
JiangxiDad on April 15, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Do you really believe that Hillary ever has a 20-point lead to begin with?
As you can tell this is how the Obama media makes things appear, to go away…
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 6:07 PM
I want to unify the country by pitting the rich against the poor.
Obama
Chakra Hammer on April 15, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Speaking of the poor, Obama is now reportedly denying he’s an elitist by claiming that he was raised by a single mother on food stamps.
Interesting. I was under the impression that his mother remarried after Obama, Sr., ran off. I had also read that Obama Jr.’s mom sent him to live in Hawaii with her parents when Jr. was 10 years old, because she wanted him to attend better schools than were available in Indonesia. In Hawaii, Obama Jr. lived with his grandma (a bank VP) and grandpa, in a high-rise, and attended the most expensive private school on the island.
AZCoyote on April 15, 2008 at 6:15 PM
It won’t be easy, you’ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I’ve done (for you)
You won’t believe me
All you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she’s dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn’t stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom
Running around, trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don’t cry for me America
The truth is I never left you, and never will,
All through my wild days
My mad existence
I kept my promise
Don’t keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
Oh, yes, no shame, no shame,
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions
They are not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time, my power!
I love you and hope you love me
Don’t cry for me America
Have I said too much?
There’s nothing more I can think of to say to you.
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true
Vote for me, vote for me, America!
- – Hillary, with love
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 6:20 PM
If Chris Matt is finally starting to wonder who Obimbo really is, it may slow him down a bit, yet too many have already drank the cool-aid and are lock stepping with him straight to the White House.
Legions on April 15, 2008 at 6:22 PM
um, dishonesty?
TheBigOldDog on April 15, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I find all of these polls confusing. Do you think The Great Obama will tell me what they really mean?
TooTall on April 15, 2008 at 6:25 PM
If Bittergate had so little effect when the story broke, what makes anyone think it’ll be useful 6 months from now?
Typhonsentra on April 15, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Interesting that the normally Obamasequious Chris Matthews seemed to rally behind the people of Pennsylvania. Hmmm, wonder if that’s any kind of tip off for his political aspirations. (Not too transparent, huh?)
BrunoMitchell on April 15, 2008 at 6:37 PM
By then it will be exposed for the second, and most significant part, plus so much more.
Entelechy on April 15, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Night of the Living Dorks.
whitetop on April 15, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Is this the same LA Times that called him a “magic negro”? They were right about that, obviously, but I don’t believe those polls at all.
SouthernGent on April 15, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Don’t confuse the primary with the general election, and Hillary with McCain, or the Democrats with the Republicans.
JiangxiDad on April 15, 2008 at 7:12 PM
I wonder what they would have thought if he had said Black people hang on to Black Liberation Theology like the Black Panthers because they have less money. . . meaning there’s no real reason for black people to claim that white people are racist.
ThackerAgency on April 15, 2008 at 7:25 PM
That “20 point lead” came from a headline and post on this site. I noted that it was labeled “dubious” in the first instance but taken as the gospel truth in the second.
corona on April 15, 2008 at 8:31 PM
Right on, JiangxiDad. In fact, I think at this point Obama will be easier for McCain to beat in the general than Hillary would. I always thought so, especially since Hillary’s got all those nice clips of McCain saying what a wonderful president she would make, but it’s even more pronounced now. Let Operation Chaos continue, but I’d rather face the Dead Man Walking than the undead hockey-masked harridan from Camp Clinton.
Doctor Zero on April 15, 2008 at 9:15 PM
WTH! Is that Chris Matthews with prescient commentary about the traditional views of Pennsylvanians?
Matthews is right by the way. There is a significant group of Pennsylvanians, and they’re not just in Pennsylvania, that really does place a greater weight on values and tradition ahead of economic prosperity. Certainly, they wouldn’t mind if they controlled more capital, but they won’t merely throw out their ideals in order to do it.
Why isn’t this talked about more often?
gabriel sutherland on April 16, 2008 at 9:45 AM