Video: The Unity of Me
posted at 9:10 am on July 10, 2008 by Ed Morrissey
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Barack Obama appeared last night at an event specifically staged to help bring unity to the Democratic Party after the bruising primaries. He needed to reach out to Hillary Clinton supporters, and more importantly, urge his supporters to help Hillary retire her debt. Somehow, Obama managed to forget this central point to the entire event until after it finished — forcing an encore of sorts:
Mr. Obama opened his remarks at the Grand Hyatt with generous praise for Mrs. Clinton. He said the primary campaign had made him a better candidate and had made the party stronger.
“She was, and is, tough and smart, and she wore me out,” Mr. Obama said with a chuckle.
“Many of you in this room understandably supported her in the primary, not only out of loyalty but because she inspired you,” he said. “The fact that you were as inspired about her campaign as my supporters were about mine is all good.”
At this point, he was supposed to appeal for donations for her debt-relief fund, aides said. He evidently forgot and circled back to do so at the end of his remarks.
In fact, he didn’t just do so at the “end of his remarks”. He had finished his remarks and Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” had gotten into full swing when he suddenly requested a live microphone again. Joe Scarborough had the video this morning, after an obsequious introduction (via Primetime Politics):
“As cool and as suave as he is” … well, we have never labored under the delusion that MS-NBC has any journalistic objectivity, but isn’t that kind of fawning just a little embarrassing for NBC?
Obama certainly doesn’t appear to feel the love, at least not for Hillary. At an event designed to bring her and her supporters back into the fold, Obama treats her as an afterthought. Note too the language he uses in his improvised encore: “I know the drill.” He’s doing this as an obligation, and he’s making that very clear. Robert Novak reported that he gave the same impression at a private meeting with major Clinton donors held afterwards, with one participant calling Obama “underwhelming”.
Obama’s remarks to the women of the Congressional Black Caucus were more than just “inartful”, it appears. They revealed either deep-seated hostility towards the Clinton camp or political incompetence, or both, and last night demonstrated both in equal servings.
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Funny, Hellary probably wants to divest him of the same appendages as the Rev. Jackson does.
Akzed on July 10, 2008 at 9:15 AM
I’ve been in…uh…57..uh..states,,,with two more to go.”
jgapinoy on July 10, 2008 at 9:16 AM
Obama is just as arrogant as Bill and Hillary Clinton. He is a rock star and like any rock star, he is going to be extremely selfish and will treat others with contempt. Hence his rage at Rev. Wright for causing him trouble, his comment about people clinging to guns and Bibles, the growing collection of people and principles under the Obama bus, and now these latest remarks. MSNBC and the rest of the MSM are just playing the dutiful roles of groupies. To cap it all off, he’s now going to hold his nomination acceptance speech in a football stadium — just like a rock star would!
I really hope McCain has what it takes to defeat Obama.
Outlander on July 10, 2008 at 9:17 AM
Fox & BOR aren’t any better either.
Anita on July 10, 2008 at 9:19 AM
You’re bound to forget others when all you can think about if yourself
ToddonCapeCod on July 10, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Is there something we should know here?
Just kidding, just kidding!
patrick neid on July 10, 2008 at 9:23 AM
No wonder the Clintons hate this guy. Could he be more obviously insincere?
And yes, he is an incredibly arrogant individual. He acts as if he believes he is already President.
AZCoyote on July 10, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Yup. The “new kind of politics” - all about ME.
I believe there was another rock star who once wrote “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
crazy_legs on July 10, 2008 at 9:25 AM
“As cool and as suave as he is”
That may be true unless he gets off the teleprompter, but “cool and suave” are not qualities I’m looking for in a President anyway.
forest on July 10, 2008 at 9:26 AM
A guy running for POTUS wants to make a speech at the Brandenberg Gate! He must think that he’s running for POTW!
“I think that it’s time that we, you know, uh, write my name on the moon,” -Hussein.
Akzed on July 10, 2008 at 9:26 AM
It’s a good thing in a Presidential candidate to speak like a high school idiot student.
But it’s all good.
Cool and suave? The creation of Barry Obama by the Deciders out of a styrofoam mannequin continues.
benrand on July 10, 2008 at 9:32 AM
What? A man can’t form his own Presidential Seal?
This Senbarama is an arrogant pratt.
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 9:33 AM
What a total narcissistic, vacuous, A-hole.
TheBigOldDog on July 10, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Arrogant to the nthe degree.
Or is saying nth in the same sentence as talkin about Hussein racist?
madmonkphotog on July 10, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Obama has ducked,spun,and triangulated so much over the past few months he probably has no idea what he is going to say next.
The FISA and Iraq reversals have sent his sheep running in all directions and it is going to get worse when he gets back from Iraq and has to admit to the success there that he voted against.
With his love of gun ownership now,acceptance of the NSA program,keeping troops in Iraq to ensure stability,not talking to Ahmadinejad without preconditions(preperations now),Obama is sounding more and more like President Bush everyday.
Barack W. Bush?
By Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/printpage/?url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/barack_w_bush.html
Vote Obama in 08 for four more years of BUSH.
You really have to laugh at the people that are buying all
of this “Change” Bullsh$t.
The democrats show more and more everyday how right Bush
has been.
Baxter Greene on July 10, 2008 at 9:35 AM
You know, if it weren’t for the fawning MSM, Democrats might actually have to do something productive to get elected.
Merovign on July 10, 2008 at 9:35 AM
Chairface Chippendale’s beaten him to it, I’m afraid.
ZK on July 10, 2008 at 9:36 AM
He is cool, there is absolutely no denying it. He could kick it with Talib Kweli (and has) as easily as Pope Benedict. I hope that more young people like me realize that this is not the end-all qualification to be President. Lack of charisma and salesmanship are still this adminstration’s hamartia.
Maybe Obama’s is inexperience.
Dr. Manhattan on July 10, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Barry is everything the lefties claim Bush is, and more…
Just think about all the cries of shallowness, inarticulateness, the use of cheap slogans, lack of grasping international relations, lying, nepotism, fraud and scams…
Barry does all of that, and he really does it, not just the strawman about Bush the lefties erect…
He’s the Real Deal, it’s ALL GOOD.
Good Lord.
benrand on July 10, 2008 at 9:38 AM
That is racist! A-hole is too similar to “blackhole” which is now a racist term.
Out of Dallas, and just yesterday, some county officials interrupted a council member because he used the term “blackhole” to describe a government entity. The man was interrupted by two black leaders who demanded an apology and said the term was offensive to them. I am not joking.
Hopefully the video will be available soon.
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 9:38 AM
I don’t get the cool and suave? Compared to whom? Maybe Equal Opportunity cool and suave, but the brother ain’t no Sidney Poitier, Cary Grant or Morgan Freeman. He’s more a Gary Coleman in an expensive suit, fake accent and sassy wife.
Hening on July 10, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Anyone else notice Barry chomping on his Nicorette as he loaded whatever it was he was loading into the carbon-spewing SUV?
Typhoon on July 10, 2008 at 9:44 AM
I love it! Joe is about the only one at msnbc not doing lip service on the big “O”. Not sure how he has kept his job this long.
yakwill83 on July 10, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Consistency is a virtue…of sorts.
The one “talent” Obama has is his polished teleprompter delivery.
He omitted Hillary.
He neglected Hillary.
He did it on purpose, even if only subconsciously, he meant for it to happen on one level or another. That his WILL triumphed showing how truly ugly he is, is to his credit so far as the undecided voter is concerned. Thanks, bobama, for such a public display, letting us see behind your mask. Now quit mooning Hillary, or you’re apt to let Jesse castrate you during your solo croon. If he doesn’t, she still has specialist friends. Is that another reason why bobama can’t tolerate contracted special forces?
maverick muse on July 10, 2008 at 9:48 AM
Too funny man.
Let’s hope those two brothers never walk into a casino where they’re playing a particular card game.
“Whadya call me sucka?”
fogw on July 10, 2008 at 9:48 AM
“Since Mt. Rushmore is already crowded, and besides, I don’t want to share the stage with anyone, especially dead white guys.”
Wethal on July 10, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Change, Marxism we can believe in. The Soviet Union didn’t fail because Communism was bad for the people, it failed because they ran out of money.
tarpon on July 10, 2008 at 9:50 AM
What could he possibly say to Hillary supporters that would make them happy? And is there any man who actually likes that subset of Hillary supporters, the perpetually-aggrieved, thin-skinned liberal feminists?
BigD on July 10, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Possibly a little payback for submarining him? I really think those two hate each other’s guts; it might actually be fun- and nasty- if they were running mates; they deserve each other. Not going to happen, though.
michaelo on July 10, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Hillary is banging her head against the wall saying…”How could this goof ball beat me!”
It is unbelievable that this guy is the nominee for President. Absolutely no experience in leadership, a “cute” speaker, the kind of guy that Russia can hardly wait to get their hands on. Like JFK, he will ripped apart, and the worst part is that he will (if he wins) have a majority congress more inept then him.
right2bright on July 10, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Barack is just as sincere in his desire to help Hillery retire her debts as she is in supporting him.
TooTall on July 10, 2008 at 9:59 AM
That’s what gets me this election cycle (and the ‘06 midterms). The Dems have no message, and the fact that they’re about to nominate this vaccuous, narcisistic “rock star” only magnifies that. If it weren’t for the drive-bys (and the fact that the Republicans don’t act like a majority when they have one) these elections would be an absolute cake-walk for the GOP. Without the media drilling into the public’s head how EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIL the Republican party is, the Democrats would be an sbsolute joke.
They’re still a joke, but the fact that they may soon have all three branches of Government behind this completely empty suit doesn’t make it very funny.
crazy_legs on July 10, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Forget rain, sleet, hail or snow in Denver–perhaps
fire and brimstone more likely.
dragondrop on July 10, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Ummmm, a product of our government schools.
Did you ever consider that the reason why they ran out of money is that communism is bad for the people? Maybe their money trees died…bark beetles.
More people then the U.S., more natural resources, we saved them from being destroyed by Germany, brilliant people…yet they “ran” out of money…you see you have to PRODUCE to make money, you have to be EFFICIENT to make money, you have to have INCENTIVES to make money, otherwise you RUN out of money. Marxism and communism has none of these naturally they are all government driven. The incentive is to do what they are told or they end up in jail, they produce what they are told to produce, and efficiency is born out of necessity, and no government is efficient, because basically government is not necessary for creating jobs and opportunities.
right2bright on July 10, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Obama’s suffering death by a thousand papercuts at his own tickertape parade. Everyday it’s something new.
I’ve always believed the media on some level wanted him to win only so they could tear him down, cover the fall of a giant and berate America for being racist.
Canadian Infidel on July 10, 2008 at 10:08 AM
He’s not cool. He’s the kid in school who acts cool because everyone told him he is. He’s Clyde from South Park after he was told he was at the top of the girl’s list of cutest boys in class (watch “The List” to know what I’m getting at).
crazy_legs on July 10, 2008 at 10:09 AM
Fox is the most fair & balanced cable network out there. To the extent that their selection of guest commentators skewed rightward in the past few years, it’s because the Democrats boycotted the network!
Outlander on July 10, 2008 at 10:13 AM
I have been convinced that I too was born a racist because, sadly, my ancestors were not enslaved… Oh wait, what if I had jewish ancestors? But I digress. I no longer will buy black tires for my vehicles, allow my children to use black crayons or in any way use the word black. I hvae seen teh erorr of my wyas…
I hvae seen the Baclk Lghit! Eucxue teh sleplnig, kyes are siknictig form teh srpay pniat!
Swinehound on July 10, 2008 at 10:16 AM
If Bush had done something like this, it would have been EVERYWHERE…but if it’s Obama, meh…
WisCon on July 10, 2008 at 10:18 AM
OMG.. he is going to DESTROY AMERICA!
This guy could screw up a 1 car funeral.
Chakra Hammer on July 10, 2008 at 10:20 AM
You have got to be kidding. At best, he’s a metrosexual twit. Just a guess here, but maybe he’s “cool” to white kids.
Duh. He doesn’t even know how to be a proper socialist or communist.
JiangxiDad on July 10, 2008 at 10:25 AM
Sir, please step away from the spray paint!
; P
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Yes, it would seem It was Huffing-a-ton Post.
Swinehound on July 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
No, he’s good looking and comfortable talking (regardless of what he’s actually saying).
If you are good looking and confident, it’s amazing the things you can get other people to believe.
BigD on July 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
LOL
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Don’t paint yourself into a corner.
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
carbon_footprint on July 10, 2008 at 10:33 AM
I have cleansed my home and all surroundings from all that was the color of the color that shan’t be named, which just happens to be the color of the absence of all color if you know what I mean….. Man, it’s confusing to not be a racist.
Swinehound on July 10, 2008 at 10:43 AM
I could give a cr@p if he’s “cool and suave”, which he’s not, but those are not qualities I look for in a president. And if he treated Hillary as an afterthought, don’t forget, this is a Clinton we’re talking about, Obama probably wishes Hillary would drop off the end of the earth. So, he’s not cool and suave, he’s a big Marxist turd who’s not even professional enough to suavely ask people for money to help someone in his own party pay for their debts.
4shoes on July 10, 2008 at 10:49 AM
I ain’t got no slave blood in me, neither. Unless my Slavic ancestors’ enslavement to the Rus counts.
Akzed on July 10, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Barack “I Know The Drill” Obama.
(Maybe by “The Drill” he meant Hillary?)
profitsbeard on July 10, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Calling Obama “cool and suave” is no different from MSNBC calling McCain “heroic”, “honorable”, “a real guy”, “genuine”, “maverick”, “straight talker” or “principled” and they do that all the time.
I’m only pointing this out because if adjectives are your measuring stick for fawning and bias MSNBC has Obama and McCain running dead even.
PaulD on July 10, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Between this and “sweetie,” I wonder if the Prophet Barack isn’t hostile to women in general.
irishspy on July 10, 2008 at 11:23 AM
This weed will keep growing. I assume that McCain the faulty Republican will beat Obama the narcissistic Dem.
Four years from now, Obama will be back, with more experience, more support, more time in Washington.
Kerry was a one shot-but the Dems could run Obama for the next few decades, so I think that he may make it someday.
McCain is a one shot-and we all know that four years from now, we will need a competent Republican candidate. Let’s get busy!
Doug on July 10, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Let this Poseur talk and talk, he continues to display an ignorant arrogance that will be breathtaking and allow even John McCain to win in Nov.
el Vaquero on July 10, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Well, duh. Where have you been? No women in any consequential position in his campaign. No clue how to talk to women. It’s really enough to make you start wondering about him.
rockmom on July 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM
The one thing you must realize is that if Obambi appoints a judge or two to the Supreme Court, the Constitution is not worth the paper it is written on. If he, and not Bush, had appointed the last two judges, the right to bear arms would not be a right. When the nation’s capitol is known as the murder capitol of the country and has had a gun ban for 40 years, it shows the insanity of our time.
volsense on July 10, 2008 at 12:13 PM
And they though George Bush has a speaking problem.
Kini on July 10, 2008 at 12:34 PM
Hil could take a big bite out of her campaign debt by inking a contract for new tell-all book titled: That’s The Barack Obama I Know
whitetop on July 10, 2008 at 1:27 PM
Hey, Hillary!, you might want to put some ice on that…
gridlock2 on July 10, 2008 at 1:28 PM
I wanna talk about me
Wanna talk about I
Wanna talk about number one
Oh my me my
What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see
Teddy on July 10, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Well, he’s still getting a paycheck, but certainly has gotten depracated the past few years - now he’s working the morning shift. Isn’t that the slot reserved for lame GMA-type stuff? He had a good show about 4 or 5 years ago, then his show began to do blocks of Hollywood and Entertainment gossip. I was wondering to myself - what is up with this? I would really like to see him break from MSNBC and go somewhere to a more serious type of news program.
gxpgxp on July 10, 2008 at 9:37 PM
She introduced him, and, even though he sat right next to her, she never once looked in his direction. It was very odd.
Entelechy on July 11, 2008 at 1:41 AM