I don't have a lot of enthusiasm or respect for Hillary Clinton, but this is beyond the pale for a Presidential campaign and appalling to see coming from someone who would be President. Instead of communicating with style -- supposedly his signal strength -- Obama goes for the cheap laugh with a cheap cop from a hip-hop artist....
The reaction of the crowd cannot be explained by anything other than the gesture of the raised middle finger "scratching" Obama's cheek. That gesture is one of a series, including the Jay-Z shoulder dust-off and the "got to scrape that sh*t right off your shoes" gesture, not to mention the Best of Reverend Wright "ridin' dirty" hand motion presented in the guise of a knife twist and quickly performed twice, with cheers from the crowd and smirks from Obama. Everybody knows how to give somebody the finger with "plausible deniability." But when you do it as a supposedly frontrunning male presidential candidate who just got his butt handed to him in front of millions in a debate with a woman, the deniability is no longer so plausible." - Barack Obama makes a one-fingered gesture while speaking of Hillary Clinton : Top of the Ticket : Los Angeles Times
Next up, Michelle Obama attends the Yale Abortion Art opening and embraces the "artist?" If this sort of thing keeps up, I'm going to have to add another category below "Bad Americans" -- "Disgusting Americans."
UPDATE: Obama - "Yesterday, John McCain went on television and -- wait a minute I want to get this right -- said..." and then he spouts a lie.
In days of yore, the lie would be hard to catch, but YouTube delivers -- via a new twist, the split screen analysis -- proof of Obama lying about John McCain's statement. Watch this video not only for the content, but for how the use of the split screen enables viewers to see and decide for themselves.
[Note: The sound here is a bit flaky so you'll have to ride the gain.]
The Obasm said it exactly right in the last few seconds of the clip...
Posted by: JD at April 19, 2008 4:02 AM...on the second video.
Posted by: JD at April 19, 2008 4:11 AMWow, I dunno what is worse, that this creep wants to be president, or the Democrats want this creep to be president!
Posted by: at April 19, 2008 8:10 AMWow, I dunno what is worse, that this creep wants to be president, or the Democrats want this creep to be president!
Posted by: at April 19, 2008 8:11 AMWow, I dunno what is worse, that this creep wants to be president, or the Democrats want this creep to be president!
Posted by: at April 19, 2008 8:11 AMHow did we come to a place where at least 2 so substandard individuals get this close to the presidency?
Posted by: J. Dellareina at April 20, 2008 9:11 AMHow ridiculous it is if Americans are led to believe that Obama is Presidential material!!!!
It takes someone with dignity to represent our United States, not someone that with a smirkish grin would so "carefully" extend his middle finger in regard to Senator Clinton! How rude, how distasteful! HOW UNPRESIDENTIAL! Yes, we want change, but how low do we have to dip down into the gutter to have change? Let's not mistake change for some new kid on the block that tries his "hand" with rude gestures! Let's wake up, and realize there are two other candidates that stand for change, and that represent themselves in a polite and cordial way.
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