Thursday, January 25, 2007
Who's trashing Senator Obama?
A lot of people probably think that Team Clinton is behind the recent spate of Senator Obama-related stories that have deviated from the gushings we read earlier. After all, who gains more from his losses? As noted in today’s Washington Post:
“Although he rides a wave of enthusiasm among Democrats who like his vision of a different kind of politics and see him as an alternative to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), it is not clear that his multiracial message can excite black voters hungry for affirmation of their top concerns.” Obama's Appeal to Blacks Remains an Open Question
But it’s not who gains the most from his losses but rather who loses the most from his gains. That’s why I blame the Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Reverend Al Sharpton for the media change on the Senator.
Of course, I can’t actually prove that but just you wait; when that first misbehaving-but-contrite celebrity calls Senator Obama instead of either of the Reverends for public apology purposes – well, it’s gonna hit the fan so fast and then you’ll know I was right.
“Although he rides a wave of enthusiasm among Democrats who like his vision of a different kind of politics and see him as an alternative to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), it is not clear that his multiracial message can excite black voters hungry for affirmation of their top concerns.” Obama's Appeal to Blacks Remains an Open Question
But it’s not who gains the most from his losses but rather who loses the most from his gains. That’s why I blame the Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Reverend Al Sharpton for the media change on the Senator.
Of course, I can’t actually prove that but just you wait; when that first misbehaving-but-contrite celebrity calls Senator Obama instead of either of the Reverends for public apology purposes – well, it’s gonna hit the fan so fast and then you’ll know I was right.