They are getting better, not bitter:
"With Senator Clinton's refusal to denounce or reject Ms. Ferraro, she has once again proven that her campaign gets to live by its own rules and its own double standard, and will only decry offensive comments when it's politically advantageous to Senator Clinton. Her refusal to take responsibility for her own supporter's remarks is exactly the kind of tactic that feeds the American people's cynicism about politics today and it's why Barack Obama's message of change has resonated so strongly in every corner of the country," said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. - Obama Campaign
Tighten it up.
Drop the stuff about the "double standard" and the self-referential stuff about "The Campaign" that NO ONE CARES ABOUT (and turns people off).
Instead, raise the bar as follows, continue to invite people to get involved:
"We are disappointed with the inability of Senator Clinton to firmly reject offensive comments, when she believes that they may be politically advantageous for her. This lack of leadership feeds the cynicism about politics today, and it's why Barack Obama's message of change has resonated so strongly in every corner of America.
It is why his hope for all of us to embrace an aggressively inclusive set of values for the Democratic party - American Values - will be recognized at the ballot box. It is why Senator McCain's lobbyist run and financed bid for President will also be rejected in the fall."
-Bootstrapping Obama's Campaign
It is why his hope for all of us to embrace an aggressively inclusive set of values for the Democratic party - American Values - will be recognized at the ballot box. It is why Senator McCain's lobbyist run and financed bid for President will also be rejected in the fall."
-Bootstrapping Obama's Campaign
That could make some headlines / waves, yes?
I wished that Geraldine would have a role to play in this election. She's ... gutsy - look at her reply. I just never imagined it would be this. If Barack has a tailwind, in today's politics, because of his race, then it is for good reasons. Frustration that he is winning over an historic bid for women is understandable, but tough nuggies. Someone has to "win" and someone has to "lose".
I totally agree with her that the Obama campaign has gotten hyper-sensitive, ever since Maggie Williams put them in their place on the Somali clothing reaction.
I totally agree with her that the piece that appeared in the NYT linking the 3 a.m. to racism was just over-the-top with its analysis (and also with AS reproducing it with a "?", one that looks the same as Hillary's "...as far as I know").
And why be concerned about hyper-sensitivity? Because it threatens to put race centerstage, rather than transcend it, just as much as anything else.
Honestly, if the Obama campaign has nothing to say or do on these issues except voice outrage, if that is their only strategy, they aren't up to the challenge, fully, right? Where is the rest of the message?
