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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (10792)	2/24/2008 10:36:41 AM
From: jrhana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

I think Obama made a mistake by not immediately disassociating himself from the NY times article. He could have just said "I'm not going to play that kind of politics." McCain would have had to come out with a similar type of statement. Unfortunately it may be too late now for a relatively clean campaign. It was nice while it lasted........sigh

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (10792)	2/24/2008 2:37:05 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Actually, I'm suggesting just the opposite and see this board as a part of the politics of personal destruction problem. Anyone here could have taken issue with the cropped picture I was asked by another SI member to look at. Yet, no one reading this board (mostly filled with Obama supporters), posted anything but fun jibes over the photo. A few reveled in the fun of seeing McCain attacked by the N.Y. Times with innuendo, including the board moderator. My posts have come full circle, I came to analyze a picture and understand whether the words of campaign rhetoric matched behavior. I don't intend to post here very often in the future. If Obama and his supporter truly want to change the dynamics of politics and engender an era where decency and integrity come back into vogue. They need to objectively step aside when these incidents occur and condemn them as fervently as they speak the language of "change". Otherwise, change is an empty phrase. Both Clinton and Obama could have used the last debate platform to make a statement against the N.Y. Times and their methods. Both campaigns decided not to. This board participated in the outrageous tabloid hit piece and took it a step further. So, I simply ask, what has really changed? Obama supporters who can understand what I’m saying should look in their heart and ask; why haven’t I contacted the N.Y. Times to complain about this kind of political nastiness? Not doing so and quietly basking in the “we’re on a roll, so who cares about McCain” mood ensures we remain on a non-changing political path. Everyone knows the N.Y. Times is basically an arm of the Democrat party, so Democrats on the Obama team have an even greater responsibility to condemn the tactic. Not doing so and allowing McCain to fight this battle alone is a real shame. Taking the high road could have made a significant difference.