Obama excitement annoys Bill Clinton

Read this quote carefully.  It reads like worried language to me:

Speaking to hundreds of supporters on conference call, the formerpresident said, “I don’t have a problem with anything Barack Obama[has] said on this,” but “to characterize Hillary and Obama’s positionson the war as polar opposites is ludicrous.

“This dichotomythat’s been set up to allow him to become the raging hero of theanti-war crowd on the Internet is just factually inaccurate.”

I really need to put in my two cents on this.  Ever since January, the Clinton Campaign has spent more time worrying about Obama than the Obama Campaign has spent worrying about Clinton.  I cannot recall one time when Obama specifically called out Hillary for her war vote.  Something else is going on here.  Likely, Bill Clinton is upset because his wife's campaign is a bit behind in the area of new media, and knows that Obama genuinely has a shot to pull this off.

Bill is a smart and wise man.  He also has a short fuse.  I would guess that he made these comments out of frustration, because Hillary's campaign is not creating the excitement that many thought it should have.  "The vast right-wing conspiracy" cry is old.  We already know how low the GOP are willing to go -- look no further than Swift Boat Vets for Truth.  None of that is new.  Hillary lacks fresh new ideas, and comes across as too politically calculating -- regardless of her unwavering competency as a lawmaker.

Obama represents something different.  Throw political calculation out the window.  He inspires.  He offers hope.  He represents a better kind of political experience -- the kind that you lose when you stay in Washington too long.

In this conference call, Bill Clinton vented what was likely his frustration of reality: that Hillary has already peaked, while other candidates -- like Obama, Edwards, Richardson and potentially Gore -- have no other place to go but up.

And lastly, if you think Hillary and Obama's positions on Iraq were similar, then read their pre-war speeches for yourself and be the judge:

• Hillary Clinton's speech on the Senate Floor: October 10, 2002
• Barack Obama's speech in Chicago on October 26, 2002

You tell me who was more anti-war, and which one was more willing to give Bush what he wanted.

Comments

[Jon]

I wanted to show this clip to you but I didn't know where to send it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY04gIruZ4E

[Tony]

Jon,
that video shows typical FOX news. In order to get "fair-ed and balance-ed" from them, ya have to be ONE of them.

You can send videos and/or info to Todd. The info can be found here under the MENU section in "About"

Click around, there's some good info under "Useful Information" on the left side of the page.

Tony

[George]

The Obama speech is genuine prophecy. So I ask, why should I care about Clinton's "experience"? If this is what she's capable of, who cares how long she's been doing it? I want realism and you don't need experience for that.