Yo Teddy, Try Winning in November Without Us
11 May 2008 4:20 pm by Taylor Marsh
BY TAYLOR MARSH
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I was on a plane coming back from D.C. when this blew up. Finally, Rahm Emanuel snapped back at Kennedy’s classless remark. It’s about time somebody did.
“I have a lot of respect for Ted Kennedy, but I don’t
know how the hell he comes off saying that,” said Mr. Emanuel,
who has ties to Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Obama and has not endorsed in the race.
“The gratuitous attack on her is uncalled for and wrong. He is a better
senator than that comment reveals.”
Obama and his team better be careful. If he gets the nomination he can’t win
the presidency alone.
The McCain camp is already grabbing on to Obama’s sexist talking points, which
belies the “another kind of politics” line that Obama and his team
posture is the foundation of Obama’s candidacy. Of course it isn’t. McCain is
wasting no time in calling
them out. From the McCain campaign this morning:
“Fatal Attraction” comparisons are kind of TABOO but that isn’t
stopping the Obama campaign. Check out the story here. ABC’s Jake Tapper’s
analysis is right on here: “I’d posit at the very least that it’s not
keeping with Obama’s lofty campaign rhetoric to compare Clinton’s tenacity
to psychosis.” The Obama campaign already had to repudiate one surrogate
yesterday. Will they denounce this one as well?
McCain is starting to come at Obama. They’re going to ridicule Obama until
all the smoke is gone and the mirrors are cracked. Buckle up, Senator Obama,
because you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’ll work hard for Clinton if she’s
the nominee. If Obama wins I’ll work hard against John McCain.
However, Obama better
reign in his aides. We’re in treacherous times right now, especially since Clinton is going to hand him his hat in West Virginia and Kentucky. If Obama’s supporters continue to insult Clinton they’ll have a real problem
on their hands if they don’t already.
Unless, of course, Obama has decided he can win the general election without us. Good luck with that.
