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Advantage, Obama

After his decisive South Carolina victory, the Clinton campaign steps up its spin

By Arian Campo-Flores | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Jan 26, 2008 | Updated: 9:11  p.m. ET Jan 26, 2008

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  • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 1:33:42 PM

    Newsweek, please put my respons under the certain Comments, or I will think you are using this webside playing games.

  • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 1:24:21 PM

    Escuse me, my comments are the RESPONCE only, You should put them in the right position.

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/28/2008 2:49:20 PM

    Comment: If Mary Jo Kopechne, the woman that Kennedy left to die in his car submerge in water, was a BLACK woman would OBAMA have accepted Kennedy's endorsement???

    Answer truthfully, then tell me race doesn't matter.

    • Posted By: openMind342 @ 01/28/2008 3:29:51 PM

      Unfortunately, in many cases race does seem to matter. Many people will "play" race on both sides of the issues. I must be in the minority then, to believe that people are capable of seeing beyond this, to vote for change of current and past views, and honestly believe that RACE DOES NOT MATTER. White, black, red, latino, asian, any and all mixes of them. See past it, stop looking back, get over it and move forward.

      • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/28/2008 5:10:19 PM

        Everytime I think of Mary Jo Kopechne's family having to see Ted Kennedy shown to the world as this wonderful person I it makes me sick.

        This is not a good endorsement. This is not a uniting endorsement. This is not a progressive , forward endorsement, this is a "getting into bed" with one of the oldest and dirtiest politicians of all time!!!!!

        • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 1:18:01 PM

          I think we should leave people's personal life alone, at least don't let it infact any big decision. People in public service are human, we can't ask them being perfect. We especially need to respect Kennidy family's huge sacrifies for this country, for democracy. Though I don't think John kennedy's torch should be home stored, I will always believe that JFK and Bobby K is the treasure in the history of USA.

  • Posted By: bigbrewhaha @ 01/28/2008 1:17:08 PM

    It concerns me the way the clintons have become so brutal against a young positive thinking up and comer like obama who is one of their own. It makes no sense.

    • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 12:56:46 PM

      The nature of this message is Mr. Clinton has his style but not as you guys said at all.

  • Posted By: tomdavie @ 01/29/2008 8:13:52 AM

    Good luck on getting the Clinton voters to vote for Obama if he wins the nomination. You Obama supporters have done nothing but put Hillary and Bill down in a vile , disqusting way. All you ever do is disenfranchaise the democratic party. There is going to be a mass exodus to the republican party if Obama wins. There has been way too much name calling by the media and Obama fans.

    • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 12:49:08 PM

      Right! The truth is attacking did not come frome Clinton side ,but in fact is from her opponents. Mr Obama's resent speech at the University of Denver is the proof.

  • Posted By: txwoodworker @ 01/30/2008 8:17:06 AM

    I am undecided, but I am also disappointed with the Clintons. If they can't win the nomination they seem to be willing to attempt to steal it, a la "Clueless George" and his cronies. Case in point--her pandering in FL and her attempt to reinstate the FL delegates. If she wants the White House bad anough to attempt to take it dishonorably I'm not sure we should nominate or elect her. I am beginning to believe that an Obama - McCain race would offer clear choices without having to worry so much about the influence of the Bush, Clinton, Bush, Clinton establishment; which in my view is materializing as being a very good thing.

    • Posted By: citizen 700 @ 02/03/2008 12:39:59 PM

      It is wrong that just since some cocal leaders made some wrong decision then to punish people. The election in fact is all about to here people's voice. So it's nothing with "steal", and no matter Florida's voting result be counted or not, the people's voice can never be stolen.

  • Posted By: storytelllers13 @ 02/02/2008 7:14:04 AM

    I hope fothe best of usa that clinton would be the nominee, obama i see him very inmature

  • Posted By: Jack3213 @ 01/31/2008 8:02:30 AM

    I see there are several supporters of Clinton, though I do not understand it, I am more annoyed that those supporters are narrow minded thinkers who do not wish to see the truth about her. They do not have a problem seeing the truth in others, yet, their denial of her lack of character and lack of experiance is ridiculous! Clinton is deceiving and the most perfected scam artist there is. She lies about anything to get votes and is certainly not sincere, no amount of tears will convince me. I am sickened by her display of self indulgence and self interest.

    • Posted By: dg17256 @ 01/31/2008 5:24:23 PM

      An Obama sucker speaking of narrow mindedness. Get over it you bunch of hippies. Hillary is the frontrunner for a reason - experience and character.

  • Posted By: seegreen @ 01/26/2008 10:53:43 PM

    The rule for Obama is to avoid a state that he would lose, like Michigan, like Florida.

    • Posted By: tmitch10 @ 01/30/2008 3:14:57 PM

      This is Garbage! Obama SIMPLY followed the rules the DNC put in front of him. He signed a PACT not to campaign in these states. His "avoiding", as you put it, is him simply being a man of conviction and ethics.

      Now, that we have established why Obama did not campaign, let's talk about the results. In my homestate of Michigan, Clinton barely beat "uncommitted" What a choice! Great win!! I hope when I grow up I can beat nobody as well. I personally, along with others I know, boycotted the MI primary for our lack of voice in the decisison making process.

      Clinton Smashed Obama in Florida, I'll give you that. But, with neither of them campaigning or advertising, all the voters had to go on was name recognition.....

      I'm not trying to detract from clinton. I beleive she could do the job. I just so happen to beleive Barack would excell in the position.

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/30/2008 10:58:16 AM

    Did You Know? Hillary received more votes in Florida than Sen. McCain, the winner of the Republican primary. Hillary also received more votes in Florida alone that Sen. Obama received in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina combined.

  • Posted By: luvinit @ 01/29/2008 2:23:01 PM

    can't wait until al gore endorses obama; and then howard dean....what goes around, comes around.
    btw, the lame blast of ted kennedy for endorsing obama is the biggest joke of the campaign...is that group for real...the boys (wjc) can rape women; leave them under water for 8hrs (ejk) and the wacko left fringe women look the other way...but not endorse their candidate, its a "gang bang"......give me a break

  • Posted By: Dartay @ 01/29/2008 1:37:46 PM

    Has everyone lost sight of the issues during all this mudslinging? Seriously, let's not make another mistake for President!! Almost everyone has access to the information highway in our homes, libraries, and schools. Can no one make an intelligent decision based upon facts? What exactly is Obama's legacy and record in the Senate? Why were none of his Senate records maintained? How great were the 90s when the Clintons were in the whitehouse? Why should Ted Kennedy play "Daddy of the Senate" and punish Hillary because Bill was playing hardball in SC? The first one to raise the race card were those who jumped on Hillary for statng that Martin Luther King had a dream, but LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act into law. What is wrong with that? Seriously, I would not call that putting down MLK! He was a great man in a horrible time trying to do the impossible. IT TAKES A VILLAGE to work together!! Let's make an intelligent choice based upon fact and record NOT on who can work a crowd!

  • Posted By: Dartay @ 01/29/2008 1:31:02 PM

    I find it disheartening to find ONCE again that "mudslinging" has caused people of this country to loose focus. Why must everyone get on a bandwagon like a bunch of lemmings just to watch from the sidelines about who should be president? We now have a wonderful information highway in our homes and libraries to look into the canidates and think for ourselves. The issues should matter NOT the way that someone can carry a crowd. Has anyone noticed Obama's actual accomplishments in the Senate? Why weren't any of his Senate records maintained? Hillary shouldn't be "punished" by Daddy Kennedy of the Senate because Bill has played hardball in the political arena. Come on people... let's not make another mistake for president!

  • Posted By: ericrsiny @ 01/29/2008 12:13:19 PM

    It will be very interesting to see what the press does tonight when it comes to the Florida primary on the Democratic side. While the press claims it does not matter due to no delegates they also stated that Michigan did not matter for the same reason but then super analyzed the exit polls and the demographic breakdown of those voting for Hillary and those voting for uncommitted. Either the primary in Florida MATTERS and hence the media should talk about who wins, by what margin, and why or it does NOT MATTER and they should not talk about this stuff at all.

  • Posted By: Karenn1 @ 01/29/2008 7:16:36 AM

    I'll take Ted word over any latent reactionary Bush Clinton word.

  • Posted By: Karenn1 @ 01/29/2008 7:07:05 AM

    Hillary @ Bill Label Latent Reactionary By the Lion. This voter dropped H@BJC.

  • Posted By: tomdavie @ 01/29/2008 6:14:07 AM

    Spin Spin Spin. Only it aint Clinton that is spinning. It the people in the media, that SPIN every single thing in Obamas favor. Including somehow that Bill clinton is out to 'get' Obama. Hey, as long as the MEDIA SPINS it that way, who can argue. Just like this idiot tapdanced article, SPUN in Obamas favor. None of this SPINNING is going to save Obama in the white vote. Not a crusted Ed Kennedy either. The Kennedy endorsement is seen as a deep betrayal by Kennedy agains the Clintons who worked very hard and were very dedicated to Kennedy for more than a decade. So you keep right on SPIINNING as the OBAMA camp continues to RIP APART the democratic party.

  • Posted By: Change is a verb not a platform @ 01/28/2008 8:57:28 PM

    Kennedy gets witch-slapped

    http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=6285

  • Posted By: ericrsiny @ 01/28/2008 8:34:51 PM

    Why aren't people questioning the hypocricy of Obama saying he is running as a Washington outsider and hates lobbyists and then aligns himself so closely to those who are Washington and lobbyists through and through when it comes to Teddy Kennedy and John Kerry. Having to use these folks to get the nomination (if Obama does) will be draped on Obama's shoulders by the GOP big time.

  • Posted By: ObamaMama @ 01/28/2008 7:44:22 PM

    Clearly an attractive, gracious couple! Most presidential couple! Both are brilliant and poised, and poised to represent our nation with joint character and integrity and vision! Senator Obama's candidacy is a vision for the entire country. He is not campaigning to become the first black president, a fact which will prove incidental, albeit tremendously historical. He is a bellwether for what America can stand for again!

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