Barry honey, can we talk?

I just don't think the bashing and petty personal charactorizations are going to cut it this year. The man can has elevated the expression of the English language and carries himself like an athlete. To denigrate that and accuse him of condescension for those attributes says more about the smallness of your assessment than the reality of him...hon'.

Great piece! I love the counter to "sweetie" w/Barry honey.

Now-if we can get J.M to stop calling Cindi nasty names and acknowledge her when he finishes his speeches (as he does the other women on the dias)-he might win over some of the 'female' vote (I can say that -I am one).

Oh, please Kyle-Anne, this blog gives peevishness a new dimension. A whole blog on the issue of sweetie?? My guess is that your frantic efforts to crown first Hillary and then later Obama with the mantle of Alinski disciples fizzled and so you had to look for a new approach...but sweetie?? I realize that it has been pretty dry for apologists for the present administration what with Sen. McCain's gaffes and Pres. Bush edited by NBC and Kevin James on Hard Ball and the current administration's press secretary not knowing what the Cuban Missile crisis was....but sweetie?
and finally as to Michelle Obama...you once gushingly wrote about your admiration for Sarkozi, the president of France who left a US reporter,Leslie Stahl, "stunned and possibly a bit breathless" for inappropriately asking about his wife...he left her there with not a "sweetie" to be heard and walked away. President Sarkozy thus earned "a bountiful helping of my respect and admiration (not that easy to come by)." Methinks you are a little capricious in your views.

Gee Golly Gosh, being a lil rough on Barry, aren't you

B A R R Y B A R R Y
B A R R Y B A R R Y ..

'like we do our religion and our guns.'

A minor error: should be "like we do TO our religion (...)".

Besides grammar, I must comment on his wife, to whom most of this article is dedicated. Can anyone honestly tell me that any of the previous First Ladies ever said that they were NOT proud of the USA? Of course no one can say so!

They've actually served the American people as they should have - yes, even Hillary Clinton. By contrast, Michelle Obama is just like George Soros, Barry Obama and Jeremiah Wright: she despises America rather than revere it.

He [Obama] will Barry us.

Well said!! It is really unbelievable that Barry is the best candidate the Dems could find.
Can't wait for the real fireworks to start.
One so fragile now will implode in a puff of smoke once the real debate starts. That's OK. He's an empty suit anyway so the pollution from his smokey implosion won't be that much

First let me say, I'm southern and a little biased. Biased in the sense of all the great contributors that give to AT, I lean towards Kyle Shiver. I look forward to her commentaries every week. Whether you agree with her or not, she has an uncanny ability to get to the point and do it with a wicked sense of humor you might say. I know while reading her articles, that at some point I'm gonna laugh or smile. Kyle "sweetie" you didn't let me down. BTW I can say this unabashed because she's from georgia and I'm from Texas!....Thanx for a good one Kyle. I luv ya.

'A whole blog on the issue of sweetie?? My guess is that your frantic efforts to crown first Hillary and then later Obama with the mantle of Alinski disciples fizzled'

She (Kyle-Anne) probably believes 'cultural rules'/'knightly principles' to be more important than you said they are. (Which may explain why she's no longer emailing with me :) )

And if Obama's horrible wife doesn't like the US, she can always swap places with me. I'd be delighted to. (Yes, I know that it's not legally possible, but I wish it was.) Or Michelle Obama can move to this country if she doesn't like America:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RekSujB2T3I

Good writing. I agree. Just one note - "Our all-are-created-equal 'thing' in the U.S. Constitution" - is in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution. Those docs were worlds apart, and the DOI stated many things that did not migrate.

If Barack Obama AND his wife are sent to the White House, we will finally have the 2nd term of Jimmy Carter. The Libs will be ecstatic.

Excellent article. It is difficult for me to understand how any one cannot detect the arrogance, condescencion, and elitism of BO. Sweetie is A BIG DEAL when used with professional women!
Honey Barry and Michelle have a big chip on their shoulders. Liberals and their affirmative action have unleash the anger, bitterness, and frustrations of black people who knew they were treated differently because of their color.

Kyle-Anne great job. Anyone that is engaged finds Mr and Mrs Obama nothing more than another failed Democratic candidiate and his wife.
All hail Barry honey!

Rita. 'the man...carries himself like an athlete'

So that's why they kept FDR's wheelchair hidden.

I think Osama Obama is an egotistical self centered ass, that has absolutely NO experience in dealing with people, let alone an entire country. His wife, also as stated above, thinks the world should revolve around her. I hope And pray that they are both ready for a rude awakening.

Reading this article spoken in a southern drawl made me laugh each time Kyle used "Barry sweetie". Funny thing all southern women have in their pocket is the ability to insult you terribly and still make it sound not so bad. Southern women can call you a complete idiot and as long as they end it with "bless your heart" in a southern drawl, you walk away thinking, isn't she nice. Kyle, you ever get the chance, bless Obama with- Barry sweetie, (southern drawl required) you no more belong leading our country in this critical time and wasting your true talent at becoming the worlds greatest pimp - bless your heart. By golly isn't that niiiice.

Great post! I suppose some people don't like the sting of their own words being used against them.

No I suppose dragging out the "sweetie" aspect this long might be a bit of a stretch. Then again, over 2 days of non-stop broadcasts from the worthless media and retorts from Obama about Bush's "appeasers" comment wasn't stretching it huh.

This is just another drop in the growing bucket of Obama blunders. If anything it servers to show that when a speech writer isn't at the helm that stuff like this happens.

I love how he was able to "clarify" his use of "sweetie" just like every other verbal screw up. I'm certain had President Bush called a reporter "sweetie" during a press conference we would have suffered through days of the media calling him a "womanizer" and "sexist" just to name a few.

Then again, I've seen many women willing to be disrespected by a good looking man. It's nice to see this author isn't one of them.

Right on target! Part of what's always annoyed me about Obama has been his attitude...sort of like the teacher's pets in high school who acted as if everything was theirs for the taking, and that every word that passed from their mouths was the word of God.

I hated it then, I hate it now.

At the beginning of this campaign, I thought Obama was just an empty suit who was a basically nice guy, but manifestly in over his head in trying to run for president. My opinion of him has changed: I think he's an empty suit, with an attitude the size of Montana who really believes his own propaganda that he's the Second Coming of Christ, Lincoln and JFK rolled into one, big, Communist-racist package. His wife could teach harridan lessons to Hillary Clinton, and THAT'S a major accomplishment! Basically, the attitude displayed by two so amazingly unaccomplished individuals is sickening...and that a significant portion of the electorate is willing to fall for this garbage is nothing less than frightening. God help us if this individual gets elected...we may not survive it.

The reason a big deal is being made of Obama's addressing a woman as "sweetie" is because it basically captures the essence of the misogynism that has been the norm through his entire campaign.

Ignorance: It seems to me that a number of the respondents are missing the subtle message about Obama. Basically he is poser who has been fostered by "elite liberals" and racists. Now he is taking his act onto the national stage. Talk about "not ready for prime time". I suggest that those of you who take exception to Kyle-Anne's article engage in a "mind stretch" to better understand what a socialist like Obama would mean to our country. A good place to start is by reading "The Myths That Divide Us" by John Perazzo (this will provide insight as to how the civil rights movement has been hijacked); and "Liberal Fascists" by J Goldberg (this will highlight how the liberals of today are nothing more than "run of the mill socialists". Likewise it will put to rest that fascists are a product of the Right - they are one step removed from Marxists).

Cheers.

" Forgive them for they know not what they do"

Wonderful piece. Perfect tone, and spot on characterization of this remarkable narcissist. When exposed as a fraud, he just flaps his wings harder and flies closer to the sun. God help us if we're all on board when it happens, instead of just those of us who are among the people who can be fooled all of the time.

If she can't stand the heat, get out of the campaign.

I can't believe the same party nominating BHO is the same one who accused Dan Quayle of being to inexperienced to be a VP candidate. Sheesh!

"Barry, honey ...", EXCELLENT article! My husband has a progressive neurological disease so I frequently read to him columns that I find interesting! This was one of "the chosen" articles! I read it with all the tongue-in-cheek humor, sarcasm, and irony I believe you intended! He laughed and laughed and told me, "That was worth reading a second time!" Thank you - his laughs aren't frequent! Again, great piece!!!!!

Yes, he is an offensively ludicrous candidate.

Which is exactly why my deepening sense that the morons are buying in and will elect him fills me with such foreboding.

When John McCain looks like a moderate alternative, you know you are in deep ka-ka.

"...this man carries himself like an athlete." Pleassse spare me such ridiculous rhetoric. An athlete? If my memory serves me well, isn't this "the athlete" that could only manage bowling a 34 a few months ago. Some athlete. I guess we should cut him some slack since you can't dribble a bowling ball.

Great piece, but unfortunately you are preaching to the choir. Barry's condescension and arrogance have long gone unnoticed, unremarked and ignored by the press since his announcement. It is truly mystifying to me how millions of people swoon over this guy, while he is laughing behind his hand at all of them. I also think it is naive to believe that "We the people" actually have a voice anymore in our government. We are only paid attention to when they want our votes. The rest of the time those of us in "fly-over country" are just annoying distractions to self enrichment.

Seems there a few syncophants that can't understand that most Americans don't really care for thin skinned politicans or their defenders. My advice: take your thumbs out of your mouths and grow up. Kyle Anne keep the good advice coming.

For Obama to declare his candidacy in 2007 after only about 2 years in the Senate seat and very minimal experience in other aspects of life (as compared to the job he is applying) tells you the extent of his narcissistic personality.

This is a guy who has never faced a real political contest before in his life even in his state senator and US senator campaigns. And suddenly he crushes the Clinton machine. As we know, the biggest factor is of course the RACE which so far only goes one-way street: if a black man got 90% of the black votes, and a white woman got 60% of the white votes, white voters are racist while black voters are only doing their jobs!

The political correctness and blindness in this country have run amok.

Then comes along the mainstream media which worships him like crazy.
The scary thing is, for all his obvious weaknesses and emptiness as well as his susceptible anti-America (it is totally absurd to think that just because he is running for president and has never expressed openly his anti-America rhetoric, he must not have any animosity to his country at all. Of course we all believed that until the great revelations from Mr. Wright and his wife Michelle).

Now, picture this in your head where Hussein Obama is sitting in the Oval Office. I disagree with the conservatives' view that he will be just another Carter. In my view, he will be MUCH worse than Carter. At least Carter was a governor before and while he is a naïve individual, deep down he has a good heart.

Hussein Obama?

Elen wrote:

'and finally as to Michelle Obama...you once gushingly wrote about your admiration for Sarkozi, the president of France who left a US reporter,Leslie Stahl, "stunned and possibly a bit breathless" for inappropriately asking about his wife'

I won't comment on whether Sarkozy has behaved rudely or not - I'll leave it to each American woman, including Leslie Stahl herself, to decide, and leave it to Kyle-Anne to reply to your question, as I should.

However, I WILL tell all of you that Sarkozy is a despicable coward whose domestic poll ratings are now in the 30s because most Frenchmen and Frenchwomen have already admitted what a timid boy Sarkozy is (including his ex-wife). I've seen him protest against the planned US missile shield, veto MAPs for Ukraine and Georgia, keep military spending flat at a mere 2% of GDP, reduce the French nuclear arsenal, and sign multi-billion dollar contracts with the Russians and the Chinese. Why? Because Sarkozy is too afraid to confront them. He's just another Europacifist. He's too cowardice to fight communists. (He has also failed on the domestic front, but that one deserves a separate post, which I don't have time to write).

It remains a mystery why is he a darling for so many American columnists; in fact, he is a cult figure for them.

I have figured out as early as August 2007 what a timid pacifist Sarkozy is, but just a few weeks ago, Mr Walker called Sarkozy a pro-American conservative and praised him. I'll tell you this: if Sarkozy is a conservative, Obama is Reagan's heir.

Quit telling him how to fix his "electability" issues! Let him learn the hard way, with a general election loss to J-Mac! Then he can balme someone else for another dem-o-crap loss and the rest of us can get on with our new Prez.

T

" Our all-are-created-equal "thing" in the U.S. Constitution is something we bitter folks in mainstream America cling to"

Uhm...try the Declaration of Independence Kyle-Anne.

GREAT post Kyle-Ann. Keep em coming! It is so refreshing reading op-ed stories from someone who thinks exactly like me.

And risking internet-wide scorn, please pay attention all of you Obama supporters: I sometimes can get "vibrations" about people I don't even know, or have ever met. Call it psychic flashes, or call it b.s., but I've been able to "read" people since I was a small child. Barry-honey scares me. I get the feeling he has some type of skeleton buried real deep in his closet, some type of back-door dealings. Before you all laugh: I had the same feeling about Bill Clinton from the day he started campaigning in 1991. I didn't trust him as far as I could throw him. I felt he was dirty. And look how THAT turned out. Can we say "White Water"? Even though I would have preferred another conservative to be the republican nominee, I'm not a big fan of McCain, but I'm going into the voting booth in November and cast my anti-vote against BO. I just hope all the disenfranchised voters who voted for Hillary join me. I'd rather see her elected than BO. And I'm a Traditionalist.

Sorry, it's me, Zbigniew Mazurak, again. Sorry, but I need to say this:

Because Kyle-Anne is able to POLITELY bash people at whom she's angry, or whom she wants to bash even if she's not angry at them, she has been dubbed 'the Gentle Lady from the South' by Mel Morgan, and I'd agree. But Kyle-Anne has treated Sarkozy way too gently.

AFTER submitting my previous comment, I have found yet more proof (if any proof were needed) that Sarkozy is the world's #1 terrorist supporter:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/20/politics/animal/main4110659.shtml

Moreover, the Sarkozy administration is continually refusing to allow the EU to add Hezbollah to its FTO list; has not imposed any national sanctions on Iran; has protested against the proposed missile shield; has been appeasing Muslims; has refused to abolish the caveats imposed on the French contingent in Afghanistan; and has protested against the Iraqi war.
This is the man who is supposed to be better than Obama? This is the man who is supposed to be an example for all other men? This is the man who is supposed to 'bring France back'? This is the man who is a gentleman because he behaved gently in one situation but continues to backstab you, Kyle-Anne, and you fellow Americans?
If he wasn't a femininised politician, he would've fought terrorists rather than talk to them. Will you agree with me?

... starting to cause voters concern ...

Unfortunately, most of those who vote for "osama" obama are more "groupie" than intelligent voter and regardless of what he says or does, they'll "vote" for him, thus displaying their complete and total lack of intelligence.

As a lawyer, you must know that if you had called this woman, "sweetie," in the workplace, you could have been on the receiving end of a sexual harassment charge

The female reporter WAS in her "workplace" and SHOULD have charges filed against this arrogant punk.

Much of the "history" of "osama" obama has been known, in fact, well known since prior to the dnc convention of 2004. When it was announced that "osama' obama would give the keynote speech, the MSM dived into his background with all of the resources at their disposal. However, unlike the situation had he been a Republican, this information was used to help the MSM develop a "suit of armor" that would be used should "osama" obama decide to seek national office.

Anyone who has the least doubt that the MSM was not fully aware of the racial hatred and bigotry that flows from the mouth of "osama" obama's "spiritual mentor" is being more than naïve, they are intentionally being ignorant. The MSM was well aware of the relationship of "osama" obama and akers and the fact that akers was totally unrepentant for his roles as a homemade terrorist and as a slum lord. No doubt that prior to "osama" obama's foray into national politics, the MSM had read and digested "osama's" wife's doctoral thesis. One would imagine that it was at the urging of members of the MSM that this document was sealed to prevent the American people from seeing the warped and twisted mind that might one day corrupt the White House.

This brings another point for consideration. Having sabotaged hillary's efforts to follow SICK WILLIE into the White House, will it be the intention of the MSM, should the American voter be so asinine as to allow "osama" obama to occupy the White House that the MSM will then push to have the other half of the "osama" obama pair assume the Oval Office? Of course, it would be the intent of the MSM to attempt to achieve this without any campaigning, etc. They would want to do, as they have sought to do with "osama" obama, to have this accomplished by fiat, with ONLY the MSM having a say.

Right on! Senator and Mrs. Obama are bitter socialists who are typical of "elitests" in their disdain for the people who are "below their intellectual level".Harvard has away of doing it to us!

It doesn't get much better than this. Required reading from now until November.

The rapier like thrust of oustanding wit with just the right touch of cycinism, all tied up in a beautiful "Southern" Bow.

Kyle Anne I love it and does the "Messiah" and his mouthy wife deserve it.
More than anything else I worry about regarding a B.Hussein O. presidency is just how fast the world leaders would chew him up and spit him into the nearest trashcan. We would beleft holding the bag at what cost?

Scary, Scary
LEE

Excellent article. BO is an imposter. He is wearing the right clothing to fool many.. but not enough.

CLINTON AND CAPITULATION

While the smell of arrogance is in the air, the selection process should be played out. Democracy won't be the worse off for it ....

http://pacificgatepost.blogspot.com/2008/05/clinton-and-capitulation.html

... AND the U.S. needs i

LOVE this article. First time reading Kyle-Ann and will do so again.

To elen: In case you forgot Sarkozy is not running for president of the US.

I am greatly disappointed that so many are willing to dispense of analysis and thought in order to vote for what is nothing more than an arrogant apparatchik schooled by the Daley machine of Chicago.

As I have no dog in this hunt I will not vote for president this year, but will vote on the other matters that appear on my ballot.

When will Americans learn that Barak Hussein Obama is very bad news? He is not what America is about!

Barry, is getting a taste of most politicians get daily. Now, take Hillary. Here is someone who can take a punch. Barry honey can't hold a candle to her toughness and resolve. He will not make it int eh White House.

LOVE IT!!!! Thank you for puttin' it down. Excellent.

Thoroughly enjoyed this article! : )

RISE HILLARY RISE!!!

Sweetie, you rock. Barack Hussein Obama and his hateful wife Michelle should be flushed down the commode with all other human filth.
He belittles this country and her people, and I demand that good Americans revolt.

NOBAMA...NEVER!!

Barack Obama, I'm old enough to remember when we counted all the votes, and WHEN we do that now, Hillary Clinton is ahead of you in Votes.
Don't forget that sweetie.
I wont, and as a lifelong democrat, I wont be voting for you - I'll vote Hillary or McCain.

Good one, Kyle-Ann. I see you have many admirers and a few learning-disabled detractors. LOL. Southern gals always give me a thrill.

Barack Hussein Obama is not an empty suit, people. He's an empty pair of jockey shorts. He doesn't have enough material to cover a gnats rear end, let alone a human form. All flash and no substance, that's our boy Barry. Ooops, I said boy. I meant male child. How un-PC of me.

Seriously, a vote for Obama is a vote for appeasement, marxism,big taxes, big government, small freedom, small paychecks and a lot of angry citizens.

"In times of war, we generally go with the one who garners our respect."

That removes McCain from consideration. Will the real candidate worthy of respect please stand up?
One thing this column did was increase my respect for Hillary (not a hard thing to do). During the 1992 campaign she gave as good as she got. She didn't shy away from issues. She wasn't off limits. Chelsea was. Now it's different because Chelsea is an adult who is putting herself on the campaign stage. If she says or does something worthy of criticism or ridicule then she should be fair game.
Michelle Obama isn't a child, or is she?

Thank you, Kyle Anne, for voicing what so many Americans feel. I cannot tolerate Obama and his Axelrod-manufactured, selling-of-a brand image.

Thank you! Finally someone with a brain that will stand up to the fake Big O

Don't Tell Me Words Don't Matter! If you say words matter like Obama did, then YOU have to take responsibility for your own and be scrupulous in your speech. As a High school teacher, if I called a male student 'sweetie', by the end of the next period 1/2 of the school would have texted each other about it. If I have to watch my language as a professional, shouldn't the presumptive President be held to the same standard as me? Aslo, when your wife blasts Hillary for being unable to control her own house (meaning Bill's affairs) so she isn't fit to run the White House, you cannot then say lay off Michelle. Obamabots blasted Chelsea in the most ungentlemanly way by asking her about her feelings about Lewinsky. People critizing Michelle for comments she makes in speeches or interviews should be, must be fair game. Sauce for the gander. Can't have your cake and eat it two. Dish it out, you better be able to take it. Narcissists crack under pressure.

Thank you for wrting this. I could not agree with you more.

That was really quite impressive. I may have to change my opinion about the usefulness of women attending college. ;)

For what it's worth, I don't think Obama is really sexist. I think he's just a condescending jerk, and he happened to be speaking to a woman at that particular time.

I'm wonder if "he carries himself like an athlete" may be this person's assumption that a African American equates being good at sports.

Sheesh, that would be whopper.

"That's nice!" LOL!!!! (Only a TRUE Southern Lady would understand) Mega Kudos for Southern condescension at its finest!!

I loved what Kyle Anne wrote. I have been stewing about the doting and fawning over Obama by the MSM. So refreshing to read something that takes Obama and his wife to task. The divisiveness in the democratic party today can be laid at the feet of Obama, his campaign, his wife, and those in the MSM who let them get away with it.

If Obama gets the democratic nomination, there will be a mass exodus from this party come November and it will primarily be the fault of the leadership or "lack thereof" in the DNC, the candidate himself, and those in the MSM who have tried to foist an "unfit" candidate upon us.

We, gun-toting, Bible-thumping, xenophobic, bitter red-necks know a "charlatan" when we see one.

It seems that the Obamas are acting like America owes them a lot and that the Presidency will just be handed over to him in a silver platter. Basically, this is what the leaders of the democratic party, the pundits and the so called elite are doing, ignoring the will of the working class. Obama has to sow before he can reap. That is what the working class have done, that is why they can relate to Hillary. WHY IS AMERICA HANDING OVER THE PRESIDENCY TO AN INEXPERIENCED SENATOR? WAKE UP....

Hillary's college thesis on two approaches to community organizing are revealing. One way is to create conflict by rubbing raw the resentments of the people of the community; to fan latent hostilities of many of the people to the point of overt expressions. The other method "involves the hard work of recognizing interests, seeking out indigenous leaders, and building an organization whose power is viewed as legitimate by the larger community. " The former is like Clinton, and the latter is like Obama. Here's the link to her thesis:

http://www.gopublius.com/HCT/HillaryClintonThesis.pdf

You have deadly aim, Kyle-Ann. Excellent piece of writing, ma'm.

I agree with the writer of the article. Obama does not have any sex-appeal for me either. I think the crushes on Obama come from men, primarily. He is slim, metrosexual, picky with his food, and not masculine in the ways that give me a thrill up my whatever. His face and eyes and mouth betray a narcissistic need for constant affirmation. But a woman's man he is not, not this woman's.

People are organizing against Barry, if he is the nominee, he will never win the general election. The fireworks are just beginning folks!

Spot on - every word!! Thanks for such a great article. How do we get out of this mess?

YES. Thank you.

Honey, I am a gay man, and I can tell you, the gay men I know don't find obama the least bit attractive, so I don't know what the buzz is about. Big ears and stuttering don't make sexy,

To a 'typical white woman', as she calls herself:

You said, 'To elen: In case you forgot Sarkozy is not running for president of the US.'

True, but firstly, Sarkozy pretends to be an ally of the US, and secondly, he has been praised as a 'pro-American politician' by numerous American policymakers and columnists, including Kyle-Anne herself, along with Bruce Walker and James Lewis (all of whom are prominent AT columnists).

I haven't posted here for sometime, but since John McCain failed to support H.R. 2831, "The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" for women, just thought I would stroll by to see if she was fazed by that blatant slap in the face to all the working women in America. Guess not.

Let me first say that I'm a Black man, in my mid-30's, living in South Carolina, who lives just left of center on the political spectrum (a Democrat, yes).

I have no hatred for Barack Obama; I just think there is at least one person more qualified than he is for the president. I do not see the substance and depth that our next president MUST have to deal with the important issues we're all facing.

The media bias towards him has been incredible. For the most part, I've stopped watching; I can't stand it.

I don't know how I'm going to vote in November; more than likely, I won't be voting as a Democrat.

In closing - I LOVED the piece. It reflects a lot of my frustration.

"And that, Marjorie, so you'll know, and you're children will know, is the night the lights went out in Georgia!!!"

Julia Sugarbaker, sometime during the '80s.

Sadly i'm not american and all the information i've got is from the net. I simply can't understand why so many people fell in love with Obambi and his horrible wife. I think he's an empty suit, he's a great speakers, he's young and he's got a grat catchy phrase "yes we can" but so far he didn't explain hoe "we can". I think he's a snob. It's amazing that the MSM drools on him even though he treat the jourlanist as a second rate citizen (eg. sweetie or i want to eat my waffle)

Yes, we also expect a little class from our presidential hopefuls...which means, don't give the finger to your opponents. We'd also like to know exactly what team you play on sexually. Rumor has it you like to play both sides. So, BO - which is it???

For the Obama supporters who can't understand why we just won't let go, its because this is all we have to hang on to. This is what happens when there are no accomplishments to counter his very questionable attitudes.

Loved it!!! What a great piece. Turn to tone back around on him and state the ultimate truth, this is his job interview and we are not going to make our decision based on charisma(done that), words and promises(done that too).

This is a time of war and I for one will choose the person I believe can and will stand. Stand in the face of any obstacle, in times of emergency and fear.

By the way, I'll want more than words then too.

I loved it. As a female with two engineering degrees in a "still" male dominated field, we don't take too kindly of being called "sweetie". Obama needs to grow up and get over his stereo-typing before he becomes my President.

What a great read. It's just incredible how the Obama's think they can waltz right into Washington and change the way things have been done in this country for decades without even a real interview. Even though I am praying that Hillary can still get the nomination, I will so enjoy watching McCain debate Sen. Egomaniac. And the swiftboating is going to be almost too painful to watch. Obama and his entourage are the gifts that keep on giving. I am waiting for the next one.

'To elen: In case you forgot Sarkozy is not running for president of the US.'

He isn't, but for whatever reason, Kyle-Anne has praised this anti-American cowardice pacifist (Sarkozy), and so have several other AT columnists (Dunn, Walker, Lewis), so Sarkozy's history must be verified. Everyone has the right to do so.
Moreover, the same standard should apply to all men.

Excellent article! Right on!! BO is an inexperienced bluff put into action by the likes of so-called Democratic Party leaders in a power struggle. The likes of Kennedy and Kerry and the rest want to wrest power away from anyone named Clinton. What better way than to turn the Clintons into racists! BO is using Blacks to gain power and divide the Party.
One "Sweetie" was enough for me. I'll never, ever vote for him. The reporter should have sued and maybe she will. He just doesn't get it. BO never did any real-world work. He just sat around thinking and getting scholarships to expand his ego. He needs to go back to the Senate and get some experience. This horrendous woman bashing going on wihtin the Party has been very frightening. I'm leaving the Party because it no longer represents my values and hope Hillary does too. They've not supported her or stood up for her in the wake of sexist attacks by the media (Kennedy's buddies). Ted Kennedy started this whole thing by supporting BO and calling Bill's comments "racist". Spin, spin, spin. Isn't that the Republican agenda?
Democratic Party is self-destructing from within and will lose 100,000s thousands , maybe millions of voters. I hope Hillary goes Independent. I hope we do a "Millon Woman March" in Denver in August and let them know that we're mad as Hell and the Sweeties aren't going to take it anymore.!!!!
How dare they suggest Hillary should simply roll over and be a good little girl and then turn around and work her heart out for the likes of this child, BO? Forget it.
Outstanding Article.
Thank you!!!!!

GREAT article! You pegged this narcissistic elitist perfectly.
Thanks.

I sort of take offense at the implication that I am supporting a "brand" in Senator Obama. As a young person and an impending first-time voter, I realize I fall into the demographic that is arguably most susceptible to branding, but I also feel that the Clinton and Bush names are more brands than Obama -- you could practically adorn them with a Nike C or a Nike B. Those families may have even surpassed branding to the point of becoming just about institutional.

That said, there's plenty on the policy side for me to feel good about as an Obama supporter. Individual health insurance (despite the fact that I seldom need medical care) would cost me $850+ a month, and my job doesn't provide it for me yet, so I'm uninsured. Obviously, I like Obama's health care plan.

Also, I and my peers have grown up in a world full of entrenched problems -- none of which have been solved to any lasting degree in our lifetimes. These sides seem so set in stone -- Democracy and Communism, America and Russia, Islam and Christianity, black and white, the secular and idealogical communities, the socio-economic classes -- and in the midst of all that, a major tenet of Obama's foreign policy is diplomacy and communication. I find that refreshing and, yes, hope-inducing. Clearly many people agree with me, and by the way, it is we who are giving Obama this opportunity, and I can vouch for the fact that no silver platter was involved.

I am sad that Obama's "audacity" is being characterized as a negative here -- as arrogance, set opposite "humility" -- but no one suggests what humility entails (other than exorcising his habit of calling women "sweetie," which I have to deem pretty harmless without some stronger evidence of sexism or misogyny... it's a common colloquialism, though I understand why it offends), except this vague notion of paying one's dues in the political arena.

Of course, most people don't LIKE the political arena, or the people it produces, but it's easy to forget that come election time.

Anyway, that's my two cents. Have a good one.

There are, indeed, lots of bitter people here. It's funny how some of you (those who are supporters of Sen Clinton) think that Obama acts as if he is owed the nomination, when it is Mrs Clinton who acted in that fashion, portrayed herself as the inevitable nominee, and will not gracefully exit the stage even though she does not have a prayer of winning the nomination. She is even planning to bully her way to the nomination.

Obama has played by the rules, and is winning the nomination 'fair and square.' He is no less accomplished than Senator Clinton as any objective assessment will show. I'm afraid, for some of you, someone such as Obama will never ever be qualified enough. But that's fine.

The vitriol coming from some of you goes way beyond critical analysis and appears to border on bigotry. What a silly article being exalted to almost Shakespearean levels. What a waste of space.

There are, indeed, lots of bitter people here. It's funny how some of you (those who are supporters of Sen Clinton) think that Obama acts as if he is owed the nomination, when it is Mrs Clinton who acted in that fashion, portrayed herself as the inevitable nominee, and will not gracefully exit the stage even though she does not have a prayer of winning the nomination. She is even planning to bully her way to the nomination.

Obama has played by the rules, and is winning the nomination 'fair and square.' He is no less accomplished than Senator Clinton as any objective assessment will show. I'm afraid, for some of you, someone such as Obama will never ever be qualified enough. But that's fine.

The vitriol coming from some of you goes way beyond critical analysis and appears to border on bigotry. What a silly article being exalted to almost Shakespearean levels. What a waste of space.

Obama played by the rules?Let see he ranned ads in Florida before the date he was to run them.that;s a dnc rule.So in the DNC rules you run an ad before the date to do then that candidate will be striped of his/hers delegates.Obama -0- delegates in florida for breaking the rules.2.Obama had his name on michigan ballot but took it off after he was beat in Florida..but that was his choice to remove his name from the ballot.If you would go to the dnc rules you will see the set rules.Obama said noone campaign in Florida but he ranned his ads in florida.

Obama record in illinois senate 1999-2000-2001-2002 -2003-now 2004-2005 you will se your Obama at work at nothing all for himself in lobbyies money oil/energy money.afraid to see the truth.If you took the time to really hear what he is saying..hold lot of nothing.

This is a great piece! LOVED the part about the programmed teleprompter!

JMS - yeah, the said journalist could actually start a judiciary proceeding against Obama and demand a restraining order.

BTW - Obama apologised! Wow! I never expected him to apologise for any of the numerous mistakes he has made! Usually, when he's held responsible for something, he just dismisses any accusation as 'smear' or 'old politics' or 'politics of fear'.

Obama House was built on a weak foundation.

If HILLARY CLINTON is not the nominee for the United States of America President. I say All those who voted for her and all who would like to change their vote to her do so by the WRITE IN VOTE in NOVEMBER. AMERICANS can show this country what DEMOCRACY is. We have had one president nominated under these conditions before and I am confident it can be done now.

I see there's little regard for facts here, but here are a few worth noting:
1. Obama DID NOT submit his name for the MI primary. In fact, no democratic candidate submitted his/her name. The names were submitted by the office of the Secretary of State of MI who went ahead based on the expressed intentions of about 8 or 9 individuals who had declared such.
2. Obama, along with 6 or 7 other candidates, had their names removed from the MI ballots. Only senators
Clinton and Dodd kept their names. This was done long before the FL primaries, not after, as was inaccurately stated above.
3. There was no existing law that allowed Obama to take his name off the FL ballots.
4. Running an ad in FL can hardly constitute a 'campaign' in that state.
5. Sen Clinton signed a document stating she would not participate in the FL and MI primaries, but went back on her word when she realized she was going to loose the delegate battle.
Her chief negotiator on the Rules Committee of the DNC, one Harold Ickles, was among those who voted to punish the FL and MI democratic parties for their unruly behavior. Also, the chairman of the Clinton campaign, Terry McAuliff (hope I got the spelling right), also voted in favor of punishing those two states. The 30-member rules committee voted 29-1 in that decision. Guess who was the lone opponent? If you're perceptive enough, it was a supporter of Sen Obama, who, by the way, still opposes that ruling and wants those two primaries to count, and is still backing Obama. How's that for nuance.

You supporters of Sen Clinton would do well to seriously consider the candidate you're getting behind. This is someone who puts political calculation and grand-standing over principle, triangulates, engages in unethical conduct in the campaign, shamelessly panders to the lowest common denominator, and attracts the bigots to her side. It's sad that the 'inevitable nominee' underestimated the black kid with the funny name. If she had voted her conscience with that War Authorization vote in October 2002 and not looked towards the 2008 presidential run, she would have easily locked up the nomination, and no one would have even heard of Barack Obama. It would be great to have a woman elected to this nation's highest office, but I just won't settle for any woman.

she talks so much about every vote should count, well my parents in Florida were going to vote for Obama but was told that it wouldn't count so they didn't, how many more people did the same? For what I know, Clinton told all her supporters to go anyways, she knew she would bring it up later on. Is what Clintons do, play unfair. She wants to talk about every vote counting, but doesn't want to give a single vote for Obama in Michigan. How desperate. This lady needs help. She lost already!!!!