Comments on: Flailing http://larison.org/2007/11/17/flailing/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:25:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Daniel Larison http://larison.org/2007/11/17/flailing/#comment-8139 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:55:36 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/11/17/flailing/#comment-8139 Yes, it was posted on the Drudge Report, which means that journalists and political junkies would have seen it. Obama keeps the story alive for several days more by responding, and he makes it into a national story that many more people hear about and he attaches himself personally to the episode. It was a mistake. Yes, it was posted on the Drudge Report, which means that journalists and political junkies would have seen it. Obama keeps the story alive for several days more by responding, and he makes it into a national story that many more people hear about and he attaches himself personally to the episode. It was a mistake.

]]> by: jb1125 http://larison.org/2007/11/17/flailing/#comment-8137 Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:32:11 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/11/17/flailing/#comment-8137 File this under the “not ready for primetime” category. Obama here gives Clinton an opening to appear wise in the ways of the political world, while he flails about over some Beltway gossip in a column most Democrats probably will not even have read (and may not have heard of until he drew attention to it). MAY NOT OF HEARD OF UNTIL HE DREW ATTENTION TO IT??? Have you been following politics for the last ten years? The column was on top of the Drudge report: http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/11/17/20071117_113225.htm The Clinton campaign responded strongly when there was an allegation that she didn't tip on top of the Drudge Report, but they sat idly by when there was an allegation that Hillary's agents had dirt on Obama. Obama was absolutely correct to respond. File this under the “not ready for primetime” category. Obama here gives Clinton an opening to appear wise in the ways of the political world, while he flails about over some Beltway gossip in a column most Democrats probably will not even have read (and may not have heard of until he drew attention to it).

MAY NOT OF HEARD OF UNTIL HE DREW ATTENTION TO IT??? Have you been following politics for the last ten years? The column was on top of the Drudge report: http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/11/17/20071117_113225.htm

The Clinton campaign responded strongly when there was an allegation that she didn’t tip on top of the Drudge Report, but they sat idly by when there was an allegation that Hillary’s agents had dirt on Obama. Obama was absolutely correct to respond.

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