COMCAST email has serious problems this AM, have been unable to mail CLIPS. Sorry.
Watched the Obama-Clinton debate last night instead of going to the Board of Ed work-study session which included a discussion on the upcoming budget. Will comment on that later.
But Hillary and Barack proved irresistible. You'll find the coverage on CLIPS and any of your other favorite sources, but there was one moment I haven't seen anyone pick up on.
Tim Russert, known for 'hardball' questions, threw a supposed one at Obama: What did he have to say about Minister Louis Farrakhan being quoted by the Chicago Tribune as urging his supporters to support Obama?
Obama said, in essence, 'Hey, this is America. I can't tell someone not to like me.'
Hillary chimed in with what I think was an apples-and-oranges moment.
When Hillary attacked Obama over the supposed difference between 'denouncing' and 'rejecting' Farrakhan's support, she was more than a little disingenuous.
In New York State, multiple parties can endorse a candidate, and that candidate appears on that party's line on the ballot. The Independent Party, which Hillary correctly cited as anti-Semitic at that time -- could have put her up as their candidate and caused her great harm in the voting.
That is what she rejected. She had no reason to call attention to the difference between to two situations, since she wanted to make herself appear more principled.
There is no exact equivalent in a national election and Obama was on perfectly fine ground as he originally answered the question.
Take points away from Tim Russert for not clarifying the matter.
Warning! The video below is quite large, and crashed my machine twice while loading it -- hence the delay in today's post.
- NY Times: "Democratic Debate: Interactive Video" -- See the Farrakhan section.
-- Dan Damon
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