Just how much is Barack Obama worrying about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's effect on depressing his support from white voters in May 6 primaries in North Carolina and Indiana? How much is he worried that his forceful comments Tuesday in which he finally, really, strongly denounced his ex-pastor came too late?
Here's one indicator: Obama's latest superdelegate endorsement today, from Indiana Rep. Baron Hill. Hill, whose district includes the liberal university town of Bloomington but also the conservative southeast of the state, addresses the Wright controversy directly. He worries about "some never-ending 'groundhog day' endlessly playing out the cultural wars of forty years ago" and says, "I am pleased that Senator Obama clearly and unequivocally denounced Reverend Wright’s remarks. Hoosiers don’t feel that way about our country, I don’t feel that way about our country and Senator Obama made it abundantly clear that he doesn’t feel that way either."
Hill also says of Obama's finally cutting loose Wright that "one of the tests of a true leader is his ability and willingness to come to a new conclusion based on new events. Senator Obama did just that yesterday."
Two Nobel prize winners for economics have just stated that Barack Obama is th eonly candidate that truly has a grasp on the economy. The media can spin until their wheels come off meanwhile they allow a person with the best plan be ridiculed, for what someone he knows says. Now I see whythe country is in such a mess. We exhalt liars and ridicule those with the truth.
Posted by: Flander Annapolis | April 30, 2008 at 12:56 PM
FLANDERS ANNAPOLIS: Two Nobel prize winners for economics have just stated that Barack Obama is th eonly candidate that truly has a grasp on the economy.WHERE DID YOU GET THIS INFORMATION?
We exhalt liars and ridicule those with the truth.
THIS STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE!!!
THANK YOU!!
Posted by: Nan | April 30, 2008 at 02:45 PM
Read it and weep: "MSNBC has two Nobel Prize economists on right now. They were asked which of the three - Obama, Clinton or McCain - would be best for the economy, and both replied Obama.
Joseph Stiglitz, who was connected to the Clinton presidency and a 2001 prize winner, said that Obama's speech 3 weeks ago on the economy was brilliant. He also said that the deregulation of the markets during Clinton's presidency was a mistake and the markets need to be re-regulated.
Edmund Phelps, 2006 prize winner, agreed. We need a new way of looking at the economy and Obama is the one that can do that. We do not need the thinking of the past."
Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/4/25/84227/0290/242/503167
Posted by: Don Bo | April 30, 2008 at 03:44 PM
I'll tell you that Obama is a sincere person. He really means well. I think he has a great vision for America and he wants to represent everyone. I think Obama has shown great judgement when he stood up against the war and now when he stood up against the federal gas tax proposal by both Mccain and Clinton. I think Obama is a different polictian and I believe he will lead the country in a new and better direction.
Posted by: jamie | May 01, 2008 at 03:07 AM
Hillary cannot fix gas price, it know quit fix. Hillary do not have the best interest of all people, Hillary is just greed and have poor judgement, want to pardon her brother, while they built prison for others.
Posted by: pastee | May 01, 2008 at 03:55 PM