Cordial. Gentle. Changed tone. Make peace with eye on history. Love fest. Civil.
Like a couple of kids caught throwing sand, last night Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have obviously decided to play nice in the California sandbox.
Whether the attitude adjustment could be attributed to the untimed "no pressure" format of last night's debate or the fact they together emerged from the fracas and remain standing, the two Democrats remained on topic and off each other's nerves.
With Super Tuesday on the horizon, both are well aware that one misstep or misspeak in could break a political hip.
Seated side by side with shoulders squared toward the audience, on occasion, the candidates leaned slightly away from the other just perceptible enough for viewers to catch a bit of the underlying competition between the two.
Otherwise, Obama and Clinton looked like a couple of colleagues from work interviewing for the same promotion.
Hollywood Perfect.
When all was said and done, the candidates exchanged whispered words over a handshake and a quick hug.
It doesn't take a lip reader to catch that nonverbal.
The Democrats are heading into the convention unified.
Read the transcript of the debate here.
4 comments:
A non-military-person should not have control over the most powerful military in the world. Which, eliminates any possibility of Obama or Clinton for the role of President. It does, however, open the door to John McCain for President.
Say what? The military power of the US should not be controlled by civilians? Michelle, I'm assuming you're kidding, or trolling.
But I agree that if the Democrats are united around Billary and the Republicans nominate McCain, we'll have another Republican President. Sigh.
Oh well, I can always cast another guilt-free vote for Ralph.
Hi Michelle--long time no see...
The control of our military by our current President--a military member of sorts--has been very much been used to control we Americans as far as how we think in order to push Mr. Bush's war, i.e. flat blatant lies about the reason we entered Iraq in the first place.
Hillary--because of her pro-Bush vote to allow troops to enter Iraq--proved to me that she could be easily swayed to use force first instead of diplomacy.
As a mom with a son below the age of 25, anytime I hear the ugly word "draft", I hope beyond hope that someone with brains--the power to communicate and resolve--will become the next President of the US.
Someone who realizes that my son is a living, viable force, not a statistic to be chalked up as a military casualty.
And that person is Barack Obama.
The USA has a chance to redefine themselves as a thinking country ready to lead the world forward in peaceful resolution.
With cerebral power comes true strength.
Too many futures have been cut short.
Take your country back, Michelle.
Vote Obama.
cdupree--
Dems are not united around Billary as evidenced by the latest Gallup poll.
Forty-four percent of Democratic voters nationwide support Clinton, while 41% support Obama, within the poll's three-point margin of error. The data suggest that Obama has gained slightly more -- at least initially -- from John Edwards' departure from the race.
This is just one poll stating the same observation of several who posted findings Friday.
Obama is gaining support--Hillary remains fixed.
MOBAMA.
I read with interest a post on Belisarius, a site where you contribute-- Which Candidate Represents the Little Guys?
I suspect the best hope for maintaining the current structure of power and privilege (if that’s your goal) is to allow the insertion of a soul into the juggernaut of capitalism.
We've got one heckuva cerebral soul in the Dem lineup.
If you are located in a Super Tuesday state, my hopes are you will vote as a thinker, as a soul that contributes to such a thinking blog. (Great work, by the way).
Vote Obama.
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