This is really disappointing. But it's also a telling example of why it is far too early to pick a favorite. The irony is that Obama has criticized the msm for ignoring his own substantive record and instead focusing on how he looks in a swimsuit.
So, Obama turns around and does the very same thing to John Edwards.
Republicans plot to portray Democrats as wimps, or "faggots," and Obama joins in the fun and games. Whose side is Obama on?
Until today, my feelings about Obama have been an equal mixture of awe and hope at the man's JFK-esque way with words and a healthy suspicion that Obama is just too damn good to be true.
Let's hear it for a healthy suspicion.
The Hill:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) slipped in a compliment — of sorts — about a fellow 2008 hopeful during his appearances on the Iowa stump last weekend.
“I want to wait and hear what John Edwards has to say, he’s kind of good-looking,” Obama envisioned Iowa caucus-goers from the small town of Clinton telling themselves. During an appearance in West Burlington, Iowa, the phrase appeared again, this time with Edwards as “kind of cute.”
One Edwards supporter was nonplussed by the reference, coming as Obama stresses rising above petty politics and chafes at press attention to his own good looks. . . more
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