Wolf--CNN Just reported that Obama said...

[1corona4u]

If he doesn't win in Iowa?(this year?), he won't run again. The first thing that came to my mind was;

"Take me to bed, or lose me forever:

LOL....


Why would he say such a thing??

No link yet...

[no name no slogan]

1. zOMGROFLBBQ !!!111oneoneeleven!!!111

Who says 24/7 news isn't informative?

[Tellurian]

15. Obama said he would complete his term as Senator before a run at the presidency...

How long did that last?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

37. As long as Hillary said she'd serve NY.

Last year!

[Pirate Smile]

2. I think it was Michelle that said something like that in a magazine interview.

[DemKR]

3. what an idiot n/t

[chascarrillo]

10. You'd like him to run again if he's defeated?

Hey, welcome to the club!

[sallyseven]

19. l'd like to see him run in

about 8 years. He will be stronger and wiser then but not now. I like him a lot and he is the future.

[sniffa]

49. mo brilliant

:thumbsup:

[annie1]

4. no way.

[Lerkfish]

5. or

if wolf is accurately reporting, it could also be that he doesn't want to experience the same meatgrinder again of a presidential run.
that is a different reading of the same statement from yours.

[Lerkfish]

14. and just as I theorized:

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

“We’re not going to keep running and running and running, because at some point you do get the life beaten out of you. It hasn’t been beaten out of us yet," she tells the magazine. "We need to be in there now, while we’re still fresh and open and fearless and bold. You lose some of that over time. Barack is not cautious yet; he’s ready to change the world, and we need that.”


I should add: not that I'm agreeing with this position, just saying the OP mischaracterized the statement

[1corona4u]

22. Yeah, but that's just silly...

of course you get the crap beaten out of you...but, it also makes me wonder what he would do, should he not be the nominee, but instead, have a chance as VP? Does that mean that 4/8 years down the road, he wouldn't run again for POTUS?

[Lerkfish]

30. like I amended, I'm not defending the position, but just positing a

different interpretation than the OP.

IMHO if he felt he was the best thing for the office, he should not give up. but he's not my choice anyhow.

[1corona4u]

32. yeah, I just think it would be a waste of his career to not run again...

I knoe people can change their minds too, but it really surprised me.

[2rth2pwr]

39. Well if he can't handle a campaign against other Dems

how can he handle 4 years facing the whole world?


Step off.

[ccpup]

6. I hope that isn't true.

If so, I can confidently say that even my 8 year old nephew wouldn't even say such a thing. He's a bit smarter and more mature than that.

[earthlover]

42. Another example of the Hillary condescending attack machine at work....

Sad thing is that maybe they are pathological slanderers...ie....they don't even know they are doing it!

[ccpup]

43. so now you're blaming the Hillary Attack Machine

for a direct quote -- perhaps, as I don't know the story or the validity of it -- from Michelle Obama? :eyes:

[earthlover]

44. No, I was responding to your quote: "even my 8 year old nephew wouldn't even say such a thing. ...

.... He's a bit smarter and more mature than that."

If that is not condescending, what is NOT?

[ccpup]

45. it's the truth

he wouldn't say that because he is smarter and more mature.

[earthlover]

46. You don't even see this as condescending? Get a grip!

I am sick and tired of the Hillary Attack Machine. It is not necessary to be THAT negative about the personal character of a candidate. If you can show how your candidate is better, that should be enough. It is this attitude that turns off a lot of people to politics. It is childish too. There is not a candidate on either side that deserves to be insulted in the way you just did. I am only saying this because there is a chance your candidate will win the nomination. She would have an almost impossible task of winning in November, so she would need all the help she could get. People supporting her by negative crap just turns off people from your candidate, which means the Reps would be more likely to win through your efforts, and also gives them justification for throwing the same sort of mud at your candidate. So, if you get your jollies by bashing Democrats, you are only hurting your candidate. But please get over yourself before the general election. I am also sick and tired of losing.

[ccpup]

48. you may not realize this

but your responses to me have been much more childish, negative and full of attack-like language than anything I've written in this Thread.

I'm simply stating a fact about my nephew and what he and his friends would and would not say. If he or one of his friends said, in effect, "if I don't win, then I'm going home and never playing again", they'd laugh at him! If you find that upsetting, that's something you need to look at. But to try and equate the few words I've offered and which you've responded to as some part of a "Hillary Attack Machine" is confusing at best.

If an Obama Supporter gets this angry and this out-of-control over what an 8 year old would or wouldn't choose to say, what in the hell will they do if he makes it to the General and the MSM and the Repuglicans start slamming him with body blows and Swift Boating?

[yardwork]

7. And we all know that Wolf Blitzer is an absolutely reliable source of info.

The stupid stuff being thrown around here today....

[bunnies]

8. huh.

If he doesnt win Iowa he wont run again? That doesnt even make sense. He could still win the nod without winning Iowa. I dont get it.

[1corona4u]

24. It's the whole election I think....not just Iowa....

I wasn't sure what Wolf said, hence the question mark....but he/they had previously said that if they lost Iowa, they would be done. Can't remember where I read that....

[bunnies]

27. Yeah... I do remember something about the Iowa comment...

I think it may have been Michelle who said it? I guess the point of this new quote is that he wont run for Pres. again if he doesnt get the nod this time. Seems like a strange thing to say.

[durrrty libby]

9. Ooooh a threat. I like it

[rodeodance]

11. for some reason, this does not surprize me at all.

[bigdarryl]

12. I keep saying if he doesn't get the nod my prediction is he will run for Illinois Governor

[Nailzberg]

20. I think Madigan is going for that.

Dan Hynes is eying it as well. That would be one race I wouldn't want to work.

[bigdarryl]

29. As a former presidential contender he would be the odds favorite and would have....

the most money on hand for a run because i think any money left over in the presidential election he can turn that over to campaign for Governor

[Nailzberg]

36. I wouldn't want to work it, that's all I'm saying.

Madigan and Hynes (and their fathers in the old Dem power system) have considerable weight, as does Obama. That's a three-way bloodfest, assuming Blagovich doesn't try running again. (I don't think he could get away with it) And Quinn may get in it, too.
I'd love any one of them as Governor, but I wouldn't want to be taking punches all day working the race.

I think Obama stays in the Senate.

[ArkySue]

47. Why doesn't he stay in the Senate

and do the job he was elected for? Why the hell did he run for the Senate if he doesn't want to be a Senator? Trying to pad his resume? I guess he's all about running and not serving.

[Nailzberg]

50. When did he mention he wouldn't stay in the senate?

It's a better job than Governor around here. The governorship in Illinois is where politicians go to be indicted.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. I'd have to hear it for myself.

I don't think Obama would say that.

[hayu_lol]

21. cat_girl, I don't think he would either...

One cannot argue that Obama is not bright, is not a good potential presidential candidate, and if he loses this time, he has youth on his side and can always run again.

If he wins, this conversation is academic. And, he stands a good chance.

[applegrove]

16. Perhaps to force people who like him to vote for him now rather than

saying to themselves "aw he'll have another chance to be President some day". That was my take.

[Nailzberg]

17. Michelle said it in Vanity Fair. It was in cited in today's Trib.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-trail_swamp_1228dec28,0,2882410.story


Frankly, I'm not surprised anyone would say this prior to Iowa. You're in it to win it. Just like asking someone if they would accept a VP slot. DOn't ask them that until they're out of the running for the big gig.

[Benhurst]

18. Surely he didn't say that. It's too close to

"You won't have Richard Nixon to kick around anymore."

[BeyondGeography]

23. He didn't

and you should stick to launching wishful thinking threads about your own candidate.

[1corona4u]

25. Apparently he/she did say it.

[BeyondGeography]

28. Michelle made a remark in VF, which was cited upthread

Obama supporters already knew about that.

Stick to Biden and you won't be wasting our time.

[1corona4u]

31. It's not mandatory that you respond to my threads.....

despite their topic. I simply hadn't heard it before.

Now, go back to picking your nose, or whatever it is I took you away from.

[BeyondGeography]

34. Here's a link

since the OP reads as if it was written by someone who was picking her nose while watching TV.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/12/28/obama-my-wife-doesnt-want-another-white-house-run/

[1corona4u]

35. I read it already, since it's been posted 3 times now...

thanks for paying attention.

PS. Actually, I was cooking dinner.

[jillan]

26. I heard it too - it was something having to do with having too much time in DC

affecting his decisions.

[bunnies]

33. That definitely makes the statement more interesting.

Thanks for the context. :hi:

[BenDavid]

38. hell, if he said it then maybe we can accomodate him-bye-bye

[TwilightGardener]

40. I'd be disappointed if he lost and then didn't run again, but what an

awful toll a Presidential campaign takes on a candidate AND his family. I can fully understand Michelle not wanting to go through this again. I don't know how Edwards can deal with potentially losing TWICE, after working like a dog and pouring heart and soul into campaigning.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

41. Well...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3900228&mesg_id=3900228