Reply #54: I'll tell you the truth here.

[nonconformist]

I'm not an Obama supporter, but I almost feel sorry for him over this. It was a very stupid gaffe to make at a critical time when he couldn't afford to have one.

Now, I'm willing to even give him the benefit of the doubt, and assume he worded this in a bad way, and didn't mean it like it came across.

I know many on DU will see it that way, and give him a pass on it.

But the issue is, how will in play across the country? How will the media treat this?

Truth? It's not going to play well at ALL. Expect the right wing to be all over this. Expect to hear this soundbite on the news... and even in political ads, should he still get the nomination.

This IS damaging, and it certainly doesn't help since he's been on damage control for days over this Wright thing already.