Reply #32: It gives him the chance to make pithy rebuttals to himself. He's his own devil's advocate.

[Straight Shooter]

It's another episode of What Obama Really Meant. How many threads have we had on DU where everyone argues about what he really meant, and even if he meant it, it's the truth anyway and too bad if people are offended.

Well, it is too bad, apparently, because he's out there correcting his statement, sort of, and getting in digs at McCain and Hillary while he's at it. "You think I'm bad? Look at them, they're much worse!"

He says what he thinks when he veers off script.