Campaigning in Iowa, JFK speechwriter likens Obama to Kennedy

[DeepModem Mom]

CNN: October 3, 2007
JFK speechwriter likens Obama to Kennedy


Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, with Ted Sorensen Tuesday

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) – Ted Sorensen, a former speechwriter and top adviser to President John F. Kennedy, said Tuesday that Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and the late president share a similar approach to foreign policy.

"Kennedy believed in negotiation and communication," Sorensen said. "And the man I'm going to introduce to you today is the only serious candidate … who has stated in one of the national debates that he favors a policy of communicating and negotiating with all countries." Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton engaged in a war of words over Obama's comments in the July CNN/ YouTube debate when he said he would not shy away from meeting with controversial world leaders. "That's an important difference," said Sorensen, who added, "which characterized John F. Kennedy's approach to foreign policy as president and will characterize Barack Obama's."

Sorensen told the crowd that critics "said Kennedy had lost his chances to be president the day he was baptized like they say Obama lost the day he was born black."

"We don't even need to go into the fact that they said Kennedy was too inexperienced, too young."

Sorensen introduced Obama Tuesday at the senator's speeches in Chicago and Des Moines. He plans to do the same in Iowa City Tuesday evening....

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/03/jfk-speechwriter-likens-obama-to-kennedy/

[sallyseven]

1. Obama is no JFK.

I always liked Ted Sorenson but I think he has dementia now. He has to be 80. He should be ashamed of himself. Does he want the dems to lose in 08? Obama does not have the intelligence of JFK nor the personality. He is a crybaby and I hope he doesn't make it.

[Adelante]

3. Think on this

Could you have posted without the childish insults?

[ISUGRADIA]

4. So old and the wrong opinion = dementia

Class Act You Are!

[Adelante]

2. Sorensen looks terrific

:)