Shorter Barack Obama: Do as I say (move beyond race and unite), not as I do (embrace an aggressively divisive figure for 20 years).
If this were a loyalty test, he’d get points for standing by his man. But it’s a job interview for the presidency of the United States. The man that Obama has chosen to stand by is toxic . The guy is radioactive. If you’re a politician with your eye on the White House, you find a way to escape and you run the other way.
I can only conclude that he’s not serious about running for president. All he wants is the mantle of the Democratic Victims’ Party. He’s welcome to it.
At least half the liberal Democrats I know have told me that they’re going to vote for McCain.
Isn’t it refreshing to hear the truth about politicians?
From the New York Post (and via the HuffPo)
In an explosive interview with The Post, the McGreeveys’ longtime man-in-the-middle, Teddy Pedersen, recounted explicit details of alleged, titillating, three-way sex romps he had with the now-divorcing duo, starting during their courtship and continuing into the marriage.
Pedersen - who said he has already spilled the beans on the steamy ménage a trios arrangement under oath in a deposition for the couple’s divorce battle - hinted that he thinks his presence was required to get Jim’s motor running for Dina.
And from the New York Times:
Patersons Acknowledge Extramarital Affairs
The couple said they decided to speak to address rumors about their marriage that had been circulating in the capital. The revelation was the latest in Albany related to sex. Eliot Spitzer, the former governor, resigned after reports of his involvement in a high-priced prostitution ring became public last week.
The admission is likely to be a distraction for the new governor at a difficult time.
Also from the New York Times:
On Defensive, Obama Plans Talk on Race
Mr. Wright’s statements, said strategists, threaten [Obama’s greatest strength, his reputation as a unifying, uplifting figure, capable of moving the country past old labels and divisions.
