"Old-Style Politics," In Pictures

Ben Smith flags this sharp-edged quote from Obama adviser Steve Hildebrand:

"The Clintons have always put people in a box - they look at everything through racial lines, gender lines, geographic lines; they tend to segment people," said Steve Hildebrand, a senior Obama adviser who spearheaded his Iowa effort. "She goes to Nevada and sits with Latinos in their living room to court their vote - that's not the way Barack approaches people. If the Clintons paint him as the black candidate, no one's going to stop them from doing that. They are playing the same old-style games."

Hildebrand is right, Obama doesn't sit with Latinos in their living room to court their vote. He sits in their backyard.

From an "economic opportunity" photo-op in Van Nuys, California 10 days ago:

Just to set the scene:

Photos are by Jonathan Alcorn, found on Flickr.

Comments

[Trace8089]

Oh Saint Obama!!! Are you just a politician or are you just another politician. Wake up this guys is just that. He's no messiah. If you like him vote for him. If you don't pick someone else. Stop with all the horse-shit and bitching. Get organized and prepare for political warfare no matter who is the nominee. You can bet your last dollar opposition research teams for the RNC know all the skeletons and warts of the major dem candidates. Believe me the republicans will make the democratic primaries look like sunday school. If you want the repubs to control the supreme court for the next 30 years hold a grudge and not vote. If you want the war to continue hold a grudge. If you want the environmental rules and laws not enforced hold a grudge. If you want trickle down economics to continue until we have a depression keep the nonsense up.

[hazmaq]

What's he suppose to say ass-hole, "Hey I know I'm here to talk to the Hispanic Community -but where's the white people??

He talks to 4 people, and this is all you got?

Here's your dream future if you keep up your support for Hillary/Bill: call Joe Lieberman your daddy, and watch Harry and Nancy lose the next 6 elections.

[amberglow]

That's perfect! Hah!

Obama is extraordinarily full of bull, i'm finding. He's absolutely no better than Hillary in any way, and that's no compliment.

[Mileva Maric]

You know a candidate hasn't got much substance by what their supporters use to support them and criticize the opponnent.

The belif that Mr. Obama is somehow not political or less political than any one else is about as bright as Mr. Bush being seen as a rancher from Texas having been born with a silver spoon and the son of a former President.

We the people are seeing how you the media, pundits, bloggers can be easily had. We the people are seeing how you the media, pundits and bloggers don't know what you are talking about and how you will say anything. That this doesn't make you either smarter, more capable or correct.

Because the only thing that has changed this election is which party is doing the misrepresentations and parsing lies. And as expected, the Democrats are outdoing the Republicans.

And I am reminded why I was a Republican to begin with. But that party is gone. And this party is going as well.

Buh bye! My guess this is a good thing.

And I believe the media and "Newsformation" will also become a thing of the past. All we need is someone to come out with an old fashioned news outlet. One of those so real and honest that nobody will watch it because it is boring. Oh hell, we have C-Span but we need more of it.