Obama Mocks Clinton Mocking Obama

Last Sunday, Hillary Clinton "stood in the rec center at Rhode Island College and mocked fellow presidential candidate Barack Obama for his campaign's theme of hope, saying Obama can't just 'wave a magic wand and have the special interests disappear.'" [Watch video of Clinton here.] On Saturday, Obama took the same stage and couldn't resist bringing up her comments. CNN describes the scene:

"I think she was here, right?" Obama said toward the end of his stump speech. "She was saying 'Oh, you know, he thinks that the clouds will part and... [that] he's so naïve.'"

The room quickly erupted in "boos."

"Wait, wait, wait," he said.

"He thinks he can wave a magic wand," he continued, mocking Clinton's impression, "and suddenly everything will be great."

Obama then went in to his standard stump lines, saying it's true he "talks about hope a lot." He then defended his rationale in doing so.

Watch it:

Obama mocks Clinton for mocking him earlier about his message of hope. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1439819445http://www.brightcove.com/channel.jsp?channel=1178199204

Comments

[frenchy1940]

I feel sorry for all you ignorant people who will vote for Obama. He will let you all down. OBAMA'S shtick is his lofty rhetoric, but unfortunately has nothing to back i up. When he was a State Senator and his votes were needed on some tough issues, he was OTL. In fact he missed over a hundred votes because he was just too ambitious. He is arrogant, supremely confident in himself and is ambitious beyond anything else. He began running for president as soon as he came into the Senate. He's missed more votes than anyone other than John McCain. He co-chairs a sub-committee on Afghanistan and HASN'T HELD A SINGLE HEARING. You're voting with your hearts and not your heads and will be mightily dissapointed when "the "blue lip" Messiah doesn't deliver. If you think for one minute that this man will bring our troops home, fix the economy and the hundreds of oher issues left over from that Bush Administration, you're all crazy. I for one can't wait for him to get in because I know he can't deliver and we'll be right where we are now. He talks the talk, but doesn't has never walked the walk.

[Egghead]

Uh, huh, he has blue lips and he's uppity. Glad you're not playing into racist stereotypes at all.

[hopeforchange]

Or whining about alleged racism huh.

[TruthLives]

As always with the Obama camp, if you can't counter the charge, claim racism...

[vixie29]

Sorry Hillary is not offering anything other then what her Irsaeli supporters tell her to and those who want to continue the war on "terror" the defense contracting companies. Iraq is first and foremost and her words are hollow.

[witdarealness]

What I find interesting on this site is the fact that everyone seems to be on one side or the other instead of displaying the God-given right to choose one or the other. I support neither Obama or Hillary or McCain. I support the best candidate.­..period. I started reading your post and it started off good but instead of staying on point, you digress into racial animosity and name calling, which further refutes anything you were trying to say. Another thing that you allude to, Obama is not God and the expectations of what he will do when he gets in office are not close to realistic. We need a change from Bush and the good ole boys who don't seem to mind sending our sons and daughters to war... for profit. If Mickey Mouse was running and talking about getting our boys and girls home, I'd vote for him. The idiots that voted for Bush in 2000 and 2004 are now complaining about the economy as if they couldn't see where we were headed. Amazing! McCain is a war mongerer who will die in office. Hillary will continue to be cowed by men. As I see it, Obama is the only one who can bring a change in direction and moral aptitude to the position of POTUS. McCain will continue deploying our troops all over the world in some misguided attempt to reign in terrorists, while Hillary will continue to do what most politicians do... go along to get along. For all Obama's ambition, at least he has enough self-assuredness to actually make a realistic decision that favors the American people as opposed to corporate America.

[KaAp]

I doubt if we are ignorant since the statistics tend to back up the notion that Obama supporters tend to be more educated (college grad and post grad) and earn more money (more than 50K) but Frenchy1940 your ignorance which is not bliss is showing in the most transparent fashion.
1. In the Illinois legislature the percentage of votes he missed is infinitesimal if you place them against the number of votes cast
2. The thing about the rather stupid and I do mean stupid nevertheless tactically deployed Clinton allegation about his sub-committee is that it is another Senate subcommittee oversees relations with Afghanistan ... it is very easy to believe lies it takes a little work sometimes to find out the truth ...

I think your notions of blue lip and messiah are entirely inappropriate .... because we support a candidate and support him passionately is because we believe he would be the best president for the US at this critical moment in our history ...

[brooklyncitizen]

"think for one minute that this man will bring our troops home, fix the economy and the hundreds of oher issues left over from that Bush Administration, you're all crazy."

...and Hillary or McCaine are the ones that will bring troops home and fix the econmy?or maybe its Nader?

[dragonfly142]

Beware the silver tongued devil
who paints hopes and dreams in your mind
he'll promise you the world for your trust
but what you sought you won't find

[vixie29]

Give a little credit, the people on this blog are a little more saavy then the average voter who is only interested with what's for dinner and tv tonight. Those voters, BTW are the Hillary voters as their high school dipolmas warrant.

[definitelyNOTmisterRIGHT]

Bush has a silver tongue? Must be a stain from his silver spoon!

[mhopgood123]

Please....­...you are insulting my intelligence. Obama is a brilliant leader with real programs. Do you really believe that people only upport him for his oratory? Go to his website and read all the endorsements, by all the newspapers and political figures. In your view, they all have been duped by his "silver tongue" Before a newpaper endorses a candidate, they study his platform, background and character. So according to some of the blogs here, we all have been duped. Don't you think this is insulting and why do you think no one is buying what you are saying.

[ohnonotagain]

That sounds pretty much like what we have had for the last 8 years.
Oh no........ marykins123 was talking about Senator Obama, not Senator Clinton. FYI!!
ROTFLMAO!!

[in4success]

hillary just said on 60 minutes she's going all the way to convention and "is going to win." so she obviously does not agree with bill (who is lying btw -- just an attempt to emotionally blackmail undecideds).

but even more disgusting than anything she has said or done she tried to imply that she "takes obama at his word" that he is not muslim and uses "code" words to leave the ambience of uncertainty and doubt. in essence, she did not "denounce" nor "reject" those emails claiming he is muslim, doesn't know the pledge of allegiance, took his oath on the koran, was an AQ operative planning the "take over" of america from the inside or was a suicide bomber who's had nitro injected into his testicles before each debate just as a precaution (i made the last one up).


STEVE CROFT: YOU DON'T BELEIVE THAT BARACK OBAMA IS A MUSLIM?

HILLARY CLINTON: NO.. NO... NO... THERE'S NOTHING TO... BASE THAT ON. -- EH, AS FAR AS I KNOW.

"as far as i know?!?!?!­?!?!?!?!?!­" she is A despicable HUMAN BEING!


LINK: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/29/60minutes/main3894659.shtml

[Egghead]

You know, I watched that after following the link. I'm not a huge fan of hers, but I didn't get that at all. Her "no no no" seemed pretty clear, and so did her comment about having been the subject of smears herself.

I don't know who's been making an issue of this, but I'm not sure it's her campaign, let alone from her.

[Cardozo]

Like Egghead, I'm also an Obama supporter who doesn't see much equivocation in Hillary's dismissal of the Obama-is-a-Muslim rumors.

To say that Hillary is not distancing herself enough from those rumors is an ironic repeat of Hillary's claim that Obama wasn't distancing himself enough from Louis Farrakhan.

She said she doesn't believe the rumors. We should drop this.

Staying positive and focused on Obama's message and policies will be enough to take the nomination.

[cybersense]

Cardozo,

And what of Obama and his ploys? He has nothing to back up what he can really do.
Lipsink really. He aligned his compaign to HRC and then did some twisting to make it look good. I have been around too long to fall for charisma alone.

[TexanJane]

I really wished Steve had nailed her on her flip-flopping on the "predictions" buisiness.

Months ago she declared to Katie C. "I will be the nominee." Only two or so weeks ago she told another reporter when asked if she would win, "Well, you know, I''ve never really been into making prediction­s."

But last night on 60 Minutes she was indeed into it. Again.

[mhopgood123]

She is despicable and she will bring the party down, because I am one of those that if she wins by some manipulation of the system(like she has been doing) I will stay at home on election night and McCain and the neo conservatives will win the November election and we will have more of the same ,thanks to Hillary Clinton. The republicans are probably having a lot of fun watching us democrats self-destruct!

[peggio]

Thank you, thank you and thank you. I've been waiting since her disgusting performance to hear one of the talking heads or a real journalist mention her answer. " I take him at his word"! Please, no more chit chat on poor Hillary's mistreatment by the press.
Someone is concerned with bewaring the silve tongued devil.....­look no farther than Hillary and her legions of low lifes.

Every day I know more and more how desperately this woman needs to be gone not just from the presidential race but from "public service". She is despicable!

[uglybetty]

Why would you believe it's up to Hillary to decide what
Obamas, beliefs are ???
That in itsself is a really dumb thing to discuss !!

[accountability]

From the(real) Progressive Political Newsletter COUNTERPUNCH:

"We live in scary times. And no one scares me more than the faux-liberals of today. They are a most intolerant mob that has become so dislodged from logic that they'd rather gaze reverently at the false packaging of hope than seriously contemplate the issues of the day. They love bandwagons and hate activism. They strive for insular popularity while trampling the populace. And, in the true spirit of fundamentalism, they loathe dissent and flog the dissenter with the kind of glee that is seemingly borrowed from Jimmy Swaggart's beating of the ungodly unbeliever­s."

http://tinyurl.com/28ysxw

This has explained so much, so succinctly about what has been so disturbing about this election.

At least from what I have read here.

whew.
good to know I'm not the only one feeling frustrated and freaked by the hate speech.

Didn't read the whole article yet because I was stopped in my tracks by the first paragraph.
I'm sure most of you won't agree.

Lots of great articles over there.
Glad I found it.

[PardonMyFrenchFries]

Amen!!!!

[ikkytito]

Read the cards an weep. There is a new hope. Join America-we can do it. the time of stiff white men in blu suits is over. This is change brother. This is the legacy of mindless conservatism. A new day is dawning. God in all his wisdom gave us Geo. Bush-so we could see the truth of the phony ideology of so called conservatism. Nothing conservative about it except maintain the status quo. Class Warfar has been used by conservatives-read the card an weep brother. The chickens are coming home to roost.

[Dazedandamazed]

Amen. Speaking truth to power is a noble cause. I will not be brow beaten by Obama supporters anymore than I was by those horrid "W" supporters. At this point in time I see no difference between the two groups.

[Susan1968]

So true about Obama supporters on Huffo sounding like extremist "W" supporters.

For a bunch of "Hopeful" people, they reek ith hate.

[dajay]

Yes. THat is the scary thing. I see no difference by the horrid GWB supporters and the OBama ones. Can you say bully, hypocritical, and self important.

They're not going to bully me into voting for him and there will be the same outcome with Obama as President, as we had with GW Bush, the only difference is now it is on the Dem side.

Boy, AMericans are really stupid people.

[Egghead]

I don't agree with the nastier stuff, but I do agree about the attitude towards Nader. I voted for himself myself in 1996 and I would have done it more often if I hadn't been terrified that a Republican would win (which they usually did anyway.)

For heaven's sake, how are Democrats supposed to pressure Nader not to run? The man's not a Democrat, he's a Green, and he's got legitimate points of difference.

[nylefty]

Ralph Nader is NOT "a Green." He's never been a member of the Green Party and is not running this year as a Green (although he was nominated by the Greens in 2000).

Cynthia McKinney is the Green Party candidate for president in 2008.

[Changeizgood]

Naders' grassroots backup plan, so it is two Change candidates still running.

America will have her day if HRC is nominated, through hook or crook.

[KaAp]

Which article by whom? The headlines today are about the "race card" and "liberals sniffling at Buckley's passing." Unless, you read an entire article you have no idea what it is going to say --- and the first article discusses racism deployed as a tactic by the Clinton campaign ...

[Dragon5616]

I must admit, I was a little concerned some months back how Obama would handle attacks. Thanks to Hillary and, lately, McCan't, he has had the opportunity to show us. He is truly amazing in how unruffled he is by whatever is thrown his way. He responds coolly, smartly, and quietly. One can hardly imagine him raising his voice in anger or trying to convince us he is right by becoming more and more strident, unlike some other Democratic candidates we could name. He is truly Presidential. I am looking forward to the day he will actually be answering that phone at 3 a.m. I am certain that in a crisis he would not sit there chewing his lip and doing nothing for many minutes as Dumbya did on 9/11.

Dragon Hussein 5616

[AERO]

Totally correct. And we're going to need that calm demeanor even more to deal with all the ways the current administration has screwed up the world. I think Hillary would continue with the scare tactics.

[BuhbyeBarack]

Amazing?

At what?

Acting like a five year old?

I think you need deprogramming, as do all the others who rant and rave for the scariest cultish candidate ever...nev­er gonna win...face it!

[definitelyNOTmisterRIGHT]

C-R-A-Z-Y-!

[Fletcher360]

I am not sure what campaign you are watching?

[hopeforchange]

No he would give another boring speech on Hope.

[OneAmerica]

Well said! Some like to call him the second coming of Jesus, which is a statement of Jealous because they candidate does not solicit such passion by their supporters. But since they want to make the comparison, I will remind them that Jesus' message was also not received by the people and he was ridiculed for asking them to forget about tradition and old thinking. Only a few smart people listen to him, then his message spread to the masses.

Barack is not the second coming, but is definitely what this country needs.

[ohnonotagain]

AGREED!! America has an addiction, and we need to kick the habit. Get integrity back in our lives on a political level.

[AjazHaque]

Will Hillary Clinton continue if she wins either Texas or Ohio?
While Barack Obama is now leading in opinion polls in Texas, he is still behind in Ohio & Rhode Island. If the last 11 contests are anything to go by, Barack tends to close the gap and go past Hillary in the last few days before the primary.

There is a possibility however that Hillary Clinton could win Ohio. The question arises, does she then fold her tent and go home or does she take this as a signal to keep going. The Clintons are known to be fighters, so chances are she will want to continue thus causing ripples in the Democratic party.

It will then be time for Senators, Members of Congress, Al Gore and other Democratic party elders to step forward and endorse Barack Obama to bring this race to an end. The longer this race goes on the more nasty it will get and that can only help McCain in the general election.

However, if Hillary Clinton wins both Texas and Ohio (which is unlikely) then she will have a case to continue.

[Shannon2008]

She needs to win by 20+ percentage points in each. Otherwise, she risks dividing the Democratic Party.

[hopeforchange]

Oh I think Obama has divided the party already though.

[TruthLives]

Take a closer look, the democratic party is already split beyond repair. This is not just merely bantering and bickering back and forth.

[peggio]

Nothing will make this ego maniac step down. Had Obama lost 11 in a row no one would be talking about him. He'd have stepped down and worked to ensure a Democratic win. I believe that no matter what the Clintons will drag this on until they have destroyed the party and then plan to try, try again. They are morally bankrupt and the party elders and freaking youngers need to take them both (Shrill and Bill) to the wood shed or at very least a loooooong time out!

[personalpolitical]

That was in no way mocking, he was saying exactly what she said, and not even as flamboyantly as she said it. Mock my ass.

[dora rice]

he did not denounce Farrakan. He said he rejects and denounces what he said, but he did not say he wants no ties with Farrakan. His upbringing partially in a Muslim school, his somalian get up, the kind
of church he attends...­I believe he is dabbling in Muslim. Whether he is a Muslim or not doesn't matter
I believe he thinks Muslim. Turn it any way you want.

[kmurtitowardchange]

I'm sorry, ms. Rice, youre speculating on something you yourself can't put into words. Why would a thing-Muslim be disconcerting in the first place? Certainly, Farrakan is reckless & really disgusting, but as I've already read from (senator?) Wexler, Obama supported Israel's war in Lebanon last summer...f­ocused on support for Israel for a middle-east peace! Why this mischief that he's some crypto-Muslim? Maybe Barack doesn't have to go around the corner to understand or assess a Muslim issue as would a typical White american. There still is nothing to judge him by, by his proximity. His view & care is evident. In fact, we should all remit a convergent past of the Jewish & Muslim communities/ there is One, ya' know? If Barack, whose name means exactly the same thing in Hebrew as it does in Arabic=Blessing, mocks anything, it's language, because talk is cheap!! That is why it is so easy for him to "understate" what is now blown out of proportion. Some don't appreciate his low energy & disassembling of that explosive issue, because somehow it was all so obsolete til then (for some). Thru his conversant style, I think, he shows bigger issues afoot. Who cares that some creepy creep likes him, we have to fix the economy due to this sick war--which will have no victor.

[Jennifer4]

Isn't it ironic that Saint Obama receives accolades for mocking Sen.Clinto­n but vice versa: she is thrashed.

[hopeforchange]

Well he is the ONE-lol.

[dajay]

Right Saint Obama has been trashing HIllary for the past two months, but that is okay. That's why Barack Obama will never stand up under the Republican slime machine if he is the nominee.

THe REpublicans, unlike Hillary and the Dems, will not play nice with him. They will not pander to him either. He got a free ride up until now, but it is obvious that train is coming to a halt now.

[lafcadio]

Not only was he not mocking but he stopped the crowd from booing Hillary. Now, that's class.

[dajay]

Oh yes he is such a nice guy. What a phony. In front of the camera, he pretends to be so noble, and then he is doing all this stuff behind his supporters back.

He is such a phony. Hey Obama are you lying, because your lips are moving? JUst like GWB.

[lamarguerite]

All this is petty. Why not take the high ground and focus on the big issues. Where are the people in all this? Hillary, stop thinking about yourself, and campaign for the people and what they need.

http://lamarguerite.wordpress.com

[accountability]

HUH?

Isn't this story a couple d days old?

Maybe I'm on overload but I know I've heard this story several times already.

I thought she was hilarious.

I don't get why people don't understand she was being silly. she was mocking not ranting.

Nothing wrong with that.
This has been a very civil campaign compared to so many.

[seattleblogger]

She was being stupid, obviously unable to come up with anything more intelligent to say. And I find plenty "wrong" with that.

[GuyFawkes]

Right now, its pretty simple: How does anyone vote for Clinton after how she's botched her own campaign: lagging poll numbers, bankrupt campaign, shifting messages, no plan for post Super Tuesday, and all the incompetent boobs like Penn and Ickes that she surrounds herself with. You name it. How can she run a country when she can't run a good campaign? It seems her only message now is "Vote for me because I'm a Clinton", which ain't gonna cut it in 2008. Still, in a weird way, she could still pull this out, because she's a Clinton. But when the s.. hits the fan, I want someone in the White House who isn't going to rely on her name.

[jbsouth]

If she pulls it out that does not necessarily mean it is her name that did it. Maybe she will be known for a professional comeback when the chips are down.

[Sioen]

Sadly, neither she nor her campaign has done anything professional to try to facilitate a comeback, so no, they won't be known for that. Even if she does make a comeback. Which she won't.

Why would we want a president who has made so many mistakes in campaigning? If she has all this experience and is so ready to go and is so much smarter and better and has solutions -- then why can't she pull off a win?

[GuyFawkes]

Well, I'm sure that's how she'll spin it. LOL!

[seattleblogger]

Professional comeback? How about "unethical" comeback?

[OldBlueDog]

Obama needs to pay a little more attention to the voting records of his supporters, sounds a little dumb to put down Clinton about the Iraq vote and then praise Rockefeller. Last time I checked Rockefeller voted the same as Clinton.

[GuyFawkes]

Uh...so did John Kerry. But last I checked, neither Rockefeller or Kerry were running for President. Does a person have to agree with everything one of their supporters say? If so, then Hillary must endorse the race baiting comments of Bob Kerrey, Ed Rendell, her husband, and that Latino leader in Texas who said "Obama's problem is that he's black."

[BuhbyeBarack]

Race baiting?

Bob Kerrey said nothing that wasn't true...his comment was taken out of context.

Rendell was stating the obvious: conservative white Pennsylvania voters most definitely
would not vote for Obama...no­t rocket science. Not race baiting to say the ugly truth.

Latino leader again stating the obvious...­Latino voters don't see Obama as concerned with their issues, and I am sure he meant that prejudice would not allow many to vote for Obama...it­'s a reality that Obamabots refuse to acknowledg­e.. White PC Starbucks voters may pat themselves on the back for voting for Obama, but the nation at large feels no compunction about playing the PC game...the level of racism in this country is still strong and virulent..­.pretendin­g times have changed is ridiculous­...why did Obama have to get stepped up security protection if things in PC Land were so hunky dory and America had become this land of enlightenment and color blindness? WAKE UP!

[Davidb36]

Correct but Hillary didn't say it was a mistake to vote that way until last week. Inability to admit mistakes: check! Lack of forsight:check! (assumed campaign over feb 5, assumed George Bush would do the right thing with war authorization, assumed dems would win white house in '04..etc.)­Inability to be open and honest:check! (tax returns, et. al.) Us V. Them mentality:check! In the pocket of corporate america: check! One would hope that after 8 years of this kind of crapola that people would learn. Wait, I have a great idea. I think we should let the least educated people in the country pick the president. That is a great idea. Come on guys. McCain is more of a progressive than Hillary Clinton. I would vote for him but who wants a one term president.

[Shannon2008]

He was pointing out that Hilary should have read the Intelligence Report before voting on the authorization to go to war. She say's that she will be ready on day one but she hasn't shown that she prepares herself to be ready.

[pertello]

You go Obama! There's nothing wrong with HOPE! Our country needs to believe in itself again. Thank you for thinking we still have a chance of reclaiming our self respect .

[BuhbyeBarack]

But there is everything wrong with the mindless blather from him and his cultish followers.­..America is rejecting you, from the left and the right, who were never going to vote for him anyway...y­ou can all fantasize over your lattes about him, but he is not inspiring to anyone but the most gullible, to those who are buying into his shallow, preachy, Machiavellian machinations. The rest of us have our eyes wide open and see a snake oil salesman in full shilling mode...not buying it for one second.

[hopeforchange]

False hope you mean-self respect?lol

[markkraft]

I encourage all of you to read the journal of Mike Smith, an online friend of mine who died in Iraq.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/wolfmoon98

Mike was 24 years old and left behind a newlywed wife, who he married in Korea shortly before he deployed to Iraq. He also left behind a ton of us who cared very much for him.

Mike didn't want to go to Iraq. He was sent there by Hillary Clinton.

We will never forget.
And we will never forgive you Hillary... especially since you have never apologized to us.

[BuhbyeBarack]

Hmmmm...on­ce again, everything is the Clinton's fault...
This was the mantra of the far right hate machine in the 90s.
Now Obamabots have drunk their Kool Aid and are spitting out verbatim the same detestable lies and cant.

[baghdadjoe]

Dallas Morning News Endorses Obama

"In sharp contrast to Mrs. Clinton's antics mocking his optimism, Mr. Obama has shown that it is possible to have both hope and intellectual heft. Her campaign has confused proximity to power with work experience, selectively taking credit for her husband's accomplish­ments..."

A truly great endorsement - check it out!

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-obamarec_02edi.ART.State.Edition1.46667bd.html

[BuhbyeBarack]

Who cares what this rag thinks? How many Texans give a shit? I know of none.

[OneAmerica]

Hillary supporters are just like her, Dismissive when things are not supportive of her. I guess this endorsement does not count just like the small states, and the 11 loses.

The lady is delusional. I am just waiting to hear her blame the "VAST RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY" for her demise

Wow, what a piece of work!

[hopeforchange]

How much did Obama pay for it?

[gappedtoothgodwarrior]

"Her campaign has confused proximity to power with work experience"

A better summation of her claims could not be made.

[thicky]

Wow, Pete Townsend of The Who is supporting Obama, He stands right behind Obama in the front page picture.

Man, Townsend got old!

[BuhbyeBarack]

EWWWW...ol­d, ugly rockers for Obama...an­other reason not to vote for him...but there is a mile long list already.

[hopeforchange]

He's trying to revive his career-how sad.

[dajay]

Well that just seals it for me. Pete Townsend of THe WHo. Now that is a riveting endorsement. Why didn't he say something sooner, I would have never voted for Hillary in the New Jersey primary then.