Obama the Counter-Puncher
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
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Obama backer Mark Kleiman is impressed by his candidate’s ability to turn attacks by his opponents, such as the recent pronouncement by Hillary Clinton’s proxies in South Carolina that putting a black man at the top of the ticket would be political suicide, to his advantage.
Mark observes, “There may be something more important in a campaign than the capacity to counter-punch, but I can’t think what it is.” Perhaps having opponents say really, really stupid things?
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Aren’t counter-punchers, by definition, reactionary?
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If that’s *all he did*. But, of course, it isn’t. After Kerry, though, it’s obvious that the Dems need a candidate who’s good thinking on his feet.
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A good offense comes from a great defense. Playing good politics on all sides of the court is just a sign of a great politician.
And yes, of course, it also doesn’t hurt that the opponent can sometimes be stupid in its statements.
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He’s good on his feet, as long as the strings don’t break… or trip him up!
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