SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN DURHAM AND ANOTHER CITY IN NORTH CAROLINA — Sen. Barack Obama told a voter this afternoon to consider trustworthiness when going to the polls tomorrow.
"I think the majority of people do find me trustworthy, more than they do the other candidate, and we can't solve problems if people don't think that their leaders are telling them the truth. If they think their leaders are just saying whatever it is that helps them get to the next election, you can never ask them for sacrifice, because they are thinking I don't want to be played for a sap, for a patsy," he said. "There's something about our campaign that's right, that's true."
That came in response to an undecided voter in Durham, who asked Obama why she should choose him and said electability was her biggest concern.
"Don't buy into this electability argument," Obama told the woman. "Go with who you think best represents your vision of where American needs to go. If you do that I am absolutely confident that that person will win."
He said his rivals have felt the need to "whack" him over the head lately.
"Senator Clinton, despite what she says about being vetted, she hasn't gone through what I've been going through over the last couple of months because she's not the frontrunner," he said. He chuckled when saying this next line: "She says she has but she went through it 10 years ago. I promise you, folks are happy to recycle here."
He closed his answer with, "I think this is our opportunity to make a clean break from the past."
— Christina Bellantoni, national political reporter, The Washington Times
Comments (6)
If Mr. Obama says that: "People find me(him) more trustworthy" there is a question who are these people he mentioned? To lie that he never heard Mr Wright statements, obviously, is not trustworthy. To reject his mentor for 20 years in order to save presidential campaign is not only trustworthy, but... unethical at least.
Posted by Shayan | May 5, 2008 8:08 PM
If the Junior senator from Illinos really believes people find him "trustworthy" (A).He was never a Boy Scout;they were taught what the word means. (B). His "judgment is far worse than I thought. (C). He is finally exposing to that lady,and anyone within earshot, how extremely inexperienced he is, and also how arrogant.(D).He trying to "MOVE-ON" from the reality of his many past untrustworthy relationships (space does not permit a complete list)like Antoin Rezko-under Federal Investigation, Bill and Bernadine Ayers-unrepentent bomb-makers and terrorists,and the Rev.Wright who he rather cruelly used for his own political purposes and then "unceremoniously dumped" him when the aging, retired Reverend's "political currency" proved worthles. But Hey,he did get 20 good years out of the situation in Chicago! The word "trustworthy" somehow doesn't fit!
Posted by N.L.Dalton | May 5, 2008 8:39 PM
He has worse "judgment" than I thought if he believes that, but his comments were "appropriate"--as they say, he just "telling his story, walking"! Meaning, don't take it to the Bank, folks!
Posted by N.L.Dalton | May 5, 2008 8:44 PM
there is such thing as a info brigade, which job is to do demolition operations against a candidate in favor of the rival candidate. don't those anti-obama propaganda. they are done by the demolition squads of the other candidate. just allow them to earn their keeps. but ignore their postings.
Posted by jorge nunez | May 5, 2008 11:45 PM
Clinton says "misspeaks", Obama says he is taken out of context and now Clinton wants to change the DNC rulings for Florida and Michigan. I would really like to know how that builds trust. Both candidates are in disaster control mode over a blame model of politics which they have used consistently against the current administration and now it is circling to engulf them in their own garbage.
Posted by Larry Stone | May 6, 2008 2:00 AM
What is your version for "trustworthy"? Clinton is not going to do anymore than what was done doing our forefathers campaign. She is so on to the way that things were always run and being run now. Don't think that she'll be running the nation, oh no, Mr. Clinton will. She is just the forerunner for him and he'll be calling the shots. If a person is afraid of change, want the same rhettoric and ideas, as before, want this nation to continue to operate on the backs of the others that have came this way, then yes, put the Clintons back in and it will be all said and done. But, if you want to see this nation go in the right direction, for a change, vote for the one who can get and take you there, like Obama. Wake-up America, get off the negative kick and vote for a better nation.
Posted by DORA | May 6, 2008 9:18 AM