BUT OBAMA DOESN’T HAVE TO SPIN: “The Hillary Clinton campaign is now, in a new press release, spinning away her losses in Washington, Nebraska, and Louisiana as ‘expected.'”
UPDATE: Reader Joseph Ingrassia emails:
I am in medical school now, but I remember when I used to watch the WWF (WWE as it is called now) about 10 years ago and I have to say Obama’s victory/campaign speech tonight in Virginia is utterly reminiscent of any “face” (good guy) speech as he arrived in the ring in a new town.
“My it’s good to be back to (insert city/state)…I’ll tell you you guys have the best (insert sports team/governor)…” the speech then goes on about being an underdog and more importantly winning against the odds et cetera, et cetera. The best part about it is that the crowd in both instances, fake wrestling and politics, always screams and applauds in the same spots and eventually breaks into chanting the hero’s name. I understand this isn’t a speech meant to unveil any type of policy specifics (when are his speeches ever about that really?) but the similarities were striking for about five minutes.
On another note, as a future doctor their health care plans SCARE me. I can’t wait to treat people that don’t have to pay a dime (directly at least) for care…you think I’ll be seeing a lot of people with the common cold and other such common illnesses that don’t need medical attention?
Now he’s promising to reduce the cost of living, eliminate poverty, create “millions” of new green jobs…maybe he can teach me to walk on water too.
The way people talk, you can’t rule that out.