Okay this is the final straw. I have been a strong supporter of Obama's up until now but this is just too much.
From The Hill:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) slipped in a compliment — of sorts — about a fellow 2008 hopeful during his appearances on the Iowa stump last weekend.
“I want to wait and hear what John Edwards has to say, he’s kind of good-looking,” Obama envisioned Iowa caucus-goers from the small town of Clinton telling themselves. During an appearance in West Burlington, Iowa, the phrase appeared again, this time with Edwards as “kind of cute.”
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Okay this is all fine and good but WHY CAN'T HE SAY, AT THE VERY MINIMUM, EDWARDS IS STRIKINGLY GOOD LOOKING??? He equivocates with this "Edwards is kind of good-looking", "Edwards is cute" dodge. Oh sure, it's pretty obvious he meant Edwards is a "Stone Cold Fox", but why can't he just SAY it? I am sick and tired of these mealy mouthed politicos who triangulate the hell out of everything so as not to offend every little constituency. What the hell? THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW. I might actually move out of the country.
UPDATE: Okay one of Obama's "spokesmen" just issued a statement that Edwards is "All That And a Bag of Chips". But that is NOT the same as "Stone Cold Fox". It's the same DLC bullshit non-answer we keep getting from all the other candidates and I am SICK of it.
UPDATE II: From Dennis Kucinich: "I have no problem saying Edwards is a "Stone Cold Fox", that is the mark of a true leader. And I invite him to debate my ass with Stone Phillips on FOX news, when it's...uh... cold. Umm... No strings! No strings!"
UPDATE III: From Republican John Warner: "If he weren't married and maybe I had a couple of beers in me, I'd sleep with John Edwards." (Hat tip Hippokleides)
UPDATE IV: From Hillary: "While I will leave it to others to conclude, I stand behind all members of the GLBT community and their Constitutional right to hit on that." WTF????
UPDATE V: Ann Coulter weighs in: "Obama is a 'pooper poker'. Now excuse me while I check into Promises in Malibu."