Barack Obama: Grace Under Sniper Fire. (With Video!)

As I finally clear my head of all the despicable things I just saw in the first presidential debate in over a month, it suddenly dawned on me that the next President of the United states just survived a full ambush.

Yeah, we all saw the farce the stooges at ABC Shrews broadcast last night. We know how the blogosphere erupted in anger even before the deed was done. I've seen the predictable hand-wringing from some progressive pundits who still cower in fear as they wait for the inevitable attack that will destroy Obama just as it did Kerry and Gore and Cleeland and so on and so on and shoo be do be do beeee....

I called it a high tech lynching. Others call it an embarrassment for America.

And I'm sure the same question has bubbled up to the forefront of everyone's mind:

How will Obama respond to this latest attack? What could he possibly say to help elevate the discourse while even the MSM goes balls out to lower it?

Well, here ya go:

Allow me to say it, and this is not accusing him of elitism:

Obama showed today why he stands - um - "head and shoulders" above the rest.

Thank you Senator Obama for showing grace under sniper fire.

UPDATE #1:

Well, I just got back from installing a new audio card. Apparently my system and dKos aren't getting along today (wayyy too much traffic for a crappy motherboard with embedded audio/video maybe?). I get back to see a lot of positive responses, but I'm still holding out for a few trolls. But then, maybe George Stickaknifeinus took today off....

UPDATE #2

a FRIEND JUST SENT ME THIS pIC:
http://img397.imageshack.us/...

•  Tips, rips, flips, drips, hip hips, and chips

  I love that man.

  by eclecticbrotha on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 12:54:39 PM PDT

  •  Then you'll like this.

    Let's make this viral so the networks cover it.
    

    by Shhs on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:02:49 PM PDT

    •  Jay Smooth

      at illdoctrine.com is great.  I encourage anyone not familiar with him to go catch up.  He's had some funny vlog's regarding the primary but my all time favorite video of his is the Bill O'Reilly rap:

      by dehydratedcracker on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:22:26 PM PDT

•  Oh, He Did Not =)

  Just brush is shoulders off!

  Go on, Barack, go on!

  by ElizabethAM on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:02:24 PM PDT

•  Obama will come out of this a better person

  The media tried to swiftboat Barack Obama last night and failed. They used right-wing smears by going directly to Sean Hannity. Obama stood up last night to Hannity throwing him down. If Obama can stand up to Hannity the Obama can stand up to anything.

  by AHiddenSaint on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:14:48 PM PDT

•  Haha! I love this guy.

  Obama is like Parker Lewis, he can't lose!!!

  by Rhizomorph on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:21:13 PM PDT

•  Oh man - that made my day!

  I have just forwarded it to my entire address book.  It's time to shut this thing down.  The "off-the-shoulder" brushoff is exactly the right image to be getting out there right now.

  Having said that, when it comes to grace under sniper fire, you really do have to give it to Hillary:

  by pinback on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:22:50 PM PDT

•  I really do think that he's figured something out

  He lets them bloody him a bit in the debate, but the next day he is bigger and stronger.

  It's like some monster movie where they throw all of these weapons at the thing and it gets stronger because of it. Only in this one, Obama is no monster.

  In a sense he is a stand-in for a lot of American people, and when they see someone who is trying to participate in a positive way, get attacked, they see themselves getting attacked.

  He is our proxy.

  Hillary attacks him and he gets stronger. The MSM lines up all the Wright video they can find . . . and he gets stronger.

  And she gets weaker.

  I think it's on purpose, and I think it's working.

  by thepdxbikerboy on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:24:03 PM PDT

  •  If you're right

    Then Hillary will be finished on Tuesday. Do you think that might actually happen?

    by YoGo on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:31:46 PM PDT

    •  That is the million dollar question.

      I hope so, but I tend to think she'll barely win, and will continue to drag this thing out. Unfortunately.

      I would love nothing more though than to see a concession speech by her on Tuesday.

      by thepdxbikerboy on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:43:59 PM PDT

      •  Well, it'll come soon enough

        And when it does, I'm sure it will be gracious and helpful in reuniting the party. Look at Romney and McCain. Two months ago, they couldn't stand the sight of each other. Now they're best friends and their party is united. It'll be the same for us. That's politics for you!

        by YoGo on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:51:16 PM PDT

        •  This might win the battle for Hillary

          but she definitely lost the war.

          by eclecticbrotha on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 02:13:59 PM PDT

        •  I wouldn't say the is GOP is united . . . yet.

          If Hillary gets it, we sure WILL see the GOP united.

          Against HER.

          by thepdxbikerboy on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 02:18:17 PM PDT

•  Thank you

  Makes my day... never mind David BRooks giving him a D+ (NYTimes 4/117/2008... we need a lot more of this!

  by Annabella on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:24:31 PM PDT

  •  Brooks is scared of Obama

    He's their greatest nightmare.

    by leawood on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 01:38:13 PM PDT

  •  Call me an elitist

    but I don't trust anyone who makes that kind of money yet still walks around sporting such a raggedy grille.  It's probably a dental envy thing he has of Obama.

    by conlakappa on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 02:12:17 PM PDT

•  Yes, yes, yes!

  That is communication. Whole body communication. Whole person communication. How can we not embrace this kind of authenticity?

  by urban raptor on Thu Apr 17, 2008 at 02:19:45 PM PDT