Monday, January 14, 2008 at 11:26 pm EST
Obama Rises Above the Fray
Great work, couldn’t have responded better:
“I think over the last couple days you’ve seen a tone on the Democratic side in the campaign that I think is unfortunate,” he stated. “I may disagree with Senator Clinton or Senator Edwards on how to get there, but we share the same goals. We’re all Democrats.” He praised Edwards and Clinton as “patriots” who have the best interest of the country at heart, but urged all campaigns to “focus on the work that needs to get done” during this important time in our history. “I don’t want the campaign at this stage to degenerate into so much tit for tat back and forth that we lose sight of why we are all doing this,” he said.
UPDATE: The video:
January 14th, 2008 at 11:31 pm EST
Outstanding! What a classy fellow. It’s almost as if Aaron Sorkin is his writer.
January 15th, 2008 at 3:17 am EST
I really hope we can get through this! It’s felt to me over the last couple of the media expands any words they can pin against the other. This a sure way to loose new voters. Let’s hope Barack can stay “above the fray”!