Friday, September 12, 2008

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll piss yourself

Reacting to concern among some Democrats that his campaign is not pushing back hard enough against increasingly pointed (not to mention misleading) Republican attacks, the NY Times reports that Barack Obama will be stepping up his criticism of John McCain going forward. But if you're worried that this is a knee-jerk reaction that's incongruous with Obama's notoriously disciplined approach to campaigning, the following statement should put your mind at ease:

“We’re sensitive to the fluid dynamics of the campaign, but we have a game plan and a strategy,” said Mr. Obama’s campaign manager, David Plouffe. “We’re familiar with this. And I’m sure between now and Nov. 4 there will be another period of hand-wringing and bed-wetting. It comes with the territory.”


This guy really does seem sensitive to the "fluid" dynamics of the campaign. Sort of a strange choice of words, no? He may as well have said, "We fully expect there will be another period of fretting and vomiting. It comes with the territory." Or, "This is all par for the course. The hand-wringing, the pooping in our pants. That's politics."

4 comments:

Amanda said...

At first I was perplexed by his word choice too. But it all made sense when I realized that the thought of John McCain as president was so seriously alarming that I actually wet the bed last night. If the next 7 weeks don't go as planned, we may need to budget for a new mattress.

Sarah said...

John McCain might actually wear diapers. We just don't know.

Jesse Gallagher said...

I don't care what his undergarments look like - or if they encounter moderate to major leakage. As long as the man knows how to take away personal freedoms in the name of national security, he's got my vote.

Alex P. Keaton said...

If nothing else, a John McCain win would prove to be the most entertaining. Dems are much better losers and all the bed-wetting, promises to leave the country, and explaining that we are all just stupid and racist.... at least that would be more fun than the bungling McCain voters just accepting that the country chose Obama.