Dredging up primary dirt between Clinton and Obama

Obama swatting away that reporter caught my eye too. In a word--weak-sauce. It's true that people say things they don't mean in elections in order to win--especially about their opponents. Obama isn't the first. But it's not wrong, it's not playing games, and it's not "having a little fun" to ask what's changed in terms of Obama's view of Clinton. There are a lot of ways to answer that question--but acting like it's unserious isn't a good look. White House reporters do a lot of stupid, inane crap. For my money, this didn't fall into that category.

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http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2008/12/dredging-up-primary-dirt-between-clinton-and-obama/6359/