Article:Obama's frequent regrets may make us sorry

TRFrance · #1 07-10-2008, 11:25 AM

By Luke Boggs
For the Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/10/08

Barack Obama just may be the most regretful figure in American politics, no small feat for a freshman senator.

On Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he regretted allowing his young daughters to participate in a family TV interview with "Access Hollywood."

It was an abrupt shift from decision to regret, even for Obama. The family sat down for the interview on July 4, and the first segment ran on July 8. By the next morning, Obama was saying he regretted including his daughters, even before the other two parts of the interview could air.

I'm not sure why. The interview was nothing but happy public relations, revealing that the Obamas enjoy riding bikes together and that the senator isn't a big dessert fan. (Pies are an exception.)

I suppose there may be a handful of humorless activists out there somewhere carping that Obama was "exploiting" his kids for political gain, but that would be an absurd complaint.

The guy is running for president of the United States, for heaven's sake. Family members have been a constant in American politics for a long time. And Obama having his daughters at his side in a puffy little holiday interview should have been no big deal to anyone.

So what jumped out at me was how quickly Obama regretted his decision.

And that, in turn, made me wonder how often the senator has regretted other choices. Answer: pretty often. (Googling "Obama" and "regrets" yields more than a million hits.)...

Full article here... http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/o...0/boggsed.html

DividedThigh · #2 07-10-2008, 11:29 AM

look all the koolaid the obama people are swallowing is bound to give them indigestion soon i hope, he is wrong for america, dt

Rico · #3 07-10-2008, 11:31 AM

Maybe he realized it isn't such a good idea to have his girls be part of his campaign. This is the first I've heard of this interview. Did anyone see the actual interview?

TRFrance · #4 07-10-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Rico

Maybe he realized it isn't such a good idea to have his girls be part of his campaign. This is the first I've heard of this interview. Did anyone see the actual interview?

It still raises questions about his judgment and decisiveness, if he seems to be so quickly regretful abouit so many decisions he's been making.

http://www.reuters.com/article/polit...38279220080709

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE2xajNXcmQ

Rico · #5 07-10-2008, 12:14 PM

Hmmmm. I didn't see anything that was said that could prove to be embarrassing for him. Has he said why he regrets doing this interview? I haven't found any articles on this yet, but I am looking for some. Also, did Michelle get her hair cut?

DividedThigh · #6 07-10-2008, 12:17 PM

what judgement, lol

TRFrance · #7 07-10-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rico

Hmmmm. I didn't see anything that was said that could prove to be embarrassing for him. Has he said why he regrets doing this interview? I haven't found any articles on this yet, but I am looking for some. Also, did Michelle get her hair cut?

I actually agree. There's nothing there that put him in a negative light. If anything, the interview shows a more down to earth, human side. He really hasnt gotten much negative feedback on the interview as far as I've seen. It's been overwhelmingly positive. But all of a sudden he decided the inteview was a bad idea and said he wont do any more such interviews... which is kinda puzzling to a lot of people.

As to why he regrets it... he said he and his wife got "carried away in the moment" when he decided to let his daughters do the interview.

Rico · #8 07-10-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TRFrance

I actually agree. There's nothing there that put him in a negative light. If anything, the interview shows a more down to earth, human side. He really hasnt gotten much negative feedback on the interview as far as I've seen. It's been overwhelmingly positive. But all of a sudden he decided the inteview was a bad idea and said he wont do any more such interviews... which is kinda puzzling to a lot of people.

As to why he regrets it... he said he and his wife got "carried away in the moment" when he decided to let his daughters do the interview.

He probably has decided it's not such a good idea to have his young daughters in the lime light like that. It may have seemed like a good idea at the time, though. I can't fault him for that, if that is his reasoning. The purpose probly was to show his down to earth side. I thought the part about his bag being in the way was cute. They pretty much ganged up on him on that one! lol

Ferd · #9 07-10-2008, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TRFrance

I actually agree. There's nothing there that put him in a negative light. If anything, the interview shows a more down to earth, human side. He really hasnt gotten much negative feedback on the interview as far as I've seen. It's been overwhelmingly positive. But all of a sudden he decided the inteview was a bad idea and said he wont do any more such interviews... which is kinda puzzling to a lot of people.

As to why he regrets it... he said he and his wife got "carried away in the moment" when he decided to let his daughters do the interview.

Dude, his REGRET has gotten a LOT more people to watch the stupid interview.

Ferd · #10 07-10-2008, 01:07 PM

I wonder of Obama is going to end up regretting looking down his nose at his fellow Americans and chidding them for not speaking multiple languages?