Bill is upset & Obama should be ashamed

I get home today, flip on the telly and hit mute to finish listening to my podcast when I see something about President Bill Clinton not being happy with his topic when he gives the convention speech.

Apparently, the Obama Campaign has given Bill clearance to do a speech on overall foreign policy.

First of all, who the F is you to tell Clinton what he can talk about?!?! Show the man some respect.

Second, he was not exactly known for his great foreign policy prowess. Four words, for which Carville will forever be correct about: "It's the economy stupid." (Okay, three words and an article, who's counting?)

Third, no matter what you do Barack, you will lose a portion of the foreign policy ("hawk") crowd no matter what you say or anyone around you says. Moreover, any minute gains you get in this area would be completely blasted to smithereens if there were some type of terrorist attack around the world somewhere. This is why you have Biden, let him earn his keep.

Finally, you need those white voters, those working class lunch-pail voters who don't see you as a Democrat. They don't see you as a populist. They don't see you as a reformer. They don't see you even as a man. They see you as a black man.

I heard some asshat yesterday on MSNBC say Barack was better at connecting to the audience in person than any other candidate he could remember. Think it was Fineman. And I like Fineman (tho, I think he's secretly a Repo), but has to be right up there with one of the most moronic, asinine, stupefying things I have ever heard uttered.

In sports lingo, Barack Obama couldn't hold Bill Clinton's jock-strap any day of the freaking week. Clinton can still, and will still wipe the floor with your ass Obama. You are damn good, but both Kennedy's were better, and Bill Clinton is better. Number 4 in history isn't bad. Some may, *gasp,* even put Alzheimer's Ronnie ahead of Obama as well.

Recall back to the fantastic movie, "The American President" by Aaron Sorkin, where fictional President Andrew Shepard talks about Bob Rumsen and his bellowing on the campaign trail. Shepard says, "Bob's problem isn't that he doesn't buy it, Bob's problem is that he can't sell it."

Clinton has been by far the best salesman for the Democratic party this side of RFK. You will win this election on the economy, on bread and butter issues Barack. To paraphrase; Your problem isn't that you can't sell it, your problem is that you can't sell it to whitey near as well as Bill Clinton can.

I am under no illusions. Barack you still need to sell yourself to these people, but why not make that sale so much easier by allowing Bill Clinton to not crack that door open, but to open it a good halfway?

I don't get it.