One of the things I don’t much like anymore about politics is the tendency to be hyper-negative and to pounce on every mis-statement or fumble as proof of something profound. It’s easier to do this than come up with intelligent and reasonable proposals, don’t you know.
After watching 8 years of that with George W. Bush (who is a remarkably civil and kind man, in addition to being quite intelligent and astute) I have no love for it. However, I’ve come to accept that it’s just part of politics as usual, and as Obama’s followers are no better about it than anyone else. So I found this blog educational: The Obama’s Gaffes blog. I may even add it to the blogroll. Monitoring it during the next five months should be fun, assuming it stays relatively sane for this sort of thing.
Assuming we get a President Obama, I expect to see a major resurgence of the right wing blogosphere. Which used to, believe it or not, actually dominate. 
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Maybe one of them will emigrate to the US and become a movie star someday.
Or maybe even a governor.
Oh, what am I thinking. That’s the stuff of fairy tales….
Huh. How did that comment wind up moved to this thread? It appeared originally on the Iraqi bodybuilder thread, which now seems to have disappeared!
I’m starting a jaymaster gaffe blog…. /snark
The Obama one seems OK in a current-events kind of way, but I could see it getting old, like the tiresome “Bushisms” series did.
The Bushisms one did generate 3 books, though, so maybe there’ll be a point to it later as well.
If he’s elected, you can virtually guarantee multiple book deals like it. Along with lengthy ones about all the corrupt and evil people in his background, anyplace where he’s been even microscopically inconsistent or changed his mind, and any time he flubs any line that sounds in any way, shape or form stupid.
I’m still waiting for is "Is our kids learning?" moment. I’m sure it’ll come soon. (And Bush never said that, by the way, the truth never gets in the way of these things.)
I hate this stuff too. I can’t imagine the physical and mental stamina it takes to be a candidate, and I sympathize whenever one of them suffers a moment of brainlock.
However, with the left making a huge deal every time McCain makes an understandable slip of the tongue, or even says "um…", this becomes necessary. The obamagaffe site will make it easier to counter the meme before it becomes ingrained.
Ironically, by all accounts, McCain is much more available to the press than Obama, and much more willing to speak outside of tightly controlled environments.
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