7/24/07

Obama vs. Hillary on foreign policy



I think Dick Morris is right when
he said on Hannity and Colmes that the trumpeted moment in the debate for Hillary, which her campaign posted on their website right after she said it, concerning her answer to Obama's willingness to talk to foreign dictators (she wouldn't do it as it would possibly be used for propaganda), was not really a clear landed blow against Obama. Here's Alan Colmes' question and his response:

COLMES: What about Carl Cameron's interesting point, which is that, when asked about meeting with foreign dictators, and Hillary Clinton said, "I'm going to wait and see, I'm not going to offer that carrot up front," and Obama says, "Yes, sure, I'll do it in the first year," does that show greater sophistication on the part of Hillary Clinton than Barack Obama?

MORRIS: No, it showed greater smarts on behalf of Barack Obama, because all the insiders in Washington say, "Oh, that was a faux pas. You've got to feel them out first. We know that." But all the people in America say, "Hey, what's the matter with sitting down with the guy?"

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