How do you think Barack Obama did on Larry King last night?

[RiverStone]

On balance, I thought he handled the questions with poise and his usual eloquent confidence. I did think Barack was a little long-winded and repetitive with some of his responses; yet he was also given the unique opportunity to have the show all to himself. I wonder why other DEM candidates declined an opportunity to appear?

I really liked how he answered the question Larry tossed out early regarding if homosexuality was immoral? I also think Barack did a good job of staying above the negative frey when Larry brought Hillary up in reference to the new (anti-HRC) internet ad which the Obama camp had nothing to do with creating. Cool ad!

I think Barack will do wonderfully in debates with the few left standing as money and practical considerations narrow the field of DEM contenders.


Link to transcript of interview on Larry King here:

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/03/posted_by_mark__2.html

[Neecy]

1. darn, I missed it

Thanks for the transcript, though. I'll check it out.

[NYCGirl]

2. I also liked what he said about the "homosexuality immoral?" question —

with his answer, he said that it was no different than heterosexuality.

[skipos]

3. Obama isn't my 1st pick now, but I thought he was ok.

I watched on youtube. He certainly isn't as good with q&a as he is with speeches.

He could REALLY stand to stop saying "um" and "uh" so much. I learned how to do that in my highschool speech class, and I don't know why he hasn't done something about it.

[treestar]

8. Ironic, because such people are not usually considered articulate

Um and Uh is sin Number One.

[GreenTea]

4. Like one would expect the media's golden-boy darling to do...flatter all, and play it safe....

While lashing out at things that are popular to lash out at.

[NYCGirl]

5. You mean the media's goldenboy darling who they said was a Muslim and

had a name like a terrorist and sounds like Saddam Hussein? And the one that smokes? That media darling?

[WI_DEM]

6. I know and to think the corporate media's darling is black to boot!!

[NYCGirl]

7. But according to the media (who loves him, according to the above poster),

he's not black enough!