"Above my paygrade"

[myboynoah]

Huh?

Did they not prep this guy for that question? Surely they knew it was coming. I can see all the Obamaniacs sitting around doing the prep work, and Obama unveils the "above my paygrade" line and they all have a simultaneous orgasm. "That's gold, Jerry, gold."

Well here's something that should be well within in your paygrade: maintaining control of your own nominating covention.

This guy can't even take on the Clintons let alone Akmadigyouseemydog.

He looks like a very, very little man.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by myboynoah

"above my paygrade"

That's a soundbite for the ages, right there.

You combine that with his voting record, McCain's going to have one killer (no pun intended) of an October surprise ad to run.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

That's a soundbite for the ages, right there.

You combine that with his voting record, McCain's going to have one killer (no pun intended) of an October surprise ad to run.

That was certainly not one of his better responses.

It reminded me of a physician going before a peer review on malpractice at one of the hospitals.

When asked about his mistakes, he responded with a trite response, "Well there was only one perfect healer ..."

Thud.

[Cali Coug]

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon

That's a soundbite for the ages, right there.

You combine that with his voting record, McCain's going to have one killer (no pun intended) of an October surprise ad to run.

I don't think it is all that bad. I think he meant something along the lines of "that is a question only God can answer." The exact moment that life begins is almost impossible to answer, unless you believe it begins at conception (as McCain now claims). Saying it begins at conception isn't without its own serious political challenges either.

It doesn't sound great, but I think when put in context it isn't outlandish. I wouldn't be surprised if he intended to follow up with "that is something only God knows," particularly given the audience he gave the quote to.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I don't think it is all that bad. I think he meant something along the lines of "that is a question only God can answer." The exact moment that life begins is almost impossible to answer, unless you believe it begins at conception (as McCain now claims). Saying it begins at conception isn't without its own serious political challenges either.

It doesn't sound great, but I think when put in context it isn't outlandish. I wouldn't be surprised if he intended to follow up with "that is something only God knows," particularly given the audience he gave the quote to.

Spin, spin, spin.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I don't think it is all that bad. I think he meant something along the lines of "that is a question only God can answer." The exact moment that life begins is almost impossible to answer, unless you believe it begins at conception (as McCain now claims). Saying it begins at conception isn't without its own serious political challenges either.

It doesn't sound great, but I think when put in context it isn't outlandish. I wouldn't be surprised if he intended to follow up with "that is something only God knows," particularly given the audience he gave the quote to.

Cali, you know what he meant, and I know what he meant, but it was a poor answer either way around, and you know exactly what McCain's 527s are going to do with the soundbite.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I don't think it is all that bad. I think he meant something along the lines of "that is a question only God can answer." The exact moment that life begins is almost impossible to answer, unless you believe it begins at conception (as McCain now claims). Saying it begins at conception isn't without its own serious political challenges either.

It doesn't sound great, but I think when put in context it isn't outlandish. I wouldn't be surprised if he intended to follow up with "that is something only God knows," particularly given the audience he gave the quote to.

The question wasn't "when does life begin?" Rather it was "when does a baby get human rights in your view?" This isn't a theological question but a legal question. Something a former Con Law prof should be able to handle with ease. Obama answered the expected question and whiffed on the actual question. Of course, we all know what he wanted to say and that is that a baby receives full human rights at birth.

[MikeWaters]

Good thing that question wasn't asked of President Monson.

I think President Monson's answer would have been essentially the same as Obama's: "don't know."

So don't criticize Obama too much, when the LDS policy displays the same ambiguity.

Fair?

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Good thing that question wasn't asked of President Monson.

I think President Monson's answer would have been essentially the same as Obama's: "don't know."

Funny you mention that. I remember last night thinking, his answer would have been a ton better if he'd just said "I have no idea."

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Good thing that question wasn't asked of President Monson.

I think President Monson's answer would have been essentially the same as Obama's: "don't know."

So don't criticize Obama too much, when the LDS policy displays the same ambiguity.

Fair?

Only Obama didn't say "Dunno."

His answer was more like "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, limit unwanted pregnancies. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, Roe vs. Wade. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, pro choice. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah etc. etc. etc."

No teleprompter and Obama is lost.