Obama Foreign Policy Adviser Calls Clinton a 'Monster'

Power is right. No need to apologise. Just observe the "pretentiousness" of Clintons in this race.

How can you fire someone who is not on your payroll? She's a volunteer adviser. Maybe Obama won't take her advice anymore - at least not her advice on catchy nicknames for opponents.

Looks like Obama’s theory about losing is to call you opponent names but the strange thing is that they have decided to bash the people who did not vote for them. I am not convinced that this is a wining strategy. Mr. Obama said that he would fire anyone who trashed his opponent personally. Well we are waiting. I will not be holding my breath for his promises are like sticks easily broken. Ms. Power seems to insinuate that the poor white people of Ohio had the wool pulled over their eyes and that’s why Obama lost. I think that it is the reverse. The people of Ohio saw Obama for what he was not the new kind of politician but just another politician that would say anything to get elected. The people of Ohio and Texas refused to get taken in by a con artist. According to the Obama campaign they do not need Ohio and PA to win I quests that they forgot to ask John Kerry what he thinks. I for one am glad that the campaign is going on with just a little pressure Mr. Obama seems to be imploding. Mr. Obama we are waiting!

This doesn't require any spin as the past has already proven something in Obama's words!

W.hat O.bama R.eally M.eans is not going to fly anymore!

There is a truth to the meaning of certain words and statements that have held the test of time and this is one of those times something holds true!

Your true being is shown by those whom you surround yourself with!

As Obama's past record of silencing his opponents to fast track his political career even became evident during this campaign by Obama injecting the most deadly of poison to silence a critic by having Michelle inject the racial issue towards former President Clinton calling Obama out on his "fairy tale" stance of the Iraq war we now have many actions to judge the type of person Obama really is!

Obama talks a good talk, but his delivery upon it has proven to be nothing more than that of a con man!

Fool me once, shame on you-GWB in 2000
Fool me twice, shame on me-GWB in 2004
there is no fool me a third time, because that would mean Obama as the nominee, and that isn't going to happen!

If you have a cult mentality, those who question you are out of order and those who stand in your way are "monsters". The whole attitude of the Obama campaign has been "Shame on you" for asking me to answer that question -- whether it be the lack of experience, the 130 present votes etc. Bush was able to sidestep accountability -- we can't afford another president who thinks himself above accountability!

Obama and his supporters routinely insult people who simply vote for another candidate. They have run the most degrading campaign I have seen in my life.

Looks to me like Mr. Hope's, "come together and sing Kumbaya, I'm going to change how things are done in Washington, I'm going to stop all the bickering and infighting" is nothing but a facade. Who knew? I DID! The man is as fake as a 3 dollar bill and as corrupt as any good Chicago Machine Politician. Obama needs to be thoroughly exposed so we can just move on with our candidate, Hillary, and win the November election. Enough with his bogus "feel good" pep rallies. Now we all know who he really is and it's NOT "a different kind of politician."

Joana Linton: I appreciate your concerns about Hillary. Hillary hasn’t made those concessions that some women keep hoping she will make to meet their expectations of the perfect feminist. That she is tougher that some women like seems to threaten their femininity, i.e. if she is tough and aggressive, she seems to act “like a man”. This assumes that only men can be or should be tough or aggressive and that if a woman is tough and aggressive, they don’t get to be in the “true feminist” club. As a result of this imperfection, these same women, then ironically, choose a “man” rather that her.

We want the same things “what feminism began to fight for 40 years ago—humanizing deeply patriarchal institutions.” Obama was a child then and Hillary a young woman entering the fight for rights. It is sad to me that in this pivotal moment when a strong woman emerges, who stood for these same ideals long before it was popular and who has fought for them long before many took any forward steps and who is a person who truly understands theses issues, is dismissed by other women, because she fails that one last test of perfection, “playing nice” like little girls should.

Do you really believe that these men even begin to understand and that they would in any way admit that the patriarchy exists and that it should be repaired at best and ideally dismantled? John Edward’s unthinking remark about Hillary’s jacket, does he get it, really? Obama’s lack of battle scars on any women’s issues and any real substantive issue, not in simple tests passed by most, but hard long battles that aren’t always won but are realized by many to be but one battle lost in a long protracted war against the evil of misogyny that denies equality for one gender. When I see the misogyny spewed on these boards and hear the hate spewed from “wanna be” news organizations as they assail Hillary attempting to silence her voice and ours, I remain amazed at the women who look for a “more perfect woman”.

I hear that you really believe that Obama and Edwards are the bearer of that perfect or acceptable light for which you are searching. I have to say that no man has ever spoken for me and he will never understand the fight necessary to accomplish what is necessary in this world to end misogyny and bring dignity and equality to all women and thus, all people. The philosophical musings about Hillary’s imperfections will take place at Starbucks and in the feminist thoughtful circles for those who have the time and luxury to shop for a better woman. That woman will apparently be able to take on the issues that men define, in an arena that men define, with the rules defined by men, while exhibiting the perfect feminist methodology. I personally don’t see Obama being that perfect feminist.

My light shines on Hillary. I trust her experience and knowledge to lead the country in the right direction. I and many in the underclass obviously hear her message and it resonates with us. For us, it’s about finally having a true fearless warrior who understands the evil in this patriarchy and whose past battle scars attest to her strength and her tenaciousness which is essential for success in the necessary battles involved in the political arena. And, yes, it’s ok with us if she isn’t perfect and if she is tough as it takes to get the job done.

In my world, all of these characteristics are necessary for the next President of this country. Hillary put it best “It will be a ‘sea change’ if a woman is elected”. A lot us are going to catch that wave.

HAHAHAHAHA Salutations to Samantha Powers. It refreshing to hear someone speak the truth. I am a sorry to hear she apologized for her timely and much need to be said statement. Hillary never says sorry she attacks with out remorse. This woman is a political sociopath whos ethics are more like Joseph Stalin than Karl Rove. She will totally destroy Senator Obama's career to get this nomination. All is fair we will change rules, lie, slander, stage damaging events aka nafta canada gate. Obama needs to realize he is in a political civil war not just for the nomination but for his political future. Its good BO is fighting back but be warned, dont hit soft and dont bring a knife to this gun fight.

"Off the record" was a foolish mistake with media that looks to pounce on the next "gotcha!" moment. What a non-event. Nice diversion from the issues, though. "Monster"...oooooo...not even worth a mention.

Can we please be grown ups here? This is presidential politics --- Hillary has spent the whole week promoting John McCain's candidacy above Barack's; 17 months into the campaign Hillary has not disclosed her tax returns but has put $5 million into her own campaign without telling anyone where she got it; her team wants the DNC to change the rules and give her uncontested votes in Michigan AND with her campaign's back against the wall she puts an ad on the air that Karl Rove would be proud of -so other than a reflection of the frustration Obama supporters feel about the do-anything-to-win tactics that it's pretty obvious the HRC campaign is predicated on, what's the problem with the comment and why is this news? We got serious, grown up problems in the world people - let's have an election about them.

Yes, she should be fired, but Obama does not have the strength of character to do that. He demonstrates a lot of Bush characteristics- sticking with people that are bad news and demonstrating very poor judgment in the people he surrounds himself with - from friends, to pastor, to staff. As president Obama would be required to appoint several people to very key positions affecting millions of people. Obama's poor judgment of character makes this responsibility of appointments very very worrisome.

Obama shows very poor judgment in whom he surrounds himself with- which would be very critical if he were ever president in all of the appointments he would be required to fill. Plus he has stated that he would be a delegating type of president which makes his poor judgment in people he surrounds himself with very worrisome to this country.

OBAMA is the most divisive. DON'T BE FOOLED. States are complaining about the arrogance of members of CAMP OBAMA. WELL, where do you think they get it? He is the most arrogant person himself.

When is the media going to stop selling or should I say pimping him???

As a resident of Ohio, I am very offended by the arrogance of Obama's campaign people. My parents were working class people who were honest and very proud to be Americans. They struggled to put three children through college. Yes- there are actually college educated people living in Ohio and many of us see through Obama. That's why he lost in Ohio. Wake-up Obama and at least act like you are not so superior to the working class people that you are pretending to care about.

Obama needs to fire a foreign policy advisor that would portray the citizens of Ohio as just poor people who cannot think for themselves. What kind of foreign policy advisor goes to foreign countries and talks condescendingly about their own citizens? Talk about lack of judgement and inexperience...so much for "hope and change". I guess if Obama wins the nomination we will have to "hope" that he and his staff can "change".

Chris : fooled, not sure which one might be living in a dreaming land thus so easily being fooled -- a person who needs to work hard to support his/her family and knows the reality of life, or a college student who partying, drinking, and ...

dee, you must know all too well - if you're really European - how excited Europeans are about the prospect of Barack Obama being the next President of the United States. The press, in the US as well, has covered that strong and dominating sentiment extensively.

The only reservation Europe has towards an Obama presidency is that they foresee that the US under Obama will become stronger than it has ever been since the aftermath of WW II. As Der Spiegel wrote: "With Obama the USA will again rule the world in every respect."

I suppose though that many Americans would welcome enjoy that regained power.

Nothing this woman said about Clinton isn't true. Ohio was stuffed full of simple-minded voters who were easily fooled by the Clinton Machine. It's too bad this woman had to backpedal on her comments.

We've gone from "CHANGE we can believe in" to "HATRED we can live without". Senator Obama has lost my vote.

Head of the Human Rights Center at Harvard and top Obama staffer and she calls Hillary "a monster". But yet he'll met with foreign dictators and tyrants upon assuming the presidency! Three major Obama staffers, three major snafus within a week or two -- this guy surrounds himself with folks even more inexperienced and naive than himself!