wombat_socho

Yes, Obama certainly can extemporize - that "lipstick on a pig" line was pure comedy gold, to say nothing of "my Muslim faith". Problem is, when he extemporizes, he comes off as a Harvard man doing an impression of P Diddy, which is every bit as lame as it sounds. This is why I make no attempt to look or sound Latino - I wasn't raised that way and it would sound 120% fake, because I wasn't raised in that environment any more than Obama was raised around black folks.

I do have some sympathy for the poor bastard - he's quite obviously a TCK trying to fit in *somewhere* where he can be comfortable being himself, and he hasn't found it yet. Being in the harsh spotlight of national politics while being beholden to the Daley Machine ain't going to help.

The definition of "smear campaign" is one I was introduced to during my two runs for the Minnesota House, e.g. "presenting true facts about your opponent that said opponent finds hard to explain to their constituents".