August 27, 2008

Bredesen Slams Obama Again...

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen apparently has seen the polls showing Barack Obama hurtling toward a crushing defeat in Tennessee in November, trailing John McCain by 24 points in the Volunteer State, and he's decided that while he has to be a good soldier and back Obama, it makes political sense for him here in Tennessee to be seen criticizing the Democrat presidential nominee. How else to explain Bredesen's machine-gun mouth firing verbal bullets at Obama's celebrity image and his lack of ability to connect to the common man?

Bredesen was at it again in an interview with The Politico, published late Wednesday night. Here are some parts of that article:

enior Democratic officials are expressing serious concerns about the political risks posed by Barack Obama's acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium Thursday evening.

From the elaborate stagecraft to the teeming crowd of 80,000 cheering partisans, the vagaries of the weather to the unpredictable audience reaction, the optics surrounding the stadium event have heightened worries that the Obama campaign is engaging in a high-risk endeavor in an uncontrollable environment.

A common concern: that the stadium appearance plays against Obama's convention goal of lowering his star wattage and connecting with average Americans and that it gives Republicans a chance to drive home their message that the Democratic nominee is a narcissistic celebrity candidate.

"We already know he is a rock star, we already know he can bring 85,000 people together in a stadium. He has done it multiple times. He needs to talk to people who haven't made up their minds yet," said Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen. ... ."I would love to see him out showing a certain kind of humility, being in touch with people who go to breakfast at the Waffle House, sending a message."