Now, to be sure, I don’t think Obama himself knew about this:
http://www.policelink.com/news/26729-obama-uses-police-memorial-for-porta-potties
On the other hand, the Portland Police have asked for an apology, and as of yet have not received one. I don’t particularly like any of the candidates this year, but one thing I have noticed is that Obama seems to get a “pass” from the mainstream media.
Can you imagine if Hillary or McCain had done this?
I suspect that I do know why he gets a pass, and I think it is pretty sad. What do you think?
Jun 4, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Mistakes happen, but good old fashioned common sense dictates that Obama should apologise, regardless of whether he knew about it or not.
These kinds of incidents rightly draw a lot of attention, but even more BAD attention is drawn when theres no apology.
Jun 5, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Actually the received an apology a few days ago… May 30th to be exact:
On Friday, Robert King, president of the Portland Police Association, announced he had received an apology from the Obama campaign.
The letter from Rob Hill, the Obama state director, to Police Chief Rosie Sizer and to King says:
We want to assure you and your fellow officers that no disrespect was intended. An unacceptable error in judgment was made while trying to accommodate disabled supporters. The Obama campaign takes full responsibility and apologizes for any pain this incident may have caused.
http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2008/05/huge_obama_rally_in_portland_h.html
Jun 6, 2008 at 10:01 am
Rob,
Thank you for keeping me honest! I think it really was just a lapse, but I can’t imagine what the staffer on the ground was thinking. When the porta-johns showed up, I would think you would just veto it on the spot (no pun intended).
Take care and keep up the good work,
PC
Jun 18, 2008 at 9:08 am
I want to know if Hillary gets on the ticket as VP and Obama wins the election, WHO IS going to be answering that 3:00 a.m. phone call? LOL
Obama sure has many blunders!