Chicagoist: Learn Something: Samantha Power

Spook

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:33:36 -0600

she looks kinda monsterish, herself like somesort of red headed praying mantis. Look at the way her neck is crocked with those crazy eyes!

I_h8_toyota_and_BT

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:41:54 -0600

Nope, the beltway media and the Clinton campaign have been huffing and puffing and slicing and dicing some of Obama's top staffers. they're forcing out the most liberal staffers on Obama's campaign http:// www. openleft.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4451

Marcus Gilmer

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:29:56 -0600

Margaret, I love a good conspiracy. (Chicago-related: I still agree with the conspiracy that Michael Jordan wasn't "retired" during those two years in the mid-90's but rather serving an agreed-upon 2 year suspension due to gambling problems). But in this case, I'm not sure I agree. Mostly because it seems someone in either campaign is getting in trouble for shooting their mouth off every day. Ferraro's the current target for her "If Obama was white..." comment. It was Power before her, someone else before her, etc. It's possible that Team Obama can spin this one in their favor, but as the commenter above pointed out, Power seems to be too honest for her own good.

Margaret Lyons

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:42:27 -0600

Anyone else think this was totally calculated, a la the West Wing episode where Bartlett calls Ritchie stupid, accidentally on purpose? Powers gets more name recognition than ever (with plenty of excuses why she didn't think this was a big deal), the Obama camp gets to show how quickly they get rid of negative people BUT they still get "Hillary is a monster" out there in the conversation. Maybe I watch too much TV.

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:57:55 -0600

If Obama gets the nomination and is elected, I bet she will still be worked into the administration fold. Before this, she may have been a short-list candidate for U.N. Ambassador or even Secretary of State. While a position that high may be out of the question now, I bet she still lands somewhere high up in the state department if he makes it to the oval office. Unfortunately for her, it sounds like she had a track record for being a little too honest: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77b63978-ef0c-11dc-97ec-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1. Only in politics would candor and wit be considered a damning trait.

Marcus Gilmer

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:25:11 -0600

On a related note, it's a shame the whole incident with her resigning from the Obama campaign happened. I'm not defending her actions or taking a stance one way or the other, but it's too bad that this will likely overshadow an otherwise pretty brilliant person and writer. A Problem From Hell is an excellent look at the way the American government has continually dealt and struggled with the issue of genocide (and its tendency to attempt to ignore it). A pretty relevant examination given, among other things, the ongoing crisis in the Sudan.

Marcus Gilmer

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:02:55 -0600

For clarifications sake, I had accidentally left out the mention of Power resigning from the Obama campaign originally and after having that pointed out by one our outstanding editors, the post was in the process of being edited to add the link about the "monster" debacle when ad left their original comment.

Not_another_username

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:01:07 -0600

This is someone I would believe if she called someone else 'a monster.'

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:57:55 -0600

Either I'm losing my mind, or the post was edited. If it's the former, I apologize.

whymustiregister

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:55:14 -0600

Wait, she studied genocide and thinks that Hillary is "a monster?" "Contemptible hack" sure, but "a monster?" Did she check her sense of perspective at the door?

JAH

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:53:52 -0600

Uhhh, ad, you missed something. It's in the last paragraph.

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:15:16 -0600

Wow, no mention of how she was one of Obama's top foreign policy advisors until she was forced to resign after calling Clinton a "monster" last week. While it may not be relevant to the book, I bet it just might come up during the question and answer session.