I was paraphrasing just as Joe Arnold was. What Tina said was probably worse than calling him an empty suit. It was certainly negative and was just in different words. But that’s exactly what she meant. You can’t watch her interview and not come away with the same thoughts.

P.S. WHO on earth ever said I have credibility? That’ scary.

Why haven’t you updated the story to include Joe Arnold’s email on the home page? You state in the story, “Referring to Obama as an empty suit (and she did) is absolutely disgusting” but Joe Arnold clearly states that in fact Tina DID NOT call Obama an “Empty Suit” rather Joe summed up her comments with that term. So what gives? Trying to push an agenda here? Pisses off everybody doesn’t share the same opinions as you?

Time to grow up hoss or your blog is going to continue to lose credibility.

JFK had been first been elected a congressman in 1946 and a US Senator in the 1950s.
Kennedy had quite a bit more experience than Obama, so please be forthcoming if you are going to use JFKs name.

Lots of D’s have doubts about Obama and lots of R’s, this one included for sure, have doubts about McCain.

I am disappointed in Tina and in a lot of other Clinton supporters, there comes a time at the end of a primary when it is no longer about a person, it’s about coming together behind the ideals of the party, and uniting against the often detrimental policies of the national Republicans.

adj.

Unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.

Contemptuous in speech or behavior.
[Latin petulāns, petulant-, insolent, from petere, to assail.]

petulance pet’u·lance or pet’u·lan·cy n.

petulantly pet’u·lant·ly adv.

Many thanks for chiming in!

While “emtpy suit” was your attempt at a summary, it’s no different than what Tina actually said to you. In all honesty, her language was much more damaging.

The fact that you as an honest journalist camped outside Tina’s office to score an interview doesn’t change what she said on-camera. She is wholly responsible for that.

Someone should interview Olivia Morris Fuchs on-cam so she can complain about how she’s voting for John McCain or whatever. That’d be great television!

Honestly, though, the interview with Tina was great and relevant. Mirrors exactly what’s going on among Hillary’s supporters in Kentucky.

Secondly, Ward-Pugh did not seek out the media for comment. To the contrary, I camped out outside the Metro Council chambers waiting for an opportunity to speak with her. She was agreeable to the interview, but it was only after I requested it on the phone and in person. Given how passionately she has supported Hillary Clinton, I thought she would be the perfect person to comment on the contest, and Ward-Pugh did not disappoint.

On a side note, I had quite a few other private conversations with Clinton supporters on Wednesday who were equally unconvinced of Obama’s abilities and used even more blunt language in the process. It backs up Ward-Pugh’s belief that she is merely “the tip of the iceberg.”