Is that Abercrombie out there?
May 6th, 2008 by Jerry BurrisThe New York Times blog covering the Tuesday presidential primaries was commenting on the photo-op crowd behind Barack Obama as he declared victory in North Carolina.
It was, the blog noted, almost entirely middle-aged white ladies, the kind of voter normally found in Hillary Clinton’s corner. “Not an Abercrombie T-shirt among them,” the blog noted.
What!?! Has our Neil been such an influence that people notice when his fans aren’t crowding the Obama stage? Probably not. There was no explanation for the comment, but it most likely meant this was not a trendy crowd, no one was wearing Abercrombie & Fitch T-Shirts.
But make no mistake. Neil Abercrombie has been stumping hard for Obama, from the Iowa corn fields and on out. But a gossipy piece in the Washington Post suggests that the Obama camp is paying insufficient attention to his Hawaii friend.
In her BLOG, “The Sleuth,” Mary Ann Akers writes about a frustrated Abercrombie and his inability to get someone in the inner circle of the Obama campaign to pick up their end of the coconut wireless.
It makes for pretty funny reading. But Rep. Abercrombie should relax. It’s a good bet Obama will begin paying more attention to his Hawaii roots if and when the nomination is in hand.
Until that time, the Aloha spirit will have to take a backseat to lunch bucket talk about making it in the tough political fields of the South Side of Chicago.
Tags: Abercrombie, burris, Obama, politics
May 8th, 2008 at 4:57 am
Did you catch Abercrombie’s criticism of the Obama campaign? They’re not picking up the phone because they don’t want to hear anything Abercrombie has to say. It’s like June Jones listening to the head cheerleader explain the intricacies of the run n shoot offense. Hey Neil, don’t call us. We’ll call you.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I’m amazed Neil is miffed at not getting his calls returned.
He must know what LBJ told young Texas Congressman George H.W. Bush –
“The difference between a U.S. Senator and a U.S. Congressman is like the difference between chicken salad and chicken shit.”
They’ll return your calls, Neil — when you’re a Senator.
May 11th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Most people out side the State of Hawaii realize Neil is a loose cannon on deck in a rough sea. He has never had the creditability in Washington because of his political positions. He has the support and financial backing from the “Special Interests Groups” for a reason, they are his constituency.
Ed Case had developed a greater creditability in his two terms from his Congressional Peers and contributed more for the people of Hawaii, which he has always considered his constituency.