'I've Been Through This for 19 Months. She's Been Through It, What Four Days?'

Actually, Barry, it's now eight days, but who said a former community organizer was proficient at math?

Ironically, Sarah Palin has come under far more scrutiny since she was selected by John McCain as his running mate than Obama has in those 19 months.

The media has a lot of catching up to do.

Sen. Barack Obama ditched his normal languid cool today, punching back at Gov. Sarah Palin as he spoke with reporters in York, Pa, hotly defending his work as a community organizer. He said he assumes Palin "wants to be treated same way guys want to be treated, which means their records are under scrutinty. I've been through this for 19 months. She's been through it, what four days?"

Obama's hackles were clearly raised by Palin's dismissal of his community organizing --a response to his earlier dismissal of her record as a small-town mayor. "Why would that kind of work be ridiculed?" Obama said. "Who are they fighting for?" The idea that community organizing is not relevant to the presidency, he said, just shows why Republicans "are out of touch and don't get it."

The Obama campaign was clearly on the defensive today, acknowledging how appealing Palin came across, and sending out surrogates hitting their talking points that Republicans have spent their time on attacks rather than substance.

Palin nearly hit Obama's record 38.4 million viewers for his Denver acceptance speech. The Nielsen ratings show she drew 37.2 million viewers, despite being shown on six networks to Obama's 10.

Obama is cracking, folks. He clearly can't take the criticism and ridicule. Shouldn't take much to finish this lightweight off.

Update: Oh man, this is cold.


Via Ace.