You can’t write this stuff! Why is he doing it or why are his advisors letting himsay things like that?
I believe the comment that trapped him was said during a press conference. The 'smartest man in the room' is not too bright without a teleprompter.
That gaffe - doin fine - got pounced upon and made necessary the walkback to 'it's definitely not fine.' Which of course is the very message the GOP has been hammering.
IMHO, there's two conclusions. A) Obama is great at campaigning without a record; so long as he doesn't have to perform, he's a bright promiser. And, B) Clinton is right: at this level, he's an amateur.