Wednesday, February 20, 2008

When surrogates hurt

We spent a lot of time discussing the role of surrogacy when former President Clinton had such a prominent role, but it seems like the Obama campaign found a surrogate who really wasn't ready for such a prominent role. Kirk Watson, a state Senator from Texas, appeared on Hardball last night and provided one of the roughest performances that you will ever see from a surrogate.


Knowing that this couldn't go without discussion, Senator Watson provided an apology on his website today.

1 comment:

Lara Petusky said...

Ah, Kirk Watson, my hometown ex-mayor. What's so refreshing about the Obama campaign--and that includes surrogate Watson here--is that it owns up to its mistakes and gaffes. It's a human lot, humble, fallible and empathetic.