According to the ABC News archives, it was Obama himself who first made the "Tonya Harding option" reference that Bobert picked up and ran with here.

This surprises people about Obama and his minions?

Why?

You don't get to the level Obama is at unless you've broken some hands, and know where the bodies are buried.

Feingold is very clear that he isn't an enthusiastic Obama supporter, so I think his remarks do reflect something quite different from what Bill Clinton was attempting to do this week, which was to reassure the troops to keep their level of commitment from flagging in the weeks dragging on until PA.