Today, 01:06 PM #1
ZipperJJ
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I think for me it’s just that he’s so NOT George W Bush - not white, not old, not from Texas, not a Republican, not for war - that makes him so attractive.
Although I still think I’m going to vote for Hillary in the primary and hope Barak is still interested in leading the country in 8 years. We’ll see.
Today, 01:10 PM #2
cmkeller
Charter Member
He apparently gave a bang-up speech at the 2004 Democratic Party convention. In a nutshell, his skin is black but he comes across as a politician for all people, not a “black activist” (e.g., Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Charles Rangel).
Today, 01:19 PM #3
Dangerosa
Charter Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by erie774
I’m not being a smart-ass (or maybe I am) but what is the big deal with Obama? /Quote
How many well spoken, intellegent, charismatic Democrats do we have that aren’t tainted irrepiarably with scandal?
Hillary - shrewish, tainted with Clinton scandals
Kerry - well spoken was bascially his problem
Gore - problem with charismatic.
Richardson - apparently the women will come forward with Clintonesque speed.
He’s looking pretty good.
Today, 01:33 PM #4
scr4
Charter Member
His '04 DNC speech was enough to convince me he’d make a good President.
01:34 PM #5
Thudlow Boink
Charter Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by Quiddity Glomfuster
Here’s the link to his speech:
http://www.barackobama.com/2007/02/...ack_obam_11.php /Quote
Hey thanks! I was there, standing at the edge of the crowd, far enough away that I couldn’t hear much of what he was saying. Everybody seemed to be in a good mood though, despite the cold.
Today, 02:11 PM #6
bordelond
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Quote:
Originally Posted by erie774
But his rise to success strikes me as too contrived, too artificial. It appears like he is being groomed, ala Bill McKay in The Candidate. Are the puppetmasters and spinmeisters putting up a two-dimensional figure with no depth? /Quote
I have this same impression. The “candidate for all people” will not be seen coming from a million miles away … it’ll be someone walking in through the back door.