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[Shayna]

There’s a thread in IMHO that appears on the front page thusly:

Why Obama?
erie774

[Last Post] Today 02:24 PM by anu-la1979 [Replies] 19

However, once inside all I see is this:

Today, 01:06 PM #1

ZipperJJ
Charter Member

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.

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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).

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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.

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Today, 01:33 PM #4
scr4
Charter Member

His '04 DNC speech was enough to convince me he’d make a good President.

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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.

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Today, 02:11 PM #6
bordelond
Charter Member

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.

Huh? Only 6 posts showing up, some of which reference other posts which have gone completely missing, including the entire OP. Anyone else having this problem?

[According_to_Pliny]

The UserCP for erie774 has a number of links that don’t work, like show posts and show threads started
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[According_to_Pliny]

Well, I couldn’t post to the thread, so perhaps it was being moved to Great Debates and got caught in limbo?

Anyway I’ve isolated the OP, which is here:ht*[sub]*[/sub]tp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8252448#post8252448

[QUOTE=erie774]
OK, I agree that he has “it”. He’s a charming guy and all that. He is charismatic and handsome, as were JFK and Bill Clinton. 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?

I want to know what, besides his “it” factor or outright disgust at Hillary, Kerry, Edwards, Gore, GWB, etc. Why should I vote for Obama and not just be voting against anyone elese.
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[According_to_Pliny]

Sorry. I got a follow up of his by mistake.
The actual first post by the OP was here ht*[sub]*[/sub]tp://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8252205#post8252205

[QUOTE=erie774]
I believe this should be in IMHO but if it should be in GQ, mods please move as necessary.

I’m not being a smart-ass (or maybe I am) but what is the big deal with Obama? The man is a first term Senator and limited national political experience. From the instant he appeared on the national scene he has been pushed by the media like he is the new JFK who will do everything including return us to Camelot, save the republic, defeat Emperor Palpatine and cure halitosis. OK, that was a little smart-ass.

Really, though. Can someone please explain just why a freshman Senator is the media darling and being pushed into Presidential contention? He’s a likable guy, intelligent and well-spoken, honest about his past. But I think he needs to at least complete one term and show us how effective he is before the press holds a coronation.

I would really like to hear views of what his strengths are that makes him better than any of the other candidates (from either party).
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[TubaDiva]

We seem to be having technical difficulties. Jerry has been alerted to the problem. We’ll get it fixed as soon as possible.

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[According_to_Pliny]

For those scoring at home:
The Obama thread is back together and working now.