# Obama for President!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president/257217>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president/257217 "2004-07-28T03:19:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president/257217/22 "2004-07-29T00:57:29Z")

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> [@Munch](#):
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> It’s been pointed out in the GD thread that Obama wrote his own speech.

Next you’ll be telling me Al Gore wrote Earth in the Balance. All political speeches are collaborations between ghost writers & the presenter. W/the exception of Clinton’s, all speeches also got “edited” (read: rewritten) by McAuliffe’s staff. It won’t be any different in NYC.

> [@Munch](#):
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> And I see no one here making a claim that he is currently qualified to be President.
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> You should get that knee checked out - it could be chronic.

Huh? I was, what, the 14th poster in this thread. I don’t think he gave a bad speech, I was just pointing out that the overwhelming number of people who posted before me, a large majority made ‘presidential’ comments ith knowing very little about him. Maybe my knee condition caused me to misread the following:

Kalhoun: “I think he’s great. I’d like to see him **go for it in 2012** or 2016. I really think he’d have a chance, too”.  
_In a presidential run or in the Olympics?_

choie: “God willing – **a future presidential candidate** ”.  
_I thought we were supposed to be taking God out of politics_

Eva Luna: “Hell, I could get excited about voting for him, and the last person I could have gotten excited about voting for was Jimmy Cater…Obama kicked butt tonight. I could totally **see him in the White House someday** ”.  
_As a chef?_

Knorf: "…As my friend Tim put it, “he obviously asserted himself as a **national political leader** , primarily on the basis of his ability to transcend politics through his ideas.”

kunilou: “…Keep an eye on this guy. If he can have that kind of effect on my daughter, **he’s going places** ”.

yellowval: “…I’m way more excited about him than I am about Kerry or Edwards…”

DMark: “I would not at all be surprised to see his name mentioned for a future run at the **office of President**!”

With the exception of a couple wise cracks and an assination prediction, the tone here sounded hauntingly familiar to when Gov. Cuomo (as lousy executive - but at least with a record and experience) floored them.

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