Obama Plays Offense

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  • Posted By: mfenwick @ 01/27/2008 1:50:02 PM

    Zippity doo dah, zippity deh; my, oh, my, what a wonderful day!

  • Posted By: SadStateOfAffiars @ 01/27/2008 1:17:18 PM

    Excellent Job Democrats! What a great showing for Barack. Now is the time to scrutinize the canidates. Who can accomplish the tasks ahead? I have long been a Clinton fan. Still am. However, when Barack emerged as a viable canidate I took him to heart. He's inspiring, brillant, articulate, fresh and a walking contradiction. He's black. He's white. Muslim schooling. Catholic schooling. Law professor. Politician. Does this give him a better insight into the diverse lives of Americans? Or does his diversity make it impossible to make decisions? I know I certainly do not have enough history on Barack to make the most important decision an American can make. Which is honoring a canidate with our vote. He brings us promises of hope, change, dreams and unity. I did not see unity in South Carolina. I saw a great divide.

    But who is he really? Do we know yet? Probably for me, in watching him navigate the difficult political landscape, it came down to one issue. His inability to make a very difficult decision. A vote on whether or not to define the Iranian Republican Gaurd as a Terrorist Organization. He voted "present" which is his right to do. It was a complicated vote and politically explosive. It was a defining moment for me. I don't want a politician who is unable/unwilling to make the hard decisions. If you make a wrong decision, it can be corrected. If you make the right decision you can build on it. If you make no decision, you neither move forward nor backward. So, my question is, "how can you bring about change when you refuse to take a stand"? Making no decicions is in my view....cowardly. When those decisions involve our men and women fighting in Iraq it is crucial that our politicians do everything they can to protect them. So, this non-vote by Barack was pivitol in my assesment of him. I enjoy watching Barack. But, I want to watch him for a few more years. Let him get seasoned. Get comfortable with him. I hope my .02 of input is taken with an open mind. In this volitale world we now live in, I know I am not willing to place my faith in "hopes and dreams and promises of a new tomorrow". I want realities, proven track records and someone who has demonstrated the ability to take stances even when they are not popular. Yes, I am a Clinton fan to be sure. They have done great things for America. Life was good, peaceful under their stewardship. I'm just not willing to "roll the dice" and "hope and dream" that things will change. I will save that for another day.

    • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 01/27/2008 1:47:21 PM

      I appreciate your thoughtful remarks above. One comment. You say that he doesn't take a stand. Obviously you are unaware of all the tough choices he has made in his career. The most important one to 2/3 of the country is that he was one of the very few who foresaw the tragic outcome of invading Iraq. Several years ago he stated exactly what would happen, and it has since come to pass. He was practically standing alone in his opinion of being against the war at that time.

      Also, you criticize him for not bringing unity to SC. I think you're totally wrong here. After the Clintons tried with all they had to split the black-white vote, Obama beat Hillary in one WHITE county by 22%, and took nearly 1/3 of the white vote in the general population. This in a SOUTHERN formerly Republican state.
      Just the fact that he won Iowa (mostly white), competed extremely well in NH, and won more delegates in Nevada than Hillary before "thumping" her in SC, attests to how he already IS bringing this diverse nation together. Blacks and whites are all voting for him. He got more than 50% of the white vote in SC in the younger age groups.

      Finally, forget "rolling the dice." It's much more serious than that. You KNOW AHEAD of time that this country will be divided. Bill Clinton's presidency exhibited that. Although he was loved by many, he was hated by almost as many; hence the very painful impeachment process ;this country had to endure. You've seen it, experienced it, and disliked it.

      There were some good things during the Clinton presidency. That was then. This is NOW. It's a different time, a much different world, and we need to try something NEW. Every meaningful change has started with a charismatic leader and hope....and this is Barack Obama's time. After what the Bush Administration has done to the country and our world relations, we can't wait. WE NEED HIM NOW!

  • Posted By: CCEd @ 01/27/2008 1:46:47 PM

    Yes -- MY makebelieve superhero (and group of superhero worshipers) ie (are) better than yours. Lets not talk about facts, problems, and solutions -- instead, let's point out the differences in our cultural upbringing.. If you want to trash Cultures -- I think we sould go after a church that ordered the slaughter of children in the late 1800's, then named a University after the ***.

  • Posted By: sedonakaren @ 01/27/2008 1:30:55 PM

    It is totally untrue that Senator Obama belongs to a church open only to African-Americans. Maybe you ought to do a bit more research on this candidate. While it's true his church has more black members than white, I fully suspect that the Clintons' church has more whites than blacks. So what?

  • Posted By: bg in nyc @ 01/27/2008 1:23:15 PM

    Obaa's resounding victory in South Carolina signals, once and for all, the end of the era of Carpetbaggers such as is Hillary Clinton and scalawags, as is Bill Clinton, from tpost Civil War American politics.
    Obama' victory signifies that the torch of freedom continues to burn brightly.

    Bruce Greenfield
    New York, N.Y.

  • Posted By: Jazzbeaux Beiderbecke @ 01/27/2008 1:00:41 PM

    It's easy to understand the motives behind this kind of stuff.
    Alter's in love.

  • Posted By: lkchandiramani @ 01/27/2008 10:55:25 AM

    I THINK OBAMA SHOULD FIRST GET RID OF HIS ADVISER CRAIG WHO IS LINKED TO THE DEFENSE TEAM OF MURDERER PEDRO MIGUEL GONZALEZ, BEFORE EVEN OF DREAMING WINNING THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY NATIONAL CONVENTION

  • Posted By: Kathleen in Maine @ 01/27/2008 8:45:47 AM

    I wonder if those who discount South Carolina because of the black factor will discount Florida (which shouldn't count, anyway) because of the high ratio of elderly Democrats, Hillary's base. I think Jewish voters lean toward her, too, and there's a higher-than-national average of Jewish voters in Florida, as well.

  • Posted By: alexblack @ 01/27/2008 2:19:23 AM

    Hitting the nail on the head - In a general election, Barck would get all of mis primary voters, plus most all of Hillary's voters, plus a huge number of Independents, and some crossover Republicans. Hillary would get all of her primary voters..... and that's about it. And the Republicans would turn out in record number to vote against her. Ironic that she and Bill have already courted and seduced the Democratic Establishment years ago - I suspect the Establishment is feeling a little questy right now. Did anyone catch Hillary's speech tonight? Everyone in the audience looked like Bill falling asleep at the MLK tribute

  • Posted By: danielgouldman @ 01/26/2008 11:13:19 PM

    I'm just glad that Obama won in such a landslide. The voters have spoken that they do not like the injection of racial politics....I certainly don't. I attribute this to the Clinton's without question. The media keeps talking race/gender as if the fact that 60% of the voting came from women in both Nevada and New Hampshire....and a majority in Iowa and I think it was something like 63% of the vote in South Carolina. People didn't vote race/gender - they voted for the best candidate...and if they did - you didn't hear Obama whining about losing or making excuses....but that's what I'm seeing out the Clinton camp. They wouldn't even congratulate him (Bill did verbally with taste and Hillary did it in a written statement lacking taste). They downplayed the importance of Iowa because "Iowa doesn't have a track record of picking our president....and now is trying to downplay South Carolina. This is if to say that Black Americans votes don't count...I think its B.S. You don't hear Barack complaining about 95% of the voting public in New Hampshire (and he came only 3 points behind)...I mean geez. The Clintons are the most classless family I've ever seen - it just keeps getting worse in my opinion. Noone gets me this agitated - I have been voting democrat a long time...but I did not have voting relations with that woman...Ms. Clinton.

  • Posted By: Thomas Everett Davis @ 01/26/2008 7:16:25 PM

    First, it seems ironic that the media, which are supposed to report accurately on events, say that Hillary won in Nevada. Correct me if I am wrong, but the article appearing in our statewide newspaper showed Hillary winning the popular vote, but Barack winning more convention delegates.This is not a minor point in my view. It gives a false impression -- that the well-oiled Clinton machine has done it again.Second, Barack must bush back push back

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