The Obama Delusion

The real powers that be behind the Bush Administration and the policies of the last 7 years (corporate and industrial America which has benefitted financially from the War in Iraq/Record Oil Profits) have made enough money in the past two Presidential Adminsitrations (at the expense of the America taxpayer) to carry them over through a few Democratic Administrations.............Give Mr. Obama a chance to give the average working class American some hope for their future...............

This sums it up right here:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/sarahramey/gGCPbv

Dont know what happened to my first post, but I will try once again. Barack does appear to be a tad nieve by wanting to do too many things, but you can't help but to be inspired and want to get in on the action. If he doesn't get you excited with his speaking engagements, you may want to check yourself into the morgue.

Does America really need more of the same? Didn't you get your fill these last 7+ years? Why would anyone want to vote into office the same people who were responsible for us being in this predictament in the first place. Besides, I reallya can't get myself to vote for a person (Hillary) that voted for the war in IRAQ and then tries to weasel herself out of it by compounding the situation with more lies. It reminds me too much of the Clintons' in the White House 1992-2000 and makes the hair on my neck stand up. ...And the other alternative is BombBomb McCain. Dang! His party doesn't even like him, why should I? McCain was for against the taxcuts before he was for them. Now that he is a shoe-in for the party nominee, he is now pandering on the torture issue. He as against torture, but now he doesn't want to tie the hands of the CIA in dealing with terrorists. BombBomb flips more than the pancake maker at I-HOP....Brother Obama will tear him apart.

You remember the old saying, insanity is " Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." No thanks Mr Samuelson, Barack got my primary vote and will so again in the general election.

Thank you for speaking frankly about what we in Texas see, Mr Obama is mesmerizing the media and some of our hardest workers who so desperatley want someone to believe in, someone that can see the average american can not carry the Nation any longer our backs are broken, we've toiled for big businesses and greedy owners so they can own two or three homes while we fight to save our one humble abodes, our pay is inappropriate our taxes, medicaid, medicare . we have become so disallusioned that it is hard to fight the good fight any longer.

Obama is an unknown quantity and apparently a darling of the media, at least for now. There should have been more commentary like this one from Mr. Samuelson in the media. But sadly, it may be too late to intelligently scrutinize Obama's history and policies with such intensity that we can properly compare him with Clinton and McCain. Experience tells us that we should never buy stocks or a house on emotion (or rhetoric), and the same is true for electing a President of the United States. Experience does matter. We have to question why Obama won't indulge in more spirited, substantive debates with Clinton on the issues and how he plans to make the changes he speaks so eloquently of.

Yet again someone else has missed the point, the objective, and the goal of Obama and his campaign. Let's assume you're right about it all being hopeful rhetoric, that his policies are weak, unrealistic and all to similar to Hillary's. I dare anyone to argue that whoever of the three remaining candidates wins the presidency could possibly due more harm to our country in any area than G.W. and his cronies. Bueller, Bueller, anyone, anyone? That being said, how bad can it really be that this man with so little experience is lifting the nations spirits, instilling pride, and giving hope to a new generation as they begin to believe in their country again, if for the first time ever. (uh-oh, someone better throw me in the stockade with Michelle obama for making that unpatriotic remark.) For years we've all been watching the same ole politicians say the same ole things, then getting elected and seeing very little change and none of their promises and policy stances come to fruition. So whether or not President Obamas policy promises hold true or not, real change has already begun in America. People all over the country are going to work smiling and hopeful. Something this simple (even on a small scale) can cause them to treat their family a little better, do a little bit better job at work, put in a lttle more effort in becoming a better citizen and person. All the while the country is more engaged in political discussions now more than ever. So, Mr. Newsweek journalist, I don't know which parent beat you, or what girl broke your heart , or if you you came into this world predisposed as pescimistic sinical critic, but you've missed the point.

The people here saying "right on" are really a reflection of the kind of politics that we've been raised with. The "No, we can't do it" politics that says that it's too hard and too much work to succeed.

Seriously, this is a big reason why Obama is just what we need today. He's someone who's willing to push us beyond our current limitations and expectations and is trying to shoot for the moon.

You were probably someone in the 1960s who would've derided JFK as being naive, idealistic, and just another politician for saying we should reach for the stars. You have to start somewhere, and that's something I believe Obama has the best chance at.

If I want a politician who will not try, I'll go with status quo like Hillary or McCain. If I want a politician who at the very least will try, with sincerity, even if he fails, I'll go with Obama. He reaches for the best in us, not the cynical in us. And that is what we need after 8 failed years of President Bush.

Comment: HA!
You gave it a goold old college try, but it didn't make the cut.

Hey, Samuelson, want to tell me why Hillary continues to sponsor international companies that take advantage of children in developing nations by cashing in on "aid" sales?

Or perhaps you can explain to everyone how Bill sold LITERS of hiv infected blood to Canada; a move that resulted in HUNDREDS of deaths up here.

You know what? The list goes on and on and on.

Obama may have some faults. (he has even admitted it). After all, if he were to come up with abstract new policies NO ONE would buy them. Everyone would write him off. He's trying to influence change through little changes; minor details that have substantial impacts on the lives of American citizens.

Grow up. America needs him and not Hillary.

What a silly article!

I found this article to be more comical than informational. As such, I felt the need to write the followin letter to the letter (if it gets to him)...

Mr. Samuelson,

I hope this email reaches your desk, however, I suspect it will go to some generic email ID or intern responsible for collecting these types of emails.

I read your Newsweek article and found it quite humorous. The whole nature of the article seemed very hypocritical and, strangely, similar to the misinformation and misrepresentations that have come out of the Clinton campaign. It makes me wonder who is influencing your writing.... but of course we don't want to talk about that.

I find your analysis to be very immature, especially for somebody that graduated from Harvard. Your arguments are very one sided and side step the over all picture. Every candidate makes promises and establishes a platform that would be ideal. As in any business, the struggle is to get those ideas implemented as best as possible. The difference between Obama and Clinton is that 1) Obama is able to motivate regular Americans, as well as, elected officials; 2) Obama genuinely believes we can work in a productive manner to implement ideas, whereas, Clinton makes similar promises and plans to further her policial resume; and 3) Obama seems to be aware that he alone cannot make things happen but rather needs to include knowledgable individuals in the decisions making process... I'm not sure Clinton is open to suggestions. What was disturbing about your article were the continuous fallacies in your arguments... misrepresenting positions, ignoring the full picture, avoiding similar issues in all other campaigns. It makes me wonder what your agenda is. Or, perhaps this is just proof that there are others of us out here who made a great decision to spend far less on college but received equivalent or better education.

Regards,
Izzy in Arizona

I found Mr. Samuelson's article to more comical than informational. As such, I felt the need to send him the following email...

Mr. Samuelson,

I hope this email reaches your desk, however, I suspect it will go to some generic email ID or intern responsible for collecting these types of emails.

I read your Newsweek article and found it quite humorous. The whole nature of the article seemed very hypocritical and, strangely, similar to the misinformation and misrepresentations that have come out of the Clinton campaign. It makes me wonder who is influencing your writing.... but of course we don't want to talk about that.

I find your analysis to be very immature, especially for somebody that graduated from Harvard. Your arguments are very one sided and side step the over all picture. Every candidate makes promises and establishes a platform that would be ideal. As in any business, the struggle is to get those ideas implemented as best as possible. The difference between Obama and Clinton is that 1) Obama is able to motivate regular Americans, as well as, elected officials; 2) Obama genuinely believes we can work in a productive manner to implement ideas, whereas, Clinton makes similar promises and plans to further her policial resume; and 3) Obama seems to be aware that he alone cannot make things happen but rather needs to include knowledgable individuals in the decisions making process... I'm not sure Clinton is open to suggestions. What was disturbing about your article were the continuous fallacies in your arguments... misrepresenting positions, ignoring the full picture, avoiding similar issues in all other campaigns. It makes me wonder what your agenda is. Or, perhaps this is just proof that there are others of us out here who made a great decision to spend far less on college but received equivalent or better education.

Regards,
Izzy in Arizona

The corporate run media either does not understand or perhaps they do understand what this movement for change is all about. It is not about Obama as much as it is about the downright disgust that the American people feel about the government, particularly Bush, and both houses of congress. The lies, deceit and greed perpetrated over the last 28 years has finally come to a head. The people are no longer interested in being misled by politicians with the help of the American media (who gave the Bush Administration a free pass fregarding 911, Iraq, Abromoff, Cheney's crimes and Bush's total incompetence. The people have awaken so despite the efforts to divide and conquer, the media corporate media's irrellevance is long overdue. This movement is about ending business as usual. It's about time.

First: To suggest that Obama is not going to be able to effectively lead, at this stage in history, is rather unobservant.

Second: Obama is proposing several specific things that are going to save me from sinking.

Third, and most importantly: Clinton and McCain have already been a gigantic disappointment. A basic premise of this article is that, because everyone else has been a disappointment, therefore Obama will be too. Pessimistic reasoning is insidious: because everyone has disappointed so much, we should therefore start shooting for 28 years of Bush and Clinton rule. Never mind that it is the vary leadership that we have been so disappointed with.

Mr. Samuelson, you don???t know what is going to happen.

Obama deserves his chance.

As an end note, just so I don???t get accused of not being able to do math:

Bush sr. 4 years

Clinton Mr. 8 years

Bush jr. 8 years

Clinton Mrs. Likely 2 terms
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28 years