Obama's candidacy, even if he loses, has already had a huge impact on American perceptions.
Comment: Don't forget that they Obama and Carter, obamacarter.com, are both Christians. Take a look, I think you will appreciate that they are both good guys: obamacarter.com
Comment: Don't forget that they Obama and Carter, obamacarter.com, are both Christians. Take a look, I think you will appreciate that they are both good guys: obamacarter.com
Comment: Don't forget that they Obama and Carter, obamacarter.com, are both Christians. Take a look, I think you will appreciate that they are both good guys: obamacarter.com
Comment: As good an inspirer as Barak Obama may be, it's highly unlikely that given the current state of disparate America - the haves and the have nots - that America will allow the poverties overrule the privileged. That happened in Russia once, but would not ever again.
Is this America's model of salvation - a revolution in the proletariat?
How long did it take Russia to restore organization from that chaos?
Doesn't America wish to follow suit in the 21st Century? Probably not.
There may be a great need to restore honor and fairness in America, but Obama's speeches are not devised to create the sentiments of stability or responsibility; they are devised to create revolution, one where the poor takeover the rich. It's idealism at its finest, but pure fantasy in the larger scheme of the realistic nature of current events. We are in a war in Iraq, and on the verge of economic meltdown - which supercedes all idealism and calls for reality checks all around. Not the time for class or race or gender based revoutions.
Comment: I was wondering when someone would remember Jimmy Carter's ticket to the Presidency. If we learn anything from history we should realize Obama's inexperience is a major factor. Being a senator for 3 years doesn't give you the knowledge to govern from day one. Hilary has been in Washington D.C. since she was 22. If she hasn't picked up a thing or two then she wouldn't put herself out there. She is the one who can . turn things around
Comment: As an Obama backer, I would agree it's going to take a lot more than faith and hope to turn around a country with so many problems that was founded on such lofty ideals... Freedom and equality, "with liberty and justice FOR ALL."
Yet I am a true believer in feeling we can achieve all of it based on our work ethic, the right inspiring leadership, and turning around the one, great equalizer so many have pointed to for the last 100 years -- education. If Obama and others can unleash innovation in education, can tap into reaching the bottom half of students who fail early on, then fail all the way through, to achieve literacy skills and a sense of their own success, our society can transform itself in a very short time.
Once Education is the focus, the priority, the mandate, the center of our neighborhoods, then each child will find his or her way, and we will be empowered to overcome every other challenge. Education is not dreaming of a better life, it is doing a better life, one person at a time.
Comment: It is very easy for a white man in America to look at Obama's presidency and say "Look we shouldn't make his race an issue. We should look beyond that." If you want to then more power to you. The fact of the matter is this: Racial inequality in America has always been here and still is. Obama is the first African-American who could actually win the Presidency and begin to right some of the wrongs (Sorry Sharpton and Jackson). If only all African-Americans would realize that their time is now. If they don't unite together and vote for Obama then they will miss the opportunity to have made a part of history and brought this country closer to the equality that we are trying to achieve. If not Obama then who? and when?
Please people! Have we not learned anything from these Bush years?
Obama is too inexperienced...Obama is too inexperienced...Obama is too inexperienced...
If you repeat it enough times people will actually believe it.
How about this one: Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction
You naysayers are nothing more than sheep...go watch your O'reilly factor or Glen Beck and stay out of the way.
The revolution WILL be televised and it is happening now.
Get out there and vote my brothers and sisters because only Obama can start to dismantle the corruption that plagues our government and free us all, regardless of race and gender, from the control of corporate america.
Take the power back!
Comment: Obama is someone both democrats and republicans can respect. I would rather have inexperience than the alternative democrat. www.stopthebitch.org
Comment: YOU DONT MESS WITH THE CLINTONS
Comment: the clintons will butcher him like a hog, making him unelectable in 2008, thus leaving the door open for hillary for one last push in 2012. that is assuming he can get nominated. but either way the clintons will slice and dice barack/ he will be lucky to win his senate seat back when they get trough with him. if he bows down to the clintons, drops out after super tuesday, they may ask him to be VP. IF NOT, HE WILL BE YESTERDAYS NEWS
Comment: Get real. It's nice to dream of idealism and vote for a candidate that seemily epitomizes it, but when the smoke clears someone still has to do the work. What sort of tangible change has the Jr. Illinois Senator realized in the Senate with that idealism? I mean, really, Congress just approved a $4000 pay raise for themselves. I guess that is change. Why will a presidency acheived on that idealism realize any better? It necessarily won't. As sick as it may seem, change is only realized with bipartisan cooperation, and a extreme leftist President will fair no where near as well as a moderate liberal with bipartisan alliances. Boy, that Kerry endorsement should really remind all of the success acheived by democrats in the last election.
Comment: Change is only realized with bipartisan cooperation? How about when republicans controlled all three branches of government? I believe we experienced a...hmm...how to put this nicely...a giant ***-maelstrom of change. Change happens constantly, it is only a matter of what kind of change you are looking for. As far as the power of bipartisanship, the word you are looking for is "compromise" and out of all the candidates in all of the parties, Obama's greatest quality is his ability to compromise.
Extreme left? Such a nicely phrased derogatory label. Kucinich or someone from the green party may fall under this category but please, Obama?
Comment: Obama grills General Petraeus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9wtAqXq7Sg
Comment: Vote Clinton for a white America. We want an America that still pepetuates a White superior. If Obama wins he will dismantle the racist USA and then all whites and coloured people will be equaals and that is bad for us Asians. We Asians love a USA that holds every white man as superior; that way we will get to forge ahead because then the USA will continus to be divided.
Vote Clinton !
Comment: I hope and pray that Obama does not get elected, because the USA needs another President Bush so that America will consolidate her decline. Sen. Obama has the charisma and the leadership to bring about change for the USA and that will arrest the rot of the American SUPERPOWER; and we in the third world do not want that. We do not want the USA to regain respect; we would die to see the world spit at the eye of the USA.
Obama is not the right man for us in the 3rd world and we put the curse on his campaign.
Comment: Being a state senator has little to do with success in Washington. Success in Washington requires coalitions and relationships. For anyone to claim that they will change the system in Washington by bucking it is foolish. As this article points out Obauma is very much a mirror of Jimmy Carter, both are good men and great idealist but that does not translate into being a good president. Jimmy Carter while being brilliant and one of the worlds leading humanitarians was also the worst / least affective Democratic president of the 20th century. For the sake of the nation I hope Obauma doesn't get the chance to be the worst Democratic president of the 21st.
Comment: I'm glad you specified that he would be the worst DEMOCRATIC president of the 21st century because we already have the worst president of the 21st century.
Comment: a hard hitting story ,Africa is behind obama
Comment: I"m a republican who will vote for McCain Feb 5, but on the other side of the aisle, Obama is my choice, and I will seriously consider him if he wins the nomination. Hillary's entitled assumption that being married to a president made her the best qualified to be president, that women would vote for her en masse, and that her long history of nepotism would somehow pass for experience is, thankfully, getting the scrutiny it deserves.
Comment: Oh' I just love buzz words, petervogt.... if he has this great judgement, why did he not show it by returning for the vote on Iran. He loves to talk about Hillary's vote on Iraq, (when he could not even vote then, and had no access to the docs. congress did) but when the chance came to "man up" he was "busy champaining to be president"
That was done to avoid taking a stand, like on everything else since he has been in the IL or US Senate.
Don't be a political coward Obama!!
America, you are being SMOOZZED
Comment: 93jaguar has a point. His comment(s) indicate he cannot spell, has no sense of grammar or punctuation, he is clueless, racist and ignorant. Yup, I'm definitely voting for Obama.
Comment: 93jaguar has a point. His comment(s) indicate he cannot spell, has no sense of grammar or punctuation, he is clueless, racist and ignorant. Yup, I'm definitely voting for Obama.
Comment: never mind
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Comment: why are people acting like obama has a chance,,if he did it ended when america saw his speech at the iowa caucus,,he looked too regal and proud,not to menton popular and non-threatening,,i hate to play the race card on this issue,but i must,,the fact of the matter is white america isnt reacy to follow a blackman any where,,let alone allow him to lead the whole country,,barack was one of the few positive images i see in the media,be prepared for the media to start trying to bring him down,,
Comment: why is it about race.....or do we as whites distain the thought of a black person being president. Is our minds so consumed with power that we believe that we are the onlt race the matters .......It we don't change our ways we are destine to fall.
Comment: You only need to look at his organization for the answer. These aren't disorganized, starry-eyed newbies; Everyone in Obama's campaign, from the candidate on down to the volunteers, understands that it is practical ingenuity and hard work that gets things done. They have shown both in spades, and there is no reason to think that they will not bring those same qualities to Washington. Experience? Try judgment.
Comment: johnofritz, ........ I am with you on this, I cannot for the life of me, at a critical time like this in the world, understand why the majority of primary voters would want someone so totally unproven to run for president.
Yes, I've heard the argument that Bill was also young etc. lest we forget he at least had 10 years of exectutive experience being govenor of AR.
We at the moment have "the guy anyone would love to have a beer with" in office, and we see where that got us.
America had the choice of Al Gore, steady hand, smart, and experienced, but oh' no..........he was "too stiff and boring"
I am sticking with Hillary, I know what she brings to the table, this is not the time for a HOPE and a wish. I only pray those smitten by smooth talk, will wakeup and smell the coffee.
I'll give ya'll a tip, why not start by checking out Obama's voting record, in Illonois, and in the US Senate.
Comment: I cannot, for the life of me, understand why 11 combined years in both the Illinois and the U.S. Senates counts for less than Hillary's 8 years in the U.S. Senate. Being married to someone with experience isn't the same thing as BEING someone with experience.
Comment: The Carter comparison is completely appropriate: this year, as in 1976, the Democrats have the chance to put just about any qualified candidate in the White House. In '76, they ignored all of the experienced Congressional types incredibky giving the nod to Carter because of his inspiring message. Now with the chance to elect someone as dedicated, knowledagable and tough as Senator Clinton, someone who has actually knows how the government-- Congress AND the Bureaucracy-- works, many Democrats seem smitten by a charming young fellow who writes inspiring books and apparently spent most of his two years in the US Senate preparing to run for President. I want someone who can move the goverment forward; that's my idea of hope, not some vague idea of bipartisanship and good intentions.
Comment: Black, White, or should it be Tan? I suggest that we declare a moritorium on all this talk of Barack as a black man. We liberals would all be better off if we looked more analytically at Barack Obama for an explanation of his success. Look at his education: he excelled in the ivy league - even if he gained entrance by affirmative action, once there he showed his stuff!. Look at his career aspirations: he was a committed activist in his community. Look at his family: a stable relationship in which both father and mother are very involved with the children. Look at his wife: great education, career achievement, very articulate, family oriented. Look at his political positions: by and large in the mainstream for democrats (health care, coalition building, shifting tax burden only slightly, favoring most "programs"). And now look at his race: is he a "white man" with a black father? is he a "black man" with a white mother? I believe that the answer, in the eyes of most fair minded Americans, is that he is a man so much in the middle class mainstream by his background, his education, his personal aspirations, his family values, and his political positions that he is neither "black" nor "white". Let's be fair and, if we must use these racial color labels, then i suggest that we settle on "tan". Does this mean that we should have less hopefulness and enthusiasm concerning the wellspring of support Barack is enjoying? I say "absolutely not". But pack it in with all the silly talk about his being a "black" man. He's a wonderful and inspiring young political leader who I can vote for in the hope that he will be able to change the political landscape for my children and grandchildren to come. I am proud to have the opportunity to vote for our first "tan" man for President.
Comment: Don't forget folks, this is the same magazine that hired Karl Rove to write for them. I canceled my subscription, after 20 years, I no longer pay for a Newsweek subscription. Newsweek needs a boycott just to check their head to make sure it's on straight.
Comment: Oh Gosh...here goes the smear, is that Karl Rove behind that picture? Bringing up Carter's name to suggest Obama to have the same difficult issues is irresponsible. What would even make you say that? Better just to stick to the Bush Terror Rhetoric!
Comment: Just what exactly in Obama's background gives an indication that he is a unifier? Or an agent of change? He's all talk and is nothing but an empty suit. No details, just glittering generalities and pious platitudes. It's amazing at how these 20-somethings don't realize that they;re being suckered. He wins in one significant state and the media have all but proclaimed him the next president.
Comment: Actually, Obama was known in the Illinois senate as being a unifier because he was so good at crossing party lines and compromising. He had a major role in campaign finance reform while in the US senate which is evidence that he is an agent of change. If you think he has no details then you haven't been paying attention. That's the same argument they used against Kerry because they knew if he started talking details apathetic America would fall asleep. The news channels are more interested in sound bites, who is 'winning' today, and dismantling pointless arguments based on ignorant accusations.
Maybe we should listen to you wiser older voters who know a lot about being suckered. After all, you more experienced voters gave us presidents like the Bushes! and Ronnie! and Nixon! Thank you so much!
Obama won in Iowa and came in a REALLY close second in New Hampshire. He is also leading the democrats in delegates. No one will be proclaimed the next president until the election and as it looks now he is the most likely one to be elected.
Thank you for playing!
Comment: "OBAMA PORTRAIT MUSIC VIDEO" on Youtube - Don't Miss It!
For those of you who still have not heard:
There is a WONDERFUL and INSPIRING music video on Youtube.com entitled "Obama Portrait Music Video by Bjarne O."
You can use the free downloaded high-quality stereo version from the composer's website in DVD form to show at house parties. Even people who knew nothing at all about Obama have been moved: either a thrilling introduction, or further inspiration for those of us who already know and fight for Obama.
The music soundtrack, which incorporates excerpts from the famous 2004 speech, can also be downloaded separately in high-quality.
It is an uplifting and informative campaign tool - so please, SPREAD THE WORD!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mCPwbozpIzM
Together for Obama,
Anne
Comment: Obama is a brilliant, inspired leader who will get things done, not just talk about it. LEADER, that is why all the other candidates are stumbling over themselves trying to act and say the same things he is. Typical political pandering, and I am so sick and tired of it. How stupid do they think Americans are anyway? He did not get this far just by talking. He developed a smart staff and a campaign of intergrity. And will somebody please tell me what makes Hillary Clinton so qualified, because she was first lady? So does that mean Laura Bush or Barbara Bush should be president?
Comment: They think we are REALLY stupid. They intentionally neglected to properly educate two generations so the majority of us would fall for their rhetoric. Do you realize how many Americans have graduated high school and cannot even spell "rhetoric"?
Comment: CHANGES, as in modifying our current status, are certainly welcome for most of us. Change is not automatically something to be feared. We've certainly changed for the worse at points in recent history. Obama in 2008.
Comment: Obama is walking and talking on CHANGES, and I do not believe he can do it. I am absolutely not vote for him.
Comment: No, he can't do it by himself, Americans have to start getting involved with the process and he is gonna call us to do it. All Bush wanted us to do was buy more Chinese made crap and send our sons and daughters to Iraq..
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