Letters to the Editor
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Oh, Obama, you don't take the cake!
When Obama stepped onto the scene with his message of hope, as an African American woman and disenchanted American, I expected Obama to soothingly rub my back while offering kind words and spinning dreams of a better tomorrow.
THEN I EXPECTED OBAMA TO ACTUALLY BREAK DOWN HOW HE'D MAKE THE DREAMS COME TRUE! UNFORTUNATELY HE HASN'T
I'm disappointed in Obama for the following reasons:
1. Waxing poetic aside, if any person wants to run the country, you'd think that at some point they'd talk about what they want to change and how they want to change things. If you've made big hopeful promises to bake me a cake, then I'd expect that you have thought about what kind of oven you're working with and what ingredients you'll need, even if later you find out you don't have enough eggs.
2. Hillary is just as beatable as any of the candidates, and yet for all his WORDS he hasn't been able to do more than throw superficial jabs her way. As the non-DC politician, it should be easy to tear Hillary a new one and put her down, and yet Obama hasn't. So forgive me if I don't trust his strength of purpose, strength to face the Republicans, or strength to do more than be the face of a "new" America. Playing the non-voting senator and throwing jabs at Hillary is a cakewalk compared to what's coming.
3. Its like he's getting off on being a symbol. We've had almost 2 terms of a symbolic president who didn't do isht for the country. I'm not looking for someone just in it to win it. I'm looking for a candidate who's in this race with concrete ideas and plans on how to run this country.
I think Obama wants to win the presidency. I don't think he has actively formulated realistic plans and goals to run this country.
The real race is between Hillary and Edwards. Obama needs to be somebody's VP.
I'm voting for Hillary.
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Obama on issues
Early on, when deciding who I would support, I went to the the web sites of each candidate (Democrat) to review their positions on the issues. Obama has been consistent on his positions. Anyone who says they don't know where he stand has not been paying attention. It is hard to get a grip on Hillary's positions, as her positions change daily, in reaction to Obama. In truth all the Democrats are pretty close on the issues. I however have more confidence in Obama's ability to lead us in a new direction, and his foreign policy expertises. I find those who are stronly for Hillary, support her for 2 reasons: They will get Bill and she is a woman. Not good reasons to vote for her. She has no more experience than Obama. If you want the Clinton years back vote for Hillary. If If you want a nice guy who will be eaten alive in the General elction vote for Edwards. If you want a thoughtful intelligent leader, who has the best chance to make some changes and of of winning the General election,vote for Obama.
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The spending race in Iowa
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080102/cm_thenation/45264629
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Get Real
With all the talk of "HOPE" and the current state of political correctness, I find it very alarming that no-one has the balls to talk about the very real danger that if this man is elected to the office of the President, there will be many attempts on his life.
Also the fact that african-americans make up less that 30% of the total population of the United States. People can act and say that race does not matter, but those people are fools. Race does matter, always has, always will.
I do not believe that a man who physically represents less than 30% of the population can win the popular vote.
I am not racist, I am realistic, and I think these "realities" will becoame crystal clear to everyone one the voters are casting their "anonymous" ballots.
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Oh Walter!
You sound like you are on Hillary, The Dragon Lady's payroll. Give it up.....
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The ? of race is a white issue in this campaign.....
In our country Race issues have always been defined by whites. In truth the history of race relations on this soil protray a reality where non-whites are often in a reactionary stance.
Cleary Obama understands this reality given his campaign deliberately avoids race as a center piece. It is tragic that a person's true nature must be handcuffed but such is life for non-whites on this soil given our minority status.
I have often lectured about the obsolete aspect of the civil right's mantra of the past ( hope for a color blind society) and instead I have been an advocate of a mantra which states that everyhting matters inluding one's heritage etc.
I have spoke to many Obama followers and posed this question to them?
Do you tell you children thay have to be X times better than whites to achieve in this country?
I have taken the posture this racial shorthand destroys Black ethos and makes us always behind and never equal. Why not the mantra of " being "
Obama in my view makes a critical mistake by not giving non-whites his full measure of a man by navigating around his true nature . It makes no sense to continue to just 'chat up' white folks up about nothing issues when the truth offers so mauch more..
Obama ought to know by now that whites do not hold back so why should he. My prediction is simple Iowa is 5% non-white, terms like electibility have surfaced of late when voters handicapp Obama's chances( when the term is employed with a non-white candidate in an election the non-white candidate will lose the election)
Obama should use his assets to campaign, his most obvious one is the hue of his skin... In this country being Black brings riches known and unk...
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Obamarama
Barack is a decent man.
I suspect he joined the race last February fully intending to lose the primary, but hoping to establish himself as a national leader. Outside Illinois, people didn't know who he was, yet he knew a primary run would introduce him to the world. So it seemed sensible at the time to run, setting himself up for future elections, and in the best case scenario, perhaps a chance at Vice-president. I don't think he anticipated his success. He must be thinking "Oh my god, I might actually win this!".
I still think he's the best candidate, but then, I observed his Senatorial campaign and got to know him in Chicago.
I think a run off between Obama and McCain would be a return to civil and sensible elections. The media would never let that happen though. They need -blood- to sell papers.