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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
The notion that the primary races where its Dem against Dem prove anything about electability of Dem against Pub, is a flawed argument. It's bad research because the population in your experimental data (primaries) is not the same as the population in the General Election (bipartisan). The changing conditions between now and then are also a key factor that the research just doesn't shed any light on. Conditions are changing all the time.
You seem to relish the scenario of a party divided in bitterness, putting down our chances -- unless we act out of fear. Sounds way too much like Bush's hawk-song to me. And Hillary bought all that crap -- which loses the anti-war vote.
Another scenario is where the anti-Obama activists like yourself decide to lay down this unproductive rancor and embrace some new blood. Embrace us with the counsel of your years, share your experience, instead of this name calling and naysaying -- we've seen the disasterous future that the status quo in Washington has laid at our feet. Some inheritance! Global warming, monster storms, endless war, inflation, empty rhetoric in place of a dream. We need to rally a generation out of this cynicism and apathy -- I know it's a hard thing for the cynical to see -- but it's the only chance we've got. Obama really can inspire us if you'll help clear the way instead of blocking the future.
that's how I would summarize Obama's campaign.
Empty rhetoric.
You live in your bubble to believe that the election can be won through AA's, students' and liberal white's votes. That has never been the case with the previous candidates. There is a pattern that doesn't change but you can delude yourself into believing that a messiah called Barack Hussein Obama with zero experience and zero accomplishment and little knowledge of current affairs would be able to change this with empty rhetorics on "unity" (number one BS of this primary), "change" and "hope."
In the ideal world, yeah, all have to gather behind him and support him. But why the rush? Anything can happen to implode his campaign (and the sign is all over the place) between now and August (and no I am not implying of his assassination). What are you gonna do then when it happens?
Why risk a shoe-in election with an untested, unknown candidate with many skeletons in the closet who won marginally through a tainted, questionable system and rules, and who, on top of it all, OBVIOUSLY is running out of gas toward the endl!
That doesn't make sense to me. That's why you need careful and critical analysis to make sense of all these conflicting factors. Why choosing a candidate who can't win in GE?
That doesn't make sense to me.
Past said to Future: "That's not how it's done."
Future said to Past: "Change is the only Constant."
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I suppose the most balanced perspective is somewhere in between.
Look at the world. Look at how much things have changed in a few hundred years. We've done "impossible" things over and over in this country. And I believe we can do that again.
The United States of America began with an idea. What some could have called "empty rhetoric". However, when people have gumption and take action to formulate these ideas, the results can become amazingly real and incontrovertible.
Let this man's letter explains it all to you in the most candid and straight-to-the-point language:
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/02/news/local/16-obama.txt
richard101 said 6 hours ago
From an Illinois citizen: Oh, gee whiz, I guess the stumbling, stammering Obama Kool Aid Kids are right. Let's elect Obama, with his whopping two years of federal experience, most of which he has simply spent posturing and campaigning for the presidency. Let's elect Obama so he can put his long-held Marxist beliefs into practice including that punitive marginal tax rates are good policy despite even ABC news anchor Charles Gibson explaining to him that revenues increase with lower rates. Let's elect Obama, whose foreign relations experience consists solely of watching "The Bourne Identity" one night with his wife while the kids were upstairs asleep. Let’s elect Obama, whose senior campaign advisor is already meeting secretly with the Palestinian terrorist organization HAMAS. Let’s elect Obama, who has maintained a close, 25-year relationship with Jeremiah Wright and the hateful Black Nationalist movement. Then Obama pretends he didn't know Wright is a bad guy. Let’s elect Obama, who has a 17-year relationship with Chicago's preeminant slum lord and scum bag Antoni Rezko, who helps Obama buy his house. Then Obama pretends he didn't know Rezko is a bad guy. Let’s elect Obama, who launches his state senate campaign with an event at the home of terrorist Bill Ayers, serves on a charity board with Ayers and gives speeches with Ayers. Then Obama pretends he barely knows the guy. Let’s elect Obama, who promised us "change" in Illinois too, but has done nothing but cut deals to enrich himself and his wife while cashing our paychecks. Let’s elect Obama, who cleverly flips off Clinton during a speech following his loss in Pennsylvania and smirks while the crowd cheers. Let’s elect Obama, whose wife believes “America is a downright mean country" and that “It's easier to hold on to your own stereotypes and misconceptions, it makes you feel justified in your own ignorance...that's America." Let's elect Obama, who is a product of the Daley Machine, one of the most vile and corrupt political organizations in the history of mankind. And the list goes on and on. Gee, what's not to like about Obama? Sure, he has experience, character and judgment to be the most powerful leader in the world during these especially challenging times. How tough can it be? LOL Nobama. No way. Lee Chicago, IL
...like Chicago before DaleyII... when Harold Washington beat Epton in the '82 mayor race... serious white flight...
But the Daleys still shredded alot of paper that year.
I'm soon going to check the British bookmakers' odds on Obama vs McCain. They will have a savvy sense of the numbers. Betcha Obama will be a slight to medium favorite.
The Pres Nom campaigns, though intermittently tabloid vile, did accomplish fabulous things.
The Dems found a better voice, in Obama.
The GOP sank onto McCain.
McClellan's book outed ugly spin. Clintonia died a richly deserved death which should carry over to November because it also thickly typified what liars look like.
In the past month, McCain's anathemic virulence has begun to leak out all over his phoney notoriety.
His Nazi clergy , war lies, Bush-bluff brittle bullying, lobbyist campaign squad, entrenched ignorance, stubborn inaccuracy, thug scum political advisors and surrogates, and the ongoing flotilla of fatuous fraud microphoned menaces have produced at least 9 damning disasters documentably capable of undoing his electability.
How stupid must you be to allow a Phil Gramm near your election team?
Who convinced McCain to carp hype on the great successes of the Iraqi Freedom debacle?
Why was it necessary to orchestrate a stealth Bush fundraiser? Paparazzi don't miss that kind of opportunity.
Despite a Big Brother blather bastion representative poisoning every media analysis manque venue, he can't possibly compete for elective parity by using DOA dementia drivel already majorly rejected by a vast bloc of fedup citizenry.
Luckily, the sideshow freak primary season has front and centered a keener attention to the explosively riveting day by day reported events and retro rhetoric rodeo such that Campaign McCain has positioned itself to inherit the abhorrence eager to be done with the Clintons and find a fresh target.
So, with the cameras and notebooks poised for pounce, its beautifully set up to reveal the empty moronity repeatedly outlining the flunky junk jingo jive ceaselessly emmanating from the time warped lampoon McCain's mind crew has so far miscreated.
Bet the GOP now wishes thay had SuperDelegates. But who's left in their tent won't get stomped by bigtop fringe barkered ballyhoo?
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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