Letters to the Editor
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Nagin/Obama Comparison
Anonymous @ l2:53 p.m, your suppositions have no logical connection to the post you purported to respond. There is nothing about race in the comparison of New Orleans' Mayor Nagin and Obama, only seemingly similar campaign strategies, similar persona and similar target voters.
Listen to Barack and Michelle, they both make comments about the game they are playing. They seem to think they are in a reality t.v. show like "Survivor" or "Big Brother." We are not talking about a game for a $500,000, but we are talking about entrusting someone with the power to represent and protect millions and millions of Americans.
I would never compare Obama with many. For example, I do not see a comparison between Obama and: Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick and former Mayor Marion Barry; or Jesse Jackson and Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.; or former Mayor David Dinkins, former Mayor Dennis Archer and former Mayor Andrew Young; or former Mayor Ed Koch, former Mayor Rudy Guiliani, former Mayor Jerry Springer, etc. . . Nor, do I see a comparison between Obama and female politicians like Elizabeth Dole, Jennifer Granholm, or Hillary, herself.
We have all heard the saying "politics is a beauty pagent for ugly people." Being decent looking gives the candidate a little better posture. Good public speaking skills, gives the candidate an even better posture. Barack knows that. After he lost his election in 2000, he went and reevaluated what he needed to do to be a more dynamic public speaker. His speaking skills do not come naturally but from training. In fact, Hillary, herself, has evolved as a better and better public speaker every year and we all remember years ago when she submitted to a makeover and discarded her headband.
The Hillary v. Obama choice is essentially voting for a leader versus a wordsmith. The beauty in America is it is your choice. But, beware a wordsmith may not be able to protect you from a sword.