Comments on: Senator Obama’s Theoretical Impasse

By: YAB

YAB — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:30:14 +0000

Superb analysis.

But it is your last two paragraphs that really hit home. I feel exactly the same and for the same reasons.

I will vote for Obama, but I don’t think he can beat McCain. And should he become President, I suspect he will make us yearn for Carter.

He and his supporters have destroyed all of my positive feelings toward him. And they have no idea how much damage has been done to his reputation.

By: orionATL

orionATL — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:43:32 +0000

oh, and another thing,

anna shane.

you began with “my argument is…”.

no pious declarations about what you do, or do not, believe about politics. no preemptive assertions about your good intentinons.

just a nice argument, well presented.

By: orionATL

orionATL — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:29:38 +0000

anna shane-

this post of yours is a pleasure to read.

it is relentlessly analytical,

devoid of pointless or insipid derogatory campaign rhetoric

(i emphasize “pointless” and “insipid” here,

not “angry rhetoric”, which most definitely has its place.),

and it provided me with information

(about kerry, for example, and about obama’s poker playing as a help in understanding his campaign style)

which i did not have and which i consider useful.

thanks for the excellent work.

hope you will post more here in this fine analytical style.

By: sf

sf — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:11:38 +0000

I have thought this many times. The MSM is enabling him on his so called likability factor. Much as the republicans have done through the media they project their worst characteristics on the opponent. Are we really going to elect another president based on rediculous media brainwashing such as “he’s the guy you’d like to have a beer with?” More redicuously BO is sending a thrill up the leg up the collective leg of the mainstream media. AND…btw…he’s suppose to be bringing the country together. I think we’ve heard that before to no good end.

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:49:57 +0000

Anna Shane-Beautifully written, informed, coherent, and it made my skin crawl. He is everything you said he is.

By: anna shane

anna shane — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:47:57 +0000

He’s a democrat and far better than McCain. I don’t hate him, i hate the way he’s using hate to beat up girls, but he’s a politician and McCain’s worse.

By: chris

chris — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:42:40 +0000

Thats great, I need a good gut laugh!
Thanks 1950d

By: 1950democrat

1950democrat — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:25:28 +0000

Some Washington people are suggesting that Hillary bow out gracefully and they will give her the governorship of NY so she can get some experience!

That WOULD be a good thing for Obama to do. Maybe they could give him Sibelius’s state.

By: 1950democrat

1950democrat — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:16:07 +0000

I just did a ‘diary’ at http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/27/164018/148 titled “Why BO uses bad means toward good ends”
….
But somehow Obama got the idea that the only way to be realistic and win is to do dirty Chicago style backroom stuff — like getting ALL your opponents thrown off the ballot (see Alice Palmer story at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/polit ics/chi-0704030881apr04,0,6468332.story
….
Obama will do anything to win. It’s like he thinks his personality will be so great for the world that the end justifies any and all means.

More details and quotes at the ‘diary’.

By: 1950democrat

1950democrat — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:06:09 +0000

Ah, I’d forgotten the paper tabloids. Wright is spreading way under the radar of the media, and a little Wright goes a long way….

By: 1950democrat

1950democrat — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:02:33 +0000

Both of them campaign on rhetoric and rolodex — charm and promising to find competent people to take care of the details.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:20:46 +0000

but I’m afraid they’ve got news for him ~~once~~ IF they manage to get him positioned where they want him.

I’m believing something will prevent him getting there so will make sure my words reflect such.

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:14:20 +0000

It’s my impression he’s a puppet, flushed with his own self importance.

I’m new here, but I’ve spent the last month researching everywhere on the internet to find out more about this man and who he is and this is exactly the way I see him. Big money in the way of cash isn’t the only thing that binds you to indebtedness.

If only millions more would’ve either refrained or done their research first…I’m sure he wouldn’t be where he is now if they had beforehand or if they had refrained from voting for the “unknown”.

He seems to have no clue how big a fall he’s setting himself up for, and I’m not talking about the possibility of him losing the primary. I mean simply the old adage that “Pride comes before a fall.” I’m talking about the rude awakening this whole country will be in for if this totally inexperienced person gets in there and has to deal with the overwhelming issues we have facing us now.

Then there’s the puppeteers that will want it done their way. He thinks he’s one of the big boys, but I’m afraid they’ve got news for him once they get him positioned where they want him.

This man worries me and I just hope the rest of us don’t have to suffer big time when he does fall as has happened with Bush.

Hopefully, those yet to vote, but without the resources to do their own thorough research will have an epiphany about him and vote accordingly.

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:03:04 +0000

I am somewhat curious as to how Clinton can criticize Obama’s positions, since he doesn’t seem to have any. But then maybe that is Clinton’s point.

By: Mary Jo Kopechne

Mary Jo Kopechne — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:07:56 +0000

And here it is again.
“OBAMA SAYS HIS FOREIGN POLICY RESEMBLES THAT OF ELDER BUSH, REAGAN, JFK”

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/29/obama-says-his-foreign-policy-resembles-that-of-elder-bush-reagan-jfk/

The man is like Albert Einstein, too! If fact, let’s crown him KING!