The other day as I was pondering, how could "BUBBLES THE CLOWN" otherwise know as the junior Stroger, be elected as president of Cook County Board. Then to my dismay, the answer appeared in the newspaper as woman after woman wrote in at how Obama was getting their vote after seeing a cheese cake photo of him in the newspaper.
The man made a speech at the democratic convention and was a blip on the radar screen for a day or two. Then Oprah after being burnt by several writers on her book of the month club, decided to start her president of the year club.
Suddenly he was everywhere in the media. After a few weeks , someone with a bit of intelligence, asked the question. Who and what is Obama?
The only answer anyone could come up with, he is a celebrity, sound and fury signifying nothing. A check of his political career showed nothing. Illinois senate, nothing of substance. His campaign for United States Senate consisted of don't say or do anything, and you are running against an idiot, you are going to win. Win he did without taking a stand on anything.
Now that he is the senator from Illinois, we have not heard his platform or his stance on anything. Tho he has really stepped out on the limb, and stated he is against the war in Iraq.
People whose opinion I value, can only come up with he is so refreshing and so eloquent. I call it blowing smoke up my ass.
And the most important, no signs of experience in anything, except speech 101. Oh that's OK, we forgive him for that. Remember what we have had for the past six years, and you want to endure four more.
When he decides to dive into the deep end of the pool, instead of wading in the knee deep spin controled one, I will then consider him as a serious contender.
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Let's see -- within the last few days I saw him give Condi a pretty hard time when she came asking for more money for Iraq.
Here's some of his funding info:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.asp?cid=N00009638
Here are endorsements and interests:
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=BS030017
Here is his voting record:
http://www.vote-smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=BS030017
From Obama's home page:
Obama sits on the following Senate Committees:
Environment and Public Works
Foreign Relation
Veteran's Affairs
(Sounds like he's getting some good experience for what will probably be key issues in the next election.)
Women like him because he's good looking? Jeez, that's harshly chauvinistic.
And I'm sorry, but even if you don't like Obama, there is ABSOLUTELY NO comparing Obama and Bush. The fact that he speaks well means that he won't be insulting other world leaders with his snide "plainspoken" (read ignorant and arrogant)comments when visitng other nations.
He reads and writes. He isn't completely owned by oil and weapons companies and he's been standing up against the war since he was elected -- which proves he has more balls than many Democrats in Congress before the last elections.
By the way -- very clever title.
Let me see if this feeble mind of mine can sort this out.
Environment and Public Works, the last I heard the environment is being destroyed at record pace and this country's infrastructure is crumbling at even a faster clip.
Foreign Relations, you call visiting relatives in the homeland for a photo-op foreign relations.
Besides everyone around the globe hates us.
Veteran's Affairs, the unemployment rate of veterans is over twice that of other segments of our society. Cut backs in veterans benefits is growing by leeps and bounds.
As you said sounds like he is getting a lot of experience. experience how to dazzle us with bullshit.
As for the title, a twisted mind works in strange ways.
There is not much to argue with you about, but Obama does contribute to as much b.s. as every politician does but he does have some opinions. Yes, he was in the right place at the right time, but that does not mean he would not be a capable president. He would pretty much be the same as any other president, except that with Obama our we would not be as hated so much as shown by his visits to Africa. Not to mention the benifets of having a man from Illinois in the white house
-Donovan
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