I hate watching obviously "read" speeches (like McCain gives). Michelle, Hillary, Bill and Barack never once appeared to be reading their speeches. They spoke sincerely from the heart. I missed Biden's speech, but have watched the excerpts shown on the news. I loved the strength that Kennedy still shows despite his medical condition.
Barack's speech was very informative, which is what I have been (impatiently) waiting for. He not only gave his views on almost every platform, he gave a general view of how he plans to implement his ideas for change.
Barack really hit the nail on the head about McCain. McCain truly doesn't know. . . he doesn't "get it". That was made obvious today when he chose a running mate based, obviously, on gender. Since he doesn't even know the woman having only met her once and talked on the phone to her for about an hour, what else could he possibly be basing this decision on? He is a puppet of his party and big corporation interest groups. The stupidest part of it all is doesn't he know that NO ONE can compare to Hillary Rodham Clinton?
So, I am convinced that Barack will bring about a positive change for this country. As a low-income, full-time student (at 43 years old), I will see first-hand Barack's build from the bottom up theory.
more rhetoric and spin from the man who wants to run the country! what a shock! david brooks, today's ny times, on obama's latest pointless speech, this one in pittsburgh, on the economy. which he clearly doesn't understand.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/opinion/15brooks.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
I find my opinion changing about the current status of the Democratic Primary. I was like many of my fellow Obama supporters, hoping that as I got dressed for class there would be some news report that said the primary was over because a candidate (Hillary Clinton) had decided to take herself out of the race. I looked forward to hearing that news report. But alas, it never came. As time went on, I became more and more upset that this report was not being broadcast. I would say to myself, "She's behind in delegates, in votes, in states, she needs to give it up already!" Needless to say, it caused me some stress. I felt that the longer the contest went on, the more damage was done to the Democratic Party, the more time that John McCain had to plan his entire campaign and do some serious fundraising (because everyone knows he needs to get his campaign money together)....but something happened to change my mind...just a little bit.
In the democratic process, we as a populace do have the right to vote for the candidate whom we support in an election. Whether it be Barack or Hillary, John or Mike or Mitch, it is our inalienable right to vote, and vote democratically. So, reason says that with so many states left in the primary, that there should be a choice. So, I began to feel that Hillary should not be pressured to quit. Then, in my well-known fashion, I had yet another moment of clarity.
Mathematically, I don't see how Hillary could win the delegates. The only way Hillary would stop Barack's lead and gain on him is to get ALL the delegates in every single contest from now until the Denver convention. Given the history of the primaries and caucuses so far, it won't happen. While I encourage healthy competition, I am not in favor of mud-slinging, attacking one person for addressing issues that the other instigated, LYING, and just overall not making much sense....does nothing but belittle the party overall.
Regardless of my feelings, as long as the money comes in and the checks clear and the bills get paid, the campaign and their attacks will continue. I just hope the damage to the Party is not everlasting when the general vote happens in November.
As long as Bush is out of office and someone is elected who can fix the errors of his eight years as President, it doesn't matter to me. (However, I feel that Obama is the only one who can do that.)
Ashley
there seems to be some confusion over remarks made by barack obama on friday, march 14 during his round of interviews. here is some of the transcript from "coutdown with keith olbermann."
OLBERMANN: There's an awful lot of strong material that is now on videotape. We have played it. I see no reason to play it again, but a phrase that suggests that "God damn America" is a better phrase to use than "God bless America." Can you characterize your own reactions to this? Did you know that he made these statements before the videotape appeared?
OBAMA: You know, frankly, I didn't. I wasn't in church during the time when the statements were made. Now, I think it's, Keith, important to point out that he's been preaching for 30 years. He is a man who was a former Marine who served this country, a biblical scholar, somebody who's spoken at theological schools all across the country, and is widely regarded as a preacher. That's the man I know. That's the person who was the pastor of this church.
I did not hear such incendiary language myself, personally, either in conversations with him or when I was in the pew. He always preached the social gospel and was sometimes controversial in the same way that many people who'd speak out on social issues are controversial.
But these particular statements that had been gathered are ones that I strongly objected to and strongly condemned. Had I heard them in church, I would have expressed that concern directly to Reverend Wright. So, I didn't familiar with these until recently.
OLBERMANN: How do you characterize given your long association with him, given the fact that he officiated at the marriage of you and your wife, how do balance this line of what you have to do at this point from a political point of view and from what you have to do from personal point of view relative to these comments and your long history with him? Do you repudiate the man, do you repudiate the comments, do you repudiate both?
OBAMA: No, I would do not repudiate the man. As I said, this is somebody who I have known for 17 years. He helped bring me to Jesus and helped bring me to church. And, you know, he and I have a relationship, he's like an uncle who has talked to me, not about political things and not about social views, as much as about faith and God and family.
these statements are the COMPLETE and polar opposite of what obama said in his speech on tuesday, march 17. these are facts. view the full transcript here:
and from deval patrick, governor of massachusetts, of all people?
http://bigheaddc.com/2008/02/17/obama-caught-plagiarizing-2006-deval-patrick-speech/
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