Posted on 07/29/2008 12:43:36 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In my humble opinion, the "experts" have totally missed the essential reason why Obama isn't resonating with the public in terms of the presidential race.
Obama looks like a typical errogant sports figure or Hollywood star (who takes himself far too seriously) traveling around the globe spouting politically correct leftwing platitudes, with the lapdog media in tow. The Media have actually succeeded in their goal, making Obama a "rock star", but to their surprise, I believe, it has shown he is definitely NOT presidential material. It's funny, and ironic, and the talking heads have totally missed this.
McCain looks like a presidential candidate who has wisdom about how to run a war and a country, and deal with the democrats in the House and Senate. He has reasonable ideas about the energy crisis, he is mature enough to change his views on the issue, due to the current high cost of fuel, our obvious and dangerous dependence on foreign oil, and he is in step with the majority of the American people on this.
In addition, McCain has a sense of humor. Unlike the "experts" negative analysis of his TV appearance at a German restaurant (while the globe trotting Obama spoke in Berlin), and McCain's visit to the town of Bethlemem here in the US, (while Obama was over in Israel praying at the great wall), I believe McCain's "strategery" was quite smart.
So, this is the way I see it, and I believe I am right, and the "experts" are wrong, and they may be very surprised come November.
Damn, I missed all that. Too funny!
Yep...that about sums it up.
Yup
This is the election where McCain needs to play “small ball” or use the “ground game”...whatever analogy you want to use. Hit local and on the stump.
Obama’s media coverage may be the best thing to happen for McCain. The more you see Obama, the less you like him IMO.
McCain will win if the public learns the truth about Obama.
Errogant = Often in error, never in doubt.
I like that.
Defined as: An obnoxious fool whose high opinion of himself gives him no justified cause to his arrogant view of himself.
The McCain campaign has done some pretty clever things. Too bad the drive-by media covers almost none of it.
Yep. I would really like McCain to come out and say something like, “Also, Obama’s ___ proposal is unconstitutional.” Many options to fill in the blank. There would be nothing but crickets in response from the Obama campaign. There’s nothing they could say.
The Berlin Clown Show was Obama’s jumping on Oprah’s couch Tom Cruise moment.
"I can't believe Nixon won. I don't know anybody who voted for him." -- attributed to Pauline Kael, 1972
Kael later claimed that was garbled. She said that when she was asked what she thought about Nixon's victory, she said had no comment and didn't even know anyone who voted for him.
The Left claims that this absolves her of having friends with lockstep politics. I don't see how.
See post #8 for my recommended definition.
Hahaha! I didn’t even catch that one! New tagline time...
Goes hand in hand with “ignoranus”- one who is ignorant and also an a-hole. :)
LOLOLOLOL!
And Chris Matthew's confession to a surging urge is his OWN Tom Cruise on Oprah's couch moment...
I would have to disagree just a bit. I think the reason why Barack Obama is struggling in the polls is because he *only* appeals to the left-wing of the Democratic party. He isn’t even making an attempt to reconcile differences with the centrist element that backed Hillary, and in fact, the campaign has taken steps to alienate them. To compound the problem, he has taken steps such as the FISA vote in the last month that have further angered not only centrist Dems, but also his left-wing base. There was a major poll out in mid-July that showed 15-20 point declines in the number of Dems and 18-29 year olds who were certain to vote as compared to March.
While he hasn’t angered independents and moderates, his platform really doesn’t appeal to them, either. The only reason they’re entertaining the thought of voting for Obama is because they’re not happy with Bush and the Republican party. But with all of the camera hogging his campaign has done, he has essentially made Bush irrelevant in this campaign and made himself the issue. That’s a bad thing for his campaign with every single group but the far left.
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