No denying that history is calling upon Obama [Obamamania, you'll be hearing the word again]

Capital Timew ^ | 11-6-06 | Joel McNally

[unspun]

Why?

[Coldwater Creek]

His father and step-father were both Muslim. His mother an atheist!

[billhilly]

This is laughable. The democrats come up with a black standard bearer every election cycle. They build him, or her up as the next great savior of the American political system. In the past, it has worked to keep the black vote solidly in the democrats lap, hoping against all reason that finally they really mean it. They do not. It is a cynical ploy. The fat{Ted Kennedy comes to mind] white boys, figuratively and literally, who control the democratic party, remain in office, thanks to the never rewarded black voters.

Carol Moseley Braun was one of those experiments, also from Illinois. Google it. It didn't work very well.

Let's have a look at a real contender, Michael Steele, candidate for senator from Maryland, the blackest of blue states.

Michael is republican, and he is up for election right now, not in 2008. Republicans really want him to be elected, and for good reason.

[Coldwater Creek]

Also, referred to as seven day crappers! You know the kind worn by Osama Bin Laden.

[MamaLucci]

Well, Mod Rod may indeed get re-elected, ala George Ryan,
(Could the Illinois GOP possibly BE more lame???)
but Fitgerald has Blago AND Da'Mayor in his sights, IMHO.

[dalereed]

Africa is calling and desperatly needs his "inteligent" help!

Not needed here for politics.

[Mostly_Lurker]

The Democratic candidates Al Gore (stupid son of privileged political family) and John Kerry (ignorant husband of 2 wealthy heiresses) were clearly much smarter than George Bush ( a Harvard MBA graduate and twice successful candidate for the presidency of the United States).

[pollyannaish]

Proof positive that as vapid as political discourse is in this country now, it can always be worse.

[SJackson]

His father and step-father were both Muslim. His mother an atheist!

Right, stepfather, not grandfather. My guess his father was an animist, but irrelevant since he didn't know him. His mom was Christian, as were his grandparents who raised him. The stealth Muslim route is silly, there are plenty of things wrong with Obama's political worldview, we don't need to concentrate on conspiracy theories about his parentage.

[SJackson]

Can't blame me for Ryan, I voted for the Dem. And it would be nice if Fitzgerald would give up on Scooter Libby and come back home.

[SJackson]

Proof positive that as vapid as political discourse is in this country now, it can always be worse.

2008 may well be the Oprah campaign.

[Verginius Rufus]

Gore was a reporter for a while for a liberal newspaper in Tennessee, and Kerry tried to run a cookie shop (everything plagiarized from a successful one), but I don't recall if he had any personal involvement beyond investing some cash--he may have had hired help doing all the actual work.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I don't think he's good-looking. Maybe in a feminine, metrosexual way (from a woman's perspective, of course).

[John Lenin]

Run Forrest Run!

The man is an empty suit.

[pollyannaish]

Oh please no. That HAS to be the worst case scenario.

Heck, I'd rather put up with Hillary's shrill voice than Obama's empty suit slurping it's way through Oprah day after day.

[Verginius Rufus]

If memory serves, George W. Bush also had some experience in the oil business and with a major league baseball club in Texas. He had the foresight to get rid of Sammy Sosa before the corked bat incident.

[Pox]

I can only hope this moron gets the 08 dem nomination. He's incredibly dumb, and will be easily routed, IMO.

[fhayek]

Gore's father was a wealthy senator from Tennessee (IIRC). Kerry, on the other hand, earned his money the old-fashioned way - he married it.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I won't hold my breath for a Barack Obama High School in chicago. Maybe I will...

[SauronOfMordor]

Let's stay with his correct full name : Barack Hussein Obama, Jr