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Why it will be 'President Obama' in 2009
Townhall ^ | 12/3/06 | Kevin McCullough

Posted on 12/03/2006 7:43:28 AM PST by freespirited

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To: BW2221
I watched the Fox special last week on Warren and watched his interviews this week. What he said is this is to fight AIDS and has nothing to do with supporting a person because they are Dem or GOP, rather trying to pull people together to accomplish something "purposeful."

Warren actually dove into the African Aids issue a while back and then his wife was struck with Breast Cancer and he put everything on hold for her recovery.

Now she is in remission and he is going full speed ahead, actually has accomplished quite a lot in one African country and feels he can do a lot more. I don't like Obama, but I understood what Warren was saying. BTW, Warren has been to the WH and met personally with President Bush on multiple occasions.

121 posted on 12/03/2006 12:06:49 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: spectre
Don't most famous blacks who are bi-racial usually pass themselves off and get away with saying they are "black"?

Halle Berry certainly does, but Tiger Woods, on the other hand, wants nothing to do with any kind of racial labels--to his credit.

122 posted on 12/03/2006 12:30:33 PM PST by randita
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Because Hillary is polling way ahead of him and has a lot more money. The MSM fawning all over him will not necessarily translate into big bucks from the big donors who are going to be wary of his lack of experience, especially with foreign policy.

If he runs with her and they win, he's a shoo-in as her successor. If he goes for the nomination and loses to her (likely), he stays in the Senate till she leaves office, then runs. He'd probably prefer to be VP than Senator in the interim.


123 posted on 12/03/2006 12:30:38 PM PST by freespirited (The MSM is the root of all evil.)
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To: Suzy Quzy
What "symbol" does Obama represent that will be hard to beat...his Muslimness?? His Blackness?? His Empty-vesselness??

Thanks to a lousy Republican campaign, we here in Massachusetts have one of those charming black empty vessels for a governor-elect. But at least Deval is a genuine Black American, not a crypto African Muslim.

124 posted on 12/03/2006 12:47:14 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: raybbr

Obama is a member of a black United Church of Christ denomination.


125 posted on 12/03/2006 1:11:33 PM PST by GraniteStateConservative (...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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To: freespirited

Either way you are predicting 16 years of rule to drag us into the bowels of Socialism. Not a pleasant thought, but it appears we conservatives are too out numbered to make a difference.


126 posted on 12/03/2006 2:01:51 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. I am not predicting Clinton/Obama will necessarily win. It will depend on who the GOP candidate is.


127 posted on 12/03/2006 2:48:36 PM PST by freespirited (The MSM is the root of all evil.)
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To: freespirited

Therein lies the rub.. if FR is a cross section of our party as a whole, then there isn't a candidate who will satisfy everyone and we can expect a repeat of November 7th or worse. Very depressing thought.


128 posted on 12/03/2006 2:51:57 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: freespirited

It seems preposterous at first thought but if you think of possible scenarios it is possible. Likely, no, but possible.

If Hillary doesn't get the Black vote, she doesn't get the nomination. If Blacks think Obama a serious contender then he is left standing while the rest of the field withers and narrows to Hillary, Obama and possibly Edwards. If none has sufficient delegates, and if Obama stood out during the campaign- with the media as his campaign team- Obama may just be the logical (Democrat choise of Woman or black or white guy? Edwards is out. Hillary, too much baggage. Obama charismatic and articulate) pick if Gore has not by then positioned himself as their savior.

Then comes the hard part, or not.

If the 2008 Republican candidate is someone the Social Conservatives adore (name someone)- Obama may very likely win.


129 posted on 12/03/2006 6:08:46 PM PST by Sabramerican (Says the piano player: America's greatest legacy will be to create a Palestinian State)
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To: Sabramerican

choice


130 posted on 12/03/2006 6:09:43 PM PST by Sabramerican (Says the piano player: America's greatest legacy will be to create a Palestinian State)
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To: sure_fine

Don't you mean Arkancide?


131 posted on 12/03/2006 6:10:29 PM PST by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

Too late! those fried green tomatoes had kids who will soon be running whats left of the Republic.


132 posted on 12/03/2006 6:34:28 PM PST by Eighth Square
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To: uncbob

..I was praying for Clinton to recover and repent--then go to prison...


133 posted on 12/03/2006 7:14:44 PM PST by WalterSkinner ( ..when there is any conflict between God and Caesar -- guess who loses?)
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To: freespirited

Hitlery/Osama - the winning White Guilt ticket! Watch it!


134 posted on 12/03/2006 7:17:45 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Who invented rock and roll hiccups?)
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To: Sabramerican
If the 2008 Republican candidate is someone the Social Conservatives adore (name someone)- Obama may very likely win.

I am still skeptical that Obama will be at the top of the ticket. But for the sake of argument let's say that he is.

The stupidest thing the GOP could do would be to run McKook. The race would come down to a youthful man who is the picture of health vs. an old crank who has had a couple of recurrences of a very lethal form of cancer. (As if there aren't enough other reasons that he would blow the election for the GOP.)

135 posted on 12/03/2006 8:01:59 PM PST by freespirited (The MSM is the root of all evil.)
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To: bill1952

Agreed.


136 posted on 12/03/2006 8:21:56 PM PST by nopardons
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To: rjp2005

Or she will have them killed.


137 posted on 12/03/2006 8:30:20 PM PST by lndrvr1972
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To: antisocial
It's spelled MILK, not "Milque and while you don't like those whom you listed, Romney and Rudy aren't "milk toasts".

And if you would rather have the Dem nominee as president, then vote fore the damned Dem. If not, them you MUST support whoever is the GOP candidate. That's the way it is and you'll be a worse than a fool to go fringe party of stay home in '08; you'll be an enabler of everything you don't want!

The time to work and vote for someone you like, is during the GOP primary. If your man doesn't win, then just suck it up and don't allow you enemy to win!

138 posted on 12/03/2006 9:17:56 PM PST by nopardons
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To: kabar
And don't forget that Jesse Jackson was a presidential candidates,in a Dem primary, long ago and he LOST!

Jesse had a well known name, it was decades ago, so his corruptness was not as well known and he LOST nonetheless.

139 posted on 12/03/2006 9:30:53 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Arizona Carolyn
FR is NOT a cross section of anything at all; not even of the Conservative Movement. You can't take what's posted to Fr as representative of anything other than the members of this site.
140 posted on 12/03/2006 9:38:12 PM PST by nopardons
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