Posted on 03/08/2008 2:47:36 PM PST by neverdem
Barack Obama had a theory. It was that the voters are tired of the partisan paralysis of the past 20 years. The theory was that if Obama could inspire a grass-roots movement with a new kind of leadership, he could ride it to the White House and end gridlock in Washington.
Obama has built his entire campaign on this theory. Hes run against negativity and cheap-shot campaigning. Hes claimed that theres an awakening in this country people hungry for a different kind of politics.
This message has made him the front-runner. It has brought millions of new voters into politics. It has given him grounds to fend off attacks. In debate after debate, he has accused Hillary Clinton and others of practicing the old kind of politics. When he was under assault in South Carolina, he rose above the barrage and made the Clintons look sleazy.
Yet at different times during this election, hes been told to get off the white horse and start fighting. In the current issue of Time magazine, Michael Duffy and Nancy Gibbs report on a meeting that took place in Chicago...
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In short, a candidate should never betray the core theory of his campaign, or head down a road that leads to that betrayal. Barack Obama doesnt have an impressive record of experience or a unique policy profile. New politics is all hes got. He loses that, and he loses everything. Every day that he looks conventional is a bad day for him.
Besides, the real softness of the campaign is not that Obama is a wimp. Its that he has never explained how this new politics would actually produce bread-and-butter benefits to people in places like Youngstown and Altoona.
If he cant explain that, hes going to lose at some point anyway
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Stealth Marxist and product of Chicago machine politics B. Hussein Obama says: "voters are tired of the partisan paralysis of the past 20 years."
Two socialists, about a century apart, but the same impatience with free elections.
bttt
Did anyone hear the witch stumping in Casper, Wyoming? The fake was trying to talk cowboy in the audience. I thought I was listening to Baxter Black, the cowboy poet. This biatch has no shame.
I wish I did. That sound track or video might come in handy during the general election juxtaposed with the one where she was imitating a Southern drawl. Is this supposed to be a comedy routine or a show of contempt?
I have a question about Senator Barack Hussein Obama: Mr. Obama was born in 1961, and was therefore required to register for Selective Service (the Draft) under the law. Does anyone know if he registered? Bet the media wont dig too deep into that one like they did President Bushs time in the Texas Air National Guard!
I rather listen to a cat scratching on a tin roof.
I have a question about Senator Barack Hussein Obama: Mr. Obama was born in 1961, and was therefore required to register for Selective Service (the Draft) under the law. Does anyone know if he registered? Bet the media wont dig too deep into that one like they did President Bushs time in the Texas Air National Guard!
I'm hoping a member of the Fourth Estate would know how to get that information.
"Selective Service registration is required to be eligible for a federal student loan, job training, most federal jobs, and U.S. citizenship."
2ndDivisionVet has a good idea. Obama had stated that he had student loans.
"2ndDivisionVet has a good idea. Obama had stated that he had student loans."
I'm not saying that I know Senator Barack Obama's selective service (draft) status. I just find it amazing that the subject hasn't come up: Look at the lengths that Dan Rather, Mary Mapes and CBS News went to to discredit President Bush during the last election cycle! IMO it's only fair that both parties candidates are vetted to the same extent.
I dunno if holdonnow is on your ping list you put up for the thread, but I think he would be interested in these questions about Obama, also.
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