Hard to believe that the anointers would be thinking of running Obama (who was still in the IL state Senate in '04) in 2008, at a time in 2004 when Kerry was probably considered likely to beat Bush. Do you really think that they would plot against a future Kerry re-election bid back then? Would the Kerry people have let O give a prime time speech at the 2004 Dem convention if they thought that O had such ideas for '08?
No, the PUMAs don't make sense with this theory. They were too upset at being beaten by dirty tactics within their own party to think logically.
The very earliest the Obamatons could have started their planning for his anointment would be the day after the election in '04, and Frank made his remarks before then.
BTW, can anyone state with certainty when Frank formally endorsed O against HRC for the Dem nomination? How early was it?
Frank never impressed me as being particular bright, even in his promotion of his his own sinister causes. His speech is often garbled and illogical. If he were so sharp, he'd never have been exposed with the gay escort service running out of his Washington apartment.
As of Jan 10, 2008, “Hillary Clinton, Obama’s main rival for the Democratic nomination, has Representatives Barney Frank”
John Kerry To Endorse Obama For President
From Boston Globe:
Kerry to endorse Obama January 10, 2008
By Susan Milligan, Globe Staff
John F. Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, will endorse Barack Obama in this year’s race, a source close to the Massachusetts senator said.
Kerry, who announced last year he would not again seek his party’s nomination for president, believes his Illinois colleague “has the best potential to bring about transformational change,” said the official, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to speak about the endorsement before Kerry makes it official in Charleston today.
Kerry is the latest prominent Massachusetts Democrat to join Obama’s team, following Governor Deval Patrick and Representative William Delahunt, among others.
Hillary Clinton, Obama’s main rival for the Democratic nomination, has Representatives Barney Frank, Stephen Lynch, James McGovern, and Richard Neal in her corner.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has not yet made his pick…
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/john-kerry-to-endorse-obama-for-president
“it has been theorized that the decision to ‘anoint’ BHO WAS made back in 2004.”
Actually, this is plausable. Look at the circumstances of his election to the U.S. Senate. The Chicago Tribune actually filed suit to get the Republican nominee’s divorce records unsealed for the purpose of damaging his candidacy. This is unprecedented, as far as I can tell. The result was not only did the nominee (Jack Ryan) withdraw, but Republicans were unable to find a feasible candidate. Clearly, something unusual was going on for Obama’s sake. He got adoring media attention even though he accomplished little as a state legislator. Then, he was elected President even though he was a first-term Senator with no major legislation under his belt. I don’t know of this ever happening in American history.
Kerry was never likely to beat Bush. But obviously Obama would not have run if Kerry were elected in 2004, instead he’d have waited till 2012.
The stupid hype over his BS pap rainbow speech in 2004 was proof powerful elements in the rat party were keen on selling Obama for the next opening. They knew of course it would be a battle royale with Shrillery so I’d hardly call it “anointing”.