Barack Obama for President--Part V

The media really likes this guy.

 

Hillary smash blak man!

 

I donated last night and registered to make phone calls for Obama tonight to Louisiana and Washington.

I'm looking forward to chatting up some cajuns for The Man.

 

That's beautiful... thanks for sharing it.

 

Are you feeling quite alright ITN?

 

With McCain pretty much locked up as the GOP nominee I'll be crossing over to vote for him in the PA primary (not until sometime in April).

 

Huzzah!

 

He's apparently decided to support Obama since everyone he's supported thus far has crashed and burned.

 

I donated for the first time in my life last night because for the first time since I have been old enough to vote (the 2 Bush elections) I finally found someone who I want to vote for more than finding someone I want to vote against and I really think that is the best part about his entire campaign.

One thing I really dont understand though is the bitterness and vitrol between the 2 sets of supporters, especially coming from the Clinton side though there is some on the Obama side as well. I also love the "You are all just dreamers and blind optimists" that people keep spouting off when they forget that going into 92 thats all the Clintons were. How quickly the new school becomes the establishment and forgets how it got there.

 

Dude, you read Ayn Rand. I don't want your idea of funny.

 

Obama will be here in downtown Seattle tomorrow morning! Hell...yes

 

If you're in TEXAS, remember that March 4th's delegates are given out 2/3 by primary voting and 1/3 by caucusing.

You, individually, can make a huge difference by getting involved for Obama on a local level in Texas at these caucuses.

 

On the candidates' side, the presidency is so close both can almost taste it, since the republican candidates are looking like underdogs in a national election.

I'm sure that works its way down to the supporters as well.

I think it hits Hillary the most. She's been in the WH before (with her friends and supporters), and wants it bad enough to fight tooth and nail. Same goes for her friends and fundraisers - they want the power/influence/ambassadorships that she will bring them. If Obama wins, they are no better off than they have been in the past 7 years.

But everyday dem voters? Well, there are a lot of partisans who specifically want a female president or black president. But overall, dems seem to not care too much about which wins, because it means a win for all. The white male liberals and moderates I know would be fairly happy with either.

And Obama doesn't have to go negative. He's young, and if he loses, he's still in excellent position for the future, so why make enemies? He can make another good run in 4/8 years. I get the sense that Hillary's team doesn't feel like they have that option - for them its now or nothing - thus they fight harder, even if it might be counterproductive with voters who have a bit of Clinton fatigue.

 

Timely ABC News reportage of the Senator Obama phenomena, "And Obama Wept." by Jake Tapper, ABC News' Senior National Correspondent:

"The language used here is the language of evangelical Christianity – the Obama volunteers speak of 'coming to Obama' in the same way born-again Christians talk about 'coming to Jesus.'..."

Tapper then cites James Wolcott: "...his summons to history and call to hope seems to transcend legislative maneuvers and horse-trading; his charisma is on a more ethereal plane..."

Inspirational.

 

And if you're interested in donating money to the Obama campaign, click here to do so. Let's see how much BigSoccer can raise for Obama.

 

You have no idea how weird it makes me feel that you're supporting Obama. I'm still wondering whether it's sincere.

But, hey, I'll enjoy it while I can.

The article you cite is pretty negative towards Obama and Wolcott is an atheist.

Of course some Obama supporters are treating him as the messiah, but that shouldn't detract from Obama. Every candidate has its crazy supporters.

 

You're $25 closer to your $10,000 goal, my friend. And can I just say for the record that your $10,000 goal is ballsy.

 

$10,000 probably gets him an ambassadorship to Surinam.