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I do like the look of him and his approach but I have to say he does speak in slogans, which frightens me, and I must tell you I'm afraid Yes We Can is actually No We Can't in this real world.
One of the best observations on CNN's Situation Room was from a woman political analyst who said that the difference between Obmama and Clinton is that Obama talks to people while Clinton talks at people. Judging by yesterday, some people don't mind that.
I personally find Clinton quite creepy.
I cringed when she got on stage and said "The first thing I ask myself when I get up on a morning is 'Who can I help today?'" It came across as like 'I am so much better than everyone else. They all need my example.' That was just before her slump, and was probably one of the reasons.
I quite like Obama. "No we can't," is a rather negative slogan, so we can't blame him for using "Yes we can!" - which basically means "We can have a damn good try." America needs a change. Obama is the only one offering a change. Clinton is too establishment.
Experience is useful, but who does has experience of being President before they become President?
Yes JK, that's just what we need. We need someone who is prepared to do nothing more than simply accept the shit state of the world, and all it's related injustices....
Seriously though, you're right... Obama is VERY impressive, and I believe that it's in all of our best interests for the man to win.
You are quite right, Cat - no one has experience of being President until they become President. Hillary's "experience" is no more than Obama's in reality (2 terms as a Senator).
If Clinton wins then we'll have had 2 families - Bush and Clinto - controlling the WH for more than 2 decades.
Clearly, change is needed - and Obama is that breath of fresh air.
Pete Clarke wrote: Yes JK, that's just what we need. We need someone who is prepared to do nothing more than simply accept the shit state of the world, and all it's related injustices....
Seriously though, you're right... Obama is VERY impressive, and I believe that it's in all of our best interests for the man to win.
On so many levels...
Pete
We agree on something (I'm off to take some tablets and have a lie-down !)
Pete Clarke wrote:
Although, worryingly, 'old goggly-eyes' looks like she's making a comeback.
Be afraid, be very afraid....
Don't worry Pete - even if she wins everything that's left she will not catch up.
I predict that the Democratic Party big-wigs will pressure her to stand down within the next couple of weeks so they can present a candidate and get the campaign under way ... the alternative is that they slog it out right till the Convention (end of August) and let McLoony (and the Neo-Con Repubs) get a six month head start !
Very nasty - this is the problem (we all saw it coming) of the Internet and My Space, You Tube etc... it provides quite a powerful forum for political or media outlets who want to spread poison without getting their hands dirty or into legal problems... stories nobody would touch with a bargepole can gain a foot hold via the Internet and viral marketing.
Anyone remember how the fallout from the 'Whitewater' scandal undermined the Clinton administration...?
The whole basis for that was a consiracy by a bunch of young, Republican, think-tank geeks who dreamt the whole thing up and chucked it on the web...
The whole Whitewater 'scandal' was a very well executed dirty-tricks ploy, made possible by both the US's incredibly lax libel laws, as well as people's ability to publish utter crap on the internet, with more or less absolute impunity...
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