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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ~digs who wrote (290)	12/12/2006 7:08:39 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

I am not criticizing you or your article, just the general hype which has been going on for weeks now. We all get it. Obama is a hot talent and a charismatic populist. Some people say he can win in 2008. I say wait until 2016. But regardless, he does have major drawbacks. And we know what they are. First and foremost now, he needs to tell us if he's running. Otherwise we're all wasting our breath. Secondly, if he's running, what are his ideas? Third, let's see if he can withstand the bashing, smears and backlash. Fourth, let's see if he has any skeletons in his closet. Most people do. After all that, then let's see if people in New Hampshire, Iowa and Nevada actually come out and vote for him. And remember, New Hampshire and Iowa have very small black populations, like miniscule.

To: ~digs who wrote (290)	12/13/2006 1:04:26 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

The next president? news.bbc.co.uk <<...Beyond race? In short he defies the pigeonhole. It also struck me that on Sunday his was virtually the only black face. I know that New Hampshire is a predominantly white state, but Mr Obama's campaign has moved on from the raw passion of the civil rights movement. He mentions Martin Luther King without reminding you of Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton. Like Colin Powell, the senator from Illinois makes you forget he is any colour. He is also clever enough not to sound condescending or to tie himself into the kind of mental pretzels that strangled John Kerry. His inexperience in the Senate may turn out to be an asset and he has the same talent that JFK apparently had of appearing glamorous and humble at the same time. As for the hype: "It flatters me," he told the crowd, "but it also alarms me... because it says more about America than it does about me. "The fact that someone like me can attract a crowd like this shows that this country yearns for something new and different!" ...>>