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To: ManyMoose who wrote (66754)	5/19/2008 4:19:14 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543613

It is depressing to know that so many people think with their emotions instead of their brains. Obama supporters sound like they came out of revival camp. Whenever Bush talks, he resonates with me. He knows what he's talking about And just what do you think happens when something "resonates?" When something resonates, it FEELS right. Pots and kettles.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (66754)	5/19/2008 4:41:03 PM
From: NAG1	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543613

MM, <<Whenever Bush talks, he resonates with me. >> The problem that I see is that there is a big disconnect with what Bush says and what he does. For example, he has talked about moving away from foreign oil as a source of energy in this country for years but has done nothing. A significant move on this front, especially from a texas oilman, could have had the same type of significance of someone like Nixon going to China. On this and on many issues, he has been a tremendous disappointment to me. All bun and no meat. Neal

To: ManyMoose who wrote (66754)	5/19/2008 4:50:38 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543613

>>So you say. I say the same about Keith Olberman and the majority of the MSM commentators.<< MM - I've only heard Olberman once, that I can recall, and I thought he was pretty far over the top. I don't listen to the MSM commentators at all, really. I guess Bush still resonates with some people. He never has with me. Nor do I see any basis on which to claim that he has been effective or that he knows what he's talking about. But that's not even worth the two of us getting into. - Allen

To: ManyMoose who wrote (66754)	5/19/2008 4:59:09 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543613

Most of the commentators on either side are a lot of hot air, inflated by both a general knowledge and by their own egos. I can't listen to Olbermann, even when I agree with him, or Glen Beck, or Coulter (well, actually sometimes she says clever things, just as Maureen Dowd does). Begala and Carville make my skin crawl. The whole emotion thing- frankly, you sounds as if you are spouting a strong RW line. RWers think, but LWers are all emotion. That's just silly. I don't think anyone here thinks Obama is a savior. In fact, a lot of the comments have been rather cool assessments of that particular factor. It's seen as a plus for how it can be used to bring people together, inspire youth, etc. But I don't think you'll find anyone fainting at a rally. As for Bush, many believe he didn't prove effective against the challenges at all; he has made them worse for the next president. And they can argue that quite rationally- AND unemotionally. And many may feel Bush should have stayed a baseball team owner in Texas with no more reason than you have to say Obama belongs teaching law. That's just all partisan crap.