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To: altair19 who wrote (73546)	11/17/2008 9:12:40 AM
From: Mannie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104218

Caught the 60 minute interview of Barack and Michele Obama last night. It is so refreshing to listen to someone who is thoughtful, bright, and realistic....both of them! He is going to make such a difference, even if the country is in a ditch right now. Altair19 What a contrast, and a breath of fresh air. That was stunning to watch!

To: altair19 who wrote (73546)	11/17/2008 12:55:13 PM
From: Clappy	Respond to of 104218

Caught the 60 minute interview of Barack and Michele Obama last night. It is so refreshing to listen to someone who is thoughtful, bright, and realistic....both of them! Ditto that. It just felt so right to have a leader who could communicate and have it feel genuine. I also must say I liked his view on a college football playoff system for a championship. :o)

To: altair19 who wrote (73546)	11/17/2008 6:48:46 PM
From: elpolvo	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104218

altair19- Caught the 60 minute interview of Barack and Michele Obama last night. It is so refreshing to listen to someone who is thoughtful, bright, and realistic....both of them! He is going to make such a difference, even if the country is in a ditch right now. yeah. i liked it too. it gave me the audacity to hope. sorta reminded me of the essay i wrote in march 2002, Horse Walks Into A Bar: sailbluefrog.com i saw our present situation coming, i warned as many people as would listen and then sat around in dismay until now. humpty dumpty had a great fall. all of barack's horses and all of his men cannot put humpty together again. we have to build a whole new economy based on the new rules for a new economy and the golden rule (which we weren't using). can you imagine what a mistake it would be to rush in and throw money at the auto industry to prop up the failing behemoth and restore it to what it once was? it'll fall on its arse faster than it did before and we'll waste even more time and money. the auto industry HAS to change. it has to come into alignment with nature and the evolution of the universe. GM (and the others) should change their focus to being personal transport companies. they can make all manner of personal transport solutions. they must develop networks and partnerships with others... individual users, mass transport companies covering air, land, sea, space and time travel... they have to make stuff that recognizes our need to change energy sources -- and cut back pollution -- stuff that benefits individuals but at the same time benefits the whole. we need to all be on the same page as far as what the nature and direction of the universe is. that's where someone like barack obama (or any leader with vision) can help us all help each other and help ourselves in the process. bush didn't understand any of that. i think he must have skipped "universe observation 101" when he was partying at yale. consequently, he wasn't able to lead us in skating to where the puck is going to be. i'd like to see him in the penalty box but if we can at least bench him we can turn around and head forward. the ideal scenario would be to trade him to the maple leafs or maybe the somalian pirates for a future pick, eh? a win-win solution. but it's probably too late for him to have any trade value now that he's a failure AND a lame duck. two more months and he'll be completely impotent. (THIS is where the importance of the two major life dreams i had in my youth come into focus. but they are part of a larger, longer story that i'll not try to tell at this time. maybe i'll write it someday. it would make a good movie script.) -lepolv86