My post was not an endorsement of him but , rather, a comment on your post. Many people that are for Obama are feeling "excited" about him and the hope he provides to them. Unlike you (and many) who feel unenthused, these people do and that makes Obama unique.

 

I understood as much, and have seen the "excitement" you speak of. I guess I'm just too jaded for my own good and am incapable of being excited about a candidate. Sad part about it is I've been like that since I first voted 20 years ago.

It would be hard even for someone who is hard right to ignore the excitement that is the Obama campaign. You may not think its worthy of such excitement but that doesn't change the fact that many ,especially young, voters are excited about him. Again, it doesn't matter why. While I was too young to know for sure, my guess is that its similar to Bobby Kennedy in 1968.

It matters to me, again I ask, what's to get excited about? If he gave resaon to, then I'd understand.

It would be hard even for someone who is hard right to ignore the excitement that is the Obama campaign. You may not think its worthy of such excitement but that doesn't change the fact that many ,especially young, voters are excited about him. Again, it doesn't matter why. While I was too young to know for sure, my guess is that its similar to Bobby Kennedy in 1968.

 

It matters to me, again I ask, what's to get excited about? If he gave resaon to, then I'd understand.

 

 

Something about him seems to really entice the idealistic college student. I have seen it all over college campuses and if anyone has any friends who are in college and are on facebook it is pretty obvious.

 

Of course the biggest problem for him is that young people don't vote in the kind of numbers that really make a difference. Now if he could get them out in force it could be decisive, but I don't think your average young adult has the attention span for it.

It matters to me, again I ask, what's to get excited about? If he gave resaon to, then I'd understand.

 

One, he is African American that in and of itself would bridge some divides. 2 he brings a message of hope for uniting americans (that is what he said Reagan did). 3 he is young. 4 he would talk to everyone in the world (never negotiate our of fear, but never fear to negotiate) 5 he is a powerful speaker -

 

You know, there are only so many things you can talk about. There is not something completely different out there that someone can propose to do. There are generally only two sides to an issue, and you have to take one of them.

 

What is it that you want someone to say?

 

He is for affordable health care for everyone and has a plan to drive down the cost, without mandating Universal coverage.

I think the Bobbie Kennedy comparison is very applicable.

One, he is African American that in and of itself would bridge some divides. 2 he brings a message of hope for uniting americans (that is what he said Reagan did). 3 he is young. 4 he would talk to everyone in the world (never negotiate our of fear, but never fear to negotiate) 5 he is a powerful speaker -

 

You know, there are only so many things you can talk about. There is not something completely different out there that someone can propose to do. There are generally only two sides to an issue, and you have to take one of them.

 

What is it that you want someone to say?

 

He is for affordable health care for everyone and has a plan to drive down the cost, without mandating Universal coverage.

1 How will the color of his skin "bridge some divides"?

2 Message of hope for uniting Americans, and just what is that message?

3 Young isn't something that will appeal to older folks or middle aged necessarily, people like experience.

4 You know this how? What has he done so far that makes you so sure of this?

5 A powerful speaker doesn't mean he would make a great president. That would be very low on my list.

 

What exactly is his plan for affordable health care? That certainly isn't something I've heard for the first time.

 

What else ya got, because this is all status quo?

1 How will the color of his skin "bridge some divides"?

2 Message of hope for uniting Americans, and just what is that message?

3 Young isn't something that will appeal to older folks or middle aged necessarily, people like experience.

4 You know this how? What has he done so far that makes you so sure of this?

5 A powerful speaker doesn't mean he would make a great president. That would be very low on my list.

 

What exactly is his plan for affordable health care? That certainly isn't something I've heard for the first time.

 

What else ya got, because this is all status quo?

From reading your 5 points, I think we should elect Tiger Woods. He's young, experienced, uniting and not a powerful speaker. As far as heritage, his father was a mix of Black, Chinese and Native American and his mother is Thai. And his wife is Swedish!

From reading your 5 points, I think we should elect Tiger Woods. He's young, experienced, uniting and not a powerful speaker. As far as heritage, his father was a mix of Black, Chinese and Native American and his mother is Thai. And his wife is Swedish!

:lol:

 

Can you offer me some good reasons for people to feel so euphoric about Obama? I just don't see anything but the same old same old here.

1 How will the color of his skin "bridge some divides"?

2 Message of hope for uniting Americans, and just what is that message?

3 Young isn't something that will appeal to older folks or middle aged necessarily, people like experience.

4 You know this how? What has he done so far that makes you so sure of this?

5 A powerful speaker doesn't mean he would make a great president. That would be very low on my list.

 

What exactly is his plan for affordable health care? That certainly isn't something I've heard for the first time.

 

What else ya got, because this is all status quo?

 

I agree with you!!!:thumb:

Do you suffer from E.D.? You know, Electile Dysfunction.

 

Do none of the candidates arouse you? Are they all basically a turn-off?

Seriously, I think this bunch of candidates are better than we have had in the past, but I feel we still have to choose the lesser of many evils. Not that they are evil, just not who we would choose to run our country. How do we get real leaders to run for office and cure our E.D.?

 

That's hilarious. I read this outloud at home, and it got a huge laugh.

:lol:

 

Can you offer me some good reasons for people to feel so euphoric about Obama? I just don't see anything but the same old same old here.

 

He's ... not ... white ...

He's ... not ... white ...

So. What about not being white would make him a great president. That's like saying women would vote for someone because they're good looking. People like this should be banned forever from voting if that's the reason.

So. What about not being white would make him a great president. That's like saying women would vote for someone because they're good looking. People like this should be banned forever from voting if that's the reason.

 

The fact that he's not a WASP -- i.e., he doesn't look like every other candidate -- makes him different and helps generate the excitement. I don't necessarily follow this reasoning, but that is why.

 

And don't you remember when Bill Clinton first ran for Pres that in many polls a standard response to his appeal was that many women found him good-looking? Or, at least, much better looking than GHW Bush and Perot.

Only one non-WASP has been elected President. This year 3 of the top 6 candidates are non-WASPs.

The fact that he's not a WASP -- i.e., he doesn't look like every other candidate -- makes him different and helps generate the excitement. I don't necessarily follow this reasoning, but that is why.

 

And don't you remember when Bill Clinton first ran for Pres that in many polls a standard response to his appeal was that many women found him good-looking? Or, at least, much better looking than GHW Bush and Perot.

Like I said, people like that should lose their right to vote forever. How stupid!