9/9 I am a democrat but my prediction is Obama will lose. He's a
better speech giver, but what exactly has he done? He can talk
the talk but there's no proof that he has what it takes do to
the job. He had a golden opportunity to pick Hillary as the VP
to form the dream ticket. It would've shown to the outside
world that he will unite force with competitors for the common
good, and he can put aside criticisms in the past. The
combined ticket will also benefit from advice and help from
Bill Clinton, who bought us 8 great years before the current
bush fuckup, and whom I and a lot of people highly respect.
But no, his current pick shows his arrogance (who needs the
Clintons), immaturity (pick a white dude with more experience
but less well known), insecurity (Clintons will have different
view from him so his job will be easier without the Clintons),
and over estimating himself. He is a black person after all.
While I have nothing against black people, wining the election
as a black person will be quite a challenge in itself. He's
not Collin Powell, he's just a young black dude with good
speaking skill at a good opportunity, but has yet to prove
himself. Will there be enough people that trust him?
It was a very smart move for McCain to pick a female VP. You
have a war hero with a woman VP to win those voters that
supports woman in politics. Unfortunately this will be a much
bigger percentage than the die hard Clinton supporters that
will vote for Obama because they've got no choice. Personally
I probably won't even vote. The only way Obama is going to win
is if the country really got sick and tired of the Republican
Party after 8 years and wants something different. If this is
the only thing he's banking on then it's very risky.
Let's just hope that the war trained McCain got more common
senses than Bush does so it won't be that bad if McCain wins.
\_ You know what? You might be right that O could lose. However,
you're still an idiot.
\_ I'm a decline-to-state who voted for Hilary in the primary and
McCain in the 2000 primary. I've always (so far) voted Democrat
in Presidential elections. I am not wild about Obama, but I
don't think he will lose. I think the choice of Biden was a
good one (Biden was my pick for President above Hilary, but
dropped out before I voted). The Clintons are very polarizing,
which is what I told my Democrat friends back when Hilary was
running for the Senate. A lot of people love them, but a lot of
people really hate them. I think their association hurt Al Gore
and Bill didn't do Hilary any favors in this election. Obama was
wise to avoid them. McCain isn't really loved by anyone, even
Republicans, because he is a loose cannon and Palin's strength
is in appealing to voters who weren't going to vote for Obama
anyway. I guess it draws out Republicans who might have stayed
home otherwise if that was an issue. I think a Biden/Obama ticket
makes more sense than an Obama/Biden ticket. My main beef with
Obama is that I still know almost nothing about him or his record.
He's a very charismatic speaker which makes me nervous, because
people like that can be convincing. That *can* be a plus, but I
don't like that attribute when mixed with his status as a relative
unknown. I like leaders with a track record.
\_ That is basically the same thing The Economist said about him,
that he needs to define himself better if he wants to win.
\- the fact that sarah palin appeals to anyone is a deep condemnation
of america. and why are you paraoid about barak's unknowns
rather than palin's knowns and things mccain has said he would
do [like further plutocratization]. between experience and
somebody treating me with contempt ["alaska is on the border
\- the fact that sarah palin appeals to anyone is a deep
condemnation of america. and why are you paraoid about barak's
unknowns rather than palin's knowns and things mccain has said
he would do [like further plutocratization]. between experience
and somebody treating me with contempt ["alaska is on the border
with russia, thus ..."] and additionally there some some
evidence obama is refelctive, unlike BUSHCO ... and may studies
show often the incompetent are overly confident.
\_ What does this say? Does some one here speak illegible?
\_ What does this say? Does someone here speak illegible?
\_ It says your reading comprehension is low.
\_ or the author is writing to the wrong audience. Does
he/she want to be read and understood, or just seem
aloof and elitist.
\_ Man, I had always thought the elites would at least
use occasional capitalization.
\_ ...the wrong audience? This is the CSUA motd, not
freerepublic. Work that Cal degree, code monkey.
\_ Where did I say that I like Palin at all let alone more
than Obama? |
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