The Obama Thread (Merged x6)

[Superman79]

A mniority becoming the President?

HAHAHAHAHA! Impossible.

honestly, I think we'll have a minority before we have a woman...at least that's just the way it seems to me.

BTW- As a McCain republican, I would vote for Obama in a heartbeat...he's an old school politician...as in he knows how to compromise rather than stick to a blind set of party policy points...

 

[ShadowBoxing]

You people sicken me for not acknowledging this

I really liked it...

 

[SouLeSS]

2) He is a senator. The last senator to win the presidency was JFK. Before that, it was Warren G. Harding. Senators just don't have a good shot. Too much to attack them for. Every vote is scrutinized, every decision recorded. Its just not prefferable for a campaign.

Ahah. Ouch.

 

[JLBats]

I really liked it...

Maybe people just didn't get the whole "Warren G. Harding has tainted blood" thing.

 

[Superman79]

2) He is a senator. The last senator to win the presidency was JFK. Before that, it was Warren G. Harding. Senators just don't have a good shot.

You're right...It's been FOREVER since they won a World Series

 

[Quietstorm]

I mean this is exciting and everything but...he's needs to step his game up.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

I mean this is exciting and everything but...he's needs to step his game up.

Well he just went on Oprah...that's usually the first step.

 

[JLBats]

Well he just went on Oprah...that's usually the first step.

He now has the "overweight soccermom who can't think for herself" vote.

 

[souloffire]

First of all, the republicans already have all the racists votes all locked up...

Does that include Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd, the former klansman's, vote?

 

[Quietstorm]

Well he just went on Oprah...that's usually the first step.

Yeah I know, I saw that the other day. I called it when Oprah asked him if he would run, and he just kind of avoided answering the question.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

He now has the "overweight soccermom who can't think for herself" vote.

That's an important voting block.

 

[Quietstorm]

Oh wait, did you see how those women were drooling over themselves when he was on Oprah? I thought he wife was about to lay the smack down.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I'd rather see someone more experienced and have his voting record develop more than have him run for President in 2008. 2012 though seems like a fair shot.

 

[SentinelMind]

Someone here said Lindsey Graham is gay. Can someone please verify that because I haven't seen a source to confirm that. I hope you're not relying on him simply never getting married or that he "looks gay".

And no, it is not Barack Obama's time. That is ludicrous. Finish out a term first. Even Hillary knew she had to wait until she finished a term before running.

I think Obama has...a shot in 2012 or 2016 ...but yeah he does have to overcome race problems, his name, and being a Senator. Senators have a hard time getting elected because their record is scrutinized. The irony here is that because Obama is new, he' d have no record to judge. If he were to run and failed, he'd lose all his media power and influence. ALL OF IT.

Furthermore, DO NOT ....DO NOT underestimate the power of name/race/identity/language being used to sway voters, especially southern voters. For several decades, the Republicans have tried to undermine the Democrat Party by calling it the "Democrat Party". Yes, studies have shown people respond more negatively to the Democratic Party by simply taking out ONE SYLLABLE! Furthermore, 15-20 percent of Tennessee have said they know "someone" COUGH COUGH who will not vote for Ford for U.S Senate because he is black. That's nearly 1/5 of the population. Just because someone doesn't hate an ethnic group doesn't mean they'll feel comfortable voting for a member for that ethnic group. People vote for what makes them familiar. Obama would have many things to overcome. Don't let 'excitement' color your judgement here.

 

[Spider-Bite]

I believe that in 2008 he would lose, but in 2012 he would win.

two reasons. too much inexperience. and he's black.

by 2012 we will be four years more advanced in the war on racism. That's another four years for more progressive youths to reach voting age, and four more years of the old time day americans dieing of old age. The country will be four years less racist if you know I mean.

and? look how fed up the country is with republicans right now? If our next president is a republican than imagine how fed up they will finally be with them by 2012?

and he will have 6 years experience at about the time he announced his bid for the presidency. a few extra years to raise money, be seen and hear with lots of exposure and gain followers.

I actually dont' doubt our next president will either be Rudy or McCain in 2008, and whoever it is will lose their e-election in 2012 to Obama. That's what I think will actually happen.

 

[KingOfDreams]

I like Obama but I think he should wait until the time is ripe for someone like him to win. First of all, racism still exists and because of that he probably wouldn't win the general election. And second of all, he's only had one term in Congress. His inexpereince will be his downfall I feel if he runs. He might be a good VP though...and that would give him experience in the executive branch.

 

[KingOfDreams]

Someone here said Lindsey Graham is gay. Can someone please verify that because I haven't seen a source to confirm that. I hope you're not relying on him simply never getting married or that he "looks gay".

It's his voice in my opinion. But you have to understand, in the south there's a lot of straight men who are like that.

 

[comicgirl]

It's his voice in my opinion. But you have to understand, in the south there's a lot of straught men who are like that.

yeah, I don't think he's gay. I have two older male cousins; they love women, never married. THe older I get, the smarter I think they are

 

[BT18]

Someone here said Lindsey Graham is gay. Can someone please verify that because I haven't seen a source to confirm that. I hope you're not relying on him simply never getting married or that he "looks gay".

Looks gay, sounds gay, provides stock, cutesy lines about waiting till he's 60 to get married because that's what Strom Thurmond did. Was clearly insinuated to be gay by his '02 opponent in order to get some political traction (which obviously didn't pay off). There's no need to bull$hit here.

The dude is about as straight as a spring. And no, it didn't stop him (and perhaps encouraged him to hide his true identity further) from voting for the Federal Marriage Amendment. Another victim of the shame-spiral red-America mind-warping machine.

 

[samurai black]

If he runs in 200, he'll be making a huge mistake that could cost him his career. For one his campaign will be banking on the errors of Bush rather than his own voting record. Though it could work, it would be a costly mistake if he loses. He would lose a huge amount of support and momentum. It takes time to build up the support needed to run an effective presidential campaign, and unless he's been secretly meeting and planning his presidential campaign while being a senator, i don't see how he could manage.

 

[SouLeSS]

I don't want a black man running my country. Or a woman. Or anyone other than a pure blooded White man.

Call me old fashion, racist, a biggot, call me whatever, I couldn't care less.

 

[BT18]

I don't want a black man running my country. Or a woman. Or anyone other than a pure blooded White man.

Call me old fashion, racist, a biggot, call me whatever, I couldn't care less.

******ed is actually something more fitting.

 

[samurai black]

I don't want a black man running my country. Or a woman. Or anyone other than a pure blooded White man.

Call me old fashion, racist, a biggot, call me whatever, I couldn't care less.

When i saw this thread, i knew this would soon follow, shame.

 

[SouLeSS]

Sorry, but I'll move if I have some feminist ***** running my country.

Not gonna lie, a big reason that Females, Black so on and so forth are thinking of / running for candidacy is because they want to be the first. Having a whiteman in power has worked for all this time, why change it now?

 

[comicgirl]

.........stupid..............f**ing............newbie