If hope is all he offers...
Sometimes that isn't so bad.
Posted in comments at Talkleft and Correntewire:
I got religion, just not the kind that I think Obama would appreciate. (I think this is germane to this post, seeing as how tonight will be Hillary trying to convince people to vote for Obama)
I was speaking with a client of mine and we began to understand that we both have the same wavelength when it comes to politics (thank ghod)... I mentioned that I didn't like Obama's policies / politics, but that he seems to inspire quite a bit of young'ns with his speeches. (this was my mode of thought this morning because I keep hearing how awesome and emotional Michelle Obama's speech was - and I keep thinking how I don't intend on voting based on how good a speech giver you are). He agreed, and we both said we were Hillary supporters.
My client then went on to say that he sees this race as taking control of a super tanker... no matter who controls it, changing directions will take a long time to make happen. The fact is, even if Obama doesn't bring about Universal Health Care, the attention will have been brought infinitesimally closer to that eventuality. Even if Obama is as bad as McCain would have been in terms of religion, abortion, etc, the fact is that he will stand as a symbol to the world that we wanted to change - we voted against the party that brought Bush. As empty a suit as he is, or worse yet filled with Chicago politics, as a symbol, he will show African Americans that there is literally no limit to what they can do -- and the inspirational value of that alone is no small trick.
I don't agree with the UHC argument -- I think Obama can do damage to our attempts much like the deep-sixing of Hillary's plan pretty much hurt future attempts -- but with the rest I can agree: most people are not going to know the dirty tricks Obama played to reach his place, or how empty his rhetoric is... they'll just know that America chose a black man with a foreign-sounding name to lead their nation. To think of what that means to a young boy in the ghetto with bigger dreams, or of any race, I think it might just be worth it.
As for that young GIRL with big dreams, well, we'll always have Hillary, fighting no matter what. If Hillary never gets to the presidency, she'll at least be known as the most powerful, most intelligent, most well-known person of our time NOT to be president, and that carries a weight all its own.
Now, after all is said and done, I am not excusing Obama for all his trashy maneuvers this primary season. It will just be easier for me to accept him if he wins... and it makes me realize that payback for his deeds can happen AFTER he wins, too; he'll just go grey a lot faster than Bill, with all of us harping on his non-liberal stances.
Anyway, I had to say this. Unless Obama does something more destructive than he has in the next few months, I'll be voting for him.
Posted in comments at Talkleft and Correntewire:
I got religion, just not the kind that I think Obama would appreciate. (I think this is germane to this post, seeing as how tonight will be Hillary trying to convince people to vote for Obama)
I was speaking with a client of mine and we began to understand that we both have the same wavelength when it comes to politics (thank ghod)... I mentioned that I didn't like Obama's policies / politics, but that he seems to inspire quite a bit of young'ns with his speeches. (this was my mode of thought this morning because I keep hearing how awesome and emotional Michelle Obama's speech was - and I keep thinking how I don't intend on voting based on how good a speech giver you are). He agreed, and we both said we were Hillary supporters.
My client then went on to say that he sees this race as taking control of a super tanker... no matter who controls it, changing directions will take a long time to make happen. The fact is, even if Obama doesn't bring about Universal Health Care, the attention will have been brought infinitesimally closer to that eventuality. Even if Obama is as bad as McCain would have been in terms of religion, abortion, etc, the fact is that he will stand as a symbol to the world that we wanted to change - we voted against the party that brought Bush. As empty a suit as he is, or worse yet filled with Chicago politics, as a symbol, he will show African Americans that there is literally no limit to what they can do -- and the inspirational value of that alone is no small trick.
I don't agree with the UHC argument -- I think Obama can do damage to our attempts much like the deep-sixing of Hillary's plan pretty much hurt future attempts -- but with the rest I can agree: most people are not going to know the dirty tricks Obama played to reach his place, or how empty his rhetoric is... they'll just know that America chose a black man with a foreign-sounding name to lead their nation. To think of what that means to a young boy in the ghetto with bigger dreams, or of any race, I think it might just be worth it.
As for that young GIRL with big dreams, well, we'll always have Hillary, fighting no matter what. If Hillary never gets to the presidency, she'll at least be known as the most powerful, most intelligent, most well-known person of our time NOT to be president, and that carries a weight all its own.
Now, after all is said and done, I am not excusing Obama for all his trashy maneuvers this primary season. It will just be easier for me to accept him if he wins... and it makes me realize that payback for his deeds can happen AFTER he wins, too; he'll just go grey a lot faster than Bill, with all of us harping on his non-liberal stances.
Anyway, I had to say this. Unless Obama does something more destructive than he has in the next few months, I'll be voting for him.
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