This stadium thing looks like a really bad idea. But I did not write of this in public, because the blowback to criticizing Obama is so distracting and also because, well, they would probably wait for a man to say it.
Racism is the bully in the schoolyard of American politics and culture. One does not overcome a bully by ignoring it but, rather, by confronting it and exposing it for what it is.
On the air I want the sort of Viagra-fueled maniacs conservatives have on the front lines, not a bunch of impotent lefties who couldn't fight their way out of a paper bag.
The Dark Knight ends up in much the same place we finds ourselves today. Bereft of a clearcut hero. Having narrowly survived a assault against our essential selves. And wondering what comes next.
As the reporter who first revealed Biden's filching of Robert F. Kennedy's words, I hereby declare that the statute of limitations on those transgressions has expired.
In Rick Warren's Evangelical quiz show, McCain succeeded in making the abandonment of his first wife to appear as an example of his human frailty rather than his disloyalty and opportunism.
The good news is that Russia is no longer governed by an expansionist ideology, and in fact, it is not a strong country, but still a weak one -- the country's economy is a one trick pony.
Obama Nation is a pathetic excuse for a book and is just one more example of how the right effectively moves their lies into the national discourse while the left fails to do so with progressive ideas.
If the campaign doesn't want to offend powerful superdelegates during the convention, fine. But then the safer course is to push this change after November and without a commission.
I can just see McCain now with that creepy grin saying: "The Democrats had a royal battle over whether to pick a woman or an African American. We've got both."
So what's going to go wrong at the ballot box this year? What ever happened to those good ol' punch cards and Diebold electronic voting machines?
Thanks to the new GI Bill, hundreds of thousands of troops sitting in Humvees and walking the streets of Iraq can afford to dream bigger dreams.
Obama has slipped below the magic 270 number for the first time since he became the Democratic presumptive nominee, and McCain has just about caught up with him.
It's time for a president who will not hesitate to stand against any party faction, any special interest group, or any major donor whose demands and desires are contrary to that of the American people.
We must realize that while elections are important, constant pressure against both parties has always been the only force that makes real progress.
The thought of Obama attending both Islamic and Catholic schools strikes fear into some hearts. Instead, it should give us hope he would know how to communicate with both Muslim and Christian leaders.
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Eskow is right on. In times of international and economic crisis, the American people want someone who is willing to defend and fight for them. A candidate who is not willing to fight for himself will have trouble convincing most Americans that he will stand up and fight for them. I think the Obama campaign should challenge McCain on the competence issue, especially on the economy. McCain has admitted he knows nothing about the economy. Has he ever done anything during his decades in the Senate that indicates that he is ready to turn the economy around? Ditching his first wife after she became disabled in an accident to have an affair with a 25 year old, this is not the guy who is going to stick by the American people in a time of crisis. McCain's response to the housing crisis: Your house is in foreclosure--that's your problem. Tie these issues together to paint a McCain who doesn't care about the average American and won't stand by us when times are tough. Time to take the gloves off.
Here's another old adage:
"Nice guys finish last."
Unfortunately, Obama is turning his back on the folks that got him the nomination by pursuing evangelical and republican voters, people who are never going to vote for him, with his appearance at that loony Warren's temple, FISA, offshore drilling, Rubinomics, etc. At the same time he is caving to the McCain/Rove attacks in his attempt to appear above partisanship. It is a losing formula.
And following Dukakis's example is a winning formula?
He needs to put McCain on the defensive on issues we actually care about like -
Healthcare, solar energy, corporate crime, corporate welfare, corporate bail outs,
Election fraud, the justice system etc.
Obama's whole career has been about not offending anyone. He's the non-offensive candidate. Totally PC. Never alienating anyone, never appearing to take one side of any issue - unless the polls say it's safe. In essence, he is a softy. So how does anyone expect a softy to play hardball? It's not in Obama's nature. It's not what got him where he is so far.
Welcome to the big leagues, Obama.
OMG it amazes me that people still dont get it. Going Negative on McCain is what is HURTING OBAMA. He is listening to pundits and he needs to stop. Why are democrats so stupid they think that to win you have to get into the gutter and become republicans NO NO NO. Negative campaign favors republicans. Obama needs to STOP listen to folks. He NEEDS to imprint his POSITIVE FORCE on this election not go negative. He needs to be that Positive inspriational leader thats how you combat negative attacks you dont DO THE SAME THING. He needs to challenge McCain to raise the tone of this election and then it favors Obama. Insist on it the AMerican people DESERVE IT. He needs to can it with the townhalls and get back to large rallies thats his strength but he started listening to folks Oh you need to do these intimate settings NO he needs to energize and inspire the nation and the best way to do that is through large rallies it energizez him and it engerzies his base but he lets folks talking him into more intimate. He's become the policy wonk like Hilary rather than the inspirational speaker he was cause he listened to political pundits. He needs to take back his campaign and do what makes him shine and that large rallies. If he listens to you folks and attack McCain and talk about McCain more than his own message at his townhalls HE WILL LOSE
Not really. I don't think Obama has to get in the gutter w/ Mc Cain (and I wish he wouldn't)... but he's not going to win by always talking good about him... neither is his "politieness" going to get Mc Cain to see the errors of his ways and stop his negative campaign (especially since it's working).
His best moment in the general campaign so far was his "proud to be ignorant" remark in response to the Repubs attacking him on the tire gauge. Those are the kind of sucker punches he needs to keep making. Using their own words against them. He stays clean... but makes his opponents look really dirty. He did it extremely well against Hill ary in the primaries (the Jay Z brush off... comparisons to Annie Oakley). Mc Cain says so many stupid things on a regular basis that Sen O could use... but it's like he's afraid to really take on Mc Cain. So disheartening.