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he stands no chance...... the worlds a ed up place and race does matter.... sorry to break it to yall
He has formed a presidential exploratory committee. Looks like he is planning on running.
http://www.barackobama.com/
he stands no chance...... the worlds a ed up place and race does matter.... sorry to break it to yall
Ironic thought for the day - George W. Bush may single-handedly break down all racial barriers in popular American politics.
The racist, chauvinistic, xenophobic, jingoistic, excluding Repugs will swift-boat him.
I've already seen his father slimed as radical Muslim,
and Obama will be slimed as a childhood Muslim.
If the Repugs want to see what The Ugly American looks like,
they need only look in a mirror.
Last edited by boutons_; 01-17-2007 at 12:19 PM.
Whoohoo!!! That's what I'm talkin' about....right there!!!
Funny, but if he does run and there arent any MAJOR ups in his past (doing drugs isnt major, getting busted for drugs is) or during his campaign, he'll win in a landslide.
So much for your perceived racism, eh? USA, soooooooo racist, those minorities got it so tough here.
It's going to be dicey... I expect that if Obama wins the primary, Republicans will make every effort not to say anything that could be remotely construed as a racist remark about Obama, but you know it won't be enough. Some Representative from a podunk district is going to slip up and say something like "the pot calling the kettle black" or " rdly" and it's going to be the biggest story of the election.
Well, you convinced me!
Unfortunately true, but from a Barrack perspective, does that help or hurt?
My opinion, it cant hurt his chances. I think he comes across so damn well and can articulate his thoughts with wit and conviction, that his chances of losing are slim to none.
I am not saying I am right, by no means, but thats just how I feel. I find him to be refreshing actually. Another stodgy WASP from myfamilyisveryrich, USA doesnt exactly relate to me. Never has, but thats whats out there, and youre constantly faced with the decision between the lesser of two evils.
Its an opinion, I realize that.
But the south isnt going to vote for him, I think everyone knows that going in, you think?
"But the south isnt going to vote for him"
of course not, the rise of the Repugs in the South was based on the Repugs' cynical, coded pandering to southern racists.
The poor, agricultural, rural south used to vote Democratic as the progressive party of the have-nots, but as the "South Rose Again" and made some money as the services became more important than industrial, a lot of racist southerners thought they had become the "haves" and switched to anti-progressive, racist Repugs. Prime example is Texas, then Georgia and Florida.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_strategy
Last edited by boutons_; 01-17-2007 at 12:52 PM.
^ I dont particularly agree, but thats just my opinion (an uninformed one at that)
Not sure. But I do know it'll be nice and divisive. Just like we like our elections.
Forget the Republicans. The Clintons are his biggest obstacle (and the most likely to destroy him).
dude who are you kidding? You live in AMERICA... dont be so ing blind...... this aint about minorities having it tough its about a black man running for president..... I wouldnt mind a obama in office... it would be a change from the norm.... i wouldnt even mind hillary in office...... anything other than bush is an instant plus for me......
and wasnt it well known before the 2000 bush election that george bush was pulled over for driving under the influence and once busted with cocaine and marijuana? you honestly think a black man running for president could get away with that?
Don't know about the cocaine bust; Bush has never been OFFICIALLY linked to Cocaine; rumors, but no adminssion or arrest, as far as I know.
But, to answer your question, could a black man be elected president if he had once been pulled over for DWI, and had rumors of past Cocaine/drug use?
Yes.
Obama, and Powell are two of the most respected MEN in this country right now. Conservatives LOVE Clarence Thomas; we currently have a female, black Secretary of State AND a female Speaker of the House (what's that 3rd and 4th in line?)
There isn't enough racism left in this country to keep a black man from getting elected president just for being black, IMO.
Now does that mean Jesse Jackson can run and get elected? No. But Obama can....and so could Powell.
"There isn't enough racism left in this country to keep a black man from getting elected president just for being black, "
With the presidential elections being won 50.x - 49.x, there are enough racists to keep blacks out.
The swift-boaters/Rove-ians will make enough Muslim slime stick to Obamba (as well as other slime), that he probably doesn't have a chance, as the racists, jingos, xenophobes, rabble and sheeple get roused up.
08 is big opportunity for the Dems. Like in 2000, it's their election to lose. The Iraq war has destroyed the Repugs chances, esp McCain, but the Dems have shown they know how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Yep and most of it on the dimm-o-crap side. Look how many black
candidates have they left swinging in the wind.
How many?
Sharpton and Jackson, to name two.
By the way, just what has Obama done that qualifies him for the presidency? , he's even less qualified than was Jimmy Carter.
How were they left swinging in the wind? They ed themselves over without help from anyone else.Sharpton and Jackson, to name two.He was born in the US and is over 35. Don't be so afraid Yoni, there's plenty of time to swift boat this guy.By the way, just what has Obama done that qualifies him for the presidency?
Did the Democratic party ever treat them as more than the joke they are? No. They left them swinging in the wind...and, you're right, they ed themselves. The Democratic Party seems less inclined to do the same with Obama. I wonder why.
I'm not worried. With his socialist ideology and Hitlary against him, he doesn't stand a chance.
So you're saying they should have treated them as more than the jokes they were?Did the Democratic party ever treat them as more than the joke they are? No.He's not a joke.The Democratic Party seems less inclined to do the same with Obama. I wonder why.Yes, your repeated posting about him shows how comfortable you are.I'm not worried. With his socialist ideology and Hitlary against him, he doesn't stand a chance.
Hey, anytime a black is offended, the offender has to apologize to Sharpton or Jackson. The Left sure doesn't treat them like a joke when it suits them.
You're right. He's nothing but a media creation.
I honestly don't recall the last time I posted anything on Obama...much less repeatedly.
Look, the guy's a socialist and he's yet to do anything politically except beat a self-destructive Republican. Name an accomplishment, I'm open to changing my opinion of him.
They don't have to.Hey, anytime a black is offended, the offender has to apologize to Sharpton or Jackson.That you are afraid of.You're right. He's nothing but a media creation.That may be all that's necessary in '08 thanks to Bush.Look, the guy's a socialist and he's yet to do anything politically except beat a self-destructive Republican.
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