Is Obama more Rock Star, or Politian??

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Here is a link to the latest campaign speech given tonight by Obama.


http://www.kezi.com/article.aspx?id=25364


Can anyone explain why so many young women in the audience are screaming their heads off in the video?   They sound like they are at some rock concert listening to the nation's newest heartthrob.  A number of women even shouted out to him that they loved him.

Every seat was full.   There was even over another 1,000 standing, on top of that.    And there was yet another 3,000 that could not get inside, so Obama briefly spoke to them at a nearby track field, before addressing the audience inside the Basketball Arena.

So Obama-mania seems to be going stronger than ever.   People started lining up at the Arena at 5am this morning, in order to guarantee that they could hear his 9pm speech.

This rally was held at a liberal university town here in Oregon.  So maybe other parts of the country don't love him quite this much.

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[Jackal1]

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Can anyone explain why so many young women in the audience are screaming their heads off in the video?   

Crack is a big problem nowadays.

[john9001]

they drank the obama koolaid.

[Arlo]

Obviously they don't "know" he's a black racist. Maybe they won't/can't vote. Hope the Secret Service is doubly vigilant with all those kooks in the crowd. Might not be able to tell them apart from the one who has a different idea in mind.

[Holden McGroin]

Obviously they don't "know" he's a black racist.

Blacks cannot be racist.  Only european males can be racist.

[Ripsnort]

Blacks cannot be racist.  Only european males can be racist.

Signed,
Johnny Cochran.

[lazs2]

arlo.. sure they know he is a racist and a lot of other things too.. but.. just like women who write and then marry guys on death row...  they don't care.. it doesn't apply to them.

lazs

[Arlo]

Blacks cannot be racist.  Only european males can be racist.

Or ... anyone on the team I hate that can be perceived/spun to appear racist* in an election year certainly is, especially if it'll keep them out of my candidate's oval office.  

*Nevermind the irony or the situation.

[Arlo]

arlo.. sure they know he is a racist and a lot of other things too.. but.. just like women who write and then marry guys on death row...  they don't care.. it doesn't apply to them.

Mmmmmmmmmmright.

[lazs2]

arlo.. do you seriously think that the half negro guy likes and trusts white people the same as fellow half or full negros?

Do you think he can be surrounded by racists and married to a woman who sees America as a land where no hope ever existed.. that he can just rise above that?

What kind of man would go to that church and marry that woman?   simple answer.. no humor.. no spin.. the kind who pretty much agreed.. who felt comfortable around those people.

from personal experience.. I don't hang out with the people who I once did... I don't think like em anymore.. it can't work.. it would be too frustrating.

lazs

[Holden McGroin]

Black Guy Asks Nation For Change
March 19, 2008 | Issue 44•12 --Onion

CHICAGO—According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change.

"The time for change is now," said the black guy, yelling at everyone within earshot for 20 straight minutes, practically begging America for change. "The need for change is stronger and more urgent than ever before. And only you—the people standing here today, and indeed all the people of this great nation—only you can deliver this change."

"I've already seen this guy four times today," Chicago-area ad salesman Blake Gordon said. "Every time, it's the same exact spiel. 'I need change.' 'I want change.' Why's he so eager for all this change? What's he going to do with it, anyway?"

After his initial requests for change, the black man rambled nonstop on a variety of unrelated topics, calling for affordable health care, demanding that the government immediately begin withdrawing troops from Iraq, and proposing a $75 billion economic stimulus plan to create new jobs.

"What a wacko," Schaumburg, IL resident Patrick Morledge said. "And, of course, after telling us all about how he had the ability to magically fix everything, he went right back to asking for change. Typical."

"If he's really looking for change, he's got the wrong guy," Morledge added.

Reports indicate that the black man has been riding from city to city across the country, asking for change wherever he goes. Citizens in Austin, TX said they spotted the same guy standing on the street Friday, shouting far-fetched ideas about global warming. Cleveland residents also reported seeing him in a local park, wildly gesticulating and quoting from the Bible. And last week, patrons at the Starlight Diner in Cheyenne, WY claimed that the black man accosted them while they were eating, repeatedly requesting change.

"I saw him walk in and I knew he was headed straight for our table," said mother of three Gladys Davies. "He just stood there smiling at us for a while, and asked how our food tasted. Then he went and did the same thing at the next table over. The nerve of some people."

Those who encountered the black man Tuesday said he engaged in erratic behavior, including pointing at random people in the crowd and desperately saying he needs their help, going up to complete strangers and hugging them, and angrily claiming that he is not looking for just a little bit of change, but rather a great deal of change, and that he wants it "right now."

"I'll be honest, when that black guy said he would 'stop at nothing' to get change, it kind of scared me," local mechanic Phil Nighbert said. "Just leave me alone."

Though many were taken aback by the black man's brazen demands, some, such as Jackson, MS's Holly Moser, sympathized with him. She gave the black man credit for boldly standing up and asking every last person around him for change.

"I told him I'd give him some if I saw him later, even though I probably won't," Moser said. "Very nice man, though."

Most, however, ignored his requests.

"I'm a hardworking American who pays his taxes, and the last thing I need is some guy on the street demanding change from me," said William Overkamp, a Springfield, IL gun-shop owner.

He added, "What he really needs is a job."

[Arlo]

arlo.. do you seriously think that the half negro guy likes and trusts white people the same as fellow half or full negros?

Do you think he can be surrounded by racists and married to a woman who sees America as a land where no hope ever existed.. that he can just rise above that?

What kind of man would go to that church and marry that woman?   simple answer.. no humor.. no spin.. the kind who pretty much agreed.. who felt comfortable around those people.

from personal experience.. I don't hang out with the people who I once did... I don't think like em anymore.. it can't work.. it would be too frustrating.

lazs

If the spin didn't involve exaggeration regarding both his church and his wife (since apparently it's too hard to pin it on him directly) I might be swayed by this plodding logic. Alas, it does. Which is why I'm more suspicious of the mud than what it's being slung at. Then again, maybe that's the legacy of the "swiftboating" carried out in the previous campaign. Seems a rather poorly derived campaign tactic. *ShruG*

Guess we'll see. If I learn something from it, I'll admit it, gladly or not. But that's me.

[Yeager]

I dont like change.  Change is bad.  99 times out of 100 whenever some loudmouth asks for change and gets it, I end up getting screwed.

To hell with change.  Keep things just the way they are. 

[Toad]

The racism card is the red herring shied Obama's defenders use to deflect any criticism about Obama.

You want to know where Obama is coming from and what sort of "change you can believe in" is headed your way, I'd suggest looking at his actual record.

http://www.govote.com/Senate/Barack_Obama.htm

For me there's a lot not to like; things that have absolutely nothing to do with the color of his skin.

His determination to significantly raise income taxes is unacceptable to me.
His stance on education is unacceptable to me; I always wonder about legislators that send their kids to exclusive private schools but are against the voucher system.
His intention to meet with clowns like Chavez does not meet my expectations in the foreign policy area.
I find his commentary on government reform laughable from a person that is in league with Tony Resko.
His ignorant commentary on gun control is unacceptable. "Ban semiautomatics"; he doesn't have a clue.
I don't agree with his "path to citizenship" approach to the immigration problem.

I don't see any positive change I can believe in. I see a lot of negative change that I believe he will try to implement.

But, of course, since it's hard to counter those points, I'll soon be accused of racism.

Ripsnort's sig line should be modified for the election period. It now says "The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who is winning an argument with a liberal." But during this election it should say "The modern definition of 'racist' is someone who won't vote for Obama."

But what do I know; I'm probably just a typical white man. <- That isn't a racist remark. This would be a racist remark: "Joe Shmoe is just a typical black man."  See the difference?

[Arlo]

The racism card is the red herring shied Obama's defenders use to deflect any criticism about Obama.

And not a red herring used to build a smear campaign against him? Whoa man ... doesn't that make you dizzy?