The story of a great individual from an even greater nation
Years back, before I came to the United States as an international student, as a native of India I always used to hear from pundits in the Indian media that Hillary Clinton would someday be the future president of the United States. As a lot of other Indians in India, I too used to favor her as the future president, mainly due to the large popularity of the former President Bill Clinton in that part of the world. However, when I came to the United States in fall 2006 though it still was early days for the presidential primaries, I heard the name of Barack Obama. Initially, as many other Americans and East Indian Americans I favored Hillary instead of him, and then in the December of 2007 there came a change. During my Winter break, I read Obamaʼs, Audacity of Hope, and started closely watching the democratic debates. Within, no time not only was he my candidate but in many ways than one even my idol. All in all, I think the rise of Sen. Obama isnʼt just a remarkable story of an individual, but the story of this great country, which gives everyone a fair opportunity.
Raghvendra Singh
Warrensburg, Mo.
Rag, I took a different route. Although I am a white minority female American, when my GOP candidate didn’t make the cut, I was going to support Obama because he was black and thought how great that would be for our country. After much research on him, I have changed my mind and will not be supporting him. Although I do still like the idea of a person of color as president. Sadly, the blacks in Maryland didn’t even support Michael Steele for the Senate, who really is a fine man, so apparently they only support blacks who are Democrats only. So apparently they really don’t care to see blacks in government. Obama is a Marxist and I’m not. It’s as simple as that.
I think what gets the goat of the Sage fellow (incidentally, what a clever riff on the Commander’s nom de Net!) is that Sen. Obama - or any Dem - just plain ain’t a Rep (or what passes for a “conservative” nowadays).
And ol’ SVPPB is in good form with her/his quotation marks around the word “church.”
A CENTRIST,
You say:
Although I am a white minority female American, when my GOP candidate didn’t make the cut, I was going to support Obama because he was black and thought how great that would be for our country.
How ridiculous for you to think anyone believe that the first thing you are claiming that you thought about was supporting Barack Hussain Obama because you thought it would be good to have a Black President.
Anyone who read these blogs knows that you not so long ago thought Obama was Muslim and anyone who read these blogs know how indifferent, ignorant and off based you are concerning the Muslim religion and as you have freely expressed under the Civil Religion.
D. Walker:
“Only a FOOL would dare NOT give reasons or justifications for what they are stating.”
When your train of thought allows it, read my second sentence (almost immediately following the first} “Do any of the impressionable fools know anything other than Chris Matthews legs shiver when Obama speaks?” It provides the necessary context for determining the leader of a nation.
Are erroneous reasons or justifications any better than no reason?
hs:
“How did the OJ acquittal suddenly become a test of political sanity? Talk about non sequiters.”
It was not meant to be a test of political sanity. I believe the answer tells us more about the character of the man than any speech he reads from the creative labors of other anonymous writers.
“Tell us Sage, what gets your goat up the worst about Obama? His party affiliation? His racial heritage? His name? His charisma? Or is it something else?”
All of the above. Do I not have the right to reject any or all of the reasons that cause your fawning adulation of a political charlatan?
Mr. Sage,
I cite Sen. Obama’s Illinois political career to show I don’t believe he was involved in public policy at the time of OJ’s acquittal. Even if he was, one would think there would be a statute of limitations on his personal views of the matter. So tell us–who makes your knickers quiver? Ann Coulter? Phyllis Schlafly? Calvin Coolidge? BTW, you have every right to express your rejection of Sen. Obama. And I have every right to laugh at your logic.
Buy stock in Kool-Aid! barak Obama is the Messiah! He is all things to all people, and is guaranteed to make all things perfect for everyone forever! He will give everyone everything for free! With the power of his Words, he will end terrorism! he will go to Tehran and meet, on bended knee, with Ahmedininutjob and keep him from getting nukes, using only his supernatural oratory skills! Just look at all the great speeches he gave during the fifteen minutes he’s been a Senator, and all he’s accomplished in the US Senate. Just look at all his accomplishments in the Illinois Senate! Look how Obama couldn’t figure out Rev Wright (the next Secretary of State) in 20 years, but we pegged him in 5 minutes. Don’t think, just feel, and feel superior to everyone and sophisticated by supporting Obama. It’s that simple!
Commander Horsefeathers:
“Even if he was, one would think there would be a statute of limitations on his personal views of the matter.”
I am not suggesting that Obama be brought up on criminal charges so statutes of limitations have no application. What I am suggesting is that Obama joined other parishioners in a joyous and extreme St. Vitus dance around the Rev. Wright while he condemned the L.A. police and prosecution to eternity in a burning hell for their minor inconvenience to Simpson. I think that’s a matter of character but obviously you think otherwise. Am I surprised?
Mr. Sage,
Thank you for clearing that up; judging by your tone, you sounded like one who, if he had his way, would indeed have Sen. Obama brought up on charges for anti-conservative heresy and sedition. “What I am suggesting is that Obama joined other parishioners in a joyous and extreme St. Vitus dance around the Rev. Wright while he condemned the L.A. police and prosecution to eternity in a burning hell for their minor inconvenience to Simpson.” It sounds to me like you are providing your own hypothetical answer, to your own hypothetical question–how convenient for you. There’s nothing like using the unknowable to justify the inexplicable. I suggest we all re-read Mr. Singh’s last sentence of his letter, and provide him with directions to that “great country, which gives everyone a fair opportunity.” I’d like to know myself.
Tim Hogan:
“I’m sure you’ll support Slick Johnny Mc, in staying lax in Afghanistan while the Taliban, al Qaeda, and Osama bin Laden run thousands of tons of white heroin onto American streets, even those here in St. Louis, Missouri.
No help for defrauded homeowners in the mortgage crisis, a tax break if you can afford health insurance, and more tax breaks and giveaways for Big Oil, the utilities, drug companies, telephone companies and for the already too rich. That’s W’s…uh, Slick Johnny Mc’s, plan for America.
More of the same moron for four more years.”
Thank you for your 10 assurances preceding this equally fatuous comment. John McCain, the testy old maverick from Arizona is only slightly less liberal than the other two in the race at this time and consequently I do not support him. I could hold my nose and vote for him because as bad as he is, the others are worse.
If GWB is truly a moron, it would certainly be beyond his control just as liverlips on a blackamoor would be.