politics
It is very difficult to avoid the presidential election process. This is very hard when your business is news. I don’t care, and the primary annoys me. In November, I will care. Now I do not. And this morning I realized I think why it annoys me so much. Because I am still totally confused as to why people think Obama is so awesome/different/better than candidates before him. Obviously his PR, personal style, and speaking ability distinguish him. But the fact that he’s already backpedaled his strong beliefs (Rev. Wright scandal) and avoids stating any strong beliefs that might be controversial is just more of the same political machine it seems to me.
Yes, of course, everyone in this situation (war, healthcare, economy) loves change. But that depends whether your change involves blaming America for 9/11. I just see no definition of what these platitudes mean, and when there is definition it’s still so slimy politician what you want to hear. What I’d love to really hear is an educated candidate who say, “Yeah I don’t agree with everything my preacher says, but clearly the US Government has been shafting black people for a long time.” or, “YeS our involvement in Israel is a root cause of 9/11.” But he doesn’t do that, he says something bland instead. Can anyone help explain why they have an Obama crush?
5 Comments so far
1. Marc wrote on June 4th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Its all about the ears. I just have a thing for ears.
2. Daniel Howard wrote on June 4th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
You might recall what happened last time we elected a tall, skinny Illinois lawyer with a funny name.
-danny
3. jennybento wrote on June 4th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
yes, but he was a republican.
4. amy wrote on June 5th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
“Yeah I don’t agree with everything my preacher says, but clearly the US Government has been shafting black people for a long time.” or, “YeS our involvement in Israel is a root cause of 9/11.”
I agree with you, but I’m still excited about Obama. It’s not really his policies, which are only slightly better in my eyes than everyone else’s, when he even bothers to describe them. I just have a sense that he is smart and has a conscience, two traits which rarely come together in politicians.
He’s not perfect, and I’m 90% sure that if he gets elected, I’ll come to hate him like I do every other world leader. But I think it’s at least *possible* that he will try to use good sense to do good things, without the influence of pride or corruption. And I have to take that chance.
And that’s why I’m drinking the ObamAid.
5. Stephanie wrote on June 9th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I have no clue. Ask Jared. He is a part of the Obama bandwagon. Personally, I am not excited and have seen nothing new to elicit excitement.