I dont know if yall seen Obama owning some scrubs on HBO's Real Sports With Brain Gumbel. Fastfoward to 8:10 and see the cordination this guys has. We should sign him to 10 day for the playoffs <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1Lqm5emQl4&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O1Lqm5emQl4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
The problem with Barack isn't his level of coordination, it's his low level management trainee resume and his shady past dealings and judgments.
You're polarized viewpoint is exactly what's wrong with America today. Obama will bridge the gap (for those willing to listen and be free-thinkers... unlike yourself). He is a breath of fresh air... unlike the stench of partisanship you bring here.
He has no history of doing so in the Senate or anywhere else. Saying so doesn't make it true. Furthermore, he lacks the experience, knowledge, and gravitas to get anything done. He is a marketing campaign.
While he may not be the most experienced candidate there is, he is exactly what this country needs. To say he doesn't understand and respect viewpoints of americans, even republicans, is foolish (read The Audacity of Hope). disclaimer: attempting to have serious discourse, whether you chose to do so or act like an ultra-conservative parrot ... Hillary is the exact same thing as electing Bush with a Republican Congress. We would see the new age of filibustering coming from the right. Obama is well known (and this the most appealing thing to me) for his ability to listen and compromise with the other side. We don't need another 4-8 years of devisive policies and ultra-simplistic politics (only the sith speak in abslutes TJ). and the man can hoop...
Damn, that was some weak D. Someone should've given him a hard foul so he would've thought twice about driving to the lane a second time.
Are you citing his book as evidence that he can be 'exactly what this country needs'?! Wow, strong case there. Wow. No proof at all here, folks... Um, no he's not. He's been in the Senate since 2005, and been running for President since early 2007. He's not well known for anything he has done in the Senate. He's well known for his ability to 'listen and compromise'? What? He repeats this in speeches all the time, but what's backing that up? Where's the supporting evidence there? There is none. Again, he is a marketing campaign. Focusing on his ability to 'hoop' is ridiculous and is a part of that marketing campaign. Oprah and Scarlet Johansson and Obama girl are a part of that marketing campaign. Obama mouthing teleprompted speeches is a part of the marketing campaign. Words like 'hope' and 'bringing people together' and 'listening' are part of that marketing campaign. The problem is that there is no substance here. It's a marketing campaign. Last I checked, the marketing department doesn't run the show. The folks with experience do.
http://grist.org/news/muck/2006/07/26/fuel-econ/ http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080417/ts_csm/aexperobama http://obama.senate.gov/press/070628-obama_lugar_sec/ (yawn) too easy. see, there's this thing called "The Google," or so i'm told...
and for those too lazy to click links: --- Falsehood: In a Wall Street Journal editorial... Karl Rove claimed that Barack Obama has not worked across party lines since arriving in Washington in 2004. "Mr. McCain can now question Mr. Obama's promise to change Washington by working across party lines. Mr. Obama hasn't worked across party lines since coming to town," Rove wrote. Fact: Obama actually has worked across party lines on a couple of bills since he won his U.S. Senate seat back in 2004. Specifically, Obama worked with Republican Sen. Dick Lugar to get the Lugar-Obama bill passed. According to Obama's Senate website, the bill "enhances U.S. efforts to destroy conventional weapons stockpiles and to detect and interdict weapons and materials of mass destruction throughout the world." In addition, Obama worked with Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn on the Coburn-Obama bill. The bill set up a database that tracks where federal dollars are being spent and which contractors receive federal funding. --- you know, because karl rove is the absolute truth in politics. [/sarcasm]
As expected, TJ goes off on full blown ultra-conservative keyboard commanding parrot mode. I'm an independent TJ, therefore I do read books (including Obama's along with other candidates).. u know.. those things that people pick up... not everyone reads only conservative websites. Don't hit him too hard flipmode, the truth does tend to hurt.
You are citing two minor, non-confrontational bills, as being Obama's experience in working across party lines? Good grief, this is just getting funny. Let's talk about tackling real issues that divide America. Obama has zero experience with anything relevant here. Zero.
That game looked like it had to be scripted or something.....in those highlights nobody was playing any defense on him at all and they just let him make uncontested passes and drives that most 15 year olds would shut down......still you gotta give him credit for staying in shape and still having some game at age 46...
frankly, i do think nuclear proliferation is a VERY confrontational bill - isn't that what set pissed us off in Cuba, and why we're angry with North Korea, Iran, and Pakistan? sorry, the "let's play global thermonuclear war" bill hasn't come up just yet. with the right recently getting handed their own hides in the media, congress, presidential ratings, energy policy, and general public disapproval, it looks like we might stave off universally deadly conflict after all. this always seems to end up as a "my dad can beat up your dad" conversation when one party has ZERO citations. at least I took 1 minute to bring up three. (THREE, not two.) where's your proof that the other candidates are better in this arena? i only am demonstrating that obama shows potential to bridge the gap. look at the Coburn-Obama bill - he's seeking transparency, which is in my opinion, a major root of all political evil. when did compromise in cross-party politics become so stigmatized? this is my first venture into the D&D. is this stuff for real?
