I'm voting Obama
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Okay, granted, I'm not the New York Times, but I thought you might want to know who I'm voting for when Pennsylvania's potentially irrelevant primary takes place. Last night's debate cinched it for me, for many reasons. I really was fairly undecided until last night.
Among the many interesting things Sen. Obama said, I appreciated his approach to the question of the relationship between African-Americans and Jews in the United States:
"... what I want to do is rebuild what I consider to be a historic relationship between the African-American community and the Jewish community.You know, I would not be sitting here were it not for a whole host of Jewish Americans, who supported the civil rights movement and helped to ensure that justice was served in the South. And that coalition has frayed over time around a whole host of issues, and part of my task in this process is making sure that those lines of communication and understanding are reopened.
When I ... had the honor of giving a sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in conjunction with Martin Luther King's birthday in front of a large African-American audience, I specifically spoke out against anti- Semitism within the African-American community. And that's what gives people confidence that I will continue to do that when I'm president of the United States.
Cool, dude.
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Things are happening in this country that have never happened before. Assuming that man can stay alive, I simply can't see how he doesn't end up having an office at 1600 Penn. Ave.
Here's to CHANGE, and the fierce urgency of now.
best,
frank
Posted by: Francesco Bellafante | February 27, 2008 07:47 PM
Dearest Liz:
I hate to sound like a party pooper here; but I just don’t see the substance or experience with this candidate. Being the leader of the most powerful country in the free world has to be more than a catch phrase of “CHANGE” and having a flood of media hype behind you.
Of course, my favorite choices have fallen to the campaign way side and have become road kill already. But I think I will have to go with McCain this go around as the lesser candidate of all evils. This message has been approved by the CIA genetically altered penguins, the Alien Mother ship, Bipolar bears, and myself. {Laughing}
Yours Truly:
Stan
Posted by: stan | March 1, 2008 06:38 PM
As a journalist I am sure that you appreciate the gulf between the word "denounce" and renounce. The NYT had an article about that very topic over the weekend.
Obama pointedly avoided "rejecting" the endorsement of Louis Farrakhan in order to avoid losing the organized support and votes of his bow-tied minions ( or other LF sympathizers). Barack spends his Sundays praying with a religious leader who sees LF as a "great American".
On the other hand, Obama girl is hot and BO's MTV-like ads get my feet a-tappin'. Decisions, decisions.
Posted by: HS | March 3, 2008 10:08 AM