Obama was cool and alright. Rhetorical? Yes. Concrete? No.

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Ya, I was at Key Arena on Friday, 10.30 am, freezing rain, wind in my face, standing in line to see Barak Obama. I didn't exercise my press credentials because I wasn't covering the Obamamania. So there I stood with the wind blowing my hair everywhere, watching the little girls pulled out of class by their parents, some even bringing their babies, people of all races together talking freely about Obamamania...

Hillary polarizes people, while Obama brings them together, even motivating me- all Indian young people have this apathy, anger, if not hatred, for the politicians- to come see him in person. I prefer him over Hillary but I am not thrilled with him, yet. I remember hearing on the radio last year that Hillary once made upwards of a $100,000 after getting an insider trading tip. Totally unethical and she's not even apologized for it! I also think that years spent with a philandering husband, and buying the silence of his "other women" has got to leave any sane person quite deeply damaged. To be honest, I think the Clintons are a package of spin, and their powerful friends keep them fed on this "But, YOU are fabulous, who else but YOU to lead us?" lobster fiesta. Hillary is too "packaged" for me.

Last summer, in a chat with a San Fran Obama groupie, I'd shared that as journalists, our job was to report the facts completely, and truly. It's not for us to take sides and skew public opinion based on assumptions. I told her that it was my opinion, that Americans wanted change, over "experience" and a rehash of the same old political games.

Lo and behold, in no time, this is what the first voter results started saying too, and it took no time for the candidates to start saying they were the ones with "real change" on their minds.

But, what ARE those new ideas? Where are they? Are they too afraid to be shot down? Are these candidates' offices full of spin doctors, and poll pundits? Why do they not employ think tanks to come up with solutions to global problems? What is their answer to Outsourcing? To the war? To Pakistan? To education? We're hearing, "Ya, we've gonna do great things", but have no idea what they may be?!? How can they convince a whole country to vote them into power without concretely sharing their ideas? Isn't that absurd?

Posted by at February 10, 2008 9:15 p.m.

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Posted by unregistered user at 2/11/08 1:42 a.m.

I think its quite odd and disingenuous that people talk about Obama without ever asking for specifics.
Unifying without a purpose is useless.
He lacks specificity and while I would like to meet him at a dinner, Hillary can get the job, with all the job's warts , done.
Someone who talks about unilateral action against Pakistan( and Iam not pakistani) needs to get grounded in the realities of the subconintent. Obama is better off keeping his mouth shut on these matters. Has he even traveled outside the US? I hope he does not subscribe to silly arguments such as "DONT buy a Honda because its Japanese", without the recognition of jobs created and done in this country. Who is to ask him for specifics. We are swept up in a Missionary-like zeal!!

I will vote for Obama if he wins. There I am clear, I am a democrat first. I shudder at the thought of a war mongering McCain (thats all he knows) and a religous bigot like Huckabee.

Murali

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Posted by unregistered user at 2/13/08 11:30 p.m.

I believe people never wote for ideas, but for personalities. In Russia I hear onece an advice: think with how will you leave your child over a day? - then you will understand for whom to vote.

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