I have to admit I'm intrigued by the Obama campaign, and I'm sort of impressed by the man. I want to know what you have to think of this speech that he gave after the wins yesterday.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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I've listened for five minutes and haven't heard anything earth-shattering. Spill the beans: What is intriguing about him? I just see a baby-murder supporting politician. He can't even get that right. I don't see anything intriguing about him at all. Just whitewashed garbage.
Jake,
Keep listening. He's the best rhetorician in politics at the moment. I know he's pro-abortion, but that doesn't change the fact that he's an impressive speaker. Whitewashed garbage is what we've got with Clinton, McCain, and Huckabee. And I'm sick of hearing about Ron Paul and politics. His opinion is as good as mine as far as changing the world right now. I like him, but forget him for president.
Yeah, but why should I care if he can speak well if it's just more Washington lies? I don't see how his ability to speak well makes him any different than the other scumbags in Washington.
I like Paul too, and I too agree that he hasn't a real shot at this point, but I'd rather throw my support behind a losing candidate than support, even tacitly, a lousy potential winner.
Jake,
Take note that "intrigued" and "impressed" do not mean "I support" or "I will vote for..."
I'm merely intrigued and impressed. And it's nice to see that someone still knows how to rhetorically carry one's self.
Daniel,
I too am intrigued by Obama. And, I so dislike the Clintons that I find myself cheering him on when he wins. Yes, he is a great rhetorician, and that is not an empty claim. Churchill, Reagan, and many other great leaders were able to lead by great words. When I see Obama and his attractive family, I really want to like him. I just wish he would do a Romney-like flip-flop on about 2 to 4 issues.
I am puzzled by your lumping Huckabee (especially) and McCain (possibly) in with Clinton as giving 'whitewashed garbage.' I rejoice, however, in seeing your comments on Rep. Paul. I think that I am more sound on theology than Pope Benedict, but it is foolish for me to imagine that I can get elected by the cardinals as the next pope. Political wisdom is figuring out how the game is played. Paul should have read some books on the Goldwater campaign.
Ben House
Pastor House,
I puzzle myself with what I think about Huckabee, mostly because Huckabee still puzzles me. I like a lot of what he has to say, but his record doesn't seem to support anything he says. And sometimes I get scared of a charismatic politician who really is running only because he *believes* he needs to. So calling him whitewashed garbage might be going a little far, but until I figure him out I don't know what to think about him. Is he really worth supporting, even though he's practically out of the race?
Daniel
Shopping for a politician is somewhat like shopping in a bakery. Fresh and wonderful today, but not good a few days later. There were some compelling reasons to vote for Huckabee back on Super Tuesday. If I lived in Texas, I would still vote for him on March 4 with the hope that there would be a few more very conservative evangelical delegates at the convention. But Huckabee's race is finished. Republicans like neat and orderly business-like affairs, so they neatly line up behind the front runner.
Have you read my articles on Huckabee and "How God Governs Politics"?
Ben
I like that analogy. I'll have to remember that.
And I have read your article on Huckabee, and I thought it was good, but I like I said, I just don't know what to think about him. The bread's sat around enough that it's starting to smell. Either that or there's something in the pantry with it that stinks, and I can tell.
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