Morbyd
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i had to double take at this postfirst political ish sorta post i've seen you start
I do read the news, it's not all about Top Shop and MAC you know 
agentundercover
Active Member
He smoked ganja and 'maybe took a bit of blow' as a student!
and he is democrat. Liberal and not hillary clinton. And his middle name is hussain (seriously - the republicans love that) i say VOTE FOR HIM USA!
and he is democrat. Liberal and not hillary clinton. And his middle name is hussain (seriously - the republicans love that) i say VOTE FOR HIM USA!
Morbyd
Moderator
Barrack Obama is a fascinating character.
Nigerian father, white mother from somewhere in the "heartland" (Kansas? Nebraska? something like that). Attended Harvard Law School for graduate studies and was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Worked in civil rights law, then served in the Illinois state legislature, now a US Senator.
He is a very good public speaker, a fresh face in national politics, and spouts some great themes based on hope and aspirations for the future. He's an unapologetic liberal, would get us out of Iraq sooner rather than later, and would probably make a great president......
.....someday. He might be a bit too green right now. I think the excitement generated by his election to the Senate in autumn 2004 and his keynote speech at that summer's Democratic National Convention generated so much excitement that he's gotten a bit ahead of himself.
I'm not so optimistic about his chances. He's got Hillary in his way. Nevertheless, it's far to early to take this too seriously. 20 months until the election, a year until the party primary elections... a lot can happen.
Kudos to Obama for playing it straight though. Admitted his past drug use (ala Cameron) right away and people seem to have forgotten about it. He's so far avoided making public gaffes like some other announced candidates like Joe Biden or Mitt Romney. And while journalists keep talking about the race issue, he doesn't (unless asked). I like the fact that he would rather focus on the quality of his ideas.
So, in shortlol I'm impressed by the guy but I want to hear more specifics about what he stands for before passing final judgement. The experience issue and his electability also worry me - last thing we need is 4 more years of the Republicans in office.
Nigerian father, white mother from somewhere in the "heartland" (Kansas? Nebraska? something like that). Attended Harvard Law School for graduate studies and was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Worked in civil rights law, then served in the Illinois state legislature, now a US Senator.
He is a very good public speaker, a fresh face in national politics, and spouts some great themes based on hope and aspirations for the future. He's an unapologetic liberal, would get us out of Iraq sooner rather than later, and would probably make a great president......
.....someday. He might be a bit too green right now. I think the excitement generated by his election to the Senate in autumn 2004 and his keynote speech at that summer's Democratic National Convention generated so much excitement that he's gotten a bit ahead of himself.
I'm not so optimistic about his chances. He's got Hillary in his way. Nevertheless, it's far to early to take this too seriously. 20 months until the election, a year until the party primary elections... a lot can happen.
Kudos to Obama for playing it straight though. Admitted his past drug use (ala Cameron
) right away and people seem to have forgotten about it. He's so far avoided making public gaffes like some other announced candidates like Joe Biden or Mitt Romney. And while journalists keep talking about the race issue, he doesn't (unless asked). I like the fact that he would rather focus on the quality of his ideas.So, in short
lol I'm impressed by the guy but I want to hear more specifics about what he stands for before passing final judgement. The experience issue and his electability also worry me - last thing we need is 4 more years of the Republicans in office.Thank you - very interesting. I didn't realise a lot of this talk was the media and people getting a bit carried away at the new kid on the block
Is your view pretty typical of America as a whole or is the thought of a black or, heaven forbid, a woman president too 'extreme' for a lot of the masses??
Is your view pretty typical of America as a whole or is the thought of a black or, heaven forbid, a woman president too 'extreme' for a lot of the masses??
Moha
Well-Known Member
Thank you - very interesting. I didn't realise a lot of this talk was the media and people getting a bit carried away at the new kid on the block
Is your view pretty typical of America as a whole or is the thought of a black or, heaven forbid, a woman president too 'extreme' for a lot of the masses??
Yeah but come on...We 'experimented' with a woman PM and look how that tuned out!?
'Cause a frightnin' nightmare can terrorise, Poll tax came and up went the rise
Open your eyes and realise I'm a truly disguise, Like hawk the slayer he came and caught me...Maggie came but now she's slaughtered'
Name that tune?
i had to double take at this post
Tell me about it, I nearly choked on my pear
Tell me about it, I nearly choked on my pear
Right I'm going to start a girlie thread if you're all going to mock me
Buckley
Well-Known Member
Yeah but come on...We 'experimented' with a woman PM and look how that tuned out!?
'Cause a frightnin' nightmare can terrorise, Poll tax came and up went the rise
Open your eyes and realise I'm a truly disguise, Like hawk the slayer he came and caught me...Maggie came but now she's slaughtered'
Name that tune?
Total dedication and a lot of devotion....M I K double E
YOU SAW 'DEVOTION' PERFORMED LIVE!
No way!
Christ this is about the only time I'll ever regret not being as old as you.
"I wanna give you a space to release your feelings..."
Wicked, wicked, wicked.
Lol...classic
Didn't see them live...saw The Ragga Twins live...they were awful though!Yeah coz Thatcher was a complete diaster wasn't she. Dingus.
Er, Yeah she was....Tory Boy.
Dingus...Bellsniff...I just can't keep up with the young Tory folk of today!
In line with the 'Devotion' tune of back in da day..I'm going to have to start calling you Sidney Blueblood Polack old boy...'If only you could...you'd make this world a better place'
'I don't know what i'm talking about'
'Set me straight'
'Anyone who doesn't realise what she did is an idiot'
Please, for the love of god, take of those rose tinted spectacles for just one minute and see the real legacy of Thatchers Britain.
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/archive/1725/sw172517.htm
How old were you when Thatcher was in power prey tell?
Babs - I blame you for this...look what happens when you start a political thread. Bring back the Mac!