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Carol (not verified) says:
If he got the Hilary treatment he actually would have been fine. I have never seen Hilary treated that way at any of the debates. Hilary was asked about issues like Nafta yes its uncomfortable for her but at least its about the ISSUES. What Obama got was a personal attack against his integrity his values and just who he is as a person.
What's ironic is that Obama's strenghts is unfortunately also his weaknesses. Obama is they type of person who surrounds himself with diversity. Some of it is controversial some of it is ugly and some of it is middle of the road. To use the fact that he has a flimsy relationship with someone who bombed buildings when Obama was eight years old is a bit much. I love how Obama answered that question he brought up his republican friend. What that shows is that he has friends from all areas of the political spectrum. Thats why he can give Ronald Reagan credit and also complement George H Bush on his foreign policy. These are strengths as far as the kind of person he is. He doesnt surround himself only with people that see the world like him that agrees with him but rather he comes in contact with plethora of people. Too often in this country we tend to villainize certain ideas while we elevate others. Here is a man saying wait a minute Nothing is all good or all bad. We can learn from people on both sides of the political spectrum. But instead they pick out his left association so they can label him a communist a Marxist, Elitist heck even a terrorist as they did last night with this Ayers guy. But they ignore the other side of the spectrum unless it stirs up controversy particularly from Hilary like the Ronald Reagan comments did then they use it as a wedge to divide democrats. Its his world view its how he sees people and rather than appreciate such a view because if you can see some specle of good in the worse person its a BENEFIT for when you sit down with dictators because then you can see what makes them tick and you can find common ground. This is someone who has a very strong self concept. Obama doesnt even pander he tells people the truth. He sticks to his values these are the qualities you want in someone who is bringing diplomacy back to our Foreign Policy. He knows where he stands he knows his own mind. For the first time in a Long time we have the possiblity of having a Strong Minded Liberal president. Someone who knows where he stands because he doesnt follow an ideological blueprint that we should only associate with like minded people. He has evolved the question is have we and our political process evolved. If last night is any indication we know the answer to that.
If he got the Hilary treatment he actually would have been fine. I have never seen Hilary treated that way at any of the debates. Hilary was asked about issues like Nafta yes its uncomfortable for her but at least its about the ISSUES. What Obama got was a personal attack against his integrity his values and just who he is as a person.
What's ironic is that Obama's strenghts is unfortunately also his weaknesses. Obama is they type of person who surrounds himself with diversity. Some of it is controversial some of it is ugly and some of it is middle of the road. To use the fact that he has a flimsy relationship with someone who bombed buildings when Obama was eight years old is a bit much. I love how Obama answered that question he brought up his republican friend. What that shows is that he has friends from all areas of the political spectrum. Thats why he can give Ronald Reagan credit and also complement George H Bush on his foreign policy. These are strengths as far as the kind of person he is. He doesnt surround himself only with people that see the world like him that agrees with him but rather he comes in contact with plethora of people. Too often in this country we tend to villainize certain ideas while we elevate others. Here is a man saying wait a minute Nothing is all good or all bad. We can learn from people on both sides of the political spectrum. But instead they pick out his left association so they can label him a communist a Marxist, Elitist heck even a terrorist as they did last night with this Ayers guy. But they ignore the other side of the spectrum unless it stirs up controversy particularly from Hilary like the Ronald Reagan comments did then they use it as a wedge to divide democrats. Its his world view its how he sees people and rather than appreciate such a view because if you can see some specle of good in the worse person its a BENEFIT for when you sit down with dictators because then you can see what makes them tick and you can find common ground. This is someone who has a very strong self concept. Obama doesnt even pander he tells people the truth. He sticks to his values these are the qualities you want in someone who is bringing diplomacy back to our Foreign Policy. He knows where he stands he knows his own mind. For the first time in a Long time we have the possiblity of having a Strong Minded Liberal president. Someone who knows where he stands because he doesnt follow an ideological blueprint that we should only associate with like minded people. He has evolved the question is have we and our political process evolved. If last night is any indication we know the answer to that.
Carol