One Word… Barack
I know that there are still a lot of haters out there, but you have to admit, tonight’s speech and the whole stadium environment was pretty powerful and moving. After eight years of the stammering Texan, it is nice to have someone who can actually put some coherent thoughts together as the possible leader of our country. Before you fire off your comments, I realize that “words” are just “words”, but the power is not in the words when I watch/listen Barak Obama. He has IT (see Craig Groschel) Understand, the possibility of transformation is the essence of hope. Obama has tapped into the desire of most Americans to see our country transformed. That transformation looks different to everyone and on everyone, but the longing for it put 80,000+ souls in the seats in Denver looking for someone with the passion, energy, and IT to follow. McCain had better hope people have forgotten Obama’s speech by the time this convention is over. Keep me in the loop on that.
A lot of those I hang with are hard core Republicans as I once was. I always get a lot of harassment for my stance on Obama. But seriously. I’m probably screwed up because I was a fanatical West Wing fan and Obama appears to be the “Jed Bartlett” that I keep looking for. Silly? Perhaps. Anyway I’ll probably calm down by tomorrow and start getting wavery (is that a word?) again.
BTW – did anyone find it weird that the song concluding Obama’s speech was a hard core country western tune? Interesting choice. I think it was Brooks and Dunn.
What did you think of Obama’s speech?
It was a good speech. I did find it interesting in the fact that he in the first couple of lines in his speech he pretty much said Bush is an idiot and has ruined the United States. I wouldn’t necessary argue with him on that point. He did a good job, but like you said, it is all just words and words need to have action.
He has a lot of hype to live up to. People are calling him the Messiah that will save us all. That is a lot of pressure that I would not want to have. We will see.
But, after watching him at Saddleback, I am not so sure of him. I think McCain won that one. I am interested to see them debate each other.
I would think he is more like Santos: great character, minimal experience, overhyped, old running mate who could have a heart attack at any moment, etc.
I also think we over-inflate the importance of the executive office. As much as we want transformation and hope out of our next President, the framers have limited his power for doing it himself. RIght now Congress and the Senate are a mess, and I’m not sure a Senator who’s voting record shows him to be quite polarizing on the issues necessary for change will be able to achieve the transformation and hope we need.
But you are right, that man sure can give a speech.
“Well, my understanding is that Governor Palin’s town of Wasilla has, I think, 50 employees. We’ve got 2,500 in this campaign. I think their budget is maybe $12 million a year. You know, we have a budget of about three times that just for the month. So I think that our ability to manage large systems and to execute I think has been made clear over the last couple of years,” Obama said.
For Obama to argue that he’s experienced enough to be president because he’s running for president is desperate. Barack Obama’s inexperience and failing qualifications that he would stoop to passing off his candidacy as comparable to Governor Sarah Palin’s executive experience managing a budget of over $10 billion and more than 24,000 employees,” said spokesman Tucker Bounds.
I can’t lie–that is some pretty funny crap!(that may be the most stupid argument I have heard Obama make)