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Sunday January 27, 2008
Category: DemocratsObama is the Democrats' Reagan
Obama beat the Clintons like a drum tonight. And then he beat their sorry [deleted] again in this magnificent victory speech. Watch the speech. Really, watch: if this man gets his party's nomination, he's going to be the next president. By a landslide. And he is going to transform this country. If I were a Republican, I'd be very, very afraid. Oh wait, I am a Republican. Dang. Lord have mercy, I wish that man were a conservative. Because there's no doubt in my mind about what he can accomplish for liberalism if he's elected. You've heard of Reagan Democrats? Barack Obama is the Democrats' Reagan.
No kidding, this is a terrific speech. Look, I don't want a man who believes the things Barack Obama believes to be president. But I've got to confess, he makes me proud of my country. When's the last time you heard from a politician that made you proud of your country? Here's the speech -- spend the next 17 minutes watching it. Whatever you think of Obama, you won't regret listening to this oratory. How any Democratic voter could choose Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama is a mystery to me.
I know, I know, it's only a speech. And you don't vote for a candidate solely because he gives a good speech, which is to say, entirely for therapeutic reasons. But if this Obama keeps talking like he does here, he's going to be president.
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posted by Rod Dreher @12:59am Permalink 
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I am so proud of Barack and proud of this country that we are giving him an opportunity to completely change the way politics work. I don't understand why this is a contest on the Democratic side. Senator Obama won't say just anything to get elected. It is honorable that someone can stand up for things that are politically expedient.
Posted by: Chris L | February 1, 2008 11:19 PM
I am not proud of Barback and disapointed so many the things, we have no right for him his speech so diffirence an opportunity, He's self hypocrisy for running on Demoratic, Barback Obama alike to play his party of demoratic, disagree so many the opportunity from his opition, and He's not christian man self beleive own his religion of Muslim, also He have not any to right for us stand by the america, and have to forgiving each other one our right on live the america...Also Barback Obama isn't honorable a man by nobleman, He's moral to live on own his flesh, not trust in him his party of the elect, Should we beleive in Jesus Christ of his Eternal Father, remember we have to stand side by other opportunity of decoratic side the man is not Barback Obama..
Posted by: Hank | February 2, 2008 8:07 PM
I do not wish to 'flame' anyone. However, I wish to respond to "Hank". It is apparent that he has read some of the slander that has come across the 'Net recently. I don't know if I will vote for Barak Obama or not, but I think that he should be judged fairly.
I offer this excerpt from ucc.org about Mr. Obama:
"He became familiar with Trinity UCC during his days as a Chicago community organizer in the mid-1980s, an experience he wrote about in the August-September 2006 issue of United Church News.
"You come to church — in the first place — precisely because you are of this world, not apart from it," Obama wrote. "You need to embrace Christ precisely because you have sins to wash away, because you are human and need an ally in this difficult journey. It was because of these newfound understandings that I was finally able to walk down the aisle of Trinity UCC on 95th Street in the Southside of Chicago one day and affirm my Christian faith."
In 2004, just after being elected to the U.S. Senate, Obama told United Church News, "Trinity UCC has been a true community to me — a place in which the mind, heart and soul come together to celebrate God's goodness."
Mr. Obama is a professed Christian, and as such, believes in Jesus Christ. He has been a member of Trinity Church since 1988.
Please understand that, Hank, and don't accept EVERYTHING that you read as gospel truth.
JHH
Angola, IN
Posted by: Jim Harris | February 11, 2008 9:51 AM
Great blog and good video. Thanks for posting that.
I agree with the anonymous post that said, "I am a 66 year old Republican who will vote for Obama, should the Democrats have the good sense to nominate him instead of "Billary", for whom I would not even consider voting EVER!"
I've been (and still am) a registered Republican all my life and am very conservative yet I'm voting for Obama. I was thrilled to find and join the Republicans for Obama website and participate in the Colorado chapter. Yep. I'm from quite a red state! LOL. I feel the same way as above poster in that I'll vote for Obama "should the Democrats have the good sense to nominate him instead of "Billary", for whom I would not even consider voting EVER!"
I'm not giving the democratic party a blank check. I will vote Republican this year if Hillary gets the nomination.
Posted by: gardenia | February 29, 2008 7:29 PM
I'm voting Republican for the first time in my voting career if Obama wins the nomination. And I've voted since 1972.
I wouldn't like McCain's choice of conservative Supreme Court justices, if it came to that, but a too inexperienced Obama scares me.
Posted by: Mark Bailey | March 9, 2008 4:46 AM
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