What slipped Barack's mind

Apparently healing the sick, raising the dead and contributing to global warming by excreting tons of hot air in stadii kept him too busy think of such worldly matters.

Being a Messiah is a lot of work, you know.

Here, Here Mark!

It's very interesting how easy it seems for the right-wing to label Senator Obama as some sort of radical. It can be argued that they simply won't be satisfied with WHATEVER he does to make it clear that he is a man of ALL the people.

The point of the Rezko stuff is that he doesn't need to be a "black racialist marxist radical." "Chicago politician" is bad enough, as we in Illinois know well. Four of our last five governors have done jail time, and I won't be surprised if our current one (another good Chicago Democrat) finds himself in that boat. Obama's political career has been completely ignored in the rush to canonize him, but no one comes out of Chicago clean.

I'm part of "all the people," and no liberal, black or white has anything to offer me except tyranny, immorality and abominations. Things I no longer want in my life thank you. And if a liberal started acknowleding when they made mistakes, it would take them years to go over all of the wrongdoing they have embraced as truth and a civil right. We could start with birth control pills for eleven-year old girls and go through the list of evils that Liberals have called good, when in reality they are just evil. Obama shows himself as a lost person when he refers to Paul's statements in Romans as just an obscure passage, and using the Sermon on the Mount to promote sodomy. I'm willing to listen, whenever a liberal wants to repent of what they have wrought onto this planet. But, it'll have to wait until I'm retired. I just don't have that much time in my life today. No, I repent. I'll listen. That is what we Christians are called to do.

Bugg, no one except California and Massachusetts can ever match Illinois for corrupt politicians. Finally the light of reality is shining on Obama. New York has some very good people overall so don't worry about ever being in Chi-town's league.

Bugg, no one except California and Massachusetts can ever match Illinois for corrupt politicians.

I beg your pardon! I come, sir, from the Great State of Louisiana. We take backseat to nobody in terms of corrupt politicians!

Matt -

You are encouraging us to listen to Obama's words themselves. That's a fair request.

But consider this: Obama talks. And talks. And talks. When he's done talking, he talks some more. When he runs out of cameras to talk to, Will.I.Am makes a music video, so we can hear his words in a different form.

We've been listening to Obama talk for months.

Now, we're trying to find out if Obama's words mean anything. The reality is that there is a pattern emerging (of things that might be forgivable if viewed in isolation) that indicates that Obama's words are not the real indicator of who Obama is.

Michelle Obama's statement that she had never previously been proud of America wouldn't be a problem, if viewed in isolation.

Michelle Obama's thesis paper wouldn't be a problem, if viewed in isolation.

Obama's association with Wright *might* be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.

Obama's record on the Born-Alive Infants legislation in Illinois might be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.

Obama's record as the most liberal senator might be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.

Obama's record of nearly always refusing to cross the aisle and vote with the opposition might be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.

But, as voters, we have to look at the whole picture. And, sadly, the picture of Barack Obama that is emerging is one that is ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT than the words he uses. The picture of Barack Obama that emerges is that of a Hard-Left, Extremely Partisan, Liberal Democrat, who does not share the values of the majority of Americans. All the evidence from the very light media-vetting that has been done on Obama indicates that his words are simply that: words. His message of post-race, post-partisan America is a farce, as his actions, voting, and personal life seem to undercut that rhetoric.

I am beginning to believe that Obama could get thumped by McCain, and would have been thumped by Clinton, had he been fairly vetted by the media before he won all those states.

We have been listening to the man's words. Unfortunately, his life and actions are beginning to speak much louder than his words, which are beginning to appear increasingly worthless.

Obama's association with Wright *might* be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.
Go read Wright's sermon posted by Sullivan. If that really represents his sermons and not just the couple of snippets on YouTube maybe that's why Obama went there. The guy wrote 4 books. What is written in those? Maybe a church involved in the community in ways that Rod dreams about was a big lure.

Michelle Obama's statement that she had never previously been proud of America wouldn't be a problem, if viewed in isolation.

Michelle Obama's thesis paper wouldn't be a problem, if viewed in isolation.
On the first she said she was referring to the political process. On the second she was in college. I still cant believe anyone over the age of 21 and has a brain would find this an issue. Lastly, if we want to make wives an issue why is Cindy's stealing drugs from a charity so easily forgiven?

Obama's record as the most liberal senator might be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.
Examine the methodology used to reach this conclusion. Take a course in statistics if you havent already.

Obama's record as the most liberal senator might be forgivable, if viewed in isolation.
This does not appear consistent with his time as a state legislator. I think his legislation with a Republican to put info on the internet has the potential to be pretty important. I find it pretty difficult to find details about a lot of what is done in Congress w/o having it come through a think tank. McCain has more history of reaching across the aisle with things like the immigration bill but he has been there longer.

Words matter, especially Obama's words. McCain's words matter. Is it still audacious to hope that we could have an election about the candidates and their words?

Steve